Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Ventura Raceway
October 6, 2015
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Releases 2016 Schedule

LOLMDS PR
WAYCROSS, GA (October 6) - As the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series prepares for its richest event in series history during next weekend's 35th Annual Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship - Presented by NAPA Auto Parts, the national tour is already looking ahead to 2016.

The nation's premier national tour for dirt late models has unveiled an aggressive 2016 event schedule, which includes 47 events at 31 different venues across 19 states. The 2016 schedule will feature 13 events that will pay $12,000-to-win, along with 12 crown jewel events that will pay $20,000-to-win (or more).

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will once again kick off its season with a tripleheader at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA. The Georgia Boot "Super Bowl of Racing" will open on Thursday, February 4th with a $7,000-to-win program. The action on Friday, February 5th will be highlighted by a $10,000-to-win event, before capping off the weekend with $15,000-to-win finale on Saturday, February 6th.

From there, the series will travel to East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. The 40th Annual Winternationals will get underway with an open practice on Sunday, February 7th. Racing action will begin on Monday, February 8th - followed by six straight nights of racing, concluding on Saturday, February 13th.
 
"We want to welcome three new venues in 2016: Boyd's Speedway in Ringgold, GA, East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL, and Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. We'd like to thank all of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series track promoters who see the value in our events. With their support, we're able to raise all the Saturday events to a minimum of $12,000-to-win/$1,000-to-start in 2016," stated Assistant Series Director, Rick Schwallie.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction some of most prestigious dirt late model events of the season, including: Bad Boy 98 ($20,000-to-win); Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 ($30,000-to-win); Ralph Latham Memorial ($30,000-to-win); Clash at the Mag ($20,000-to-win); Silver Dollar Nationals ($40,000-to-win); Sunoco North/South 100 ($50,000-to-win); COMP Cams Topless 100 ($40,000-to-win); Hillbilly Hundred ($25,000-to-win); Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals ($40,000-to-win); Pittsburgher 100 ($20,000-to-win); and the season finale - Dirt Track World Championship ($100,000-to-win).

2016 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Schedule:
4-Feb Golden Isles Speedway Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing Brunswick, GA $7,000
5-Feb Golden Isles Speedway Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing Brunswick, GA $10,000
6-Feb Golden Isles Speedway Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing Brunswick, GA $15,000
8-Feb East Bay Raceway Park 40th Annual Winternationals Tampa, FL $5,000
9-Feb East Bay Raceway Park 40th Annual Winternationals Tampa, FL $5,000
10-Feb East Bay Raceway Park 40th Annual Winternationals Tampa, FL $7,000
11-Feb East Bay Raceway Park 40th Annual Winternationals Tampa, FL $7,000
12-Feb East Bay Raceway Park 40th Annual Winternationals Tampa, FL $10,000
13-Feb East Bay Raceway Park 40th Annual Winternationals Tampa, FL $12,000
18-Mar Atomic Speedway Buckeye Spring 50 Chillicothe, OH $10,000
19-Mar Brownstown Speedway 19th Annual Indiana Icebreaker Brownstown, IN $12,000
1-Apr Boyd's Speedway  Ringgold, GA $10,000
2-Apr East Alabama Motor Speedway  Phenix City, AL $12,000
15-Apr-16 Batesville Motor Speedway Bad Boy 98 Batesville, AR $20,000
23-Apr Hagerstown Speedway 35th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic Hagerstown, MD $12,000
29-Apr Tri-City Speedway Spring Spectacular Granite City, IL $10,000
30-Apr Macon Speedway St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100 Macon, IL $12,000
20-May Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway Spring Shootout Oshkosh, WI $10,000
21-May LaSalle Speedway Spring Shootout LaSalle, IL $12,000
May 26, 27, 28 Lucas Oil Speedway 24th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 Wheatland, MO $30,000
3-Jun Tazewell Speedway Toyota Knoxville 50 Tazewell, TN $10,000
4-Jun Florence Speedway 30th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Union, KY $30,000
June 16, 17, 18 Magnolia Motor Speedway Clash at the Mag Columbus, MS $20,000
1-Jul 201 Speedway Bob Miller Memorial Sitka, KY $10,000
2-Jul Portsmouth Raceway Park Independence 60 Portsmouth, OH $12,000
3-Jul Muskingum County Speedway  Zanesville, OH $12,000
7-Jul Fayetteville Motor Speedway Dunn-Benson Ford Wayne Gray Memorial Fayetteville, NC $10,000
8-Jul Cherokee Speedway 18th Annual Grassy Smith Memorial Gaffney, SC $10,000
9-Jul Smoky Mountain Speedway  Maryville, TN $12,000
15-Jul Tri-City Speedway Battle at the Beach 50 Granite City, IL $10,000
16-Jul Lucas Oil Speedway 10th Annual Diamond Nationals Wheatland, MO $12,000
July 21, 22, 23 I-80 Speedway 6th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals Greenwood, NE $40,000
August 11, 12, 13 Florence Speedway 34th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 Union, KY $50,000
August 18, 19, 20 Batesville Motor Speedway 24th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 Batesville, AR $40,000
26-Aug Ponderosa Speedway 13th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial Junction City, KY $10,000
27-Aug Lawrenceburg Speedway Whiskey City 50 Lawrenceburg, IN $12,000
2-Sep Attica Raceway Park  Attica, OH $10,000
3-Sep Portsmouth Raceway Park River Days Rumble Portsmouth, OH $12,000
4-Sep I-77 Raceway Park 48th Annual Hillbilly Hundred Ripley, WV $25,000
15-Sep Knoxville Raceway 13th Annual Late Model Nationals Knoxville, IA $7,000
16-Sep Knoxville Raceway 13th Annual Late Model Nationals Knoxville, IA $7,000
17-Sep Knoxville Raceway 13th Annual Late Model Nationals Knoxville, IA $40,000
24-Sep Brownstown Speedway 37th Annual Jackson 100 Brownstown, IN $20,000
1-Oct Dixie Speedway Dixie Shootout Woodstock, GA $12,000
2-Oct Rome Speedway Rome Showdown Rome, GA $10,000
8-Oct Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway 28th Annual Pittsburgher 100 Imperial, PA $20,000
15-Oct Portsmouth Raceway Park 36th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Portsmouth, OH $100,000