FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29, 2011

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads to the Lonestar State

WAYCROSS, GA (March 28, 2011) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make its first appearance in the state of Texas this Friday and Saturday, April 1st and 2nd at the Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, TX.

Activities at the newly re-designed 3/8ths mile high-banked will get underway with a special practice session on Thursday Night, March 31st. On Friday Night, April 1st the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will feature Time Trials and Heat Races. On Saturday Night April 2nd, racing will resume with B-Mains and the $20,000 to win/$1,000 to start feature event will take place.

With the postponement this past weekend of the Indiana Icebreaker until April 9th, the event at Lonestar Speedway will now mark the first stop after the DART Winternationals on the Sunoco Race Fuels Road to Wheatland in 2011 as 15 drivers with perfect attendance will be eligible for the $700 winners circle money. The Sunoco Race Fuels Road to Wheatland will see competitors make their way across America, heading to the 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO.

The tire rule for this weekend's visit by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Lonestar Speedway will be as follows; American Racer SD44 or any compound harder, SD44 must punch a minimum of 40, and Hoosier 1300 or any compound harder, 1300 must punch a minimum of 40.

For ticket information on the first ever appearance by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in the state of Texas, log onto www.lonestarspeedway.com or call (903) 986-9731.

For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series please visit our website at www.lucasdirt.com, or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503.