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1998 Ponca City Grand Nationals complete rider entry list. Kinda cool seeing these names considering how far they've come now.

























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jeffro503 7/12/2015 11:59am
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WOW! Thanks man for posting that! very , very cool!

PLEASE , nobody quote that post! This thread will be 100 pages long with 100 replies haha!
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Crap Ben Townley was a world traveler at a young age. Fun list, thanks for posting!
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FCMX 7/12/2015 12:07pm
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Yes! For Gods sake,please don't quote all that! Lol
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Xeno 7/12/2015 12:39pm
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I saw at least one name who posts here regularly.
cablecable 7/12/2015 12:51pm
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Tumblin wrote:
Crap Ben Townley was a world traveler at a young age. Fun list, thanks for posting!
pretty sure that was his only overseas race he done when he was younger think we got 3rd as well. Ha Commentator "tony alessi" would love to have heard him speaking when mike was racing
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Sandberm 7/12/2015 1:03pm
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Jannice McAlister was a good woman. She used to put on the races up at Huetter Idaho and some over at the Spokane track too I think, I never had a problem at one of her races and she was always pleasant to me. I think she died of cancer not too long after this?

And is that THE Tony Alessi announcing?

travis-grant 7/12/2015 1:24pm
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Tumblin wrote:
Crap Ben Townley was a world traveler at a young age. Fun list, thanks for posting!
cablecable wrote:
pretty sure that was his only overseas race he done when he was younger think we got 3rd as well. Ha Commentator "tony alessi" would love...
pretty sure that was his only overseas race he done when he was younger think we got 3rd as well. Ha Commentator "tony alessi" would love to have heard him speaking when mike was racing
Im sure to god i saw pastrana race langston on 80s when i lived in south africa too. Can anyone varify this?
DanDunes818 7/12/2015 1:32pm
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Sandberm wrote:
Jannice McAlister was a good woman. She used to put on the races up at Huetter Idaho and some over at the Spokane track too I...
Jannice McAlister was a good woman. She used to put on the races up at Huetter Idaho and some over at the Spokane track too I think, I never had a problem at one of her races and she was always pleasant to me. I think she died of cancer not too long after this?

And is that THE Tony Alessi announcing?

That would be him.. He used to announce on the weekends to pick up extra money for the kids racing. While he's a bit on the kookie side (understatement alert), Tony has been around this sport for 40 + years and has done everything from announcing to picking up track to raising two world class riders.
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Very cool!!!

Thanks
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COOL! post
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CML9200 5/29/2026 10:58pm
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Thanks for posting this. I’ve been looking for this and results from this year for a while. I’m on the first page 🤙 Chad Labat

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JG463 5/29/2026 11:36pm
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We are here at Ponca now for the  LL Youth Regional. Pretty cool this thread popped up! 

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CML9200 5/30/2026 12:02am
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JG463 wrote:

We are here at Ponca now for the  LL Youth Regional. Pretty cool this thread popped up! 

Best of luck!

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les962 5/30/2026 12:51am
5/30/2026 12:51am

Great post, forgot how many New Mexico racers there were back then! 

motomind00132 5/30/2026 2:16am
5/30/2026 2:16am

These are always cool to see.

Saw a few local names on here that I used to get so pissed when they beat me cause I was always right there when I first started racing. At the time I never thought about the fact they had atleast 3 years of experienc on me after seeing this.

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whateversclever69 5/30/2026 5:10am
5/30/2026 5:10am

So many local heroes on that list for me.  That’s the racing I remember.  

All people who would’ve been in The Pickle magazine eventually as well haha 

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JWACK 5/30/2026 5:34am
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les962 wrote:

Great post, forgot how many New Mexico racers there were back then! 

It was a great time to be an up and coming rider in NM back then! 
 We had tons of challenging tracks and a bunch of national level talent to watch and learn from.  It was vibing back then.  
  
Unfortunately for me, I was the kid that worked at the local Honda dealership. Scrubbing bikes, changing tires and dreaming of going to Ponca but couldn’t afford it.  😂 

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SEEMEFIRST 5/30/2026 6:58am
5/30/2026 6:58am

Man, a blast from the past!

That list had all (or most, anyway) of the usual suspects that frequented our track. A bunch were regulars, and even more showed up for big races.

That was a fun look back.

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