Like the cliques in a high school lunchroom, Tulsa’s SageNet Center is divided every December.

In Micro Sprints especially, the territorial battle between regions has been raging on as the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout only grows bigger and bigger with every passing year.

With the 37th rendition looming next week on FloRacing, we wanted to look at results for the most notable chassis manufacturers and home states over recent years at the “Mecca of Micros.”

Arguably the three largest hotbeds of Micro Sprint racing are Oklahoma, California, and Pennsylvania with honorable mentions to Midwestern staples Missouri, Illinois & Indiana, and Washington up in the Pacific Northwest.

Last year, for the first time in event history, an Oklahoman, California, and Pennsylvanian all hoisted a Golden Driller from one of the four primary Stock/Outlaw divisions. It was Brian Carber (Pipersville, Penn.), Kris Carroll (Claremore, Okla.), and Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.) who made the historic feat happen.

The trio of Carber, Kyle Spence (Bear, Del.), and Alex Bright (Collegeville, Pa.) have single-handily revitalized the east coast with five titles in the last three years at the Tulsa Shootout. All three accomplished their wins with Hyper Racing, joining Joe B. Miller’s 24th-to-1st run in 2017.

Traditionally, Hyper is one the nation’s premier Micro Sprint manufactures alongside other long-term staples such as Sawyer Chassis & Factor One Racing out of Oklahoma and Pace Chassis & PMP Chassis from California.

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In recent years, several other organizations have been built and formed into sudden powerhouses like Driven Performance, CS9 Chassis, and Ten-J Chassis, all from California. There’s also 1-Way Performance from Texas, which Micro Sprint legend Frank Flud will now drive.

Over the last decade, at least one manufacturer has topped at least two of the primary four classes every single year. That list includes Hyper (2021), Hyper (2020), Ten-J (2019), Factor One (2018), Pace (2017), Sawyer (2016), Lightning (2015), Sawyer (2014), Pace (2013), and Pace (2012).

Since 2011, when Outlaw Non-Wing was added to the lineup, there have been 44 main events contested in the Stock/Outlaw divisions with only two states racking up 10+ wins: Oklahoma and California.

The host state, as expected, leads the way with 20 Golden Drillers staying in the “Sooner State” over that stretch. Another 12 Golden Drillers have hauled back to the “Golden State” of California with Pennsylvania (3), Missouri (3), Indiana (2), Delaware (2), Kansas (1), and Washington (1) also recording scores.

As far as this year’s record-breaking field, the leading states are Oklahoma (311 entries), California (177), Texas (174), Missouri (116), Arizona (96), Indiana (95), Pennsylvania (87), Florida (62), North Carolina (51), and Illinois (50).

Who’s your pick to reign supreme this year?

The 37th Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout can be seen exclusively on FloRacing from Wednesday, December 29 to Saturday, January 1.