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Dirt
Draft to Crown 2021 LOLMDS Fantasy Champion
Batavia, OHIO (January 20, 2021) -
Dirt Draft entered the fantasy sports world as the first of
its kind in July of 2019, covering grassroots short track
racing events of all types. Since then, Dirt Draft has
prided itself on working strategically with national
series', regional tours, racetracks, and drivers to enhance
overall fan engagement across the nation.
After a successful 2020 season, Dirt Draft and the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series have come to an agreement that
positions Dirt Draft to remain the "Official Fantasy Sports
Provider" of the series in 2021. Dirt Draft and the LOLMDS
are excited to continue working together and already have an
array of exciting additions in the works for this coming
season. These additions cater to not only the users and
fans, but to the drivers following the series as well. Much
like last year, both parties are eager to work together as
there is collectively a thriving desire to progress the
overall fan experience in the racing industry as a whole.
For the fans, the opportunity to be crowned
the 2021 LOLMDS Dirt Draft Fantasy Champion seems to be in
the spotlight of 'what to pay attention to'. Not only does
this title come with bragging rights, but the fantasy
champion will be invited to the LOLMDS banquet in December
to be recognized in front of and alongside some of the
nation's most elite teams and drivers.
For the drivers, have you ever heard someone say, "you can't
win Hot Laps?", well now you can. In 2021, Dirt Draft is
fixed to become a contingency sponsor of the Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series by introducing the Hot Lap Award. The
driver with the most overall fastest lap time in Hot Laps at
the conclusion of the season will be presented with a $500
check courtesy of Dirt Draft Fantasy Racing.
For
more information regarding Dirt Draft, visit
DirtDraft.com or download the
DirtDraft app. Also, be sure to follow along on Social Media for
the latest news and updates via Twitter @DirtDraft and
Facebook.com/DirtDraftFantasyRacing
2021
Lucas Dirt Speedweeks Preview
Batavia, OHIO (January 19, 2021) - The Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series season is upon us, with racing at three tracks,
with ten pay days. The 2021 season starts off with visits to
All-Tech Raceway for the General Tire Winter Nationals - Presented
by LINE-X, on January 21st - January 23rd, East Bay Raceway Park for
the 45th Annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals - Presented by
Lucas Oil January 24th - January 30th, and Bubba Raceway Park for
the
K&N Filters Winter Nationals - Presented by OPTIMA
Batteries February 1st
- 2nd.
The action will get underway with an open practice on
Thursday, January 21st. Friday, January 22nd will officially
kick-off the season with a 50-lap, $12,000-to-win event followed by
a 50-lap, $15,000-to-win main event on Saturday, January 23rd at
All-Tech Raceway.
On Thursday, January 21st, the pit gate will open at
2:00pm with practice from 6:00pm-9:00pm. For any fans getting to
town early, the general admission gate will also be open to get a
glimpse of the action before official competition begins on Friday.
The pit gate will open at 2:00pm on both Friday and Saturday while
the grandstands will open at 3:00pm Friday and Saturday. Hot laps
each day will begin at 5:30pm with Heat race action at 7:10pm.
For tickets or more information on the General Tire
Winter Nationals Presented by LINE-X, visit:
www.alltechraceway.com, or call the
track office at: (386) 754-7223.
Teams will then make the trek south to Tampa, Florida
to East Bay Raceway Park for a thrilling week of racing at the "Clay
by the Bay". The action starts off on Sunday with an open practice
from 6:00pm - 9:00pm, with the pit gate scheduled to open at 2:00pm.
Beginning Monday, January 25th and continuing through Saturday,
January 30th the nation's top dirt late model drivers will battle it
out for nearly $200,000 in prize money.
A full program is scheduled for six straight nights,
which includes: Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat
Races, B-Mains, Berry Barn Strawberry Dash presented by
DirtOnDirt.com, and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series main event.
Each day, the Drivers Meeting will take place at 5:00pm, followed by
Hot Laps at 5:30pm.
For tickets or more information on the 45th Annual
Wrisco Industries Winternationals, visit:
www.ebrp.co, or call the track
office at: (877) 457-5611.
Following six nights of racing at East Bay Raceway
Park, teams will make the trip back north to Bubba Raceway Park, a
3/8 mile, semi-banked, D-shape clay oval to compete for
$10,000-to-win both Monday, February 1st and Tuesday, February 2nd.
The pit gate is set to open at 2:00pm with the grandstand gates
opening at 5:00pm. The Drivers Meeting will be at 5:00pm, Hot Laps
set for 5:30pm.
For tickets or more information on the K&N Filters
Winter Nationals - Presented by OPTIMA Batteries, visit:
www.bubbaracewaypark.com, or call
the track office at: (352) 622-9400.
All ten nights of racing will be available Live on
MAVTVplus.com, with tape delayed
airings on MAVTV Motorsports Network. January 22nd and 23rd at
All-Tech Raceway, as well as January 29th and 30th from East Bay
Raceway Park will be Live on MAVTV Motorsports Network. To find a
full list of providers, visit:
mavtv.com/get-mavtv/providers. The
events on January 23rd at All-Tech Raceway, January 29th and 30th at
East Bay Raceway Park, and February 2nd at Bubba Raceway Park will
be tape delayed airings for CBS Sports Network. January 23rd from
All-Tech Raceway and January 30th from East Bay Raceway Park are
tape delayed airings for NBCSN.
Track Information:
All-Tech Raceway
Phone Number: 386-754-7223
Location: 1024 SW Howell Rd, Lake City, FL 32024
East Bay Raceway Park
Phone Number: (877) 457-5611
Location: 6311 Burts Road, Tampa, FL 33619
Bubba Raceway Park - Ocala, FL
Phone Number: (352) 622-9400
Location: 9050 N.W. Gainesville Road, Ocala, FL 34482
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:
Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier Rib (28.5) 1300
Right Rear - Hoosier (29.0) 1300 NRM, (29.0) 1300 NRMW, (92) LM40
*Must use the same set of 4 tires for Time Trials,
Heat Races, and B-Mains (and Strawberry Dash at East Bay).
*For the A-Main, competitors may use 2 new rear
tires.
*Flat tire must be replaced with a used tire of the
same compound and construction to retain starting position.
2021 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Speedweeks
Schedule:
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Date
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Track
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Event
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Location
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To Win
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1/21/2021
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All-Tech Raceway
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General Tire Winter Nationals Presented
by LINE-X
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Lake City, FL
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Practice
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1/22/2021
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All-Tech Raceway
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General Tire Winter Nationals Presented
by LINE-X
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Lake City, FL
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$12,000
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1/23/2021
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All-Tech Raceway
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General Tire Winter Nationals Presented
by LINE-X
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Lake City, FL
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$15,000
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1/24/2021
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East Bay Raceway Park
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45th Annual Wrisco Industries
Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
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Tampa, FL
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Practice
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1/25/2021
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East Bay Raceway Park
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45th Annual Wrisco Industries
Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
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Tampa, FL
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$5,000
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1/26/2021
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East Bay Raceway Park
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45th Annual Wrisco Industries
Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
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Tampa, FL
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$5,000
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1/27/2021
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East Bay Raceway Park
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45th Annual Wrisco Industries
Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
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Tampa, FL
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$7,000
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1/28/2021
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East Bay Raceway Park
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45th Annual Wrisco Industries
Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
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Tampa, FL
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$7,000
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1/29/2021
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East Bay Raceway Park
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45th Annual Wrisco Industries
Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
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Tampa, FL
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$12,000
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1/30/2021
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East Bay Raceway Park
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45th Annual Wrisco Industries
Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
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Tampa, FL
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$15,000
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2/1/2021
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Bubba Raceway Park
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K&N Filters Winter Nationals Presented by
OPTIMA Batteries
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Ocala, FL
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$10,000
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2/2/2021
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Bubba Raceway Park
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K&N Filters Winter Nationals Presented by
OPTIMA Batteries
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Ocala, FL
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$10,000
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2021 Speedweeks Purses:
$5,000-to-win purse (30 laps):
1. $5,000, 2. $3,000, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,500, 5.
$1,000, 6. $800, 7. $750, 8. $700, 9. $650, 10. $600, 11. $550, 12.
$500, 13. $500, 14. $500, 15. $500, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500,
19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500, 23. $500, 24. $500
$7,000-to-win purse (40 laps):
1. $7,000, 2. $3,500, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,500, 5.
$1,400, 6. $1,300, 7. $1,200, 8. $1,100, 9. $1,000, 10. $950, 11.
$900, 12. $850, 13. $800, 14. $750, 15. $725, 16. $700, 17. $700,
18. $700, 19. $650, 20. $625, 21. $625, 22. $600, 23. $600, 24. $600
$10,000-to-win purse (40 laps):
1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,750, 5.
$2,250, 6. $1,800, 7. $1,500, 8. $1,300, 9. $1,200, 10. $1,100, 11.
$1,075, 12. $1,050, 13. $1,025, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17.
$900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800,
24. $800
$12,000-to-win purse (50 laps):
1. $12,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,750, 5.
$2,250, 6. $1,800, 7. $1,500, 8. $1,300, 9. $1,200, 10. $1,100, 11.
$1,075, 12. $1,050, 13. $1,025, 14. $1,000, 15. $1,000, 16. $1,000,
17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22.
$1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000
$15,000-to-win purse (50 laps):
1. $15,000, 2. $6,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $3,000, 5.
$2,500, 6. $1,900, 7. $1,700, 8. $1,600, 9. $1,550, 10. $1,500, 11.
$1,450, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,350, 14. $1,300, 15. $1,200, 16. $1,100,
17. $1,000, 18. $1,000, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22.
$1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000
Summit Racing Equipment
Partners with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Batavia, OH (January 15,
2021) - Summit Racing Equipment, with corporate offices
located in Tallmadge, Ohio, has partnered with the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series for 2021.Summit Racing
Equipment is the "World's Speed Shop" and go-to parts
source for thousands of gearheads around the globe.
Summit's philosophy is putting the customer first: save
them money on the parts they want, deliver those parts
quickly, and back them with the best customer service in
the industry.Summit Racing has expanded its product line
to over 1,500 manufacturers-the most ever.
As a new partner with the series in 2021, Summit Racing
Equipment will be the title sponsor of Heat Race #2 at
all events and give a product certificate to the winner
of Heat Race #2 and the 15th place finisher in all
feature events. Summit will also give product awards to
the top engine builders and chassis builders at the
year-end awards banquet.
"Summit Racing Equipment is proud to announce a
partnership with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
This sponsorship expands Summit Racing's support for
dirt car racing across the United States," said
Motorsports & Events Manager Jim Greenleaf. "Dirt car
racing continues to grow, and we're excited to increase
support for the great drivers, teams, and facilities
making that happen. Summit Racing's support will include
contingency opportunities and year-end awards for the
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series".
Summit Racing Equipment has four retail locations in the
US, located in Ohio, Nevada, Georgia, and Texas. Summit
Racing can be found on the internet at
www.summitracing.com,
with a huge social media presence and following on
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.
"We are very excited to partner with Summit Racing
Equipment and provide racers, engine builders and
chassis builders added incentives to compete on the
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. It takes great
partners to continue to grow the premier national
touring series for dirt late models in the country and
Summit Racing just adds to all our great partnerships.
We look forward to growing our relationship with Summit
Racing for years to come," stated Wayne Castleberry,
Corporate Motorsports Sales and Marketing Director for
Lucas Oil Motorsports.
About Summit Racing Equipment:
It was 1968, and a young engineer owned a big
block-powered 1967 Corvette roadster with a 427. He made
some connections to get hop-up parts at a discount, and
it wasn't long before his drag racing buddies found out
and wanted the same deal. From such humble beginnings
Summit Racing Equipment was born. Fast-forward to 2021
and that one-man startup is now the World's Speed Shop®
the go-to parts source for
thousands of gearheads around the globe. To learn more
about Summit racing Equipment visit
www.summitracing.com.
40th
Annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship - Presented by OPTIMA
Batteries Tonight on MAVTV
Batavia, OH (January 14, 2021)
- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 2020 season finale is on MAVTV
Motorsports Network tonight. The 40th Annual General Tire Dirt Track
World Championship - Presented by OPTIMA Batteries, from Portsmouth
Raceway Park, in Portsmouth, OH, will air at 9 PM EST, with a re-airing
at 12 AM EST.
With $100,000 on the line for the winner, you can bet the 63 entries
were giving it their all to take home a huge pay-day, the largest of the
year for dirt late models. National touring drivers were not the only
ones up front, during this 100-lap race, local and regional racers, and
new up-and-coming drivers were in the midst, mixing things up and
creating tremendous excitement for the fans. The broadcast will include
driver interviews, in-car cameras, and various technical segments.
Owned and operated by Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV Motorsports Network is a
television network deeply rooted in the automotive world. MAVTV is
available to over 35 million homes on U-verse, DIRECTV (channel 214),
Fios by Verizon, Vidgo, TIKILIVE, fuboTV, YouTubeTV, Spectrum, and other
nationwide providers. To find a full list of providers, visit:
mavtv.com/get-mavtv/providers.
The entire 2021 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series TV schedule can be
found on the series website at:
https://lucasdirt.com/events/tv-schedule.
UNOH
Signs on as Official Educational Partner of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series
Batavia, OH (January 14, 2021) - The Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series is pleased to announce a new
partnership with the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH),
located in Lima, Ohio. UNOH is known worldwide as a leader
in the Automotive, Diesel, and High Performance industries.
UNOH also offers world class degree programs in Business,
Health, Marketing, Information Technology, Robotics, and
many other fields of study.
As the "Official Educational Partner" of the
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, UNOH
hopes to educate those who have a passion for racing and
turn it into a career of their dreams. UNOH's Drive for
Excellence™ aligns with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series' goal to bring racing entertainment to fans of all
ages. UNOH's state of the art facilities and curriculum
provides students the opportunity to get a degree and be
involved in the motorsports industry at the same time.
"We are thrilled to partner with the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2021. Many students, currently
at the University, have a passion for motorsports. And
becoming the Official Educational Partner of Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series will help us bring awareness to the many
career opportunities that exist in the racing industry,
after completing a degree at UNOH," said Trey Becker,
Director of Development at UNOH. "This partnership will
allow fans the ability to see what educational programs are
available to them at all of the Lucas Oil Late Model events,
throughout the 2021 season."
Race fans will benefit from the UNOH
partnership with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at
every event, with a chance to win an UNOH / Lucas Oil
Product prize package by registering at the UNOH display/pit
cart in the vendor midway. The UNOH fan interaction pit cart
will allow fans to learn more about UNOH, their programs for
new students and a virtual tour of the University and
opportunities available.
In addition to the chance to win an UNOH /
Lucas Oil Product Prize package at every event, UNOH will
also offer a year-long contest for a grand prize package,
under the UNOH Road to the Dirt Track World Championship. By
registering at the UNOH interactive pit cart, fans will be
entered into a drawing for a chance to win a special VIP
Package to attend the DTWC season finale, in Portsmouth,
Ohio, on October 15th-16th. The grand prize winner will be
selected October 10th.
"We are excited to partner with UNOH and
implement several neat programs under their partnership.
UNOH offers great opportunities for young adults to get a
degree and work in the motorsports industry. They have been
involved in supporting various drivers, teams and race
series in the motorsports industry for many years. We look
forward to educating our audiences through our events and TV
package about their great University and everything they
offer. We look forward to growing our relationship with UNOH
for years to come," stated Wayne Castleberry, Corporate
Motorsports Sales and Marketing Director for Lucas Oil
Motorsports.
About UNOH: Founded in 1920, the University
of Northwestern Ohio is an entrepreneurial, not-for-profit,
university located in Lima, Ohio, situated on 200 acres. In
2020 UNOH celebrated its 100th anniversary of educating
students from around the world. There are five colleges
within the university: College of Applied Technologies,
College of Business, College of Health Professions, College
of Occupational Professions, and the Graduate College. The
University is known worldwide as a leader in the Automotive,
Diesel, and High Performance industries. UNOH also offers
world class degree programs in Business, Health, Marketing,
Information Technology, Robotics, and many other fields of
study. UNOH is a co-ed campus and has taught students from
all 50 states and 69 countries, and currently has nearly
4,000 students enrolled from 50 states and 36 countries. At
UNOH there is no out-of-state tuition. UNOH awards
Master's, Bachelor, Associate, and Diploma programs to more
than 1,000 students each year at graduation. The University
of Northwestern Ohio also offers a variety of athletics
including Men's & Women's Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Bowling,
and Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Baseball, Women's
Softball, and six Co-Ed Motorsports teams. For more
information, visit www.unoh.edu.
Bonus
Money and Extra Starting Positions for WRISCO Industries Winternationals
BATAVIA, OH (January 8, 2021) - Wrisco Industries
Inc., a long-time partner with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series,
continues their title sponsorship of the Wrisco Winternationals at
East Bay Raceway Park, January 25th - 30th. Wrisco will offer extra
incentives to racers that compete this year, during the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series Speedweeks events in Florida.
With their title sponsorship of the Winternationals,
Wrisco Industries Inc. will give racers an additional starting spot
in the feature event each night at East Bay Raceway Park, to the
fastest qualifying driver who doesn't transfer into the main event,
through a Heat Race or B-Main. That spot will be titled the Wrisco
Fast Time Provisional and will start 25thin each night's feature
event.
In addition, Wrisco will also sponsor the Florida
Speedweeks Points Fund, giving cash awards to the top eight drivers
in points, that maintain perfect attendance through all 10
speedweeks events, starting at All-Tech Raceway, on January 22nd,
and crowning the Wrisco Florida Speedweeks Champion after the final
speedweeks event, at Bubba Raceway Park, on February 2nd.
"We are excited and proud to continue our partnership
with the Winternationals and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Lucas Oil Motorsports continues to grow grass roots motorsports and
we are honored to be a part of that," stated Jim Monastra, President
of Wrisco Industries Inc.
Wrisco Industries will, once again, offer a cash
award at the series year-end awards banquet to the driver that wins
the most feature events, on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in
2021. In 2020 Jimmy Owens, Series Champion, took the Wrisco Most
Feature Wins category with 11 feature wins.
"We want to thank Wrisco Industries for the added
incentives they provide for the racers, during the Winternationals.
Wrisco Industries' dedication and passion for our sport allows us to
continue with the most exciting speedweeks events in Florida. We
look forward to the best Winternationals ever, in 2021, and to
continue our great partnership with Wrisco," stated Wayne
Castleberry, Corporate Motorsports Sales and Marketing Director for
Lucas Oil Motorsports.
Wrisco is the leading company providing aluminum
sheets to all forms of racers in the motorsports industry. For more
than 100 years, as the industry leader, Wrisco Industries' mission
has been to supply customers unmatched quality aluminum products and
services. To learn more about Wrisco Industries visit:
www.wrisco.com.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Florida
Speedweeks kicks off Thursday, January 21st, with an open practice
night at All-Tech Raceway, in Lake City, FL, followed by the season
opener on Friday, January 22nd, paying $12,000 to win. The series
will compete at All-Tech Raceway again on Saturday, January 23rd,
for a $15,000 to win feature event. From there, the series moves to
East Bay Raceway Park, in Tampa, FL, for an open practice on Sunday,
January 24th, followed by six nights of Wrisco Winternationals
feature events. Starting on Monday, January 25th, the series will
compete for $5,000 to win, Tuesday-$5,000 to win, Wednesday-$7,000
to win, Thursday-$7,000 to win, Friday-$12,000 to win and Saturday
paying $15,000 to win. Following the events at East Bay Raceway
Park, the series will travel to Ocala, FL and compete at Bubba
Raceway Park on Monday, February 1st, and Tuesday, February 2nd, for
$10,000 to win, each night.
Sunoco Race
Fuels Extends Partnership with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
BATAVIA, OH (January 7, 2021) - The Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series is pleased to announce a new agreement with Sunoco
Race Fuels, an industry powerhouse manufacturer of high-performance
racing fuels, will continue their exclusive partnership as the
"Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, through
2023.
As the "Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series, Sunoco will offer several programs and incentives for
racers that follow the series. Sunoco Race Fuels will continue as
the title sponsor of the Road to Wheatland loyalty program. The
Sunoco Race Fuels Road to Wheatland program will award a cash bonus
to the top 15 drivers, in the championship point standings, with
perfect attendance - heading into the Show-Me 100 weekend, at Lucas
Oil Speedway, in May.
Sunoco will, once again, reward drivers that use
Sunoco Race Fuels, exclusively, under the "Race for Gas" program.
Any driver, utilizing Sunoco Race Fuels, exclusively, will earn
points at each series event. The driver that earns the most points,
throughout the season, will be crowned the Sunoco Race for Gas
Champion, and receive a $3,000 cash bonus at the year-end awards
banquet. Second-place in the Sunoco Race for Gas standings will earn
a $2,000 cash bonus, while third-place receives a $1,000 cash bonus.
Sunoco Race Fuels will return as the title sponsor of
the North/South 100 weekend, held annually in August, at Florence
Speedway in Florence, KY. The Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 has
been a pillar on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series slate, for
over a decade now. This event has grown into one of the "must
attend" crown-jewel events of the year, for drivers and fans alike.
"Sunoco couldn't be more excited to extend our
partnership with the Lucas Oil Late Model Series. We feel it is the
most competitive late model series out there and that is why we
chose to continue to support this group. Sunoco Race Fuels has been
involved with the series, since its inception and even though some
of the names and faces change from time to time, the quality of the
program has never changed. This is in perfect alignment with Sunoco
Race Fuels and our commitment to quality, when it comes to our
product offering. Everyone
at Lucas Oil has been a pleasure to work with, from the staff, to
the drivers and the tracks we support.
We look forward to the start of the season," stated
Russ Bradford, National Sales Manager for Sunoco Race Fuels.
For decades, Sunoco's fuels have been associated with
racing excellence. Today, Sunoco has expanded the reach of its
racing fuels line around the world to include all types of
professional motor sports and other activities where premium race
fuels make a difference. With its unsurpassed innovations and years
of experience, it's easy to understand why more and more engine
builders, racers, tracks and sanctioning bodies choose Sunoco over
all other racing gasoline combined. It takes high-performance racing
fuels that are willing to go the distance - fuels like those
produced by Sunoco. As the largest manufacturer of racing gasolines
in the world, Sunoco has a 40-year track record
of winning performances. To learn more about Sunoco Race Fuels,
visit: www.sunocoracefuels.com.
"The continued growth and popularity of the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series, as the premier national touring series for
dirt late models, would not be possible without great partners like
Sunoco Race Fuels that support us. Sunoco's partnership includes
several incentives and programs to benefit the racers directly. We
look forward to continuing our relationship with Sunoco for years to
come," stated Wayne Castleberry, Corporate Motorsports Sales and
Marketing Director for Lucas Oil Motorsports.
For racers coming to Florida for Speedweeks and need
race fuel, Sunoco will have HCR Plus 114 Race Fuel available by the
drum at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL and at Bubba Raceway Park
in Ocala, FL. For more information please contact Tim McWhorter at
Bazell Race Fuels at 740-603-6144.
Ring in
the New Year with Night 2 Optima Batteries I-80 Nationals - Presented by
General Tire on MAVTV
Batavia, OH (December 31, 2020) - Night 2 of the Optima
Batteries I-80 Nationals - Presented by Optima Batteries from I-80 Speedway,
in Greenwood, NE is on MAVTV Motorsports Network, tonight at 9 PM EST, with
a re-airing at 12 AM EST.
One thing the top three agreed on, after Night 2 at I-80, was that the lead
was the hardest spot of all. In victory lane, "I was moving around quite a
bit on the track and we were in the catbirds seat for once, running in
second. He was just a sitting duck up there; he didn't know where to go."
This night set the stage for the $30,000-to-win I-80 Nationals finale on
Saturday. The broadcast will include driver interviews, in-car cameras, and
various technical segments.
Owned and operated by Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV Motorsports Network is a
television network deeply rooted in the automotive world. MAVTV is available
to over 35 million homes on U-verse, DIRECTV (channel 214), Fios by Verizon,
Vidgo, TIKILIVE, fuboTV, YouTubeTV, Spectrum, and other nationwide
providers. MAVTV will broadcast 5 live events and 34 original tape-delayed
airings. To find a full list of providers, visit:
mavtv.com/get-mavtv/providers.
The 2021 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule can be found on the
series website at:
https://lucasdirt.com/events/2021-tour-schedule/.
Speedweeks
2021 Schedule Amendment
Batavia, OH (December 12, 2020) - As 2020 comes to an end, the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series and our staff look forward to new beginnings and a
new year, however, due to COVID-19, some of the challenges from this past
race season will carry over into the new year.
Since 2014, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has kicked off Speed
Weeks with the Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway. However,
due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in their region, the team at
Golden Isles Speedway has decided to cancel the event for 2021.
Golden Isles
Speedway officials stated, "It's
been a very difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Super Bowl of Racing.
We feel that we must prioritize the health and safety of those that make
such an event great - drivers, crew members, spectators, sponsors,
vendors, and other patrons. We are disappointed in this development, but
we feel it's something we must do. We look forward to working with the
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to host the Super Bowl of Racing in
2022 - as we all know and love."
The Series supports and respects the Golden Isles decision and looks
forward to returning to Brunswick, GA again, next season.
For 2021, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Speedweeks will now begin
with practice at East Bay Raceway Park, on January 24th.
|
Date
|
Track
|
Event
|
Location
|
To
Win
|
|
1/24/2021
|
East
Bay Raceway Park
|
45th
Annual Wrisco Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
|
Tampa, FL
|
Practice
|
|
1/25/2021
|
East
Bay Raceway Park
|
45th
Annual Wrisco Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
|
Tampa, FL
|
$5,000
|
|
1/26/2021
|
East
Bay Raceway Park
|
45th
Annual Wrisco Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
|
Tampa, FL
|
$5,000
|
|
1/27/2021
|
East
Bay Raceway Park
|
45th
Annual Wrisco Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
|
Tampa, FL
|
$7,000
|
|
1/28/2021
|
East
Bay Raceway Park
|
45th
Annual Wrisco Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
|
Tampa, FL
|
$7,000
|
|
1/29/2021
|
East
Bay Raceway Park
|
45th
Annual Wrisco Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
|
Tampa, FL
|
$12,000
|
|
1/30/2021
|
East
Bay Raceway Park
|
45th
Annual Wrisco Winternationals Presented By Lucas Oil
|
Tampa, FL
|
$15,000
|
|
2/1/2021
|
Bubba Raceway Park
|
Winter Nationals
|
Ocala, FL
|
$10,000
|
|
2/2/2021
|
Bubba Raceway Park
|
Winter Nationals
|
Ocala, FL
|
$10,000
|
|
2/3/2021
|
All-Tech Raceway
|
Winter Nationals
|
Lake
City, FL
|
Practice
|
|
2/4/2021
|
All-Tech Raceway
|
Winter Nationals
|
Lake
City, FL
|
$10,000
|
|
2/5/2021
|
All-Tech Raceway
|
Winter Nationals
|
Lake
City, FL
|
$12,000
|
|
2/6/2021
|
All-Tech Raceway
|
Winter Nationals
|
Lake
City, FL
|
$15,000
|
tanner English Wins 2020
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Year
|
Batavia, OHIO (December 7, 2020) - The 27-year old from
Benton, KY, Tanner English finished out the year as the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series Eibach Springs Rookie of the Year and
took ninth in the Series Championship points. English finished
the season with two appearances on the Big River Steel Podium
and 18 top ten runs.
The 2020
Rookie of the Year had this to say, "At the beginning of the year,
we set a goal to be a contender for Rookie of the Year. We kept our
sights set and never gave up. It wasn't easy at times but the end
result was extremely rewarding. It has always been a dream of mine
to run with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and I want to thank
the Riggs family for making that possible. It takes a lot to run
with this level of competition and without them it wouldn't have
been possible. I also have to give a big thank you to my dad
(Terry), Justin, Tanner, Kevin, and my wife Mallorie for all the
hard work and support this year. I would also like to thank Lucas
Oil and Eibach Springs for putting up the extra contingency money
and points fund to run for. We look forward to starting 2021 off
with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Golden Isles Speedway,
in January and have already begun preparing for a run at the Lucas
Oil championship and our sophomore year on the tour!"
|
English
will receive $10,000 in cash for Rookie of the Year honors,
including: Earnhardt Technologies Group ($500 Product Certificate),
Fast Shafts (a carbon drive shaft), Keyser Manufacturing ($500
Product Certificate), Performance Bodies ( MD3 Nose Graphics),
Slicker Graphics (a Full Wrap), Thermo-Tech (Product Certificate),
Tiger Rear Ends (Product Certificate), Wrisco Industries Inc. (Ten
Sheets of Aluminum).
|
English
went on to say, "I would like to thank Riggs Drilling Solutions,
Best One Tire & Auto Care, Wiles Racing Driveshafts, Allstar
Performance, Rocket Chassis, Schaeffer's Racing Oil, Slicker
Graphics, Swift Springs, AFCO, Base Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tires, Pro
Power Racing Engines, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Budda
Transmissions, Frankland Racing Supply, Peterson Fluid Systems,
Awesome Racewear, PRC, Micro-Armor, and Waterman Racing Components."
|
Previous Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Rookie of the Year:
2019 - Tyler Erb
2018 - Mason Zeigler
2017 - Hudson O'Neal
2016 - Colton Flinner
2015 - Brandon Sheppard
2014 - Jason Hughes
2013 - Billy Moyer Jr.
2012 - Jonathan Davenport
2011 - Jared Landers
2010 - Chris Wall
2009 - John Blankenship
2008 - Terry Casey
2007 - Justin Rattliff
2006 - Steve Casebolt
2005 - Scott James
|
Jimmy Owens
Named 2020 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion
|
Batavia, OHIO (December 8, 2020) - Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN
clinched the 2020 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National
Championship, becoming only the second driver to have four Lucas
Dirt Championships on his résumé. Owens became the fifth and
final point leader of the series this year, after the final race
of the Reopening Tour on May 27th at East Bay Raceway Park.
Due to
challenges presented in trying to have a banquet during the COVID-19
pandemic, the 2020 year-end banquet was cancelled. During the final
series event, the Dirt Track World Championship, Owens and his team
were celebrated by fellow competing teams, fans, and officials.
Teams lined up on the track to show their respect for the four-time
champion before he backed on the stage and was presented with
championship hardware. |
|
Owens
will receive several cash and product awards for his Championship
and other contingency programs, including: $75,000 cash for his
Championship, $10,000 Lucas Oil Champion bonus, $500 Cash and $250
product award for Allstar Performance Most Laps Led, $1,000 cash for
Big River Steel Most Podium Finishes, $5,000 cash for 2nd place in
Arizona Sport Shirts and DirtonDirt.com Crown Jewel Cup, $10,000
cash for 1st place in the GEICO TV Challenge Points, $1,000 cash for
1st place in Midwest Sheet Metal Point Leader Spoiler Challenge,
$1,000 cash and a product certificate for Penske Shocks Most Top
Five Finishes, $500 cash and $500 product award for PFC Brakes Most
Pole Awards, $500 cash and a new helmet for Simpson Race Products
Most Heat Race Wins, $3,000 cash for winning the Sunoco Race for Gas
Points, $2,500 Sunoco Race Fuels bonus for highest finishing Sunoco
driver in the Lucas Oil Show-Me 100, $1,000 cash for winning the
Wrisco Industries Most Feature Wins, and a product award from Swift
Springs for winning the championship (grand total of $111,000 in
cash-plus product awards and certificates). |
|
Owens reached Victory Lane on 11 different occasions and
finished the night with an appearance on the Big River Steel
Podium 23 times at Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events, in
2020. In addition, Owens earned nine Lucas Oil Slick Mist
Overall Fast Time Awards and eight Performance Friction Brakes
Pole Awards - over the course of the year. The Ramirez
Motorsports Rocket Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing
Engine.
"I
would like to thank my crew, Cody Mallory, Jeff "Mullett" Strope,
and Kurt Owens. I would also like to thank my family and
friends; Melissa and Nathan, Gary Williams, Justin Talley, Chris
Fox, Mike Hayes and the bunch in our souvenir trailer taking
care of our swag. We really have a lot of great people behind
us. I definitely have to thank Leon, Becky, and Dereck Ramirez
and that bunch, they've made our dreams come true and make it
possible for us to go racing. You can never understand what it
takes from people like that to keep us going and to just put
forth the sponsorship and confidence in someone", stated Owens.
|
Owens' Ramirez Motorsports Rocket
Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine
and is sponsored by Reece Monument Company,
Tommy Pope Construction, Boomtest Well Service,
General Tire, Red Line Oil, Ohlins Shocks,
Champion Spark Plugs, and Midwest Sheet Metal.
Tim McCreadie (NY) finished second, followed by
Jonathan Davenport (GA), Josh Richards (WV), and
Tyler Erb (TX) rounding out the top five in
series standings. Sixth through fourteenth are:
Shane Clanton (GA), Kyle Bronson (FL), Devin
Moran (OH), Tanner English (KY), Earl Pearson,
Jr. (FL), Billy Moyer Jr. (AR), Tyler Bruening
(IA), Hudson O'Neal (IN), and Stormy Scott
(NM).
Lucas Oil FINAL Championship Standings:
|
Pos
|
Car #
|
Competitor
|
Hometown
|
Points
|
Pay
|
|
1
|
20
|
Jimmy Owens
|
Newport, TN
|
7940
|
$376,950
|
|
2
|
39
|
Tim McCreadie
|
Watertown, NY
|
7560
|
$296,200
|
|
3
|
49
|
Jonathan Davenport
|
Blairsville, GA
|
7375
|
$185,320
|
|
4
|
14
|
Josh Richards
|
Shinnston, WV
|
7295
|
$176,460
|
|
5
|
1T
|
Tyler Erb
|
New Waverly, TX
|
7110
|
$153,814
|
|
6
|
25
|
Shane Clanton
|
Zebulon, GA
|
6780
|
$128,450
|
|
7
|
40B
|
Kyle Bronson
|
Brandon, FL
|
6690
|
$119,515
|
|
8
|
9
|
Devin Moran
|
Dresden, OH
|
6690
|
$116,940
|
|
9
|
81E
|
Tanner English
|
Benton, KY
|
6455
|
$99,755
|
|
10
|
1
|
Earl Pearson Jr
|
Jacksonville, FL
|
6390
|
$125,025
|
|
11
|
21
|
Billy Moyer Jr
|
Batesville, AR
|
6375
|
$98,355
|
|
12
|
16
|
Tyler Bruening
|
Decorah, IA
|
5650
|
$59,775
|
|
13
|
71
|
Hudson O'Neal
|
Martinsville, IN
|
5505
|
$65,930
|
|
14
|
2s
|
Stormy Scott
|
Las Cruces, NM
|
5375
|
$42,645
|
|
2020 Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series Contingency Award Recipients Announced
Batavia, OH (December 2, 2020) - The Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series and the award recipients would like to thank all of the
contingency sponsors for their continued support of the Series and its
drivers. Not only were teams and drivers rewarded for their successes,
but the top three engine builders and the chassis builder of the year
also received cash, product certificates, and/or product.
Jimmy Owens led 682 laps in A-Main events this season, to win the
Allstar Performance Most Laps Led. Owens will receive $500 Cash, and a
$500 Product Certificate from Allstar Performance. For more information
on Allstar Performance, visit:
www.allstarperformance.com
Cornett Racing Engines continued their success with the
Lucas Dirt Series in 2020, winning their eighth ARP Engine Builder of
the Year award. Cornett will collect $1000 Cash, plus - ARP Product
Award, Brodix $200 Product Certificate, CP Carrillo Product Certificate,
E3 Spark Plugs Product Certificate, K&N Filters Product Certificate,
COOL-IT Thermo-Tec Product Certificate, and Xceldyne $750 Product
Certificate.
Second place in the ARP Engine Builder of the Year, Vic
Hill Racing Engines will receive an ARP Product Award, Brodix $150
Product Certificate, CP Carrillo Product Certificate, E3 Spark Plugs
Product Certificate, K&N Filters Product Certificate, and a Xceldyne
$500 Product Certificate. Coming in third in the ARP Engine Builder of
the Year, Durham Racing Engines will get a Brodix $100 Product
Certificate and a Xceldyne $250 Product Certificate. For more
information on ARP, visit:
www.arp-bolts.com
The Big River Steel Podium became a familiar home for
Jimmy Owens this season. Owens found himself on the podium 23 times,
claiming the Big River Steel Most Podium Finishes and a $1,000 cash
bonus. For more information on Big River Steel, visit:
www.bigriversteel.com
Midwest Sheet Metal Point Leader Spoiler Challenge
winner, Jimmy Owens will receive an extra $1,000 from Midwest Sheet
Metal. Owens took the point lead on June 12th, after the 22nd Annual
Grassy Smith Memorial, at Cherokee Speedway and never looked back. For
more information on Midwest Sheet Metal, visit:
www.msmfab.com
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Year, once again,
went to Rocket Chassis. Rocket Chassis will receive a brand
new Miller Welder Multimatic 215 Multiprocess Welder that is easy-to-use
and versatile MIG, Stick and DC TIG welder. This welder comes with a
color screen featuring Auto-Set™ Elite and is an all-in-one welder that
connects to 120 or 240 volt input power, welding up to 3/8" mild steel.
For more information on Miller Welders, visit:
www.millerwelds.com
Passing 251 cars, over the course of the 2020 season,
Rookie of the Year driver, Tanner English wins the Optima Batteries Hard
Charger award and a $500 cash bonus. For more information on Optima
Batteries, visit:
www.optimabatteries.com
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Year goes to the Crew Chief
for Jimmy Owens/Ramirez Motorsports, Cody Mallory. Mallory will receive
$1,000 for Crew Chief of the Year. For more information on Outerwears,
visit:
www.outerwears.com
With eight PFC Most Pole Awards in 2020, Jimmy Owens
takes the PFC Pole Award of the Year, and will receive $500 Cash and a
$500 Product Certificate from PFC. For more information on PFC, visit:
www.pfcbrakes.com
Out of 47 feature events, Jimmy Owens finished in the top
five 29 times, to take the Penske Shocks Most Top 5 Finishes in Year
award, along with $1,000 Cash and a $1,000 Product Certificate. For more
information on Penske Shocks, visit:
www.penskeshocks.com
Simpson Race Products Most Heat Race Wins goes to Jimmy
Owens, with a total of 24 heat race wins. For this award, Owens will
receive $500 Cash, plus - a Product Award. For more information on
Simpson Race Products, visit:
www.simpsonraceproducts.com
Sunoco Race for Gas Points went to the highest finishing
Sunoco driver in each A-Main of the season. First place, Jimmy Owens
will receive $3000, second place finisher, Josh Richards will receive
$2,000, and third place Tyler Erb will receive $1,000. For more
information on Sunoco Race Fuels, visit:
www.sunocoracefuels.com
The 2020 season Champion picked up 11 feature wins to
take the Wrisco Most Feature Wins. Jimmy Owens will receive a $1,000
cash bonus from Wrisco Industries, Inc. For more information on Wrisco
Industries, Inc, visit:
www.wrisco.com
For more information about the Lucas Oil Late Model dirt
series visit
www.lucasdirt.com.
Lucas Oil Final Point Standings:
|
Pos
|
Car
#
|
Competitor
|
Hometown
|
Points
|
Pay
|
|
1
|
20
|
Jimmy Owens
|
Newport, TN
|
7940
|
$301,950
|
|
2
|
39
|
Tim
McCreadie
|
Watertown, NY
|
7560
|
$249,200
|
|
3
|
49
|
Jonathan Davenport
|
Blairsville, GA
|
7375
|
$145,320
|
|
4
|
14
|
Josh
Richards
|
Shinnston, WV
|
7295
|
$146,460
|
|
5
|
1T
|
Tyler Erb
|
New
Waverly, TX
|
7110
|
$126,814
|
|
6
|
25
|
Shane Clanton
|
Zebulon, GA
|
6780
|
$103,450
|
|
7
|
40B
|
Kyle
Bronson
|
Brandon, FL
|
6690
|
$97,015
|
|
8
|
9
|
Devin Moran
|
Dresden, OH
|
6690
|
$96,940
|
|
9
|
81E
|
Tanner English
|
Benton, KY
|
6455
|
$72,255
|
|
10
|
1
|
Earl
Pearson Jr
|
Jacksonville, FL
|
6390
|
$108,525
|
|
11
|
21
|
Billy Moyer Jr
|
Batesville, AR
|
6375
|
$86,355
|
|
12
|
16
|
Tyler Bruening
|
Decorah, IA
|
5650
|
$47,275
|
|
13
|
71
|
Hudson O'Neal
|
Martinsville, IN
|
5505
|
$60,930
|
|
14
|
2s
|
Stormy Scott
|
Las
Cruces, NM
|
5375
|
$40,145
|
Jimmy Owens
Claims 2020 GEICO TV Race Challenge
Batavia, OH
(December 1, 2020) - This year's winner of the GEICO
TV Race Challenge on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series, had eight wins, 25 top five finishes, and 29
top ten finishes - out of the 38 events included in
this point category. The 2020 Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series National Champion, Jimmy Owens of
Newport, TN, added a $10,000 bonus to his overall
season earnings by winning this point category in
2020.
"I appreciate the opportunity
to earn more money with the GEICO TV Race
Challenge. It's a nice bonus at the end of the
year," stated this year's National Champion. "I
would also like to thank my crew, Cody Mallory, Jeff
"Mullett" Strope, and Kurt Owens. I would also like
to thank Melissa and Nathan, Leon, Becky, and Dereck
Ramirez, Gary Williams, Justin Talley, Chris Fox,
and all of my sponsors." Owens' Ramirez Motorsports
Rocket Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing
Engine and is sponsored by Reece Monument Company,
Tommy Pope Construction, Boomtest Well Service,
General Tire, Red Line Oil, Ohlins Shocks, Champion
Spark Plugs, and Midwest Sheet Metal.
The TV Race Challenge awarded
points to drivers at the 38 televised events, within
the series schedule. Owens will receive a $10,000
bonus for his win in this point category, while Tim
McCreadie and Josh Richards, who finished second and
third behind Owens, will also receive $2,500 and
$1,500 respectively.
2020 GEICO TV Race Challenge
Events:
February 1st - Rhino Ag Super
Bowl of Racing presented by General Tire - Golden
Isles Speedway - $12,000 - Tim McCreadie
February 3rd - 44th Annual
Wrisco Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil - East
Bay Raceway Park - $5,000 - Devin Moran
February 4th - 44th Annual
Wrisco Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil - East
Bay Raceway Park - $5,000 - Brandon Sheppard
February 5th - 44th Annual
Wrisco Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil - East
Bay Raceway Park - $7,000 - Tim McCreadie
February 6th - 44th Annual
Wrisco Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil - East
Bay Raceway Park - $7,000 - Brandon Sheppard
February 7th - 44th Annual
Wrisco Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil - East
Bay Raceway Park - $12,000 - Mason Zeigler
February 8th - 44th Annual
Wrisco Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil - East
Bay Raceway Park - $12,000 - Brandon Sheppard
February 9th - Lucas Oil
Winternationals presented by GEICO - All-Tech
Raceway - $10,000 - Jonathan Davenport
May 19th - Lucas Oil Reopen
Tour - Golden Isles Speedway - $7,000 - Jimmy Owens
May 20th - Lucas Oil Reopen
Tour - Golden Isles Speedway - $7,000 - Kyle
Bronson
May 21st - Lucas Oil Reopen
Tour - Golden Isles Speedway - $7,000 - Josh
Richards
May 25th - Lucas Oil Reopen
Tour - East Bay Raceway Park - $7,000 - Jonathan
Davenport
May 26th - Lucas Oil Reopen
Tour - East Bay Raceway Park - $7,000 - Brandon
Overton
May 27th - Lucas Oil Reopen
Tour - East Bay Raceway Park - $7,000 - Brandon
Overton
June 12th - 22nd Annual Grassy Smith Memorial -
Cherokee Speedway - $12,000 - Ross Bailes
June 13th - Mountain Moonshine
Classic - Smoky Mountain Speedway - $15,000 -
Brandon Overton
June 18th - Clash at the Mag presented by Big River
Steel - Magnolia Motor Speedway - $5,000 - Bobby
Pierce
June 19th - Clash at the Mag presented by Big River
Steel - $5,000 - Jimmy Owens
June 20th - Clash at the Mag presented by Big River
Steel - $15,000 - Jimmy Owens
July 10th - General Tire Summer Sizzler Nationals
presented by E3 Spark Plugs - Florence Speedway -
$12,000 - Earl Pearson Jr.
July 13th - Truck Country 50 - 300 Raceway - $10,000
- Josh Richards
July 17th - NAPA Know How 50 -
Tri-City Speedway - $12,000 - Tyler Erb
July 18th - 28th Annual Lucas
Oil Show-Me 100 - Lucas Oil Speedway - $20,000 -
Payton Looney
July 19th - 14th Annual Diamond
Nationals - Lucas Oil Speedway - $12,000 - Chris
Ferguson
July 23rd - Dirt Track Bank Go
50 - I-80 Speedway - $12,000 - Jimmy Owens
July 24th & 25th - 10th Annual Imperial Tile Silver
Dollar Nationals - I-80 Speedway - $53,000 - Brandon
Sheppard
August
12th - 34th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial - Florence
Speedway - $12,000 - Jimmy Owens
August 13th - Sunoco
North/South Shootout - Florence Speedway - $10,000 -
Mike Marlar
August 14th & 15th - 38th Annual Sunoco North/South
100 - Florence Speedway - $50,000 - Tim McCreadie
August 20th - 28th Annual COMP
Cams Topless 100 - Batesville Motor Speedway -
$5,000 - Tim McCreadie
August 21st - 28th Annual COMP
Cams Topless 100 - Batesville Motor Speedway -
$5,000 - Jimmy Owens
August 22nd - 28th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 -
Batesville Motor Speedway - $40,000 - Jimmy Owens
August 27th - The Rumble by the
River #1 - Port Royal Speedway - $10,000 - Tim
McCreadie
August 29th - The Rumble by the River #3 - Port
Royal Speedway - $15,000 - Kyle Larson
September 17th - Al Belt Custom Homes I-80 Nationals
- I-80 Speedway - $7,000 - Kyle Strickler
September 18th - Al Belt Custom
Homes I-80 Nationals - I-80 Speedway - $7,000 -
Jimmy Owens
September 19th - Al Belt Custom Homes I-80 Nationals
- I-80 Speedway - $30,000 - Tim McCreadie
October 16th & 17th - 40th Annual General Tire Dirt
Track World Championship presented by Optima
Batteries - Portsmouth Raceway Park - $100,000 -
Brandon Sheppard
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Chase, Maryland is the second largest auto insurer
in the United States. GEICO is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that provides
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Lucas Oil Championship Points:
|
Pos
|
Car #
|
Competitor
|
Hometown
|
Points
|
Pay
|
|
1
|
20
|
Jimmy Owens
|
Newport, TN
|
7940
|
$280,950
|
|
2
|
39
|
Tim McCreadie
|
Watertown, NY
|
7560
|
$249,200
|
|
3
|
49
|
Jonathan
Davenport
|
Blairsville,
GA
|
7375
|
$145,320
|
|
4
|
14
|
Josh Richards
|
Shinnston, WV
|
7295
|
$144,460
|
|
5
|
1T
|
Tyler Erb
|
New Waverly,
TX
|
7110
|
$125,814
|
|
6
|
25
|
Shane Clanton
|
Zebulon, GA
|
6780
|
$103,450
|
|
7
|
40B
|
Kyle Bronson
|
Brandon, FL
|
6690
|
$97,015
|
|
8
|
9
|
Devin Moran
|
Dresden, OH
|
6690
|
$96,940
|
|
9
|
81E
|
Tanner English
|
Benton, KY
|
6455
|
$71,755
|
|
10
|
1
|
Earl Pearson
Jr
|
Jacksonville,
FL
|
6390
|
$108,525
|
|
11
|
21
|
Billy Moyer Jr
|
Batesville, AR
|
6375
|
$86,355
|
|
12
|
16
|
Tyler Bruening
|
Decorah, IA
|
5650
|
$47,275
|
|
13
|
71
|
Hudson O'Neal
|
Martinsville,
IN
|
5505
|
$60,930
|
|
14
|
2s
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Stormy Scott
|
Las Cruces, NM
|
5375
|
$40,145
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BRONSON BANKS CRATE RACIN’ USA VOLUSIA $10K
AFTER PAGE DQ
BARBERVILLE, FL – Kyle Bronson
of Brandon, FL was awarded the $10,000 victory in the 2nd
Annual Sunshine Nationals for the Newsome Raceway Parts
Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series on Saturday night at
Volusia Speedway Park driving the Brandon Ford Rocket. It
was the second straight Saturday night $10,000 win in the
Sunshine Nationals for Bronson.
The win in the 30-lap main
event came Bronson’s way after Michael Page of Douglasville,
GA was disqualified in the post-race technical
inspection. Page’s Baird Motorsports Special was
disqualified for a valve spring installation height
infraction outside the parameters set by Chevrolet
Performance.
In addition to winning Round 3
of the 6th
Annual Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series, Bronson also
takes Round 1 of the Crate Racin’ USA E-Z-GO $100,000
Challenge Series, a series in a series made up of eight
$10,000-to-win races, and a $20,000-to-win race during the
2021 racing season.
Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN
charged from the 20th
starting spot to take second in the Parkway Liquors
Special. McCarter was the Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Hard
Charger of Race Award winner for the second straight
night. On Thursday night, McCarter came from 19th
to finish second.
The pair of runner-up finishes
earned McCarter the overall Sunshine Nationals
Championship. McCarter is the younger brother of the 2020
Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Champion Pierce McCarter.
Two-time Crate Racin’ USA Dirt
Late Model Series Champion Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, TN took
the third spot in the Eagle Racing Engines Rocket, and Jason
Welshan of Maryville, TN was fourth in the Competition Race
Parts Special. Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL drove the Hunt
The Front Special to a fifth-place finish.
Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL
finished sixth in the Baker Farms Special, and his teammate
John Baker of Norman Park, GA drove his Baker Farms Special
to a seventh-place finish. Cody Overton of Evans, GA was
eighth in the Budweiser Special, and 2019 Crate Racin’ USA
National Champion Jake Knowles of Rome, GA took the ninth
spot in the Savage Race Cars Special. Todd Cooney of Mount
Pleasant, IA rounded out the top ten in the Spangler
Automotive Special.
In preliminary action, Pearson
Lee Williams of Dublin, GA out-timed the 64-car field in
Boyd Built Fabrication Group Qualifying with a lap around
the ½-mile clay oval in 17.391 seconds. The six KRC Power
Steering eight-lap Heat Races were won by Trevor Taylor of
Zellwood, FL in the Envy Suspension Special, Joiner,
Whitener, Page, Bronson and Dylan Knowles of Lanett, AL in
the K-Line Logistics Rocket.
The three KRC Power Steering
ten-lap B-main Races were won by Welshan, McCarter, and Jody
Knowles of Rome, GA in the Clayton Signs/Gentry’s Used Auto
Parts Special. Welshan ended the night with the Winter
Shootout point lead over Overton, Dylan Knowles, and Jake
Knowles, while Bronson and McCarter are tied for fifth.
When the field left the VP
Racing Lubricants Starting Box to begin the race, Page took
the lead from his outside front row starting position
followed by Taylor, Dylan Knowles, Whitener and Bronson. On
lap two, Whitener hustled up to the second spot, and Joiner
raced into the top five. The first of three caution flags
came out on lap three to slow the field.
The top ten for the restart
were Page leading Whitener, Taylor, Dylan Knowles, Joiner,
Bronson, Jeff Mathews of Brandon, FL in the CURS Rocket,
Jake Rainey of Hiram, GA in the Harrod Logging Special,
Cooney, and Steve Banal of Rock Hill, SC in the Banal Racing
Special in second through tenth respectively.
Joiner moved up to third on the
restart, and Bronson pulled back up to the fifth spot. The
field was slowed again on lap five with the second caution
flag. Following Page for the restart in second through tenth
respectively were Whitener, Joiner, Bronson, Taylor, Cooney,
Hedgecock, McCarter, Mathews, and Baker.
Joiner got by Whitener for the
second spot on the restart. Bronson sailed past Whitener for
third on lap six. Lap 13 would prove later in the wee hours
of Sunday morning to be a lucky one for Bronson, as he
passed Joiner for the second spot in what would be the pass
for the win.
McCarter passed Joiner for what
would be the second spot on lap 23. Hedgecock got by Joiner
on lap 25 for what would end up being the third
spot. Welshan dropped Joined to the fifth spot on lap 27.
The next three stops for the
Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model
Series will be Rounds 4, 5, and 6 of the 6th
Annual Winter Shootout Series at East Bay Raceway Park in
Tampa, FL on February 4 and 5 with a pair of $2,500-to-win
races and on February 6 with a $5,000-to-win event.
The economical Aluminum Head,
Steel Block, Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine
is the engine of choice for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate
Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series competitors. The Chevrolet
Performance 604 Engine is in stock and available for free
next day delivery from Newsome Raceway Parts in Hartsville,
SC.
For more information and rules about the
Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model
Series, visit the series web site at
www.crateracinusa.com,
or visit the series on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/.
You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at
Instagram at crateracinusa.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF WINTER SHOOTOUT SERIES
ROUND 3 AT VOLUSIA SPEEDWAY PARK IN BARBERVILLE, FL ON
1/16/2021:
POS STRT CAR
# DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS
1. 6 40b Kyle
Bronson Brandon, FL 30
2. 20 51 Mack
McCarter Gatlinburg, TN 30
3. 13 23 Cory
Hedgecock Loudon, TN 30
4. 19 01 Jason
Welshan Maryville, TN 30
5. 3 10 Joseph
Joiner Milton,
FL 30
6. 4 385 Mark
Whitener Middleburg, FL 30
7. 16 14 John
Baker Norman Park, FL 30
8. 18 97 Cody
Overton Evans,
GA 30
9. 25 66 Jake
Knowles Rome,
GA 30
10. 10 30 Todd
Cooney Mount Pleasant, IA 30
11. 11 83 Jensen
Ford Piney Flats, TN 30
12. 22 121 Pearson Lee
Williams Dublin, GA 30
13. 5 7t Trevor
Taylor Zellwood, FL 30
14. 7 87 Jake
Rainey Hiram,
GA 30
15. 23 5 Johnny
Collins Hilliard, FL 30
16. 24 44 Curtis
Cline Douglasville, GA 30
17. 8 33 Jeff
Mathews Brandon, FL 29
18. 1 66k Dylan
Knowles Lanett, AL 29
19. 26 K37 Drew
Kennedy Lansing, TN 29
20. 12 2 Trynt
Lloyd Jacksonville, FL 29
21. 15 7a Corey
Almond Appomattox, VA 29
22. 17 6 Clay
Harris Jupiter,
FL 19
23. 14 00 Richie
Stephens Salem, AL 19
24. 9 T8 Steve
Banal Rock Hill,
SC 10
25. 21 66j Jody
Knowles Tyrone, GA 3
26. 2 18x Michael
Page Douglasville, GA 30/DQ
ENTRIES: 64
BOYD BUILT FABRICATORS FAST QUALIFIER: P.
Williams, 17.391 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Ja. Knowles and Kennedy
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAPS LED: Page, 1-30
KNOWLES RACE PARTS HARD CHARGER: McCarter
(started 20th
and finished 2nd)
FULLMOON GRAPHICS LUCKY 7 AWARD: Whitener
KRC POWER STEERING HEAT RACE WINNERS: Taylor, Joiner,
Whitener; Page, Bronson, and D. Knowles
KRC POWER STEERING B-MAIN RACE WINNERS: Welshan, McCarter,
and Jo. Knowles
CAUTIONS: 3
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .915 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 27 Minutes and 31.107 Seconds
NEXT RACE: February 4, East Bay Raceway Park,
Tampa, FL, $2,500-To-Win
PAGE TAKES NIGHT 1 OF CRATE RACIN’ USA SUNSHINE
NATIONALS
BARBERVILLE, FL – Michael Page of
Douglasville, GA opened the 2nd
Annual Sunshine Nationals for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate
Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series on Thursday night with a
$1,500 victory at Volusia Speedway Park driving the Baird
Motorsports Special. The race was Round 2 of the 6th
Annual Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series.
Page took a .887 second margin of
victory under the checkered flag in the 25-lap race over Mack
McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN in the Parkway Liquors
Special. McCarter started 19th
and was the Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Hard Charger of the
Race Award winner.
Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL finished third
and fourth went to the defending Sunshine Nationals Champion
Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL in the Brandon Ford Rocket. Two-time
Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Cory
Hedgecock of Loudon, TN was fifth in the Eagle Racing Engines
Rocket.
Jake Knowles of Rome, GA took the sixth spot, and
John Baker of Norman Park, GA finished seventh in the Baker
Farms Special. Dylan Knowles of Lanett, AL drove the K-Line
Logistics Rocket to an eighth-place finish, and ninth went to
Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL in the Hunt The Front Special. Clay
Harris of Jupiter, FL rounded out the top ten in the Wilkerson
Farms Rocket.
In preliminary action, Todd Cooney of Pleasant
Hill, IA topped the 56-car field in Boyd Built Fabricators Group
Qualifying with a lap around the ½-mile clay oval in 14.224
seconds. The six eight-lap KRC Power Steering Heat Races were
won by Page, Bronson, Johnny Collins of Hilliard, FL, Trey Mills
of St. Augustine, FL in the Fitz Factory Special, Baker, and
Jake Knowles.
The three ten-lap KRC Power Steering B-Main Races
were won by McCarter, Carder Miller of Salem, VA, and Trynt
Lloyd of Jacksonville, FL in the C&S Trailer Special. McCarter
put on a show early in the race coming from the 19th
starting spot to third in the first 12 laps of the race and into
second spot on lap 17. That earned McCarter the VP Racing
Lubricants Slick Move of the Race Award.
After the first two rounds of the Winter Shootout
Series, Dylan Knowles leads the point standings with 180 points,
followed by Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN with 172 points, Cody
Overton of Evans, GA in the Budweiser Special with 168 points,
Jake Knowles with 154 points, and Jody Knowles of Tyrone, GA in
the Clayton Signs Gentry’s Used Auto Parts Special with 134
points.
The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt
Late Model Series will return to Volusia Raceway Park on
Thursday night for Night 2 of the Sunshine Nationals and Round 3
of the Winter Shootout Series for a $2,000-to-win main event.
The economical Aluminum Head, Steel
Block, Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine is the
engine of choice for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA
Dirt Late Model Series competitors. The Chevrolet Performance
604 Engine is in stock and available for free next day delivery
from Newsome Raceway Parts in Hartsville, SC.
For more information and rules about the Newsome
Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the
series web site at
www.crateracinusa.com,
or visit the series on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/.
You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at Instagram
at crateracinusa.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF WINTER SHOOTOUT SERIES ROUND
2 AT VOLUSIA SPEEDWAY PARK IN BARBERVILLE, FL ON 1/14/2021:
POS STRT CAR
# DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS
1. 5 18x Michael
Page Douglasville, GA 25
2. 19 51 Mack
McCarter Gatlinburg, TN 25
3. 7 385 Mark
Whitener Middleburg, FL 25
4. 1 40b Kyle
Bronson Brandon, FL 25
5. 10 23 Cory
Hedgecock Loudon, TN 25
6. 2 66 Jake
Knowles Rome, GA 25
7. 3 14 John
Baker Norman Park, GA 25
8. 9 66k Dylan
Knowles Lanett, AL 25
9. 14 10 Joseph
Joiner Milton, FL 25
10. 11 6 Clay
Harris Jupiter,
FL 25
11. 4 14jr Trey
Mills St. Augustine, FL 25
12. 15 97 Cody
Overton Evans, GA 25
13. 24 121 Pearson Lee
Williams Dublin, GA 25
14. 22 01 Jason
Welshan Maryville, TN 25
15. 12 92 Joseph
Brown Columbus, GA 25
16. 13 87 Walker
Arthur Forest, VA 25
17. 26 30 Todd
Cooney Pleasant Hill, IA 25
18. 16 7a Corey
Almond Appomattox, VA 25
19. 25 66j Jody
Knowles Tyrone, GA 25
20. 5 5 Johnny
Collins Hilliard, FL 25
21. 17 40 Joel
Callahan Dubuque, IA 25
22. 23 55 Matt
Long Concord, NC 25
23. 20 69 Carder
Miller Salem, VA 24
24. 18 00s Richie
Stephens Salem, AL 17
25. 21 2 Trynt
Lloyd Jacksonville, FL 14
26. 8 007 Dusty
Sparkman Micanopy, FL 13
ENTRIES: 56
FAST QUALIFIER: T. Cooney, 17.224 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Jo. Knowles and T. Cooney
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAPS LED: Page, 1-25
KNOWLES RACE PARTS HARD CHARGER: McCarter
(started 19th
and finished 2nd)
VP RACING LUBRICANTS SLICK MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: McCarter
FULLMOON GRAPHICS LUCKY 7 AWARD: Collins
KRC HEAT RACE WINNERS: Page, Bronson, Collins, Mills, Baker,
and Ja. Knowles
KRC B-MAIN RACE WINNERS: McCarter, Miller, and T. Lloyd
CAUTIONS: 3
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .887 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 15 Minutes and 32.551 Seconds
NEXT RACE: January 15, Volusia Speedway Park,
$2,000-to-win
WELSHAN CRUISES TO CRATE RACIN’ USA ICE BOWL WIN AT
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK
EASTABOGA, AL – Jason Welshan of
Maryville, TN drove the Competition Race Parts Special to a
wire-to-wire $3,000 win on Sunday in the 50-lap main event for the
Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series in the
30th
Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track. It was also the opening
race of the 2021 Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series.
Dylan Knowles of Lanett, AL took the
second spot in the K-Line Logistics Rocket and third went to Eli
Beets of Knoxville, TN in the Beets Racing Special. Cody Overton of
Evans, GA finished fourth in the Budweiser Special, and fifth was
Jadon Frame of Decherd, TN in the Frame Racing Special.
Duke Blant of Carrollton, GA finished
sixth in the Duke Racing Rocket and Tanner Collins of Franklin, GA
was seventh in the Newnan Bonding Rocket. Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL
took the eighth spot in the Skinner’s Body Shop Rocket, and the
ninth spot went to Chase Walls of Decherd, TN in the Powers Machine
Special.
Sterling Freeman of Pell City, AL rounded out the top
ten in the Freeman Racing Special. Monte Skinner of Saraland, AL
started the Capital Race Cars Special 18th
and finished 11th
to earn the Knowles Race Parts and Bodies Hard Charger of the Race
Award.
In preliminary action on Saturday,
Knowles set fast time honors among the 49 entrants in Boyd Built
Fabricators Group Qualifying with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay
oval in 14.774 seconds. Knowles then won the first of four ten-lap
KRC Power Steering Heat Races to earn the pole position for Sunday’s
main event.
The other three KRC Power Steering Heat
Races were won by Beets, Jake Knowles of Rome, GA in the Knowles
Race Parts and Bodies Special, and Welshan. On Sunday, the three KRC
Power Steering B-Main Races were won by Riley Hickman of Cleveland,
TN in the Competition Race Parts Special, Monte Skinner, and Drew
Kennedy of Lansing, TN in the Schubert Monument Sales Rocket.
Welshan took the lead at the drop of
the green flag from his outside front row starting spot followed by
Dylan Knowles, Beets, Jake Knowles, and Overton. The 24-car field
settled into the sweet spot in the bottom groove of the track that
saw a total of over 320 race cars in eight different Divisions
compete on the surface during the four-day event.
By the eighth tour, Welshan began to
encounter the cars on the tail end of the lead lap. That enabled the
top second through fourth-place cars to close in on the
leader. Donald Johns of Summertown, TN spun on the backstretch on
lap 12 right in front of Welshan. Welshan was able to get by without
any contact, which earned him the VP Racing Lubricants Slick Move of
the Race Award.
Doubled up behind Welshan for the Dixie-Style Double
File restart in second through tenth respectively were Dylan
Knowles, Beets, Jake Knowles, Overton, Frame, Collins, Walls,
defending and two-time Ice Bowl Champion Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland,
TN, and Buddy George of Ragland, AL.
A multi-car tangle on the restart as
drivers starting on the outside tried to wrestle their way to the
sweet spot of the track in the bottom groove brought out the red
flag and took out the Car Smart Auto Sales Special of Elliott and
the George Racing Special of George. The next restart was a
single-file affair.
After the restart, Welshan continued
his domination of the race, pulling out to a full straightaway
advantage over Dylan Knowles. That big lead was erased when the
caution flag came out on lap 22 when Jake Traylor of LaGrange, GA
stalled the Traylor Racing Special on the front straightaway.
Welshan led Dylan Knowles, Beets, Jake
Knowles, Overton, Frame, Duke, Collins, Cruz Skinner, and Walls down
for the restart. Jake Knowles stalled on the backstretch and out of
the fourth spot on lap 25 to bring out the fourth and final caution
flag of the race.
After the restart, Welshan reached the last car on
the lead lap, Jody Knowles of Tyrone, GA in the Clayton Signs
Special. A driver could move out of the sweet spot of the race track
to attempt a pass, but to do so would be done at their own
peril. Welshan stayed behind Jody Knowles for the final ten laps of
the race and took a .700 second margin of victory under the
checkered flag.
Round 2 of the 2021 Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout
Series will be on Thursday night with a $1,500-to-win race at
Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL. It will be the opening
race of the 2nd
Annual Sunshine Nationals with a $2,000-to-win race on Friday night,
and a $10,000-to-win race on Saturday night.
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Racin’ USA Title Sponsor and serves competitors with economical
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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 1 OF THE WINTER SHOOTOUT
SERIES, THE ICE BOWL AT TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK IN EASTABOGA, AL ON
1/10/21:
POS STRT CAR
# DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS
1. 2 01w Jason
Welshan Maryville, TN 50
2. 1 66k Dylan
Knowles Lanett, AL 50
3. 3 109 Eli
Beets Knoxville, TN 50
4. 5 97 Cody
Overton Evans, GA 50
5. 6 J8 Jadon
Frame Decherd, TN 50
6. 7 01 Blant
Duke Carrollton, GA 50
7. 9 24 Tanner
Collins Franklin, GA 50
8. 13 11 Cruz
Skinner Oxford, AL 50
9. 11 22 Chase
Walls Decherd, TN 50
10. 15 s53 Sterling
Freeman Pell City, AL 50
11. 18 00m Monte
Skinner Saraland, AL 50
12. 19 K37 Drew
Kennedy Lancing, TN 50
13. 14 23 Ahnna
Parkhurst Evans, GA 50
14. 21 66j Jody
Knowles Tyrone, GA 50
15. 17 R1 Riley
Hickman Ooltewah, TN 39
16. 23 C6 Oakley
Johns Hohenwald, TN 34
17. 4 66 Jake
Knowles Rome, GA 23
18. 8 42 Jake
Traylor LaGrange, GA 20
19. 20 C4 Cole Smartt Eastaboga,
AL 15
20. 16 C66 Donald
Johns Summertown, TN 13
21. 12 13 Jimmy
Elliott Cleveland, TN 11
22. 10 29 Buddy
George Ragland, AL 11
23. 24 8 Kevin
Hale Gadsden, AL 10
24. 22 05 T.J. Brittain Centre,
AL 7
ENTRIES: 49
BOYD BUILT FABRICATORS FAST QUALIFIER: D. Knowles,
14.774 Seconds
PROVISIONAL: O. Johns and Hale
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAPS LED: Welshan, 1-50
KNOWLES RACE PARTS HARD CHARGER: M. Skinner (started
18th
and finished 11th)
VP RACING LUBRICANTS SLICK MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Welshan
FULLMOON GRAPHICS LUCKY 7 AWARD: Collins
KRC POWER STEERING HEAT RACE WINNERS: D. Knowles, Beets, Ja.
Knowles, Welshan
KRC POWER STEERING B-MAIN RACE WINNERS: Hickman, M. Skinner, Kennedy
CAUTIONS: 4 (1 Red Flag0
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .700 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 44 Minutes and 4.834 Seconds
NEXT RACE: Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL,
1/14/21, $1,500-to-win
DYLAN KNOWLES TAKES POLE FOR CRATE RACIN’ USA ICE BOWL
MAIN EVENT
EASTABOGA, AL – Dylan Knowles of Lanett,
AL earned the pole position for Sunday’s 30th
Annual Ice B owl at Talladega Short Track for the Newsome Raceway Parts
Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series. The $3,000-to-win Ice Bowl is
the opening race for the CRUSA 6th
Annual Winter Shootout Series.
Knowles drove the K-Line Logistics Rocket to fast time
honors among the 49 entrants in Boyd Built Fabricators Group Qualifying
with a lap around the 1/3-mile Talladega Short Track clay oval in 14.774
seconds, and then won the first ten-lap KRC Power Steering Heat Race on
Saturday night to earn the inside front row starting spot for Sunday’s
Big Show.
Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN took a heat race win and
starts the Competition Race Equipment Special on the outside of the
front row. Eli Beets of Knoxville, TN took a heat race win and starts
the Beets Racing Special on the inside of row two.
The 2019 Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late
Model Series National Champion Jake Knowles of Rome, GA won his heat
race to earn the outside second row starting spot in the Knowles Race
Parts and Bodies Special. The top four finishes in each heat race made
up the first 16 starters for the Ice Bowl main event.
Cody Overton of Evans, GA in the Budweiser Special,
Tanner Collins of Franklin, GA in the Newnan Bonding Rocket, and Cruz
Skinner of Oxford, AL in the Skinner’s Body Shop Rocket followed Dylan
Knowles into the Big Show out of the first heat race.
Jadon Frame of Decherd, TN in the Frame Racing Special,
Buddy George of Ragland, AL in the George Racing Special, and Ahnna
Parkhurst of Evans, GA in the E-Z-GO Special followed Welshan out of the
fourth heat race into the main event.
Blant Duke of Carrollton, GA in the Duke Racing Rocket,
Chase Walls of Decherd, TN in the Powers Machine Special, and Sterling
Freeman of Pell City, AL in the Freeman Racing Special finished second
through fourth respectively in the second heat race to earn starting
spots in the Feature Race.
The second through fourth-place drivers respectively in
the third heat race to transfer into the Ice Bowl main event were Jake
Traylor of LaGrange, GA in the Traylor Racing Special, the defending Ice
Bowl Champion and two-time Winter Shootout Champion Jimmy Elliott of
Cleveland, TN in the Car Smart Auto Sales Special, and Donald Johns of
Summertown, TN in the Johns Farms Special.
The top four finishers from a pair of 12-lap KRC Power
Steering B-Main Races on Sunday will fill in the 17th
through 24th
starting spot for the 30th
Annual Ice Bowl main event. On Sunday, the gates at Talladega Short
Track open at 8 a.m., with the Driver’s Meeting set for 11:30 a.m., and
racing is scheduled for 12 noon.
The economical Aluminum Head, Steel Block,
Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine is the engine of choice
for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series
competitors. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Engine is in stock and
available for free next day delivery from Newsome Raceway Parts in
Hartsville, SC.
For more information and rules about the Newsome Raceway
Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site
at
www.crateracinusa.com, or visit
the series on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/.
You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at Instagram at
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PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR 30TH
ANNUAL ICE BOWL AT TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK IN EASTABOGA, AL ON 1/9/21:
BOYD BUILT FABRICATORS GROUP QUALIFYING:
GROUP 1:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
TIME
1
66k
Dylan Knowles
Lanett, AL
14.774
2
97
Cody Overton
Evans, GA
14.798
3
R1
Riley Hickman
Ooltewah, TN
14.827
4
24
Tanner Collins
Franklin, GA
15.002
5
11
Cruz Skinner
Oxford, AL
15.028
6
66J
Jody Knowles
Tyrone, GA
15.055
7
21
Jason Lively
Eastaboga, AL
15.128
8
46
Bryson Mitchell
Russellville, AL
15.229
9
64
Braden Mitchell
Russellville, AL
15.302
10
57
Josh Adkins
Talladega, AL
15.378
11
17JR
Tyler Wood
Hohenwald, TN
15.419
12
15jr
Marvin Fulford
Montrose, GA
16.399
GROUP 2:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
TIME
1
109
Eli Beets
Knoxville, TN
14.920
2
01
Blant Duke
Carrollton, GA
15.176
3
22
Chase Walls
Decherd, TN
15.216
4
s53
Sterling Freeman
Pell City, AL
15.284
5
2
Adam Ray
Smithland, KY
15.304
6
05
T.J. Brittain
Centre, AL
15.307
7
444
McKeynna Nelms
Newnan, GA
15.321
8
B97
Lee Burdett
Hueytown, AL
15.416
9
104
Daniel Doster
Bogart, GA
15.574
10
50
Ty Roberts
Birmingham, AL
15.600
11
6a
Mitch Fulford
Montrose, GA
NT
12
7s
Brian Smith
Barbourville, KY
NT
GROUP 3:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
TIME
1
13
Jimmy Elliott
Cleveland, TN
15.138
2
66
Jake Knowles
Rome, GA
15.145
3
42
Jake Traylor
LaGrange, GA
15.162
4
C4
Cole Smartt
Eastaboga, AL
15.260
5
C66
Donald Johns
Summertown, TN
15.285
6
15t
Brandon Thomas
Waco, GA
15.300
7
14jr
Victor Turner Jr.
Pell City, AL
15.408
8
2c
Adam Cummings
Margaret, AL
15.459
9
44
Curtis Cline
Douglasville, GA
15.463
10
8
Kevin Hale
Gadsden, AL
15.535
11
00
Ruben Mayfield
Lenoir City, TN
15.650
12
40
David Culver
Sylvan Springs, AL
15.854
GROUP 4:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
TIME
1
01w
Jason Welshan
Maryville, TN
14.975
2
J8
Jadon Frame
Decherd, TN
15.005
3
23
Ahnna Parkhurst
Evans, GA
15.102
4
C6
Oakley Johns
Hohenwald, TN
15.178
5
K37
Drew Kennedy
Lancing, TN
15.188
6
29
Buddy George
Ragland, AL
15.296
7
00m
Monte Skinner
Saraland, AL
15.323
8
1
Ty Ellis
Covington, GA
15.396
9
3
Maddox Mullinax
Birmingham, AL
15.601
10
F97
Red Farmer
Hueytown, AL
15.645
11
44h
Randy Holder
Anniston, AL
15.670
12
317
Mike Bargo
Corbin, KY
15.799
13
GB9
Brian Womack
Hometown, GA
15.840
KRC POWER STEERING HEAT RACES (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer
To Main Event):
HEAT 1: 1. D. Knowles; 2. Overton; 3.
Collins; 4. C. Skinner; 5. Hickman; 6. Jo. Knowles; 7. Wood; 8. Bry.
Mitchell; 9. Lively; 10. Bra. Mitchell; 11. Ma. Fulford; 12. Womack; 13.
Adkins DNS.
HEAT 2: 1. Beets; 2. Duke; 3. Walls; 4.
Freeman; 5. Brittain; 6. Ray; 7. Doster; 8. Burdett; 9. Smith; 10.
Roberts; 11. Nelms; 12. Mi. Fulford DNS.
HEAT 3: 1. Ja. Knowles; 2. Traylor; 3.
Elliott; 4. D. Johns; 5. Smartt; 6. Cline; 7. Cummings; 8. Thomas; 9.
Turner; 10. Mayfield; 11. Culver; 12. Hale.
HEAT 4: 1. Welshan; 2. Frame; 3. George; 4.
Parkhurst; 5. M. Skinner; 6. Kennedy; 7. O. Johns; 8. Ellis; 9. Holder;
10. Bargo; 11. Farmer; 12. Mullinax.
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
66k Dylan Knowles – 01w Jason Welshan
ROW 2:
109 Eli Beets – 66 Jake Knowles
ROW 3:
97 Cody Overton – J8 Jadon Frame
ROW 4:
01 Blant Duke – 42 Jake Traylor
ROW 5:
24 Tanner Collins – 29 Buddy George
ROW 6:
22 Chase Walls – 13 Jimmy Elliott
ROW 7:
11 Cruz Skinner – 23 Ahnna Parkhurst
ROW 8:
s53 Sterling Freeman – C66 Donald Johns
KRC POWER STEERING B-MAIN LINE-UPS (12 Laps – Top 4
Transfer To Main Event):
1ST
B-MAIN:
R1 Riley Hickman – 00m Monte Skinner
66j Jody Knowles – K37 Drew Kennedy
17jr Tyler Wood – C6 Oakley Johns
46 Bryson Mitchell - 1 Ty Ellis
21 Jason Lively – 44h Randy Holder
64 Braden Mitchell – 317 Mike Bargo
15jr Marvin Fulford – F97 Red Farmer
GB9 Brian Womack – 3 Maddux Mullinax
57 Josh Atkins
2ND
B-MAIN:
05 T.J. Brittain – C4 Cole Smartt
2 Adam Ray – 44 Curtis Cline
104 Daniel Doster – 2c Adam Cummings
B97 Lee Burdett – 15t Brandon Thomas
7s Brian Smith – 14jr Victor Turner Jr.
50 Ty Roberts – 00 Ruben Mayfield
444 McKeynna Nelms – 40 David Culver
6f Mitch Fulford – 8 Kevin Hale
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Cochran Motor Speedway New Year's Bash and
Street Stock World Championship Postponed
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Mother
Nature Claims Victory
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Adairsville, GA – Officials at Cochran
Motor Speedway along with the Crate
Racin’ USA staff have made the decision
to postpone the Street Stock World
Championship and New Year’s Bash event
set for December 31st
through January 2nd,
2021. “Weather forecasts over the last
few days have not improved and have
actually pushed the possibility of rain
into Saturday as well as heavy rain
Thursday and Friday,” stated Crate Racin’
USA Series Director Adam Stewart. “Chris
Martin and I talked and decided it was
best to give everyone ample notice to
make alternate plans as the New Year’s
holiday falls during the scheduled
events.”
Track and Series
officials are working to find a suitable
make-up for both the $5,000 to Win
Street Stock World Championship for “The
Baddest Street Stocks on the Planet” as
well as the $10,000 to Win New Year’s
Bash that was slated to kick of the
Inaugural season of the E-Z-GO $100,000
Challenge Series that consists of
Chevrolet Performance 604-powered Dirt
Late Model events paying $10,000 to win
or more for the 2021 season. Cochran
Motor Speedway owner/promoter Chris
Martin said, “We are looking at
schedules and considering events both at
other tracks and currently on the
schedule for Cochran and the series to
try and find a suitable make-up that
works for everyone involved.” “Look for
updates regarding potential make-up
dates and event announcements through
both the track’s social media and
website as well as the series’ websites
and social accounts in the coming
weeks.”
The economical
Aluminum Head, Steel Block, Chevrolet
Performance 604 Circle Track Engine is
the engine of choice for the Newsome
Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late
Model Series competitors. The Chevrolet
Performance 604 Engine is in stock and
available for free next day delivery
from Newsome Raceway Parts in
Hartsville, SC.
Newsome Raceway
Parts gives a portion of the sales from
each Chevrolet Performance Circle Track
Engine sold back to the Crate Racin’ USA
Point Funds in four different Divisions.
Each economical Chevrolet Performance
Circle Track Engine is built and sealed
at the factory to prevent any expensive
modifications. To place an order call
1-877-497-3624.
For more
information and rules about the Newsome
Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late
Model Series, visit the series web site
at www.crateracinusa.com, or visit the
series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/.
You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM,
and at Instagram at crateracinusa.
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CRATE RACIN’ USA WINTER SHOOTOUT SCHEDULE RELEASED
ADAIRSVILLE, GA – Crate Racin’ USA has
released the 2021 schedule of events for the 4th
Annual Newsome Raceway Parts Winter Shootout Series for the Newsome
Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Models. The schedule has
nine races in four different states with two $10,000-to-win races.
The 2021 Newsome Raceway Parts Crate
Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series begins with the 30th
Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on January
7-10. There will be two days of open practice on January 7 and 8.
There will then be Qualifying and Heat Races on
January 9 followed by a $3,000-to-win race on January 10. Two-time
Winter Shootout Series Champion Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN is
the defending Ice Bowl Champion for the Newsome Chevrolet Crate
Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series.
Rounds 2, 3, and 4 will be a part of
the 2nd
Annual Sunshine Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville,
FL on January 14-16. The January 14 race will pay $1,500-to-win, the
January 15 race will pay $2,000-to-win, and the January 16 finale
pays $10,000-to-win. Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL won all three races
to sweep the Sunshine Nationals in 2020.
East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL will
host Rounds 5, 6, and 7 as a part of the 45th
Annual East Bay Winternationals on February 4-6. The February 4 and
5 races each pays $2,500-to-win, and the February 6 event pays
$5,000-to-win. Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, FL and Devin Dixon of
Apollo Beach, FL were 2020 East Bay Raceway Park Winter Shootout
winners.
The final two rounds of the 2021
Newsome Raceway Parts Winter Shootout Series will feature two new
events. The Winter Shootout Series will travel to Clarksville
Speedway in Clarksville, TN for Round 8 with a $4,000-to-win race on
February 25-27. The grand finale will be the $10,000-to-win Modoc
100 at Modoc Raceway in Modoc, SC on March 19-20.
Pierce McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN is
the defending Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout
Series Champion. The 2021 Winter Shootout Series will pay $2,500 to
the points champion and pay back to the top five drivers with
perfect attendance.
The economical Aluminum Head, Steel
Block, Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine is the engine
of choice for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late
Model Series competitors. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Engine is in
stock and available for free next day delivery from Newsome Raceway
Parts in Hartsville, SC.
For more information and rules about the Newsome
Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the
series web site at
www.crateracinusa.com,
or visit the series on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/.
You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at Instagram at
crateracinusa.
2021 NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WINTER
SHOOTOUT SERIES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Jan. 7-10, 30th
Annual Ice Bowl, Talladega Short Track, Eastaboga, AL, $3,000-To-Win
Jan. 14, 2nd
Annual Sunshine Nationals, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL,
$1,500-To-Win
Jan. 15, 2nd
Annual Sunshine Nationals, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL,
$2,000-To-Win
Jan. 16, 2nd
Annual Sunshine Nationals, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL,
$10,000-To-Win
Feb. 4, 45th
Annual East Bay Winternationals, East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, FL,
$2,500-To-Win
Feb. 5, 45th
Annual East Bay Winternationals, East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, FL,
$2,500-To-Win
Feb. 6, 45th
Annual East Bay Winternationals, East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, FL,
$5,000-To-Win
Feb. 26-27, Clarksville (TN) Speedway, $4,000-To-Win
Mar. 19-20, Modoc 100, Modoc (SC) Speedway,
$10,000-To-Win
CRATE RACIN’ USA ANNOUNCES 2021 EZGO $100,000 CHALLENGE
SERIES
HICKORY, NC – Crate Racin’ USA announced
the 2021 EZGO $100,000 Challenge schedule of events for the Newsome
Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series at the CARS Racing
Show. The nine-race series will feature one $20,000-to-win event and
eight $10,000-to-win races from Crate Racin’ USA’s Winter Shootout
Series and National Touring Series.
The EZGO $100.000 Challenge Series begins
on January 1-2 with the $10,000-to-win New Year’s Battlefield Bash at
Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA. The next stop will be the
$10,000-to-win Sunshine Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in
Barberville, FL on January 16. Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL is the
defending champion of the Sunshine Nationals
Round 3 will be the $10,000-to-win Modoc 100 at Modoc
Raceway in Modoc, SC on March 19-20. The Newsome Raceway Parts Crate
Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series will make its first visit to Modoc
Speedway since 2006. The Sunshine Nationals and Modoc 100 $10,000-to-win
races will be a part of the 4th
Annual Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Winter Shootout Series.
The remaining races of the 2021 EZGO $100,000 Challenge
Series will be a part of the 17th
season for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model
Series. The EZGO $100,000 Challenge Series will travel to Greenwood, LA
for Round 4 with a $10,000-to-win hosted by Boothill Speedway for the
Battle at Boothill on May 14-15.
Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC will host the
$10,000-to-win Tomahawk Tussle on June 11-12. The 2nd
Annual $10,000-to-win King of the Hill will be at Thunderhill Raceway
Park in Summertown, TN on July 30-31. Brandon Williams of Crossville, TN
is the defending champion of The King of the Hill.
The $20,000-to-win 17th
Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race is the Signature
Event for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model
Series. The 2021 event will be held on September 3-4 at Cochran Motor
Speedway. Michael Page of Douglasville, GA is the defending champion of
the Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race.
The $10,000-to-win 2nd
Annual Deep South 100 at Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL will be Round
8 of the EZGO $100,000 Challenge and the 2021 season finale for the
Newsome Raceway Parts Dirt Late Model Series National Tour. The
defending National Touring series champion Wil Herrington of
Hawkinsville, GA is the defending champion of the Deep South 100.
Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN will also host an
EZGO $100,000 Challenge Series $10,000-to-win race for the Newsome
Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series on a date to be
announced in the near future.
At the conclusion of the 2021 EZGO $100,000 Challenge
Series for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model
Series, the top point getter in the nine-race series will receive a
$5,000 bonus.
The EZGO
company was
established in 1954 by two brothers in Augusta, GA. After 57 years, the
company still and always will pride themselves on designing and
customizing reliable and durable golf cars for personal, commercial,
golf, industrial, and other needs. They build dozens of unique vehicle
models to meet the needs of their ever-growing customer base.
In addition to being the
presenting sponsor of the EZGO $100,000 Challenge Series, EZGO will also
be an Associate Sponsor of the Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series
and the Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series that includes the 604 Late
Model, Street Stock, 602 Late Model Sportsman, and Modified Sportsman
Divisions.
The economical Aluminum Head, Steel Block,
Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine is the engine of choice
for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series
competitors. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Engine is in stock and
available for free next day delivery from Newsome Raceway Parts in
Hartsville, SC.
For more information and rules about the Newsome Raceway
Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site
at
www.crateracinusa.com,
or visit the series on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/.
You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at Instagram at
crateracinusa.
2021 EZGO $100,000 CHALLENGE SERIES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Jan. 1-2, New Year’s Battlefield Bash, Cochran (GA) Motor
Speedway, $10,000-To-Win
Jan. 16, 2nd
Annual Sunshine Nationals, Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL,
$10,000-To-Win
Mar. 19-20, Modoc 100, Modoc (SC) Raceway, $10,000-To-Win
May 14-15, Battle of Boothill, Boothill Speedway,
Greenwood, LA, $10,000-To-Win
June 11-12, Tomahawk Tussle, Cherokee Speedway, Gaffney,
SC, $10,000-To-Win
July 30-31, 2nd
Annual King of the Hill, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Summertown, TN,
$10,000-To-Win
Sep. 3-4, 17th
Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race, Cochran (GA) Motor
Speedway, $20,000-To-Win
Nov. 19-20, 2nd
Annual Deep South 100, Deep South Speedway, Loxley, AL, $10,000-To-Win
TBA, Duck River Raceway Park, Wheel, TN, $10,000-To-Win
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  Prestoria
Racing Association
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LAND OF
LEGENDS
TO HOST
1ST EVER
RUSH
LATE
MODEL
RACE; $1000
TO-WIN
PACE
WEEKLY
SERIES
SPECIAL
ON
9/11/21
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By Mike
Leone
(December
24,
2020) -
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
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(Canandaigua,
NY)...For
the
first
time in
Series
history,
the RUSH
Late
Models
will
compete
at the
Land of
Legends
Raceway
in
Canandaigua,
NY. The
Pace
Performance
Weekly
Series
special
will
take
place on
Saturday,
September
11 and
will
offer
$1,000
to-win,
$125
to-start. Though
typically
known
for its
Modified
divisions,
the RUSH
Late
Models
will
headline
the
special
full-bodied
program
at the
1/2-mile
oval on
this
night.
Lands of
Legends
will
become
the 13th
different
track in
the
Empire
State to
host a
RUSH
Late
Model
event in
Series
history. RUSH
member
drivers
will be
able to
race at
the Land
of
Legends
event
and
accumulate
points
towards
the
Nationals
Weekly
Series
Championship.
"Land of
Legends
is a
historic
speedway
in New
York and
we're
thrilled
to be
able to
showcase
our
brand of
racing
there,"
stated
RUSH
Director
Vicki
Emig. "Over
the
years,
racers
have
always
inquired
about
the
possibility
of
taking
RUSH to
Land of
Legends. Promoter
Paul
Cole
contacted
us about
bringing
RUSH to
his
facility,
and
we're
excited
for the
opportunity
to
compete
there. The
September
11 date
became
available
with
Weedsport
holding
a big
two-day
event
for
Modifieds
and
other
area
tracks
shutting
down, so
it
opened
the door
for Land
of
Legends. A
very
nice
purse
has been
posted
by Land
of
Legends
for this
inaugural
event."
“At the
Land of
Legends
in 2021,
our goal
is to
raise
the bar
for
local
dirt
racing,”
said
Land of
Legends
Raceway
promoter
Paul
Cole.
“We are
doing
this
through
providing
our
racers
with an
improved
surface,
facility
and
showing
all of
this off
to our
fans all
across
the
world
with
enhanced
video
coverage
on Land
of
Legends
TV. To
keep
putting
on the
best
show for
our
fans, we
had
adding
the RUSH
Late
Models
high on
our
list.
We are
thrilled
to be
able to
partner
with
RUSH and
Vicki
(Emig)
to make
this
happen
for
their
racers
and our
fans.
This
will be
a show
to
remember
as we
write a
new
‘legend’
in the
longstanding
history
of our
facility.”
Feature
Payoff:
1.
$1,000 2.
$500 3.
$350 4.
$300 5.
$250 6.
$220 7.
$200 8.
$190 9.
$180 10.
$170 11.
$160 12.
$155 13.
$150 14.
$145 15.
$140 16.
$135 17.
$130 18-24.
$125.
Land of
Legends
is
located
at the
Ontario
County
Fairgrounds
at 2820
County
Road 10,
Canandaigua,
NY
14424. For
more
information,
check
out
their
website
at
www.landoflegendsraceway.com,
like
them on
Facebook
at
www.facebook.com/LandofLegendsNY
and
follow
them on
Twitter
@LandofLegendsNY.
Weekly
racing
is
streamed
on their
video
streaming
platform
“Land of
Legends
TV” by
visiting
www.landoflegendstv.com
RUSH
Racing
Series
is
brought
to you
by Pace
Performance
together
with
Sweeney
Chevrolet
Buick
GMC
along
with the
support
of
Hoosier
Tire,
Bilstein
Shocks,
Sunoco
Race
Fuels,
Bazell
Race
Fuels,
Insinger
Performance,
MSD
Performance,
Holley
Performance
Products,
Hovis
Auto &
Truck
Supply,
FK Rod
Ends,
Wehrs
Machine
& Racing
Products,
Schoenfeld
Headers,
Jones
Racing
Products,
TBM
Brakes,
Performance
Bodies &
Parts,
Racing
Electronics,
Dirt
Defender,
Wrisco
Industries,
Frankland
Racing
Supply,
Landrum
Performance
Spring,
Ontime
Body &
Graphic,
Zarin
Truck &
Automotive,
Sherwood
Wheels,
Alternative
Power
Sources,
Precise
Racing
Products,
Lincoln
Electric,
Velocita-USA,
Waterstone
Mortgage
Hermitage,
CrateInsider.com,
Vahlco
Wheels,
and
Wedge
Motorsports.
E-mail
can be
sent to
the RUSH
Racing
Series
at info@rushracingseries.com and
snail
mail to
4368
Route
422,
Pulaski,
PA
16143.
Office
phone is
724-964-9300
and fax
is
724-964-0604.
The RUSH
Racing
Series
website
is
www.rushracingseries.com.
Like our
Facebook
page at
www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels
and
follow
us on
Twitter
@RUSHLM.
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WATERSTONE
MORTGAGE
OF
HERMITAGE
IN
CONJUNCTION
WITH
PACE
PERFORMANCE
TO
PRESENT
"LOYALTY
PROGRAM"
IN 2021;
1 LUCKY
RUSH MOD
RACER
WILL WIN
A
CHEVROLET
PERFORMANCE
602
SPORTSMAN
MODIFIED
ENGINE
PACKAGE
VALUED
AT
$8000+
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By Mike
Leone
(December
20,
2020) -
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
|
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(Pulaski,
PA)...After
the
COVID-19
pandemic
dealt a
blow to
the 2020
Pace
Performance
RUSH
Sportsman
Modified
together
with
Sweeney
Chevrolet
Buick
GMC
season,
the
Series
is set
to come
out of
the
gates in
2021
with
guns a'
blazing. Not
only
will the
Hovis
Auto &
Truck
Weekly
Series
Championship
see a
36%
increase
in the
point
fund
from
past
seasons
and an
increased
point
fund for
the
second
year of
the
Wedge
Motorsports
"Route 7
Rumble"
Series,
but now
the
Series
is proud
to
announce
a new
"Loyalty
Program"
presented
by new
marketing
partner
Waterstone
Mortgage
of
Hermitage.
One
lucky
RUSH
Modified
racer
will win
a
complete
race
ready
Chevrolet
Performance
602
Sportsman
Modified
crate
engine
package
(carb-to-pan)
valued
at
$8,000+
from
Pace
Performance;
this
will be
the most
valuable
product
to ever
be given
away in
the
history
of the
RUSH
Racing
Series!
True to
its
name,
the
"Loyalty
Program"
presented
by
Waterstone
Mortgage
of
Hermitage
will
reward
loyalty. In
order to
be
eligible
for the
engine
giveaway,
drivers
must be
a RUSH
member
and
cannot
compete
in a
non-RUSH
sanctioned
Sportsman
Modified
event
the same
night as
a
contested
RUSH-sanctioned
event
throughout
the 2021
season.
Eligible
drivers
competing
in
25-49%
of total
completed
RUSH
events
will
receive
one
chance
for the
engine
giveaway;
eligible
drivers
competing
in
50-74%
of total
completed
RUSH
events
will
receive
four
chances;
eligible
drivers
competing
in
75-99%
of total
completed
RUSH
events
will
receive
eight
chances;
and any
eligible
drivers
that
compete
in 100%
of the
total
completed
RUSH
events
will
receive
10
chances!
"We're
always
looking
to be
creative
and keep
things
fresh by
offering
new
programs
to those
that
support
us,"
expressed
RUSH
Director
Vicki
Emig. "The
2021
season
will
mark
year
number
eight
for the
RUSH
Sportsman
Modifieds
and will
be the
biggest
yet. With
the
Hovis
Weekly
Series
Championship
point
fund
increasing
for the
second
time,
the
Wedge
Motorsports
'Route 7
Rumble'
Series
increasing,
the
traditional
Manufacturers
Night
that
just saw
well
over
$15,000
of
valuable
product
distributed,
and now
the
addition
of the
'Loyalty
Program'
will
make
2021 an
exciting
year."
The
engine
package
will be
drawn at
the
season
finale
on
October
16 at
Lernerville
Speedway's
"Steel
City
Stampede"
by a
Waterstone
Mortgage
representative. This
will
mark the
first
time
since
2015
that an
engine
has been
given
away,
and
never a
complete
race
ready (carb
to pan)
engine,
which is
valued
at over
$8,000! During
the
inaugural
2014
season,
Jeremy
Zufall
won the
engine
giveaway
presented
by
Sweeney/Pace,
while
current
RUSH
Sportsman
Modified
racer
Kole
Holden
was the
lucky
recipient
in 2015.
The
promotion
is made
possible
by Sara
Cipriano,
who is a
Mortgage
Loan
Originator
at the
Waterstone
Mortgage
Hermitage,
Pa.
branch. Sara
is the
mother
of 2020
Hovis
Auto &
Truck
Supply
"Futures
Cup"
Champion,
Ayden
Cipriano. The
14-year-old
RUSH Mod
racer
from
Hermitage
recorded
five top
5s and
nine top
10s
including
a career
best
third at
Pittsburgh's
Pennsylvania
Motor
Speedway
this
past
season! Ayden
also
finished
sixth in
both the
Hovis
Weekly
Series
Championship
and the
Wedge
Motorsports
"Route 7
Rumble"
Series
points!
"Sara
recently
contacted
us about
getting
involved
with the
Series
through
Waterstone
Mortgage,"
explained
Emig. "We
wanted
to add
something
unique,
and felt
this
yearlong
promotion
for her
was
something
the
racers
will
really
look
forward
to, and
what a
way for
a loyal
racer to
end the
year by
winning
a $8,000
package
thanks
to
Waterstone
Mortgage
of
Hermitage! Sara's
dad
Wally
Stearns
was a
loyal
racer in
the Mini
Stocks
during
my
ownership
of
Mercer
Raceway
Park,
and now
to have
his
daughter
Sara and
grandson
Ayden
involved
with the
RUSH
Sportsman
Modifieds
is
pretty
special."
Other
RUSH
corporate
marketing
partners
who
joined
with
Waterstone
Mortgage
and Pace
Performance
to
complete
the
Chevrolet
Performance
602
"race
ready"
engine
package
are the
following:
Holley
Performance
Products,
MSD
Performance,
Schoenfeld
Headers,
and
Jones
Racing
Products,
as well
as 955
Automotive,
Ingram
Engines,
and Race
1.
For more
than 20
years,
Waterstone
Mortgage
has
worked
with
families
across
the
nation,
helping
them
achieve
their
homeownership
dreams. Waterstone
Mortgage
was
founded
in 2000
in
suburban
Milwaukee
with a
small
3-person
team. By
2006,
Waterstone
Mortgage
had
grown to
58
employees
in two
states. In
2013,
their
corporate
team
relocated
to their
current
Home
Office
in
Pewaukee-
a
56,000-square-foot
facility. Over
the
years,
Waterstone
Mortgage
has won
a
variety
of top
workplace
awards
and
gained
national
recognition
for
their
loan
production.
RUSH
Racing
Series
is
brought
to you
by Pace
Performance
together
with
Sweeney
Chevrolet
Buick
GMC
along
with the
support
of
Hoosier
Tire,
Bilstein
Shocks,
Sunoco
Race
Fuels,
Bazell
Race
Fuels,
Insinger
Performance,
MSD
Performance,
Holley
Performance
Products,
Hovis
Auto &
Truck
Supply,
FK Rod
Ends,
Wehrs
Machine
& Racing
Products,
Schoenfeld
Headers,
Jones
Racing
Products,
TBM
Brakes,
Performance
Bodies &
Parts,
Racing
Electronics,
Dirt
Defender,
Wrisco
Industries,
Frankland
Racing
Supply,
Landrum
Performance
Spring,
Ontime
Body &
Graphic,
Waterstone
Mortgage,
Zarin
Truck &
Automotive,
Sherwood
Wheels,
Alternative
Power
Sources,
Precise
Racing
Products,
Lincoln
Electric,
Velocita-USA,
CrateInsider.com,
Vahlco
Wheels,
and
Wedge
Motorsports.
E-mail
can be
sent to
the RUSH
Racing
Series
at info@rushracingseries.com and
snail
mail to
4368
Route
422,
Pulaski,
PA
16143.
Office
phone is
724-964-9300
and fax
is
724-964-0604.
The RUSH
Racing
Series
website
is
www.rushracingseries.com.
Like the
Sportsman
Modified
Facebook
page at
www.facebook.com/rushsportsmanmods
and
follow
us on
Twitter
@RUSHSportMods.
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STATELINE
& ERIEZ SPEEDWAYS JOIN FORCES TO GROW
RUSH STOCK CARS IN 2021; WEEKLY SERIES
POINT FUND EXPANDS; NOW $7500 WITH $2000
TO-WIN PLUS $1250 MINI SERIES POINT FUND
ADDED
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By Mike Leone
(December 16, 2020) - FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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(Pulaski, PA)...The Pace Performance
RUSH Stock Car Series together with
Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC is pleased
to announce the addition of Stateline
and Eriez Speedways to the recently
announced Series. The two well-known
speedways, located just 40 miles from
each other, will be a catalyst for the
growth of the division throughout the
northern end of the region. Dog Hollow
Speedway was announced on November 23 as
the flagship speedway operating on
Friday nights.
With now three regional facilities
taking part in the RUSH Stock Car
program, the inaugural Weekly Series
Championship will increase nearly $2,500
going from a $5,000 10-position paying
point fund to a $7,500 15-position
paying point fund. The 2021 champion
will now take home $2,000!
In addition, RUSH will post an
additional $1,250 minimum point fund for
a Mini Series of events between the
speedways with dates to be
announced. The Mini Series will include
approximately six higher paying events
that will offer cumulative points
towards the five-position point fund
that pays $500 to the champion. The Mini
Series events will also count towards
the Weekly Series Championship.
A $200 to-win "Futures Cup" Championship
will also be posted for eligible teenage
racers. Also, as is the case with the
other RUSH divisions, a "Manufacturers
Night" presented by MSD Performance will
take place at Dog Hollow on a date to be
announced where thousands of dollars of
valuable product giveaways will be
distributed.
The RUSH Stock Cars will look like
"stock cars" and be powered by Chevrolet
Performance 602 crate engines on
sealed/spec Bilstein Shocks, RUSH 91
pump fuel, and Hoosier H500 8"
tires. Those four key "cost containment"
elements have already proved very
successful in the RUSH Sportsman
Modified and Sprint Car divisions, and
are now expected to drive the same
results in the RUSH Stock Car
division. Questions on these components,
rules, and membership should be directed
to RUSH. Dog Hollow has already seen a
tremendous response since the initial
announcement was made; Speedway
officials feel there could be 10-12 cars
on opening night.
"Dave (Alexander) contacted me months
ago with his thoughts on a crate 'stock
car' division and they were honestly
similar to what Dog Hollow's Mark
McClellan and Kyle Smith were thinking,"
explained RUSH Director Vicki Emig. "Dog
Hollow has forged the path and now with
Stateline and Eriez, historically known
as strong Saturday-Sunday night partners
in the north, we couldn't have asked for
a better trio of speedways to begin
developing this division. I think the
timing is perfect for the RUSH Stock
Cars, and we expect the division to grow
very quickly; and we continue to be in
discussions with other promoters about
the division."
Stateline will run the RUSH Stock Cars
weekly on Saturday nights in 2021
beginning with a feature only until 13
or more cars are present, while Eriez
will run the division bi-weekly on
Sunday nights alternating with their Pro
Stock division.
"The region needs an entry level 'stock
car' division," stated soon-to-be third
year Eriez owner-promoter Dave
Alexander, who also features the RUSH
Late Models weekly. "While the Pro Stock
division has always featured good racing
at Eriez, there is no affordable entry
level division to get into racing
outside of the Mini Stocks. And while
our Mini Stock class continues to grow,
we'd like to offer this option to get
into an affordable full-size race car."
"I had been thinking about coming up
with some entry level Stock Car division
even before RUSH made their
announcement," added Alexander. "The
RUSH package makes sense by keeping the
rules package uniform and they
supplement it with the point funds,
Manufacturers Night, teching, and
more. Raceway 7 also runs the Pro Stocks
bi-weekly. We'll work with them so the
Pro Stock racers have ample nights to
race. By announcing the RUSH Stock Cars
now it still gives those interested a
chance to get a car ready for the
upcoming season. We realize it will be a
building process, but felt it's better
to begin now than possibly wait until
2022."
"There's no question there needs to be
an affordable entry level, full-bodied
division for regional racers," stated
Stateline owner-promoter Jean Scott,
whose track also runs the RUSH Late
Models an RUSH Pro Mods weekly. "We need
to give young racers an opportunity to
affordably get into a full-size race car
as well as preserve current racers, who
are struggling financially to be
competitive. We feel the RUSH Stock Cars
division is the answer for both of these
situations and need to start it sooner
than later to develop this concept. Jim
(Scott) has always wanted to see Stock
Cars return to looking like 'stock
cars', which is what the RUSH body
package addresses."
Chevrolet Performance 602 Stock Car
divisions continue to flourish across
the country with strong weekly car
counts by providing an affordable and
exciting option for those wanting to
participate in a stock car division. A
tentative set of rules, which closely
mirrors several other prominent national
sanctioning bodies, is available at the
following link:
https://rushstockcars.com/2021%20Stock%20Car%20Rules.pdf. Please
contact the RUSH Office for any rules
questions.
RUSH membership is $125, which makes
driver eligible for the points funds and
Manufacturers Night. Membership also
includes a $100,000 excess participant
accident insurance policy when competing
in a RUSH-sanctioned event.
Interested speedways in the RUSH Stock
Cars are urged to contact the office at
724-964-9300 or e-mail
info@rushracingseries.com. Drivers
interested in the division are asked to
e-mail their contact info to be added to
the driver contact list to keep abreast
of any updates concerning the division.
RUSH Weekly Series Championship
($7,495): 1. $2,000 2. $1,000 4. $750 5.
$400 6. $350 7. $325 8. $300 9. $290 10.
$280 11. $270 12. $265 13. $260 14.
$255 15. $250.
Mini Series Championship ($1,250): 1.
$500 2. $300 3. $200 4. $150 5. $100.
RUSH Stock Car Weekly Payoff: 1.
$300* 2. $200 3. $150 4. $125 5. $100 6.
$95 7. $90 8. $85 9. $80 10. $75 11.
$70 12. $65 13. $60 14. $55 15-20.
$50. Tow/Non-Qualifier $30. (*Note: At
Dog Hollow, Ontime Body & Graphic has
posted $50 bonuses for a 100% RUSH-legal
Performance Body '88 Monte Carlo body
package and/or if the winner sports a
past or present lettering scheme
mirroring a national driver.)
Eriez Speedway is a 3/8-mile track
located outside of Erie, Pa. in Hammett
at 9821 Sampson Rd., Erie, PA 16509. For
more information, like their page on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/eriezspeedway
RUSH Racing Series is brought to you by
Pace Performance together with Sweeney
Chevrolet Buick GMC along with the
support of Hoosier Tire, Bilstein
Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race
Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD
Performance, Holley Performance
Products, Hovis Auto & Truck Supply, FK
Rod Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing
Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones
Racing Products, TBM Brakes, Performance
Bodies & Parts, Racing Electronics, Dirt
Defender, Wrisco Industries, Frankland
Racing Supply, Landrum Performance
Spring, Ontime Body & Graphic, Zarin
Truck & Automotive, Sherwood Wheels,
Alternative Power Sources, Precise
Racing Products, Lincoln Electric,
Velocita-USA, Waterstone Mortgage
Hermitage, CrateInsider.com, Vahlco
Wheels, and Wedge Motorsports.
E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing
Series at info@rushracingseries.com and
snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski,
PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300
and fax is 724-964-0604. The RUSH Racing
Series website is
www.rushracingseries.com. Like our
Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/rushstockcars and
follow us on Twitter @RUSHStockCars.
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