Story By: LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES – BATAVIA, OH – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series travels to Missouri and Illinois this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday July 14th – 16th – visiting I-70 Motorsports Park, Tri-City Speedway, and Lucas Oil Speedway.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil Midwest Latemodel Racing Association (MLRA) head to the Kansas City metropolitan town of Odessa, MO for a co-sanctioned, first-ever event at the 3/8-mile oval at I-70 Motorsports Park.
As the singular class in competition, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series/ Lucas Oil MLRA action will be a complete program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 40-lap, $10,000-to-win A-Main event.
The pit gate will open at 3:00PM CT with the spectator gates opening at 5:00PM CT. Hot Laps begin at 7:00PM CT and opening ceremonies will occur at 8:00PM CT.
The second stop in the triple header weekend takes the nation’s premier teams to Granite City, IL for the NAPA Know How 50 at Tri-City Speedway. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will have a complete program topped off with the 50-lap, $12,000-to-win main event.
The Modified and B-Mod classes will be joining the program which kicks off with Hot Laps at 6:30PM CT. The Pit Gates will open at 12:00PM CT (noon) and General Admission Gates open at 5:00PM CT.
As the final event of the weekend, the 16th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO will have teams gunning for a $15,000 top prize along with the esteemed Diamond Ring. Along with a full program for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series/ Lucas Oil MLRA, the USRA Mods and USRA Stock Cars are also on hand.
The Pit Gates will remain open all day, closed and cleared at 3:30PM CT, re-opened at 4:00PM CT. The General Admission Gate will also open at 4:00PM CT. Hot Laps begin at 6:30PM CT.