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Story By: LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES – BATAVIA, OH – A pair of traditional events are on deck for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this Labor Day weekend.
The action kicks off on Saturday, September 2 when the tour returns to Portsmouth Raceway Park for the River Days Rumble – Presented by Pepsi, Army & Roots Child Care Center. The event features a complete show of: Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $15,000-to-win main event. Saturday’s racing action at Portsmouth Raceway Park will also include full programs for the Modified and Sport Modified divisions.
The pit gate at Portsmouth Raceway Park will open at 2:00 PM with the general admission gate opening at 4:00 PM. Hot Laps will begin at 6:30 PM with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. All times are Eastern Time.
Portsmouth Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile oval located approximately 1 mile west of Downtown Portsmouth, Ohio at 25648 State Route 73.
On Sunday, September 3 teams will travel to Tyler County Speedway for the 55th Annual Hillbilly Hundred – Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. America’s oldest running dirt late model crown jewel event includes a complete program of: Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 100-lap, $30,000-to-win main event. The Ohio Valley Legend Car Series, RUSH Dirt Late Model Series, and SCDRA 4-Cylinders will also be in competition on Sunday, September 3 at Tyler County Speedway.
The pit gate will close at 1:30 PM and reopen at 2:00 PM. The general admission gates will open at 3:00 PM with on track racing action beginning at 6:00 PM with Hot Laps for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. All times are Eastern Time.
Tyler County Speedway, better known as “America’s Baddest Bullring” is a 1/4-mile bullring located 3 miles south of Middlebourne, W. Va. at the Tyler County Fairgrounds on State Route 18. A mere 18 miles east of the Ohio River, halfway between Parkersburg in the south and Wheeling in the North.
Following the UNOH Great Eight bonus round, Ricky Thornton Jr. continues to lead the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship – Presented by ARP. Hudson O’Neal is second, followed by Jonathan Davenport and Brandon Overton. Tim McCreadie, Devin Moran, Tyler Erb, and Daulton Wilson round out the top eight in championship standings.
