Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
October 3, 2013
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Releases 2014 Schedule WAYCROSS, GA (October 3) – 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.
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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
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 12-14 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 17-19 I-80 Speedway Silver Dollar Nationals Greenwood, NE $30,000
August 7-9 Florence Speedway 32nd Annual Sunoco North/South 100 Union, KY $50,000
August 14-16 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