For Immediate Release
June 2nd, 2010

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Speeds into June with Events at Tazewell and Florence this Weekend

CORONA, CA (June 2, 2010) - After a hugely successful DART Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil (MO) Speedway this past Memorial Day Weekend, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicks off the month of June this Friday Night at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN for the Toyota Knoxville 75 and Saturday Night at Florence Speedway in Union, KY for the 24th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Race. Both events will pay $10,000 to win and $700 to start.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will visit the track simply known as "The Taz" this Friday Night, June 4 for the sixth time. The Gary Hall promoted facility will host a complete show of LOLMDS action with Red Buck Cigar Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains and the 75-lap $10,000 to win Toyota Knoxville sponsored event. In the previous five visits to Tazewell, Lucas Oil Series regular Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN has won in three of the five series sanctioned races there. Other series winners at Tazewell were Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN in '06 and Joe Armes of Petros, TN in '08. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series trip to Tazewell Speedway, find out at www.tazewellspeedway.net.

On Saturday Night, June 5th, Florence Speedway will host the Ralph Latham Memorial for the 24th time. The last five Ralph Latham Memorial races have been won by Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regulars with Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN winning in '05, Scott Bloomquist in '06, Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN in '07, and the last two years have seen Jimmy Owens in victory lane, hoisting the big check.

The King Family promoted facility will play host to a full program of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing with Red Buck Cigar Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains and the 24th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial 50-lap feature paying $10,000 to win. The cameras of SPEED TV will be on hand to tape the event, which will be shown on June 26. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit to Florence Speedway this Saturday Night, visit www.florencespeedway.com.

The points' battle for the 2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship enters a new month, as defending series champion Scott Bloomquist leads Jimmy Owens in the race for the title worth $75,000 again this year. Four-time series champion, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL is third in points followed by DART Show-Me 100 runner-up, Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN; and 2010 DART Show-Me 100 champion, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC who collected $30,000 this past weekend for winning his second career Show-Me 100 trophy.

The remainder of the top ten headed to Tazewell and Florence in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings are Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA; Chris Wall of Holden, LA; Steve Casebolt; Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI; and Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL.

Wall's lead in the Quarter Master "Rookie of the Year" points chase has narrowed to just 100 points over DART Show-Me 100 Hard Charger of the Race, Eric Wells of Hazard, KY; followed by Tim Isenberg of Marshfield, WI.

The tire rule at Tazewell will be the following; American Racer SD44 or any compound harder, SD44 must punch a minimum of 40. Hoosier 1300 or any compound harder, 1300 must punch a minimum of 40.

At Florence the tire rule will be as follows; Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1600, LM 20 and LM40 and American Racer SD44, SD48, MD53 and MD56.

For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series please log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.

2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event Results
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Mike Marlar (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Billy Moyer (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Don O'Neal (Winner)
Volunteer (TN) Speedway -Ray Cook (Winner)
Cherokee (SC) Speedway - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
Brownstown (IN) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
Bedford (PA) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
Hagerstown (MD) Speedway - Rained Out
Paducah (KY) International Raceway - Rained Out
Wythe (VA) Raceway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
La Salle (IL) Speedway - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
34 (IA) Raceway - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner)
Lucas Oil (MO) Speedway - Ray Cook (Winner)

Previous Ralph Latham Memorial Winners
1987 - Bobby Carnes
1988 - Bob Pierce
1989 - John Gill
1990 - Jack Boggs
1991 - Scott Bloomquist
1992 - Jack Boggs
1993 - Jack Boggs
1994 - Billy Moyer
1995 - Donnie Moran
1996 - Billy Moyer
1997 - Steve Francis
1998 - Bart Hartman
1999 - Bart Hartman
2000 - Darrell Lanigan
2001 - R.J. Conley
2002 - Steve Francis
2003 - Scott James
2004 - Mike Jewell
2005 - Don O'Neal
2006 - Scott Bloomquist
2007 - Steve Casebolt
2008 - Jimmy Owens
2009 - Jimmy Owens