Doubleheader Weekend on Tap for Lucas Oil Late Models

Doubleheader Weekend on Tap for Lucas Oil Late Models

Story By: Jeremy Shields/LOLMDS

Photo By: Heath Lawson/LOLMDS

BATAVIA, OHIO (April 1, 2019) – The elite teams of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to action this weekend. A doubleheader of racing action in Tennessee and Georgia is on tap with Friday’s event at 411 Motor Speedway, followed by an event on Saturday at North Georgia Speedway. Both events will feature a complete program of: Miller Welders Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $12,000-to-win main event. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make their first ever visit to the McCarter family-owned, 411 Motor Speedway this Friday, April 5th. Known as Tennessee’s Action Track, 411 Motor Speedway is accustomed to thrilling, edge of your seat racing action, lap-after-lap. The activities on Friday will get underway with pit gates opening at 2:00 p.m., followed by general admission gates at 4:00 p.m. A driver’s meeting will take place at 6:45 p.m., followed by hot laps at 7:15 p.m. 411 Motor Speedway is located at 632 Maryville Highway, in Seymour, Tennessee, just 13 miles south of Knoxville. A short drive from downtown Gatlinburg has made 411 Motor Speedway a popular destination in East Tennessee. For more information, visit: www.411motorspeedway.net. The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series return to North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia for the first time since June 2009, on Saturday, April 6th. For over half a century, North Georgia Speedway’s lightning fast high banks and red clay have provided race fans with some of the most exciting racing action in the county. Saturday’s festivities will begin with pit gates opening at 2:00 p.m. and general admission gates at 4:00 p.m. An autograph session will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. followed by the driver’s meet at 6:30 p.m. The on-track action will begin with hot laps at 7:00 p.m. North Georgia Speedway is located at 300 North Georgia Raceway Rd, just 13 miles south of Chatsworth, off Route 225. To learn more, visit: www.northgaspeedway.com. Lucas Oil Championship Standings:

 Track & Event Information:411 Motor SpeedwayPhone Number: 865-888-5901Location: 632 Maryville Hwy. Seymour, TN 37865Directions: Located just 13 miles south of Knoxville, 13 miles North of Sevierville, and just 13 miles East of Maryville. 1 mile south of U.S. Highway 441 (Chapman Highway) on Highway 411 intersection.Website: www.411motorspeedway.netNorth Georgia SpeedwayPhone Number: 762-231-9550Location: 300 North Georgia Raceway Rd. Chatsworth, GA 30705Directions: Located about 13 miles Southwest of Chatsworth, just west of Route 225.Website: www.northgaspeedway.comLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier Rib 28.5 1350
Right Rear – Hoosier 03, LM40

*Must use the same set of 4 tires for Time Trials, Heat Races, and B-Main.
*For the A-Main, competitors may use 2 new rear tires.*Cutting and/or siping of any tire IS allowed. Event Purse: 1. $12,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,750, 5. $2,250, 6. $1,800, 7. $1,500, 8. $1,300, 9. $1,200, 10. $1,100, 11. $1,075, 12. $1,050, 13. $1,025, 14. $1,000, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000, 17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000