Inside Line Promotions \u2013 KENNEDALE, Texas (March 17, 2026) \u2013 Big Game Motorsports extends its heartfelt prayers to the family and friends of Billy Hurt, who passed away on Saturday following a tragic accident at a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event that the team was competing in at Kennedale Speedway Park.<\/p>\n
Fellow World Racing Group safety official Jerry Myers was also involved in the accident and is thankfully in stable condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all know that racing is a dangerous sport, but this is a sad reminder that it\u2019s not just the drivers who are at risk,\u201d Big Game Motorsports representative Taylor Quiring said. \u201cWe are all so grateful for the safety officials and medical personnel who are on standby at each race across the country every weekend. They are quick to spring into action with the sole intention of helping others. Billy and Jerry were heading to help someone when the tragedy occurred. We continue to pray for them, their families and those affected by the accident.\u201d<\/p>\n
Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel shared the sentiment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to pray for the WRG employees and all the fans that were in the stands,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a traumatic situation and a good man was lost. This will have long-term effects on people so we\u2019ll keep praying. We\u2019ll be missing Jerry on the road and continue to pray for him as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The weekend doubleheader began on Friday with Gravel qualifying fourth quickest overall. A heat race victory and a fifth-place finish in the dash gave him the fifth starting position in the A Main.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a wild night with carnage,\u201d he said. \u201cThere were a lot of comers and goers in the feature and lead changes early on. Buddy (Kofoid) took the lead late and crashed. A lot happened in that race and we put ourselves in position. We had an opportunity with five laps to go to try to win the race. Luckily it worked out and we were able to steal it in the last corner. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn\u2019t. It worked out for us and was really to get the first win of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gravel\u2019s last-lap pass earned the team its first triumph of the season and moved Gravel back into sole possession of the World of Outlaws championship standings. He holds a six-point lead as the Series ventures to Oklahoma this weekend for the Sooner Stampede at Lawton Speedway in Lawton on Friday and the Creekadega 40 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Gravel has three top fives in three career World of Outlaws starts at Lawton Speedway. He placed third in 2020, fifth in 2021 and fourth last season. Saturday marks the first-ever World of Outlaws show at Creek County Speedway.<\/p>\n
\u201cLawton has been a track that\u2019s been good to me,\u201d he said. \u201cI haven\u2019t been able to win yet so I\u2019m looking forward to trying to get our first win at Lawton. And Creek County will be pretty new to all of us Outlaws guys. It\u2019s always interesting to go to new facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
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