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Competing in his 4th ASCS race of his career (and season), Bookout ran his last 360 injected event before competing in next month's Knoxville 360 Nationals. After finishing 6th in his heat race, Bookout started on the outside of the last row for the "A" Feature race. Racing to a 12th place finish...more

As Michael Bookout's dad, I want to thank him for continuing to create memorable "Fathers Day" racing weekends. Racing for the Bookout team is a family passion and I am blessed to have a son who enjoys racing and is gifted in his racing abilities. Two years ago, Michael celebrated his first OCRS...more

In only his second ASCS injected race of his career, Michael Bookout traveled north to Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, Missouri) for an ASCS Warrior Region event. Bookout had the Finish Line Coatings, Ti22 Performance, Maxim Chassis and Wells Racing Engine sprinter hooked up in his heat race,...more

The Oil Capital Racing Series ventured out west to Longdale Speedway to complete a stretch of competing on the three fastest tracks (Ada, Salina, and Longdale) on the circuit. Starting on the pole of the first heat race, Bookout rocketed the Finish Line Coatings, Ti22 Performance sprinter to an...more

One of the satisfying challenges of oval dirt track racing, especially that of a traveling series, is trying to find the exact right setup for each track and for the particular track throughout the evening. The first OCRS heat race saw the preferred groove on the high side, but by the third heat...more

The track at Ada presents setup and driving challenges to the sprint car teams and drivers with its unusual racing surface that has a high sand content. During hot laps, the track already had hard dry slick spots. Bookout's finish in his heat race had him starting 16th in the "A" Feature. The...more

In the inaugural ASCS event at Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas, Michael Bookout made his injected sprinter debut. Having raced 2-barrel 360 sprinters with the OCRS the past four years, Bookout and his team are competing in selected ASCS races this year in addition to selected OCRS...more

The third race of the 2016 OCRS season took place at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha, Oklahoma, with 23 cars competing. Michael Bookout started 4th in his heat race and with his 5th place finish in it, started 15th in the "A" Feature. His 12th place finish in the "A" Feature propelled him up one...more

The BiGFooT Racing Team traveled to Lawton, Oklahoma, for the 2nd event of the OCRS Season. Lawton has been the site of bad luck for Michael Bookout and the inaugural event at Lawton for 2016 was no different. "Snakebit" was the term that described the evening. Arriving at the track to unload,...more

Michael Bookout, the 2015 OCRS "Hard Charger of the Year", started his 2016 season without skipping a heartbeat. The Oil Capital Racing Series kicked off its 2016 season at Brill Motor Speedway in Meeker Oklahoma, the track at which Bookout started his racing career four years ago. The stout...more