WAYCROSS, GA (July 22, 2011) - The 43rd edition will add a completely new chapter to the longest running dirt late model major event in America. For the first time in the long and storied history of the Hillbilly 100, the event will be held in a state other than where it started way back in 1967. Four different West Virginia tracks have held the prestigious event but this year the Buckeye state and Portsmouth Raceway Park got the nod to be the first track outside of West Virginia to host late model racing's oldest late model major event.
"I am really looking forward to working with Donna Rayburn and Tim Coleman and their crew at PRP" stated Hillbilly promoter Carl Short. "They have a great facility and do such a fantastic job that I know the Hillbilly 100 fans are in for a great show". "I never thought I would be having the Hillbilly anywhere but West Virginia but regretfully the renovation work at West Virginia Motor Speedway hasn't progressed as scheduled and quite frankly there just isn't another facility in the state that can handle the event" said Short.
PRP already had the 2 day River Days Rumble Pepsi 50 scheduled for Friday and Saturday night of Labor Day weekend. "It took a little changing around of schedules to make it work" said PRP's Donna Rayburn. "We feel like we have come up with something that will be great for both the racers and the fans" Rayburn continued. The River Days Rumble Pepsi 50 will now be a one day $10,000 to win show on Saturday September 3rd and The Hillbilly 100 will be a one day $25,000 to win $1,000 to start show on Sunday September 4th" Rayburn said.
In addition to the top prizes for the weekend, if one driver can capture both the River Days Rumble Pepsi 50 win and the 43rd Annual Hillbilly 100 win, that driver will earn a $5,000 bonus. The $5,000 bonus makes it possible to earn $40,000 for the weekend.
Lucas Oil Late Model Series will be sanctioning both events and always bring the best of the best on dirt. Couple that with the very strong contingent of local racers and the traveling racers that will be there simply due to the convenient location of PRP and the fact they will get to run for this kind of money two straight nights on one of the area's premier facilities, race fans won't want to be anywhere else.
Two day bargain pricing will be available to save the fans and the racers money for this great weekend of racing. Saturday's River Days Rumble Pepsi 50 will be $25 for general admission and Sunday's Hillbilly 100 will be $30 for general admission. A two day ticket can be purchased for $50. Pit passes will be $35 for Saturday's Pepsi River Day's 50 and $40 for Sunday's Hillbilly 100. A 2 day pit pass will be available for $70.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503. You can also follow the series on facebook and twitter. For fans wanting to keep up with all the action during race events facebook users can follow us at http://facebook.com/lucasdirt and twitter users at http://twitter.com/lucasdirt.
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NETWORK
AIR DATE
AIR TIME
VENUE
EVENT NAME
LOCATION
EVENT DATE
SPEED
7/31/11
1:00 PM
Magnolia Motor Speedway
Clash at the Mag
Columbus, MS
7/9/11
SPEED
8/7/11
1:00 PM
Tri-City Speedway
Budweiser Battle at the Beach
Pontoon Beach, IL
7/15/11
VERSUS
8/27/11
2:30 PM
Batesville Motor Speedway
Bad Boy 98
Batesville, AR
5/21/11
SPEED
9/4/11
11:00 AM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
MavTV
9/8/11
9:00PM
Batesville Motor Speedway
Bad Boy 98
Batesville, AR
5/21/11
SPEED
9/17/11
2:00 PM
Lawrenceburg Speedway
Lawrenceburg, IN
8/26/11
SPEED
10/2/11
1:00 PM
Portsmouth Raceway Park
River Days Rumble
Portsmouth, OH
9/3/11
SPEED
10/9/11
1:00 PM
Virginia Motor Speedway
ASi Racewear USA 100
Saluda, VA
9/17/11
SPEED
10/23/11
6:00 PM
Brownstown Speedway
32nd Annual Jackson 100
Brownstown, IN
9/24/11
SPEED
10/30/11
3:00 PM
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
12/18/11
6:00 PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
MavTV
12/29/11
9:00PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
SPEED
TBA
TBA
Lucas Oil Speedway
Diamond Nationals
Wheatland, MO
7/16/11
SPEED
TBA
TBA
Knoxville Raceway
8th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville, IA
10/1/11
MavTV
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors
ASI Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Canidae Pet Foods - "The Official Pet Foods" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
DART Machinery - "The Official Engine Components" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
E3 Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Geico Power Sports - "The Official Insurance" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
General Tire - "The Official Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Hoosier Tire - "The Official Race Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
K&N Filters - "The Official Filter" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lucas Oil Products - "The Official Oil" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Magnaflow Exhaust - "The Official Exhaust" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
MavTV - "The Official Men's Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
R&L Carrier - "The Official Carrier" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Rockstar Energy Drink - "The Official Drink" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Speedco - "The Official Truck Lube and Tire Center" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:
Allstar Performance, American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, Cruise with the Champions, CV Products, DirtonDirt.com, Dominator Race Products, Dyers Top Rods, ECR Race Engines, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Gaerte Engines, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hypercoil, Janowski Insurance, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, JE Pistons, JRi Shocks, Keyser MFG, Longhorn Chassis, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins, Outerwears, PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies, Pierce Racecars, Pro Power Racing, Quarter Master, Race Engine Design, Red Buck Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines, Rick Schwallie Photography, Ringers Gloves, Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Performance, Safety Solutions, Sweet Manufactuing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, 5150 Race Trailers.
James Essex, Public Relations Coordinator, jessex@lucasdirt.com
"I am really looking forward to working with Donna Rayburn and Tim Coleman and their crew at PRP" stated Hillbilly promoter Carl Short. "They have a great facility and do such a fantastic job that I know the Hillbilly 100 fans are in for a great show". "I never thought I would be having the Hillbilly anywhere but West Virginia but regretfully the renovation work at West Virginia Motor Speedway hasn't progressed as scheduled and quite frankly there just isn't another facility in the state that can handle the event" said Short.
PRP already had the 2 day River Days Rumble Pepsi 50 scheduled for Friday and Saturday night of Labor Day weekend. "It took a little changing around of schedules to make it work" said PRP's Donna Rayburn. "We feel like we have come up with something that will be great for both the racers and the fans" Rayburn continued. The River Days Rumble Pepsi 50 will now be a one day $10,000 to win show on Saturday September 3rd and The Hillbilly 100 will be a one day $25,000 to win $1,000 to start show on Sunday September 4th" Rayburn said.
In addition to the top prizes for the weekend, if one driver can capture both the River Days Rumble Pepsi 50 win and the 43rd Annual Hillbilly 100 win, that driver will earn a $5,000 bonus. The $5,000 bonus makes it possible to earn $40,000 for the weekend.
Lucas Oil Late Model Series will be sanctioning both events and always bring the best of the best on dirt. Couple that with the very strong contingent of local racers and the traveling racers that will be there simply due to the convenient location of PRP and the fact they will get to run for this kind of money two straight nights on one of the area's premier facilities, race fans won't want to be anywhere else.
Two day bargain pricing will be available to save the fans and the racers money for this great weekend of racing. Saturday's River Days Rumble Pepsi 50 will be $25 for general admission and Sunday's Hillbilly 100 will be $30 for general admission. A two day ticket can be purchased for $50. Pit passes will be $35 for Saturday's Pepsi River Day's 50 and $40 for Sunday's Hillbilly 100. A 2 day pit pass will be available for $70.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503. You can also follow the series on facebook and twitter. For fans wanting to keep up with all the action during race events facebook users can follow us at http://facebook.com/lucasdirt and twitter users at http://twitter.com/lucasdirt.
Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter
NETWORK
AIR DATE
AIR TIME
VENUE
EVENT NAME
LOCATION
EVENT DATE
SPEED
7/31/11
1:00 PM
Magnolia Motor Speedway
Clash at the Mag
Columbus, MS
7/9/11
SPEED
8/7/11
1:00 PM
Tri-City Speedway
Budweiser Battle at the Beach
Pontoon Beach, IL
7/15/11
VERSUS
8/27/11
2:30 PM
Batesville Motor Speedway
Bad Boy 98
Batesville, AR
5/21/11
SPEED
9/4/11
11:00 AM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
MavTV
9/8/11
9:00PM
Batesville Motor Speedway
Bad Boy 98
Batesville, AR
5/21/11
SPEED
9/17/11
2:00 PM
Lawrenceburg Speedway
Lawrenceburg, IN
8/26/11
SPEED
10/2/11
1:00 PM
Portsmouth Raceway Park
River Days Rumble
Portsmouth, OH
9/3/11
SPEED
10/9/11
1:00 PM
Virginia Motor Speedway
ASi Racewear USA 100
Saluda, VA
9/17/11
SPEED
10/23/11
6:00 PM
Brownstown Speedway
32nd Annual Jackson 100
Brownstown, IN
9/24/11
SPEED
10/30/11
3:00 PM
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
12/18/11
6:00 PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
MavTV
12/29/11
9:00PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
SPEED
TBA
TBA
Lucas Oil Speedway
Diamond Nationals
Wheatland, MO
7/16/11
SPEED
TBA
TBA
Knoxville Raceway
8th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville, IA
10/1/11
MavTV
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors
ASI Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Canidae Pet Foods - "The Official Pet Foods" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
DART Machinery - "The Official Engine Components" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
E3 Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Geico Power Sports - "The Official Insurance" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
General Tire - "The Official Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Hoosier Tire - "The Official Race Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
K&N Filters - "The Official Filter" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lucas Oil Products - "The Official Oil" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Magnaflow Exhaust - "The Official Exhaust" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
MavTV - "The Official Men's Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
R&L Carrier - "The Official Carrier" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Rockstar Energy Drink - "The Official Drink" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Speedco - "The Official Truck Lube and Tire Center" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:
Allstar Performance, American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, Cruise with the Champions, CV Products, DirtonDirt.com, Dominator Race Products, Dyers Top Rods, ECR Race Engines, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Gaerte Engines, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hypercoil, Janowski Insurance, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, JE Pistons, JRi Shocks, Keyser MFG, Longhorn Chassis, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins, Outerwears, PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies, Pierce Racecars, Pro Power Racing, Quarter Master, Race Engine Design, Red Buck Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines, Rick Schwallie Photography, Ringers Gloves, Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Performance, Safety Solutions, Sweet Manufactuing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, 5150 Race Trailers.
James Essex, Public Relations Coordinator, jessex@lucasdirt.com
