CORONA, CA (February 3, 2009) -The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is excited to announce the many special awards programs for racers that attend series events in 2009. DART Machinery will again sponsor the DART Winternationals point's fund that will pay racers cash and product for the special speedweeks points fund put together by the series for drivers that participate in the events at East Bay Raceway Park. The top 10 racers that accumulate the most points will receive a portion of the points fund on the final night at East Bay Raceway Park with the DART Winternationals Champion receiving $5,000 in cash.
Performance Rod and Custom (PRC) has returned as the PRC Fast Time Award of the series in 2009. PRC will award the driver that sets fast time at every series event $75 cash award and a $50 product award. The driver that earns the most fast time awards for the season will earn a cash and product award at the series year end banquet. PRC has also agreed to sponsor the East Bay Raceway Park PRC Strawberry Dash each night giving the winner of the dash the final starting position for the feature event each night of the DART Winternationals.
Quarter Master has signed on as the title sponsor of the "Quarter Master Rookie of the Year" program with the series for 2009. The rookie of the year program for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series continues to get bigger every year for racers who elect to run for the "Quarter Master Rookie of the Year" program. This year's program will pay $10,000 to the winner of the Rookie of the Year, with the runner up receiving $2,500 at the year end banquet. Other awards that have been posted for the rookies include a product award from Quarter Master, a new Tiger Rearend form Tiger Rearends, one set of connecting rods from Dyers Rods, 10 sheets of pre-finished aluminum from Wrisco Industries, $500 product award from Wiles Drive shafts and a complete new MD3 nose combo package from Performance Bodies. Racers have until March 1st to notify series officials their intent to run for the "Quarter Master Rookie of the Year".
ALLSTAR Performance will once again sponsor the ALLSTAR Performer of the Race and ALLSTAR Performer of the Year award. ALLSTAR will give a $100 product certificate to a driver at every series event and a special year end award to the driver that earns the most ALLSTAR Performer awards during the year at the series year end banquet.
PBM/Erson Cams has signed on as the title sponsor of the PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger Award. PBM/Erson Cams will award the driver at every event that advances the most positions in the feature event a product award. The driver that earns the most PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger points throughout the year will be awarded the PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Year award at the series year end banquet and receive a cash and product award from PBM/Erson Cams.
COMP Cams has returned as the title sponsor of the COMP Cams Engine Builders Challenge for the series in 2009. Engine builders that sign up for the challenge will earn points at every series event in 2009 and a COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year will be crowned at the series year end banquet. The top engine builder will receive a $2,500 cash award and other special awards from COMP Cams. Engine builders competing in the 2009 COMP Cams Challenge to date include: Cornett Race Engines, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Larry Wallace Engines, Malcuit Engines, Pro Power Engines and Vic Hill Engines, Custom Race Engines and Rhyne Competition Engines. Engine builders that want to be a part of the series and the engine builder's challenge should contact series officials.
AFCO will be the title sponsor of the Heat Race Winners point's category and award the driver that wins the most heat races a special award at the year end banquet. Hawk Brake will be the title sponsor of Heat Race #1 & Heat Race #2. Hawk Brake will award a product certificate to the winners of the heat races at every series events in 2009. AFCO Products will sponsor Heat Race #3 and will award a product certificate to the winner of that heat race at every series event. Tiger Rearends will sponsor Heat Race #4 and award a Tiger Rearend product certificate to the winner of heat race #4. Racin Mason will be the title sponsor of B-Main #1 and award the winner a product certificate at every series event. Wiles Drive Shafts will be the title sponsor of B-Main #2 and award a product certificate to the winner at every series event in 2009.
ASI Racewear has come on board as the official merchandise vendor for the series. Hoosier Tire is the official Tire. Sunoco Race Fuels is the official fuel of the series again in 2009. Wrisco Industries will again return as a sponsor of the series in 2009 with special year end banquet awards for both the Series Champion and Series Rookie of the Year. Other companies that have signed on as contingency sponsors and will post awards include: Hyperco, Penske Shocks, Performance Bodies, Rocket Chassis, Warrior Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, Precision Suspensions, American Race Tire, Banshee Graphics, Duralite Wheels, Dyers Top Rods, Ohlins Shocks and Envy Suspensions.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will kick off the season on February 3rd at East Bay Raceway in Tampa FL for the DART "Winternationals", for more information on East Bay Raceway Park, visit www.eastbayracewaypark.com.
For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the official website of the series at www.lucasdirt.com, or contact the series office at (951)532-2503.
Performance Rod and Custom (PRC) has returned as the PRC Fast Time Award of the series in 2009. PRC will award the driver that sets fast time at every series event $75 cash award and a $50 product award. The driver that earns the most fast time awards for the season will earn a cash and product award at the series year end banquet. PRC has also agreed to sponsor the East Bay Raceway Park PRC Strawberry Dash each night giving the winner of the dash the final starting position for the feature event each night of the DART Winternationals.
Quarter Master has signed on as the title sponsor of the "Quarter Master Rookie of the Year" program with the series for 2009. The rookie of the year program for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series continues to get bigger every year for racers who elect to run for the "Quarter Master Rookie of the Year" program. This year's program will pay $10,000 to the winner of the Rookie of the Year, with the runner up receiving $2,500 at the year end banquet. Other awards that have been posted for the rookies include a product award from Quarter Master, a new Tiger Rearend form Tiger Rearends, one set of connecting rods from Dyers Rods, 10 sheets of pre-finished aluminum from Wrisco Industries, $500 product award from Wiles Drive shafts and a complete new MD3 nose combo package from Performance Bodies. Racers have until March 1st to notify series officials their intent to run for the "Quarter Master Rookie of the Year".
ALLSTAR Performance will once again sponsor the ALLSTAR Performer of the Race and ALLSTAR Performer of the Year award. ALLSTAR will give a $100 product certificate to a driver at every series event and a special year end award to the driver that earns the most ALLSTAR Performer awards during the year at the series year end banquet.
PBM/Erson Cams has signed on as the title sponsor of the PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger Award. PBM/Erson Cams will award the driver at every event that advances the most positions in the feature event a product award. The driver that earns the most PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger points throughout the year will be awarded the PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Year award at the series year end banquet and receive a cash and product award from PBM/Erson Cams.
COMP Cams has returned as the title sponsor of the COMP Cams Engine Builders Challenge for the series in 2009. Engine builders that sign up for the challenge will earn points at every series event in 2009 and a COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year will be crowned at the series year end banquet. The top engine builder will receive a $2,500 cash award and other special awards from COMP Cams. Engine builders competing in the 2009 COMP Cams Challenge to date include: Cornett Race Engines, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Larry Wallace Engines, Malcuit Engines, Pro Power Engines and Vic Hill Engines, Custom Race Engines and Rhyne Competition Engines. Engine builders that want to be a part of the series and the engine builder's challenge should contact series officials.
AFCO will be the title sponsor of the Heat Race Winners point's category and award the driver that wins the most heat races a special award at the year end banquet. Hawk Brake will be the title sponsor of Heat Race #1 & Heat Race #2. Hawk Brake will award a product certificate to the winners of the heat races at every series events in 2009. AFCO Products will sponsor Heat Race #3 and will award a product certificate to the winner of that heat race at every series event. Tiger Rearends will sponsor Heat Race #4 and award a Tiger Rearend product certificate to the winner of heat race #4. Racin Mason will be the title sponsor of B-Main #1 and award the winner a product certificate at every series event. Wiles Drive Shafts will be the title sponsor of B-Main #2 and award a product certificate to the winner at every series event in 2009.
ASI Racewear has come on board as the official merchandise vendor for the series. Hoosier Tire is the official Tire. Sunoco Race Fuels is the official fuel of the series again in 2009. Wrisco Industries will again return as a sponsor of the series in 2009 with special year end banquet awards for both the Series Champion and Series Rookie of the Year. Other companies that have signed on as contingency sponsors and will post awards include: Hyperco, Penske Shocks, Performance Bodies, Rocket Chassis, Warrior Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, Precision Suspensions, American Race Tire, Banshee Graphics, Duralite Wheels, Dyers Top Rods, Ohlins Shocks and Envy Suspensions.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will kick off the season on February 3rd at East Bay Raceway in Tampa FL for the DART "Winternationals", for more information on East Bay Raceway Park, visit www.eastbayracewaypark.com.
For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the official website of the series at www.lucasdirt.com, or contact the series office at (951)532-2503.
