Decker a distant 2nd to Burns in standings, but she's not giving up

Coming down the stretch of the season at State Fair Speedway, sprint car driver Michelle Decker is once again proud of what she's achieved. Yet, she still wants more.

The Don Strawn-sponsored driver from Guthrie is again running second in the championship sprint division, 230 points behind defending titlist Chris Burns. Last season, the champ sprint points came down to the last night of racing. This year, Decker will need a little luck to catch the Bethany driver.

"He pretty much has it wrapped up,” Decker said. "We are by no means giving up, but Chris would have to some (did not finishes) for us to have a chance. But if I am going to finish second to someone, it might as well be Chris.”

Burns is vying to win consecutive championships in both the super and championship sprint divisions. Last year, Burns became the first driver in the speedway's 52-year history to win the championship in two divisions in the same season.

Decker couldn't be behind a tougher or more consistent driver the last two seasons than Burns.

"We are very proud of finishing high in the points,” Decker said. "We have a done a good job of being consistent and finishing high, but Chris has done a little bit better job.”

Decker is also running in the super sprint division, where she is sixth in the standings, 490 points behind Burns.

•Passmore too tough: Jamie Passmore of Pryor was a double winner July 27 at State Fair Speedway. Passmore won the A feature in the super sprint and championship sprint divisions. The feature wins were the first in each division for Passmore, who drives identical white No. 4J sprinters.

•Oklahomans in Knoxville field: Oklahoma will be well represented at this weekend's American Sprint Car Series Knoxville Nationals and Sunday night's Brodix Tournament of Champions in Knoxville, Iowa.

Foster Landon (Collinsville), Nick Smith (Broken Arrow), Darren Stewart (Bixby) and Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City) will compete for $5,000- and $10,000-to-win features at the 17th annual races.

Landon is up for the ASCS National Rookie of the Year. Heat races started Thursday. Over 100 entries from 18 sanctioning bodies have been invited.

•Sellers dominates Lawton: Mustang driver Robert Sellers continues to dominate the championship sprint division at Lawton Speedway. Sellers has won nine of the 10 feature races he has started and has a 750-point lead over his son, Shane Sellers, who is second in the open-wheel division.

Blake Wolf of Elgin and Eddy Middleton of Fletcher are the only other A feature winners at Lawton, which races each Saturday at 8:30..

Robert Sellers is third in the championship sprint standings at State Fair Speedway. He is 440 points behind Burns.