LOLMDS PR
10-18-2013, 09:56 AM
Sweet MFG TV Challenge - Presented by E3 Spark Plugs Bonus Money Up For Grabs at DTWC
WAYCROSS, GA (October 18, 2013) – This weekend’s RED BUCK Dirt Track World Championship will also mark the final event of the SWEET Mfg. TV Challenge - Presented by E3 Spark Plugs. The SWEET Mfg. TV Challenge - Presented by E3 Spark Plugs awards points to drivers at all the TV races on the schedule in 2013. The driver that earns the most points at the TV races and maintains perfect attendance during the season will be awarded a cash award of $10,000 for 1st, $2,500 for 2nd and $1,500 for 3rd based on the final TV points standings.
Randy Sweet, of SWEET Mfg., and Steve Joiner, of E3 Spark Plugs, have partnered to provide the racers additional bonus money to compete for at the TV races on the schedule in 2013. Lucas Oil Products and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are committed to bringing the stars and cars of the series to five TV networks in 2013. LOLMDS events will air on CBS, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, FOX Sports 1 and MAVTV American Real Networks in 2013.
Jimmy Owens is in a tight battle with Steve Francis for the $10,000 bonus in the TV point standings. Owens leads this point category by a slim 30 points over Francis heading into this weekend’s final TV race. John Blankenship of Williamson, WV is currently in third place in the TV Challenge points only 50 points behind Francis. “This is a neat deal that Sweet Mfg, E3 Spark Plugs and the series have put together this year with the TV races. Hopefully, we can earn enough points this weekend to pass Jimmy and collect the $10,000 bonus at the awards banquet”, stated Steve Francis, driver of the Clint Bowyer owned #15 Georgia Boot Racing Team. To see the current points standings in this category, go to http://www.lucasdirt.com/point-standings/e3-spark-plugs-challenge/. For more information about the sponsors of this point category visit www.sweetmfg.biz and www.E3sparkplugs.com.
The LOLMDS TV races included in this points category included the $30,000 to win Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 - Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com; Lucas Oil Speedway on May 23-25th; The $20,000 to win Optima Batteries Clash at the Mag, Magnolia Motor Speedway, June 14-15th; The $10,000 to win General Tire Battle on the Beach - Presented by GEICO, Tri-City Speedway, July 12th; The $10,000 to win E3 Spark Plugs Diamond Nationals - Presented by General Tire, Lucas Oil Speedway, July 13th; The $50,000 to win Sunoco North/South 100 - Presented by Lucas Oil, Florence Speedway, Aug 8-10th; The $40,000 to win COMP Cams Topless 100 - Presented by Lucas Oil, Batesville Motor Speedway, Aug 15-17th; The $10,000 to win GEICO Whiskey 50 - Presented by Hoosier Tire, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Aug 24th; The $40,000 to win Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals, Knoxville Raceway, Sept 26-28th; The $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout, Dixie Speedway, Oct 5th and this weekend’s $50,000 to win RED BUCK Dirt Track World Championship, featuring Borrowed Blue, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Oct 18-19th.
“This weekend’s DTWC is a huge event in itself, but to have this event as the final TV race of 2013 really adds to the excitement of the our TV package and the DTWC. We can’t thank Randy Sweet of Sweet Mfg and Steve Joiner of E3 Spark Plugs nearly enough for putting this great bonus together for our racers. Lucas Oil Products and Lucas Oil Production Studios have increased the series popularity with our tremendous TV package again this year. The TV points category gives racers a chance to shoot for additional money at our TV races, while giving Sweet Mfg, E3 Spark Plugs and the teams sponsors additional impressions through our award winning TV programming”, stated Ritchie Lewis, Director, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Activities for the 33rd Annual RED BUCK Dirt Track World Championship - Presented by Borrowed Blue will get underway on Thursday, October 17th with Modified Qualifying, Heat Races and Consolation races. On Friday, October 18th , the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take to the track for Hot-Laps, RED BUCK Time Trials and Heat Races. Then, on Saturday, October 19th , the schedule will include the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series B-Mains, the $3,000 to win Modified Feature, the $50,000 to win/$2,000 to start DTWC 100-lap feature event and the $3,000 to win Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifiers race.
To purchase tickets for this event visit www.dirttrackworldchampionship.net/tickets.htm or call 740-858-6661. To learn more about the event go to www.dirttrackworldchampionship.net or visit the track website at www.portsraceway.com. If you have any questions, contact the DTWC office at (740) 858-6661 or you can email Carl Short at carlshort2007@gmail.com or call at (865) 945-3423 or (865) 712-9303.
For the latest breaking news about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series including the 2013 tour schedule, TV schedule, drivers, sponsors and all the information about the series visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.
Follow the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on the social media outlets at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and https://twitter.com/lucasdirt .
Track Information
Portsmouth Raceway Park
Track Phone #: (740) 354-3278 or Office – (740) 858-6661
Promoters: Donna Rayburn – (740) 259-3408 / (740) 821-1161
Location: 25648 State Route 73, West Portsmouth, OH 45663
Website: www.portsraceway.com
Event Purse
Dirt Track World Championship Purse: 1. $50,000, 2. $15,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $7,000, 5. $5,000,
6. $3,500, 7. $3,200, 8. $3,000, 9. $2,800, 10. $2,500, 11. $2,450, 12. $2,400, 13. $2,350, 14. $2,300, 15. $2,250, 16. $2,200, 17. $2,150, 18. $2,100, 19. $2,075, 20. $2,060, 21. $2,050, 22. $2,040,
23. $2,030, 24. $2,020, 25. $2,010, 26. $2,000.
Jim Dunn Memorial Non Qualifiers Race: 1. $3,000, 2. $1,500, 3. $1,250, 4. $1,000, 5. $900,
6. $800, 7. $750, 8. $700, 9. $650, 10. $600, 11. 500, 12. $400, 13. $350, 14. $300, 15. $250,
16. $200, 17. $200, 18. $200, 19. $200, 20. $200, 21. $200, 22. $200, 23. $200, 24. $200, 25. $200,
26. $200.
Tire Rule
Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier Rib 1300, 1425 (no white dots)
Right Rear – Hoosier 01, 04, 06, LM40
2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Official Sponsors Include:
ASi Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
E3 Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
GEICO - "The Official Insurance" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
General Tire - "The Official Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Hoosier Tire - "The Official Race Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
iON Cameras – “The Official Camera of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”
Lucas Oil Products - "The Official Oil" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
MAVTV “American Real” - "The Official TV Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Optima Batteries - "The Official Battery" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Ole Smoky Moonshine – “The Official Moonshine” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
ProtectTheHarvest.com-"The Official Protect the Harvest Campaign of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
RED BUCK- "The Official Fast Time Sponsor" of the Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:
Allstar Performance, AR Bodies, Borrowed Blue, Barry Wright Race Cars, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, C&R Racing Inc, Crawford Supply, CV Products, DART Machinery, DirtonDirt.com, Dunn-Benson Ford, Dyers Top Rods, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Fuel Safe Fuel Cells, FK Rod Ends, Gaerte Race Engines, Georgia Boot, Hawk Performance, Jay (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens Racing Engines, JRi Shocks, Keyser MFG, Kuntz Race Engines, Longhorn Chassis, Mann Merchant Processing, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins Shocks, Outerwears, Performance Bodies, Pierce Racecars, Performance Rod and Custom, Pro Power Racing Engines, Race Engine Design, Rick Schwallie Photography, Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Parts, Simpson Performance Products, Sweet Mfg, Traeger Grills, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, 5150 Race Trailers.
WAYCROSS, GA (October 18, 2013) – This weekend’s RED BUCK Dirt Track World Championship will also mark the final event of the SWEET Mfg. TV Challenge - Presented by E3 Spark Plugs. The SWEET Mfg. TV Challenge - Presented by E3 Spark Plugs awards points to drivers at all the TV races on the schedule in 2013. The driver that earns the most points at the TV races and maintains perfect attendance during the season will be awarded a cash award of $10,000 for 1st, $2,500 for 2nd and $1,500 for 3rd based on the final TV points standings.
Randy Sweet, of SWEET Mfg., and Steve Joiner, of E3 Spark Plugs, have partnered to provide the racers additional bonus money to compete for at the TV races on the schedule in 2013. Lucas Oil Products and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are committed to bringing the stars and cars of the series to five TV networks in 2013. LOLMDS events will air on CBS, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, FOX Sports 1 and MAVTV American Real Networks in 2013.
Jimmy Owens is in a tight battle with Steve Francis for the $10,000 bonus in the TV point standings. Owens leads this point category by a slim 30 points over Francis heading into this weekend’s final TV race. John Blankenship of Williamson, WV is currently in third place in the TV Challenge points only 50 points behind Francis. “This is a neat deal that Sweet Mfg, E3 Spark Plugs and the series have put together this year with the TV races. Hopefully, we can earn enough points this weekend to pass Jimmy and collect the $10,000 bonus at the awards banquet”, stated Steve Francis, driver of the Clint Bowyer owned #15 Georgia Boot Racing Team. To see the current points standings in this category, go to http://www.lucasdirt.com/point-standings/e3-spark-plugs-challenge/. For more information about the sponsors of this point category visit www.sweetmfg.biz and www.E3sparkplugs.com.
The LOLMDS TV races included in this points category included the $30,000 to win Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 - Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com; Lucas Oil Speedway on May 23-25th; The $20,000 to win Optima Batteries Clash at the Mag, Magnolia Motor Speedway, June 14-15th; The $10,000 to win General Tire Battle on the Beach - Presented by GEICO, Tri-City Speedway, July 12th; The $10,000 to win E3 Spark Plugs Diamond Nationals - Presented by General Tire, Lucas Oil Speedway, July 13th; The $50,000 to win Sunoco North/South 100 - Presented by Lucas Oil, Florence Speedway, Aug 8-10th; The $40,000 to win COMP Cams Topless 100 - Presented by Lucas Oil, Batesville Motor Speedway, Aug 15-17th; The $10,000 to win GEICO Whiskey 50 - Presented by Hoosier Tire, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Aug 24th; The $40,000 to win Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals, Knoxville Raceway, Sept 26-28th; The $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout, Dixie Speedway, Oct 5th and this weekend’s $50,000 to win RED BUCK Dirt Track World Championship, featuring Borrowed Blue, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Oct 18-19th.
“This weekend’s DTWC is a huge event in itself, but to have this event as the final TV race of 2013 really adds to the excitement of the our TV package and the DTWC. We can’t thank Randy Sweet of Sweet Mfg and Steve Joiner of E3 Spark Plugs nearly enough for putting this great bonus together for our racers. Lucas Oil Products and Lucas Oil Production Studios have increased the series popularity with our tremendous TV package again this year. The TV points category gives racers a chance to shoot for additional money at our TV races, while giving Sweet Mfg, E3 Spark Plugs and the teams sponsors additional impressions through our award winning TV programming”, stated Ritchie Lewis, Director, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Activities for the 33rd Annual RED BUCK Dirt Track World Championship - Presented by Borrowed Blue will get underway on Thursday, October 17th with Modified Qualifying, Heat Races and Consolation races. On Friday, October 18th , the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take to the track for Hot-Laps, RED BUCK Time Trials and Heat Races. Then, on Saturday, October 19th , the schedule will include the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series B-Mains, the $3,000 to win Modified Feature, the $50,000 to win/$2,000 to start DTWC 100-lap feature event and the $3,000 to win Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifiers race.
To purchase tickets for this event visit www.dirttrackworldchampionship.net/tickets.htm or call 740-858-6661. To learn more about the event go to www.dirttrackworldchampionship.net or visit the track website at www.portsraceway.com. If you have any questions, contact the DTWC office at (740) 858-6661 or you can email Carl Short at carlshort2007@gmail.com or call at (865) 945-3423 or (865) 712-9303.
For the latest breaking news about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series including the 2013 tour schedule, TV schedule, drivers, sponsors and all the information about the series visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.
Follow the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on the social media outlets at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and https://twitter.com/lucasdirt .
Track Information
Portsmouth Raceway Park
Track Phone #: (740) 354-3278 or Office – (740) 858-6661
Promoters: Donna Rayburn – (740) 259-3408 / (740) 821-1161
Location: 25648 State Route 73, West Portsmouth, OH 45663
Website: www.portsraceway.com
Event Purse
Dirt Track World Championship Purse: 1. $50,000, 2. $15,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $7,000, 5. $5,000,
6. $3,500, 7. $3,200, 8. $3,000, 9. $2,800, 10. $2,500, 11. $2,450, 12. $2,400, 13. $2,350, 14. $2,300, 15. $2,250, 16. $2,200, 17. $2,150, 18. $2,100, 19. $2,075, 20. $2,060, 21. $2,050, 22. $2,040,
23. $2,030, 24. $2,020, 25. $2,010, 26. $2,000.
Jim Dunn Memorial Non Qualifiers Race: 1. $3,000, 2. $1,500, 3. $1,250, 4. $1,000, 5. $900,
6. $800, 7. $750, 8. $700, 9. $650, 10. $600, 11. 500, 12. $400, 13. $350, 14. $300, 15. $250,
16. $200, 17. $200, 18. $200, 19. $200, 20. $200, 21. $200, 22. $200, 23. $200, 24. $200, 25. $200,
26. $200.
Tire Rule
Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier Rib 1300, 1425 (no white dots)
Right Rear – Hoosier 01, 04, 06, LM40
2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Official Sponsors Include:
ASi Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
E3 Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
GEICO - "The Official Insurance" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
General Tire - "The Official Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Hoosier Tire - "The Official Race Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
iON Cameras – “The Official Camera of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”
Lucas Oil Products - "The Official Oil" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
MAVTV “American Real” - "The Official TV Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Optima Batteries - "The Official Battery" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Ole Smoky Moonshine – “The Official Moonshine” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
ProtectTheHarvest.com-"The Official Protect the Harvest Campaign of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
RED BUCK- "The Official Fast Time Sponsor" of the Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
2013 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:
Allstar Performance, AR Bodies, Borrowed Blue, Barry Wright Race Cars, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, C&R Racing Inc, Crawford Supply, CV Products, DART Machinery, DirtonDirt.com, Dunn-Benson Ford, Dyers Top Rods, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Fuel Safe Fuel Cells, FK Rod Ends, Gaerte Race Engines, Georgia Boot, Hawk Performance, Jay (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens Racing Engines, JRi Shocks, Keyser MFG, Kuntz Race Engines, Longhorn Chassis, Mann Merchant Processing, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins Shocks, Outerwears, Performance Bodies, Pierce Racecars, Performance Rod and Custom, Pro Power Racing Engines, Race Engine Design, Rick Schwallie Photography, Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Parts, Simpson Performance Products, Sweet Mfg, Traeger Grills, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, 5150 Race Trailers.