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WAYCROSS, GA (October 26, 2016) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series - widely acknowledged as the nation's premier dirt late model tour - announces a record-breaking 2017 schedule.

The ambitious 2017 schedule, which includes 54 events at 35 different venues across 22 states - begins with the February 10th-11th Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway, and concludes on October 20th-21st at Portsmouth Raceway Park for the 37th Annual Dirt Track World Championship, which is set to offer a $100,000 top prize for the third consecutive year.

The 2017 schedule will feature 15 events that will pay $12,000-to-win, along with 11 crown jewel events that will pay $20,000-to-win (or more). The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction some of most prestigious dirt late model events of the season, including: Bad Boy 98 ($20,000-to-win); Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 ($30,000-to-win); Clash at the Mag ($20,000-to-win); Silver Dollar Nationals ($53,000-to-win); Sunoco North/South 100 ($50,000-to-win); COMP Cams Topless 100 ($40,000-to-win); Hillbilly Hundred ($25,000-to-win); Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals ($40,000-to-win); Jackson 100 ($20,000-to-win); Pittsburgher 100 ($20,000-to-win); and the season finale - Dirt Track World Championship ($100,000-to-win).

Four tracks on the 2017 schedule will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the first time, including: Port Royal (PA) Speedway on April 23rd, Luxemburg (WI) Speedway on May 19th, Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN on May 20th, and Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, SD on July 20th. In addition, Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN returns to the series docket for the first time since 2009 on March 30th, 2017.

"We are thrilled to release our 2017 schedule. We're extremely honored to have such great relationships with our promoters, from all over the country, that have worked so diligently to help us get the schedule to completion. We feel that we have the best show in dirt late model racing, and I can't thank our promoters, our staff, drivers, car owners, sponsors, and of course, our great fans enough for their continued support. Lucas Oil Products has put together a great infrastructure for making the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series the best dirt late model national touring series in the country," stated Rick Schwallie, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Director.

Date	Track	Event Title	Location	To Win	Laps
February 10	Golden Isles Speedway	Super Bowl of Racing	Brunswick, GA	$10,000	50
February 11	Golden Isles Speedway	Super Bowl of Racing	Brunswick, GA	$12,000	60
February 13	East Bay Raceway Park	41st Annual Winternationals	Tampa, FL	$5,000	25
February 14	East Bay Raceway Park	41st Annual Winternationals	Tampa, FL	$5,000	25
February 15	East Bay Raceway Park	41st Annual Winternationals	Tampa, FL	$7,000	35
February 16	East Bay Raceway Park	41st Annual Winternationals	Tampa, FL	$7,000	45
February 17	East Bay Raceway Park	41st Annual Winternationals	Tampa, FL	$10,000	50
February 18	East Bay Raceway Park	41st Annual Winternationals	Tampa, FL	$12,000	60
February 19	Bubba Raceway Park	Winter Nationals	Ocala, FL	$10,000	50
March 17	Atomic Speedway	Buckeye Spring 50	Chillicothe, OH	$10,000	50
March 18	Brownstown Speedway	20th Annual Indiana Icebreaker	Brownstown, IN	$12,000	60
March 30	Duck River Raceway Park		Wheel, TN	$10,000	50
March 31	Boyd's Speedway		Ringgold, GA	$10,000	50
April 1	East Alabama Motor Speedway	20th Annual Bama Bash	Phenix City, AL	$12,000	60
April 7, 8	Batesville Motor Speedway	Bad Boy 98	Batesville, AR	$20,000	98
April 21	Sharon Speedway	Steel Valley 50	Hartford, OH	$10,000	50
April 22	Hagerstown Speedway	36th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic	Hagerstown, MD	$12,000	60
April 23	Port Royal Speedway		Port Royal, PA	$10,000	50
April 28	Tri-City Speedway	Budweiser 50	Granite City, IL	$10,000	50
April 29	Macon Speedway	St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100	Macon, IL	$12,000	100
May 5	Tazewell Speedway	Toyota Knoxville 50	Tazewell, TN	$10,000	50
May 6	Florence Speedway	31st Annual Ralph Latham Memorial	Union, KY	$12,000	60
May 18	LaSalle Speedway	Spring Shootout	LaSalle, IL	$10,000	50
May 19	Luxemburg Speedway	Spring Shootout	Luxemburg, WI	$10,000	50
May 20	Deer Creek Speedway		Spring Valley, MN	$12,000	60
May 23	I-80 Speedway	Go 50	Greenwood, NE	$10,000	50
May 25	Lucas Oil Speedway	4th Annual Cowboy Classic	Wheatland, MO	$6,000	40
May 26	Lucas Oil Speedway	The Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson	Wheatland, MO	$6,000	40
May 27	Lucas Oil Speedway	25th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100	Wheatland, MO	$30,000	100
June 15, 16, 17	Magnolia Motor Speedway	Clash at the Mag	Columbus, MS	$20,000	100
July 1	Portsmouth Raceway Park	Independence 60	Portsmouth, OH	$12,000	60
July 3	Muskingum County Speedway		Zanesville, OH	$12,000	60
July 6	Fayetteville Motor Speedway	Dunn-Benson Ford Wayne Gray Memorial	Fayetteville, NC	$10,000	50
July 7	Cherokee Speedway	19th Annual Grassy Smith Memorial	Gaffney, SC	$10,000	50
July 8	Smoky Mountain Speedway	Mountain Moonshine Classic	Maryville, TN	$12,000	60
July 14	Tri-City Speedway	NAPA Know How 50	Granite City, IL	$10,000	50
July 15	Lucas Oil Speedway	11th Annual Diamond Nationals	Wheatland, MO	$12,000	60
July 18	Brown County Speedway	Bullet SportsWear Shootout	Aberdeen, SD	$10,000	50
July 20, 21, 22	I-80 Speedway	7th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals	Greenwood, NE	$53,000	80
August 10	Florence Speedway	North/South Shootout	Union, KY	$10,000	50
August 11, 12	Florence Speedway	35th Annual Sunoco North/South 100	Union, KY	$50,000	100
August 17, 18, 19	Batesville Motor Speedway	25th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100	Batesville, AR	$40,000	100
August 25	Ponderosa Speedway	14th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial	Junction City, KY	$10,000	50
August 26	Lawrenceburg Speedway	Whiskey City 60	Lawrenceburg, IN	$12,000	60
September 2	Portsmouth Raceway Park	River Days Rumble	Portsmouth, OH	$12,000	60
September 3	Tyler County Speedway	49th Annual Hillbilly Hundred	Middlebourne, WV	$25,000	100
September 14	Knoxville Raceway	14th Annual Late Model Nationals	Knoxville, IA	$7,000	25
September 15	Knoxville Raceway	14th Annual Late Model Nationals	Knoxville, IA	$7,000	25
September 16	Knoxville Raceway	14th Annual Late Model Nationals	Knoxville, IA	$40,000	100
September 22, 23	Brownstown Speedway	38th Annual Jackson 100	Brownstown, IN	$20,000	100
September 30	Dixie Speedway	Dixie Shootout	Woodstock, GA	$12,000	60
October 1	Rome Speedway	Rome Showdown	Rome, GA	$10,000	50
October 6,7	Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway	29th Annual Pittsburgher 100	Imperial, PA	$20,000	100
October 20, 21	Portsmouth Raceway Park	37th Annual Dirt Track World Championship	Portsmouth, OH	$100,000	100