There is a lot more to the Lucas Oil Sanctioning than just the Late Models IMO.
Lucas Oil Sponsors the weekly racing at the track as well as provides the MavTV time for "Knoxville's Dirt Dreams" TV show every Thursday afternoon (no $$ changes hands that I am aware of), does the TV for the Knoxville Nationals (sprints) and has their signage everywhere.
I don't think it'd be good "business" to drop the Lucas Oil Sanction from the Late Model Nationals. Heck, the Sprint Nationals are "sanctioned" by the WoO even though there is no mention of the WoO brand during the entire week. Knoxville Officials run that show and the track uses it's own format (the WoO format isn't used at all in any way).
The World and Dream aren't technically "sanctioned", but UMP (ie: DirtCar, ie: World of Outlaws) does all tech and runs they show don't they? I would consider that just as much of a sanction as Lucas Oil during the Late Model Nationals is (both races use their own format no matter who is "sanctioning" the race).
Lucas Oil Sponsors the weekly racing at the track as well as provides the MavTV time for "Knoxville's Dirt Dreams" TV show every Thursday afternoon (no $$ changes hands that I am aware of), does the TV for the Knoxville Nationals (sprints) and has their signage everywhere.
I don't think it'd be good "business" to drop the Lucas Oil Sanction from the Late Model Nationals. Heck, the Sprint Nationals are "sanctioned" by the WoO even though there is no mention of the WoO brand during the entire week. Knoxville Officials run that show and the track uses it's own format (the WoO format isn't used at all in any way).
The World and Dream aren't technically "sanctioned", but UMP (ie: DirtCar, ie: World of Outlaws) does all tech and runs they show don't they? I would consider that just as much of a sanction as Lucas Oil during the Late Model Nationals is (both races use their own format no matter who is "sanctioning" the race).
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