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PORTSMOUTH RACEWAY PARK MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH TWO-DAY PEPSI 75
James Essex
CORONA, CA (December 18) - Known to fans near and far as one of the raciest speed-plants in Ohio, Portsmouth Raceway Park has become a fixture on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Tour. The event originally scheduled as a one-day $10,000 to win 50 lap race, will now become the two-day Pepsi 75, paying $20,000 to win for the 75 lap main event.
Promoters Donna Rayburn and Chuck Greenslate along with Owner Tim Coleman have decided to make the one day event scheduled for September 4th, 2010, a two-day special event to be ran on September 3rd and 4th as the Pepsi 75. This event will be the biggest race in the tracks history, as the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series invade PRP for the special 20th Anniversary event.
"The fans have been asking for a big two-day show for years, and we decided that there is just no better year to have the event, than the 20th Anniversary of the track. It is just the right time to host the $20,000 to win two-day event," exclaimed Promoter Donna Rayburn, "I think the Lucas Oil Series is the premier series in the country right now, and there was no question that we wanted them to sanction the event; the organization that the Lucas Series has in place is just second to none."
Along with the loyal fans that come out in support of the LOLMDS event each year, the event will be shot in High-Definition once again in front of the cameras of SPEED Channel, to air at a later date.
Last year, it was Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN who pulled away on lap 20 from a four car battle for the lead, going on to score his fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season at Portsmouth Raceway Park in capturing the main event. Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA finished second, followed by 22nd starting Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV, and Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN. With more cash up for grabs in 2010, Owens will have to work even harder to defend his victory in the '09 event.
For more information on Portsmouth Raceway Park or the Pepsi 75, go to www.portsraceway.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503.
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