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Lucas Oil Speedway Season Opener Just Over 30 Days Away!
WHEATLAND, MO (March 9, 2011) - The biggest season in Lucas Oil Speedway's
history kicks off on Saturday, April 9th, as the Lucas Oil MLRA Dirt Late
Model Series invades Wheatland, Missouri for the first time in 2011. A huge
field of Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds is also expected for this first mega event
of the 2011 Season at the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks." Al Purkey scored his
first ever Lucas Oil Speedway MLRA win at last season's Lucas Oil Speedway
opener on his way to his Sixth MLRA title. Special attractions on Opening
night include a special performance and post race concert by the band
Rideshy along with the Rockstar Energy Drink Dirt Late Model Simulator and
Kids Inflatables on the Midway plus a special bonus Fireworks Display by AM
Pyrotechnics! Advanced Tickets are available by clicking http://lucasoilspeedway.showclix.com/
Coffeyville, Kansas' veteran Al Purkey captured the 2010 MLRA Championship
by just two points over Republic, Missouri's Brad Looney in a battle that
came down to the wire in the season finale. Both veteran Late Model drivers
are expected to once again vie for the coveted Lucas Oil MLRA Championship
in 2011. Oxford, Iowa's Dave Eckrich challenged the leaders throughout the
season but faded to third at the finish while Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer
Joe Kosiski finished up 2010 with a strong fourth place finish. Springfield,
Missouri ace Terry Phillips came home in fifth place in the final 2010
standings. Rounding out the Top-10 were Phillip's teammate Jeremy Payne in
sixth, Cross Timbers, Missouri Rookie of the Year Evan Hubert in seventh,
Birch Tree, Missouri's Justin Asplin in eighth, Henderson, Colorado's Kelly
Boen in ninth, and Omaha, Nebraska's Bill Koons in tenth.
The Lucas Oil MLRA event is the first of a long list of huge events
scheduled for 2011 at Lucas Oil Speedway. The first "Rockstar Energy Drink
Championship Series" race takes place on April 16th, as the TNT Quick Shop
Late Models, the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds, and the Carson's Corner Napa
Factory Stocks all begin their chase for the Lucas Oil Speedway Season
Championship. The 2nd Rockstar Energy Drink Weekly Series race takes place
on Saturday, April 23rd followed by the The POWRi National Midget Series
Missouri Mid-State Nationals on Saturday, April 30th.
The month of May kicks off with the first of three big Rockstar Energy Drink
Weekly Series Races on Saturday, May 7th along with the 2nd Annual Business
Expo and the first of two appearances in 2011 by the Midwest Outlaw Vintage
Racing Series. May 14th and May 21st also feature the TNT Quick Shop Late
Models, Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds, and Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks as
the three week swing really sets the stage for the season long points
battle. The biggest race of the season kicks off on May 26th as the 19th
Annual DART Show-Me 100 rolls into Wheatland for the second time after
capacity crowds jammed the facility in 2010. The traditional Thursday night
practice and barbecue takes place on May 26th while Late Model Qualifying,
Heat Races, and a full A-Mod Show takes place on Friday, May 27th. Saturday
night May 28th is one you won't want to miss as the top Dirt Late Model
drivers in the country battle it out for 100 Laps with the cameras of CBS
Sports on hand to catch all the action. Advanced Tickets are available by
clicking http://lucasoilspeedway.showclix.com/
The high octane Winged Sprint Cars of the Lucas Oil ASCS Warrior Region blow
into town on June 18th as Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Presents the ASCS
Winged Warrior Showdown. The newly added Rockstar Energy Drink Mid-Season
Championships take place on June 25th as the Mid-Season Champion will be
crowned on a special Double Points night. June wraps up with a Special
Thursday Night Thunder Edition of Weekly racing Presented by Nemo Quarry on
Thursday, June 30th as we also will be kicking off the Independence Day
Celebration with the area's first huge fireworks show of the season.
We take a break on July 2nd so fans can spend time with their families at
the local fireworks shows, but racing resumes on Saturday, July 9th as our
weekly drivers continue their Championship battle. The second biggest Late
Model race of the season hits the track on July 16th as the "The Newport
Nightmare" Jimmy Owens and the rest of the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series come to town for the 5th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals.
Quite possibly the biggest weekend in the history of the Speedway takes
place on July 29th-31st as the first ever Diamond Drag Boat Nationals take
to the Liquid Quarter Mile for the first time ever. This Lucas Oil Drag Boat
Racing Series National Event is highlighted by Top Fuel Hydro Boats capable
of reaching speeds in excess of 250 miles per hour. A full compliment of
Sportsman and Pro Classes will be in action all three days as Friday, July
29th is scheduled as a "Test and Tune" day followed by Qualifying on
Saturday, July 30th, and Eliminations on Sunday, July 31st. If that wasn't
enough, the Lucas Oil MLRA and the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds will also take
to the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" on Saturday evening, July 30th. This is
going to be one full weekend of racing action! Visit
www.LucasOilDragBoats.com for info on the Nation's Premier Drag Boat Racing
Series.
The Casey's General Stores USMTS Modified HUNT for the National Championship
rolls into town on Saturday, August 13th along with the SportMods, and the
Factory Stocks. A stellar field of the best modified drivers in country are
expected to be in attendance including 2010 National Champion Jason Hughes,
Kelly Shryock, Zach Van Der Beek, Derek Rameriz, Ryan Gustin, and Tommy
Meyer just to name a few. Local Stars Jesse Stovall, Shawn Nations, and
Jason Pursley are just a few of the Lucas Oil Speedway racers looking to
keep the USMTS loot here locally. August 20th kicks off three consecutive
nights of Rockstar Weekly Series action as the final push for the
Championship wraps up with the crowning of the three class champions taking
place on Labor Day Weekend, September 3rd. The Midwest Outlaw Vintage Racing
Series makes their second and final appearance of the season on Saturday,
August 20th while a Special Double Points night is scheduled for Saturday,
August 27th.
Two of the biggest events of the year however are still to come as the CBS
Sports Nationally Televised Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League Truck and Tractor
pull shakes the ground on September 10th followed by the 1st Annual Jesse
Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial featuring the Lucas Oil ASCS National
Sprint Car Tour on September 23rd-24th along with the SportsMods on Friday
Night and the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds on Saturday night. For details about
these events including support classes, ticket prices, and event times at
the Lucas Oil Speedway, please visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com or call (417)
282-5984.
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