They also intend to enlarge the concession stand, make improvements to the front straightaway, install a pit lane there, widen the entrance to the track, and make improvements to the grand stands. Scott says Hallett is a well-known track in the racing community, adding it is the only all terrain track with varying elevations. Some of them are famous outside the racing circle also. Celebrities such as Paul Newman, Rob Walton, Bart Conner, and Aaron Norris, brother to actor Chuck Norris, have raced at Hallett. As thrilling and suspenseful as racing is to spectators, it is not a sport for the faint of heart or the light of wallet.
Race cars are expensive and they travel at speeds in the triple-digits.
Ancillary costs can be expensive also. In addition to owning and operating Hallett Raceway, the family owns Stephens Brothers Racing and their high performance diving school. Here they house and maintain race cars for owners living outside Oklahoma, but wanting to race at Hallett or at other tracks in the region, and hold driving schools for people interested in learning how to drive race cars. The cars are occasionally leased to race in events at Hallett. The school enrolls about five students per class and is offered several times throughout the year.