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Another busy, diverse season ahead as Lucas Oil Speedway
unveils tentative 2019 schedule
WHEATLAND, Missouri (November 2, 2018) - Lucas Oil Speedway
fans can begin making plans - for the big, multi-day specials or their
favorite weekly events - as the 2019 tentative schedule has been
unveiled.
General Manager Danny Lorton said the foundation of the sched-
events spread throughout the season at all three on-site venues,
along with the 13 weeks of the Weekly Racing Series.
“This is the same basic schedule that Dan has put together that’s
worked so well for us, so we won’t stray from it very much,” Lorton
said of Dan Robinson, the former GM who’s now Lucas Oil Director
of Racing Operations for Lucas Oil Speedway.
“We’re excited that the 2019 schedule again has lots of variety,”
Lorton said. “Once again, we’ll have the big Late Model specials, the
Open-Wheel shows, Drag Boats, Monster Trucks, Pro Pulling and the
Lucas Oil Off Road Series on the off road track.”
Lorton said additional events for the Off Road course and “Lake
Lucas” are still pending and will be released at a later date.
The schedule isn’t just about speed or horsepower. Bull riding
returns on June 21-22 as the Lucas Oil Invitational Pro Bull Ride
Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com comes back after a successful
debut in 2018.
Once again, each of the Weekly Racing Series events will feature
one of the four divisions in a spotlight main event. The ULMA Late
when they are featured with Street Stocks and B-Mods increasing to
$750 on nights those respective classes are featured.
“One change of note is that we are adding the Street Stocks to
the event for the 13th annual CMH Diamond Nationals in July,” Lorton
said. “During some of the special events, the supporting classes
will run for special purses on some of those events throughout the
season.”
test and tune. The season gets going on April 6 with the Weekly
Racing Series Spring Opener as the ULMA Late Models, USRA Mod-
points programs.
in the action.
Open-wheel action returns May 4, with the 8th annual Impact
America’s Motorsports Destination
Signs, Awnings and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown, featuring the
ASCS Warrior/Red River Region Sprints, POWRi Midgets and WAR
Sprints.
The month of May wraps up with the 27th annual Lucas Oil
Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, May 23-25. The
crown-jewel Late Model event is co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late
schedule.
8th annual John Haas Memorial Drag Boat Classic, June 7-8. Then
on June 21-22, it’s the Lucas Oil Invitational Pro Bull Ride on the Dirt
track. The stars of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series return on
June 29-30 for the 3rd annual Off-Road Shootout on the Off-Road
to south-central Missouri.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil MLRA return
to the oval track July 13 for the 13th annual CMH Diamond Nation-
program.
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light, with the USMTS Slick Mist Show-Me Shootout Presented by Foley
Equipment on Aug. 3. Track champions will be crowned on Aug.
24 as the Rempher Memorial Season Championship Night is held.
Labor Day Weekend is an annual speed festival on water and dirt.
The 9th annual Diamond Drag Boat Nationals for the Lucas Oil Drag
Boat Racing Series is set for Aug. 30-Sept. 1 with the MLRA Larry
Phillips Memorial making August 31 a big doubleheader day. The
B-Mods will join the Late Models on the dirt-track program.
The popular Lucas Oil Pro Pulling Nationals return on Sept. 13-14
before one of the nation’s crown-jewel open-wheel events, the 9th
annual ASCS Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial on Sept. 20-
22.
The 6th annual Big Buck 50 Presented by Whitetail Trophy Hunt,
the ULMA Late Models joining as co-headliner. One week later, on
Oct. 11-12, it’s the 6th annual Lucas Oil MLRA Fall Nationals with
B-Mods on the program as well.
The season will wrap up with the Monster Truck Nationals-Eve of
Destruction on Oct. 19.
Lorton said the 2018 season was another outstanding one. Despite
some weather issues forcing cancellations, the attendance total
of 109,221 fell just short of the record 113,000 in 2017.
“We thank our drivers, sponsors and fans for an outstanding
2018. Now we are focused on making 2019 our best yet,” Lorton
said.
Lorton said he plans to bring the Show-Me Vintage Racers back
again at a yet-to-be-determined date after the group had a popular
appearance at the speedway in 2018.
Season passes, along with Show-Me 100 three-day passes, will go
on sale later this winter. Look for that information at LucasOilSpeedway.
com and on Lucas Oil Speedway’s Facebook page.
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