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Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Monthly E-Newsletter: New Year, New News!

Updated: 5 days ago

By Christy Wagner, Editor | February 8th, 2025


Destiny Jones, Manager of Sales Sales@LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com
Destiny Jones, Manager of Sales Sales@LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com

With many changes on the horizon for 2025, including the title sponsorship announcement of XINSURANCE Offshore (formerly referred to as Shootout Offshore/Lake Race), the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout is quickly approaching and we are gearing up for the biggest and BADDEST year since 1989. Don your helmets and life jackets, because this year is going to be an epic, wild ride for all!


No matter the time of year, the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout is always moving forward. With the help of many dedicated and loyal volunteers, sponsors, spectators, racers, and readers just like you, races such as June of 2025's XINSURANCE Offshore and August of 2025's Shootout are not only possible, but a proven success.


Between last year's $730,000.00 donated back to dozens of Lake of the Ozarks-based nonprofits and first responders and this year's colossal changes, XINSURANCE Offshore and the Shootout have had a lot of exciting news to share lately.

JUST RELEASED: XINSURANCE Offshore’s two-day races will occur along the iconic Bagnell Dam at the 1-mile mark of the Main Channel on Saturday, June 21st, and Sunday, June 22nd, 2025, with a host location of Neon Taco at the 0-mile mark of the Main Channel. June’s races will be the second race occurring on the National Race Schedule and they will be produced by APBA-sanctioned Professional Racing Offshore (PRO), a newly established Lake of the Ozarks-based promoter.


Entrepreneur George Tucker, owner of Neon Taco and four other Lake area restaurants, has made recent news with his soon-to-be 50,000-square-foot complex. Located beside Neon Taco at the 0-mile mark of the Main Channel, Tucker's up-and-coming building will boast five levels filled with various high-end, custom-crafted Mediterranean and Bohemian-inspired restaurants, along with gaming areas which include family-friendly activities like duckpin bowling, pinball machines, pool tables, televisions, shuffleboards, and Tulum, Mexico-style pool areas, just to name a few. Although the tentative completion date for this complex is not until May of 2026, there will be a new dock area installed ahead of XINSURANCE Offshore, including a boardwalk which will connect to Neon Taco for ease of access on and off water.


Destiny Jones, Manager of Sales Sales@LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com
Destiny Jones, Manager of Sales Sales@LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com

The timeline of events preceding the 2nd Annual XINSURANCE Offshore’s sanctioned races are as follows:

Thursday, June 19th, 2025: Pre-party at Lazy Gators, fueled by Horsepower Hottie and Bikini Lives Matter

Friday, June 20th, 2025: Racer testing along the racecourse in the morning, in addition to a fun run ending at Lazy Gators (registration, stops, and starting point to be announced). A racer party and concert will follow the fun run (artist and times to also be announced).

Saturday, June 21st, 2025: Day one of two consecutive race days, including time trials for qualifying. Following the races, a street party will be hosted along the Bagnell Dam Strip, along with a live concert (artist and time to be announced).

Sunday, June 22nd, 2025: Final race day with an awards ceremony to follow.

Separately from the 2nd Annual XINSURANCE Offshore, the 37th Annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout will still vaunt the world’s largest unsanctioned boat race during the third week of August this year (both events raise funds for the same charitable recipients annually, but they are two entirely different races).

In the Fall of 2024, the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout announced that it would be relocating August’s unsanctioned races back to the heart of Osage Beach with a new host location of Dog Days Bar & Grill (while utilizing docks or other completed portions of Oasis & Marriott Resort and Conference Center). In due course and upon the completion of all ongoing construction, the relationship between Oasis & Marriott Resort and Conference Center and the Shootout will foreseeably evolve into a ‘block host location’ between all establishments.


Located by land off of Jeffries Road in Osage Beach, Missouri, both Dog Days Bar & Grill and future additional host locations are accessible by water at the 19-mile mark of the Main Channel. The Shootout’s two-day races, scheduled to take place on August 23rd and 24th, 2025, will occur just south of the Grand Glaize Bridge’s crossing at the 2-mile mark of the Grand Glaize Arm, nestled along the beautiful shores of the vast Lake of the Ozarks State Park.


The Shootout is making some big waves, as per usual.


Destiny Jones, Manager of Sales Sales@LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com
Destiny Jones, Manager of Sales Sales@LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com

Debuting the 2025 LOTO Race Guide, Throwback-Style!

Although many elements of this year’s LOTO Race Guide—a compilation of the former Official Shootout Program and Lake Race Guides—are under lock and key, for now, there is great momentum for the Lake of the Ozarks’ hottest guide of the year! For real, our volunteers could not keep our 20+ stands full last summer and we were reportedly one of the only LOTO-based free magazines to go through its staggering run of 10,000 copies in a three-month period of time. Just wow.


2024's digital LOTO Race Guide and the Shootout website's analytical statistics speak for themselves: www.LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com, which offers digital access to our monthly newsletters, press releases, and the annual LOTO Race Guide (and more!) welcomed visitors from 46 states within the past month alone.


To view last year's digital copy of the LOTO Race Guide, click here!


  1. Newsletter and Full-Page Ad Special—Good Through February 28th, 2025: Prorated Shootout E-Newsletter advertising from February 2025 through December 2025 + one full-page advertorial in the 2025 LOTO Race Guide (for a total value of $2,975) is now available for $2,600.

  2. The Race to the Finish Line Sale is going on right now! $100 off a full-page advertisement in the 2025 LOTO Race Guide, $200 off any 2-page spread, and/or $50 off any ½-page spread!


SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calendars for the annual XINSURANCE Offshore Putt Putt Tournament on March 8th, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at select restaurants along the Bagnell Dam Strip in Lake Ozark, Missouri! (Participating establishment logos included in the flyer below.)


For continuous updates regarding XINSURANCE Offshore and the Shootout’s schedule of events for both races, please visit: www.LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com.

For any and all sponsorship opportunities, please contact Leah Martin at Director@LakeoftheOzarksShootout.com.

 

 

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