Lucas Oil Speedway resumes Big Adventure RV Weekly Championship Series action this week with a special week-night edition to celebrate youngsters and the July 4th holiday.

The annual Casey's Thursday Night Thunder Kids Night presented by State Tech returns to the speedway for an action-packed night. A kids bicycle giveaway is set for intermission with the area's biggest fireworks display following the races.

Bicycles for kids ages 5-through-12 are still needed for the giveaway. Those interested in donating can bring bicycles to the speedway office during business hours or to the pit office before Thursday's races.

Cash donations which will be used for the purchase of bicycles also will be accepted.

The kids can sign up at the RCR Designs Jr Fan Club table before intermission for a chance to enter a drawing for the new bicycles of various sizes after the gates open at 4:30 p.m.

Also before the racing action, flagman Mike Striegel will lead a group of youngsters on a pit tour. The kids can sign up for a chance to go on the tour, also at the RCR Designs Jr Fan Club table.

Entering Thursday's racing action, the points races are close in the three Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series classes.

Jason Pursley of Hermitage is 14 points in front of Fulton's Ryan Middaught in the USRA Modifieds; Jaylen Wettengel of Topeka, Kan., leads Lebanon's William Garner by just one point in the USRA Stock Cars; and J.C. Morton of Springfield is 35 ahead of Eric Turner of Hermitage in the USRA B-Mods.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. with grandstands at 4:30, hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.

Thursday Night Thunder admission:
Adults (16-61) - $20
Military & Seniors (62+) - $17
Youth (6-15) - $10
Kids (5 & Under under) - FREE
Family Pass - $50
Pit Pass - $40

For ticket information on any Lucas Oil Speedway event, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan by calling (417) 295-6043 or via email.

Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate, this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience.

Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting lucasoilspeedway.com. In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway on Facebook, Instagam, X and YouTube.

About Lucas Oil Speedway
Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top five racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Missouri, approximately an hour from Springfield, Missouri, and just an hour and a half from the Kansas City metro area.

Twenty-one VIP luxury suites, an HD Jumbo-Tron screen, stadium-style Musco Sports Lighting, a Bose Sound System, Go-Kart Slick Track, The Diamond Bar, Track Treasures Gift Shop, the best track food in the country and paved pits are a few of the spectacular amenities setting the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" apart.

For more than two decades, the United States Racing Association has attracted more and more racetracks and dirt track racers each year through fair, logical and cost-effective rules accompanied by an organization that puts the racers, racetracks and their fans first. During the 2023 Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series, more than 60 of America's finest dirt ovals hosted more than 1,000 nights of racing.

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USRA competitors can register and purchase a license for the 2024 Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series online at USRAracing.com/Register or call (515) 832-6000 to register by phone. You can also download the application at USRAracing.com/Downloads and then submit your completed form by email at office@usraracing.com.

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