Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Set for Championship Weekend at Eldora
BATAVIA, Ohio — Get ready for a thrilling conclusion to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 2024 season! The action culminates at the iconic Eldora Speedway with the highly anticipated 44th Annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, taking place from October 17-19.
The weekend will begin on Thursday, October 17, with preliminary events for the Modified division. Additionally, a complete program is on tap for the Eldora Super Stocks, which pay $1,000 to win.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take center stage on Friday with Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, and Heats Races. The Steel Block Late Model Series will compete in their preliminary events, while the Modified division will contest their 30-lap, $5,000-to-win A-Main.
Saturday’s festivities will kick off with a Dirt Racing Outreach Service at 3:00 PM, followed by a Drivers Autograph Session at 4:00 PM. The on-track action will begin with Hot Laps for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at 6:00 PM. Then, B-Mains for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be contested, followed by the Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifiers Race and the 100-lap, $100,000 to win, 44th Annual General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Series will crown the 2024 National Champion and O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year following Saturday's main event. The Steel Block Late Model Series will cap the weekend with their 25-lap, $5,000-to-win A-Main.
The Turn 3 Pit Gate will open at 11:00 AM on Thursday, 10:00 AM on Friday, and Noon on Saturday. The General Admission Gates will open at 2:00 PM on Thursday and Friday and at Noon on Saturday.
Eldora Speedway is a half-mile facility at 13929 State Route 118 in New Weston, Ohio. The ‘Big E’ is owned by three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion, Tony Stewart. The Indiana native purchased Eldora from legendary promoter Earl Baltes in 2004. Baltes built Eldora in 1954 and had been the sole owner of the facility from day number one. Eldora hosts some of the country's most significant dirt racing events, including the Dirt Late Model Dream, Kings Royal, and World 100.
To learn more about Eldora Speedway or to purchase tickets in advance, please visit www.eldoraspeedway.com.
A three-way battle for the Big River Steel Chase for Championship presented by ARP will culminate in Saturday’s finale at Eldora Speedway. Ricky Thornton Jr., looking for his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title, leads the current standings. Meanwhile, Jonathan Davenport and Devin Moran are tied for second, a mere 50 points behind Thornton.
The 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion will earn $200,000 from the over $1,000,000 points fund.
For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, please visit www.lucasdirt.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purses:
44th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Purse: 1. $100,000, 2. $20,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $8,000, 5. $7,500, 6. $7,000, 7. $6,000, 8. $5,000, 9. $4,500, 10. $4,000, 11. $3,500, 12. $3,250, 13. $3,000, 14. $2,750, 15. $2,700, 16. $2,650, 17. $2,600, 18. $2,575, 19. $2,550, 20. $2,525, 21. $2,500, 22. $2,500, 23. $2,500, 24. $2,500, 25. $2,500, 26. $2,500 = $215,100
Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifiers Race: 1. $3,000, 2. $2,000, 3. $1,500, 4. $1,250, 5. $1,200, 6. $1,150, 7. $1,100, 8. $1,075, 9. $1,050, 10. $1,025, 11. $1,000, 12. $900, 13. $800, 14. $700, 15. $600, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500, 23. $500, 24. $500 = $23,850
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:
Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3
Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4
About Carl Short’s Dirt Track World Championship:
Founded in 1981 by Hall of Fame event promoter Carl Short, the Dirt Track World Championship set the foundation for high-paying crown jewel dirt late model events. Jim Dunn claimed the first Dirt Track World Champion crown, which boasted $30,000, double the winner’s share of any other major event that year. Over the past 40 years, dirt late model veterans and rising young stars alike have etched their name in the Dirt Track World Championship history book.
About General Tire:
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Previous Dirt Track World Champions:
2023 - Brandon Sheppard
2022 - Garrett Smith
2021 - Ricky Thornton Jr.
2020 - Brandon Sheppard
2019 - Brandon Sheppard
2018 - Josh Richards
2017 - Josh Richards
2016 - Brandon Sheppard
2015 - Scott Bloomquist
2014 - Scott Bloomquist
2013 - Brandon Sheppard
2012 - Jimmy Owens
2011 - Don O’Neal
2010 - Earl Pearson Jr.
2009 - Jimmy Mars
2008 - Brian Birkhofer
2007 - Chub Frank
2006 - Shannon Babb
2005 - Scott Bloomquist
2004 - Rick Eckert
2003 - Darrell Lanigan
2002 - Shannon Babb
2001 - Bart Hartman
2000 - Wendell Wallace
1999 - Steve Francis
1998 - Freddy Smith
1997 - Marshall Green
1996 - Billy Moyer
1995 - Jack Boggs
1994 - Ronnie Johnson
1993 - Freddy Smith
1992 - Ronnie Johnson
1991 - Freddy Smith
1990 - Jack Boggs
1989 - John Mason
1988 - Donnie Moran
1987 - Larry Moore
1986 - Billy Moyer
1985 - Freddy Smith
1984 - Jack Boggs
1983 - Freddy Smith
1982 - Charlie Swartz
1981 - Jim Dunn
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