The 2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the 13th season of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, a national touring series for dirt late models owned & operated by Lucas Oil. The series began with the Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway on February 2, and ended with the Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park on October 20.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule Race driverTeamChassisEngine0Scott BloomquistScott BloomquistSweet-BloomquistDurham Racing Engines1Earl Pearson Jr.Stuckey EnterprisesBlack DiamondClements Racing Engines1RJosh RichardsBest Performance MotorsportsRocketDurham Racing Engines5Don O'NealClint Bowyer RacingClub 29Cornett Racing EnginesClements Racing Engines14Darrell LaniganClint Bowyer RacingClub 29Cornett Racing EnginesClements Racing Engines20Jimmy OwensRamirez MotorsportsRocketDurham Racing Engines22Gregg SatterleeGary SatterleeRocketDurham Racing Engines25zMason ZeiglerZ Team Racing, LLCRocketPro Power Racing Engines28Dennis Erb Jr.Dennis Erb Jr.Black DiamondClements Racing Engines32Bobby PierceDunn-Benson MotorsportsRocketPro Power Racing Engines39Tim McCreadieCoffey-McCreadie EnterprisesLonghornPro Power Racing Engines40bKyle BronsonWayne HammondLonghornDurham Racing Engines49Jonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsLonghornDurham Racing Engines71Hudson O'NealSSI MotorsportsClub 29Clements Racing Engines
Schedule
MavTV, CBS, CBS Sports Network and NBCSN will broadcast select races on television. Of those select races, MavTV will have live coverage of the Show-Me 100 while the rest will be delayed across the 4 networks. LucasOilRacing.TV and Dirt on DIRT will also broadcast select races with live video coverage.
No.DateRace titleTrackTV / Stream1February 2Super Bowl of RacingGolden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, GeorgiaLucasOilRacing.TV MavTV2February 3LucasOilRacing.TV CBS Sports Network
MavTV
NBCSN 3February 541st annual WinternationalsEast Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, FloridaLucasOilRacing.TV
MavTV4February 65February 76February 87February 98February 10LucasOilRacing.TV
CBS Sports Network
MavTV
NBCSN9February 11Winter NationalsBubba Raceway Park, Ocala, FloridaLucasOilRacing.TV
MavTV
NBCSN≠March 16Buckeye Spring 50Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, Ohio≠March 1721st Annual Indiana IcebreakerBrownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana≠March 2216th Annual Spring ThawVolunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, Tennessee10March 23The ShamrockBoyd's Speedway, Ringgold, Georgia11March 2421st Annual Bama BashEast Alabama Motor Speedway, Phenix City, Alabama≠April 6Bad Boy 98Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, Arkansas≠April 712April 13Buckeye Spring 50Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, Ohio≠April 1421st Annual Indiana IcebreakerBrownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana≠April 20Steel Valley 50Sharon Speedway, Sharon, Ohio13April 2137th Annual Stanley Schetrompf ClassicHagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, Maryland14April 22The Rumble by the RiverPort Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania15April 27Busch 50Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, IllinoisLucasOilRacing.TV'
MavTV16April 28St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100Macon Speedway, Macon, IllinoisDirt on DIRT17May 4Toyota Knoxville 50Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, Tennessee≠May 532nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky18May 18Spring Shootout141 Speedway, Maribel, Wisconsin19May 19NAPA North Star NationalsDeer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minnesota≠May 20Go 50I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska20May 245th Annual Cowboy ClassicLucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MissouriLucasOilRacing.TV
MavTV21May 25The Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson22May 2625th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100MavTV / LucasOilRacing.TV
CBS
CBS Sports Network
NBCSN≠June 1Salute to the Troops 75LaSalle Speedway, LaSalle, Illinois≠June 2June 14Clash at the MagMagnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi June 15LucasOilRacing.TV
CBS Sports Network
MavTV
NBCSN23June 1624June 30Independence 50Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio 25July 1Freedom 50Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio Dirt on DIRT26July 2Steel City 50Sharon Speedway, Sharon, Ohio27July 3Muskingum County Speedway, Zanesville, Ohio28July 5Wayne Gray Sr. MemorialFayetteville Motor Speedway, Fayetteville, North Carolina29July 620th Annual Grassy Smith MemorialCherokee Speedway, Gaffney, South Carolina30July 7Mountain Moonshine ClassicSmoky Mountain Speedway, Maryville, Tennessee31July 13NAPA Know How 50Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, IllinoisLucasOilRacing.TV
MavTV
NBCSN32July 1412th Annual Diamond NationalsLucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MissouriLucasOilRacing.TV
CBS Sports Network
MavTV
NBCSN33July 17Bullet SportsWear ShootoutBrown County Speedway, Aberdeen, South DakotaDirt on DIRT34July 18Jackson Motorplex, Jackson, MinnesotaDirt on DIRT35July 19Go 50I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, NebraskaDirt on DIRT≈8th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals≈July 2036July 2137August 832nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky38August 9North/South ShootoutMavTV≈August 1038th Annual Sunoco North/South 100CBS Sports Network
MavTV
NBCSN39August 1140August 16Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, ArkansasLucasOilRacing.TV
MavTV41August 1742August 1826th Annual COMP Cams Topless 10043August 24Dirt Million PrelimsMansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, OhioDirt on DIRT4445August 25Dirt Million46August 3115th Annual John Bradshaw MemorialPonderosa Speedway, Junction City, Kentucky47September 1Bob Miller MemorialPortsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio48September 250th Annual Hillbilly HundredTyler County Speedway, Middlebourne, West Virginia49September 1315th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model NationalsKnoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IowaDirt on DIRT
MavTV50September 1451September 15LucasOilRacing.TV
CBS Sports Network
MavTV
NBCSN≈September 2139th Annual Jackson 100Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana52September 22Dirt on DIRT53September 29Dixie ShootoutDixie Speedway, Woodstock, Georgia54September 30Rome ShowdownRome Speedway, Rome, Georgia≈October 530th Annual Pittsburgher 100Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDirt on DIRT55October 6≈October 1938th Annual Dirt Track World ChampionshipPortsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio56October 20LucasOilRacing.TV
CBS Sports Network
MavTV
NBCSN
≠ - the race was postponed or canceled ≈ - will state if the race is not for championship points
Schedule notes and changes - the Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway (March 16) was postponed to April 13 due to cold temperatures. - the 21st Annual Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway (March 17) was postponed to April 14 due to cold temperatures. The rescheduled race was canceled due to heavy rain. - the Spring Thaw at Volunteer Speedway (March 22) was canceled due to weather conditions. - the Bad Boy 98 at Batesville Motor Speedway (April 6 & 7) was canceled due to weather conditions. - the Steel Valley 50 at Sharon Speedway (April 20) was postponed to July 2 due to saturated grounds & cold temperatures. - the 32nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway (May 5) was postponed to August 8 due to heavy rain. - the Go 50 at I-80 Speedway (May 20) was postponed to July 19 due to rain. - the Salute to the Troops 75 at LaSalle Speedway (June 1 & 2) was canceled.
Results and standings
Races No. Race / Track Winning driver Winning team Hard Charger Award B-Main winner Fastest Qualifier1Super Bowl of Racing (Night #1)Josh RichardsBest Performance MotorsportsHudson O'Neal 2Super Bowl of Racing (Night #2)Josh RichardsBest Performance MotorsportsJosh Richards 3East Bay Winternationals (Night #1)Brandon SheppardMark Richards RacingScott Bloomquist 4East Bay Winternationals (Night #2)Jonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsBobby Pierce 5East Bay Winternationals (Night #3)Brandon OvertonChip Stone / Randy WeaverBrandon Sheppard 6East Bay Winternationals (Night #4)Brandon SheppardMark Richards RacingBrandon Sheppard 7East Bay Winternationals (Night #5)Jonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsJimmy Owens 8East Bay Winternationals (Night #6)Kyle BronsonWayne HammondBrandon Overton 9Bubba Winter NationalsJonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsScott Bloomquist 10The ShamrockEarl Pearson Jr.Stuckey EnterprisesTim McCreadie 11Bama BashBrandon SheppardMark Richards RacingDale McDowell 12Buckeye Spring 50Scott BloomquistScott BloomquistJonathan Davenport 13Stanley Schetrompf ClassicJonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsEarl Pearson Jr. 14Rumble by the RiverScott BloomquistScott BloomquistJonathan Davenport 15Busch 50Bobby PierceDunn-Benson MotorsportsJonathan Davenport 16St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100Bobby PierceDunn-Benson MotorsportsDon O'Neal 17Toyota Knoxville 50Jonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsGregg Satterlee 18Spring ShootoutEarl Pearson Jr.Stuckey EnterprisesDennis Erb Jr. 19NAPA North Star NationalsJonathan DavenportDouble L MotorsportsDon O'Neal 20Cowboy ClassicScott BloomquistScott BloomquistBrian Shirley 21The Tribute to Don & Billie GibsonJimmy OwensRamirez MotorsportsScott Bloomquist 22Show-Me 100Scott BloomquistScott BloomquistDennis Erb Jr.
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