The 37th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout announced a new host and race location for 2025.
The new host location is Dog Days Bar & Grill, which is located off Jefferies Road in Osage Beach.
In a news release, Shootout officials stated that they will utilize docks and completed portions of Oasis & Marriott Resort and Conference Center.
The Shootout’s two-day race is scheduled to take place on August 23rd and 24th, 2025, just south of the Grand Glaize Bridge’s crossing at the 2-mile mark of the Grand Glaize Arm, an area along the shores of Lake of the Ozarks State Park.
According to the news release, details and logistics of relocating the event are still ongoing, and event organizers are working with state of Missouri safety officials to secure its regatta permit and finalize the course for 2024.
“After many long meetings and lengthy discussions in regard to the future of the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, our board of directors decided that 2025 was the year to take this incredible leap,” said Shootout Board President Mark Maasen (2024-present). “Our biggest concern is and will always be safety, and the new course and host location’s close proximity to Lake Regional Hospital—along with overall boat slip availability and the adjacency of other facilities at no additional cost to the Shootout—helped us make this incredibly difficult but exciting decision. Since 2008, Captain Ron’s Bar & Grill has been a great venue, and we are incredibly thankful for their years of dedication to the Lake of the Ozarks’ most profitable fundraiser and the world’s largest unsanctioned boat race. Sometimes, amazing opportunities fall into your lap, and they are too great to pass up. This monumental moment is one of those opportunities.”
