10/29/2018
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Unveils 2019 Schedule
BATAVIA, OHIO (October 29, 2018) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is proud to announce the 2019 schedule, with a lineup featuring a record-breaking 65 feature events. The ambitious schedule is set to visit 37 different venues across 22 states, showcasing the talents of the nation’s top dirt late model drivers along the way.
The 2019 tour will launch with nine events during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, including February 1st-2nd at Golden Isles Speedway; February 4th-9th at East Bay Raceway Park; and February 10th at Bubba Raceway Park. As is tradition, the 2019 championship battle will conclude October 18th-19th at the 39th Annual Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park.
Three tracks on the 2019 tour will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the first time, including: 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tenn. on April 5th, Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind. on September 20th, and Raceway 7 in Monroe Center, Ohio on October 4th.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Ga. for the first time since June 2009, on April 6th. 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa also returns to the Lucas Late Model Dirt Series slate, for the first time since May 2010, on May 16th. On May 17th, for the first time since May 2008, the tour will visit Farley Speedway in Farley, Iowa.
The 2019 campaign will be highlighted by a generous number of the industries richest events, including: Lucas Oil Speedway’s Show-Me 100 ($30,000 to win); I-80 Speedway’s Silver Dollar Nationals ($53,000); Florence Speedway’s North/South 100 ($50,000); Batesville Motor Speedway’s Topless 100 ($40,000); Mansfield Motor Speedway’s Dirt Million ($100,000+); Tyler County Speedway’s Hillbilly Hundred ($30,000); Knoxville Raceway’s Late Model Nationals ($40,000); Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway’s Pittsburgher 100 ($20,000); and Portsmouth Raceway Park’s Dirt Track World Championship ($100,000).
“To be crowned Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, the driver must be able to master a diversified race schedule that truly challenges the best of the best,” said Rick Schwallie, Series Director.
“The 2019 schedule will offer drivers and teams the test of conquering a mix of traditional favorites and all-new venues - while providing race fans around the world the most thrilling events of the season,” Schwallie added. “None of this would be possible without the infrastructure that Lucas Oil provides and all the support of our tracks, promoters, marketing partners, race teams, car owners, and fans.”
For the latest breaking news concerning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2019 tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.
2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tour Schedule:
Date Event Name Track To Win Laps
Feb 1 Super Bowl of Racing Golden Isles Speedway Brunswick, GA $12,000 50
Feb 2 Super Bowl of Racing Golden Isles Speedway Brunswick, GA $12,000 50
Feb 4 43rd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $5,000 30
Feb 5 43rd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $5,000 30
Feb 6 43rd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $7,000 40
Feb 7 43rd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $7,000 40
Feb 8 43rd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $12,000 50
Feb 9 43rd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $12,000 50
Feb 10 Winter Nationals Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, FL $10,000 50
Mar 15 Buckeye Spring 50 Atomic Speedway Chillicothe, OH $12,000 50
Mar 16 22nd Annual Indiana Icebreaker Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, IN $12,000 50
Apr 5 Tennessee's Action Track 50 411 Motor Speedway Seymour, TN $12,000 50
Apr 6 North Georgia Speedway Chatsworth, GA $12,000 50
Apr 12 Steel Valley 50 Sharon Speedway Hartford, OH $12,000 50
Apr 13 38th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown, MD $12,000 50
Apr 14 The Rumble by the River Port Royal Speedway Port Royal, PA $10,000 50
Apr 26 Hoker Trucking Best in the Business 50 Tri-City Speedway Granite City, IL $12,000 50
Apr 27 St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100 Macon Speedway Macon, IL $12,000 100
May 3 Toyota Knoxville 50 Tazewell Speedway Tazewell, TN $12,000 50
May 4 33rd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Florence Speedway Union, KY $12,000 50
May 16 34 Raceway Burlington, IA $10,000 50
May 17 Farley Speedway Farley, IA $12,000 50
May 18 NAPA North Star Nationals Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley, MN $12,000 50
May 23 6th Annual Cowboy Classic Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO $6,000 45
May 24 The Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO $6,000 40
May 25 27th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO $30,000 100
May 30 Clash at the Mag Magnolia Motor Speedway Columbus, MS $5,000 25
May 31 Clash at the Mag Magnolia Motor Speedway Columbus, MS $5,000 25
Jun 1 Clash at the Mag Magnolia Motor Speedway Columbus, MS $15,000 100
Jun 13 Dunn Benson Ford Wayne Gray Sr. Memorial Fayetteville Motor Speedway Fayetteville, NC $10,000 50
Jun 14 21st Annual Grassy Smith Memorial Cherokee Speedway Gaffney, SC $12,000 50
Jun 15 Big Daddy 75 Smoky Mountain Speedway Maryville, TN $15,000 75
Jul 3 Muskingum County Speedway Zanesville, OH $12,000 50
Jul 4 Independence 50 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH $12,000 50
Jul 5 25th Annual Topless 50 Tyler County Speedway Middlebourne, WV $12,000 50
Jul 6 Freedom 50 Mansfield Motor Speedway Mansfield, OH $12,000 50
Jul 12 NAPA Know How 50 Tri-City Speedway Granite City, IL $12,000 50
Jul 13 13th Annual Diamond Nationals Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO $12,000 50
Jul 16 Bullet SportsWear Shootout Brown County Speedway Aberdeen, SD $10,000 50
Jul 17 Jackson Motorplex Jackson, MN $10,000 50
Jul 18 Go 50 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE $12,000 50
Jul 19-20 9th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE $53,000 80
Aug 8 Sunoco North/South Shootout Florence Speedway Union, KY $10,000 50
Aug 9-10 37th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 Florence Speedway Union, KY $50,000 100
Aug 15 27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, AR $5,000 30
Aug 16 27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, AR $5,000 30
Aug 17 27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, AR $40,000 100
Aug 22 Dirt Million Duels Mansfield Motor Speedway Mansfield, OH $10,000 x2 25
Aug 23 Dirt Million Duels Mansfield Motor Speedway Mansfield, OH $10,000 x2 25
Aug 24 Dirt Million Mansfield Motor Speedway Mansfield, OH $100,000 + 100
Aug 30 15th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial Ponderosa Speedway Junction City, KY $12,000 50
Aug 31 Bob Miller Memorial Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH $12,000 50
Sep 1 51st Annual Hillbilly Hundred Tyler County Speedway Middlebourne, WV $30,000 100
Sep 12 16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA $7,000 25
Sep 13 16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA $7,000 25
Sep 14 16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA $40,000 100
Sep 20 Late Model Shootout Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, IN $12,000 50
Sep 21 40th Annual Jackson 100 Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, IN $15,000 100
Oct 4 Great Lakes 50 Raceway 7 Monroe Center, OH $12,000 50
Oct 5 31st Annual Pittsburgher 100 Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway Imperial, PA $20,000 100
Oct 12 Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout Dixie Speedway Woodstock, GA $12,000 50
Oct 13 Lucas Oil Rome Showdown Rome Speedway Rome, GA $10,000 50
Oct 18-19 39th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH $100,000 100
Submitted By: Jeremy Shields
