SAPULPA, Okla. — Reigning Xtreme Outlaw Midget Sequence offered by Toyota champion Cannon McIntosh returns to acquainted floor for an opportunity to climb again into title competition in the course of the collection’ tripleheader weekend Might 8-10.
The Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports driver presently is16th in factors after the World of Outlaws Illini 100 season-opener, the place points pressured a Fifteenth-place end on the primary night time and a Twenty first-place end on the ultimate night time. However previous stats ought to convey hope for the subsequent three races.
First, the collection will return to the Bixby, Okla., driver’s dwelling state with a debut at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., on Thursday, Might 8. Then, it’ll return to Kansas’ Humboldt Speedway on Friday, Might 9 – the place he completed third final yr – and 81 Speedway on Saturday, Might 10 – the place he scored a win final yr.
Whereas the collection will debut at Creek County, McIntosh can be one in every of few drivers getting into with a pocket book. He has 22 function begins there and has amassed one win, 13 top-five finishes and 18 high 10s.
Regardless of the house observe emotions, he’ll expertise at Creek County, McIntosh admitted he’s nonetheless making an attempt to grasp the quarter-mile bullring.
“I don’t know, I actually really feel like I’ve all the time struggled there,” McIntosh stated. “It’s a bit completely different. Turns 1 and a pair of is so much completely different form than Turns 3 and 4, so it’s laborious to come up with and there’s not lots of grip.
“We had been lastly in a position to get my first win there in a midget, so it undoubtedly provides us confidence going again there now. However it’s a difficult place to know, so I feel if you happen to can determine it out, you’ll have a very good benefit.”
The 2025 season introduced new adjustments with Beau Binder changing staff proprietor Keith Kunz as crew chief for the No. 71k squad. Their first race paired collectively ended with a win on the Turnpike Problem at Creek County Speedway in March, and two podiums within the following occasions at Port Metropolis Raceway.
He additionally opened the season with a top-five end result in a Inventory Non-Wing Micro on the Tulsa Shootout and a function win at Port Metropolis Raceway in a winged outlaw micro.
McIntosh credited the sources at his disposal at Toyota Racing Improvement in North Carolina, which have helped him keep a constant coaching schedule in the course of the offseason and whereas he’s busy racing.
“I’ve been making an attempt to remain energetic throughout each the off season and whereas we’re racing,” McIntosh stated. “I take coaching fairly critically on the Toyota facility. So, I try this about day by day in the course of the week, enjoying pickup basketball, holding my physique transferring and match, so it actually helps me with staying centered and staying sharp.”
Regardless of sitting sixteenth within the standings and 132 factors again from chief Karter Sarff, McIntosh stated he and Binder are working collectively to seek out the spark they want.
“It’s been good (with Beau) to this point,” McIntosh stated. “Beau and I are working collectively and perceive what each of us want from one another, and it’s powerful simply leaping proper in and making an attempt to win night time in and night time out with restricted expertise collectively.
“We gained our first race out, however we’ve struggled somewhat bit. Like (Farmer Metropolis), we undoubtedly struggled simply making an attempt to get our toes below us. However I feel as soon as it clicks and we actually determine it out, it’s gonna be a harmful combo. I sit up for when that occurs, and it will be good to get the ball rolling.”
