6/7/2017
RacinBoys
Big weekend at Lake Lucas and Lucas Oil Speedway
By Lyndal Scranton (Wheatland, MO) -- Lucas Oil Speedway plays host to one of its biggest weekends of the season, with high-speed action on both water and dirt coming up.
The 6th annual John Haas Memorial Drag Boat Classic, featuring Top Fuel Hydros that roar in excess of 250 miles-per-hour, begins a three-day run Friday on "Lake Lucas." On Saturday, it'll be a doubleheader day with the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series on the dirt track in the evening.
"This is one of those weekends where fans get that rare opportunity to combine two forms of racing," Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Dan Robinson said. "And remember, the admission to the John Haas Memorial Drag Boat Classic on Saturday, plus three-day drag-boat passes, includes admission to the dirt-track races."
Robinson also noted that admission to the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - with qualifying runs each day before finals on Sunday - includes the pit area.
The boat action will include five pro classes - Top Fuel Hydro, Top Alcohol Hydro, Top Alcohol Flat, Pro Modified and Pro Outlaw. Sportsman classes include Pro Eliminator, Top Eliminator, Modified Eliminator and Stock Eliminator. Bracket classes are River Racer, Personal Watercraft and Personal Watercraft 2.
In the featured Top Fuel Hydro, the Tommy Thompson-owned Nitrochondriac, driven by Bryan Sanders, is off to a great start in defending the series championship. Nitrochondriac has won both events this season. Sanders, the reigning Haas Memorial winner, clicked off a 270.38 mph run earlier this season in Parker, Ariz.
"Wheatland is the premier track on the circuit," Sanders said. "Forrest Lucas did a great job building that place and we love going there."
Other leaders in the pro divisions in 2017 are: Top Alcohol Hydro - Mike DeClark in Little White Lie; Top Alcohol Flat - Tony Scarlata in Shazam; Pro Modified - Shawn Reed in Top Secret and Pro Outlaw - Vic Esposito in Freak Show.
On the dirt track Saturday night, The Networks of Mid-Missouri Present the Big Adventure RV Weekly Championship Series featuring the Warsaw Auto Marine & RV ULMA Late Models, the Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds, the Big O Tires Street Stocks and the Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods. The Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds will take center stage on the evening with a 25-lap, $1,000-to-win feature.
With just two events remaining before the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series Midseason Championships on June 29, division leaders are Jeff Cutshaw (Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds), Aaron Marrant (Warsaw Auto Marine & RV ULMA Late Models), Toby Ott (Big O Tires Street Stocks) and Kris Jackson (Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods).
On the midway before Saturday night's races, Dennis Treece, author of "The True Story of Curtis Turner," will be doing a book signing.
Schedule/ticket prices for the weekend:
John Haas Memorial Drag Boat Classic
(Friday schedule)
7 a.m. - Registration Opens
8 a.m. - Spectator Gates Open
9 a.m. - Round 1 Qualifying Sportsman Session
10:30 a.m. - Round 1 Qualifying Pro Session
12:30 p.m. - Round 2 Qualifying Sportsman Session
2 p.m. - Round 2 Qualifying Pro Session
(Ticket prices)
Age 6 and up GA/Pit Pass Combo-$10
5 and Under GA/Pit Pass Combo-FREE
Adult 3-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$50
Seniors (62 and up)/Military 3-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$44
Youth Ages (6-15) 3-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$20
All tickets include access to Drag Boat pit area
(Saturday schedule)
7 a.m. - Registration Opens
8 a.m. - Spectator Gates Open
9 a.m. - Round 1 Qualifying Sportsman Session
10:30 a.m. - Round 1 Qualifying Pro Session
12:30 p.m. - Round 2 Qualifying Sportsman Session
2 p.m. - Round 2 Qualifying Pro Session
(Ticket prices)
Adults GA/Pit Pass Combo (16 and up) $25
Seniors (62 and up)/Military GA/Pit Pass Combo (62 and up) $22
Youth GA/Pit Pass Combo (age 6 to 15) $10
Kids GA/Pit Pass Combo (age 5 and under) FREE
Family Pass GA/Pit Pass Combo $50 Includes Admission for 2 Adults and Up to 3 Kids Ages (6-15)
Adult 3-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$50
Seniors (62 and up)/Military 3-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$44
Youth Ages (6-15) 3-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$20
All tickets include access to Drag Boat pit area.
(Sunday schedule)
8 a.m. - Spectator Gates Open
9 a.m. - Round 1 Qualifying Sportsman Session
9:30 a.m.- Round 1 Eliminations (TFH, TAH, TAF)
10:30 a.m. - Round 1 Eliminations (QE, PE, TE, ME, SE, RR, PWC, JR)
12:30 p.m. - Round 2 Eliminations (PM, PO)
1 p.m. - Round 2 Eliminations (TFH, TAH, TAF)
1:30 p.m. - Round 2 Eliminations (QE, PE, TE, ME, SE, RR, PWC, JR)
2:30 p.m. - Round 3 Eliminations (PM, PO)
2:45 p.m. - Round 3 Eliminations (JR, PWC, RR, SE, ME, TE, PE, QE)
3 p.m. - Final Round Eliminations All Classes
(Ticket prices)
Adults GA/Pit Pass Combo (16 and up) $25
Seniors (62 and up)/Military GA/Pit Pass Combo (62 and up) $22
Youth GA/Pit Pass Combo (age 6 to 15) $10
Kids GA/Pit Pass Combo (age 5 and under) FREE
Family Pass GA/Pit Pass Combo $50 Includes Admission for 2 Adults and Up to 3 Kids Ages (6-15)
Adult 3-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$50
Seniors (62 and Up)/Military 3-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$44
Youth Ages (6-15) 2-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo-$20
All tickets include access to Drag Boat pit area.
On the dirt track:
(Saturday schedule)
Gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7 and racing at 7:35.
(Tickets)
Adults (16 and up) $12
Seniors (62 and up)/Military $9
Youth (6-15) $5
Kids (5 and under) FREE
Family Pass $25
Pit Pass $30
(All Saturday Drag Boat tickets plus three-day drag boat passes include admission to dirt-track races)
For ticket information on all dirt-track, drag-boat or off-road events contact admission director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or by email at Nichole@LucasOilSpeedway.com.
For complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived stories, ticket info and the 2017 racing schedule, visit http://www.LucasOilSpeedway.com.
Information including schedules, season results and archived stories on the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series can be found at http://www.LucasOilDragBoats.com. .
Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is also available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks.
Click http://www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for more information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984.
In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on Twitter, clicking "Like" at http://www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on http://www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway.
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
