​ We want to thank all of those who have served and paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe. We also thank all men and women, and their families, serving in the United States Military today, and First Responders. If you travel this Memorial Day Holiday Weekend, please stay safe. ​

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 It is going to be an exciting Memorial Day Race Weekend! It is the Greatest Spectacle in Sports: The Indianapolis 500. A sold out crowd will see the best Indy Car drivers in the world battle at the historic track!  Keep an eye on Katherine Legge. She is the first woman driver to attempt both the Indy 500 and then rush to Charlotte to compete in the NASCAR Coca Cola 600.  A handful of drivers have tried it, only to have issues on the track before completing both races. The last racer to finish both- 3-Time NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart in 2001.  As for the Coca Cola 600, like Indianapolis there will be festivities leading up to the grueling race, and that includes a massive salute to our military.  All three major NASCAR Series are taking the green flag at Charlotte including  2-Time Craftsman Truck Series Champion Ben Rhodes From Louisville (Rhodes talks about the huge weekend below).

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    After powerful side-by-side action in the Route 66 Nationals, the NHRA is is off over the holiday weekend.  The fast dragsters are set to return May 29-31 in the Potomac Nationals in Maryland. See the action on Fox Sports. Lucas Oil is a longtime sponsor of the series!  

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​  ​  Local racing is great family fun.  We strongly hope you get to a local track.  Support local racing, local drivers, and local team sponsors!  The Sportsdrome Speedway, just off I-65 in Jeffersonville, is a small flat track full of fun and excitement. It is just 10 minutes from the bridges in downtown Louisville.  The half-mile high banked track at the Salem Speedway is only an hour from Louisville in Southern Indiana.  Other area tracks 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). The 2026 event schedule may be the best in years!  Just south in 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. And if you like local drag racers, one fun place to witness side-by-side battles is in West Point Kentucky, the Ohio Valley Dragway. It is a 1/8th mile track on Dixie Highway, less than a half-hour from downtown Louisville.  A reminder, be sure to check out track websites and social media for the latest news and information, and that includes any last minute changes and potential weather issues.  

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  It is coming in early August!  It is a MUST SEE  event!  From August 6th through the 9th, its the 57th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville. There will be some 10,000 classic cars and trucks, music, events, and much more, for all ages! And that includes activities inside the cool air conditioned Expo Center! So many events are planned at this year's huge show! Learn more: www.https://nsra-usa.com.

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  We always thank our supporters, including our main sponsor, Lucas Oil Products!  Also, Herrings Outdoor Sports!  It is a great place for all of your summer attire. They carry the most famous and best clothing beach-lake outdoor brands. & accessories!  They ship throughout the US!  Other sponsors 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), Sportsdrome Speedway  (Celebrating nearly 80 years of Racing!), VoiceTel Kentucky (Offering consulting, telephone service, security, and network installation to businesses throughout Louisville and Southern Indiana. When experience counts: Call VoiceTel, locally owned and operated (502-493-3200), Jim Ellis/Attorney-At-Law [Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Contract Law (502) 58-Ellis], ICA Dumpsters, Dynamic Chiropractic Louisville, Lyndon Mower Repair, Temco Roofing,  and Apple Appliance Repair. They serve Kentuckiana and can fix just about any appliance (And they clean dirty dryer vents)!   We also thank our media connections in all series, NASCAR/NASCAR Media, Indy Car, Monster Jam, ARCA, Google Images, media directors, other contributors, and NHRA for helping us bring the sport to the fans!  ​​ 

Two-Time NASCAR Champion and ThorSport Racing (Based in Ohio) driver Ben Rhodes talks the big holiday weekend in the Lucas Oil Online Race Report !