Lucas Oil Speedway
Lucas Oil Speedway

Lucas Oil Speedway
Wheatland, MO

Lucas Oil Speedway unveils tentative 2025 schedule with some new events, cheaper Weekly Racing Series tickets
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10/25/2024

10/25/2024

Lucas Oil Speedway


Lucas Oil Speedway unveils tentative 2025 schedule with some new events, cheaper Weekly Racing Series tickets

WHEATLAND, MO. (Oct. 25, 2024) - Lucas Oil Speedway has announced its tentative schedule for the 2025 season and it’s highlighted by some new special events, plus an addition to the Weekly Championship Series which has expanded to five divisions.

Hickamo Country Store will be the sponsor of the Super Stock division, which will join the Weekly Championship Series next season. The Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods, Hermitage Lumber Late Models and O’Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars return.

The Super Stocks and Late Models will run under Lucas Oil Speedway class rules, posted on the track website. Meanwhile, the Modifieds, B-Mods and Stock Cars will be USRA-sanctioned and use USRA class rules. There will be points funds in all five classes.

Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Danny Lorton also has announced that general admission will be $5 for the 10 Weekly Championship Series events, the first of which is set for April 5th. Championship night is scheduled for Aug. 23rd.

The season begins with an Open Test and Tune on March 15th with the first racing action March 22nd for the new March Full Body Showdown, including Stock Cars, Pure Stocks, Super Stocks and Late Models.

The debut of a special event at Lucas Oil Speedway is set for March 26th-29th with the King of America. The event will include USMTS Modifieds and USRA B-Mods.

Another new event debuting at Lucas Oil Speedway is the Champ Off-Road Show-Me Off-Road Shootout, May 2-4. Meanwhile, six UTV Side-by-Side Short Course racing events also are scheduled - March 22nd, April 19th, July 19th, Aug. 16th, Sept. 13th and Oct. 11th - also are set for the off-road course, with a practice day on March 15. Classes, rules and more info will be announced in the near future.

Some other highlights include:

- The 33rd annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100, May 22-24, will for the first time pay $75,000 to win the 100-lap final-night feature.
- Kubota High Limit Racing returns for the 2nd annual Diamond Classic June 27-28.
- The CMH Diamond Nationals expands to a two-night event, July 11-12th, with $15,000 going to the winner on Friday and $25,000 on Saturday.
- Three drag boat events are scheduled under the Kentucky Drag Boat Association banner with Summer Thunder on Lake Lucas June 13-14, KDBA Show-Me Shootout on Lake Lucas Aug. 1-2 and the 15th annual Diamond Drag Boat Nationals Aug. 29-31.
- The Heartland Modified Tour returns for two events - May 10th and July 3rd, the latter a headliner of Casey’s Thursday Night Thunder Kids Night Plus Fireworks.
- Motorhead Sports Mad Dog Demolition Derby Touring Series comes to the speedway for the first time on Sept. 13th.
- The 14th annual Impact Signs Awning and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown has moved to Aug. 16 and the 15th annual Jesse Hockett-Daniel McMillin Memorial is Sept. 18-20.
- The 12th annual Summit USRA Nationals is slated for Sept. 30-Oct. 4.
- The 9th annual Big Buck 50 and MLRA Fall Nationals again with share billing on a fall program, Oct. 9-11.

Lorton said the speedway is seeking marketing partners for events at all its facilities - dirt track, off road and Lake Lucas. Call the speedway office at (417) 295-6048 for more information.

The popular Kids Power Wheel Championship will resume in 2025, with competition set for April 26, May 10, June 7. July 26 and Aug. 23. 23rd. A points champion will be recognized afer the final event. RCR Design returns as the Jr Fan Club and the RCR Design Jr Fan Club Pit Tour sponsor.

For ticket or camping information on any Lucas Oil Speedway event, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6048 or via email at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com.

For information about Lucas Oil Speedway, including schedules, point standings and other news, please visit LucasOilSpeedway.com.

CONTACT:

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 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.

In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on X, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway

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, United States Modified Touring Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA,High Limit Sprint Racing Series, POWRi Sprint Cars and POWRi WAR Sprints.

In addition to the special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway Weekly Racing Series features the Late Models, USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and Super Stocks.

2024 Official Lucas Oil Speedway Marketing Partners

Arizona Sport Shirts

"The Official Merchandise Provider" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Bill Roberts Chevrolet

"The Official Truck" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Dixie Chopper

"The Official Mowers of Lucas Oil Speedway"

General Tire

"The Official Tire" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Lucas Oil Products

"The Official Oil" of Lucas Oil Speedway

MAVTV

"The Official Television Network" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper

"The Official Soft Drink" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Rugged Radios

"The Official 2-Way Communications Provider" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Summit Racing Equipment

"The Official Sponsor" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Sunoco Race Fuels

"The Official Fuel" of Lucas Oil Speedway

2024 Lucas Oil Speedway Supporters Include:

AM Pyrotechnics, Alliance Sport Marketing, Arctic Food Equipment, Arizona Sport Shirts, Berry Tractor and Equipment Co., Big Adventure RV, Bill Roberts Chevrolet, Bolivar Auto Sales & Detailing, Bolivar Farmers Exchange-MFA, Boubin Tire/American Racer, Bridal Cave, BWI Sanitation, Candlelight Creations-Dick's Wild Root Horseradish, Casey's, Citizens Memorial Healthcare, City Magnet, Clearlight Inn, Dixie Chopper, Eibach Springs, Farmers Insurance Agent Kristy Reynolds, Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange, Foley Equipment-Cat Rental Store, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Hermitage Lumber, HICKAMO Country Store, Hobbytime Motorsports, Iconic Apparel, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps, In the Garden of Eden, KC Bobcat, Kluhsman Racing Components, Kona Ice, Lucas Cattle Company, MD3, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welding, Missouri Division of Tourism, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, OakStar Bank, O'Bannon Bank, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Ozark Golf Cars, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper, Ozarks Community Health Center, PEM, Pitts Homes, Pitts Realty, Pitts Cattle, Pomme de Terre Resort, Proboat, ProThings Apparel, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Rains Ice Company, RCR Designs, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Ron Jenkins Accounting & Tax Service, Rugged Radios, Ryan E. Murphy Law Firm LLC, SBU Athletics, Safety Kleen, Scott Furniture, Sidetrack RV Park, Simpson Racing Products, Southwest Electric Cooperative, State Tech, Stillwater Resort, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco Race Fuels, Turn 1 Bar & Grill, US Army Corps of Engineers-Pomme de Terre, Vietti Marketing Group, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Wild Animal Safari, Woods Supermarkets.


Article Credit: By Lyndal Scranton, Lucas Oil Speedway

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