March 17, 2025 | By Lyndal Scranton

Lucas Oil Speedway seasons opens this weekend with Full Body Madness, Off Road

WHEATLAND, Mo. — After the long offseason, it's officially Race Week at Lucas Oil Speedway.

The 2025 schedule roars to life this weekend with a special on the dirt oval on Saturday as March Full Body Madness brings all four full-body classes to one program. The 4-State Dirt Late Model Series along with SMSI Pure Stocks, Hickamo Super Stocks and O'Reilly Auto Parts Stock Cars will be in action.

The 4 State Dirt Late Model Series will be competing for $1,250 to win with $400 to start. The SMSI Pure Stocks and O'Reilly Auto Parts Stock Cars will each be competing for $1,500 to win and $150 to-start feature events. The Hickamo Super Stocks will go after $2,000 to win and $200 to start the feature.

Pit gates and spectator gates open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7.


Dirt-track admission:

Advance Discount Tickets online only (13 and up) - $12
Adults (13 and up) - $15
Seniors (62 and up)/Military - $12
Youth (6-12) - $5
Kids (5 and under) - FREE
Family Pass - $35
Pit Pass - $35

That won't be the only action this weekend with the Off Road Short Course track in action with UTVs with a Friday practice from 12:25-4:15 p.m. after tech from 8 a.m.-noon. The Short Course racing on Saturday is set to begin at 8 a.m. with awards following completion of the action.

All Off Road tickets include pit passes and admission to the dirt-track action on Saturday night.

UTV Short Course race classes will include 200 stock; ages 5-12; 200 limited: ages 5-12; 250 modified: ages 7-12; 700cc and under: ages 10-15; youth 1k: ages 13-17; sportsman na: ages 14 & up; sportsman turbo: ages 14 & up; women's NA: ages 13 & up; women's fi: ages 13 & up; vet NA: ages 40-and-up; vet fi: ages 40-and-up; pro-am NA: ages 18-and-up; pro-am turbo: ages 18-and-up; pro NA: ages 18-and-up; pro turbo: ages 18-and-up.

This will be the first of six scheduled rounds of UTV Short Course on the 2025 schedule, in addition to the Champ Off Road Series Show-Me Off-Road Shootout May 2-4 including the Pro 4 and Pro 2 trucks.


Off Road admission Friday:

Ages 6 and up - $15
Kids (age 5 and under) - FREE
Adult (13 & up) 2-Day - $45
Seniors (62 and up)/Military 2-Day - $39
Youth Ages (6-12) 2-Day - $25
(All tickets include access to the Off-Road pit area)
(2-Day tickets include entry to the Dirt Track Event on Saturday night)


Off Road admission Saturday:

Advance Discount Tickets online only (16 and up) - $27
Adults (13 and up) - $30
Seniors (62 and up)/Military (62 and up) - $27
Youth (age 6 to 12) - $10
Kids (age 5 and under) - Free
(All tickets include access to the off-road pit area)
(Saturday tickets include entry to the Dirt Track Event Saturday night)


Drivers asked to fill out profile: Drivers planning to compete at Lucas Oil Speedway any time this season are asked to complete or update their profile on MyRacePass with information, such as background info and sponsors, to help the announcers call the action this season. The profile can be found at on the MyRacePass link.

King of America coming March 27-29: The three-day USMTS King of America XIV is coming to Lucas Oil Speedway March 27-29. The event will include USRA Stock Cars paying $1,000-to-win Thursday, $2,000-to-win Friday and $3,000 to win Saturday. USRA B-Mods will be paying $1,000 to win Thursday, $2,000 to win Friday, and $3,000 to win Saturday. The USMTS field will chase feature wins of $3,000 and $5,000 before $20,000 for the grand finale on Saturday, March 29th.

Weekly Series opens April 5th: 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 the new Hickamo Country Store Super Stocks. The Weekly opener is set for Saturday, April 5th.

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.