MARKLEYSBURG, PA (April 18, 2013) – Officials of Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex have decided to postpone the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Friday, April 19th due to forecasts predicting a 100% threat of rain and the potential for severe weather outbreaks in the area. The event has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 28th, and will become part of a three-race swing along with Stateline Speedway in Busti, NY on Friday, July 26th and Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, MD on Saturday, July 27th.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will continue this weekend’s remaining stops on the tour through the Appalachians as originally sheduled. On Saturday Night, April 20th, the series heads east to the “Capitol of Dirt Racing” Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, MD. The Frank Plessinger-promoted ½ mile race track will host the nation’s best dirt late model drivers for the eighth time in series history. An impressive streak of seven different winners in seven races at Hagerstown is on the line. John Blankenship won the last LOLMDS event at Hagerstown last year with an impressive drive to the front from his 17th starting position. Blankenship and the other stars of the LOLMDS will have their hands full with a stout field of drivers that compete at Hagerstown Speedway on a regular basis. The 32nd Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic will include a complete show on Saturday night April 20th with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and $10,000 to win 50-lap feature event. Joining the LOLMDS will again be the RUSH Late Models, paying $2,500 to win.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will then return to the newly-shaped West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV for the first time since 2010. The Sunday night April 21st event on the renovated 4/10ths mile track will be the sixth time the series has been to WVMS. There will be a complete show on Sunday night April 21st with RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and $10,000 to win 50-lap feature event. Also on the race card will be a $2,000 to win Renegades of Dirt traveling modified series and a $350 to win main for the Edge Hot Rods.
West Virginia Motor Speedway has teamed up with Pivotal Racing to add convenience for race fans to kick off their 2013 season, offering online tickets for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Sunday April 21st. Race fans can pre-purchase General Admission Grandstand Tickets for $25 each, Pit Passes for $35 each, or save $20 by purchasing a four-pack General Admission ticket. Fans can purchase securely online with credit or debit cards and print out their tickets from the convenience of home and bring to the track. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking the following link:http://pivotalracing.com/events/lucas-oil-late-model-dirt-series.
For more information on either event, log onto www.hagerstownspeedway.com and www.wvspeedway.com. To get updated information on Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex, check out www.roaringknob.com.
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