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Title: DART Winternationals Tire Rule and Safety Equipment Bulletin Post by LMR on 12/16/10 at 3:17am FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** DART Winternationals Tire Rule and Safety Equipment Bulletin*** CORONA, CA (December 15, 2010) - Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series have announced the tire rule for the 35th Annual DART Winternationals. The tire rule will be in effect for all 6 nights of the event. The 35th Annual DART Winternationals will take place at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL held from Monday February 7th to Saturday, February 12th. The tire rule for the East Bay Winternationals will be as follows in 2011; Hoosier 1100, 1200, 1300, LM 20, LM40, 1600 and the shoulder plated D55 will be allowed and the American Racer SD23, SD33, SD38, SD44, and MD56 can be utilized. Tires will be checked on the dimensions of circumference and width according to the LOLMDS Rule Book. Wheel widths will also be checked on the dimensions as outlined in the LOLMDS Rule Book. Additionally, each competitor must use the same set of 4 tires for both time trials and heat race in order to maintain their original starting spot in their assigned heat race. A Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Official will mark these tires prior to the competitor going out for time trials. If a competitor does not use the same tires that they qualified on for their heat race, the competitor will start the heat race from the tail of the field. If a driver has a flat tire during their time trials, they must take that tire to LOLMDS Technical Director, AJ Bingham, for inspection. He will determine if the competitor will be relegated to the tail of the field or if the competitor will be allowed to used a previously used tire of the same compound and retain their assigned starting position in their heat race. The use of a head and neck restraint device/systems, certified to SFI Spec 38.1 is required, per the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rule Book. This rule went into effect on September 1st, 2010. Any driver that has not entered in an LOLMDS competition or has not reached their three-race grace period after this rule went into effect will still receive the three-race grace period or the remainder thereof, but must comply once they have exceeded the grace period during the 6 races that make up the DART Winternationals. For more information on the 35th Annual East Bay "DART Winternationals", log onto the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series website at www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503. 2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series/East Bay "DART Winternationals" Schedule East Bay Raceway Park-Tampa, FL Sunday, February 6th Open Practice Session 6-9 PM   Monday, February 7th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $5,000 to win Tuesday, February 8th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $5,000 to win Wednesday, February 9th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $5,000 to win Thursday, February 10th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $10,000 to win Friday, February 11th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $10,000 to win Saturday, February 12th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $12,000 to win

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