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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is a dirt late model touring series owned and operated by Lucas Oil. The series competes on dirt ovals across the
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, primarily throughout the east coast and the midwest. The cars feature a purpose-built chassis design specifically for dirt late model racing. With many chassis builders within the sport, chassis design and components are always on the cutting edge of innovation and technology. The cars are powered by aluminum-head
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s (usually ranging between 400c.i. and 430c.i.) that produce over 800 horsepower. Among the marquee races on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule include Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park, Show-Me 100 at
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, Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway, Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway, Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway, the Pittsburgher 100 at Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, and the Dirt Track World Championship at
Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth Raceway Park is a three-eights mile dirt track located approximately 1 mile west of Portsmouth, Ohio. The track was built in 1990 by Owner/Operator Boone Coleman. The track hosts weekly racing events throughout the summer months, incl ...
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Television

The series is currently broadcast on MavTV, CBS,
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and
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. For 2018, the Show-Me 100 will be broadcast live on MavTV while the rest of the races broadcast will be on delay. LucasOilRacing.TV and Dirt on DIRT also provide live video broadcasts online of select races. For the final race of 2014,
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taped a documentary featuring the top three drivers (Don O'Neal, Jimmy Owens, and
Scott Bloomquist Scott Bloomquist (born November 14, 1963) is a nationally touring Dirt Super Late Model race car driver in the United States. Bloomquist was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. *2021 – Tim McCreadie,
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, NY *2020 – Jimmy Owens,
Newport, TN Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,945 at the 2010 census, down from 7,242 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 6,801. It is located along the Pigeon Ri ...
*2019 –
Jonathan Davenport Jonathan Lee Davenport (born October 31, 1983), nicknamed Superman, is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, driving the No. 49 for Double L Motorsports, part-time ...
, Blairsville, GA *2018 –
Jonathan Davenport Jonathan Lee Davenport (born October 31, 1983), nicknamed Superman, is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver. He competes in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, driving the No. 49 for Double L Motorsports, part-time ...
, Blairsville, GA *2017 – Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV *2016 –
Scott Bloomquist Scott Bloomquist (born November 14, 1963) is a nationally touring Dirt Super Late Model race car driver in the United States. Bloomquist was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa.Jimmy Owens, Newport, TN *2012 – Jimmy Owens, Newport, TN *2011 – Jimmy Owens,
Newport, TN Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,945 at the 2010 census, down from 7,242 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 6,801. It is located along the Pigeon Ri ...
*2010 – Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN *2009 – Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN *2008 – Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, FL *2007 – Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, FL *2006 – Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, FL *2005 – Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, FL


References


External links


Official website
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