Scott Douglass Craig Hoffman
​KENTUCKIANA MOTORSPORTS PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL
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​​​ It is a great time of the year for race fans! There are so many events leading up to the mega Memorial Day Holiday Weekend! In NASCAR, the All-Star Race right before Charlotte in North Wilkesboro always gets attention! Then there is the longest race on the NASCAR schedule: The 600 at Charlotte! Few race fans today may know the name, Joe Lee Johnson. In 1960 he won the first ever 600! The next year, a familiar name took the checkered flag, David Pearson. In case you are curious, a legend who has appeared on Kentuckiana Motorsports over the years has won the most 600's at Charlotte. It is none other than Darrel Waltrip. All three NASCAR series will compete, as well as the ARCA Series (That means ARCA team Kimmel Racing based in Clarksville, Indiana, just outside of Louisville, will be in Charlotte). (Ben Rhodes talks Memorial Day Holiday Weekend racing in the Lucas Oil Online Race Report ).
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As for the Indy Car Series, there is no bigger event than the Greatest Spectacle in Racing: The Indianapolis 500! Josef Newgarden is the defending Indy 500 Champion. He also won it in 2023. Can he make it 3 in a row!? There are many events leading up to the 109th running of the 500. It is worth noting, 2021 NASCAR Cup Champion Kyle Larson will attempt again this year to do the double. That is- the Indy 500 and the Coca Cola 600 in the same day and complete all laps. A handful of NASCAR drivers have competed in both events. But only one completed "all" laps without incident. That happened in 2001 by 3-Time Champion Tony Stewart, who is now battling in the Top Fuel Division in the NHRA.
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As for the NHRA, it traditionally is not in action over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. The next event is set for this weekend in the Route 66 Nationals in Illinois. Then the NHRA returns to racing the weekend on May 30-June 1 at the New England Nationals in New Hampshire. Lucas Oil has been a longtime sponsor of the NHRA.
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​ Mother nature continues to play games at local tracks. Still, when there is racing, fans are headed out to see the local drivers, and maybe future stars in a bigger series bump and grind! Over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend there are no events set at the Sportsdrome Speedway in Jeffersonville (Just 5-miles from downtown Louisville off I-65). But get ready! The massive School Bus Figure 8 Showdown takes place with many other events on Saturday May 30th! It will be standing room only! There's a big slate of racing taking place ahead at the high banks of the half-mile Salem Speedway. It happens Saturday June 7. Other tracks in the region include the Ponderosa Speedway (the Baddest Bullring in the Bluegrass state) located in central Kentucky at Junction City near Danville (About an hour and fifteen minutes southeast of Louisville). Drive south to Bowling Green (KY) and you'll enjoy Beech Bend. There is an amusement park, camping, and racing. The Beech Bend dragstrip brings in the fans and has a wide range of events. Just outside of Louisville in West Point Kentucky is the Ohio Valley Dragway. It is a 1/8th mile track on Dixie Highway. We strongly encourage you to keep watch on social media or track websites for last minute changes, weather, and special tickets deals.
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We thank our supporters, including our main sponsor, Lucas Oil Products! Also, Herrings Outdoor Sports! It is a great place for spring-summer-fall fashions and they carry the most famous and best clothing beach-lake outdoor brands. & accessories! They ship throughout the US! Others supporters include locally owned Bright Pest Control and Bright Retail in Louisville, (Offering Do-It-Yourself Professional Pest Products with a retail store), PNC Bank (Sponsor of Scott Dixon's Indy Car Series Car), St. Matthews Cycling, Sportsdrome Speedway (Celebrating more than 78 years of Racing!), VoiceTel Kentucky (Offering telephone service (Includes all taxes) for low as $25.00 a line per month), Jim Ellis/Attorney-At-Law, ICA Dumpsters, Kentucky Raceway Ministries, Nimlok Kentucky (Outdoor and Indoor signs and more), Dynamic Chiropractic Health and Rehab, Lyndon Mower Repair, Temco Roofing, Apple Appliance Service, Kentucky Medicare Plans (Serving Kentucky and Southern Indiana with Health and Medicare plans), and Apple Appliance Repair. They can fix about any appliance and serve all of Kentuckiana (502-635-2450). We also thank our media connections in all series, NASCAR and with NASCAR Media, Indy Car, Monster Jam, ARCA, and NHRA for helping us bring the sport to the fans! ​​
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Here is the latest Lucas Oil Online Race Report!
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The 2025 Street Rod Nationals is getting closer! The huge classic car and truck show returns to the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville July 31, August 1,2,3, and 4! Save the dates and get ready for fun and excitement! Click on NSRA logo to learn more!
Some of the biggest names in racing have appeared on Kentuckiana Motorsports for over decades: Richard Petty, Buddy Baker, Dan Wheldon, Jeff Gordon, Dennis Anderson, Joey Logano, Sarah Fischer, Tony Stewart, Darrell Waltrip, Morgan Lucas, Benny Parsons, Ben Rhodes, Jim Koehler, A-J Almendinger, Jimmie Johnson, Jack Sprague, John Andretti, Ron Hornaday, Dario Franchitti, Frank Kimmel, Michael Waltrip, Rusty Wallace, and many more! We'll continue to feature them on Kentuckiana Motorsports! And we'll continue to also showcase local racing! And those who support it!
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We're going to share some of the most entertaining, interesting, and fun interviews over 20-plus years! They'll include drivers, sponsors, team owners, and fans!
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As Two-Time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion (2021 & 2023) Ben Rhodes stated in the Lucas Oil Online Race Report, Charlotte Race Weekend over Memorial Day is huge! Then there are the festivities leading up to the Indy 500! Over the years, Kentuckiana Motorsports has been to The Brickyard many times. Whether the Brickyard 400 or the Indianapolis 500, it is a bucket list activity everyone should schedule. Our Hall-of-Famer (Monster Jam) Scott Douglass says the Coca-Cola 600 is always a fan favorite, and he adds, the Indy 500 is like no other event in sports!
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Warm Weather Injuries
Slips and Falls
We thank Lucas Oil for all it does in racing and in communities across America. One huge initiative backed by Lucas Oil is Protect the Harvest. It focuses on farmers and ranchers, and their families. Learn more at: www.protecttheharvest.com.
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Time is running out to win the latest KMS-Lucas Oil FREE Giveaway ! Check out the Giveaway Page! You still have a chance to win a signed Hero Card from Ben Rhodes! Simply fill-out an entry form! It is that easy! (A huge Lucas Oil summer giveaway ahead! Details after Memorial Day! Stay tuned!)
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Race teams know you have to be in strong mental, emotional, and physical shape to wheel a competitive car or truck around the track. Running 50 short track or 500 larger track laps can be challenging for a driver. Seconds count when hitting the pits for service. A crew must be fast and make no mistakes. And all must be physically ready. Then there are wrecks! A car slams into a wall or a racer is caught up in a multiple car mishap. Safety equipment has improved greatly over the years. Still, drivers and crew members get medical help for aches and pains. And that includes back, shoulder, hip, neck, and hand care.
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Locally, Dr. Paul Constante with Dynamic Chiropractic (Serving Kentucky and Southern Indiana) is a race fan. He's helped treat college, pro, high school, and other athletes for years. The list of Louisville area patients includes racers. Professionals and every day people also turn to Dr. Constante and his team for chiropractic care and treatment. Learn more at: www.louisvillespineandinjury.com
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Click on the short videos below as Dr. Paul Constante talks about different injuries, treatments, and precautions with your back, spine, and body.
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REMINDER: We encourage you not to forget thousands of victim's still hurting from Hurricane Helene. Right now, cash donations are perhaps the best way to help, as communities have plenty of supplies and clothes. Teams of builders or handyman type people can also prove to be very useful. When the weather turns warmer, efforts to re-build begin. It will take time and your kindness. Local fire departments, churches, and community centers will continue to handle local relief efforts. If you want one place to assist: The South Toe Volunteer Fire Department in Burnsville, NC. The fire chief is Tony Laws. The phone number is: (828) 675-9398. Its a smaller department. You may get a recording. Since the storm hit, they've helped scores of people and continue to do so. The residents in western North Carolina are real people, suffering real life-changing problems.
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