Public Safety Appreciation Night set at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 12, 2025)—Lucas Oil Speedway will play host to a double dose of racing action this weekend, with the Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series on the oval plus UTV Short Course Off Road next door.
Public Safety Appreciation Night at the Races on Saturday night will find all police, fire and rescue personnel admitted free with ID. The Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods will headline the racing with a 25-lap, $750-to-win feature. The Hickamo Super Stocks, Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds and O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars also will be in action.
The Hickamo Super Stocks feature rained out on April 27 will be made up, resuming with running order at the time the race was halted under caution, and run as the first race on the program. Grandstands and pits open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and opening ceremonies at 7.
As usual throughout the 2025 season, grandstand admission for the Weekly Racing Series program is $5 for ages 6-and-over with kids 5-and-under free. Pit passes are $35.
The USRA B-Mod division finds a red-hot battle developing in the championship chase early in the season as Springfield's J.C. Morton leads Nevada's Jon Sheets by one point and J.C. Newell of Buffalo is just 13 points behind. Other points leaders are Mason Beck in the O'Reilly USRA Stock Cars, Tim Brown in the Hickamo Super Stocks and Jesse Stovall in the Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds.
At the Off Road course: UTV Short-Course Off Road racing returns for Round 2 with practice and qualifying on Friday and racing on Saturday. Race classes will include Vet NA & Turbo, Women's N & Turbo, 700 CC, Mini Stock, Sportsman NA, Mini Limited, Pro-Am NA, Sportsman Turbo, Youth 1000, Pro NA, Mini Modified, Pro-Am Turbo and Pro Turbo.
Racing is tentatively set to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday with practice sessions starting at 1 p.m. Friday and qualifying at 3:50.
Friday Off Road Grandstand Admission:
Ages 6 and over - $15
Kids (5 and under) - FREE
Adult (13 & up) 2-Day - $35
Youth Ages (6-12) - 2-Day $25
(All tickets include access to the Off-Road pit area)
(2-Day tickets include entry to the Dirt Track Event on Saturday night)
Saturday Off Road Grandstand Admission:
Adults (13 and up) - $20
Youth (age 6 to 12) - $10
Kids (age 5 and under) - FREE
(All tickets include access to the off road pit area)
(Saturday tickets include entry to the Dirt Track event Saturday night)
For information on tickets or camping for any Lucas Oil Speedway event in 2025, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or email her at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.
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The United States Racing Association (USRA) was formed in 2002, and currently sanctions eight divisions at some of the finest speedways in America. With the incredible support of dozens of marketing partners, the USRA is able to provide points funds and contingency awards that are second to none in dirt track racing. Thousands of racers compete in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series at some of the most elite dirt track facilities in America.
The 12th Annual Summit USRA Nationals happens Sept. 30 through Oct. 4 at the legendary Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., featuring USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Tuners in their Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points finales.
The 6th Annual Summit USRA Southern Nationals returns to the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., from Oct. 16-18, featuring USRA Limited Mods and Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks in their final Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points event.
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