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Lucas Oil Late Models Ready to Rumble by the River at Port Royal

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BATAVIA, Ohio (August 20, 2024) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is set to return to the Keystone State for the thrilling "Rumble by the River" showdown at Port Royal Speedway.

The half-mile oval, famously known as 'The Speed Palace,' will witness a fierce battle between local and regional standout drivers against the top performers in dirt late model racing on Friday and Saturday, August 23-24.

Get ready for an action-packed event every night, featuring Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the ultimate A-Main showdown! Friday's main event will be a heart-pounding 40-lap race with a $10,000 prize up for grabs, while Saturday's finale promises an adrenaline-pumping 50-lap race with an incredible $50,000 prize awaiting the winner. Expect non-stop excitement and high-stakes racing!

This Saturday's event will also host the next round of the Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup. There is a close points battle among five drivers competing for the $15,000 bonus at the end of the season. The driver who earns the most points at the 14 Crown Jewel Cup events will be crowned the Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Champion.

The pit gates will open at 4:00 PM daily. The driver's meeting will occur at 5:30 PM on Friday, followed by Hot Laps at 6:00 PM. A Dirt Racing Outreach Service will be held in the commercial building behind the grandstands at 2:00 PM on Saturday. There will be a driver autograph session from 4:30 - 5:30 PM; on-track action begins at 6:30 PM with Hot Laps.

For more information on Port Royal Speedway and the 4th Annual Rumble by the River, please visit www.PortRoyalSpeedway.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. Tim McCreadie is in fourth place, with Hudson O'Neal 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 Tire Rule:

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

Right Rear - Hoosier (92) NLMT2, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Purses:

Friday, August 23:

A-Main: 1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,700, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800 = $48,575 Total

Saturday, August 24:

B-Main(s): 1st Non-Transfer (after provisionals) $300, 2. $275, 3. $250, 4. $225, 5. $200, 6. $200, 7. $200, 8. $200, 9. $200, 10. $150, 11. $100, 12. $100, 13. $100, 14. $100 = $2,600 each x 2 = $5,200 Total

A-Main: 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

 

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