54 Races For Lucas Late Model Series
Story By: JAMES ESSEX / LUCAS LM SERIES MEDIA Photos By: MIKE CAMPBELL / RACERSGUIDE.COM
WAYCROSS, GA- October 27, 2016- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has released a schedule for next season that includes 54 events at 35 tracks in 22 states.
The season begins with the Feb. 10-11 Super Bowl of Racing at Georgia’s Golden Isles Speedway and concludes Oct. 20-21 at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park for the 37th annual Dirt Track World Championship, which will pay $100,000 to win.
Fifteen events will pay $12,000 to win, along with 11 crown jewel events that will pay $20,000 to win or more.
Four tracks will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the first time, including: Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway on April 23, Luxemburg (Wis.) Speedway on May 19, Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., on May 20 and Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D., on July 20.
In addition, Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tenn., returns to the series docket for the first time since 2009 on March 30.
“We are thrilled to release our 2017 schedule,” said Rick Schwallie, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director. “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.”
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Schedule
Feb. 10-11 Golden Isles Speedway Brunswick, Ga.
Feb. 13-18 East Bay Raceway Gibsonton, Fla.
Feb. 19 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Fla.
March 17 Atomic Speedway Chillicothe, Ohio
March 18 Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, Ind.
March 30 Duck River Raceway Park Wheel, Tenn.
March 31 Boyd’s Speedway Ringgold, Ga.
April 1 East Alabama Motor Speedway Phenix City, Ala.
April 7-8 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, Ark.
April 21 Sharon Speedway Hartford, Ohio
April 22 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown, Md.
April 23 Port Royal Speedway Port Royal, Pa.
April 28 Tri-City Speedway Granite City, Ill.
April 29 Macon Speedway Macon, Ill.
May 5 Tazewell Speedway Tazewell, Tenn.
May 6 Florence Speedway Union, Ky.
May 18 LaSalle Speedway LaSalle, Ill.
May 19 Luxemburg Speedway Luxemburg, Wis.
May 20 Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley, Minn.
May 23 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, Neb.
May 25-27 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, Mo.
June 15-17 Magnolia Motor Speedway Columbus, Miss.
July 1 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, Ohio
July 3 Muskingum County Speedway Zanesville, Ohio
July 6 Fayetteville Motor Speedway Fayetteville, N.C.
July 7 Cherokee Speedway Gaffney, S.C.
July 8 Smoky Mountain Speedway Maryville, Tenn.
July 14 Tri-City Speedway Granite City, Ill.
July 15 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, Mo.
July 18 Brown County Speedway Aberdeen, S.D.
July 20-22 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, Neb.
Aug. 10-11 Florence Speedway Union, Ky.
Aug. 17-19 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, Ark.
Aug. 25 Ponderosa Speedway Junction City, Ky.
Aug. 26 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Sept. 2 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, Ohio
Sept. 3 Tyler County Speedway Middlebourne, W.Va.
Sept. 14-16 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa
Sept. 22-23 Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, Ind.
Sept. 30 Dixie Speedway Woodstock, Ga.
Oct. 1 Rome Speedway Rome, Ga.
Oct. 6-7 Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, Imperial, Pa.
Oct. 20-21 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, Ohio.
