MLRA/MARS Spring Thunder set for The Lucas Oil Speedway on April 14th
With Special Guest-The Chrome Shop Mafia
By Dan Robinson

WHEATLAND, MO. (April 10) - The Lucas Oil Speedway explodes into action for 2007 with the season opening Orscheln's Farm and Home MLRA/MARS Spring Thunder Late Model Challenge presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts on Saturday, April 14th with support from the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds, the TCI Transmission Factory Stocks, and the Chester Fried Chicken B-Mods! Grandstand gates open at 5:00, with Hot Laps at 6:30 and racing to follow.

Drivers set to smash the loud pedal in the Super Late Models include Multi-time MLRA Champions, Al Purkey and Alan Vaughn, 4-Time and defending MARS Champion Bill Frye, and the all time win leader and past Multi-time Champion in both series, Terry Phillips. Other drivers expected for the $3,000 to win top prize include Jason Bodenhamer, Brandon McCormick, Scott Drake, Jack Sullivan, Jeff Taylor, Jeremy Payne, and Steve Rushin, plus many more of the region's best Late Model pilots!

The Chrome Shop Mafia will be in the house on April 14th with an appearance by the flamed Kenworth Tow Rig aptly named "Inferno". The Mafia will also have their massive souvenir trailer on site with CSM merchandise available for purchase.

There will be an interactive Dirt Modified racing simulator on site for the racing fan that wants to feel the excitement of driving in a real modified.

Paco, the King of the Rollovers is also still on the card for the long awaited extreme rollover exhibition.

Adult admission price for the MLRA/MARS Spring Thunder is $17, Seniors and Students 12-17 are $15, race fans 7-11 are $5, and kids 6 and under are admitted free to the speedway. Season passes are available for $200 for students and seniors, adult season passes are $300.

If the weather is inclement on Saturday, a decision will be made by 10:00am Saturday, April 14th and posted on the www.lucasoilspeedway.com  website as to whether or not we will be able to race on Saturday. If we are forced to cancel due to the weather, we will use Sunday, April 15th as the rain date. If we have to race on Sunday, gates would open up at Noon with Hot Laps at 2:00pm and racing to follow. As a reminder, there would be no liquor sales on Sunday at the Lucas Oil Speedway.

The state of the art speedway has 21 luxury VIP Suites available for rental on a nightly or seasonal basis. All suites have indoor seating, leather sofas, heating and AC, countertop with sink, refrigerator, TV with cable service and an audio system. Outdoor stadium style seating is also included with suites for 10 to 50 people. Several catered food and beverage options are also available. The track features a MUSCO stadium lighting system which provides camera ready lighting for news and TV coverage and an "award winning" audio system featuring all Bose speakers. A Jumbo-Tron Video Board entertains fans no matter where you sit with live racing footage, video highlights, sponsor ads, and live timing and scoring.

Stop in at the "Track Treasures" gift shop for that unique souvenir to remember your visit to the Lucas Oil Speedway. Gifts for all ages in all price ranges can be found with each one sure to be a treasured memory of your night at the speedway. For the kid and competitor in all of us we offer our slick surface Go-Kart rental track. If you think the competition on the dirt track is tough, get your friends together for some exciting wheel to wheel go-kart action.

Upcoming events: April 21st will feature a full compliment of weekly racing at the speedway as well as the "Earth Day" Junior Fan Club Activity. April 28th will feature all six weekly classes in action with a special Driver Autograph/Fan Day at the track. The speedway has many special events planned throughout the season highlighted by the Lucas Oil Dirt Series Late Models $25,000 to win Superchip's "Diamond of the Dirt Mothers Day" special presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts on May 11th and 12th.

Tune in every Monday night at 6:30pm to KYOO 1200AM and 99.1FM for the Lucas Oil Speedway Radio show live from Smith's Restaurant in Bolivar hosted by Randy Bowman and Kevin Fletcher.

The "Diamond of Dirt Tracks", the Lucas Oil Speedway is a 3/8th mile; semi-banked clay oval located 5 Blocks south of US Highway 54, on State Highway 83, in Wheatland, MO. To learn more about the Lucas Oil Speedway and the 2007 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (417) 282-5984 or visit the track's website at www.lucasoilspeedway.com .