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U. S. Steel Signs on as Title Sponsor of
Dirt Track World Championship
Waycross, GA (September 27, 2011) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and famed promoter Carl Short are pleased to announce that U. S. Steel has signed on as the title sponsor of the 31st Annual Dirt Track World Championship. The U. S. Steel Dirt Track World Championship, presented by Sunoco will take place at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe Ohio on October 13th-15th. This mega event sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be the final event of the 2011 season and will determine the series national champion. Earl Pearson Jr. the four-time series champion is the defending champion of the DTWC winning the event at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells West Virginia in 2010.
United States Steel Corporation headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada and Central Europe.The company manufactures a wide range of value-added steel sheet and tubular products for the automotive, appliance, container, industrial machinery, construction, and oil and gas industries.
"We are very excited and honored to have U. S. Steel come on board for the DTWC. To have an opportunity to be associated with a great company of this size and magnitude is really exciting", stated Ritchie Lewis, series director. "To have a great partner as the title sponsor of this huge event will just make the whole weekend that much bigger. Having the DTWC and all the history of the event on our schedule gives our series a huge platform to end the season on and crown our champion. We have a tremendous point's battle between Jimmy Owens and Scott Bloomquist that will be settled at this event. Then you add in the fact the race pays $50,000 to win will really spice up the excitement and weekend activities", stated Ritchie Lewis.
"U. S. Steel is pleased to be a sponsor of the Dirt Track World Championship," said Scott Coleman, general manager - U. S. Steel Great Lakes Works. "There are many great partners who put on a fantastic series for the fans and we are proud to be a part of that."
Not only will the $50,000 to win U. S. Steel DTWC be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series but the event will move to a familiar venue back to the state of Ohio at the K-C Raceway in Chillicothe. In addition to the $50,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature event, there will be a $3,000 to win Jim Dunn non-qualifiers race and a $3,000 to win open wheel modified feature event as well. Carl Short, promoter of the DTWC, has developed a great relationship with Jeff and Vickie Schrader, owners of KC Raceway and is looking forward to having this event at K-C Raceway. To learn more about K-C Raceway you can visit their official website at www.kc-raceway.com.
Fans can save money by ordering advanced tickets for the 2011 DTWC. The deadline to order advance tickets has been extended to October 3rd. This year's advance 3 day general admission ticket will be $40 with reserved grandstand seating $45. After October 3rd and on race day a 3 day general admission ticket will be $50 with reserved seating priced at $55. Advance 3 day pit passes will be $50 until October 3rd and $60 after October 3rd and on race day.
To order advance tickets go to www.dirttrackworldchampionship.net. If you have any questions you can email Carl Short at carlshort2007@gmail.com or call (865) 945-3423 or (865) 712-9303.
To keep up with all the latest news and to learn more about the U. S. Steel Dirt Track World Championship presented by Sunoco visit the event website atwww.dirttrackworldchampionship.net
To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit the official website at www.lucasdirt.com or contact the series office and Ritchie Lewis at (951) 532-2503 or email Ritchie at rlewis@lucasdirt.com.
About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the nations' premier dirt late model sanctioning organization. It currently sanctions 45 events in 19 states and receives national exposure through taped-delayed Series events that are shown on CBS, SPEED Channel, VERSUS Network and MavTV.
About Lucas Oil Products : Founded in 1989 by Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, Lucas Oil Products, Inc. has established itself as one of the fastest-growing lubrication product lines in the consumer automotive aftermarket, featuring a line of engine oils, greases, gear lubes and problem-solving additives. Through innovative product research and development, along with aggressive marketing programs, Lucas Oil Products has established itself as the number one selling fuel treatment and additive products manufacturer in America and Canada. Lucas Oil Products has long been directly involved in the American racing industry at all levels through multiple vehicle sponsorships and racing events
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10/2/11
1:00 PM
Portsmouth Raceway Park
River Days Rumble
Portsmouth, OH
9/3/11
SPEED
10/9/11
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Virginia Motor Speedway
ASi Racewear USA 100
Saluda, VA
9/17/11
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10/23/11
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Brownstown Speedway
32nd Annual Jackson 100
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9/24/11
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Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
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10/8/11
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12/18/11
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Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
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8/13/11
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Knoxville Raceway
8th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville, IA
10/1/11
MavTV
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
TBA
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Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors
ASI Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Canidae Pet Foods - "The Official Pet Foods" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
DART Machinery - "The Official Engine Components" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
E3 Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Geico Power Sports - "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
K&N Filters - "The Official Filter" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lucas Oil Products - "The Official Oil" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Magnaflow Exhaust - "The Official Exhaust" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
MavTV - "The Official Men's Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
R&L Carrier - "The Official Carrier" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Rockstar Energy Drink - "The Official Drink" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Speedco - "The Official Truck Lube and Tire Center" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:
Allstar Performance, American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, Cruise with the Champions, CV Products, DirtonDirt.com, Dominator Race Products, Dyers Top Rods, ECR Race Engines, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Gaerte Engines, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hypercoil, Janowski Insurance, Jay (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens Racing Engines, JE Pistons, JRi Shocks, Keyser MFG, Longhorn Chassis, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins, Outerwears, PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies, Pierce Racecars, Pro Power Racing, Quarter Master, Race Engine Design, Red Buck Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines, Rick Schwallie Photography, Ringers Gloves, Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Performance, Safety Solutions, Sweet Manufactuing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, 5150 Race Trailers.
Dirt Track World Championship
Waycross, GA (September 27, 2011) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and famed promoter Carl Short are pleased to announce that U. S. Steel has signed on as the title sponsor of the 31st Annual Dirt Track World Championship. The U. S. Steel Dirt Track World Championship, presented by Sunoco will take place at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe Ohio on October 13th-15th. This mega event sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be the final event of the 2011 season and will determine the series national champion. Earl Pearson Jr. the four-time series champion is the defending champion of the DTWC winning the event at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells West Virginia in 2010.
United States Steel Corporation headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada and Central Europe.The company manufactures a wide range of value-added steel sheet and tubular products for the automotive, appliance, container, industrial machinery, construction, and oil and gas industries.
"We are very excited and honored to have U. S. Steel come on board for the DTWC. To have an opportunity to be associated with a great company of this size and magnitude is really exciting", stated Ritchie Lewis, series director. "To have a great partner as the title sponsor of this huge event will just make the whole weekend that much bigger. Having the DTWC and all the history of the event on our schedule gives our series a huge platform to end the season on and crown our champion. We have a tremendous point's battle between Jimmy Owens and Scott Bloomquist that will be settled at this event. Then you add in the fact the race pays $50,000 to win will really spice up the excitement and weekend activities", stated Ritchie Lewis.
"U. S. Steel is pleased to be a sponsor of the Dirt Track World Championship," said Scott Coleman, general manager - U. S. Steel Great Lakes Works. "There are many great partners who put on a fantastic series for the fans and we are proud to be a part of that."
Not only will the $50,000 to win U. S. Steel DTWC be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series but the event will move to a familiar venue back to the state of Ohio at the K-C Raceway in Chillicothe. In addition to the $50,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature event, there will be a $3,000 to win Jim Dunn non-qualifiers race and a $3,000 to win open wheel modified feature event as well. Carl Short, promoter of the DTWC, has developed a great relationship with Jeff and Vickie Schrader, owners of KC Raceway and is looking forward to having this event at K-C Raceway. To learn more about K-C Raceway you can visit their official website at www.kc-raceway.com.
Fans can save money by ordering advanced tickets for the 2011 DTWC. The deadline to order advance tickets has been extended to October 3rd. This year's advance 3 day general admission ticket will be $40 with reserved grandstand seating $45. After October 3rd and on race day a 3 day general admission ticket will be $50 with reserved seating priced at $55. Advance 3 day pit passes will be $50 until October 3rd and $60 after October 3rd and on race day.
To order advance tickets go to www.dirttrackworldchampionship.net. If you have any questions you can email Carl Short at carlshort2007@gmail.com or call (865) 945-3423 or (865) 712-9303.
To keep up with all the latest news and to learn more about the U. S. Steel Dirt Track World Championship presented by Sunoco visit the event website atwww.dirttrackworldchampionship.net
To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit the official website at www.lucasdirt.com or contact the series office and Ritchie Lewis at (951) 532-2503 or email Ritchie at rlewis@lucasdirt.com.
About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the nations' premier dirt late model sanctioning organization. It currently sanctions 45 events in 19 states and receives national exposure through taped-delayed Series events that are shown on CBS, SPEED Channel, VERSUS Network and MavTV.
About Lucas Oil Products : Founded in 1989 by Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, Lucas Oil Products, Inc. has established itself as one of the fastest-growing lubrication product lines in the consumer automotive aftermarket, featuring a line of engine oils, greases, gear lubes and problem-solving additives. Through innovative product research and development, along with aggressive marketing programs, Lucas Oil Products has established itself as the number one selling fuel treatment and additive products manufacturer in America and Canada. Lucas Oil Products has long been directly involved in the American racing industry at all levels through multiple vehicle sponsorships and racing events
NETWORK
AIR DATE
AIR TIME
VENUE
EVENT NAME
LOCATION
EVENT DATE
SPEED
10/2/11
1:00 PM
Portsmouth Raceway Park
River Days Rumble
Portsmouth, OH
9/3/11
SPEED
10/9/11
1:00 PM
Virginia Motor Speedway
ASi Racewear USA 100
Saluda, VA
9/17/11
SPEED
10/23/11
6:00 PM
Brownstown Speedway
32nd Annual Jackson 100
Brownstown, IN
9/24/11
SPEED
10/30/11
3:00 PM
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
12/18/11
6:00 PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
MavTV
12/29/11
9:00PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
SPEED
TBA
TBA
Knoxville Raceway
8th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville, IA
10/1/11
MavTV
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors
ASI Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Canidae Pet Foods - "The Official Pet Foods" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
DART Machinery - "The Official Engine Components" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
E3 Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Geico Power Sports - "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
K&N Filters - "The Official Filter" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lucas Oil Products - "The Official Oil" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Magnaflow Exhaust - "The Official Exhaust" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
MavTV - "The Official Men's Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
R&L Carrier - "The Official Carrier" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Rockstar Energy Drink - "The Official Drink" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Speedco - "The Official Truck Lube and Tire Center" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:
Allstar Performance, American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, Cruise with the Champions, CV Products, DirtonDirt.com, Dominator Race Products, Dyers Top Rods, ECR Race Engines, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Gaerte Engines, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hypercoil, Janowski Insurance, Jay (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens Racing Engines, JE Pistons, JRi Shocks, Keyser MFG, Longhorn Chassis, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins, Outerwears, PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies, Pierce Racecars, Pro Power Racing, Quarter Master, Race Engine Design, Red Buck Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines, Rick Schwallie Photography, Ringers Gloves, Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Performance, Safety Solutions, Sweet Manufactuing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, 5150 Race Trailers.