Lucas Oil Speedway's Lorton named finalist for Region 5 ARPY award with voting underway
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WHEATLAND, Mo. — Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Danny Lorton has again been nominated for Region 5 Promoter of the Year and the 49th annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year Award.
The winners will be determined in online voting with fans invited to vote online with balloting open through midnight Feb. 1. Votes must be submitted in each region, otherwise the ballot will be rejected.
Cast your vote here for online voting.
“It’s an honor and privilege to make the list again this year for Region 5 Promoter of the Year and ARPY award and to be included with so many top-notch people and speedways,” Lorton said. “It’s a tribute to our tremendous speedway team and our outstanding Lucas Oil Speedway fans.”
The nominee list:
Region 1: Paul Cole, Land of Legends Raceway, NY; Brett Deyo, Fonda and Utica Rome Speedway, NY; Kolten Gouse, BAPS Motor Speedway, PA;; Steve O’Neal, Port Royal Speedway, PA; CV Elms & April May Preston, Bear Ridge Speedway, VT; The Arute Family, Stafford Motor Speedway, CT.; Tom Mayberry, Oxford Plains Speedway, ME; Cris Michaud, Thunder Road, VT; Dominic Lussier, Autodrome Granby, QC, CA.
Region 2: Tim Bryant, Five Flags Speedway, FL; Scott Tripp, Lakeview Speedway, SC; Garrett Mitchell, Freedom Factory, FL; Wendall Durrance, All-Tech Raceway, FL; William Scoggin, Clarksville Speedway, TN.; Ricky Brooks, Cordele Motor Speedway, GA; Kelley Carlton, Screven Motor Speedway, GA.
Region 3: Randy Maggio, Painesville Speedway/Lorain County Speedway, OH; Kim and Randy Smart, Midvale Speedway, OH.; Brian Rieck, Coles County Speedway, IL; Matt Curl, Fairbury Speedway, IL; Rich and Shelly Farmer, Fremont Speedway, OH; Glenn Styres; Ohseken Speedway, ON, CA.
Region 4: Todd Thelen, Slinger Super Speedway, WI; Wayne Brevik, Marshfield Motor Speedway, WI; Terry Tucker, Jefferson Speedway, WI; Steve Sinclair, IRA Sprint Car Series, WI; Cole Queensland & Queensland Family, Deer Creek Speedway, MN; Doug Johnson, Huset’s Speedway, SD; Bob Timms, Mississippi Thunder Speedway, WI; Cody and Shannon Smiley, Golden Sands Speedway, WI; Jerry Auby, Dells Raceway Park, WI.
Region 5: Brad Stevens, & Jessi Mynatt, 34 Raceway, IA; John McCoy, Knoxville Raceway, IA; Scotty Allen, Dallas County Speedway, MO; John Allen, 81 Speedway, KS; Danny Lorton, Lucas Oil Speedway, MO.; Ricky Kay, Maquoketa Speedway, IA; Jim Nordhougen, Colorado National Speedway,CO; Mike Johnson, I-35 Speedway, MO.
Region 6: Scott & Kim Russell, Placerville Speedway, CA; Dennis Gage, Marysville Raceway, CA; Brad Whitfield, Cocopah Speedway, AZ; Tim Huddleston, Irwindale Speedway, CA.; Jeremy Anders, Wenatchee Valley Super Oval, WA; Michelle Lackey Maynor, Alaska Raceway Park, AK; Matt Alexander, Stateline Speedway, ID; Tony Noceti, Stockton Dirt Track, CA; Loretta Thiering, Edmonton International Speedway, AB, CA.
Region 7: Gavin Migro, Perth Motorplex, WA, AUS; Michael Perry, Premiere Speedway, SA, AUS; Gary Willington, Sydney Speedway, NSW, AUS.
Outstanding Event Nominees: The Marvin Smith Memorial, Cottage Grove Speedway, OR; Buckeye Figure 8 Nationals, Painesville Speedway, OH; Fall Classic, 141 Speedway, WI; Sean Lias, Penn Can Speedway, PA; Trophy Cup, Tulare Thunderbowl, CA; IMCA.TV Winternationals, AZ; The Duct Tape Nationals, Wyoming County International Speedway, NY; IMCA Super Nationals, Boone, IA.
Weekly racing in the Pitts Homes and Realty Weekly Racing Series at Lucas Oil Speedway will feature five divisions - Hermitage Lumber Late Models, Arctic Food Equipment USRA Modifieds, O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars, Clear Creek Golf Cars USRA B Mods and Hickamo Country Store Super Stocks.
The 2025 schedule is scheduled to fire up March 22nd with March Full Body Madness after Open Test & Tune on March 15th from 6-9 p.m.
For information on tickets or camping for any Lucas Oil Speedway event in 2025, contact Admissions Director Nichole McMillan at (417) 295-6043 or email her at nmcmillan@lucasoilspeedway.com for more information.
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