Latemodelracer.com http://www.latemodelracer.com/cgi-bin/yabb3/YaBB.pl LATEMODELRACER >> DIRT LATE MODELS >> 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Set this Weekend; Airs on CBS http://www.latemodelracer.com/cgi-bin/yabb3/YaBB.pl?num=1306267366 Message started by LMR on 05/24/11 at 2:02pm

Title: 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Set this Weekend; Airs on CBS Post by LMR on 05/24/11 at 2:02pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2011 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Set for this Weekend; Airs on CBS in June WAYCROSS, GA (May 24) - The 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 presented by Lucas Oil Products is up next for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA Series. The final event for the Sunoco Road to Wheatland takes place at the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks", Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO this upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. Lucas Oil Studios will tape this weekend's event, and will air on the CBS Sports Spectacular on June 19th at 5 PM Eastern. This is the first time that a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will air on the national TV network. The CBS Sports Spectacular is one of the longest running national sports shows. "We are very excited about this weekends DART Show-Me 100 airing on CBS. Having the Lucas Oil series air on the CBS Sports Spectacular show is huge for our fans, racers, and the whole dirt late model industry. It also gives us an opportunity to reach a large sector of sports fans that might not normally tune into a dirt late model event", stated Ritchie Lewis, series director. Activities will get underway starting on Thursday, May 26th with a special practice session from 7-9:30 PM. On Friday, May 27th, the day will kick-off with Red Buck Cigar Time Trials; Red Buck will pay a $250 cash award to the fastest qualifier. After qualifying there will be six heat races with the top three finishers from each of the heats transfer into Saturday's DART Show-Me 100. Also on Friday Night will be two special events that include the "Ohlins Shocks Manufacturers Dash", and the Appliancezone.com Race of Champions. On Saturday, May 28th, there will be a Dirt Racing Outreach Service at 4:15PM, and a special ApplianceZone.com driver autograph session for the fans along the vendor midway at 5pm. Racing action will get underway at 7:30pm with B-Mains and support divisions. Capping off the weekend's events will be the 19th Annual DART-Show-Me 100 presented by Lucas Oil Products. The crown-jewel event pays $30,000 to win. Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC is the defending race winner. The series event at Lucas Oil Speedway this weekend concludes the Sunoco Race Fuels Road to Wheatland in 2011. Fifteen drivers with perfect attendance will be eligible for winners' circle money once again as they make their way across America. So far this year the series has seen 19 drivers with perfect attendance and seven different winners in eleven races. National Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series drivers expected to enter this weekend's event includes: Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Don O'Neal, Earl Pearson Jr., and Steve Francis. Other regional stars, including Lucas Oil MLRA drivers Al Purkey, Jesse Stovall, Terry Phillips, Kyle Berck, and John Anderson are expected to enter the event as well. The tire rule for this year's edition of the DART Show-Me 100 will be: American Racer MD56; Hoosier Crate 55, 1600, LM40 and WRS 55. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series national tour will move from the Midwest after the Memorial Day weekend back to the Southeast, with events in Tennessee and Kentucky with three $10,000 to win events. The events will be on June 2nd at Cleveland Speedway, June 3rd at Tazewell Speedway and June 4th at Florence Speedway. For more information on the 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 weekend please call Lucas Oil Speedway at (417) 282-5984 for more information or visit their website at www.lucasoilspeedway.com. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503. Previous Show-Me 100 Winners 1993 - Billy Moyer 1994 - Billy Moyer 1995 - Scott Bloomquist 1996 - Billy Moyer 1997 - Rick Aukland 1998 - Freddy Smith 1999 - Terry Phillips 2000 - Ray Cook 2001 - Freddy Smith 2002 - Wendell Wallace 2003 - Scott Bloomquist 2004 - Scott Bloomquist 2005 - Scott Bloomquist 2006 - Wendell Wallace 2007 - Wendell Wallace 2008 - Scott Bloomquist 2009 - Brian Birkhofer 2010 - Ray Cook

Title: Re: 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Set this Weekend; Airs on CBS Post by LMR on 05/24/11 at 3:17pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2011 ________________________________________ DART Show-Me 100 Includes Several Special Events and Awards WAYCROSS, GA (May 24) -The DART Show-Me 100 presented by Lucas Oil Products will include several special events and awards this coming weekend.The DART Show-Me 100 weekend gets underway on Thursday, May 26th with the traditional open practice and barbecue dinner starting at 7pm. The BBQ is FREE with your Pit Pass; all others are welcome to join for $10 following the practice session. On Friday night the Red Buck Cigars time trials will take place with a special cash award to the fastest qualifier. Red Buck Cigars will pay $250 to the driver that sets the fastest qualifying lap during Red Buck Cigars time trials. After qualifying and heat race action there will be a special 12-lap shootout for the past winners of the DART Show-Me 100. The Appliancezone.com Past Champion's Race will pay a cool $1,000 to the winner. Drivers eligible to compete in this special event include: Scott Bloomquist, Billy Moyer, Terry Phillips, Ray Cook, Rick Aukland, Wendell Wallace, Freddy Smith and Brian Birkhofer. Appliancezone.com has signed on as the "Official Appliance Parts Retailer" for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. As part of their sponsorship, Appliancezone.com CEO Jim Allen and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series have put together a special contest to give one lucky fan a special 2011 Chevy Camaro. The 2011 Chevy Camaro is also the series Official Pace Car and will pace the field at all events. Also included in the car give away contest is an all expenses paid trip to the season finale at the Appliancezone.com Dirt Track World Championship presented by Lucas Oil Products on Oct 14-15th in Chillicothe, Ohio. To register for this car give away contest log onto www.appliancezone.com. Also on Friday night on the schedule of events will be a special OHLINS Chassis Manufactures Dash for the top chassis builders based on qualifying. The driver that qualifies the highest for each chassis manufacturer represented will race in a 10-lap Dash with the winner earning $500. ÖHLINS USA is the title sponsor of the series OHLINS Chassis Builders Challenge and is the North American distributor and principal service center of the world's-leading performance suspension components for motor vehicles, from two to four wheels. For more information about OHLINS log onto their website at www.ohlinsusa.com. Sunoco Race Fuels has added additional bonus money for the winner of the DART Show-Me 100 as part of the "Sunoco Road to Wheatland" program. Drivers that have maintained perfect attendance to all Lucas Oil LM Dirt Series events heading into this weekend and use Sunoco Race Fuel exclusively in their racecars are in line to earn a $2,000 bonus if they win the DART Show-Me 100. The drivers eligible to receive this bonus include: Earl Pearson Jr., Steve Casebolt, Chris Wall and Brad Neat. Race fans that attend this weekend events will also have a chance at several prize packages. Racefans will be matched up with the drivers that compete in both the DASH events on Friday and the fan matched with the winner of each DASH will win a special prize package from Lucas Oil. Sunoco Race Fuels will also give a lucky fan a special Sunoco gift package at the event and a VIP pass to watch Saturdays night's event from the Sunoco Race Fuels Suite as special guest of Sunoco Race Fuels. In addition to all of the activities on track, the off-track activities scheduled to appear include the U.S. Air Force Orange County Chopper Tour, the AAA NASCAR show car display featuring Kurt Busch's AAA sponsored NASCAR Sprint Cup Car, as well as multiple apparel trailers, racing simulators, vendor displays, and a short Fireworks Show on Saturday night. Fans will also get to see some of the top drivers from the series during the special Appliancezone.com driver autograph session on Saturday at the vendor midway beside the main grandstands starting at 5pm. A Show-Me 100 would not be complete without "Gus the Mule" in attendance as well. DART Machinery; the title sponsor of this weekend's event; now houses the company's administrative offices, the R&D headquarters, and inspection, machining and warehouse operations in Troy, MI. A separate production facility in nearby Melvindale, MI houses the thundering CNC machining centers that produces heads and blocks from raw castings. Twenty five years ago, it all began with a desk, a telephone and a dream. Today DART is the acknowledged leader in aftermarket components for racing engines. For more information on DART you can visit their website at www.dartheads.com The DART Show-Me 100 weekend is shaping up to be one of the premier events of the season on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and a must see event for the super dirt late model race fan!! To reserve tickets and get more information visit the track website at www.lucasoilspeedway.com To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the official series website at www.lucasdirt.com. The series event at Lucas Oil Speedway this weekend concludes the Sunoco Race Fuels Road to Previous Show-Me 100 Winners 1993 - Billy Moyer 1994 - Billy Moyer 1995 - Scott Bloomquist 1996 - Billy Moyer 1997 - Rick Aukland 1998 - Freddy Smith 1999 - Terry Phillips 2000 - Ray Cook 2001 - Freddy Smith 2002 - Wendell Wallace 2003 - Scott Bloomquist 2004 - Scott Bloomquist 2005 - Scott Bloomquist 2006 - Wendell Wallace 2007 - Wendell Wallace 2008 - Scott Bloomquist 2009 - Brian Birkhofer 2010 - Ray Cook

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