{"id":18039,"date":"2026-07-04T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T17:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/?p=18039"},"modified":"2026-07-04T13:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T17:02:09","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-event-cancellation-july-4th-night-of-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-event-cancellation-july-4th-night-of-thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 EVENT CANCELLATION: July 4th Night of Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Due to the extreme heat index and impending severe storms moving into the area, Latrobe Speedway management has made the difficult decision to <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"143\">cancel tonight\u2019s (July 4th) racing program<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The safety of our drivers, crews, staff, and fans is always our number one priority.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\">\ud83c\udf87 Fireworks Update<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Please note that our holiday fireworks display <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"47\">will be rescheduled<\/b>. We are working on finalizing a new date to bring this show to our fans, and we will share those details as soon as they are confirmed. We would like to extend a huge thank you to <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"247\">DJS Swag<\/b> for sponsoring and donating this display.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"8\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Next Up: Dollar Dog Night \u2014 Saturday, July 11th!<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">We are shifting our focus to next weekend! Join us on <b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"54\">Saturday, July 11th<\/b> for one of our fan-favorite traditions of the season: <b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"128\">Dollar Dog Night<\/b>!<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Come hungry and get ready for a packed night of short-track action featuring our full <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"86\">FAST FIVE Racing<\/b> divisions.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Date:<\/b> Saturday, July 11, 2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Gates Open:<\/b> 5:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Racing Starts:<\/b> 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Special Promotion:<\/b> $1.00 Hot Dogs at the concession stands all night long!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">\ud83d\udd17 <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">Click here for full event details, pricing, and track guidelines for July 11th:<\/b> <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/events\/1-dog-night-fast-five-racing\/&amp;authuser=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwi04ZKCvrmVAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ7AE\">https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/events\/1-dog-night-fast-five-racing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">Thank you for your understanding and continued support. Have a safe and happy Independence Day, and we will see you back in the bleachers next Saturday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the extreme heat index and impending severe storms moving into the area, Latrobe Speedway management has made the difficult decision to cancel tonight\u2019s (July 4th) racing program. The safety of our drivers, crews, staff, and fans is always our number one priority. \ud83c\udf87 Fireworks Update Please note that our holiday fireworks display will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.4.26-canceled-1140x445.png",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.4.26-canceled-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.4.26-canceled-300x160.png",300,160,true],"full":["https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7.4.26-canceled.png",1941,1036,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18041,"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18039\/revisions\/18041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latrobemotorsports.com\/dirttrack\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}