(LEBANON, Missouri) A salute to Lebanon Schools, and free admission for all students who redeem a special ticket available at the Lebanon area schools, will highlight the ASA-sanctioned stock car racing show this Saturday night, May 21, at Lebanon I-44 Speedway. Spectator gates are will open at 5:00 pm, with the five-division stock car racing program scheduled to start at 7:30 on the track’s 3/8-mile high banked asphalt oval.
“We are delighted to offer this special ‘free ticket’ opportunity to students in the Lebanon school district” said I-44 Speedway promoter Craig Armstrong. “We really want to honor and salute these young people, especially those graduating seniors at Lebanon High School, but also the hard-working students at all grade levels that are advancing to the next grade. We are committed to encouraging kids to stay in school and strive for academic excellence, and this is our way to thank them for doing just that.”
Headlined by the fast and powerful ASA Late Model stock cars, Saturday’s show at the only paved oval track in southern Missouri will also spotlight the Modifieds, which are stock appearing racecars with open wheel front ends, the Sportsman class stock cars, Road Warriors – big, steel bodied pure stocks – and a four-cylinder “tuner-type” class of cars called Chargers. In addition to the I-44 Speedway classes, the travelling Outlaw Mini Stocks – ever a fan favorite – will make their second 2011 appearance at the Laclede County oval.
Lebanon I-44 Speedway features an alcohol-free, ‘family friendly’ grandstand, along with tier parking for cars, pickup trucks and RV’s where patrons may park, tailgate and view the races. Widely known as the ‘Budweiser Wild Side’, beer may be brought in by fans in the tier parking areas, while full food and non-alcoholic beverage concessions are available in both the grandstands and tier parking, along with a Souvenir and track apparel booth.
Grandstand admission is $10 for Adults, ages 16 and older, while Adult admission in tier parking is $12. Discounted admission for Seniors (ages 65 and older), Military personnel, and Juniors (ages 11-15) is offered in both locations. A grandstand Family Pass for 2 Adults and 2 Juniors plus any number of Kids 10 and younger is available for $25, while six Adults entering in the same vehicle on tier parking will be admitted on the ‘Budweiser Wild Side’ for $60.
Located just four miles east of the Lebanon city limit on Historic Route 66, Lebanon I-44 Speedway is very accessible from anywhere in southern Missouri. The simplest route for patrons is to drive Interstate 44 to Exit 135, and then one mile east on Route 66 to the track’s main entrance. Additional information about the track’s 2011 ‘Kickin’ Asphalt’ racing schedule may be found of the facility’s official website, www.i44speedway.net.