Thornton, Moran, Davenport & McCreadie To Battle For Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Title In ’24
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Story By: LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES – BATAVIA, OH – The Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP has now narrowed to a seven-race showdown among four drivers.
The seven-race chase toward the championship begins on Sept. 27-28 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, followed by Oct. 1 at Atomic Speedway near Chillicothe, Ohio; Oct. 4-5 at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pa.; Oct. 12 at East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fla. (Oct. 10-11 prelims); and Eldora Speedway’s season-ending Dirt Track World Championship on Oct. 19 in Rossburg, Ohio.
The Big River Steel “Big Four,” – Ricky Thornton Jr., Devin Moran, Jonathan Davenport, and Tim McCreadie will fiercely battle over the next four weeks to determine the 20th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion.
Ricky Thornton Jr. received a $10,000 bonus following Saturday’s Late Model Knoxville Nationals, while second through fourth each earned $2,000. The Big River Steel “Big Four” championship points were consolidated. Those four drivers are now pursuing their share of the record points fund of over $1,000,000. The series champion will receive $200,000, while the top four drivers in the final series point standings will each earn a minimum of $100,000.
2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Point Fund: 1. $200,000, 2. $150,000, 3. $125,000, 4. $100,000, 5. $75,000, 6. $60,000, 7. $50,000, 8. $45,000, 9. $40,000, 10. $35,000, 11. $30,000, 12. $25,000, 13. $20,000, 14. $15,000, 15. $14,000, 16. $13,000, 17. $12,000
Chase Bonuses: $66,000
Point Fund: $1,009,000
Total: $1,075,000
Big River Steel Big Four Championship Events:
Date – Venue – Event – To Win
- Sept. 27 – Brownstown Speedway – 3rd Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial – $10,000
- Sept. 28 – Brownstown Speedway – 45th Annual Jackson 100 – $50,000
- Oct. 1 – Atomic Speedway – The Night the Stars Come Out – $20,000
- Oct. 4 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – 36th Annual Pittsburgher – $10,000
- Oct. 5 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – 36th Annual Pittsburgher – $50,000
- Oct. 10 – East Bay Raceway Park – The Grand Finale (Prelim; Non-Points) – $5,000
- Oct. 11 – East Bay Raceway Park – The Grand Finale (Prelim; Non-Points) – $5,000
- Oct. 12 – East Bay Raceway Park – The Grand Finale – $50,000
- Oct. 18 – Eldora Speedway – 44th Annual Dirt Track World Championship (Prelim; Non-Points)
- Oct. 19 – Eldora Speedway – 44th Annual Dirt Track World Championship – $100,000
