Wheatland, MO

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Wheatland was platted in 1869. The village most likely was named after the retirement home of the fifteenth President, James Buchanan, who died June 1, 1868, at his home called Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri is one of the most well-known and highly regarded multi-sport racing facilities in the country, but it wasn’t always that way. Lucas Oil Speedway is actually the second racing facility at the corners of Highways 54 and 83 in Wheatland. The land was originally a hayfield and soybean field among other agricultural uses prior to hosting motorsports events as Wheatland Raceway.

Local Wheatland residents Ron and Mary Jenkins built the original racing facility as a 3/8th mile dirt track, which opened in mid-2001 and was known as Wheatland Raceway. The raceway was a popular entertainment destination almost immediately as the track provided some of the best side-by-side short track dirt racing in the region. Wheatland’s Kent Smith was the original Manager of the facility when it opened and has fond memories of the great racing and the efforts of Ron and Mary Jenkins to provide a quality program at an affordable price for the local racing fans.

Wheatland Raceway continued to operate as a 3/8th mile dirt track running such classes as Open Late Models, A-Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and Pure Stocks through it’s formative years. The track also hosted many special events including the Buckner, Missouri based Midwest Late Model Racing Association. Fenton, Missouri native and NASCAR Star Ken Schrader even competed at Wheatland Raceway on occasion.