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- Lucas Oil Speedway Spotlight: Chisholm rolls into King of America XIV with big momentum
WHEATLAND, MO. (March 25, 2025) - Just a few days after earning a career-defining financial haul in the Dirt Modified world, Jim Chisholm knows it's time to turn the page and focus on the King of America XIV at Lucas Oil Speedway. The three-night United States Modified Touring Series show opens on Thursday with a $3,000-to-win feature and picks up momentum with a $5,000 prize to Friday's winner. Of course, all eyes will be on the $20,000-to-win prize in Saturday's grand finale. For the 22-year-old Chisholm, who broke through in 2024 to win the USMTS National Championship, confidence is running high. The Osage, Iowa, native took command with a couple of laps remaining to capture $100,000 at last Saturday's XR Dominator at Salina Highbanks Speedway in Pryor, Okla. "Monetary-wise, the biggest for sure," Chisholm said of where the win ranks on his career list. "Definitely one of the biggest races of my career going forward and might ever be. Just a really cool thing to have them put on shows like this and race for that kind of money. "The confidence is definitely there. It's a short turnaround, but we have short turnarounds a lot. You always come back to the shop and regroup. What happened last week is last week and you really can't take that into consideration this week. You just go at this next race like it's another big one and try your best to win it." Dan Ebert of Lake Shore, Minn., is reigning champion of the USMTS portion of the King of America with a win in 2023 as last year's event was rained out at Humboldt Speedway. There have been 11 different winners over the years as the best of Modified racing gather for the early season showdown. The event will include USRA Stock Cars paying $1,000-to-win Thursday, $2,000-to-win Friday and $3,000 to win Saturday. USRA B-Mods will be paying $1,000 to win Thursday, $2,000 to win Friday and $3,000 to win Saturday. For Chisholm, the move of the King of America to Lucas Oil Speedway for the first time seems particularly timely. The south-central Missouri oval is a place that Chisholm never cared for - until last summer when he swept USMTS features on back-to-back nights at Wheatland. The opener saw him prevail over veteran Terry Phillips in a back-and-forth duel over the last half of the race. That one was named Lucas Oil Speedway's 2024 Race of the Year. Chisholm said he doesn't have a good answer for why his fortunes suddenly took a positive turn at Wheatland, though a new dirt surface for the 2024 season could have played a factor. "It definitely drove like it was new dirt and reminded a lot of what we run at home," Chisholm said. "It's stuff you can't push your stuff that hard. If you push, you go slower. It kind of fits into my driving style. Just finding the limit of the car you can run it at and not overstepping that boundary. "It raced super good last year. We were luckily able to start up front some of those shows and have good runs. That's kind of the goal we're setting for ourselves this time as well. I'm super-excited to come back there." Chisholm returns as the defending USMTS champion after edging out Jake Timm for his first championship. The title meant a ton for a youngster who grew up watching the USMTS stars visit nearby Deer Creek Speedway in family outings to the track. "It was one of those deals you watch them do the four-wide salute and you're like 'one of these days I want to be able to do that.' To be able to go out and win a couple of shows and be a contender in the points was huge, but to win the championship I'm still pretty speechless about that," Chisholm said. "There are a bunch of guys that are super fast and really tough to beat week in and week out. It's always a lot of fun to run with a group of guys who run so well together. You kind of know what to expect from them. They run you really hard and you run them really hard. At the end of the day, you go over and talk to them and go on to the next win." Which is exactly what he will try to do, putting that six-figure pay day behind him. "As marquee events go this King of America kind of ranks with the Fall Jamboree," Chisholm said. "It's the two original big Modified races. It's one of our biggest races of the year with the USMTS Series. We're gonna come out trying to win it, just like everyone else." With only three events in the books so far on the USMTS schedule, Chisholm is a mere nine points behind five-time series champ Rodney Sanders. Not only is it way too early to talk points, Chisholm said he despises points racing any time of the year. Winning is the sole focus in his mind. "To be honest, I think points racing is dumb and to act like you're racing for points will only end up hurting you," Chisholm said. "Every time you're at the race track your goal is to win. If you keep that in mind, the other stuff just kind of works out. Our goal every time is to try and win the race. If we come up short, we come up short and we'll try again next week." Spectator gates open at 4 p.m. each day with hot laps at 6:30 and racing to follow. Action kicks off with a Wednesday practice session from 6-9 p.m. Pits will open at 3 p.m. with a drivers' meeting at 5:45. There is no spectator admission for the grandstands or suites, but pit passes are $30 ($20 for 5-and-under). Four-day pit passes are $150 ($75 ages 5-and-under). Thursday admission: Adults (ages 17-61) - $20 Military/Seniors (62 and over) - $15 Youth (12-16) - $5 Kids (11 & under) - FREE (All grandstand seating is General Admission) Pit Pass - $40 Kids Pit Pass - $20 3-Day Pit Pass - $125 3-Day Kids Pit Pass - $60 Friday admission: Adults (17-61) - $30 Military/Seniors (62 and over) - $25 Juniors (ages 12-16) $10 Kids (11 & under) - FREE 2-Day Adults (17-61) - $55 2-Day Military/Seniors - $45 2-Day Juniors (12-16) - $20 (All grandstand seating is general admission) Pit Pass (11 and and over) - $40 Kids Pit Pass - $20 5 & under - FREE 2-Day Pit Pass - $85 2-Day Kids Pit Pass - $40 Saturday admission: Adults (17-61) - $35 Seniors (62 and over)/Military - $30 Juniors (12-16) - $15 Kids (11-and-under) - FREE (All grandstand seating is general admission) Pit Pass (11 and over) - $45 Kids Pit Pass - $20 CAMPING: DAILY RATES (Limited Availability) Dry Camping - $15/Night (up to 6 people, $5 additional per person) Reserve Dry - $25/Night (up to 6 people, $5 additional per person) Reserved Electric & Water- $40/Night (up to 6 people, $5 additional per person) 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. Weekly Series opens April 5th: Weekly racing in the Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series at Lucas Oil Speedway will feature five divisions - Hermitage Lumber Late Models, Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars, Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B Mods and the new Hickamo Country Store Super Stocks. The Weekly opener is set for Saturday, April 5th. 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. 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, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.
- RACING RETURNS TO PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY ON APRIL 5th
(Perris, CA, March 24, 2025) There is no racing at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night, March 29th. Racing will return on April 5th when the famous Southern California Home of Major League Sprint Car racing hosts the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints and the PASSCAR Super Stocks and American Factory Stocks. One week later on April 12th, LKQ Pick Your Part will present the second Night of Destruction of 2025. The USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, Senior & Young Gun Sprints and the Super Stocks and Street Stocks close out the month on April 26th. Perris Auto Speedway April schedule April 5th - Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints and the PASSCAR Super Stocks & American Factory Stocks. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m., with racing at 7:00. April 12th - LKQ Pick Your Part Night of Destruction with Figure 8 racing, a Figure 8 Trailer race, Mini Stocks, Demo Cross and Double Deckers. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m., with racing at 7:00. April 26th - Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints and the PASSCAR Super Stocks & Street Stocks. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m., with racing at 7:00. Advance tickets for all of the USAC/CRA & PASSCAR, and Night of Destruction shows are available at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7 or by calling 800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to purchase advance tickets, there will be plenty available for everyone at the ticket window each night. Tickets for the September 13th return of the World of Outlaw NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars at The PAS are available at https://bit.ly/42Dssil. Camping on the fairgrounds is available for all races for $25.00 a night beginning at noon on Friday. Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located close to the freeway at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds, home of the Southern California Fair, in nearby Riverside County. To get there, take the 215 freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For online directions, the address to enter is 18700 Lake Perris Drive, and the zip code is 92571. Perris Auto Speedway 2025 Schedule April 5th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUN SPRINTS, PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS April 12th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS April 26th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/ YOUNG GUN SPRINTS, PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS May 3rd LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS May 24th "SALUTE TO INDY" AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/ YOUNG GUN SPRINTS, PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS June 14th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS June 21st AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/ YOUNG GUN SPRINTS, PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS JUNE 28TH "FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR AND SKY CONCERT" LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS July 19th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINTS, PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS July 26th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS August 9th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS August 16th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINTS, PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS August 30th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS September 6th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINTS, PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS SEPTEMBER 13TH THE "GREATEST SHOW ON DIRT!" THE WORLD OF OUTLAW SPRINT CARS September 20th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS September 27th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINTS, PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS October 18th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINTS, PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS October 25th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION, DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8'S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS November 1st AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/ YOUNG GUN SPRINTS, PASSCAR SUPER, STREET and FACTORY STOCKS (Front Gates open at 5:00 Showtime 6:30) November 8th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR/YOUNG GUNS SPRINTS, "JERRY DODD CHAMPIONS NIGHT" PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS (Front Gates open at 5:00 - Showtime 6:30) THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. To keep up with everything happening at The PAS, please visit the track's social media efforts on Facebook and Instagram and visit the website at perrisautospeedway.com. The PAS would like to thank all of its 2024 marketing partners. Budweiser- https://us.budweiser.com/ Chic-Fil-A Perris - Hwy 215 & Nuevo Road Location | Chick-fil-A Chris's Hauling Ed Pink Racing Engines - edpink.com Heimark Distributors - https://heimark.com/ Hoosier Tire - https://www.hoosiertire.com/ Living Waters Hospice - https://livingwatershospice.com/ LKQ Pick Your Part - https://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/ Marjon RV's - https://marjonrvs.com/ Mike's Produce Performance Online - https://www.performanceonline.com/ Premier Medical Transportation - https://pmtpremier.com/ Rapid Tire and Automotive - https://rapidtireauto.com/ Rapid Wraps - https://www.rapidwrapsandtint.com/ Sunoco Race Fuels - https://www.sunocoracefuels.com/ Symbiosis - https://symbiosiscare.com/ Trench Shoring - https://www.trenchshoring.com/ Team Stites - https://teamstites.com/ Vista Paint - https://www.vistapaint.com/ Weathertight Roofing - https://weathertightroofing.com/ Wind N Sea Towing - https://windnseatowing.com/ For information on 2025 billboard advertising at The PAS, please call 951-940-0134 and ask for Charlie Watson. Fans can stay up to date on track and driver news on The PAS social media efforts at the links below. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/ Website: http://perrisautospeedway.com/ The PAS has a segment on Dave Stall's Racer Radio Show every Sunday afternoon. The show airs from 3:00-5:00 p.m. PST and The PAS segment comes on at 3:30. Fans can listen live online at kcbq.com or 1170 AM on the radio if they are in the San Diego area. Replays are available at http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/radioshow.html. mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is the only authorized Internet address to issue official media news released from The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment
- USMTS King of America XIV rolls into Lucas Oil Speedway for 3-night showdown
WHEATLAND, MO. (March 24, 2025) - One of the premier events in Modified racing makes its first visit to Lucas Oil Speedway this week with the crown up for grabs at the King of America XIV. The United States Modified Touring Series headlines three divisions of racing Thursday through Saturday with USRA B-Mods and USRA Stock Cars also in action each night. The stakes will rise each night for the USMTS Modifieds, with $3,000 going to the winner of the Thursday-night feature with $5,000-to-win on Friday and $20,000 up for grabs for the grand finale on Saturday night. Dan Ebert of Lake Shore, Minn., is reigning champion of the USMTS portion of the King of America with a win in 2023 as last year's event was rained out at Humboldt Speedway. There have been 11 different winners over the years as the best of Modified racing gather for the early season showdown. Ryan Gustin, now driving Dirt Late Models, is the only two-time King of America winner. The event will include USRA Stock Cars paying $1,000-to-win Thursday, $2,000-to-win Friday and $3,000 to win Saturday. USRA B-Mods will be paying $1,000 to win Thursday, $2,000 to win Friday and $3,000 to win Saturday. Spectator gates open at 4 p.m. each day with hot laps at 6:30 and racing to follow. Action kicks off with a Wednesday practice session from 6-9 p.m. Pits will open at 3 p.m. with a drivers' meeting at 5:45. There is no spectator admission for the grandstands or suites, but pit passes are $30 ($20 for 5-and-under). Four-day pit passes are $150 ($75 ages 5-and-under). Thursday admission: Adults (ages 17-61) - $20 Military/Seniors (62 and over) - $15 Youth (12-16) - $5 Kids (11 & under) - FREE (All grandstand seating is General Admission) Pit Pass - $40 Kids Pit Pass - $20 3-Day Pit Pass - $125 3-Day Kids Pit Pass - $60 Friday admission: Adults (17-61) - $30 Military/Seniors (62 and over) - $25 Juniors (ages 12-16) $10 Kids (11 & under) - FREE 2-Day Adults (17-61) - $55 2-Day Military/Seniors - $45 2-Day Juniors (12-16) - $20 (All grandstand seating is general admission) Pit Pass (11 and and over) - $40 Kids Pit Pass - $20 5 & under - FREE 2-Day Pit Pass - $85 2-Day Kids Pit Pass - $40 Saturday admission: Adults (17-61) - $35 Seniors (62 and over)/Military - $30 Juniors (12-16) - $15 Kids (11-and-under) - FREE (All grandstand seating is general admission) Pit Pass (11 and over) - $45 Kids Pit Pass - $20 CAMPING: DAILY RATES (Limited Availability) Dry Camping - $15/Night (up to 6 people, $5 additional per person) Reserve Dry - $25/Night (up to 6 people, $5 additional per person) Reserved Electric & Water- $40/Night (up to 6 people, $5 additional per person) 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. Weekly Series opens April 5th: Weekly racing in the Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series at Lucas Oil Speedway will feature five divisions - Hermitage Lumber Late Models, Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars, Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B Mods and the new Hickamo Country Store Super Stocks. The Weekly opener is set for Saturday, April 5th. 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. 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, 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, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.
- Williams Grove Opener Now This Friday, March 28
Williams Grove Speedway will attempt to get the 2025 racing season underway once again this Friday night, March 28 at 7:30 pm.
- Kyle Busch announces head-to-head race against son, Brexton, on Wednesday
Kyle Busch announced a head-to-head sprint car race with his son, Brexton. The race will be Wednesday at Millbridge Speedway in North Carolina.
- Shebester wins USL season opener at Red Dirt Raceway
The Ortco, Inc. United Sprint League presented by Same Day Auto Repair opened the 2025 season Saturday at Red Dirt Raceway and Steven Shebester raced his way to victory in the Fairgrounds 50 Salute to Fairgrounds Speedway main event.
- Dirt Late Model Drivers Part of a Different Pennsylvania Posse
Central Pennsylvania may be best know for sprint car racing, but there is a bustling late model scene at Port Royal Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway, too.
- Forsberg edges Wood for record tying Tribute to Al Hinds win
Placerville, CA…Ten-time Placerville Speedway champion Andy Forsberg held off a fast-closing Austin Wood to score his fourth Tribute to Al Hinds triumph on Saturday night. With his win the Auburn veteran matched Justin Sanders for the most all-time Tribute to Al Hinds victories. It marked his 73rd career Winged 360 Sprint Car win on the red clay and came aboard the Pacific Highway Rentals No. 92 mount. "I felt like I was cruising along out there and all of a sudden here comes this youngster Austin Wood," Forsberg commented. "He's like 14 and I'm definitely older than that, so it shows the wide gap of generations we have out here. It's cool to win another Al Hinds race. Back in the day I would go up in the stands with Al when he was still around just to chat, and we really miss that guy." Forsberg earned the pole in the feature by way of "Striking Gold" in his heat race, winning it from starting position number four. He had his way with things for much of the contest as drivers raced for position behind him. With the main event winding down, Austin Wood and Tanner Carrick began exchanging the runner up spot back and forth. Carrick provided some of the most excitement in the feature, while going four wheels above the cushion in turn three. Wood was able to prevail in that dogfight and began to reel in Forsberg as the white flag waved. Rounding the final corners, Wood slipped to his inside, but Forsberg was able to nip him at the line for the win. Carrick, Chance Grasty and Max Mittry completed the top five. Rounding out the top 10 were Colby Copeland, Bubba Decaires, Steven Kent, Josh Young and Justyn Cox. A total of 30 Thompson's Winged Sprints competed on opening night. Tanner Carrick began the evening by setting the ADCO Driveline Fast Time with a lap of 10.581. Roseville's Josh Young dominated the 25-lap Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour main event on Saturday. It was sweet redemption for Young, who got upside down wildly in qualifying at the Hunt Tour opener in Stockton recently. Placerville's Shane Hopkins led the opening circuit, before the red flag waved as Jake Morgan got upside down battling for the leader entering turn three. After going back to green Young blasted into the lead and never looked back to snag the win. Bryant Bell, Shane Hopkins, Brent Steck and Braidon Moniz rounded out the top five. Finishing sixth through tenth were Joshua Wooten, Eathon Lanfri, Paul Vandenberg, Jeff Scotto and Heath Holdsclaw. Six-time and defending Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stock champion Nick Baldwin added yet another Placerville Speedway victory to his resume on Saturday. Rio Linda's Ryan Peter led early, before Baldwin came charging for the lead on lap five. The Oakley driver led the remainder to score his 33rd career Placerville triumph over Kevin Jinkerson, Tommy Sturgeon, Wayne Trimble and Tyler Lightfoot. The Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks provided some late race drama with multi-time track titlist Mike Miller making a move with just a few laps left to tally another victory. Paizlee Miller led the opening lap, until Howard Miller drove past to lead much of the race. M. Miller then found another gear and came forward as the laps wound down. Howard and Mike ran side by side in thrilling fashion during the final laps, which saw Mike prevail by less than a truck length. Noah LaPoint, Brycen Bragg and Michael Barreno ran third through fifth. Placerville Speedway returns to action this coming Saturday March 29th with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars. Results Placerville Speedway Tribute to Al Hinds March 22, 2025 Winged Sprint Cars: 1. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 2. 2A-Austin Wood[3]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 4. X1-Chance Grasty[8]; 5. 2XM-Max Mittry[9]; 6. 5V-Colby Copeland[13]; 7. 94-Greg Decaires V[11]; 8. 81-Steven Kent[18]; 9. 17J-Josh Young[19]; 10. 42X-Justyn Cox[14]; 11. 12J-John Clark[12]; 12. 76-Jennifer Osborne[15]; 13. 21-Shane Hopkins[20]; 14. 7C-Tony Gomes[4]; 15. 17-Anthony Snow[17]; 16. 94R-Ryan Rocha[16]; 17. 25-Seth Standley[7]; 18. 88A-Joey Ancona[2]; 19. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[6]; 20. 13-Elijah Gile[10] Hunt Tour: 1. 17J-Josh Young[1]; 2. 3T-Bryant Bell[5]; 3. 21-Shane Hopkins[2]; 4. 2STX-Brent Steck[7]; 5. 22-Braidon Moniz[6]; 6. 95-Joshua Wooten[8]; 7. 31P-Eathon Lanfri[10]; 8. 9-Paul Vandenberg[11]; 9. 92A-Jeff Scotto[12]; 10. 47-Heath Holdsclaw[9]; 11. 2-Kevin Box[14]; 12. 38-Austin Cato[19]; 13. 18-Josh Gillis[16]; 14. 53-David Johnson[18]; 15. 7D-Daniel Dekeyser[15]; 16. 36-Bob Newberry[3]; 17. 28K-Kaden Ramos[13]; 18. 3C-Carson Hawkins[17]; 19. 87R-Pat Richards[20]; 20. 7EJ-Jake Morgan[4] Pure Stocks: 1. 17-Nick Baldwin[6]; 2. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[1]; 3. 16-Tommy Sturgeon[9]; 4. 86-Wayne Trimble[8]; 5. 23-Tyler Lightfoot[12]; 6. 25-Ryan Parkhurst[4]; 7. 12J-Jason Ramos[14]; 8. 08-Colton Arbogast[7]; 9. 29-Dan Jinkerson[13]; 10. 10N-Joe Conroy[16]; 11. 316-Ryan Murphy[5]; 12. 48-John Evans[17]; 13. 47-Michael Murphy[10]; 14. 54-Anthony Vigna[15]; 15. 10-Ted Ahart[11]; 16. 22K-Jason Palmer[3]; 17. 83-Ryan Peter[2] Mini Trucks: 1. 16-Mike Miller[8]; 2. 28-Howard Miller[4]; 3. 92N-Noah LaPoint[9]; 4. 75-Brycen Bragg[10]; 5. 24K-Michael Barreno[1]; 6. 17-Luke Costa[7]; 7. 26-Paizlee Miller[3]; 8. 22-Nick Perkins[2]; 9. 70-Austin Struthers[6]; 10. 07-Tyler Goggin[5]; 11. (DNS) 33-Gaige Pope Joy
- Moran Goes Back-to-Back in Brownstown's Indiana Icebreaker
BROWNSTOWN, IN (March 22, 2025) - Devin Moran spent several years striving to win a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race at Brownstown Speedway. He checked that off his bucket list when he claimed the Indiana Icebreaker in 2024, and then 12 months later, he secured back-to-back victories by winning this year's edition, which was worth an event-record $25,000, on Saturday night, leading all 50 laps. Moran beat Ricky Thornton Jr. to the checkered flag by 1.118 seconds for the victory. Jonathan Davenport managed to repass Mike Marlar on the last lap, finishing in third place. Marlar took fourth. Josh Rice also executed a pass, getting by Daulton Wilson on the final lap to secure his second consecutive top-five finish in the series. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the fourth time this season, Moran expressed his affection for Brownstown Speedway as he and Thornton left Brownstown tied for the points lead. "Baby, I love Brownstown," said the Dresden, Ohio native who claimed his 19th career series win. "I love coming here. It was a hard-fought race the entire time. At the initial start, Garrett (Alberson) and JD were running the bottom, and I just made hay around the top in three and four. I had a really good race car, but I felt like they were on me the whole race this place is so hard to get separated from people. The lapped cars were all over the place, and there at the end, it started to get a little bottom dominate." "it's not going to be easy to win the championship this year. It's going to be a dogfight. The 20RT is obviously really, really good. The 49 I feel like is the best car in the country right now. To be 1,2,3, I think that is what a lot of people are going to see all year long, and it's going to be some great racing." Thornton, the defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, was coming off of a win at Atomic on Friday. He briefly grabbed the lead on a lap 33 restart from Moran with a big slider in turn four, but Moran turned down the track to maintain his lead. "I just got a good restart and I I knew I wasn't going to pass Devin there. I was more going to slide Devin so that way JD couldn't get by me. It was more defense for second than trying to win it. So, I felt our car was pretty good there finally once it went slick towards the end, and I could move around a little bit." Davenport rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third after a hard-fought battle with Mike Marlar in the closing laps. "No doubt we had a good race (with Marlar). He come up through there pretty good. We were probably a little soft on tires. I thought we would be better at the beginning of the race than Devin was, but he fired really well, he's been really good here at Brownstown. We got good there during that long run which was kind of odd for our tire choice. But thereafter that caution, there was a lot of grit out in the middle of three and four so that's why I picked the top on the restart." The winner's Double Down Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Lazydays RV, C&W Trucking, Bomag, Millwood Plumbing, Anthony's Pizza, Refuel Wellness, Red Oak Pub, Pee Wee's Wrecker Service, Eibach Springs, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Haulin' Haskell's CarSourceAuto, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, and Phillps CPA. Completing the top ten were Daulton Wilson, Tyler Bruening, Brandon Overton, Tyler Erb, and Ross Robinson. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Indiana Icebreaker Saturday, March 22, 2025 Brownstown Speedway - Brownstown, IN Allstar Performance Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Jonathan Davenport | 13.738 seconds (overall) Fast Time Group B: Devin Moran | 13.746 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 11-Josh Rice[5]; 3. 57M-Camaron Marlar[3]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening[4]; 5. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 8. 24-Jared Bailey[8]; 9. 11X-Ryan Lanphierd[9] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 3. S21-Seth Daniels[2]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 5. 1G-Devin Gilpin[7]; 6. 19M-Spencer Hughes[5]; 7. D48-Derek Groomer[8]; 8. 9Y-Levi Yetter[6] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[5]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[6]; 5. 1T-Tyler Erb[4]; 6. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 7. 12-Jason Jameson[7]; 8. 7-Ross Robinson[8]; 9. 65S-Dustin Shoulders[9] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 2. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 3. 29-Christian Hanger[4]; 4. 6C-Michael Chilton[6]; 5. 17SS-Brenden Smith[7]; 6. 4-Tripp Gerrald[3]; 7. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 8. 18-Jacob Stuhr[8] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1G-Devin Gilpin[2]; 2. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[1]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[3]; 5. 19M-Spencer Hughes[4]; 6. 9Y-Levi Yetter[8]; 7. D48-Derek Groomer[6]; 8. 11X-Ryan Lanphierd[9]; 9. 24-Jared Bailey[7] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1G-Devin Gilpin[2]; 2. 93L-Cory Lawler[5]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[1]; 4. 60-Dan Ebert[3]; 5. 19M-Spencer Hughes[4]; 6. 9Y-Levi Yetter[8]; 7. D48-Derek Groomer[6]; 8. 11X-Ryan Lanphierd[9]; 9. 24-Jared Bailey[7] Indiana Icebreaker Feature Finish (50 Laps): Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Earnings 1 - 2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $26,100 2 - 6 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $11,100 3 - 1 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $7,000 4 - 10 - 157 - Mike Marlar - Winfield, TN - $4,000 5 - 5 - 11 - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - $3,500 6 - 14 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $3,400 7 - 13 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - $3,200 8 - 7 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $3,000 9 - 18 - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $2,200 10 - 26 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - $1,400 11 - 27 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $600 12 - 8 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $2,600 13 - 20 - 4 - Tripp Gerrald - Versailles, KY - $1,800 14 - 3 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $2,400 15 - 16 - 6C - Michael Chilton - Salvisa, KY - $1,600 16 - 24 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $2,200 17 - 22 - 12 - Jason Jameson - Lawrenceburg, IN - $1,500 18 - 23 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $2,200 19 - 15 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,200 20 - 12 - 29 - Christian Hanger - Winchester, TN - $1,500 21 - 28 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - $100 22 - 25 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $800 23 - 19 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $1,500 24 - 11 - S21 - Seth Daniels - Jackson, OH - $1,500 25 - 4 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $2,300 26 - 9 - 57M - Camaron Marlar - Winfield, TN - $1,500 27 - 17 - 1G - Devin Gilpin - Columbus, IN - $1,500 28 - 21 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $2,200 29 - 29 - 24 - Jared Bailey - Bedford, IN - $1,500 Race Statistics Entrants: 34 Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Jonathan Davenport MD3 Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1-50) Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Devin Moran Wieland Feature Winner: Devin Moran Margin of Victory: 1.118 seconds Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Cory Lawler, Jason Jameson (Lap 2); Garrett Alberson (Lap 26); Hudson O'Neal (Lap 31) Series Provisionals: Brandon Sheppard; Spencer Hughes Fast Time Provisional: n/a Emergency Provisionals: Donald McIntosh; Ross Robinson; Dan Ebert; Brenden Smith Track Provisional: Jared Bailey Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Jonathan Davenport Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Mike Marlar, Josh Rice PEM 4th Place Feature: Mike Marlar DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Josh Rice Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Ross Robinson Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dan Ebert Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Tripp Gerrald MD3 24th Place Feature: Seth Daniels Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Ross Robinson (Advanced 16 Positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (50 Laps) Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Hudson O'Neal (Lap 4 | 14.318 seconds) Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Hard Luck Award: Hudson O'Neal Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck Kimble ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Daniel Hilsabeck (13.6113 seconds) Time of Race: 24 minutes 06 seconds Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings: Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Earnings 1 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 1640 - $96,600 2 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 1640 - $75,500 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 1585 - $61,700 4 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 1440 - $30,450 5 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 1375 - $27,975 6 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 1340 - $24,050 7 - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - 1320 - $21,700 8 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 1295 - $27,325 9 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 1280 - $21,600 10 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - 1230 - $25,000 11 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 1150 - $13,700 12 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 1130 - $17,575 13 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - 1115 - $15,000 14 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 1110 - $10,800 15 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 1095 - $10,100 16 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 1000 - $11,825 17 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 985 - $6,650 18 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - 965 - $20,950 19 - 40B - Kyle Bronson - Brandon, FL - 900 - $12,000 20 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 885 - $5,575 21 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - 865 - $6,700 About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2025, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 58 events across 16 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap. The series receives national exposure through a television package streamed live via FloRacing, with select broadcasts on MAVTV. The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. 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- Crigler goes wire-to-wire for 4 State Late Model win in Lucas Oil Speedway opener as Carroll, Galvan also prevail
WHEATLAND, MO. (March 22, 2025) - It was a dominant performance by Sawyer Crigler as Lucas Oil Speedway opened its season on Saturday night in the Late Model portion of March Full Body Madness. Crigler, a second-generation racer from Alton, Mo., led all 30 laps in a caution-free 4 State Late Model Series feature to outdistance Dustin Atkinson for the victory. Other feature winners in the March Full Body Madness program, attracting 99 entries in the four divisions, were Kenny Carroll (Hickamo Super Stocks) and Chase Galvan (SMSI Pure Stocks). The fourth and final feature, for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Stock Cars, was postponed by rain. Crigler's first Lucas Oil Speedway career win was never in doubt as he led from start-to-finish. He won six times on the 4 State Late Model Series in 2024. "This place is awesome," Crigler said in the victory lane. "The track was great. It was slick from top to bottom. It got a little rubbered up there at the end, but that was OK. This is the first race here with this series this year, so it's good to start it off with a win." It didn't take long for Crigler to drive away after starting on the pole as he opened a three-second gap over Joey Smith by lap five as reigning series champ Atkinson settled into third. Lapped traffic bogged the leader down by lap 10 with Smith cutting the deficit to 1.6 seconds. Once Crigler was able to get a bit of clearance from the heavy traffic, he was able to rebuild the command as a long caution-free run continued. Atkinson, meanwhile, slipped past Smith for second on lap 16 but Crigler was 3.5 seconds clear by then with no signs of letting up. Crigler stayed out of harm the rest of the way and finished 2.3 seconds in front of Atkinson for his first win of the season. Cole Wells rallied late to finish third with Smith finishing fourth and Andy Bryant fifth. Carroll makes late pass for Super Stocks win: Kenny Carroll made the winning pass as the white flag waved and held off race-long pacesetter Jared Hays to score the Hickamo Super Stocks feature victory. Hays started on the pole and by lap seven already had a 3.3-second lead over Tony Anglin with Carroll another second and a half behind Anglin. Hays caught lapped traffic by the mid point of the race on lap 10, which is when the first caution flew - and that served to wipe away Hays' big lead. After two more cautions, Taylor Carver zoomed from seventh to second by lap 14 and was putting heat on Hays when another caution slowed the action. But on the restart, Carver drifted high and was involved in a multi-car incident in turn two, taking him out of contention. Carroll came on strong after a lap-16 caution and zoomed around Hays on the high side coming to the white flag. The veteran driver and former Lucas Oil Speedway track champion from Camdenton held on from there and beat Hays by .665 seconds. "The last two (laps) were the easiest ones," Carroll said in victory lane. "There was a lot of thought going on the entire race, trying to think ahead between the bottom and top. It just worked out perfect." Tim Brown was third with Anglin fourth and Gary Clark fifth. SMSI Pure Stocks win to Galvan: Chase Galvan of Kansas City, Kan., led all 11 laps to win a weather-shortened SMSI Pure Stocks main event that was able to become official by just passing the halfway point before rain arrived. Third-starting Mason Beck was closing in on Galvan when a lap-six caution flew. After the restart it became a four-car tussle for the lead with Derek Brown and Bobby Brown joining the fray. But Galvan, who started on the pole, held onto the top spot, as another yellow flag came out with nine laps remaining. Beck fell out of contention on the restart when he had trouble in turn four. That's when rain began and the checkered flag waved at lap 11, making Galvan the winner with Derek Brown second, Bobby Brown third, Donnie Devers fourth and Payton McDowell fifth. LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY RESULTS (March 22, 2025) MARCH FULL BODY MADNESS 4 State Dirt Late Model Series A Feature - 1. 11-Sawyer Crigler[1]; 2. 4A-Dustin Atkinson[4]; 3. 42-Cole Wells[7]; 4. 3-Joey Smith[3]; 5. 49-Andy Bryant[8]; 6. 13B-Brandon Baldridge[10]; 7. 9-Dustin Tiger[9]; 8. 5V-Austin Vincent[6]; 9. 50-Kaeden Cornell[13]; 10. 30-Dalton Cloyd[5]; 11. 93D-Josh Dugan[2]; 12. 5*-John Briggs[11]; 13. 15-Trent Wynn[16]; 14. 82-Jace Parmley[15]; 15. 9P-Sam Petty[18]; 16. 13W-Shawn Whitman[21]; 17. 99-John Rowland[14]; 18. 414-Ryan Thomas[12]; 19. 1/4-Jaxon Ertel[22]; 20. 33-Mike Bitner[17]; 21. 26P-Matt Menzie[20]; 22. 74-Kyle Bates[19]; 23. (DNF) 75-ZD Keepper[24]; 24. (DNF) 22-Tim Petty[23] B Feature - 1. 33-Mike Bitner[1]; 2. 9P-Sam Petty[5]; 3. 74-Kyle Bates[6]; 4. 26P-Matt Menzie[7]; 5. 13W-Shawn Whitman[4]; 6. 1/4-Jaxon Ertel[3]; 7. 5D-Josh Dunn[10]; 8. 25-Eli Muilenburg[9]; 9. 5JR-Noah Ames[8]; 10. (DNF) 22-Tim Petty[2]; 11. (DNF) 75-ZD Keepper[12]; 12. (DNS) 18-Tracy Cottrell Heat 1 - 1. 4A-Dustin Atkinson[2]; 2. 42-Cole Wells[3]; 3. 9-Dustin Tiger[4]; 4. 50-Kaeden Cornell[1]; 5. 33-Mike Bitner[5]; 6. 9P-Sam Petty[7]; 7. 25-Eli Muilenburg[6] Heat 2 - 1. 93D-Josh Dugan[2]; 2. 49-Andy Bryant[4]; 3. 13B-Brandon Baldridge[3]; 4. 99-John Rowland[5]; 5. 22-Tim Petty[6]; 6. 74-Kyle Bates[1]; 7. 5D-Josh Dunn[7] Heat 3 - 1. 11-Sawyer Crigler[4]; 2. 30-Dalton Cloyd[2]; 3. 5*-John Briggs[3]; 4. 82-Jace Parmley[5]; 5. 1/4-Jaxon Ertel[6]; 6. 26P-Matt Menzie[1]; 7. 18-Tracy Cottrell[7] Heat 4 - 1. 3-Joey Smith[4]; 2. 5V-Austin Vincent[3]; 3. 414-Ryan Thomas[2]; 4. 15-Trent Wynn[5]; 5. 13W-Shawn Whitman[1]; 6. 5JR-Noah Ames[6]; 7. (DNF) 75-ZD Keepper[7] Qualifying Group 1 - 1. 9-Dustin Tiger[7]; 2. 49-Andy Bryant[5]; 3. 42-Cole Wells[9]; 4. 13B-Brandon Baldridge[11]; 5. 4A-Dustin Atkinson[1]; 6. 93D-Josh Dugan[14]; 7. 50-Kaeden Cornell[3]; 8. 74-Kyle Bates[12]; 9. 33-Mike Bitner[2]; 10. 99-John Rowland[4]; 11. 25-Eli Muilenburg[8]; 12. 22-Tim Petty[13]; 13. 9P-Sam Petty[6]; 14. (DNS) 5D-Josh Dunn Qualifying Group 2 - 1. 11-Sawyer Crigler[2]; 2. 3-Joey Smith[4]; 3. 5*-John Briggs[13]; 4. 5V-Austin Vincent[8]; 5. 30-Dalton Cloyd[14]; 6. 414-Ryan Thomas[9]; 7. 26P-Matt Menzie[7]; 8. 13W-Shawn Whitman[1]; 9. 82-Jace Parmley[10]; 10. 15-Trent Wynn[12]; 11. 1/4-Jaxon Ertel[6]; 12. 5JR-Noah Ames[11]; 13. 18-Tracy Cottrell[5]; 14. (DNS) 75-ZD Keepper Hickamo Super Stocks A Feature - 1. 94-Kenny Carroll[2]; 2. 4-Jared Hays[1]; 3. 111-Tim Brown[11]; 4. G1-Tony Anglin[3]; 5. 4G-Gary Clark[9]; 6. 11-Derek Brown[5]; 7. 26M-Donnie Miller[10]; 8. 04-Blaine Ewing[12]; 9. 164-Michael Muskrat[15]; 10. 94C-JT Carroll[7]; 11. 2-Colton Bourland[8]; 12. 28K-Chris Kircher[13]; 13. 8D-Darek Wiss[6]; 14. 27S-Will Smart[16]; 15. 40-Taylor Carver[4]; 16. 53-Danny O'Neal[22]; 17. 21-Darin Porter[23]; 18. 67-Devin Irvin[20]; 19. 15M-Michael Matthews[24]; 20. (DNF) 69-Brian Brown[18]; 21. (DNF) 16-Logan Thompson[19]; 22. (DNF) 9-Dave Meyer[21]; 23. (DNF) 35-Johnny Coats[17]; 24. (DNF) B4-Brian Worley[14] B Feature - 1. 35-Johnny Coats[4]; 2. 69-Brian Brown[6]; 3. 16-Logan Thompson[3]; 4. 67-Devin Irvin[10]; 5. 9-Dave Meyer[11]; 6. 53-Danny O'Neal[13]; 7. 21-Darin Porter[7]; 8. 15M-Michael Matthews[12]; 9. 00-Cory Flamm[8]; 10. 40B-Shane Bias[1]; 11. 73-Francisco Escamilla[9]; 12. (DNF) 22-Joey Holdren II[14]; 13. (DNF) 69C-Caleb Brown[5]; 14. (DNF) 21W-Ted Welschmeyer[2]; 15. (DNS) 94F-Stanley Floyed Heat 1 - 1. G1-Tony Anglin[1]; 2. 94C-JT Carroll[2]; 3. 2-Colton Bourland[9]; 4. 4G-Gary Clark[5]; 5. 15M-Michael Matthews[7]; 6. 73-Francisco Escamilla[11]; 7. 69C-Caleb Brown[6]; 8. 28K-Chris Kircher[8]; 9. 00-Cory Flamm[4]; 10. 40B-Shane Bias[3]; 11. 22-Joey Holdren II[10] Heat 2 - 1. 40-Taylor Carver[1]; 2. 94-Kenny Carroll[5]; 3. 26M-Donnie Miller[3]; 4. 111-Tim Brown[6]; 5. B4-Brian Worley[8]; 6. 27S-Will Smart[2]; 7. 35-Johnny Coats[4]; 8. 69-Brian Brown[10]; 9. 67-Devin Irvin[7]; 10. (DNF) 94F-Stanley Floyed[9] Heat 3 - 1. 4-Jared Hays[10]; 2. 11-Derek Brown[3]; 3. 8D-Darek Wiss[6]; 4. 04-Blaine Ewing[5]; 5. 164-Michael Muskrat[2]; 6. 21W-Ted Welschmeyer[4]; 7. 16-Logan Thompson[1]; 8. 21-Darin Porter[9]; 9. 9-Dave Meyer[8]; 10. 53-Danny O'Neal[7] SMSI Pure Stocks A Feature - 1. 0-Chase Galvan[1]; 2. 41-Derek Brown[6]; 3. 26B-Bobby Brown[4]; 4. 81-Donnie Devers[5]; 5. 21M-Payton McDowell[18]; 6. 19-Trenton Houston[2]; 7. 17-Shayne Healea[10]; 8. 71T-Chris Tonoli[13]; 9. 7-Karla Lampe[7]; 10. 19J-Tyler Crocker[12]; 11. 00-James Redus[11]; 12. 714-Dustin Isaacs[15]; 13. 14-Cody Ohrenberg[9]; 14. 1C-Scotty Carter[16]; 15. 70-Allen Thompson[23]; 16. 21-Carson Gronniger[19]; 17. 100-Cooper Lourenco[21]; 18. 5-Mason Beck[3]; 19. 2-Austin Dixon[24]; 20. 44-Shane Headley[22]; 21. 92-Michael McKnight[14]; 22. 23R-Jeff Reid[20]; 23. (DNF) 88-Chris Messerli[8]; 24. (DNF) 69-Dylan Bowman[17]; 25. (DNS) 54-William Gillette Heat 1 - 1. 0-Chase Galvan[8]; 2. 26B-Bobby Brown[7]; 3. 7-Karla Lampe[6]; 4. 00-James Redus[5]; 5. 714-Dustin Isaacs[2]; 6. 92-Michael McKnight[9]; 7. 21-Carson Gronniger[1]; 8. 44-Shane Headley[4]; 9. (DNF) 2-Austin Dixon[3] Heat 2 - 1. 19-Trenton Houston[5]; 2. 5-Mason Beck[8]; 3. 17-Shayne Healea[3]; 4. 71T-Chris Tonoli[4]; 5. 1C-Scotty Carter[2]; 6. 69-Dylan Bowman[1]; 7. 100-Cooper Lourenco[7]; 8. (DNS) 54-William Gillette Heat 3 - 1. 81-Donnie Devers[2]; 2. 41-Derek Brown[4]; 3. 14-Cody Ohrenberg[1]; 4. 88-Chris Messerli[7]; 5. 19J-Tyler Crocker[8]; 6. 21M-Payton McDowell[3]; 7. 23R-Jeff Reid[5]; 8. 70-Allen Thompson[6] O'Reilly Auto Parts Stock Cars Heat 1 - 1. 0F-Mason Beck[2]; 2. 24-Blayne McMillin[3]; 3. 50-Waylon Dimmitt[5]; 4. 19-Clayton Ward[1]; 5. 5DJ-DJ Barnes[6]; 6. 05G-Grayson McKiney[4]; 7. 35Z-Zach Zeugin[8]; 8. 12-Christopher Sawyer[7] Heat 2 - 1. 21-Myles Michehl[6]; 2. 111-Butch Bailey[4]; 3. 34-Blake Bolton[1]; 4. 8M-James McMillin[3]; 5. L23-Allen Luttjohann[5]; 6. 83-James Ellis[2]; 7. 18-Kameron Stoddard[7] UTV Short-Course Pro Turbo Feature - 1. 71-Nathan Wolff[2]; 2. 113-Chase Kempf[1]; 3. 14-Derek Tidd[4]; 4. 911-Chad Deutsch[3]; 5. 53-Randy Clifton[5]; 6. (DNS) 513-Colin Greenfield; 7. (DNS) 157-Nick Rickels Pro N/A (Naturally Aspirated) Feature - 1. 101-TJ Siewers[5]; 2. 94-Jaycob Kosmecki[3]; 3. 777-Blake Reinkemeyer[1]; 4. 24-Reese Harris[2]; 5. (DNS) 513-Colin Greenfield Pro AM Turbo Feature - 1. 74-Rory Navin[1]; 2. 811-Richard Raby[2]; 3. 417-Stephen Moeckel[4]; 4. 978-Rick Schroeder[10]; 5. 431-Bree Seek[3]; 6. 18-John Gaskill[6]; 7. 817-Jacob Benton[7]; 8. (DNF) 28-Cameron Whitworth[5]; 9. (DNS) 22-Rylan Matthews; 10. (DNS) 57-John Kalogerou Pro AM N/A Feature - 1. 78-Rick Schroeder[3]; 2. 107-Brody Sands[4]; 3. 25-Drake Sonntag[1]; 4. (DNS) 431-Bree Seek Vet Feature - 1. 978-Rick Schroeder[1]; 2. DD214-Bruce Davidson[3]; 3. 90-Michael Prichard[4]; 4. (DNS) 57-John Kalogerou; 5. (DNS) 157-Nick Rickels Vet N/A Feature - 1. 74-Travis Trower[1] Women's N/A Feature - 1. 62-Pleasant Matthews[1] Sportsman Turbo Feature - 1. 18-Ty Lueckemeyer[1]; 2. 91-Mia Cotto[5]; 3. 127-Collin Schmidt[4]; 4. 187-Jacob Kline SR[2]; 5. (DNF) 573-Jeff Gorsuch[3] Youth 1K Feature - 1. 85-Stefano Kalogerou[1]; 2. 106-Kwyntin Arnold[3]; 3. 33-Case Beeman[2]; 4. 126-Carson Hill[9]; 5. 137-Kace Myers[5]; 6. 181-RJ Tremblay[7]; 7. 37-Paxton Shamblin[4]; 8. 865-Kennedee Hartsell[6]; 9. (DNF) 07-Drake Graviett[8] 700 CC & Under Feature - 1. 248-Sam Walania[2]; 2. 865-Kennedee Hartsell[1]; 3. (DNS) 44-Jacob Kline JR 200 Modified Feature 1 - 1. 287-Jack Smith[2]; 2. 21-Cain Briseno[3]; 3. (DNF) 137-Kace Myers[1] 200 Limited Feature - 1. 287-Jack Smith[5]; 2. 21-Cain Briseno[1]; 3. 36-Easton Weber[6]; 4. 98-ZADIE ZAUGG[7]; 5. 89-ZAYLEE ZAUGG[8]; 6. 1212-Blake Laplant[4]; 7. 95-Nolan Hartsell[2]; 8. 16-Joey Hill[3] 200 Stock Feature - 1. 1212-Blake Laplant[1]; 2. 127-Tyson Roby[2]; 3. 22-Melliody Whitworth[3] Sportsman N/A Feature - 1. 85-Stefano Kalogerou[1]; 2. 74-Travis Trower[5]; 3. 37-Paxton Shamblin[4]; 4. 611-Edward Mangas[2]; 5. (DNS) 67-Jesse Russell King of America coming up next: The three-day USMTS King of America XIV is coming to Lucas Oil Speedway next Thursday-through-Saturday, March 27-29. The event will include USRA Stock Cars paying $1,000-to-win Thursday, $2,000-to-win Friday and $3,000 to win Saturday. USRA B-Mods will be paying $1,000 to win Thursday, $2,000 to win Friday, and $3,000 to win Saturday. The USMTS field will chase feature wins of $3,000 and $5,000 before $20,000 for the grand finale on Saturday. Pits and spectator gates open at 4 p.m. each day with hot laps at 6:30 and racing to follow. Weekly Series opens April 5th: Weekly racing in the Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series at Lucas Oil Speedway will feature five divisions - Hermitage Lumber Late Models, Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars, Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B Mods and the new Hickamo Country Store Super Stocks. The Weekly opener is set for Saturday, April 5th. 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 # # # 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, 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, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.
- Bruno Claims Second Consecutive Western Midget Racing Opener at Ventura
San Jose’s Anthony Bruno led wire-to-wire to win his second consecutive Western Midget Racing season opener at Ventura Raceway on Saturday night. A late charge from Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell fell ...
- Gravel Survives Kofoid’s Charge for Second Straight Cotton Bowl Win
David Gravel and Big Game Motorsports came about as close to perfection as possible this weekend in the "Lone Star State."
- Aaron Reutzel drives to Perris High Limit checkers
Aaron Reutzel picked up the 30 lap Kubota High Limit Racing feature at Perris Auto Speedway Saturday night. Reutzel was followed by Austin McCarl, Brad Sweet, Brent Marks and Kaleb Montgomery.
- Macri wins at Port Royal
Anthony Macri took the lead after a late red flag and won the 25 lap feature at Port Royal Speedway Saturday. Macri was followed by Brock Zearfoss, Chase Dietz, Steve Buckwalter and Justin Whittall.
- HAGAR HUSTLES TO USCS WINTER HEAT WIN AT THE MAG
Derek Hagar of Marion, AR drove the Nutrien Ag Solutions Special to victory on Saturday night in the 25-lap United Sprint Car Series Presented By Hoosier Racing Tire Winter Heat Series Round 14 Feature Race.
- Jacob Denney Victorious in Weekend Finale at Port City Raceway with POWRi National Midget League
Jacob Denney would be undenied on his way to earning his fourth career feature win battling at Port City Raceway, with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, in Night Three of the annual Turnpike Challenge after leading sixteen laps of the forty-lap feature event.
- Thornton Holds Off Rice in Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic
CHILLICOTHE, OH (March 21, 2025) - Reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion Ricky Thornton Jr. secured his first career victory at Atomic Speedway, taking home the $15,000 prize for winning the Buckeye Spring 50 on Friday night. Thornton successfully fended off a determined Josh Rice, marking his fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season. Rice, who closed in on Thornton several times during the last 39 laps of the race, finished second by 0.541 seconds at the line. Devin Moran came in third, followed by Mike Marlar and Hudson O'Neal. Thornton jumped to the lead at the start of the race, with Jonathan Davenport running in second place. Davenport stayed close to Thornton until a lapped car came down on him, forcing Davenport to spin in turn two after ten laps as the caution was displayed for him, requiring a restart from the back of the field. Rice then moved into second place as he and Garrett Alberson raced hard for that position, with Moran joining the battle after starting in ninth. Moran briefly took second, but Rice fought back to reclaim the position. In the closing laps, Rice managed to catch up to Thornton, but he couldn't pull off a last-minute move on the final lap to try and steal the win from Thornton. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 46th time in his career, Thornton has now assumed the championship points lead as he heads to Brownstown on Saturday. "I knew Josh (Rice) was going to be good, really, I thought he was a little better than I was there I was just able to get out in front of him. I've got a little right-side damage. I got behind a lapped car, and he kept kind of going low, and he turned back to the bottom finally, and I knew it was time I had to go, or I was going to get passed, so I and he hit a little bit, obviously I got some right-side damage. It's part of it, so we will have it ready tomorrow at Brownstown." "It was a hard-earned 50 laps for sure. With JD starting next to me this is one of his better race-tracks. I don't know what happened to him. You don't want to see a guy be the yellow, especially him; you want to beat guys like that straight up." Rice, who came into the event with two career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victories at Florence Speedway, nearly stole the show at Atomic. "Really, I felt like I needed it to stay green. We were a little bit harder on tires than he was. It was a heck of a race. Ricky did everything he had to do to win that one. I am sure all of the fans loved it. Really, this is our first weekend out; last weekend wasn't so good. We adjusted good on the car tonight. I feel like we did some stuff we don't normally do, and it worked out from hot laps to qualifying. I had a totally different racecar with just a slight adjustment." Moran, who maintained second in the points and heads to Brownstown tomorrow as the defending Indiana Icebreaker winner, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. "I've got to start closer to the front. I feel like I have been starting all these races in the back and having to pass cars. Ricky and Josh were really good. I had a couple of chances to slide Josh, and I knew he was going to be on the gas, and I didn't want to do that. All-in-all, they did an awesome job with the racetrack." The winner's Koehler Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Ultimate Towing and Recovery, Elite Ready Mix, Capital Waste, Hoker Trucking, Coltman Farms Racing, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, EMD Wraps, Certified Inspection Services, and Knight's Companies. Completing the top ten were Garrett Alberson, Brandon Overton, Carson Ferguson, Donald McIntosh, and Jonathan Davenport. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Buckeye Spring 50 Friday, March 21, 2025 Atomic Speedway - Waverly, OH Allstar Performance Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 13.220 seconds (overall) Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport | 13.313 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 3. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 5. S21-Seth Daniels[8]; 6. 7-Ross Robinson[6]; 7. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 8. 71R-Rod Conley[5]; 9. 90-Michael LeFevers[9] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 11-Josh Rice[1]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar[2]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 5. 29-Christian Hanger[4]; 6. 19M-Spencer Hughes[7]; 7. 9Y-Levi Yetter[5]; 8. 18-Jacob Stuhr[8] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[3]; 3. 16-Tyler Bruening[2]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 5. 00-Justin Cooper[6]; 6. 1T-Tyler Erb[4]; 7. 24-Tyler Wyant[8]; 8. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 71C-RJ Conley[1]; 2. 79-Donald McIntosh[2]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 4. 28-Tyler Carpenter[4]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[6]; 6. 21-Kirk Phillips[7]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[8]; 8. 4-Tripp Gerrald[5] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. S21-Seth Daniels[1]; 2. 29-Christian Hanger[2]; 3. 7-Ross Robinson[3]; 4. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 5. 19M-Spencer Hughes[4]; 6. 71R-Rod Conley[7]; 7. 18-Jacob Stuhr[8]; 8. 9Y-Levi Yetter[6]; 9. (DNS) 90-Michael LeFevers UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[2]; 3. 24-Tyler Wyant[5]; 4. 4-Tripp Gerrald[8]; 5. 00-Justin Cooper[1]; 6. 93L-Cory Lawler[6]; 7. 21-Kirk Phillips[4]; 8. (DNS) 22-Daniel Hilsabeck Buckeye Spring 50 Feature Finish (50 Laps): Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Earnings 1 - 1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $16,100 2 - 3 - 11 - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - $7,000 3 - 9 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $6,000 4 - 7 - 157 - Mike Marlar - Winfield, TN - $4,000 5 - 11 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $3,800 6 - 5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $3,200 7 - 6 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $3,100 8 - 12 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $3,000 9 - 8 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - $2,900 10 - 2 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - $3,200 11 - 26 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $2,700 12 - 20 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - $2,500 13 - 17 - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $1,600 14 - 23 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $1,500 15 - 13 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - $2,100 16 - 19 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,000 17 - 15 - 28 - Tyler Carpenter - Parkersburg, WV - $1,200 18 - 10 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - $1,800 19 - 24 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $800 20 - 4 - 71C - RJ Conley - Wheelersburg, OH - $1,000 21 - 22 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - $1,700 22 - 14 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - $1,000 23 - 21 - 24 - Tyler Wyant - Oil City, PA - $1,000 24 - 25 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - $100 25 - 18 - 29 - Christian Hanger - Winchester, TN - $1,000 26 - 16 - S21 - Seth Daniels - Jackson, OH - $1,000 Race Statistics Entrants: 33 Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton, Jr. MD3 Lap Leaders: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 1-50) Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Margin of Victory: 0.541 seconds Coltman Farms Racing Cautions: Dan Ebert; Daniel Hilsabeck (Initial Start); Jonathan Davenport (Lap 10); Tyler Erb (Lap 19); Daulton Wilson (Lap 24); Tyler Bruening (Lap 40) Series Provisionals: Spencer Hughes; Daniel Hilsabeck Fast Time Provisional: n/a Emergency Provisionals: Clay Harris; Cory Lawler Track Provisional: n/a Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Josh Rice, Devin Moran Penske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Josh Rice, Devin Moran, Mike Marlar, Hudson O'Neal PEM 4th Place Feature: Mike Marlar DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Hudson O'Neal Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Brandon Overton Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon Sheppard Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Tyler Erb MD3 24th Place Feature: Cory Lawler Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Brandon Sheppard (Advanced 15 Positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (50 Laps) Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, Jr. Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 2 | 14.336 seconds) Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Josh Rice Hard Luck Award: Jonathan Davenport Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach Frields ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (13.344 seconds) Time of Race: 26 minutes 08 seconds Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings: Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Earnings 1 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 1410 - $64,400 2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 1380 - $70,500 3 - 49 - Jonathan Davenport - Blairsville, GA - 1355 - $54,700 4 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 1250 - $27,450 5 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 1180 - $21,650 6 - 18D - Daulton Wilson - Fayetteville, NC - 1175 - $24,575 7 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 1170 - $25,025 8 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 1140 - $19,400 9 - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - 1135 - $19,500 10 - 16 - Tyler Bruening - Decorah, IA - 1035 - $21,800 11 - 19M - Spencer Hughes - Meridian, MS - 1000 - $11,500 12 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 995 - $15,375 13 - 79 - Donald McIntosh - Dawsonville, GA - 970 - $9,300 14 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - 965 - $20,950 15 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 940 - $8,200 16 - 7 - Ross Robinson - Georgetown, DE - 935 - $13,600 17 - 40B - Kyle Bronson - Brandon, FL - 900 - $12,000 18 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 875 - $9,625 19 - 22* - Drake Troutman - Hyndman, PA - 850 - $16,750 20 - 20 - Jimmy Owens - Newport, TN - 820 - $12,800 21 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 810 - $6,050 22 - 9 - Tim McCreadie - Watertown, NY - 800 - $16,150 23 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 760 - $4,075 24 - 17SS - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - 740 - $6,600 About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2025, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 58 events across 16 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap. The series receives national exposure through a television package streamed live via FloRacing, with select broadcasts on MAVTV. The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com. 2025 Official Marketing Partners 2025 Associate Marketing Partners: Advanced Powder Coating, Behrent's Performance Warehouse, Black Diamond Chassis, Boyd Bilt Fabrication, Brodix, Capital Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Coltman Farms Racing, Dave Warren Powersports, Deatherage Opticians, DMI Rearends, Fast Shafts, Fire Suppression Engineering, FOX Shocks, Heartbeat Hot Sauce, Heath Lawson Photography, Hellraizer Jacks, Hoker Trucking, Keyser Manufacturing, Longhorn Chassis, MD3, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, MSD, Outerwears, PEM - Performance Engineering Mfg, Penske Racing Shocks, ProFabrication Headers, Pro Power Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Slicker Graphics, Strange Oval, Swift Springs, Thermo-Tec Automotive Products, Vic Hill Race Engines, Victory Fuel, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood, Xceldyne, and 5150 Race Trailers For the Latest Information - Visit LucasDirt.com Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series | 299 Haskell Lane, Suite C-6, Batavia, OH 45103
- Wind And Cold Cancel Williams Grove March 21
Cold temperatures and biting winds have forced Williams Grove Speedway officials to cancel the season opener slated for March 21.
- Gravel Wheels From Fourth to Front for Cotton Bowl Victory
Another day, another David Gravel win. The defending World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champion is at the top of his game. His title campaign in 2024 was plenty impressive, but he's out for domination in 2025.
- Sweet sails to victory at Kern Raceway
Bakersfield,Ca (March 21,2025)- Brad Sweet won the 30 lap Kubota High Limit Racing feature at Kevin Harvicks Kern Raceway Friday night. Sweet was chased by Kasey Kahne with another fine run, Brent Marks, Tanner Holmes
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