8/23/2022
Lucas Oil Speedway
The Old Paths quartet concert to kick off Rempfer Memorial Championship Night on Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway
WHEATLAND, MO. (Aug. 23, 2022) - Some special guests will be on hand at Lucas Oil Speedway for Saturday night’s Rempfer Memorial Season Championship Night, both on the track and with pre-race entertainment.
The Old Paths Racing Team, featuring Late Model driver Thomas Langley of Parish, Alabama, is scheduled to compete in the Hermitage Lumber Late Model Division. In addition, The Old Paths quartet from Atlanta, one of the premier gospel groups in the country, will hold a pre-race concert at 5:30 p.m.
The quartet of Tim Rackley, Douglas Roark, Daniel Ashmore and Steve Ladd has multiple No. 1 songs produced and record on the Sonlite/Crossroads label. They will perform at the speedway as part of a tour that includes a concert at Silver Dollar City in Branson on Tuesday, Aug. 30.
Visit theoldpathsracingteam for more information on the racing team and theoldpathsonline.com to learn more about The Old Paths quartet.
Meanwhile, two of the four Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series track championship battles are coming down to the wire on the final points night of the season. The closest race is in the O’Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Car division with three drivers in contention. Bryan White of Lebanon clings to a two-point lead over Mason Beck of Urbana with Lebanon’s Rob White just 12 points behind.
The Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modifieds also is hotly contested with Dillon McCowan of Urbana leading Centralia’s Dustin Hodges by 17 points as McCowan attempts to win back-to-back championships.
Kris Jackson of Lebanon can clinch his seventh Lucas Oil Speedway championship in the Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods with a solid finish. Jackson is 30 points in front of Springfield’s Ryan Gillmore after the duo ran 1-2 last week.
The Hermitage Lumber Late Model division sees the largest gap as Larry Ferris of Nevada is 93 points in front of Jefferson City’s Tucker Cox after Ferris’ fourth feature win on Saturday.
The program is named to honor Harold "Rowdy" Rempfer and his wife, Julia, who were killed in an automobile accident four years ago. Rowdy was the mayor of Wheatland and he and Julia both worked at Lucas Oil Speedway.
Final Kids' Power Wheel races: The final round of Kids' Power Wheel racing is set for Saturday during intermission with a season champion crowned in each class. Races are held on the front stretch as youngsters ages 3-9 can enter their own battery-powered Power Wheel cars by signing up for the Frogs Jr. Fan Club on the south end of the Midway prior to the races.
Pit and spectator gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.
To purchase tickets for any event on Lucas Oil Speedway's schedule, or to inquire about camping information, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or via email at nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com.
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Danny Lorton
Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager
Office: (417) 282-5984
DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com
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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.
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About Lucas Oil Speedway
Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top five racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Missouri, approximately an hour from Springfield, Missouri, and just an hour and a half from the Kansas City metro area, the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" lives up to its title.
Twenty-One VIP Luxury Suites, HD Jumbo-Tron Screen, Stadium Style Musco Sports Lighting, a Bose Sound System, Go-Kart Slick Track, The Diamond Bar, Track Treasures Gift Shop, the best track food in the country and paved pits are a few of the spectacular amenities setting the Diamond of Dirt apart. This year marks the 12th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, "Lake Lucas." New for 2017 was all-purpose built Off Road facility featuring a host of regional events.
Lucas Oil Speedway's dirt oval track plays host to some of the largest and most-popular events in the Midwest with national and regional touring series appearing frequently including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, POWRi Midget National Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, United States Modified Touring Series, ASCS Sprint Cars and the Lucas Oil MLRA.
In addition to the special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway Weekly Racing Series features the Late Models, USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods.
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Article Credit: By Lyndal Scranton, Lucas Oil Speedway