WAYCROSS, GA (October 2, 2013) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is excited to announce the 2014 schedule. The premier national touring dirt late model series has 47 confirmed dates in 19 different states on the schedule for 2014. Series officials have worked hard to complete the schedule and release it to the public, so that racers, promoters, and all the great fans of the series can start making plans to attend LOLMDS races in 2014.
The stars and cars of the LOLMDS will visit five new venues on the schedule in 2014. They include visits to: Ark La Tex Speedway in Vivian, LA on April 5th; Outlaw Motor Speedway in Muskogee, OK on April 6th; Macon Speedway in Macon, IL on May 1st; Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on June 21st and 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY on July 5th. The series returns to Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA for the return of the “Super Bowl of Racing” to kick off the 2014 season. This marks the first return of the series to GIS since 2008.
The 2014 edition of the “Super Bowl of Racing”, sanctioned by the LOLMDS, will consist of three full nights of racing at GIS. Thursday night, February 6th the series will run a $5,000 to win and $500 to start non-points feature event. Then on Friday night February 7th the LOLMDS will run a $10,000 to win and $800 to start feature event, followed by a second $10,000 to win, $800 to start feature event on Saturday February 8th. Both Friday night and Saturday night’s events will be the first championship points events of the 2014 season. As an added bonus, the Friday and Saturday night’s events at GIS will be taped for TV to air on several TV Networks in 2014 by Lucas Oil Studios.
After three action packed nights of racing at the Super Bowl of Racing is complete in South Georgia, the series will then head even further south to the famed “Clay by the Bay” for the running of the 38th Annual East Bay Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. The series will have the annual practice session on Sunday night, February 9th – before the racing action begins – on Monday night, February 10th with six straight nights of racing, concluding on Saturday night, February 15th. 2014 will mark the 10th straight year the series has sanctioned the Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. Friday night and Saturday night’s events will be taped for TV, with Friday night’s event to be aired “LIVE” on MAVTV.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is ecstatic to work with all of our great promoters heading into 2014. And a huge thanks goes out to our loyal promoters for their timely confirmation of the 2014 dates on the series schedule. The series will have nine (9) events paying more than $10,000 to win, including the return of our marquee events on the schedule again in 2014. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will again sanction some of the sport’s biggest events, such as the Show-Me 100, Clash at the Mag, Silver Dollar Nationals, North/South 100, Topless 100, Hillbilly Hundred, Jackson 100, Knoxville Late Model Nationals and the season finale – Dirt Track World Championship.
“We are thrilled to release our 2014 schedule to the public. We’re extremely honored to have such great relationships with our promoters from all over the country, who work so diligently to help us get the schedule to completion. We feel that we have the best show in Dirt Late Model Racing, and I can’t thank our promoters, my staff, our drivers, car owners, sponsors, and of course, our great fans enough for their continued support. Lucas Oil Products and our Team Lucas partners have put together a great infrastructure for making the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series the best national late model touring series in the country”, stated Ritchie Lewis, Director, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
For the latest breaking news about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series including the tour schedule, TV schedule, drivers, sponsors and all the information about the series visit the official website at www.lucasdirt.com.
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2014 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tour Schedule
|
Date |
Track |
Location |
To Win |
|
February 6 |
Golden Isles Speedway Super Bowl of Racing |
Brunswick, GA |
$5,000
|
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February 7 |
Golden Isles Speedway Super Bowl of Racing |
Brunswick, GA |
$10,000 |
|
February 8 |
Golden Isles Speedway Super Bowl of Racing |
Brunswick, GA |
$10,000 |
|
February 10 |
East Bay Raceway Park 38th Annual Winternationals |
Tampa, FL |
$5,000 |
|
February 11 |
East Bay Raceway Park 38th Annual Winternationals |
Tampa, FL |
$5,000 |
|
February 12 |
East Bay Raceway Park 38th Annual Winternationals |
Tampa, FL |
$7,000 |
|
February 13 |
East Bay Raceway Park 38th Annual Winternationals |
Tampa, FL |
$7,000 |
|
February 14 |
East Bay Raceway Park 38th Annual Winternationals |
Tampa, FL |
$10,000 |
|
February 15 |
East Bay Raceway Park 38th Annual Winternationals |
Tampa, FL |
$10,000 |
|
March 22 |
Brownstown Speedway 17th Annual Indiana Icebreaker |
Brownstown, IN |
$10,000 |
|
April 4 |
Jackson Motor Speedway |
Byram, MS |
$10,000 |
|
April 5 |
Ark La Tex Speedway |
Vivian, LA |
$10,000 |
|
April 6 |
Outlaw Motor Speedway |
Muskogee, OK |
$10,000 |
|
April 25 |
Hagerstown Speedway 33rd Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic |
Hagerstown, MD |
$10,000 |
|
April 26 |
Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex |
Markleysburg, PA |
$10,000 |
|
May 1 |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, IL |
$10,000 |
|
May 2 |
Tri-City Speedway Spring Classic 50 |
Pontoon Beach, IL |
$10,000 |
|
May 3 |
Paducah International Raceway Spring Showdown |
Paducah, KY |
$10,000 |
|
May 16 |
LaSalle Speedway Spring Shootout |
LaSalle, IL |
$10,000 |
|
May 17 |
LaSalle Speedway Spring Shootout |
LaSalle, IL |
$10,000 |
|
May 23, 24 |
Lucas Oil Speedway 22nd Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 |
Wheatland, MO |
$30,000 |
|
May 30 |
Tazewell Speedway |
Tazewell, TN |
$10,000 |
|
May 31 |
Florence Speedway 28th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial |
Union, KY |
$10,000 |
|
June 12, 13, 14 |
Magnolia Motor Speedway Clash at the Mag |
Columbus, MS |
$20,000 |
|
June 20 |
Cherokee Speedway 16th Annual Grassy Smith Memorial |
Gaffney, SC |
$10,000 |
|
June 21 |
Smoky Mountain Speedway |
Maryville, TN |
$10,000 |
|
July 3 |
Muskingum County Speedway |
Zanesville, OH |
$10,000 |
|
July 4 |
Portsmouth Raceway Park Independence 50 |
Portsmouth, OH |
$10,000 |
|
July 5 |
201 Speedway |
Sitka, KY |
$10,000 |
|
July 11 |
Tri-City Speedway Battle at the Beach 50 |
Pontoon Beach, IL |
$10,000 |
|
July 12 |
Lucas Oil Speedway Diamond Nationals |
Wheatland, MO |
$10,000 |
|
July 15 |
Lakeside Speedway |
Kansas City, KS |
$10,000 |
|
July 17, 18, 19 |
I-80 Speedway Silver Dollar Nationals |
Greenwood, NE |
$30,000 |
|
August 7, 8, 9 |
Florence Speedway 32nd Annual Sunoco North/South 100 |
Union, KY |
$50,000 |
|
August 14, 15, 16 |
Batesville Motor Speedway 22nd Annual Topless 100 |
Batesville, AR |
$40,000 |
|
August 21 |
Volunteer Speedway 11th Annual Scorcher |
Bulls Gap, TN |
$10,000 |
|
August 23 |
Lawrenceburg Speedway Whiskey City 50 |
Lawrenceburg, IN |
$10,000 |
|
August 29 |
Attica Raceway Park |
Attica, OH |
$10,000 |
|
August 30 |
Portsmouth Raceway Park River Days Rumble |
Portsmouth, OH |
$10,000 |
|
August 31 |
TBA Hillbilly Hundred |
TBA |
$25,000 |
|
September 19, 20 |
Brownstown Speedway 35th Annual Jackson 100 |
Brownstown, IN |
$20,000 |
|
September 25 |
Knoxville Raceway 11th Annual Late Model Knoxville Nationals |
Knoxville, IA |
$7,000 |
|
September 26 |
Knoxville Raceway 11th Annual Late Model Knoxville Nationals |
Knoxville, IA |
$7,000 |
|
September 27 |
Knoxville Raceway 11th Annual Late Model Knoxville Nationals |
Knoxville, IA |
$40,000 |
|
October 4 |
Dixie Speedway Dixie Shootout
|
Woodstock, GA |
$10,000 |
|
October 5 |
Rome Speedway Rome Showdown |
Rome, GA |
$10,000 |
|
October 17, 18 |
TBA 34th Annual Dirt Track World Championship |
TBA |
$50,000 |
About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the nations’ premier dirt late model sanctioning organization. It currently sanctions 47 events in 21 states in 2013 and receives national exposure through taped-delayed series events that are shown on CBS, CBS Sports, FOX Sports 1, NBC Sports and MAVTV.
About MAVTV American Real Network: MAVTV was founded in 2002 by four former Showtime Networks executives and was originally geared towards a male dominated audience. In 2011, Lucas Oil Products, an automotive lubricant manufacturer with a history in television production, purchased MAVTV. Lucas Oil was eager to employ the same growth strategies to transform MAVTV into a premier cable network that it employed to grow the lubricants business. MAV TV aims to become a broader scoped network, geared towards the modern American family. Lucas Oil is investing in programming, an updated on-air look, and increased production quality, all to add more value to the viewer experience. MAVTV is an acronym that stands for Movies, Action and Variety. MAVTV brings you plenty of never-before-seen high definition exclusives including Comedy, Movies, Action Sports, Adventure and More, all in fantastic HD detail. MAVTV is no ordinary television network. It’s a 24/7, high-definition entertainment extravaganza, featuring everything from blockbuster films, high octane motorsports, MMA fighting, gaming, gut busting comedy, original reality shows and scripted dramas. Learn more about MAVTV American Real go to www.mavtv.com.
About Lucas Oil Products: Founded in 1989 by Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, Lucas Oil Products, Inc. has established itself as one of the fastest-growing lubrication product lines in the consumer automotive aftermarket, featuring a line of engine oils, greases, gear lubes, problem-solving additives, and car-care products. Through innovative product research and development, along with aggressive marketing programs, Lucas Oil has established itself as a worldwide leader in the lubrication industry. Motorsports has always been part of the Lucas Oil culture and the cornerstone of the company’s marketing strategy. Such passion for motorsports has inspired Lucas Oil to sponsor many race teams, events and series at all levels, including, NHRA, IRL, ASCS, NASCAR, IHRA and many more. Lucas Oil has also taken ownership and operational control of a number of high profile racing properties, such as: Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Lucas Oil Modified Series, Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. and the Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway in Blythe, CA.
In 2007 Lucas Oil founded its own production house, Lucas Oil Production Studios, dedicated to producing high action motorsports television. Currently Lucas Oil Production Studios produces over 300 hours of original programming for networks such as CBS, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, FOX Sports 1, and MAVTV. More information about Lucas Oil Products, Inc. visit the company website at www.lucasoil.com.
2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Official Sponsors Include:
ASi Racewear – “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
E3 Spark Plugs – “The Official Spark Plug” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
GEICO – “The Official Insurance” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
General Tire – “The Official Tire” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Hoosier Tire – “The Official Race Tire” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
iON Cameras – “The Official Camera of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”
Lucas Oil Products – “The Official Oil” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
MAVTV “American Real” – “The Official TV Network” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Optima Batteries – “The Official Battery” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Ole Smoky Moonshine – “The Official Moonshine” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
ProtectTheHarvest.com-“The Official Protect the Harvest Campaign of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
RED BUCK- “The Official Fast Time Sponsor” of the Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels – “The Official Fuel” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:
Allstar Performance, AR Bodies, Borrowed Blue, Barry Wright Race Cars, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, C&R Racing Inc, Crawford Supply, CV Products, DART Machinery, DirtonDirt.com, Dunn-Benson Ford, Dyers Top Rods, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Fuel Safe Fuel Cells, FK Rod Ends, Gaerte Race Engines, Georgia Boot, Hawk Performance, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, JRi Shocks, Keyser MFG, Kuntz Race Engines, Longhorn Chassis, Mann Merchant Processing, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins Shocks, Outerwears, Performance Bodies, Pierce Racecars, Performance Rod and Custom, Pro Power Racing Engines, Race Engine Design, Rick Schwallie Photography, Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Parts, Simpson Performance Products, Sweet Mfg, Traeger Grills, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, 5150 Race Trailers.