2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Explained

The 2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the 13th season of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, a national touring series for dirt late models owned & operated by Lucas Oil. The series began with the Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway on February 2, and ended with the Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park on October 20.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Race driverTeamChassisEngine
0Scott BloomquistScott BloomquistSweet-BloomquistDurham Racing Engines
1Earl Pearson Jr.Stuckey EnterprisesBlack DiamondClements Racing Engines
1RJosh RichardsBest Performance MotorsportsRocketDurham Racing Engines
5Don O'NealClint Bowyer RacingClub 29Cornett Racing Engines
Clements Racing Engines
14Darrell LaniganClint Bowyer RacingClub 29Cornett Racing Engines
Clements Racing Engines
20Jimmy OwensRamirez MotorsportsRocketDurham Racing Engines
22Gregg SatterleeGary SatterleeRocketDurham Racing Engines
25zMason ZeiglerZ Team Racing, LLCRocketPro Power Racing Engines
28Dennis Erb Jr.Dennis Erb Jr.Black DiamondClements Racing Engines
32Bobby PierceDunn-Benson MotorsportsRocketPro Power Racing Engines
39Tim McCreadieCoffey-McCreadie EnterprisesLonghornPro Power Racing Engines
40bKyle BronsonWayne HammondLonghornDurham Racing Engines
49Jonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsLonghornDurham Racing Engines
71Hudson O'NealSSI MotorsportsClub 29Clements Racing Engines

Schedule

MavTV, CBS, CBS Sports Network and NBCSN will broadcast select races on television. Of those select races, MavTV will have live coverage of the Show-Me 100 [1] while the rest will be delayed across the 4 networks. LucasOilRacing.TV and Dirt on DIRT will also broadcast select races with live video coverage.

No.DateRace titleTrackTV / Stream
1February 2Super Bowl of RacingGolden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, GeorgiaLucasOilRacing.TVMavTV
2February 3LucasOilRacing.TVCBS Sports Network

MavTV

3February 541st annual WinternationalsEast Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, FloridaLucasOilRacing.TV

MavTV

4February 6
5February 7
6February 8
7February 9
8February 10LucasOilRacing.TV

CBS Sports Network

MavTV

NBCSN

9February 11Winter NationalsBubba Raceway Park, Ocala, FloridaLucasOilRacing.TV

MavTV

NBCSN

March 16Buckeye Spring 50Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, Ohio
March 1721st Annual Indiana IcebreakerBrownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana
March 2216th Annual Spring ThawVolunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, Tennessee
10March 23The ShamrockBoyd's Speedway, Ringgold, Georgia
11March 2421st Annual Bama BashEast Alabama Motor Speedway, Phenix City, Alabama
April 6Bad Boy 98Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, Arkansas
April 7
12April 13Buckeye Spring 50Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, Ohio
April 1421st Annual Indiana IcebreakerBrownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana
April 20Steel Valley 50Sharon Speedway, Sharon, Ohio
13April 2137th Annual Stanley Schetrompf ClassicHagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, Maryland
14April 22The Rumble by the RiverPort Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania
15April 27Busch 50Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, IllinoisLucasOilRacing.TV'

MavTV

16April 28St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100Macon Speedway, Macon, IllinoisDirt on DIRT
17May 4Toyota Knoxville 50Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, Tennessee
May 532nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky
18May 18Spring Shootout141 Speedway, Maribel, Wisconsin
19May 19NAPA North Star NationalsDeer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minnesota
May 20Go 50I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska
20May 245th Annual Cowboy ClassicLucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MissouriLucasOilRacing.TV

MavTV

21May 25The Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson
22May 2625th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100MavTV / LucasOilRacing.TV

CBS

CBS Sports Network

NBCSN

June 1Salute to the Troops 75LaSalle Speedway, LaSalle, Illinois
June 2
June 14Clash at the Mag
June 15LucasOilRacing.TV

CBS Sports Network

MavTV

NBCSN

23June 16
24June 30Independence 50Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio
25July 1Freedom 50Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, OhioDirt on DIRT
26July 2Steel City 50Sharon Speedway, Sharon, Ohio
27July 3Muskingum County Speedway, Zanesville, Ohio
28July 5Wayne Gray Sr. MemorialFayetteville Motor Speedway, Fayetteville, North Carolina
29July 620th Annual Grassy Smith MemorialCherokee Speedway, Gaffney, South Carolina
30July 7Mountain Moonshine ClassicSmoky Mountain Speedway, Maryville, Tennessee
31July 13NAPA Know How 50Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, IllinoisLucasOilRacing.TV

MavTV

NBCSN

32July 1412th Annual Diamond NationalsLucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MissouriLucasOilRacing.TV

CBS Sports Network

MavTV

NBCSN

33July 17Bullet SportsWear ShootoutBrown County Speedway, Aberdeen, South DakotaDirt on DIRT
34July 18Jackson Motorplex, Jackson, MinnesotaDirt on DIRT
35July 19Go 50I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, NebraskaDirt on DIRT
8th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals
July 20
36July 21
37August 832nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky
38August 9North/South ShootoutMavTV
August 1038th Annual Sunoco North/South 100CBS Sports Network

MavTV

NBCSN

39August 11
40August 16Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, ArkansasLucasOilRacing.TV

MavTV

41August 17
42August 1826th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100
43August 24Dirt Million PrelimsMansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, OhioDirt on DIRT
44
45August 25Dirt Million
46August 3115th Annual John Bradshaw MemorialPonderosa Speedway, Junction City, Kentucky
47September 1Bob Miller MemorialPortsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio
48September 250th Annual Hillbilly HundredTyler County Speedway, Middlebourne, West Virginia
49September 1315th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model NationalsKnoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IowaDirt on DIRT

MavTV

50September 14
51September 15LucasOilRacing.TV

CBS Sports Network

MavTV

NBCSN

September 2139th Annual Jackson 100Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana
52September 22Dirt on DIRT
53September 29Dixie ShootoutDixie Speedway, Woodstock, Georgia
54September 30Rome ShowdownRome Speedway, Rome, Georgia
October 530th Annual Pittsburgher 100Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDirt on DIRT
55October 6
October 1938th Annual Dirt Track World ChampionshipPortsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio
56October 20LucasOilRacing.TV

CBS Sports Network

MavTV

NBCSN

Schedule notes and changes

Results and standings

Races

No.Race / TrackWinning driverWinning teamHard Charger AwardB-Main winnerFastest Qualifier
1Super Bowl of Racing (Night #1)Josh RichardsBest Performance MotorsportsHudson O'Neal
2Super Bowl of Racing (Night #2)Josh RichardsBest Performance MotorsportsJosh Richards
3East Bay Winternationals (Night #1)Brandon SheppardMark Richards RacingScott Bloomquist
4East Bay Winternationals (Night #2)Jonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsBobby Pierce
5East Bay Winternationals (Night #3)Brandon OvertonChip Stone / Randy WeaverBrandon Sheppard
6East Bay Winternationals (Night #4)Brandon SheppardMark Richards RacingBrandon Sheppard
7East Bay Winternationals (Night #5)Jonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsJimmy Owens
8East Bay Winternationals (Night #6)Kyle BronsonWayne HammondBrandon Overton
9Bubba Winter NationalsJonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsScott Bloomquist
10The ShamrockEarl Pearson Jr.Stuckey EnterprisesTim McCreadie
11Bama BashBrandon SheppardMark Richards RacingDale McDowell
12Buckeye Spring 50Scott BloomquistScott BloomquistJonathan Davenport
13Stanley Schetrompf ClassicJonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsEarl Pearson Jr.
14Rumble by the RiverScott BloomquistScott BloomquistJonathan Davenport
15Busch 50Bobby PierceDunn-Benson MotorsportsJonathan Davenport
16St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100Bobby PierceDunn-Benson MotorsportsDon O'Neal
17Toyota Knoxville 50Jonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsGregg Satterlee
18Spring ShootoutEarl Pearson Jr.Stuckey EnterprisesDennis Erb Jr.
19NAPA North Star NationalsJonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsDon O'Neal
20Cowboy ClassicScott BloomquistScott BloomquistBrian Shirley
21The Tribute to Don & Billie GibsonJimmy OwensRamirez MotorsportsScott Bloomquist
22Show-Me 100Scott BloomquistScott BloomquistDennis Erb Jr.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Show-Me 100 to Air LIVE on MAVTV. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204345/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/show-me-100-to-air-live-on-mavtv. 2018-05-25. dead.
  2. Web site: Cold Temperatures Postpone Weekend Events. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204640/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/cold-temperatures-postpone-weekend-events. 2018-05-25. dead.
  3. Web site: Indiana Icebreaker Falls to Heavy Rain. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204433/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/indiana-icebreaker-falls-to-heavy-rain. 2018-05-25. dead.
  4. Web site: Thursday’s Event at Volunteer Speedway Canceled. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204714/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/thursday-s-event-at-volunteer-speedway-canceled. 2018-05-25. dead.
  5. Web site: Rain, Cold Stop Bad Boy 98 at Batesville. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204643/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/rain-cold-stop-bad-boy-98-at-batesville. 2018-05-25. dead.
  6. Web site: Friday’s Event at Sharon Speedway Postponed. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204437/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/friday-s-event-at-sharon-speedway-postponed. 2018-05-25. dead.
  7. Web site: Steady Rain Postpones Ralph Latham Memorial. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204525/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/steady-rain-postpones-ralph-latham-memorial. 2018-05-25. dead.
  8. Web site: Rain Postpones Go 50 at I-80 Speedway. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204321/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/rain-postpones-go-50-at-i-80-speedway. 2018-05-25. dead.
  9. Web site: Salute the Troops 75 at LaSalle Speedway Canceled. Jeremy. Shields. lucasdirt.com. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526040953/http://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/salute-the-troops-75-at-lasalle-speedway-canceled. 2018-05-26. dead.