WHEATLAND, MO. (July 25, 2023) – Lucas Oil Speedway’s annual Fan Appreciation Night is set for this week when Round 13 of the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series caps a busy Saturday.

After drag boat racing earlier in the day next door for the KDBA Show-Me Shootout on Lake Lucas, fans attending the dirt track action will have food and drink specials all evening. Those include $1 nachos & cheese, $2 hot dogs and $2 soft drinks or water.

The Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modifieds will be the featured division as the weekly series enters the home stretch of the schedule, with a 25-lap, $1,000-to-win main event. Meanwhle, the Show Me Vintage Racing Club Cars will be on hand as our guest class and will be displaying their cars on the midway prior to the event.

Also during intermission, Kids’ Power Wheel races will be held. The kids can enter their own battery-powered Power Wheel cars by signing up for the Frogs Jr. Fan Club on the south end of the Midway prior to the races. One Kids Power Wheel class will be the 6-12 volt cars and another will be for the 24-36 volt class. No power or speed enhancement modifications will be allowed.

“This is a way to show our fans how much we appreciate their loyalty and dedication,” Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Danny Lorton said of the concession specials. “It should be a fun night with the Show-Me Vintage Racers on hand, plus the Kids’ Power Wheels during intermission.”

The championship chases in the four divisions find Ryan Middaugh of Fulton with the biggest lead as he is 181 points in front of Jaosn Pursley in the USRA Modifieds. Meanwhile, Bobby Williams of Hermitage has a 52-point cushion over JC Morton in the Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods, Mason Beck of Urbana leads William Garner by 77 in the O’Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars and Aurora’s Justin Wells is up by 91.5 over Bryon Allison in the Hermitage Lumber Late Models.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. with grandstands at 5, hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05. Fans who purchase drag boat tickets on Saturday or two-day drag boat passes will be admitted free to the dirt track program.

Saturday dirt-track admission:

(Free admission to those with Saturday or two-day drag boat tickets)

Advance Discount Tickets online only (16 and up) – $12

Adults (16 and up) – $15

Seniors (62 and up)/Military – $12

Youth (6-15) – $5

Kids (5 and under) – FREE

Family Pass – $35

Pit Pass – $35

Drag boats set for Saturday and Sunday: The Kentucky Drag Boat Association-sanctioned KDBA Summer Shootout on Lake Lucas will have $33,200 in prize money up for grabs in 10 divisions Saturday and Sunday.

In the Top Alcohol Hydro division, the fastest KDBA class with speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour, Rick Allen leads the season points division. Other KDBA championship leaders are Jacob Schneider (Pro Outlaw), Tyler Salsman (Pro Mod), Barry Salsman (Quick Eliminator), Dave Schmidt Jr. (Pro Eliminator), Scott Schutte (Pro Comp Flat), Shea Harrington (Top Eliminator), Hardy Cole (Modified Eliminator), Scott Malone (Stock Eliminator) and Sheila Still (Personal Watercraft).

The more information on the Kentucky Drag Boat Association, visit kydragboat.com to see results, standings, registration into and more.

KDBA Show-Me Shootout on Lake Lucas tentative schedule

Saturday

7 a.m. – Registration Opens

8 a.m. – Spectator Gates Open

9 a.m. – Round 1 Qualifying Sportsman Session

10:30 a.m. – Round 1 Qualifying Pro Session

12:30 p.m. – Round 2 Qualifying Sportsman Session

2 p.m. – Round 2 Qualifying Pro Session

Sunday

8 a.m. – Spectator Gates Open

9 a.m. – Eliminations

KDBA Show-Me Shootout admission:

Saturday

Adults GA/Pit Pass Combo (16 and up) – $25

Seniors (62 and up)/Military GA/Pit Pass Combo (62 and up) – $22

Youth GA/Pit Pass Combo (age 6 to 15) – $10

Kids GA/Pit Pass Combo (age 5 and under) – FREE

Family Pass GA/Pit Pass Combo (Includes Admission for 2 Adults and Up to 3 Kids ages 6-15) – $60

Adult 2-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo – $40

Seniors (62 and up)/Military 2-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo – $34

Youth Ages (6-15) 2-Day GA/Pit Pass Combo – $15

Sunday

Adults GA/Pit Pass Combo (16 and up) – $15

Seniors (62 and up)/Military GA/Pit Pass Combo (62 and up) – $12

Youth GA/Pit Pass Combo (age 6 to 15) – $5

Kids GA/Pit Pass Combo (age 5 and under) – FREE

Family Pass GA/Pit Pass includes Admission for 2 Adults and Up to 3 Kids Ages (6-15) – $35

Camping World SRX advance tickets on sale: It’s just four weeks until some of the world’s legendary drivers visit Lucas Oil Speedway to crown a champion in the Camping World Superstar Racing Experience Series.

General admission tickets remain on sale for the Camping World SRX “Thursday Night Thunder” on Aug. 17 at Lucas Oil Speedway, the finale of the six-race series which will determine the 2023 champion. All SRX races will air live on ESPN.

Drivers announced for the Lucas Oil Speedway event include NASCAR Cup Series champions Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski and Bobby Labonte, along with NASCAR drivers Kenny Wallace, Ken Schrader, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer and Hailie Deegan. Also on hand will be four-time Indy 500 winer Helio Castroneves, plus reigning SRX Champion Marco Andretti and fellow Indy-car driver Paul Tracy and Trans-Am champion Ernie Franics Jr.

The series will pit the drivers against one another in identically prepared cars with points accumulated in each of the six events.

Tickets for the SRX event are $35 in advance and $40 at the gate (ages 16 and over). Kids (ages 6-15) will be $20 with ages 5-and-under free. Pit passes are $50 and must be purchased the day of the event.

USRA Modifieds will be the support class with an invitational format set for the non-points event.

Tentative Lucas Oil Speedway Camping World SRX schedule:

(Thursday, August 17th)

Noon – Pit gate will open for Drivers and crews only

1 p.m. – Main grandstand gates open

2:10 p.m. – Modified hot laps

2:30-4:30 p.m. – SRX practice sessions

4:30-5 p.m. – Track prep

5 p.m. – Modified heat races

5:30-6:15 p.m. – SRX drivers Q&A sessions (4 group sessions)

6:15 p.m. – Modified Feature

6:45-7:15 p.m. – Track prep and intermission break

7:15 p.m – SRX cars to grid

7:35 p.m. – SRX driver introductions

7:45 p.m. – Opening ceremonies and National Anthem

7:50 p.m. – SRX drivers to cars

8 p.m. – ESPN live

8:02 p.m. – Drivers start engines

8:12pm – SRX green flag

10 p.m. – Victory Lane set up and top 3 driver interviews for ESPN

For information on Camping World SRX Series tickets or about any event at Lucas Oil Speedway in 2023 contact admissions director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or email her at nichole@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.

CONTACT:

Danny Lorton

Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager

Office: (417) 282-5984