2020 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
The 2020 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was the 15th season of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, a national touring series for dirt late models owned & operated by Lucas Oil. The series began with the Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway on February 1, and ended with the Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park on October 17. Jimmy Owens won the 2020 drivers' championship. Tanner English was crowned 2020 Rookie of the Year.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Schedule and results
The 2020 schedule was released on October 19, 2019.[1]
No.
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Date
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Race / Track
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Winning driver
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Heat winner
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B-Main winner
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Fastest Qualifier
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Feb 1
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Super Bowl of Racing - Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia
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Tim McCreadie ($12,000)
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45 cars entered
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2
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Feb 3
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Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Devin Moran ($5,000)
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62 cars entered
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3
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Feb 4
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Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Brandon Sheppard ($5,000)
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61 cars entered
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4
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Feb 5
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Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Tim McCreadie ($7,000)
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65 cars entered
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5
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Feb 6
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Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Brandon Sheppard ($7,000)
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57 cars entered
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6
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Feb 7
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Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Mason Zeigler ($12,000)
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57 cars entered
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7
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Feb 8
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Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Brandon Sheppard ($12,000)
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55 cars entered
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8
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Feb 9
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Lucas Oil Winter Nationals - All-Tech Raceway, Lake City, Florida
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Jonathan Davenport ($10,000)
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34 cars entered
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9
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May 19
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Golden Isles Nationals - Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia
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Jimmy Owens ($7,000)
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43 cars entered
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10
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May 20
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Golden Isles Nationals - Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia
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Kyle Bronson ($7,000)
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39 cars entered
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11
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May 21
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Golden Isles Nationals - Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia
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Josh Richards ($7,000)
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36 cars entered
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12
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May 25
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East Bay Nationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Jonathan Davenport ($7,000)
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34 cars entered
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13
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May 26
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East Bay Nationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Brandon Overton ($7,000)
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31 cars entered
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14
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May 27
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East Bay Nationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida
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Brandon Overton ($7,000)
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29 cars entered
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15
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Jun 12
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Grassy Smith Memorial - Cherokee Speedway, Gaffney, South Carolina
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Ross Bailes ($12,000)
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37 cars entered
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16
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Jun 13
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Mountain Moonshine Classic - Smoky Mountain Speedway, Maryville, Tennessee
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Brandon Overton ($15,000)
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39 cars entered
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17
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Jun 18
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Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi
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Bobby Pierce ($5,000)
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55 cars entered
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18
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Jun 19
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Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi
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Jimmy Owens ($5,000)
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52 cars entered
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19
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Jun 20
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Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi
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Jimmy Owens ($15,000)
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52 cars entered
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20
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Jun 26
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Tennessee's Action Track 50 - 411 Motor Speedway, Seymour, Tennessee
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Jimmy Owens ($12,000)
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38 cars entered
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21
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Jun 27
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EZ-Go 50 - Talladega Short Track, Eastaboga, Alabama
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Jimmy Owens ($12,000)
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42 cars entered
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22
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Jul 3
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Freedom 50 - Muskingum County Speedway, Zanesville, Ohio
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Tyler Erb ($12,000)
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33 cars entered
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23
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Jul 4
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Independence 50 - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio
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Jimmy Owens ($12,000)
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30 cars entered
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24
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Jul 10
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Summer Sizzler Nationals - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky
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Earl Pearson Jr. ($12,000)
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33 cars entered
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25
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Jul 13
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Truck Country 50 - 300 Raceway, Farley, Iowa
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Josh Richards ($10,000)
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27 cars entered
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26
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Jul 17
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NAPA Know How 50 - Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, Illinois
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Tyler Erb ($12,000)
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39 cars entered
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27
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Jul 18
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Show-Me 100 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri
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Payton Looney ($30,000)
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46 cars entered
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28
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Jul 19
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Diamond Nationals - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri
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Chris Ferguson ($12,000)
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44 cars entered
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29
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Jul 23
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Optima Batteries Dirt Track Bank Go-50 - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska
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Jimmy Owens ($12,000)
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46 cars entered
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30
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Jul 24-25
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Silver Dollar Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska
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Brandon Sheppard ($53,000)
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45 cars entered
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31
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Aug 12
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Ralph Latham Memorial - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky
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Jimmy Owens ($12,000)
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53 cars entered
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32
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Aug 13
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North/South Shootout - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky
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Mike Marlar ($10,000)
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52 cars entered
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33
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Aug 14-15
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North/South 100 - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky
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Tim McCreadie ($50,000)
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53 cars entered
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34
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Aug 20
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Topless 100 Prelim - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas
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Tim McCreadie ($5,000)
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48 cars entered
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35
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Aug 21
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Topless 100 Prelim - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas
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Jimmy Owens ($5,000)
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47 cars entered
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36
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Aug 22
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Topless 100 - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas
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Jimmy Owens ($40,000)
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47 cars entered
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37
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Aug 27
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Rumble by the River - Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania
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Tim McCreadie ($10,000)
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55 cars entered
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38
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Aug 29
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Rumble by the River - Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania
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Kyle Larson ($15,000)
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53 cars entered
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39
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Sep 4
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John Bradshaw Memorial - Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, Kentucky
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Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
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30 cars entered
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40
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Sep 5
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Bob Miller Memorial River Rumble Days - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio
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Hudson O'Neal ($12,000)
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28 cars entered
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41
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Sep 17
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I-80 Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska
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Kyle Strickler ($7,000)
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46 cars entered
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42
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Sep 18
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I-80 Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska
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Jimmy Owens ($7,000)
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43 cars entered
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43
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Sep 19
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I-80 Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska
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Tim McCreadie ($30,000)
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43 cars entered
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44
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Sep 25
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Night Before the Jackson - Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana
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Josh Richards ($10,000)
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59 cars entered
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45
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Sep 26
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Jackson 100 - Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana
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Tim McCreadie ($15,000)
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60 cars entered
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46
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Oct 3
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Pittsburgher 100 - Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Imperial, Pennsylvania
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Ricky Thornton Jr. ($20,000)
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35 cars entered
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47
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Oct 16-17
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Dirt Track World Championship - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio
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Brandon Sheppard ($100,000)
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63 cars entered
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Schedule notes and changes
- On March 16, the LOLMDS suspended racing for 30 days in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio was rescheduled to May 8; the Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana was rescheduled for May 9; the Tennessee's Action Track 50 at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tennessee was reschedule for June 26; and the E-Z GO 50 at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama was rescheduled for June 27.[2]
- On April 3, the LOLMDS announced additional schedule changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nininger Tribute scheduled for April 17 at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland, the Budweiser 50 scheduled for April 24 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois and an April 25 race at Macon Speedway in Illinois were all canceled. Also, the Rumble by the River scheduled for April 19 at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania was postponed to August 27.[3]
- On April 15, the LOLMDS announced that the John Bradshaw Memorial scheduled for May 1 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky was postponed to September 4. Also, the Ralph Latham Memorial scheduled for May 2 at Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky was rescheduled to August 12.[4]
- On May 1, the LOLMDS announced a slate of cancelations, as well as a fanless "Reopening Tour" for the month of May.[5]
- On May 10, the LOLMDS canceled its scheduled Reopening Tour dates for May 11–13 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri due to unfavorable weather forecasts. The tour added dates at Golden Isles Speedway and East Bay Raceway Park.[6]
- On July 1, the LOLMDS canceled events scheduled in Minnesota for July 9 at the Deer Creek Speedway and July 10–11 at the Jackson Motorplex due to COVID-19 restrictions. The series also announced replacement race dates for July 10–11 at Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky.[7]
- On August 26, the LOLMDS announced the cancelation of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa and the Kokomo Late Model Shootout at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana due to COVID-19 restrictions. The LOLMDS announced replacement events at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska on September 17–18 and at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana on September 25.[8]
- On September 30, the LOLMDS announced that the Great Lakes 50 scheduled to run at Raceway 7 was canceled due to a rainy forecast.[9]
- On October 7, the LOLMDS announced that races schedule at Dixie Speedway and Rome Speedway in Georgia were canceled due to Hurricane Delta.[10]
References
- ^ "Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Releases 2020 Schedule". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. October 19, 2019.
- ^ "LOLMDS Postpones Events for 30 Days". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Additional Schedule Adjustments Announced by LOLMDS". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Additional Schedule Adjustments Announced by LOLMDS". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Additional Lucas Oil Reopens the LOLMDS". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Weather Causes Rescheduling on Reopening Tour". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. May 10, 2020.
- ^ "LOLMDS Amends July Schedule". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lucas Dirt Announces September Schedule Changes". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Updates to this Weekend's Lucas Dirt Schedule". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Hurricane Delta Causes Weekend Cancelations". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. October 7, 2020.
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