Keith Haney
Looking for Win-Win Situation at Tulsa’s Throwdown in T-Town
TULSA, Okla. (May 4, 2022) – With two event wins on the line
at this weekend’s Throwdown in T-Town, Keith Haney is ready
to do whatever it takes to park his nitrous-assisted “Black
Mamba” Camaro in the winner’s circle twice while racing in
front of his hometown crowd at Osage Casino & Hotel Tulsa
Raceway Park. It’s going to be a big weekend for Haney,
who’s chasing the Stroud Safety Pro Mod championship in the
Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS)
presented by J&A Service.

The series wasn’t able to complete eliminations at the
Memphis Nationals two weeks ago due to wet track conditions.
Memphis eliminations will start Thursday evening and will
wrap up Friday morning before starting to qualify for the
Tulsa race Friday evening.
“Last time we did a double event back in October, I ended up
in the semis and then won one,” said Haney, who owns the
series and co-owns Tulsa Raceway Park with fellow Pro Mod
racer Todd Martin. “I'm hoping for a repeat of the same
thing that happened, other than go winner-winner this time.
I'm excited about getting back to racing. Memphis was a
long, drawn-out show with the rain and the hard work we did
on the track getting it ready. I was out there with blowers
trying to get it dry just like the other MWDRS and track
officials. I’m excited to get back to racing and competing
and doing two shows in one event and still being home with
Momma on Mother's Day.”
Haney in his Musi-powered, Bickel-built hot rod qualified
No. 9 at Memphis with a 3.799-second pass at 200.26 mph in
rain-shortened qualifying. It was the first race on a new
set of rules after adjustments were made to multiple
combinations following the season opener.
“I think the rules worked out good,” Haney said. “Everybody
got a little closer at the race, qualifying wise, but we're
going into eliminations. I got my tough guy, Tommy
Cunningham [owner of Stroud Safety]. It seems like we always
meet first round or somewhere around there.”
Along with a busy weekend on the racetrack, it’s going to be
a hectic few days in the pits for Haney, who lives in nearby
Broken Arrow and owns multiple businesses in the Tulsa area.
“It’s wonderful to be racing at home and to run in front of
everybody, but also a little stressful because there's so
many people who want your attention at your home track,”
Haney said. “Not only do I co-own the racetrack, I own the
series and I race and we're in our hometown with all of our
family and businesses. I'm wearing a lot of hats. Thank God
I have my wife, Misty, to take half those hats away from me.
I wouldn't be able to do it all without her. All of our crew
members' families are here as well. Everybody's got a lot
going on.”
While Haney will focus on the driving side of things, he
leaves the mechanical aspects up to his hard-working team
led by tuner Brandon Switzer of Switzer Dynamics. Switzer
specializes in nitrous-oxide-assisted applications, and he’s
tuned the two most recent event winners in PDRA Pro Nitrous.
“I'm glad to have Brandon Switzer in the house tuning for
this race,” Haney said. “None of our races overlap with
PDRA, which is nice. He tunes the guys over there that just
won, both finalists at the last race, Mike Achenbach and Jim
Halsey, and Halsey ended up winning. I'm glad I have his
attention here chasing a championship this year.”
Haney will also have the onsite support of Summit Racing
Equipment, which is both the team’s main sponsor and the
naming rights sponsor of the MWDRS.
“Summit is going to be on premises with their support
trailer,” Haney said. “I’ve got my sponsor here – I’ve got
everything here. It’s going to be great.”
MWDRS Memphis eliminations will begin Thursday at 6 p.m. and
will conclude Friday with the final round at 11 a.m. The
series will then move into the Tulsa race with qualifying
sessions at 6 and 8 p.m. Pro Mod will run a third and final
qualifying session at 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by
eliminations starting at 6 p.m. Fans can tune in to the
official MAVTV Plus event livestream at
www.MAVTVPlus.com.
ABOUT KEITH HANEY RACING
Based in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Keith Haney Racing (www.keithhaneyracing.com)
competes in the Summit Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS)
presented by J&A Service, select NHRA, PDRA and NMCA races
and one-off special events. Keith Haney Racing appreciates
the support of Summit Racing Equipment, Lucas Oil, Strange
Engineering, Pat Musi Racing Engines, Jerry Bickel Race
Cars, Kryptonite Kustomz, RacingJunk.com, MoTeC Systems USA,
Switzer Dynamics, Menscer Motorsports, OkAutosDirect.com,
Race Star Wheels, Stroud Safety, Total Seal Piston Rings,
M&M Transmission, Precision Racing Suspension, Tulsa Raceway
Park, Callies and UEM Pistons.
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