HASKELL — Just off a road, in the middle of nowhere, cows graze in the fields that stretch against the horizon.

A little further down, as you dodge potholes, you can find the fastest dirt track in Muskogee County — 3D Raceway.

The 3D Raceway is open on Saturday nights. The raceway alternates go-carts with quads and cycles every other weekend.

The 3D Raceway owner, Dee Russell Jr., said he never thought the track he built for his son, Smokey, would have turned into an actual raceway, attracting quad, motorcycle and go-cart racers from as far as New Mexico.

“I built the track about 6 years ago for my son,” Dee said. “I never dreamed it would have come as far as it has. If I had, I might not have built it. It takes a lot of work.”

But Dee said it’s worth it.

“Johnny Isaaks, seven- or eight-time AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) Nationals winner, comes to my track every year,” Dee said. “He said he thinks it’s the smoothest flat track he’s been on since 1970.”

A storm swirls dirt into the wind, like tiny twisters coming off the track. Visitors shield their eyes or squint. They cover their soda cans, and eat quickly as the dirt dusts everything in its path. But no one seems to mind.

“It’s all a part of being at a dirt track,” said Smokey, 15.

Smokey, a Haskell High School student, has been racing go-carts since he was 4, even after one of his rides ended with the fence catching him, blacking his eye and busting his nose and lip.

“It’s all a part of racing,” he said. “I love it. I like the unlimited carts more than anything.”

Smokey is leading in points in three classes, and he said he won’t rest until he takes the cart championship Oct. 18.

But he’s not the only one with a points championship in their sights.