FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WAYCROSS, GA (March 18, 2015) - Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are excited to announce the 2015 Team Lucas Partners, Official Sponsors, Associate Sponsors, Contingency Sponsors and bonus programs. Series sponsors will be offering up contingency awards and special category awards for racers that compete with the series to earn additional money and product awards.
Team Lucas Sponsors of the series include:
Lucas Oil Products, Protect The Harvest, E3 Spark Plugs, General Tire, GEICO, Optima Batteries, iON Cameras, Super Clean, Kawasaki, K&N Filters and MAVTV Official Sponsors of the series include: Lucas Oil Products, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels, Optima Batteries, ASi Racewear, E3 Spark Plugs, Fast Orange, Kawasaki and MAVTV.
Associate Sponsors of the series include:
Georgia Boot, Dunn-Benson Ford, Miller Welders, Bad Boy Mowers, Super Clean, Hot Rod Processing, Hot Rod Tracker, COMP Cams, Wrisco Aluminum, Simpson Race Products, Allstar Performance, Bilstein Shocks, DirtonDirt.com, Ohlins Shocks, Eibach Springs and Midwest Sheet Metal.
Contingency Sponsors and Partners of the LOLMDS include:
5150 Race Trailers, Andy Durham Race Engines, AR Bodies, ASi Decal Company, Barry Wright Race Cars, Black Diamond/Club 29 Chassis, Bloomquist/Sweet Race Cars, Brodix, C&R Racing Inc., CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, CV Products, Dyers Top Rods, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, Grover Racing Engines, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, JRi Shocks, Keyser Mfg, Longhorn Chassis, MasterSbilt Chassis, Outerwears, PFC Brakes, Penske Shocks, Performance Bodies, Pierce Race Cars, Pro Power Race Engines, QA1, Rocket Chassis, Rick Schwallie Photography.
Sponsors of the various point categories and award programs for LOLMDS are as follows:
ASi Racewear and DirtonDirt.com will be the title sponsors of the "ASi Crown Jewel Cup - Presented by DirtonDirt.com" points category. This category will consist of an eleven (11) race mini-series for events paying $20,000 or more to win on the series schedule. The driver that earns the most points in those eleven (11) races will receive a $10,000 cash award at the series year-end awards banquet, compliments of ASi Racewear and DirtonDirt.com.
Bad Boy Mowers and E3 Spark Plugs will sponsor the title "TV Challenge" point's category. The driver that earns the most points at the fifteen (15) TV races will be awarded $10,000 at the year- end awards banquet. Bad Boy Mowers is also sponsoring the Fan Appreciation Contest and giving a brand new Bad Boy Mower to one lucky fan through a grand prize drawing at the season finale the DTWC.
Miller Welders is the title sponsor for the "Fast Time Award" category. Miller Welders will pay a cash award to the fastest qualifier at each event and a year-end banquet award to the driver that earns the most Fast Time Awards during the season.
Optima Batteries is the title sponsor of the "Hard Charger Award" and will offer a cash award at the series awards banquet to the driver that earns the most Hard Charger points during the season.
Sunoco Race Fuels will be the title sponsor of the "Sunoco Race for Gas" competition, along with the "Sunoco Road to Wheatland" loyalty program. Drivers using Sunoco Race Fuels will earn Sunoco points at each event. The driver that earns the most Sunoco points during the season will be awarded cash awards at the awards banquet. Sunoco is also posting a special $2,000 bonus to a Sunoco driver that wins the Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 - Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com in May and maintains perfect attendance.
COMP Cams will once again be the title sponsor of the "COMP Cams Engine Builders Challenge", offering cash and products to engine builders. This category will award points to the participating engine builders at each event, based on the highest finishing driver - with their engine and will crown the "COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year".
Ohlins Shocks will be the title sponsor of the "OHLINS Shocks Chassis Builders Challenge for 2014". Participating chassis builders will earn points at every series race and the chassis builder that earns the most points will be crowned the "Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Year".
Allstar Performance will sponsor the "Allstar Performer of the Race and Year-End Award". The driver that earns the most Allstar points will win a cash award and product award from Allstar Performance at the year-end awards banquet.
Wrisco Aluminum is the title sponsor of the Wrisco Feature Winners category. The driver that wins the most feature events will receive a cash award and will be honored at the year-end awards banquet as the "Wrisco Feature Winner of the Year".
Simpson Race Products will sponsor the point category for drivers that earn the most top five (5) finishes during the season. Simpson will pay a cash and product award to the driver that earns the most Simpson points at the awards banquet.
Midwest Sheet Metal is the title sponsor of the "Point Leader Challenge". The driver that is leading the series national point standings at each race will display the Midwest Sheet Metal Day- Glow Orange spoiler and receive a cash award at each event. The driver that earns the most Midwest Sheet Metal points will receive a $1,000 cash award at the awards banquet, compliments of Chris Davis and Midwest Sheet Metal.
Outerwears and Georgia Boot will sponsor the "Crew Chief of the Year" category and will pay out cash and products to the crew chiefs that work behind the scenes to keep these cars prepared and up front at every series event. The "Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race and the Year-Presented by Georgia Boot" will be based on the points earned by the crew chiefs at each event. The crew chief that earns the most points will be honored as the "Outerwears Crew Chief of the Year - Presented by Georgia Boot" at the awards banquet.
Eibach Springs will be the title sponsor of the "Eibach Springs Heat Race Winners" point's category and award the driver that wins the most heat races throughout the year a cash award and product award at the year-end awards banquet.
CV Products has signed on as the sponsor of the "CV Products Fastest Lap of the Race" award. The driver that records the fastest lap during the feature event of each event will receive a CV Products Product Award in 2015.
Hot Rod Processing is the tile sponsor of the "Hot Rod Processing Most Laps Led" category. Drivers that lead laps during the season will earn points in this category. The driver that leads the most laps in 2015 will receive a $2,000 cash award at the series year-end awards banquet.
Lucas Oil is the title sponsor of the Rookie of the Year category. The driver that earns the most rookie points will receive a $10,000 cash award and additional product awards.
To see the entire list of contingency awards available to racers that compete with the series, log onto the series website: www.lucasdirt.com and click on the rules link and then the contingency awards link.
"We are honored to have the Team Lucas partners supporting the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. We are also thankful for the many partners and sponsors that have provided extra special awards for our racers to earn throughout the year. We can attribute the strength and success of the series to the many companies that support the series. These types of great programs will continue to grow our premier national touring series and benefit everyone that supports us", stated Ritchie Lewis, Director, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
For the latest breaking news about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the 2015 tour schedule, TV schedule, drivers, sponsors and all the information about the series visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.
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About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the nation's premier dirt late model sanctioning organization. In 2015, the LOLMDS will sanction 50 events in 19 states. The series is owned by the parent company Lucas Oil Products Inc. and receives national exposure through a TV package filmed, produced and edited by Lucas Oil Production Studios. LOLMDS events will be broadcast on four TV Networks including CBS, NBC Sports, CBS Sports Network and the MAVTV. For more information about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit the official website at: www.Lucasdirt.com.
About MAVTV
Owned and operated by Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV is a television network with its roots deep in the automotive world. MAVTV offers an unparalleled line-up of exclusive motorsports, that includes prestigious events such as the Chili Bowl, The AMA Pro Motocross series, the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup and NHRA Drag Racing. But MAVTV goes far beyond the national mainstream events and also covers multitudes of grassroots series' from across the globe: Drag boats, sprint boats, drag racing, pro pulling, rally racing, drifting, dirt racing, ice racing and everything in between.
MAVTV also knows you don't have to be a race fan to be an automotive enthusiast, which is why we have developed a package of automotive reality and custom build shows that is truly second to none. If it has a motor, it's on MAVTV...MAVTV is THE motorsports network.
Learn more about MAVTV go to: www.mavtv.com.
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, problem-solving additives, and car-care products. Through innovative product research and development, along with aggressive marketing programs, Lucas Oil has established itself as a worldwide leader in the lubrication industry. Motorsports has always been part of the Lucas Oil culture and the cornerstone of the company's marketing strategy. Such passion for motorsports has inspired Lucas Oil to sponsor many race teams, events and series at all levels, including, NHRA, IRL, ASCS, NASCAR, IHRA and many more. Lucas Oil has also taken ownership and operational control of a number of high profile racing properties, such as: Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Lucas Oil Modified Series, Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. and the Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway in Blythe, CA. In 2007 Lucas Oil founded its own production house, Lucas Oil Production Studios, dedicated to producing high action motorsports television. Currently Lucas Oil Production Studios produces over 300 hours of original programming for networks such as CBS, CBS Sports, NBC Sports and MAVTV. More information about Lucas Oil Products, Inc. visit the company website at: www.lucasoil.com.
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