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 | 42nd Annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 30 |
| Feb 5 | 42nd Annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 30 |
| Feb 6 | 42nd Annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park | Tampa, FL | $7,000 | 40 |
| Feb 7 | 42nd Annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park | Tampa, FL | $7,000 | 40 |
| Feb 8 | 42nd Annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park | Tampa, FL | $12,000 | 50 |
| Feb 9 | 42nd 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 |
For the latest breaking news concerning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2018 tour schedule, driver information, and more visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.
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