Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 2017 Schedule Revealed
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 2017 Schedule Revealed
Series To Make Fourth Appearance At Macon IL Speedway
WAYCROSS, GA (October 26, 2016) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series – widely acknowledged as the nation’s premier dirt late model tour – announced a record-breaking 2017 schedule, including a fourth visit to Macon Speedway, in Macon, IL
The ambitious 2017 schedule, which includes 54 events at 35 different venues across 22 states – begins with the February 10th-11th Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway, and concludes on October 20th-21st at Portsmouth Raceway Park for the 37th Annual Dirt Track World Championship, which is set to offer a $100,000 top prize for the third consecutive year.
The series will head to the mighty Macon IL Speedway on Saturday, April 29. It will mark the fourth visit in series history. Last year, the race was postponed on its April date to Tuesday, July 26. Amazingly, the makeup event drew the biggest crowd of the year and provided great racing throughout the St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100. Two drivers have found victory lane over the first three visits: Bobby Pierce in 2014/2016 and Jimmy Owens in 2015.
The 2017 Lucas Oil schedule will feature 15 events that will pay $12,000-to-win, along with 11 crown jewel events that will pay $20,000-to-win (or more). The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction some of most prestigious dirt late model events of the season, including: Bad Boy 98 ($20,000-to-win); Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 ($30,000-to-win); Clash at the Mag ($20,000-to-win); Silver Dollar Nationals ($53,000-to-win); Sunoco North/South 100 ($50,000-to-win); COMP Cams Topless 100 ($40,000-to-win); Hillbilly Hundred ($25,000-to-win); Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals ($40,000-to-win); Jackson 100 ($20,000-to-win); Pittsburgher 100 ($20,000-to-win); and the season finale – Dirt Track World Championship ($100,000-to-win).
Four tracks on the 2017 schedule will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the first time, including: Port Royal (PA) Speedway on April 23rd, Luxemburg (WI) Speedway on May 19th, Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN on May 20th, and Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, SD on July 20th. In addition, Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN returns to the series docket for the first time since 2009 on March 30th, 2017.
“We are thrilled to release our 2017 schedule. We’re extremely honored to have such great relationships with our promoters, from all over the country, that have worked 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, our staff, drivers, car owners, sponsors, and of course, our great fans enough for their continued support. Lucas Oil Products has put together a great infrastructure for making the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series the best dirt late model national touring series in the country,” stated Rick Schwallie, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Director.
2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Schedule:
Date Track Title Purse/Winner
Feb 10 Golden Isles Speedway Brunswick, GA Super Bowl of Racing $10,000-
Feb 11 Golden Isles Speedway Brunswick, GA Super Bowl of Racing $12,000-
Feb 13 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL 41st Annual Winternationals $5,000-
Feb 14 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL 41st Annual Winternationals $5,000-
Feb 15 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL 41st Annual Winternationals $7,000-
Feb 16 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL 41st Annual Winternationals $7,000-
Feb 17 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL 41st Annual Winternationals $10,000-
Feb 18 East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL 41st Annual Winternationals $12,000-
Feb 19 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, FL Winter Nationals $10,000-
Mar 17 Atomic Speedway Chillicothe, OH Buckeye Spring 50 $10,000-
Mar 18 Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, IN 20th Annual Indiana Icebreaker $12,000-
Mar 30 Duck River Raceway Park Wheel, TN – $10,000-
Mar 31 Boyd’s Speedway Ringgold, GA – $10,000-
Apr 1 East Alabama Motor Speedway Phenix City, AL 20th Annual Bama Bash $12,000-
Apr 7 – 8 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, AR Bad Boy 98 $20,000-
Apr 21 Sharon Speedway Hartford, OH Steel Valley 50 $10,000-
Apr 22 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown, MD 36th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic $12,000-
Apr 23 Port Royal Speedway Port Royal, PA – $10,000-
Apr 28 Tri-City Speedway Granite City, IL Budweiser 50 $10,000-
Apr 29 Macon Speedway Macon, IL St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100 $12,000-
May 5 Tazewell Speedway Tazewell, TN Toyota Knoxville 50 $10,000-
May 6 Florence Speedway Union, KY 31st Annual Ralph Latham Memorial $12,000-
May 18 LaSalle Speedway LaSalle, IL Spring Shootout $10,000-
May 19 Luxemburg Speedway Luxemburg, WI Spring Shootout $10,000-
May 20 Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley, MN – $12,000-
May 23 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE Go 50 $10,000-
May 25 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO 4th Annual Cowboy Classic $6,000-
May 26 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO The Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson $6,000-
May 27 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO 25th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 $30,000-
Jun 15 – 17 Magnolia Motor Speedway Columbus, MS Clash at the Mag $20,000-
Jul 1 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH Independence 60 $12,000-
Jul 3 Muskingum County Speedway Zanesville, OH – $12,000-
Jul 6 Fayetteville Motor Speedway Fayetteville, NC Dunn-Benson Ford Wayne Gray Memorial $10,000-
Jul 7 Cherokee Speedway Gaffney, SC 19th Annual Grassy Smith Memorial $10,000-
Jul 8 Smoky Mountain Speedway Maryville, TN Mountain Moonshine Classic $12,000-
Jul 14 Tri-City Speedway Granite City, IL NAPA Know How 50 $10,000-
Jul 15 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO 11th Annual Diamond Nationals $12,000-
Jul 18 Brown County Speedway Aberdeen, SD Bullet SportsWear Shootout $10,000-
Jul 20 – 22 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE 7th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals $53,000-
Aug 10 Florence Speedway Union, KY North/South Shootout $10,000-
Aug 11 – 12 Florence Speedway Union, KY 35th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 $50,000-
Aug 17 – 19 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, AR 25th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 $40,000-
Aug 25 Ponderosa Speedway Junction City, KY 14th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial $10,000-
Aug 26 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, IN Whiskey City 60 $12,000-
Sep 2 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH River Days Rumble $12,000-
Sep 3 Tyler County Speedway Middlebourne, WV 49th Annual Hillbilly Hundred $25,000-
Sep 14 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA 14th Annual Late Model Nationals $7,000-
Sep 15 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA 14th Annual Late Model Nationals $7,000-
Sep 16 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA 14th Annual Late Model Nationals $40,000-
Sep 22 – 23 Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, IN 38th Annual Jackson 100 $20,000-
Sep 30 Dixie Speedway Woodstock, GA Dixie Shootout $12,000-
Oct 1 Rome Speedway Rome, GA Rome Showdown $10,000-
Oct 6 – 7 Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway Imperial, PA 29th Annual Pittsburgher 100 $20,000-
Oct 20 – 21 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH 37th Annual Dirt Track World Championship $100,000-
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