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2010 Season Opener this Weekend! Lucas Oil MLRA Plus Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds
by: Dan Robinson

WHEATLAND, MO (April 5, 2010) - The 2010 Lucas Oil Speedway Racing Season is set to crank up this Saturday, April 10th as the stars and cars of the Lucas Oil MLRA Dirt Late Model Series visit the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" for their first of four appearances in 2010. A huge field of Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds are also expected as the chase for the Season Championship shifts into high gear. Not only will it be a jam packed night of high octane racing action but the first 500 adults that sign up get a chance to win a shot at a wild Dirt Late Model Two-Seater ride with MLRA Champion Al Purkey. Kids Inflatables, a dirt late model simulator, and the Slick Track Go-Karts are just a few of the attractions this weekend.

Grandstand gates are set to open at 5:00pm with the Pit Gates slated for a 4:00pm open time. Hot Laps get underway at 6:30 with racing starting at 7:05. Adult Admission is just $20 for this first Special Event of 2010. Seniors and Military are only $15 while Juniors (6-15) are just $5. Race fans 5-years of age and younger are always FREE at Lucas Oil Speedway. Pit Passes are set at $25. Lucas Oil Speedway also offers special Family Passes which are priced at only $40 for this event which includes entry for two adults (age 16 and up) and up to three youth (ages 6-15), One Free Slick Track Go-Kart Ride (Valid after 8 p.m. ONLY), Two (2) $2 off of any $5 Kids Meal, 15% off any Track Treasures Gift Shop Purchase, One (1) - ½ off Coupon for Funnel Cake, and one (1) entry in the nightly Family Pace Truck Ride Contest. A very limited number of VIP Suites are also still available for Saturday night. Lucas Oil VIP Suites are a great way to entertain that special customer or business associate. Call (417) 282-5984 for more information and availability.

The Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, MO. Click www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for more information and detailed directions or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984. The first Rockstar Energy Drink Weekly Championship Series Event of the season takes place on April 17th at Lucas Oil Speedway. KDKD Radio Presents "KDKD Night at the Races" featuring TNT Quick Shop Late Models, Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds, and Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks. For your chance to win Special VIP Suite Passes or tickets to the races visit www.myKDKD.com.

The Lucas Oil MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa. For all the latest news and information on the Lucas Oil MLRA please visit the web at www.MLRAracing.com or call the series office at (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572. Coffeyville, Kansas' Al Purkey is the 6-time and defending series Champion and will be in action this week. Other drivers expected include 2008 MLRA Champion John Anderson, Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Joe Kosiski, David Turner, Terry Phillips, Jeremy Payne, Eric Turner, and Jason Bodenhamer.

About Lucas Oil Speedway
The Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by Industry Insiders to be one of the top five Dirt Tracks in the Nation. Located in Wheatland Missouri about an hour north of Springfield and only about an hour and a half from Kansas City. It's called "The Diamond of Dirt Tracks" and it certainly lives up to that title. Twenty one luxury suites, a giant HD Jumbo Tron Screen, Musco Sports lighting, a Bose Stadium Sound System, Go Kart Track for all ages, The Diamond Bar, the best track food in the country, and the nicest pits in dirt track racing are just a few of the amenities that set us apart.

We host some of the largest dirt track events in the Midwest featuring some of the biggest names in racing including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, The Lucas Oil Pro-Pulling League, The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars, The Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits, and The Lucas Oil MLRA.

In addition to the awesome special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway hosts the "Rockstar Energy Drink Championship Series" of weekly racing featuring the TNT Quick Shop Late Models, the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds, and the Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks. The National Race Media has called these shows, "some of the Best Weekly Racin' in the Nation!"

Last season the speedway boasted over 15 Nationally Televised Events on ESPN2, SPEED CHANNEL and the Versus Network. For complete information including this seasons schedule, log on to www.LucasOilSpeedway.com.