Lucas schedule

[Dlmfan123]

https://lucasdirt.com/news/latest-news/2019-news/56-race-schedule-for-lucas-oil-late-models-in-2020 50,000 to win at port royal! Only 56 races

[Mike Honcho]

Looks pretty similar to this year with Port Royal replacing Dirt Million.
I see All Tech on Sunday after East Bay. Bubba Raceway Park have plans for that date?

[Justin314]

Sucks no Sharon._.

[drunkinashortbus]

They just said on lucas oil tv that Port Royal race is being promoted by Cody Sommer. Replacing the dirt million.

[Dlmfan123]

Sucks no Sharon._.Sounds like they ditched all there late model races unfortunately. They didnot loose there date to port either

[ZERO25]

Looks pretty similar to this year with Port Royal replacing Dirt Million.
I see All Tech on Sunday after East Bay. Bubba Raceway Park have plans for that date?

Booooooooo!...…..much better racing at Bubba!!!

[Shiny Side Up 18]

I'd like to do the Burlington-Farley-Deer Creek swing.

[useddirt]

BREAKING NEWS...….. The July 3rd race at Musky has been called because of rain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[huskerdirt]

Bubba is broke. Facing foreclosure last I saw.

[intel8]

I'm in Dubuque Shiny.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Sharon lost their date, or let it go. And Port Royal with a Cody Sommer promoted $50k race. Man I might try to make that. Other than right after my vacation.

Hopefully Sharon does some other stuff. Maybe WoO??

[Dlmfan123]

Sharon lost their date, or let it go. And Port Royal with a Cody Sommer promoted $50k race. Man I might try to make that. Other than right after my vacation.Hopefully Sharon does some other stuff. Maybe WoO??I was told they ditched all there late model shows

[TS FAN]

Is Port Royal a good track for LM? I do not remember to much about that track.

[Dlmfan123]

Is Port Royal a good track for LM? I do not remember to much about that track.Phenomenal. Top 5 in the country imo

[GEAR_HEAD]

Is Port Royal a good track for LM? I do not remember to much about that track.

Watch the WoO LM race from August on Dirt on Dirt. That'll answer your question.

[ClampedUp]

Port Royal is without a doubt the best track East of Eldora and if it keeps going like it has it will soon be the best track East of Knoxville!

[bleedblue55]

Port Royal is without a doubt the best track East of Eldora and if it keeps going like it has it will soon be the best track East of Knoxville!

You got that right

[06Tireman]

A few winter upgrades they have in the plans are removing the stage from the front stretch and making the front straight wider.. also.. Removing the old tunnel from turn 1 and actually making it bigger to allow 4 wheelers and golf carts to pass though.. Also they have added a fence around turns 3 and 4 adding billboards.. They skimmed clay off turns 3 and 4 and sifted it.. Theres a huge pile in the infield right now to be put on the track.. We, several race teams, have been pushing and pushing for a 2 day show up there and we are finally getting it.. Just a heads up for folks who want to camp.. Don't wait to reserve your spot for this race or even to get reserved tickets.. Theres not a bad seat anywhere or even in the infield..

[hoosier race fan]

Moving a big money race to Port Royal is a good thing. I am glad to see they are returning to Kokomo.

Way too many races at the same tracks. 56 races but only 32 venues. 6 at East Bay, which is ridiculous. 4 at Portsmouth, 4 at Lucas Oil (which I understand due to the sponsor), 3 at Florence (and a 4th night if you count the North/South prelim), 3 at Magnolia, 3 at Batesville, 3 at Knoxville. That’s 26 races at just 7 tracks - nearly 50% of the tour. I know the cost to bring in the tour is an obstacle for many tracks that would like to have them, but I would much rather see them have no more than 2 events at any track. Visit some more tracks and expand the fan base.

[bleedblue55]

How is running 9 races in 10 days down south in Feb ridiculous when there are no other tracks even running. 10th straight East Bay coming up, 20th overall. My racing vacation when I happily travel to the race instead of waiting for the races to come to my area.

[huskerdirt]

3 of the 4 at Wheatland are for the show me 100. Do you realize that?

I’m not sure why you are counting multi day shows at these tracks as separate visit. That’s idiotic. All these multi day shows are big events, even Eastbay. Most of them only count for points on the final night.

[dirtSLMracing]

loose - not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

lose - be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

[turnleftandgasit]

I understand that UMP rules the state and tracks could step up and schedule a race if they saw fit, but only two IL tracks on the schedule is a crime.

[bighalfmile]

New Handicap restrooms for the pits and infield along with a new 32 row grandstands in the pits are two other improvements coming this winter at Port Royal.

[hoosier race fan]

bleedblue55 - 9 races in 10 days puts a huge strain on the teams to run that many nights in a row. Running 10% of the tour all at 1 track on 6 consecutive nights just doesn’t seem fitting for a national, touring series. 3 nights at East Bay would be plenty. In a few years they won’t have any, which will be a shame.

huskerdirt - Yes, I am aware that most of the events I listed are multi-day shows at the same track. I’m not the one counting them as separate races, the Lucas Oil series is. They even titled their schedule release as “56 race schedule for Lucas Oil Late Models in 2020” which makes it sound like 56 separate events. So if it’s idiotic, blame the series because they are the ones advertising it that way. I know they don’t count points for the prelim night of a 2 night show. I didn’t even count those in my totals, which would add another night at a few of those same tracks. I only included the 56 races that are considered separate events. I get that the Lucas Oil series wants to be known as the “big events” series. I just prefer to see races at different tracks instead of the same show for several nights at the same track.

[Dlmfan123]

Nobody forces anybody to race all week at east bay. Fri/sat are the only point shows

[doyle hargraves]

Yeah but if you don’t you are at a disadvantage com Friday/Saturday

[huskerdirt]

56 races is 56 full nights of racing. Nobody is false advertising. Big races need the prelim nights to be successful. When you say “3 nights at Batesville” you are implying 3 separate visits in your argument. The logistics of the series is already hard. You want them to roll into town and be out in 6 hours to add even more races to the schedule. That makes no sense. Not every track can host a Lucas race. For example.... any track west of I-80 couldn’t host a Lucas show. Either because of the facility or they wouldn’t get any cars. When the SDN rolls around, those tracks shut down because they know fans are gonna be at I-80.

[hoosier race fan]

3 separate visits (at different times during the season) is not what I am implying with Batesville, Knoxville, etc. A prelim night for a special event is fine. The extra races at the same track on the previous nights are the ones I don’t care for. And if the logistics are already so hard, then what is the benefit of running 9 out of 10 nights to kick off the season? That’s a quick way to thin out the tour regulars, which happens almost every year. I am sure the tour regulars are fine with the extra nights at those tracks because they don’t have to travel and it gives them extra laps prior to a big event there. As a fan, I love seeing them race at different tracks, especially tracks that are new to the tour. Copy and paste scheduling and many races at the same tracks just doesn’t build any interest for me. I didn’t say you had to agree. Enjoy your 3-4 nights at I-80.

[BTExpress]

So I guess it is now safe to assume that Cody Summers is officially done promoting Mansfield and the Dirt Million is no more?

[Mams]

So I guess it is now safe to assume that Cody Summers is officially done promoting Mansfield and the Dirt Million is no more?

Yes, probably done as a race track forever.

[ZERO25]

Bubba is broke. Facing foreclosure last I saw.

According to their FB post, the track is paid for!

Plus, Bubba has announced a new gig!

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

According to their FB post, the track is paid for!

Plus, Bubba has announced a new gig!

Sounds like your there PR guy🤔🤔

[#FALSuperman]

Dirt Million...never had a chance at year 3.
Port Royal is a very solid upgrade for Cody.

[non driving fool]

So I guess it is now safe to assume that Cody Summers is officially done promoting Mansfield and the Dirt Million is no more? We knew that this spring didn't we ?

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Dirt Million...never had a chance at year 3.
Port Royal is a very solid upgrade for Cody.I definitely agree there. Wanna try to make this race. Car count will be great, and racing there is A+. And they really promote, attempt to improve.

[WisWildManFan]

I understand that UMP rules the state and tracks could step up and schedule a race if they saw fit, but only two IL tracks on the schedule is a crime.Yea love to see them hit somewhere different instead of 2 nights at tri city which is basically in Missouri. Macon is great but the April date is always rough. Spoon river would be a good one. Luckily we get to see a lot of the Lucas guys at pdc.

[smoot]

Make Friday night at port royal worth some money, not just time trials and heats

[obamaracing#1]

No Tazwell is criminal. Why the need to have all those races during Florida speed weeks, kind of over kill ya think? Really putting pressure on teams to decide if they want to follow the series during the beginning of the year.

[hoosier race fan]

I would like to see some minor changes to the schedule for 2020. Not going to happen, but something like this:

54 events
44 tracks

1/31 Golden Isles
2/1 Golden Isles
2/5 North Florida
2/6 East Bay
2/7 East Bay
2/8 East Bay
2/9 All-Tech
3/14 Senoia
3/27 Atomic
3/28 Brownstown
4/3 411
4/4 TST
4/17 Tazewell
4/18 Richmond Ky
5/1 Tri-City
5/2 Macon
5/8 Ponderosa
5/9 Florence
5/14 Marshalltown Ia
5/15 300 (Farley Ia)
5/16 34 Raceway
5/22 Lake Ozark
5/23 Lucas Oil
5/29 Salina Highbanks
5/30 Caney Valley
6/12 Cherokee
6/13 Smoky Mountain
6/19 Whynot
6/20 Magnolia
7/3 Hagerstown
7/4 Port Royal
7/10 Deer Creek
7/11 Jackson
7/17 Tri-City
7/18 Lucas Oil
7/22 Stuart Ia
7/24-7/25 I-80
8/14-8/15 Florence
8/21 I-30
8/22 Batesville
8/28-8/29 Port Royal
9/5 Sharon
9/6 Tyler County
9/17 Knoxville
9/18 Knoxville
9/19 Knoxville
9/25 Kokomo
9/26 Brownstown
10/2 Raceway 7
10/3 Pittsburgh
10/10 Dixie
10/11 Rome
10/16-10/17 Portsmouth

[HoosierDirtFan]

I would like to see some minor changes to the schedule for 2020. Not going to happen, but something like this:

54 events
44 tracks

1/31 Golden Isles
2/1 Golden Isles
2/5 North Florida
2/6 East Bay
2/7 East Bay
2/8 East Bay
2/9 All-Tech
3/14 Senoia
3/27 Atomic
3/28 Brownstown
4/3 411
4/4 TST
4/18 Tazewell
4/19 Richmond Ky
5/1 Tri-City
5/2 Macon
5/8 Ponderosa
5/9 Florence
5/14 Marshalltown Ia
5/15 300 (Farley Ia)
5/16 34 Raceway
5/22 Lake Ozark
5/23 Lucas Oil
5/29 Salina Highbanks
5/30 Caney Valley
6/12 Cherokee
6/13 Smoky Mountain
6/19 Whynot
6/20 Magnolia
7/3 Hagerstown
7/4 Port Royal
7/10 Deer Creek
7/11 Jackson
7/17 Tri-City
7/18 Lucas Oil
7/22 Stuart Ia
7/24-7/25 I-80
8/14-8/15 Florence
8/21 I-30
8/22 Batesville
8/28-8/29 Port Royal
9/5 Sharon
9/6 Tyler County
9/17 Knoxville
9/18 Knoxville
9/19 Knoxville
9/25 Kokomo
9/26 Brownstown
10/2 Raceway 7
10/3 Pittsburgh
10/10 Dixie
10/11 Rome
10/16-10/17 Portsmouth

That would be a decent schedule.

[15b24fan]

34 Raceway, 300 Raceway, Deer Creek swing would be a fun one being in eastern Iowa. Also, Marshalltown would be great to see a touring series visit. Never been there, but year after year there are many video highlights to some amazing racing. If WoO or Lucas were to ever get a date, I'd be there for sure.

[MEE]

I would like to see some minor changes to the schedule for 2020. Not going to happen, but something like this:

54 events
44 tracks

1/31 Golden Isles
2/1 Golden Isles
2/5 North Florida
2/6 East Bay
2/7 East Bay
2/8 East Bay
2/9 All-Tech
3/14 Senoia
3/27 Atomic
3/28 Brownstown
4/3 411
4/4 TST
4/17 Tazewell
4/18 Richmond Ky
5/1 Tri-City
5/2 Macon
5/8 Ponderosa
5/9 Florence
5/14 Marshalltown Ia
5/15 300 (Farley Ia)
5/16 34 Raceway
5/22 Lake Ozark
5/23 Lucas Oil
5/29 Salina Highbanks
5/30 Caney Valley
6/12 Cherokee
6/13 Smoky Mountain
6/19 Whynot
6/20 Magnolia
7/3 Hagerstown
7/4 Port Royal
7/10 Deer Creek
7/11 Jackson
7/17 Tri-City
7/18 Lucas Oil
7/22 Stuart Ia
7/24-7/25 I-80
8/14-8/15 Florence
8/21 I-30
8/22 Batesville
8/28-8/29 Port Royal
9/5 Sharon
9/6 Tyler County
9/17 Knoxville
9/18 Knoxville
9/19 Knoxville
9/25 Kokomo
9/26 Brownstown
10/2 Raceway 7
10/3 Pittsburgh
10/10 Dixie
10/11 Rome
10/16-10/17 Portsmouth



RICHMOND KY. !!!!!!!!! That's a BIG Laugh

[Dlmfan123]

I would like to see some minor changes to the schedule for 2020. Not going to happen, but something like this:54 events44 tracks1/31 Golden Isles2/1 Golden Isles2/5 North Florida2/6 East Bay2/7 East Bay2/8 East Bay2/9 All-Tech3/14 Senoia3/27 Atomic3/28 Brownstown4/3 4114/4 TST4/17 Tazewell4/18 Richmond Ky5/1 Tri-City5/2 Macon5/8 Ponderosa5/9 Florence5/14 Marshalltown Ia5/15 300 (Farley Ia)5/16 34 Raceway5/22 Lake Ozark5/23 Lucas Oil5/29 Salina Highbanks5/30 Caney Valley6/12 Cherokee6/13 Smoky Mountain6/19 Whynot6/20 Magnolia7/3 Hagerstown7/4 Port Royal7/10 Deer Creek7/11 Jackson7/17 Tri-City7/18 Lucas Oil7/22 Stuart Ia7/24-7/25 I-808/14-8/15 Florence8/21 I-308/22 Batesville8/28-8/29 Port Royal9/5 Sharon9/6 Tyler County9/17 Knoxville9/18 Knoxville9/19 Knoxville9/25 Kokomo9/26 Brownstown10/2 Raceway 710/3 Pittsburgh10/10 Dixie10/11 Rome10/16-10/17 PortsmouthYou do realize tracks have to want a Lucas race? And Knoxville is the only one aloud a 3 day show?

[hoosier race fan]

Yes, I do realize that. You do realize I listed 3 races at East Bay also? My proposal is obviously hypothetical. Key words - “I would like to see” and “Not going to happen...”

[fryefan]

While Mike Van Gendren is a great promoter, Stuart, IA is no where big enough (grandstands and pit space) to hold an event of this nature.

[racincowboy02]

What is wrong with the speed weeks portion of the schedule considering that it is the only place that would be possibly warm enough and with no winter precipitation to have to worry about to start the season. Why only bash the Lucas schedule why don't you go look at the Woo schedule too

[hoosier race fan]

While Mike Van Gendren is a great promoter, Stuart, IA is no where big enough (grandstands and pit space) to hold an event of this nature.
I don’t think it is any smaller (grandstands or pit space) than Ponderosa, and they have hosted the Lucas Oil series for several years. I went with Stuart because of their proximity to I-80. My first choice was Eagle, but I went with Stuart since it is a little further away and might bring in some fans that may not go to I-80. It was, as I mentioned in another post, completely hypothetical. They could certainly consider other tracks in that area like Eagle, Adams County, Crawford County, Beatrice, etc.


What is wrong with the speed weeks portion of the schedule considering that it is the only place that would be possibly warm enough and with no winter precipitation to have to worry about to start the season. Why only bash the Lucas schedule why don't you go look at the Woo schedule too
The WoO schedule hasn’t been released yet. Don’t worry, I’ll get around to them when their schedule comes out. Patience.

[zyoung25]

I'm just wondering where they'll go once east bay is no more? Bubba probably had himself set up to take over, but that isn't looking to promising at the time.

[dirtybird73]

I'm just wondering where they'll go once east bay is no more? Bubba probably had himself set up to take over, but that isn't looking to promising at the time.

I wonder if the All-Tech Race isn't to see if they could handle the full Speedweek, or to see what they need to improve upon...