Just seven nights remain in the 2022 Lucas Oil MLRA season, and up next is a lucrative three night Labor Day Weekend swing that carries with it a combined weekend win potential of $23,000.

Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., brings it storied history with the MLRA back into the spotlight on Friday, Sept. 2, when the series makes its 34th all-time visit to the 4/10-mile semi-banked oval.

Twenty drivers have etched their names in the record books since 2000 as MLRA winners at Lakeside, with Terry Phillips being the most recent winner in 2018.

The long-standing event takes on a new name in 2023 as the Ellis Family Memorial, honoring the legendary Ellis family who were an instrumental part of the Kansas City racing scene dating back to the 1960s and especially influential in the history behind Lakeside Speedway.

Both Clyde Ellis (2004) and his wife Joan (2008)—The First Lady of Racing in Kansas City—are members of the Central Auto Racing Boosters Hall of Fame (CARB).

Friday night’s main event at Lakeside will pay out $5,000 to win and $500 to start. The show also features E-Mods and Pure Stocks.

Chad Simpson comes into the weekend on top of the series standings for the first time in 2022, and is poised to collect his third career series title and its $20,000 champions check.

Leading Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie driver Kolby Vandenbergh sits second while fellow MLRA rookie Daniel Hilsabeck is third. Early season points leader Johnny Scott enters the weekend fourth while Peoria, Ariz., driver Steve Stultz completes the top five.

TICKETS
Pits $35
GA $25
Seniors and Military $20
Kids 12 & Under $10
Suites $35