Track Champions to be crowned this Saturday, September 1st at The Lucas Oil Speedway!
By Dan Robinson
Lucas Oil Speedway PR

WHEATLAND, MO (Aug 30) - As the weekly racing series season winds down for 2007, The Lucas Oil Speedway is set for one final night of hot weekly racing series action as track champions in all four divisions will be crowned this Saturday night, September 1st at "The Diamond of Dirt Tracks" in Wheatland, Missouri. Gates will open at 5:00 with Hot Laps scheduled to begin at 7:00 and racing to follow. Admission price for adults is $12, Seniors and Students 12-17 are $8, Children 11 and under are admitted free to the speedway.

Even though the Track Champions will be crowned this weekend, the action at the track is not over for this year as three big events still remain. September 8th is a newly added event to the speedway calendar as KIX 105.7 and BOB FM present the O'Reilly MLRA as well as the $2000 to win Coca-Cola Modified Bash and The Triangle Quick Stop Factory Stock Clash.

September 22nd-23rd will see The Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing Tour for the first time ever at The Lucas Oil Speedway. It's the final race of the season for all nine (9) classes of the WSORR including the Formula 4x4, 1600 Light Buggy, Stock Truck, 1600 Buggy, Super Stock Truck, Super Buggy, Pro 2WD, Pro Light Pickup and Pro 4X4. Gates open at 10 a.m. and racing starts at HIGH NOON with Complete shows both days! The cameras of the SPEED Channel will be hand to film all the action and so should you. Adult 2 Day Pass $40, Adults $25 at the Gate, Teens and Seniors - $20, Youth age 6 to 11 - $5, and Kids 5 and Under FREE! Discount Tickets Available at Area O'Reilly Auto Parts

The battle for the Miller Lite ULMA Late Model crown has come down to a magnificent three way race between Greenfield, Missouri youngster Rylan Long, Jeff Schlup from California, Missouri and defending Lucas Oil Speedway track champion Kevin Kaiser. Long has commanded the lead for a majority of the season but Kaiser has lurked closely all summer. Kaiser's recent string of bad luck has seen him slip to third in the standings, just 51 points behind Long. The other end of the spectrum has seen Schlup go on a tear winning the last two races and moving up to second in the standings only 44 points back of Long. Harlen Kennedy sits in third with 17-yr old J.D. Hubert holding down the fifth spot. The remainder of the Top 10 includes Matt Menzie, Shawn Williams, Andy Kennedy, Kathy Pierson, and Toby Ott.

The Pitt's Homes A-Modified season long point's battle has come down to two of the best modified drivers in the region and in the nation as far as that goes. Rex Merritt, the veteran from Billings, MO has all but wrapped up the crown with Hermitage, Missouri's Eric Turner 58 markers back. Todd Kallweit from Wheatland sits in third spot 154 points back of the leader with Terry Kirk and Jeff Cutshaw also in the Top 5. Jason Pusley is only two points behind Cutshaw as he tries to move into that fifth spot. Johnny Fennewald, Donnie Fellers, Evan Hubert, and Richard Turner are sixth-tenth respectively and look to maintain that Top 10 status.

The fight for the Chester Fried Chicken Hobby Stock Championship is also coming down to the wire as Syracuse, Missouri Adam Belt holds a miniscule point lead over Sedalia's Mike Schrader. Don Belt sits in third, 54 pints behind son Adam. Chris Williams holds down the fourth position with Jacob Hall in fifth. Michael McGilvray is sixth, Colson Kirk is seventh, and Tanner Young after running a limited schedule sits in eighth. Kyle Smith and Paco Quintero are ninth and tenth respectively.

Complete Point Standings can be found at www.speednetdirect.com . Click Points-Lucas Oil Speedway.

Tune in every Monday night at 6:30pm to KYOO 1200AM and 99.1FM for the Lucas Oil Speedway Power Hour 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 .