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Madsen leads all the way in High Limit Diamond Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, MO. (April 18, 2025) - It was all Kerry Madsen on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway as the 54-year-old native of Australia, who’s now based in Knoxville, Iowa, picked up his first career Interstate Batteries High Limit Sprint racing victory.

Madsen led all 30 laps to earn the $12,000 prize. He outdistanced runner-up Sue Lynch by 2.79 seconds with Tanner Holmes finishing third.

“The car’s been super quick every time we’ve hit the track,” Madsen said, noting several competitive runs in the early portion of the High Limit schedule. “The car’s been quick every night, which gives you a lot of confidence.

“We haven’t drawn well in dashes and had some little stuff going on. We drew a good one (tonight) and the car was good and we got the job done. I’m pretty happy.”

That changed this time as Madsen beat Holmes in the dash, to claim the pole position for the feature.

Madsen said his young crew chief Ty Wolfgang has “done a great job” getting in sync with him. Communication has been a big key.

“I know it sounds weird, but just hanging out together,” Madsen said of the driver-crew chief chemistry. “Dinner and a beer and just talk about racing. You do that and it might be a Wednesday night, but something clicks. He’s been real receptive with that stuff and that’s great.”

Madsen, a former Knoxville Nationals 360 winner, paced the early going after starting from the pole, with Holmes in close pursuit. Action slowed on lap six with Chase Randall and Danny Samms III tangling in turn two for the first and only yellow of the event.

Lynch moved into second on the restart as Madsen opened a 1.5-second lead by lap nine as Holmes dropped to third. Madsen’s margin swelled to nearly two seconds by lap 11 - but Lynch tracked down the leader and cut the deficit to a half-second at the halfway mark on lap 15.

As the race continued until green-flag conditions, Madsen settled into a one-second advantage as Lynch and Holmes tried to keep pace. Madsen poured it on in the late stages, cruising to the checkers by nearly three seconds over Lynch.

“Hopefully we can keep rolling like this all year. Obviously you can’t win every night, but being quick and running well is going to be awesome,” Madsen said.

Lynch, 28 from Cowansville, Pa., said the team found some steering issues and gave him a fast car. It just was not fast enough to stay with Madsen on Saturday night.

“We were battling steering issue in the dash and it was pretty obvious,” Lynch said. “We just didn’t have time to change it and we just tried to make it the best we could. Really the car was super good. The guys busted their butt all night. It's a testament to the team. We’re working hard and hopefully one spot better real soon."

Holmes, a 22-year-old from Jacksonville, Oregon, came home third with Daison Pursley fourth, Hank Davis fifth and Rico Abreu charging from 11th to sixth.

“Our best night of the year,” Holmes said. “We’ve got to race a little bit during a break with High Limit these last few weeks. Some of those nights when we got our teeth kicked in taught us a lot.”

The Diamond Classic was the first of three High Limit Racing events at Lucas Oil Speedway this season, with the series returning for the 16th annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial, Sept. 17-19.

Fast overall qualifier was Sye Lynch at 13.342 seconds out of Group A. Aaron Reutzel led Group B with a lap of 13.469 seconds. Both were well off the track record for 410 Sprints held by Rico Abreu at 12.829 seconds on June 29, 2024.

LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (April 18, 2026)

Interstate Batteries High Limit 3rd annual Diamond Classic

A Feature - 1. 55-Kerry Madsen[1]; 2. 42-Sye Lynch[3]; 3. 13-Tanner Holmes[2]; 4. 9-Daison Pursley[4]; 5. 17GP-Hank Davis[5]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu[11]; 7. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[12]; 8. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[6]; 9. 19-Brent Marks[9]; 10. 26-Justin Peck[10]; 11. 88-Tanner Thorson[15]; 12. 21-Brian Brown[14]; 13. 28-Jace Park[23]; 14. 87-Aaron Reutzel[7]; 15. 19JR-Joel Myers Jr[20]; 16. 45X-Rees Moran[21]; 17. 5-Brenham Crouch[19]; 18. 44-Chris Martin[8]; 19. 19H-Kaleb Johnson[22]; 20. 87X-Logan Seavey[17]; 21. 36-Jason Martin[16]; 22. 9R-Chase Randall[18]; 23. 24D-Danny Sams III[13]; 24. 2-Miles Paulus[24]

B Feature - 1. 45X-Rees Moran[2]; 2. 19H-Kaleb Johnson[5]; 3. 28-Jace Park[3]; 4. 2-Miles Paulus[7]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[8]; 6. 12X-Landon Crawley[9]; 7. 4-Cameron Martin[4]; 8. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[10]; 9. 22-Riley Goodno[6]; 10. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[11]; 11. 74-Xavier Doney[14]; 12. 79-Gage Montgomery[1]; 13. 7-Paul Solomon[13]; 14. 74N-Natalie Doney[12]

C Feature - 1. 7-Paul Solomon; 2. 74-Xavier Doney; 3. 7B-Ben Brown; 4. 51B-Joe B Miller; 5. 73-Samuel Wagner; 6. 77H-Jack Wagner; 7. 75-Tyler Blank; 8. 5P-Gavan Boschele; 9. 16G-Austyn Gossel; 10. 15-Jack Potter

Dash - 1. 55-Kerry Madsen[1]; 2. 13-Tanner Holmes[2]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch[4]; 4. 9-Daison Pursley[3]; 5. 17GP-Hank Davis[5]; 6. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[7]; 7. 87-Aaron Reutzel[6]; 8. 44-Chris Martin[8]

Heat 1 - 1. 9-Daison Pursley[2]; 2. 19-Brent Marks[1]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch[4]; 4. 24D-Danny Sams III[6]; 5. 87X-Logan Seavey[9]; 6. 28-Jace Park[7]; 7. 2-Miles Paulus[11]; 8. 79-Gage Montgomery[3]; 9. 7-Paul Solomon[10]; 10. 74-Xavier Doney[8]; 11. 9S-Kyle Clark[5]

Heat 2 - 1. 9-Daison Pursley[2]; 2. 19-Brent Marks[1]; 3. 42-Sye Lynch[4]; 4. 24D-Danny Sams III[6]; 5. 87X-Logan Seavey[9]; 6. 28-Jace Park[7]; 7. 2-Miles Paulus[11]; 8. 79-Gage Montgomery[3]; 9. 7-Paul Solomon[10]; 10. 74-Xavier Doney[8]; 11. 9S-Kyle Clark[5]

Heat 3 - 1. 17GP-Hank Davis[1]; 2. 26-Justin Peck[3]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[4]; 4. 36-Jason Martin[8]; 5. 9R-Chase Randall[6]; 6. 45X-Rees Moran[2]; 7. 22-Riley Goodno[10]; 8. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[5]; 9. 7B-Ben Brown[9]; 10. 51B-Joe B Miller[7]; 11. 5P-Gavan Boschele[11]

Heat 4 - 1. 13-Tanner Holmes[1]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown[5]; 4. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[4]; 5. 19JR-Joel Myers Jr[6]; 6. 4-Cameron Martin[3]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[7]; 8. 74N-Natalie Doney[9]; 9. 75-Tyler Blank[10]; 10. 77H-Jack Wagner[8]

Qualifying Group A - 1. 42-Sye Lynch, 13.342[3]; 2. 55-Kerry Madsen, 13.371[14]; 3. 19-Brent Marks, 13.434[21]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.622[11]; 5. 9-Daison Pursley, 13.628[15]; 6. 44-Chris Martin, 13.726[5]; 7. 79-Gage Montgomery, 13.750[12]; 8. 5-Brenham Crouch, 13.758[16]; 9. 9S-Kyle Clark, 13.765[1]; 10. 19H-Kaleb Johnson, 13.881[2]; 11. 24D-Danny Sams III, 13.910[6]; 12. 12X-Landon Crawley, 13.948[13]; 13. 28-Jace Park, 13.950[22]; 14. 15-Jack Potter, 14.008[4]; 15. 74-Xavier Doney, 14.026[9]; 16. 88-Tanner Thorson, 14.057[8]; 17. 87X-Logan Seavey, 14.070[18]; 18. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 14.071[7]; 19. 7-Paul Solomon, 14.306[17]; 20. 16G-Austyn Gossel, 14.475[20]; 21. 2-Miles Paulus, 55:55.555[10]; 22. 73-Samuel Wagner, 55:55.555[19]

Qualifying Group B - 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.469[4]; 2. 77-Giovanni Scelzi, 13.514[14]; 3. 17GP-Hank Davis, 13.735[6]; 4. 13-Tanner Holmes, 13.756[15]; 5. 45X-Rees Moran, 13.838[10]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 13.843[8]; 7. 26-Justin Peck, 13.880[18]; 8. 4-Cameron Martin, 13.898[12]; 9. G5-Gage Pulkrabek, 13.907[7]; 10. 21-Brian Brown, 14.016[19]; 11. 9R-Chase Randall, 14.047[11]; 12. 19JR-Joel Myers Jr, 14.096[2]; 13. 51B-Joe B Miller, 14.099[3]; 14. 52-Blake Hahn, 14.121[17]; 15. 36-Jason Martin, 14.139[16]; 16. 77H-Jack Wagner, 14.219[1]; 17. 7B-Ben Brown, 14.311[13]; 18. 74N-Natalie Doney, 14.382[21]; 19. 22-Riley Goodno, 14.393[9]; 20. 75-Tyler Blank, 14.414[5]; 21. 5P-Gavan Boschele, 14.859[20]

Challenge Cup debuts April 25th: The debut of the Pitts Homes & Realty Challenge Cup is set for next Saturday, April 25th. Action is scheduled for the Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, Hermitage Lumber Late Models, Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B-Mods, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars and Hickamo Super Stocks.

For further event information, including more info on tickets and camping for any event at Lucas Oil Speedway, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 282-5984 or by email at Nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com.

CONTACT:
Casey Shuman
Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager
Office: (417) 282-5984
Email: CShuman@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.

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About Lucas Oil Speedway

Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Mo., approximately an hour from Springfield 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, United States Modified Touring Series and the High Limit Sprint Racing Series, POWRi Sprint Cars and POWRi WAR Sprints.

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

2026 Official Lucas Oil Speedway Marketing Partners

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2026 Lucas Oil Speedway Supporters Include:

AM Pyrotechnics, Alliance Sport Marketing, Arctic Food Equipment, Berry Tractor and Equipment Co., Big Adventure RV, Bill Roberts Chevrolet, Bolivar Auto Sales & Detailing, Bolivar Farmers Exchange-MFA, Boubin Tire/American Racer, Bridal Cave, BWI Sanitation, Candlelight Creations-Dick's Wild Root Horseradish, Casey's, Citizens Memorial Healthcare, City Magnet, Clear Creek Golf Cars, Clearlight Inn, Dixie Chopper, Eibach Springs, Encounter Ministry Inc., FSE Fire Systems, Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange, Foley Equipment-Cat Rental Store, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Henry's Towing Service, Heritage Tractor, Hermitage Lumber, HICKAMO Country Store, Highkine Warren, Hobbytime Motorsports, Iconic Apparel, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps, In the Garden of Eden, 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, Outerwears Performance Products, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper, Ozarks Community Health Center, PEM, Pitts Homes, Pitts Realty, Pitts Cattle, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, RCR Designs, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, Ryan E. Murphy Law Firm LLC, SBU Athletics, Safety Kleen, Scott Furniture, Sidetrack RV Park, SMSI, Southwest Electric Cooperative, State Tech, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco Race Fuels, Super 8 Bolivar Mo., Super Splash, US Army Corps of Engineers-Pomme de Terre, Vietti Marketing Group, WacoBill.com, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.

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