Following the arrest of Barry Braun, Kyle Strickler shared that he’s still owed $125,000 after he won the XR Big Deal race at Ogilvie Raceway at the end of July.
Yesterday, it was revealed that Braun was arrested by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on an unspecified warrant and he was being housed at the Lake County Sheriff’s office. It is still unclear why Braun was arrested.

Following this news spreading, Kyle Strickler and his team posted on Facebook that he’s still owed $125,000 after he won the Big Deal race in July. Strickler wrote, “Since Barry Braun won’t be paying us the $125,000 he owes us for the Big Deal race (or even give us the trophy… guess he’s still waiting for tire samples to come back
) it would be nice to win a trophy and check from Todd this week!! He always pays.”
Strickler was not the only one to reveal he’s owed money. Alex Williamson shared in a comment that he’s still owed as well. Williamson finished third in the Big Deal race and was expected to received a $15,000 check.
He wrote, “When your diggin for your money, please see if you can get mine to”

Strickler and Williamson are not the only ones who have not been paid. All-Tech Raceway’s Race Control Paul Clayton issued an apology after XR failed to pay drivers for a $100,000 to-win XR Woombah! front-wheel-drive race at Kokomo Speedway earlier this year. He wrote on Facebook, “I just want to say I’m sorry to everyone in the front-wheel-drive community who trusted and supported the $100,000 XR event earlier this year. I was proud to be part of something that was supposed to be a huge step for our side of racing, but as most of you know, four of the top five still haven’t been paid — first, second, third, and fifth.”
“I wasn’t involved in payouts or the money side of it, but I know a lot of folks showed up and believed in it partly because I was involved. That means something to me, and it doesn’t sit right knowing people are sitting there waiting on money they rightfully earned,” he added. “I can’t fix it, but I can own my piece of it and say I’m sorry to the racers who put their time, money, and trust into that weekend. You all deserved better.”
Following this apology All-Tech Raceway and track owner Wendell Durance canceled the $100,000 to-win Crown Vic XR event that was expected to take place at the track this upcoming weekend. He posted to Facebook, “Due to circumstances beyond our control at All-Tech Raceway, the $100K to win XR event for the Crown Vics will not take place as previously scheduled. Any refunds for entry fees will have to be handled through XR. This was not an All-Tech Raceway event, nor did we accept any entry fees. We were to lease our facility to XR for this event.”

Additionally, Braun is currently involved in a lawsuit filed by Roger Carlson who claims he owes him $3,100 for work at Hibbing Speedway. However, Braun claims that Carlson volunteered his time. In a letter to the court, Braun wrote, “There was no written agreement or contract between the parties, and it was clearly understood that Mr. Carlson was volunteering his time. That understanding changed only after his son was removed from our track crew later in the season. In good faith, and to avoid continued harassment, we offered a $2,000 settlement, which is reflected in text messages provided to the court.”
“Following his son’s dismissal for poor performance and attitude, Mr. Carlson became increasingly defensive, uncooperative, and began exhibiting harassing behavior—frequently showing up unannounced, waiting in his vehicle, and confronting our staff during race events to ‘settle up,'” Braun added. “Mr. Carlson also has a history of entering the facility without paying admission.”
He concluded, “We are willing to send a payment to Mr. Carlson to resolve the dispute and close this matter.”
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