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Drag Boats return this weekend for KDBA Summer Thunder on Lake Lucas
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6/3/2024

6/3/2024

Lucas Oil Speedway


Drag Boats return this weekend for KDBA Summer Thunder on Lake Lucas

WHEATLAND, MO. (June 3, 2024) - The excitement of drag boat racing returns to Lucas Oil Speedway this weekend for the first of three Kentucky Drag Boat Association-sanctioned appearances this season.

The KDBA Summer Thunder on Lake Lucas is scheduled to get underway with qualifying rounds on Saturday, tentatively set to begin at 9 a.m. Eliminations leading to championship rounds is set to get underway at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

It's part of a busy racing weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway with Big Adventure RV Weekly Championship Series action on the dirt track scheduled for Saturday night. Classes in action include the Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars and the Clear Creek Golf Car USRA B-Mods who have a special 25-lap, $750-to-win feature. Added to the program is Mod Lites as they race for $500 to win.

Pit gates at the dirt track open at 4 p.m. with spectator grandstands at 5 p.m., hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7:05.

The KDBA will have action in 10 pro and sportsman divisions, from the 200-mile-per hour Top Alcohol Hydro class all the way down to Personal Water Craft. Reigning KDBA champions in each of its 10 divisions are:

Top Alcohol Hydro - Rick Allen

Pro Outlaw - Jacob Schneider

Pro Mod - Tyler Salsman

Quick Eliminator - Barry Salsman

Pro Eliminator - David Schmidt Jr.

Pro Comp Flat - Scott Schuette

Top Eliminator - Jake Ballard

Modified Eliminator - Hardy Cole

Stock Eliminator - Scott Malone

Personal Water Craft - Stacy Hughes

The KDBA has posted that the prize money will be a 70 percent/30 percent split between first and second in each class with the followed purse in each: TAH - $6,600; Pro Outlaw - $5,600; Pro Mod - $5,000; Q/E - $3,500; P/E - $3,000. P/E - $3,000; T/E - $2,600; T/E - $2,600; M/E - $2,100; S/E - $1,600; PWC - $600.

For more information on the Kentucky Drag Boat Association, visit kydragboat.com.

Saturday Admission:?

(Drag Boats Only: Includes access to drag boat pits)

General Admission (ages 6-and-over) - $15

Kids GA (5 and under) - FREE

2-Day GA (6 and over) - $30

(Dirt Track Only)?

Adults (ages 13 and over) - $15

Seniors (62 and up)/Military - $12

Youth (6-12) - $5

Kids (5 and under) - FREE

Family Pass - $35

  • Public Service Appreciation Night at the Races with all Police, Fire and Rescue personnel FREE with ID

Combo Event (Drag Boats & Dirt Track)

Adults GA Combo (ages 13 and over) - $30

Seniors/Military GA Combo - $27

Youth GA Combo (6-12) - $25

Kids GA Combo (5 and under) - FREE

Family Pass GA Combo - $85

Sunday Admission

(Includes admission to drag boat pits)

General admission (ages 6 and over) - $15

Kids GA (5 and under) - FREE

Other KDBA-sanctioned drag boat events at the speedway this season are the Show-Me Shootout on Lake Lucas, Aug. 2-3, and the 14th annual Diamond Drag Boat Nationals, Aug. 30-Sept. 1

For ticket information on any Lucas Oil Speedway event, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or via email at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com.

CONTACT:

Danny Lorton

Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager

Office: (417) 282-5984

DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com

?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.

For ticket and camping information and everything about the Show-Me 100 event, visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for all the information and detailed directions to the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984.

In addition, fans can get social with Lucas Oil Speedway by following @LucasSpeedway on X, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway

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.

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, the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" lives up to its title.

Twenty-One VIP Luxury Suites, 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 apart. This year marks the 12th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, "Lake Lucas." New for 2017 was all-purpose built Off Road facility featuring a host of regional events.

Lucas Oil Speedway's dirt oval track plays host to some of the largest and most-popular events in the Midwest with national and regional touring series appearing frequently including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, POWRi Midget National Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, United States Modified Touring Series, ASCS Sprint Cars and the Lucas Oil MLRA.

In addition to the special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway Weekly Racing Series features the Late Models, USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods.

2024 Official Lucas Oil Speedway Marketing Partners

Arizona Sport Shirts

"The Official Merchandise Provider" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Bill Roberts Chevrolet

"The Official Truck" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Dixie Chopper

"The Official Mowers of Lucas Oil Speedway"

General Tire

"The Official Tire" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Lucas Oil Products

"The Official Oil" of Lucas Oil Speedway

MAVTV

"The Official Television Network" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper

"The Official Soft Drink" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Rugged Radios

"The Official 2-Way Communications Provider" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Summit Racing Equipment

"The Official Sponsor" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Sunoco Race Fuels

"The Official Fuel" of Lucas Oil Speedway

2024 Lucas Oil Speedway Supporters Include:

AM Pyrotechnics, Alliance Sport Marketing, Arctic Food Equipment, Arizona Sport Shirts, Berry Tractor and Equipment Co., Big Adventure RV, Bill Roberts Chevrolet, Bolivar Auto Sales & Detailing, Bolivar Farmers Exchange-MFA, Boone's BBQ Barn, Boubin Tire/American Racer, Bridal Cave, BWI Sanitation, Candlelight Creations-Dick's Wild Root Horseradish, Casey's, Citizens Memorial Healthcare, City Magnet, Clearlight Inn, Dixie Chopper, Eibach Springs, Farmers Insurance Agent Kristy Reynolds, Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange, Foley Equipment-Cat Rental Store, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Hermitage Lumber, HICKAMO Country Store, Hobbytime Motorsports, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps, In the Garden of Eden, KC Bobcat, Kluhsman Racing Components, Kona Ice, Lucas Cattle Company, MD3, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welding, Missouri Division of Tourism, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, OakStar Bank, O'Bannon Bank, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Ozark Golf Cars, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper, Ozarks Community Health Center, PEM, Pitts Homes, Pitts Realty, Pitts Cattle, Pomme de Terre Resort, ProThings Apparel, RACEceiver, Racinboys.com, RacinDirt.com, Rains Ice Company, RCR Designs, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Ron Jenkins Accounting & Tax Service, Rugged Radios, Ryan E. Murphy Law Firm LLC, SBU Athletics, Safety Kleen, Scott Furniture, Sidetrack RV Park, Simpson Racing Products, Southwest Electric Cooperative, State Tech, Stillwater Resort, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco Race Fuels, Turn 1 Bar & Grill, US Army Corps of Engineers-Pomme de Terre, Vietti Marketing Group, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Wild Animal Safari, Woods Supermarkets.


Article Credit: By Lyndal Scranton, Lucas Oil Speedway

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