WAYCROSS, GA (August 23, 2012) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event from Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. held July 14th, will air on SPEED Channel this Saturday, August 25th at 2PM EST. The Lucas Oil Diamond Nationals was filmed for broadcast in High Definition by Lucas Oil Studios, a division of Lucas Oil Products, Inc.
Fans will want to tune in to watch this event that saw John Blankenship and Jimmy Owens battle throughout the event for the first place prize that paid $10,000. In front of a huge spectator crowd, this event drew a stellar field of drivers from all over the country. Numerous camera angles, driver interviews, in-car cameras, technical segments, along with the 50-lap feature event, will be included in the SPEED Channel broadcast.
“We want to encourage all of our great fans to watch the LOLMDS event on SPEED this Saturday. Lucas Oil Products and all of our Team Lucas partners have made it possible to bring dirt late model racing to TVs across the globe in 2012. We have a tremendous amount of quality within our shows and that’s a direct reflection of the leadership within Lucas Oil and Lucas Oil Studios, which makes for the best dirt racing on TV,” stated Ritchie Lewis, Series Director.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series TV package is being broadcast on 5 networks in 2012, including: CBS, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, SPEED, and MAVTV. The entire 2012 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series TV schedule can be found on the series website www.lucasdirt.com under the schedule link.
Up next for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be a special Thursday night, August 23rd show – at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN and a Saturday night, August 25th event at Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN. There will be complete shows both nights, with Red Buck Cigar Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains and $10,000 to win/$800 to start feature events.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series’ website at www.lucasdirt.com.
To keep up with all the action “Live” as it happens, click on the Roush Yates Performance Parts Live Timing and Scoring page on the series website at www.lucasdirt.com/live.