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BATAVIA, Ohio (August 13, 2024) - Get ready for an action-packed weekend as the top drivers of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series converge at Batesville Motor Speedway for the 32nd Annual Nutrien Ag Solutions Topless 100 Presented by Big River Steel.

On Friday night, there will be a full program of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, B-Mains, and a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win main event. Drivers will accumulate points during Friday's preliminaries to establish the lineups for Saturday night's finale. The top 16 in points will automatically qualify for the A-Main, while the remaining drivers will start in a B-Main.

On Friday, the pit gate will open at 3:00 PM, the general admission gate at 4:00 PM, with a driver's meeting scheduled for 7:00 PM. Hot Laps are set to begin at 7:30 PM.

The events on Saturday will start with Dirt Draft Hot Laps at 7:30 PM, followed by B-Mains for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The weekend will culminate with the 100-lap Nutrien Ag Solutions Topless 100 Presented by Big River Steel, offering a $50,000 prize to the winner.

On Saturday, the pit gate will open at 4:00 PM, and the general admission gate at 4:30 PM.

The IMCA Modifieds will compete in a complete program each night.

Batesville Motor Speedway is situated in Locust Grove, Arkansas, just seven miles west of Batesville at the intersection of Highways 25 and 14. The event's highlight is the opportunity to witness dirt late models without a roof. The absence of a roof allows spectators to have a close-up view as drivers navigate their 800+ horsepower machines around the lightning-fast, 3/8-mile oval track.

To purchase tickets or find more information about Batesville Motor Speedway, visit www.batesvillemotorspeedway.com.

Ricky Thornton Jr. is currently leading the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. Devin Moran holds the second position, followed by Jonathan Davenport in third. Hudson O'Neal is in fourth place, with Tim McCreadie rounding out the top five in the current championship standings.

Drake Troutman leads the O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year chase.

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:

Friday, August 16: 1. $5,000, 2. $3,000, 3. $2,000, 4. $1,500, 5. $1,250, 6. $1,000, 7. $950, 8. $900, 9. $850, 10. $800, 11. $700, 12. $600, 13. $600, 14. $600, 15. $600, 16. $600, 17. $550, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500, 23. $500, 24. $500 = $25,000

Saturday, August 17: 1. $50,000, 2. $20,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $8,000, 5. $7,000, 6. $6,000, 7. $4,500, 8. $4,000, 9. $3,800, 10. $3,600, 11. $3,400, 12. $3,200, 13. $3,000, 14. $2,500, 15. $2,400, 16. $2,300, 17. $2,200, 18. $2,100, 19. $2,000, 20. $2,000, 21. $2,000, 22. $2,000, 23. $2,000, 24. $2,000 = $150,000

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:

Left Rear/Fronts - Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3

Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

Previous Topless 100 Champions:

2023 - Dale McDowell

2022 - Jonathan Davenport

2021 - Hudson O'Neal

2020 - Jimmy Owens

2019 - Chris Madden

2018 - Rained Out

2017 - Scott Bloomquist

2016 - Rained Out

2015 - Shannon Babb

2014 - Jimmy Owens

2013 - Terry Phillips

2012 - Steve Francis

2011 - Scott Bloomquist

2010 - Jared Landers

2009 - Jimmy Owens

2008 - Tim McCreadie

2007 - Jimmy Mars

2006 - Scott Bloomquist

2005 - Billy Moyer

2004 - Dale McDowell

2003 - Shannon Babb

2002 - Billy Moyer

2001 - Scott Bloomquist

2000 - Jimmy Mars

1999 - Scott Bloomquist

1998 - Wendell Wallace

1997 - Billy Moyer

1996 - Bill Frye

1995 - Billy Moyer

1994 - Freddy Smith

1993 - Tony Cardin



About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2024, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 63 events across 16 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap.

The series receives national exposure through a television package streamed live via FloRacing, with select broadcasts on MAVTV Motorsports Network.

The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com.

2024 Official Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Marketing Partners


2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Partners Include:

Advanced Powder Coating, Allstar Performance, Arizona Sport Shirts, ARMSLIST.com, Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Behrent's Performance Warehouse, Big River Steel, Bilstein Shocks, Black Diamond Chassis, Boyd Bilt Fabrication, Brandon Ford, Brodix, Buzz Electric Bicycles, Capital Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Coltman Farms Racing, Cornett Racing Engines, Dave Warren Powersports, Deatherage Opticians, Dirt Draft, E3 Spark Plugs, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Fast Shafts, FLORacing, FOX Shocks, General Tire, Heartbeat Hot Sauce, Heath Lawson Photography, Hellraizer Jacks, Holmatro, Hoosier Tire, Keyser Manufacturing, Kryptonite Race Cars, Longhorn Chassis, Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV Motorsports Network, MD3, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, Miller Welders, MSD, MyRacePass, Nutrien Ag Solutions, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Outerwears, Performance Engineering & Manufacturing (PEM), Penske Racing Shocks, Performance Bodies, Poske's Performance Parts, ProFabrication Headers & Exhaust, Pro Power Racing Engines, ProtectTheHarvest.com, Rocket Chassis, Rugged Radios, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Slicker Graphics, Strange Oval, Sunoco Race Fuels, Swift Springs, Summit Racing Equipment, Thermo-Tec Automotive Products, Todd Steel Buildings, UNOH - University of Northwestern Ohio, Vic Hill Race Engines, Victory Fuel, Whelen Engineering Company, Wieland Metal Services, Wilwood, Xceldyne, and 5150 Race Trailers