Lucas Oil Speedway preseason Test and Tune for all classes set for Saturday
 

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MEDIA CONTACT: Lyndal Scranton ([email protected])  
Wheatland, Missouri (March 29, 2016) - Engines will roar to life for the first time in 2016 at Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday with a preseason Test and Tune session from 2-6 p.m.

Drivers in all of the Lucas Oil Speedway divisions - ALPS Food Store ULMA Late Models, Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds, Ozark Golf Cars USRA B-Mods and Carson's Corner NAPA Street Stocks - will have the opportunity to get practice time ahead of the new season.

Pit passes for drivers and crew members are $20 and spectator grandstand admission is free. Limited concessions, along with restrooms, will be available behind the backstretch grandstands adjacent to the pit area.

"With a terrific weather forecast for this weekend, this is an ideal opportunity for our drivers to get some testing done," Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Dan Robinson said. "Fans eager to see cars on the track for the first time in 2016 are invited to come out as we'll open up the grandstands to them for free. It should be a fun day."

The Lucas Oil Speedway Parts Store also will be open with a full assortment of Lucas Oil Products, Hoosier Late Model Tires, American Racer USRA Modified tires and Sunoco Racing fuel available for purchase.

The Rex Merritt Racing School, originally scheduled in conjunction with the practice day, has been cancelled.  

The season opener at Lucas Oil Speedway is set for April 8-9 with the 3rd annual Lucas Oil MLRA Spring Nationals. Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds and Carson's Corner NAPA Street Stocks also will be on the program both nights.

Opening night for the Budweiser Weekly Championship Series, with racing in all four weekly divisions, is set for April 16.

Please visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for the most up to date information about "America's New Motorsports Destination," Lucas Oil Speedway.
 
 
Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is also available. With it's entrance located just outside the pit gate this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks. 
 
Click  www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for more 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 Twitter, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway.  
 
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CONTACT:
 
Dan Robinson
Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager
Lucas Oil MLRA Series Director
Office: (417) 282-5984 
 
About Lucas Oil Speedway 
Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top five Race Tracks in the Nation. Located in Wheatland, Missouri, approximately an hour from Springfield, Missouri and just a quick hour and a half from the Kansas City Metro Area, dubbed the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" Lucas Oil Speedway certainly lives up to the 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. 2016 marks the 6th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, Lake Lucas. Two Nationally televised Drag Boat Races featuring the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series will be held in 2016.
 
Lucas Oil Speedway hosts some of the largest and most popular events in the Midwest! National and regional touring series appear frequently for Special Events on the Diamond of Dirt Tracks. 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 incredible Special Events, the Lucas Oil Speedway Budweiser Weekly Racing Series features, the ALPS Food Store ULMA Late Models, Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds, Carson's Corner NAPA Street Stocks and the USRA B-Mods, racing weekly.
 
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