8/5/2025
Lucas Oil Speedway
Lucas Oil Speedway quiet this weekend before busy final half of August
WHEATLAND, MO. (Aug. 5, 2025) - Lucas Oil Speedway is taking this weekend off before a busy final half of August awaits with a wide variety of racing ahead on the dirt track, off road course and Lake Lucas.
First up the weekend of Aug. 15-16 is the 14th annual Impact Signs, Awnings & Wraps Open Wheel Showdown Presented by Heritage Tractor. The Saturday, Aug. 16 event will feature a triple header of open-wheel divisions on the oval with the POWRi 410 Wing Sprints, POWRi WAR Non-Wing Sprint and the POWRi 305 Wing Sprints.
Pit and spectator gates open at 4 p.m. on Aug. 16 with hot laps at 6 and racing to follow.
Things also will be going strong next door on the off road course on both Aug. 15th and 16th with Round 4 of the UTV Side-by-Side Short Course action. Practice sessions are set for the first day from 12:25 p.m.-4:15 p.m. and racing on Saturday starting at 8 a.m. Pit and spectator gates open at 7 a.m. Times are tentative.
Short-course classes will include 200 stock: ages 5-12; 200 limited: ages 5-12; 250 modified: ages 7-12; 700cc and under: ages 10-15; youth 1k: ages 13-17; sportsman na: ages 14 and up; sportsman turbo: ages 14 and up; women’s na: ages 13 and up; women's fi: ages 13 and up; vet na: ages 40 and up; vet fi: ages 40 and up; pro-am na: ages 18 and up; pro-am turbo: ages 18 and up; pro na: ages 18 and up; pro turbo: ages 18 and up.
Season Championship Night: Champions will be crowned in each of the Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series five divisions at Rempfer Memorial Season Championship Presented by Bill Roberts Chevrolet on Aug. 23rd.
Classes in action will be the Hermitage Lumber Late Models, Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars, Hickamo Super Stocks and the Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods.
Pit and spectator gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.
Labor Day Weekend twin bill: The 11th annual Ron Jenkins Memorial brings the COMP Cams Super Dirt Late Model Series in for a two-night show Aug. 29-30. Night One will find a $7,000-to-win feature plus a $2,000 bonus, plus another $500 bonus for fast qualifier, courtesy of Mary Jenkins Holt in honor of the late Ron Jenkins, builder of the original Wheatland Raceway.
The Hickamo Super Stocks will also be in action as the drivers battle for $500-to-win with the Show Me Vintage Racers also in action.
On Aug. 30th, the Comp Cams Late Models will battle it out in a $12,000-to-win feature with Mary Jenkins Holt again adding a $2,000 bonus to the winner and a $500 fast-time qualifier bonus. The Hickamo Super Stocks will race for a $750 top prize with the SMVR returning as well.
Pit and spectator gates open at 4 p.m. both days with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.
Drag boats return to Lake Lucas for their biggest event of the season, the three-day 15th annual Diamond Drag Boat Nationals. Qualifying for the Kentucky Drag Boat Association event is set for Aug. 29-30 with the elimination rounds on Sunday, Aug. 31. A three-day pit pass is offered for $100 and that includes dirt-track admission for both nights of the Ron Jenkins Memorial.
For information on admission or camping for any Lucas Oil Speedway event in 2025, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-6119 or (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.
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Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com.
About Lucas Oil Speedway
Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top 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
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., US Army Corps of Engineers-Pomme de Terre, Vietti Marketing Group, WacoBill.com, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.
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Article Credit: By Lyndal Scranton, Lucas Oil Speedway
