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WHEATLAND, MO. (March 20, 2025) - Casey Shuman, with nearly 30 years of experience as both a driver and a national touring series owner or director, has been appointed Lucas Oil Speedway’s new Assistant General Manager and Competition Director.

“We’re thrilled to welcome someone with Casey's extensive experience and deep roots in the dirt-track racing world,” Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Danny Lorton said.

Shuman, 45, has been General Manager at I-70 Motorsports Park for the last two seasons following a four-year stint as Series Director for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. He and wife Brooke owned and operated the WAR Sprint Car Series from 2015-19. Casey and Brooke live in Platte City, Mo., and have a daughter, Sawyer.

"Ive always loved racing at Lucas Oil Speedway," said Shuman, a Tempe,

Arizona native who started driving Sprint cars as a teenager and raced full-time for 20-plus years. Though he retired from full-time racing in 2015, he still occasionally gets behind the wheel of his open-wheel car.

“I raced full-time for 20-22 years, but the promotion and series side of our industry always interested me," Shuman said. "I raced 6-8 times last year, and I’ll likely do around the same this year. It’s just enough to have some fun. Driving is no longer the focus of my career, but I still enjoy getting out there and having a good time.”

“When this position with Lucas Oil Speedway revealed itself, I knew it was the

right time, and I’m excited for the opportunity to be part of this top tier staff and facility,” Shuman said of accepting the Lucas Oil Speedway management position.

“My dad raced for a living with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series when I was born. I’ve been around the racetrack since I was a kid and started racing Sprint cars as a teen. All these years later, I’m still a dedicated advocate for the sport that raised me and I’m looking forward to what’s ahead for our team at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks in Wheatland, Missouri."

Shuman said he’s “ready to jump right into the season” when it begins this

weekend with the March Full Body Madness on Saturday.

Shuman replaces Ernie Leftwich, who resigned earlier this month to become

series director of the Comp Cams Super Late Model Series.

Season opens this weekend: 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.

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.

CONTACT:

Danny Lorton

Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager

Office: (417) 282-5984 

DLorton@lucasoilspeedway.com



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Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, Missouri. A campground with shower and bathroom facilities is available. With its entrance located just outside the pit gate, this sprawling scenic camping facility will continue to enhance the racing experience.

For ticket and camping information and everything about the Show-Me 100 event, visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for all the 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 X, clicking "Like" at www.facebook.com/LucasOilSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/LucasOilSpeedway

Complete Lucas Oil Speedway event information, archived race recaps, previews and driver features, along with ticket information and schedules can be found by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com.

About Lucas Oil Speedway 

Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by fans, drivers and industry insiders to be one of the top racing facilities in the nation. Located in Wheatland, Mo., approximately an hour from Springfield and just an hour and a half from the Kansas City metro area, the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" lives up to its 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. This year marks the 12th season for the Liquid Quarter Mile Drag Racing Lake, "Lake Lucas." New for 2017 was all-purpose built Off Road facility featuring a host of regional events.

Lucas Oil Speedway's dirt oval track plays host to some of the largest and most-popular events in the Midwest with national and regional touring series appearing frequently including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, United States Modified Touring Series and the High Limit Sprint Racing Series, POWRi Sprint Cars and POWRi WAR Sprints.

In addition to the special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway Weekly Racing Series features the Late Models, USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and Super Stocks.

2025 Official Lucas Oil Speedway Marketing Partners

Bill Roberts Chevrolet

"The Official Truck" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Dixie Chopper

"The Official Mowers of Lucas Oil Speedway"

Iconic Apparel

"The Official Merchandise Provider of Lucas Oil Speedway"

Lucas Oil Products 

"The Official Oil" of Lucas Oil Speedway 

 MAVTV 

"The Official Television Network" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper 

"The Official Soft Drink" of Lucas Oil Speedway

Rugged Radios

"The Official 2-Way Communications Provider" of Lucas Oil Speedway 

Summit Racing Equipment

"The Official Sponsor" of Lucas Oil Speedway

 Sunoco Race Fuels 

"The Official Fuel" of Lucas Oil Speedway

2025 Lucas Oil Speedway Supporters Include:

AM Pyrotechnics, Alliance Sport Marketing, Arctic Food Equipment, Berry Tractor and Equipment Co., Big Adventure RV, Bill Roberts Chevrolet, Bolivar Auto Sales & Detailing, Bolivar Farmers Exchange-MFA, Boubin Tire/American Racer, Bridal Cave, BWI Sanitation, Candlelight Creations-Dick's Wild Root Horseradish, Casey's, Citizens Memorial Healthcare, City Magnet, Clear Creek Golf Cars, Clearlight Inn, Dixie Chopper, Eibach Springs, Encounter Ministry Inc., FSE Fire Systems, Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange, Foley Equipment-Cat Rental Store, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Henry's Towing Service, Hermitage Lumber, HICKAMO Country Store, Hobbytime Motorsports, Iconic Apparel, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps, In the Garden of Eden, Kluhsman Racing Components, Kona Ice, Lucas Cattle Company, MD3, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welding, Missouri Division of Tourism, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, OakStar Bank, O'Bannon Bank, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Outerwears Performance Products, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper, Ozarks Community Health Center, PEM, Pitts Homes, Pitts Realty, Pitts Cattle, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, RCR Designs, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Rugged Radios, Ryan E. Murphy Law Firm LLC, SBU Athletics, Safety Kleen, Scott Furniture, Sidetrack RV Park, SMSI, Southwest Electric Cooperative, State Tech, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco Race Fuels, Super 8 Bolivar Mo., Turn 1 Bar & Grill, US Army Corps of Engineers-Pomme de Terre, Vietti Marketing Group, Wheatland Motel, White's Marine Center, Wieland, Woods Supermarkets.