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Morton captures Hermitage Lumber Late Model feature before rain cancels rest of Lucas Oil Speedway program

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WHEATLAND, MO. (April 26, 2025) - Lucas Oil Speedway was only able to complete one of its five scheduled features on Saturday night before rain postponed the remainder of the Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series program Presented by Encounter Ministries, Inc.

J.C. Morton of Springfield rallied from sixth at the start to capture the 20-lap Hermitage Lumber Late Model feature in the Moon Brothers Racing Rocket chassis.

The Hickamo Super Stocks were to be the featured division of the night, but were only able to complete four laps before action was halted. Jared Hays had the lead over fellow front-row starter Kenny Carroll when the rain began.

The postponed features will be made up later in the season.

Morton made a mid-race pass for the lead in the Late Model feature and went on to beat Robbe Ewing for the Hermitage Lumber Late Model feature victory.

Justin Russell started on the pole and had opened a one-second lead when a caution flew on lap four. Ewing was able to wrest away the lead on the restart as the sixth-starting Morton cracked the top three by lap five.

Ewing had a half-second lead over Morton with Russell fading to fifth when a lap-seven yellow flag again slowed the field.

Morton moved to the top groove and sailed around Ewing for the lead on lap nine. It didn't take long for Morton to open a 2.2-second lead, but that was wiped out on lap 11 with the event's third caution.

Ewing hung close to Morton for a couple of laps after the restart, but Morton was then able to drive away as action remained caution-free. He finished 1.5 seconds clear of Ewing at the finish.

Russell rallied back into third with Jake Morris fourth and Hunter Bergen fifth.

With rain in the forecast, the Easter Bowl Enduro 150 that was scheduled to run a 150-lap feature to conclude the action was canceled earlier on Saturday.

LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (April 26, 2025)

Hermitage Lumber Late Models

A Feature - 1. 72-JC Morton[6]; 2. 32-Robbe Ewing[3]; 3. 12J-Justin Russell[1]; 4. 7J-Jake Morris[5]; 5. 19-Hunter Bergen[8]; 6. (DNF) 20-Alan Westling[2]; 7. (DNF) 1A-Bryon Allison[4]; 8. (DNF) 18-Scott Bergen[7]; 9. (DNF) 3K-Richard Kimberling[9]; 10. (DNS) 1T-Tucker Cox; 11. (DNS) 18E-Shawn Eggeman

Heat 1 - 1. 12J-Justin Russell[2]; 2. 32-Robbe Ewing[1]; 3. 20-Alan Westling[7]; 4. 7J-Jake Morris[4]; 5. 1A-Bryon Allison[9]; 6. 72-JC Morton[5]; 7. 18-Scott Bergen[6]; 8. 19-Hunter Bergen[10]; 9. 3K-Richard Kimberling[3]; 10. (DNF) 1T-Tucker Cox[8]; 11. (DNS) 18E-Shawn Eggeman

Hickamo Super Stocks

Heat 1 - 1. 94-Kenny Carroll[3]; 2. 127-Jay Barnett[1]; 3. 73-Francisco Escamilla[7]; 4. 21-Darin Porter[5]; 5. 16-Logan Thompson[6]; 6. 70-Patrick West[4]; 7. 2A-Ace O'Neill[2]; 8. (DNS) 21J-Johnny Fennewald

Heat 2 - 1. 4-Jared Hays[2]; 2. 8D-Darek Wiss[1]; 3. G1-Tony Anglin[4]; 4. 2-Colton Bourland[3]; 5. 164-Michael Muskrat[5]; 6. 4G-Gary Clark[7]; 7. 111B-Tim Brown[8]; 8. (DNF) 11-Derek Brown[6]

Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods

Heat 1 - 1. 8-Jon Sheets[7]; 2. 44T-Casey Thomas[1]; 3. 18-JC Morton[4]; 4. 37-Wesley Long[8]; 5. 30-Rex Harris[2]; 6. 54-Tyler Kidwell[10]; 7. 42J-Donnie Jackson[3]; 8. 28-Wesley Briggs[6]; 9. (DNF) 8S-Clayton Smith[5]; 10. (DNF) 39-Trent Rodgers[9]

Heat 2 - 1. 55-Colson Kirk[3]; 2. 5-Robert White[6]; 3. 18C-Carter Harrison[1]; 4. 7L-Trevor Drake[7]; 5. 11-Waylon Dimmitt[2]; 6. 32-Robbe Ewing[8]; 7. 19-Curt Drake[9]; 8. 15R-Oakley Ragland[4]; 9. (DNF) 83-Ryan Smythe[10]; 10. (DNF) 27L-Clifford Lean[5]

Heat 3 - 1. 20D-Dawson David[1]; 2. 66-Ryan Gillmore[9]; 3. F1-Mitchell Franklin[3]; 4. 94C-JT Carroll[7]; 5. ZEE28-Randy Zimmerman[4]; 6. 15-Ryan Edde[8]; 7. 80-TJ Yount[5]; 8. 0K-Tracy Killian[6]; 9. 15S-Ryan Smith[2]

O'Reilly Auto Parts Stock Cars

Heat 1 - 1. 83-James Ellis[5]; 2. 39JR-Robert Southerland[7]; 3. 12-Christopher Sawyer[1]; 4. L23-Allen Luttjohann[6]; 5. (DNF) 35Z-Zach Zeugin[2]; 6. (DNF) 21J-Jacob Ellison[4]; 7. (DNF) 18-Kameron Stoddard[8]; 8. (DQ) 34-Blake Bolton[3]

Heat 2 - 1. 7-William Garner[1]; 2. 8M-James McMillin[3]; 3. 111-Butch Bailey[4]; 4. 24-Blayne McMillin[2]; 5. 22-Dawson Fennewald[6]; 6. 0F-Mason Beck[5]; 7. (DNF) 74-Rodney Schweizer[7]

Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds

Heat 1 - 1. 502-Jesse Stovall[3]; 2. 18-Chad Lyle[2]; 3. 22H-Dustin Hodges[4]; 4. 98-Jeff Cutshaw[1]; 5. 88-Jimmy Dowell[6]; 6. 24D-Donnie Fellers[8]; 7. 92-Tyler Grooms[5]; 8. 91-Hoyt Miller[7]; 9. 33S-Ben Stockton[9]; 10. 21W-Tracy Wolf[10]

Heat 2 - 1. 75-Terry Phillips[3]; 2. 99T-Dalton Teel[2]; 3. 96-Cody Brill[1]; 4. 68-Dean Wille[9]; 5. L75-Lane Whitney[4]; 6. 21T-Troy Gudmonson[8]; 7. 18JR-Chase Sigg[10]; 8. 99-Dylan Hoover[5]; 9. 27-Greg Skaggs[6]; 10. 23-Kenny Nutter[7]

Heat 3 - 1. 38C-Jason Pursley[4]; 2. 21M-Ryan Middaugh[3]; 3. 17-Brent Holman[6]; 4. 03-Jason Sivils[1]; 5. 1B-Bobby Williams[8]; 6. 5-Robbie Reed[7]; 7. 3B-Nic Bidinger[9]; 8. 73-Mickey Burrell[5]; 9. 21-Greg Scheffler[2]; 10. 16-Caleb Potter[10]

Champ Off Road coming May 2-4: Pro 2 and Pro 4 trucks headline the action on the Off Road Course as the Champ Off Road Racing Series visits for the first time next Friday through Sunday. Classes in action include Pro 4, Pro 2, Pro Lite, Pro Buggy, Pro Spec, Pro Stock SxS, Amsoil Pro SxS, Mod Kart, 170/200 SxS, Short Course Karts, 570 SxS, 1600 Light Buggy, Stock Truck, 1600 Single Buggy, Super Stock Trucks, Sportsman SxS, PRO AM SxS, Youth SxS, Pro AM Turbo SxS.

Go to champoffroad.com for more info on the series.

Dirt Track Weekly Series set for May 3: Next up on the dirt track will be Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Series Presents Ozark Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Night at the Races next Saturday, May 3rd. Featured will be the Hermitage Lumber Late Models with a special 25-lap, $1,000-to-win feature. The Arctic Food Equipment Modifieds, O'Reilly Auto Parts Stock Cars, Clear Creek Golf Car B-Mods and the Hickamo Super Stocks also on the schedule

Grandstands open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and opening ceremonies at 7.

For information on tickets or camping for any Lucas Oil Speedway event in 2025, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or email her at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.

CONTACT:

Danny Lorton

Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager

Office: (417) 282-5984

DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com



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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 racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Mo., approximately an hour from Springfield 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 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.

2025 Official Lucas Oil Speedway Marketing Partners

Bill Roberts Chevrolet

"The Official Truck" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Dixie Chopper

"The Official Mowers of Lucas Oil Speedway"

Iconic Apparel

"The Official Merchandise Provider 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

2025 Lucas Oil Speedway Supporters Include:

AM Pyrotechnics, Alliance Sport Marketing, Arctic Food Equipment, 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, Clear Creek Golf Cars, Clearlight Inn, Dixie Chopper, Eibach Springs, Encounter Ministry Inc., FSE Fire Systems, Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange, Foley Equipment-Cat Rental Store, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Henry's Towing Service, Heritage Tractor, Hermitage Lumber, HICKAMO Country Store, Hobbytime Motorsports, Iconic Apparel, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps, In the Garden of Eden, 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, Outerwears Performance Products, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper, Ozarks Community Health Center, PEM, Pitts Homes, Pitts Realty, Pitts Cattle, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, RCR Designs, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, Ryan E. Murphy Law Firm LLC, SBU Athletics, Safety Kleen, Scott Furniture, Sidetrack RV Park, SMSI, Southwest Electric Cooperative, State Tech, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco Race Fuels, Super 8 Bolivar Mo., Turn 1 Bar & Grill, US Army Corps of Engineers-Pomme de Terre, Vietti Marketing Group, WacoBill.com, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.