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Michael just completed his third year of racing and it was an eventful one. As the season started, expectations were that the team would compete in a majority of the OCRS races and possibly a race in another series; the focus would be on finishes instead of season points. Scheduling conflicts,...more

The final race of the 2014 OCRS season took place on a cool autumn evening at Osage Casino Caney Valley Speedway. As the sun was setting and the temps cooling down, action on the track was heating up. Michael drove the BiGFooT sprinter to a 4th place finish in the heat race, good enough to...more

Michael, competing in his second race event after his midseason "Ride of His Life" incident in Ada, won his heat race in dominating fashion at Outlaw Motor Speedway south of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Starting outside pole, Michael rocketed the Jet Hot High Performance Coatings, Ti22 Performance,...more

After a nearly six week absence, Michael Bookout and the BiGFooT Team was sighted at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma. The challenges of the rebuild process after the spectacular crash at Ada, Oklahoma, in July, continued prior to race time of race day. Three of the four trailer tires had...more

The July 26, 2014, "Ride of His Life" for Michael caused significant damage to the BiGFooT sprinter. While Michael's soreness has gone away, the repairs and rebuild to the sprinter continue. The A.R.T. chassis has made its way to the recycle stream. The backup Maxim chassis will be utilized for...more

Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada, OK, one of the fastest tracks on the OCRS circuit, has historically been a challenge to the BiGFooT team and Michael. But it appeared that Saturday night might be different. Starting 14th in the "A" Feature, Michael methodically passed car after car by taking the...more

Part of the history of the BiGFooT Racing Teams finds it roots in the Bill Bookout/Charlie Wells modified and super modified race cars of the 60's and 70's. One of the phrases used to describe Charlie's racing style was "wreckers or checkers". Unfortunately it applies somewhat to the results for...more

The place was South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, and the event was the 2nd OCRS non-wing race of the season. By the time the night was over some of the sprinters had completed probably 50 laps of the 30 lap "A" Feature. Multiple spin outs and wrecks brought out numerous yellow flags. Unfortunately,...more

Consider the numbers: 1,4,5,8,11,12,18,29,& 60. Are they the numbers from LOST? No, but they are significant for Michael Bookout and the BiGFooT team. 1 - Michael's finish in the "A" Feature at Monett Speedway last week 3 - The number of races the BiGFooT team competed in during the last 8...more

Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma, hosted the second night of a double-header sprint car trip through the states of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The race took place on June 14 (Flag Day) and Michael was one of four OCRS drivers selected with the honor of displaying our nation's colors...more