10/8/2025
Sooner Late Model Series
Championship on the line in Sooner season finale Saturday at Enid
By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (October 8, 2025) - A new champion will be crowned this weekend when the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series closes out the season Saturday at Enid Speedway.
Dan and Delbert Smith are only separated by 92 points coming into the Saturday finale and one will come away with their 2025 Sooner Late Model championship.
Kip Hughes and Jon Herring, Jr. sit seventh and eighth in points respectively and both have a shot of overtaking Steve Hewitt, Sr. who sits in sixth.
The Rookie of the Year is also on the line with Dax Harless sitting 10th in points and leading contender RJ Ramer by just 130 points.
Pit gates open at 4 p.m. Saturday, drivers meeting is 6:30 followed by hot laps. Racing begins at 7:30.
2025 Winners: 3/28 - Eli Ross, Enid Speedway; 4/11 - Eli Ross, Thunderbird Speedway; 4/12 - Bryan Glaze, Crawford County Speedway; 5/30 - Brandon Conkwright, Humboldt Speedway; 5/31 - Kyle Berck, 81 Speedway; 6/20 - Christopher Wilhite, Enid Speedway; 6/28 - Eli Ross, Thunderbird Speedway; 7/5 - Terry Phillips, Enid Speedway; 7/19 - Jon Herring, Jr., Longdale Speedway; 8/9 - Kip Hughes, Enid Speedway; 8/22 - Dusty Leonard, SaltCity; 8/23 - Dusty Leonard, SaltCity; 9/6 - Kip Hughes, Enid Speedway; 9/13 - Joseph Gorby, Caney Valley Speedway; 9/20 - Kip Hughes, Longdale Speedway; 9/26 - Eli Ross, Thunderbird Speedway; 9/27 - Eli Ross, Thunderbird Speedway.
2025 Top 10: 1. Dan Smith 7082; 2. Delbert Smith 6990; 3. Eric Brill 5375; 4. Damian Patocka 4590; 5. Dalon Helm 3835; 6. Steve Hewitt, Sr. 3265; 7. Kip Hughes 3195; 8. Jon Herring, Jr. 3115; 9. Nate Jantz 2905; 9. Jon Herring, Jr. 2965; 10. Dax Harless 2665.
Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation
Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation goal is to help grow both high school, trade school and college programs to start and or develop a motorsports program, club, or organizations at their school as well as individual motorsports programs. HRMF will provide financial grants, equipment, expertise, scholarships, and educational opportunities for these organizations and individuals. This program will allow students to overcome the hurdle of entering motorsports due to the high costs and specialized experience needed to get started. This program will allow these students the opportunity to be part of a team with one overall goal of success on the track, including budgeting, marketing, mechanical skills, logistics, and team building efforts. All while honoring the life lost to early of Hayden Diesel Ross, #forever66.
Sooner Late Model Series
The Sooner Late Model Series was formed in 2016 by Enid Speedway co-promoter Mark Brill. Brill felt there was not many opportunities for late model competitors to race in Oklahoma and the Sooner Late Model Series was formed. Now the series has grown beyond the borders of Oklahoma with events held in the neighboring states of Kansas, Texas and Arkansas.
Article Credit: John Rittenoure
