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   Are you ready!  We're less than a month away before the big 57th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals cranks things up in Louisville!  It is all happening at the Kentucky Expo Center located at the state fairgrounds. All over the Louisville Metro and surrounding counties including Southern Indiana, you'll see scores of old classic cars and trucks at hotels and restaurants. Once you're at the big show-- you'll see quite a few more!  And if you're worried about the heat do remember inside the Expo Center there is plenty of cool AC.   There is something to do for everyone!  Shopping, music, competition, swap shop, music, food, kid's games, vendors, and much more!  Stock car racing in NASCAR started on the beaches of Daytona Beach. You'll likely see some of those old classic cars!  If you do not know much about old cars and hot rods?  You're not alone!  That's okay!  Go out and enjoy the NSRA Street Rod Nationals and find out why it is such a special event! Kids love it! It is August 6th through the 9th.  You can get your tickets at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center.  Learn about the event and other activities throughout the area and country on the NSRA website: www.https://nsra-usa.com.  (See our special video below about the NSRA Show!)   Check out the new KMS-Lucas Oil FREE giveaway page!  The prize: A Family 4-Pack of Tickets to the NSRA show in Louisville! 

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  If you want non-stop action, excitement, tension, and very tight racing do not make the NASCAR Cup Race this weekend!  It is all happening Sunday in Atlanta.  In 2022, the speedway reconfigured the track surface. And what an amazing change. It now equals Daytona and Talladega in racing excitement!  Watch it starting at 3:00 p.m. on the TNT Network!  The O' Reilly Auto Parts Series will also battle at Atlanta Saturday. See the race on the CW Network at 7:00 p.m.  Louisville's Ben Rhodes, a 2-Time NASCAR Truck Champion, is also in action this weekend, but not in Atlanta. The Craftsman Truck Series competes at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. That race starts at 1:00 pm on Fox 1 Sports. 

  Kimmel Racing, this area's lone high level racing shop, has been busy this year.  Bill Kimmel Jr. and his son, Will run the facility in Southern Indiana, about 10 minutes from downtown Louisville. Will is racing more ARCA events this year. And they're helping other drivers. We'll talk more about the team in the upcoming weeks! 

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 ​​    It ended up being a grueling race in the Indy Car Series at the Mid-Ohio road course. Mother nature brought stifling heat. On top of that, there were no cautions in the event meaning drivers had to run 90 laps without getting   much of break.   Pato O Ward won and claimed the top podium spot.  He passed teammate Christian Lundgaard   to take the lead.  Indy Car points leader Alex Palou finished 5th.  With a half-dozen races left to go this season, the points battle has tightened.  After a week off, the Indy stars race again Saturday July 19th race at the Nashville Superspeedway. 
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   The NHRA takes another week off. The next major event is in Sonoma, California, July 17-19.  Lucas Oil is a longtime sponsor of the series. 

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​​​​​​   It is always fun, the action at the local short tracks!   It is local and fun to watch!  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 late schedule changes and potential weather issues.   

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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, and Temco Roofing.   

 

  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!  ​​ 

  Scott and Craig talk local racing on the Lucas Oil Online Race Report !