6/30/2024
Lucas Oil Speedway
Rain postpones Night 2 of Kubota High Limit Racing Diamond Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway
WHEATLAND, MO. (June 29, 2024) - A heavy downpour immediately after qualifying with a strong thunderstorm soon following forced postponement of Saturday night's Kubota High Limit Racing Diamond Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway.
Kubota High Limit Racing and Lucas Oil Speedway officials are searching for a viable makeup date later in the season. Follow the Lucas Oil Speedway Facebook page and the Kubota High Limit Racing Facebook page for updates in the near future.
Tickets will be good for the makeup date or equal value of any other event on the Lucas Oil Speedway schedule. Pit pass armbands are good for any event of equal value for 12 months.
Tyler Courtney of Indianapolis won the Kubota High Limit Series feature on Friday night, beating series points leader Brad Sweet.
Rico Abreu set a new track record on Saturday prior to the rain with a lap of 12.829 seconds during Qualifying Group B. Abreu, of St. Helena, Calif., displaced the previous mark of 12.998 held by Garet Williamson of Columbia, in the POWRi 410 Bandit Sprint Series on Aug. 19, 2023.
The Heartland Modified Tour also was scheduled to compete again on Saturday after Tyler Davis won Friday night's USRA Modified feature.
LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (June 29, 2024)
Kubota High Limit Racing Diamond Classic
410 Winged Sprints
Qualifying Group A - 1. 42-Sye Lynch, 00:12.866[14]; 2. 8-Cory Eliason, 00:13.045[15]; 3. 5T-Ryan Timms, 00:13.066[6]; 4. 12X-Roger Crockett, 00:13.083[5]; 5. 19-Brent Marks, 00:13.101[9]; 6. 13-Justin Peck, 00:13.116[4]; 7. 23B-Brian Bell, 00:13.133[1]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen, 00:13.150[2]; 9. 5-Spencer Bayston, 00:13.233[12]; 10. 55-Chris Windom, 00:13.385[7]; 11. 77-Jack Wagner, 00:13.434[10]; 12. 45X-Jace Park, 00:13.496[3]; 13. 50K-Kyle Bellm, 00:13.589[8]; 14. 98P-Miles Paulus, 00:13.636[11]; 15. 8S-Steve Short, 00:13.870[13]
Qualifying Group B - 1. 24-Rico Abreu, 00:12.829[7]; 2. 1-Brenham Crouch, 00:12.912[11]; 3. 74-Xavier Doney, 00:12.929[5]; 4. 14-Corey Day, 00:12.933[14]; 5. 26-Zeb Wise, 00:12.979[10]; 6. 9-Kasey Kahne, 00:13.023[4]; 7. 23-Garet Williamson, 00:13.080[2]; 8. 19H-Hunter Schuerenberg, 00:13.159[8]; 9. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 00:13.376[9]; 10. 9P-Parker Price Miller, 00:13.420[3]; 11. 79-Gage Montgomery, 00:13.450[12]; 12. 73-Samuel Wagner, 00:13.539[6]; 13. 75-Tyler Blank, 00:13.807[1]; 14. 22M-Rees Moran, 00:14.051[13]
Casey's Thursday Night Thunder next: A big July 4th celebration is coming up on Thursday when Lucas Oil Speedway plays host to its annual Casey's Thursday Night Thunder Kids' Night at the Races Presented by State Tech.
All four of the Big Adventure RV Weekly Championship Series will be in action with a giant fireworks display following the racing action. A big highlight will be the Kids Bicycle Giveaway during intermission. The speedway is asking drivers, sponsors and race fans for help in donating new bicycles for youngsters ages 5-through-12 for the giveaway.
Those interested can bring bicycles to the speedway office during business hours or to the office before Thursday's races. Cash donations which will be used for the purchase of bicycles also will be accepted.
The kids can sign up at the RCR Designs Jr Fan Club table before intermission for a chance to enter a drawing for the new bicycles of various sizes.
Grandstand gates open at 4:30 with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.
For ticket information on any Lucas Oil Speedway event, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or via email at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com.
CONTACT:
Danny Lorton
Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager
Office: (417) 282-5984
DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com
Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate, this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience.
For ticket and camping information and everything about the Show-Me 100 event, visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for all the information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984.
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Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com.
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