Lucas Oil MLRA and Weedon Memorial top Davenport Speedway return
Davenport, Ia. (August 7, 2022) – When the Davenport Speedway returns to action on Friday, August 12th it will be with a full night of racing.
The event will be highlighted by the Lucas Oil MLRA super late models and the Ronnie Weedon Memorial for IMCA Modifieds. This is the ninth time in series history that the MLRA stars and cars have appeared at Davenport. It is the fifth time the Weedon Memorial has run here.
Support classes will be IMCA Late Models, IMCA Northern Sport Mods, Street Stocks, and the Nostalgic Stock Car Racing Club.
The pit gate opens at 4pm, the grandstand at 5pm, hotlaps are at 6:30pm, with racing to follow.
Grandstand tickets for the race at Davenport are $20 for adults, children (ages 5-12) are $5, and age four and under are free. Pit passes are $35. Pit passes for kids are $20.
The Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, on West Locust Street in Davenport, Iowa.
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Lucas Oil MLRA history at DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY
Year Date Track Race winner Hometown
2014 MAY 9 DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY 1/4 CHRIS SIMPSON Oxford, Iowa
2016 MAY 6 DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY 1/4 CHRIS SIMPSON Oxford, Iowa
2017 MAY 5 DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY 1/4 BOBBY PIERCE Oakwood, Illinois
2018 APR 20 DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY 1/2 CHRIS SIMPSON Oxford, Iowa
2018 MAY 4 DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY 1/4 CHAD SIMPSON Mt. Vernon, Iowa
2019 APR 19 DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY 1/2 CHASE JUNGHANS Manhattan, Kansas
2021 APR 15 DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY ¼ BILLY MOYER SR. Batesville, Arkansas
2021 MAY 14 DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY ¼ RICKY THORTON JR. Adel, Iowa
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