Public Safety Appreciation Night at the Races on oval, with Short Course Off Road also set at Lucas Oil Speedway
2025-05-12 23:48
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WHEATLAND, MO. (May 12, 2025) - Lucas Oil Speedway will play host to a double dose of racing action this weekend, with the Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series on the oval plus UTV Short Course Off Road next door.
Public Safety Appreciation Night at the Races on Saturday night will find all police, fire and rescue personnel admitted free with ID. The Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods will headline the racing with a 25-lap, $750-to-win feature. The Hickamo Super Stocks, Arctic Food Equipment Modifieds and O'Reilly Auto Parts Stock Cars also will be in action.
The Hickamo Super Stocks feature rained out on April 27 will be made up, resuming with running order at the time the race was halted under caution, and run as the first race on the program. Grandstands and pits open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and opening ceremonies at 7.
As usual throughout the 2025 season, grandstand admission for the Weekly Racing Series program is $5 for ages 6-and-over with kids 5-and-under free. Pit passes are $35.
The B-Mod division finds a red-hot battle developing in the championship chase early in the season as Springfield's JC Morton leads Nevada's Jon Sheets by one point and JC Newell of Buffalo is just 13 points behind. Other points leaders are Mason Beck in the O'Reilly USRA Stock Cars, Tim Brown in the Hickamo Super Stocks and Jesse Stovall in the Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds.
At the Off Road course: UTV Short-Course Off Road racing returns for Round 2 with practice and qualifying on Friday and racing on Saturday. Race classes will include Vet NA & Turbo, Women's N & Turbo, 700 CC, Mini Stock, Sportsman NA, Mini Limited, Pro-Am NA, Sportsman Turbo, Youth 1000, Pro NA, Mini Modified, Pro-Am Turbo and Pro Turbo.
Racing is tentatively set to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday with practice sessions starting at 1 p.m. Friday and qualifying at 3:50.
Friday Off Road Grandstand Admission:
Ages 6 and over - $15
Kids (5 and under) - FREE
Adult (13 & up) 2-Day - $35
Youth Ages (6-12) - 2-Day $25
(All tickets include access to the Off-Road pit area)
(2-Day tickets include entry to the Dirt Track Event on Saturday night)
Saturday Off Road Grandstand Admission:
Adults (13 and up) - $20
Youth (age 6 to 12) - $10
Kids (age 5 and under) - FREE
(All tickets include access to the off road pit area)
(Saturday tickets include entry to the Dirt Track event Saturday night)
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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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 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.