CORONA, CA (May 19, 2010) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to the Midwest this Friday and Saturday with a pair of $10,000 to win events. On Friday Night, May 21st the series for the first time will visit 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA and on Saturday Night, May 22nd the LOLMDS comes to La Salle Speedway in La Salle, IL for an the Annual Spring Shootout.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be making its first ever appearance at 34 Raceway on Friday Night. The event at the Jeff and Amy Laue promoted facility will mark the 55th different track the LOLMDS has visited. The Friday night event at 34 Raceway has a rain date scheduled for Sunday Night May 23rd after the Saturday Night's trip to La Salle which will mark the seventh time the series has come to La Salle Speedway. There have been seven different winners in the seven previous visits to the Joey Izzo promoted/Kerrianne Izzo managed facility with Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL, Scott Bloomquist,, Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY, Jimmy Owens and Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY all having entered Lucas Oil victory lane at La Salle without a repeat winner among them.
Both nights will see a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Red Buck Cigar Time Trials, Wiles Drive Shafts, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance and SuperFlow Heat Races, Hawk Performance Brake Pads and Performance Rod and Custom B-Mains followed by the $10,000 to win/$700 to start main events.
After last weekend's event at Wythe Raceway in Virginia the series has a new points leader as Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN has taken over the top spot in the championship points standings from reigning series champion, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN. Owens won his third straight series event this past Saturday Night at Wythe and this Friday Night at 34 Raceway he will try to make series history by winning his fourth consecutive race.
Owens, who finished second to Bloomquist in last year's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings now leads Bloomquist by 30 points. Bloomquist had led the points since the end of April of last year. Both drivers have been in Lucas Oil victory lane three times already in 2010 and are among the seven different winners in the first eleven races this year. The series championship again this year will pay $75,000 to win.
Four-time series champion, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL coming off of a runner-up finish to Owens at Wythe is third in points followed by Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN and Chris Wall of Holden, LA. Wall currently leads the Quarter Master "Rookie of the Year" point's chase.
The rest of the top ten heading to Iowa an Illinois this weekend are Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA, Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC, Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY.
Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN is eleventh in points followed by Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville IL, John Blankenship of Williamson, WV, Will Vaught of Crane, MO and Jason Feger of Bloomington, IL.
The remaining driver sin the top twenty in points are Bub McCool of Vicksburg, MS, Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY, Tim Isenberg of Marshfield, WI, Mike Collins of Council Bluffs, IA and Eric Jacobsen of Seacliffe Beach, CA.
Trailing Wall in the Quarter Master "Rookie of the Year" race are Wells, Vaught and Isenberg. The 2010 top rookie will receive $10,000 and second place will pay $4,500 courtesy of Sweet Manufacturing.
In the Sunoco Race Fuels "Road to Wheatland" that concludes with the $30,000 to win 18th Annual DART "Show-Me 100" on Friday and Saturday, May 28th and 29th at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO there have been twenty drivers who have maintained perfect attendance.
The tire rule will be the same at both tracks; American Racer SD44, SD48, MD53 and MD56, Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1600, LM20 LM40 and WRS-2. There will be NO crate tires allowed at either event.
For more information on this weekend's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series trek into the Midwest you can log onto www.34Raceway.com and www.lasallespeedway.com. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you ca find out more at www.lucasdirt.com or by calling the series office at (951) 532-2503.
2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event Results
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Mike Marlar (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Billy Moyer (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Don O'Neal (Winner)
Volunteer (TN) Speedway -Ray Cook (Winner)
Cherokee (SC) Speedway - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
Brownstown (IN) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
Bedford (PA) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
Hagerstown (MD) Speedway - Rained Out
Paducah (KY) International Raceway - Rained Out
Wythe (VA) Raceway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
2010 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
2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include: AFCO, Allstar Performance, American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, Cruise with the Champions, Custom Race Engines, DirtonDirt.com, Dominator Race Products, Dyers Top Rods, ECR Race Engines, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hypercoil Springs, Jay Dickens Race Engines, JRi Shocks, Malcuit Race Engines, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins, Penske Shocks, PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies, Performance Rod & Custom, Pro Power Racing, Quarter Master, Red Buck Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines, Rick Schwallie Photography, Rocket Chassis, Safety Solutions, SuperFlow, Sweet Manufactuing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, WD Enterprises, 5150 Race Trailers.
James Essex, Public Relations Coordinator, jessex@lucasdirt.com
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be making its first ever appearance at 34 Raceway on Friday Night. The event at the Jeff and Amy Laue promoted facility will mark the 55th different track the LOLMDS has visited. The Friday night event at 34 Raceway has a rain date scheduled for Sunday Night May 23rd after the Saturday Night's trip to La Salle which will mark the seventh time the series has come to La Salle Speedway. There have been seven different winners in the seven previous visits to the Joey Izzo promoted/Kerrianne Izzo managed facility with Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL, Scott Bloomquist,, Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY, Jimmy Owens and Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY all having entered Lucas Oil victory lane at La Salle without a repeat winner among them.
Both nights will see a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Red Buck Cigar Time Trials, Wiles Drive Shafts, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance and SuperFlow Heat Races, Hawk Performance Brake Pads and Performance Rod and Custom B-Mains followed by the $10,000 to win/$700 to start main events.
After last weekend's event at Wythe Raceway in Virginia the series has a new points leader as Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN has taken over the top spot in the championship points standings from reigning series champion, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN. Owens won his third straight series event this past Saturday Night at Wythe and this Friday Night at 34 Raceway he will try to make series history by winning his fourth consecutive race.
Owens, who finished second to Bloomquist in last year's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings now leads Bloomquist by 30 points. Bloomquist had led the points since the end of April of last year. Both drivers have been in Lucas Oil victory lane three times already in 2010 and are among the seven different winners in the first eleven races this year. The series championship again this year will pay $75,000 to win.
Four-time series champion, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL coming off of a runner-up finish to Owens at Wythe is third in points followed by Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN and Chris Wall of Holden, LA. Wall currently leads the Quarter Master "Rookie of the Year" point's chase.
The rest of the top ten heading to Iowa an Illinois this weekend are Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA, Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC, Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY.
Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN is eleventh in points followed by Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville IL, John Blankenship of Williamson, WV, Will Vaught of Crane, MO and Jason Feger of Bloomington, IL.
The remaining driver sin the top twenty in points are Bub McCool of Vicksburg, MS, Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY, Tim Isenberg of Marshfield, WI, Mike Collins of Council Bluffs, IA and Eric Jacobsen of Seacliffe Beach, CA.
Trailing Wall in the Quarter Master "Rookie of the Year" race are Wells, Vaught and Isenberg. The 2010 top rookie will receive $10,000 and second place will pay $4,500 courtesy of Sweet Manufacturing.
In the Sunoco Race Fuels "Road to Wheatland" that concludes with the $30,000 to win 18th Annual DART "Show-Me 100" on Friday and Saturday, May 28th and 29th at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO there have been twenty drivers who have maintained perfect attendance.
The tire rule will be the same at both tracks; American Racer SD44, SD48, MD53 and MD56, Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1600, LM20 LM40 and WRS-2. There will be NO crate tires allowed at either event.
For more information on this weekend's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series trek into the Midwest you can log onto www.34Raceway.com and www.lasallespeedway.com. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you ca find out more at www.lucasdirt.com or by calling the series office at (951) 532-2503.
2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event Results
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Mike Marlar (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Billy Moyer (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Don O'Neal (Winner)
Volunteer (TN) Speedway -Ray Cook (Winner)
Cherokee (SC) Speedway - Scott Bloomquist (Winner)
Brownstown (IN) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
Bedford (PA) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
Hagerstown (MD) Speedway - Rained Out
Paducah (KY) International Raceway - Rained Out
Wythe (VA) Raceway - Jimmy Owens (Winner)
2010 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
2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include: AFCO, Allstar Performance, American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, Cruise with the Champions, Custom Race Engines, DirtonDirt.com, Dominator Race Products, Dyers Top Rods, ECR Race Engines, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hypercoil Springs, Jay Dickens Race Engines, JRi Shocks, Malcuit Race Engines, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins, Penske Shocks, PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies, Performance Rod & Custom, Pro Power Racing, Quarter Master, Red Buck Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines, Rick Schwallie Photography, Rocket Chassis, Safety Solutions, SuperFlow, Sweet Manufactuing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, WD Enterprises, 5150 Race Trailers.
James Essex, Public Relations Coordinator, jessex@lucasdirt.com
