2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Motor racing season
Jonathan Davenport won his third Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship
The 2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was the 14th 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 19. Jonathan Davenport won the 2019 drivers' championship. Tyler Erb was named 2019 rookie of the year.
Schedule and results
The 2019 schedule was released on October 29, 2018.[ 1]
No.
Date
Race / Track
Winning driver
Heat winner
B-Main winner
Fastest Qualifier
1
Feb 2
Super Bowl of Racing - Golden Isles Speedway , Brunswick, Georgia
Tyler Erb ($12,000)
-
2
Feb 2 (night)
Super Bowl of Racing - Golden Isles Speedway , Brunswick, Georgia
Earl Pearson Jr. ($12,000)
37 cars entered
3
Feb 4
Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park , Tampa, Florida
Tyler Erb ($5,000)
53 cars entered
4
Feb 5
Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park , Tampa, Florida
Tyler Erb ($5,000)
56 cars entered
5
Feb 6
Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park , Tampa, Florida
Jonathan Davenport ($7,000)
52 cars entered
6
Feb 7
Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park , Tampa, Florida
Hudson O'Neal ($7,000)
49 cars entered
7
Feb 8
Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park , Tampa, Florida
Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
46 cars entered
8
Feb 9
Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park , Tampa, Florida
Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
41 cars entered
9
Mar 16
Indiana Icebreaker - Brownstown Speedway , Brownstown, Indiana
Brandon Sheppard ($12,000)
34 cars entered
10
Apr 5
Tennessee's Action Track 50 - 411 Motor Speedway , Seymour, Tennessee
Ross Bailes ($12,000)
28 cars entered
11
Apr 6
North Georgia Speedway , Chatsworth, Georgia
Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
31 cars entered
12
Apr 11
Buckeye Spring 50 - Atomic Speedway , Chillicothe, Ohio
Jimmy Owens ($12,000)
33 cars entered
13
Apr 13
Stanley Schetrompf Classic - Hagerstown Speedway , Hagerstown, Maryland
Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
37 cars entered
14
May 16
TruAcre 50 - 34 Raceway, West Burlington, Iowa
Hudson O'Neal ($10,000)
35 cars entered
15
May 17
Truck Country 50 - 300 Raceway , Farley, Iowa
Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
26 cars entered
16
May 30
Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway , Columbus, Mississippi
Josh Richards ($5,000)
39 cars entered
17
May 31
Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway , Columbus, Mississippi
Jonathan Davenport ($5,000)
37 cars entered
18
Jun 1
Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway , Columbus, Mississippi
Mike Marlar ($15,000)
39 cars entered
19
Jun 13
Wayne Gray Sr. Memorial - Fayetteville Motor Speedway , Fayetteville, North Carolina
Kyle Bronson ($10,000)
30 cars entered
20
Jun 14
Grassy Smith Memorial - Cherokee Speedway , Gaffney, South Carolina
Mike Marlar ($12,000)
31 cars entered
21
Jun 15
Big Daddy 60 - Smoky Mountain Speedway , Maryville, Tennessee
Hudson O'Neal ($15,000)
32 cars entered
22
Jun 28
Toyota Knoxville/Secret City Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram/Ted Russell Ford 50 - Tazewell Speedway , Tazewell, Tennessee
Shanon Buckingham ($12,000)
27 cars entered
23
Jun 29
Ralph Latham Memorial - Florence Speedway , Union, Kentucky
Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
44 cars entered
24
Jul 4
Independence 50 - Portsmouth Raceway Park , Portsmouth, Ohio
Mike Marlar ($12,000)
29 cars entered
25
Jul 5
Topless 50 - Tyler County Speedway , Middlebourne, West Virginia
Tyler Erb ($12,000)
31 cars entered
26
Jul 11
Hoker Trucking 50 - Tri-City Speedway , Granite City, Illinois
Tyler Erb ($12,000)
31 cars entered
27
Jul 12
NAPA Know How 50 - Tri-City Speedway , Granite City, Illinois
Jimmy Owens ($12,000)
32 cars entered
28
Jul 13
Diamond Nationals - Lucas Oil Speedway , Wheatland, Missouri
Jimmy Owens ($15,000)
39 cars entered
29
Jul 14
Diamond Nationals - Lucas Oil Speedway , Wheatland, Missouri
Jonathan Davenport ($15,000)
39 cars entered
30
Jul 16
Bullet Sportswear Shootout - Brown County Speedway , Aberdeen, South Dakota
Josh Richards ($10,000)
24 cars entered
31
Jul 18
Malvern Bank Go 50 - I-80 Speedway , Greenwood, Nebraska
Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
45 cars entered
32
Jul 19-20
Silver Dollar Nationals - I-80 Speedway , Greenwood, Nebraska
Bobby Pierce ($53,000)
50 cars entered
33
Aug 8
North/South Shootout - Florence Speedway , Union, Kentucky
Chris Madden ($10,000)
52 cars entered
34
Aug 9-10
North/South 100 - Florence Speedway , Union, Kentucky
Chris Madden ($50,000)
53 cars entered
35
Aug 15
Topless 100 Prelim - Batesville Motor Speedway , Locust Grove, Arkansas
Chris Madden ($5,000)
47 cars entered
36
Aug 16
Topless 100 Prelim - Batesville Motor Speedway , Locust Grove, Arkansas
Scott Bloomquist ($5,000)
46 cars entered
37
Aug 17
Topless 100 - Batesville Motor Speedway , Locust Grove, Arkansas
Chris Madden ($40,000)
47 cars entered
38
Aug 22
Dirt Million Duel 1 - Mansfield Motor Speedway , Mansfield, Ohio
Scott Bloomquist ($10,000)
28 cars entered
Aug 22
Dirt Million Duel 2 - Mansfield Motor Speedway , Mansfield, Ohio
Jonathan Davenport ($10,000)
28 cars entered
39
Aug 23
Dirt Million Duel 1 - Mansfield Motor Speedway , Mansfield, Ohio
Brandon Sheppard ($10,000)
28 cars entered
Aug 23
Dirt Million Duel 2 - Mansfield Motor Speedway , Mansfield, Ohio
Mike Marlar ($10,000)
28 cars entered
40
Aug 24
Dirt Million - Mansfield Motor Speedway , Mansfield, Ohio
Brandon Sheppard ($101,620)
56 cars entered
41
Aug 30
John Bradshaw Memorial - Ponderosa Speedway , Junction City, Kentucky
Tim McCreadie ($12,000)
27 cars entered
42
Aug 31
Bob Miller Memorial - Portsmouth Raceway Park , Portsmouth, Ohio
Jonathan Davenport ($12,000)
30 cars entered
43
Sep 1
Hillbilly 100 - Tyler County Speedway , Middlebourne, West Virginia
Josh Richards ($30,000)
34 cars entered
44
Sep 12
Knoxville Late Model Nationals - Knoxville Raceway , Knoxville, Iowa
Shane Clanton ($7,000)
55 cars entered
45
Sep 13
Knoxville Late Model Nationals - Knoxville Raceway , Knoxville, Iowa
Ricky Weiss ($7,000)
54 cars entered
46
Sep 14
Knoxville Late Model Nationals - Knoxville Raceway , Knoxville, Iowa
Jimmy Owens ($40,000)
55 cars entered
47
Sep 20
Kokomo Late Model Shootout - Kokomo Speedway , Kokomo, Indiana
Tyler Erb ($12,000)
24 cars entered
48
Sep 21
Jackson 100 - Brownstown Speedway , Brownstown, Indiana
Hudson O'Neal ($15,000)
34 cars entered
49
Oct 4
Raceway 7 , Conneaut, Ohio
Kyle Bronson ($12,000)
32 cars entered
50
Oct 5
Pittsburgher 100 - Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway , Imperial, Pennsylvania
Don O'Neal ($20,000)
37 cars entered
51
Oct 12
Dixie Shootout - Dixie Speedway , Woodstock, Georgia
Michael Page ($12,000)
39 cars entered
52
Oct 18-19
Dirt Track World Championship - Portsmouth Raceway Park , Portsmouth, Ohio
Brandon Sheppard ($100,000)
66 cars entered
Schedule notes and changes
The Super Bowl of Racing scheduled for February 1 at the Golden Isles Raceway in Brunswick, Georgia was postponed due to rain.[ 2]
On March 15, the Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio was postponed mid-program due to rain.[ 3] The race was rescheduled for April 11.[ 4]
The Steel Valley 50 scheduled for April 12 at Sharon Speedway was rained out.[ 5]
The Rumble by the River scheduled for April 14 at Port Royal Speedway was canceled due to a wet forecast.[ 6]
On April 25, rain forced the Hoker Trucking 50 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois to be rescheduled to July 11 and the scheduled race at Macon Speedway to be rescheduled to July 23.[ 7]
On May 2, the LOLMDS announced that the scheduled race at Tazewell Speedway was rescheduled to June 28, and the Ralph Latham Memorial at the Florence Speedway was rescheduled to June 29 in response to a wet forecast.[ 8]
The North Star Nationals scheduled for May 18 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minnesota was rained out.[ 9]
On May 21, the LOLMDS announced that the Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri was being postponed due to tornado damage to the facility.[ 10] The race was canceled on May 28.[ 11]
On July 3, the LOLMDS race at Muskingum County Speedway was rained out.[ 12]
The Freedom 50 at Mansfield Motor Speedway scheduled for July 6 was rained out.[ 13]
The LOLMDS race at the Jackson Motorplex in Minnesota scheduled for July 17 was rained out.[ 14]
References
^ "Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Releases 2019 Schedule" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Rain Postpones Golden Isles Season Opener to Saturday" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Rain Halts Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . March 15, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Atomic's Buckeye 50 Reset for April 11" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . March 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Sharon's Lucas Late Model Race a Wash" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Wet Forecast Stops Lucas Late Models at Port Royal" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . April 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Rain Washes Out Lucas's Illinois Doubleheader" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Tazewell and Florence Lucas LM Events Postponed" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . May 2, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Wet Forecast Dooms Lucas Late Model Stop at Deer Creek" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . May 18, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Storm Damage Forces Postponement of Show-Me 100" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Diamond Nationals Expands to Two Nights After Show-Me 100 Cancelation" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . May 28, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Muskingum's Lucas Oil Date Washed Out" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Saturday's Freedom 50 at Mansfield Rained Out" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . July 6, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ "Lucas Oil Late Models Rained out at Jackson Motorplex" . Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series . July 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .