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
editThe 2019 schedule was released on October 29, 2018.[1]
No. | Date | Race / Track | Winning driver | Heat winner | B-Main winner | Fastest Qualifier |
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1 | Feb 2 | Super Bowl of Racing - Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Georgia | Tyler Erb ($12,000) | Hudson O'Neal | Jason Jameson | Hudson O'Neal |
Earl Pearson Jr. | Shanon Buckingham | Brian Shirley | ||||
Josh Richards | ||||||
Tyler Erb | - | |||||
2 | Feb 2 (night) | Super Bowl of Racing - Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Georgia | Earl Pearson Jr. ($12,000) | Scott Bloomquist | Hudson O'Neal | Earl Pearson Jr. |
Josh Richards | Tim McCreadie | Jonathan Davenport | ||||
Jimmy Owens | ||||||
Tyler Erb | 37 cars entered | |||||
3 | Feb 4 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Tyler Erb ($5,000) | Tyler Erb | Tim McCreadie | Mike Marlar |
Hudson O'Neal | Brandon Overton | Brian Shirley | ||||
Josh Richards | ||||||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Brandon Sheppard | ||||||
Chase Junghans | 53 cars entered | |||||
4 | Feb 5 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Tyler Erb ($5,000) | Earl Pearson Jr. | Stormy Scott | Stormy Scott |
Brandon Sheppard | Don O'Neal | Tyler Erb | ||||
Shanon Buckingham | ||||||
Tyler Erb | ||||||
Jimmy Owens | ||||||
Morgan Bagley | 56 cars entered | |||||
5 | Feb 6 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Jonathan Davenport ($7,000) | Colton Flinner | Tim McCreadie | Colton Flinner |
Don O'Neal | Kyle Bronson | Brian Shirley | ||||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Brian Shirley | ||||||
Brandon Sheppard | ||||||
Tanner English | 52 cars entered | |||||
6 | Feb 7 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Hudson O'Neal ($7,000) | Kyle Bronson | Don O'Neal | Mike Benedum |
Tyler Erb | Brandon Overton | Brian Shirley | ||||
Stormy Scott | ||||||
Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Tanner English | 49 cars entered | |||||
7 | Feb 8 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Stormy Scott | Scott Bloomquist |
Tyler Erb | Terry Casey | Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||
Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||||
Colton Flinner | 46 cars entered | |||||
8 | Feb 9 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Tanner English | Terry Casey | Tanner English |
Jonathan Davenport | Shanon Buckingham | Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||
Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||||
Tyler Erb | 41 cars entered | |||||
9 | Mar 16 | Indiana Icebreaker - Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana | Brandon Sheppard ($12,000) | Brandon Sheppard | Steve Casebolt | Brandon Sheppard |
Devin Moran | Kyle Bronson | Hudson O'Neal | ||||
Hudson O'Neal | ||||||
Don O'Neal | 34 cars entered | |||||
10 | Apr 5 | Tennessee's Action Track 50 - 411 Motor Speedway, Seymour, Tennessee | Ross Bailes ($12,000) | Ross Bailes | Cory Hedgecock | Ryan King |
Josh Richards | Donald McIntosh | |||||
Dale McDowell | ||||||
Jimmy Owens | 28 cars entered | |||||
11 | Apr 6 | North Georgia Speedway, Chatsworth, Georgia | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Josh Richards | Jason Jameson | Ross Bailes |
Dale McDowell | Stormy Scott | David Payne | ||||
David Payne | ||||||
Jonathan Davenport | 31 cars entered | |||||
12 | Apr 11 | Buckeye Spring 50 - Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, Ohio | Jimmy Owens ($12,000) | RJ Conley | Colten Burdette | Kyle Bronson |
Jimmy Owens | Shanon Buckingham | Josh Richards | ||||
Josh Richards | ||||||
Devin Moran | 33 cars entered | |||||
13 | Apr 13 | Stanley Schetrompf Classic - Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, Maryland | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Kyle Hardy | Kyle Bronson |
Jimmy Owens | Trever Feathers | Gene Knaub | ||||
Gene Knaub | ||||||
Earl Pearson Jr. | 37 cars entered | |||||
14 | May 16 | TruAcre 50 - 34 Raceway, West Burlington, Iowa | Hudson O'Neal ($10,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Frank Heckenast Jr. | Jonathan Davenport |
Earl Pearson Jr. | Shanon Buckingham | Tim McCreadie | ||||
Tyler Bruening | ||||||
Billy Moyer | 35 cars entered | |||||
15 | May 17 | Truck Country 50 - 300 Raceway, Farley, Iowa | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Brian Birkhofer | Jason Jameson | Jonathan Davenport |
Jonathan Davenport | Brian Birkhofer | |||||
Kyle Bronson | 26 cars entered | |||||
16 | May 30 | Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | Josh Richards ($5,000) | Josh Richards | Timothy Culp | Josh Richards |
Kyle Bronson | Rick Rickman | Don O'Neal | ||||
Don O'Neal | ||||||
Tim McCreadie | 39 cars entered | |||||
17 | May 31 | Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | Jonathan Davenport ($5,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Robbie Stuart | Kyle Bronson |
Michael Arnold | Scott Dedwylder | Mike Marlar | ||||
Mike Marlar | ||||||
Josh Richards | 37 cars entered | |||||
18 | Jun 1 | Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | Mike Marlar ($15,000) | Jimmy Owens | ||
Eric Cooley | 39 cars entered | |||||
19 | Jun 13 | Wayne Gray Sr. Memorial - Fayetteville Motor Speedway, Fayetteville, North Carolina | Kyle Bronson ($10,000) | Tyler Erb | Devin Moran | Billy Moyer Jr. |
Don O'Neal | Josh Richards | |||||
Josh Richards | ||||||
Kyle Bronson | 30 cars entered | |||||
20 | Jun 14 | Grassy Smith Memorial - Cherokee Speedway, Gaffney, South Carolina | Mike Marlar ($12,000) | Mike Marlar | Josh Richards | Mike Marlar |
Jonathan Davenport | Ross Bailes | |||||
Ross Bailes | ||||||
Chris Ferguson | 31 cars entered | |||||
21 | Jun 15 | Big Daddy 60 - Smoky Mountain Speedway, Maryville, Tennessee | Hudson O'Neal ($15,000) | Mike Marlar | Josh Richards | Kyle Strickler |
Hudson O'Neal | Dale McDowell | Tim McCreadie | ||||
Tim McCreadie | ||||||
Ricky Weiss | 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) | Josh Richards | Stormy Scott | Josh Richards |
Jimmy Owens | Jason Trammell | |||||
Jeff Wolfenbarger | 27 cars entered | |||||
23 | Jun 29 | Ralph Latham Memorial - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Jimmy Owens | Trevor Landrum | Kyle Bronson |
Josh Richards | Stormy Scott | Jonathan Davenport | ||||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Kent Robinson | 44 cars entered | |||||
24 | Jul 4 | Independence 50 - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | Mike Marlar ($12,000) | Devin Moran | Jason Jameson | Devin Moran |
Josh Richards | Jimmy Owens | |||||
Mike Marlar | ||||||
Shanon Buckingham | 29 cars entered | |||||
25 | Jul 5 | Topless 50 - Tyler County Speedway, Middlebourne, West Virginia | Tyler Erb ($12,000) | Devin Moran | Shane Hitt | Devin Moran |
Josh Richards | Jacob Hawkins | Michael Norris | ||||
Tyler Erb | ||||||
Chris Ferguson | 31 cars entered | |||||
26 | Jul 11 | Hoker Trucking 50 - Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, Illinois | Tyler Erb ($12,000) | Tyler Erb | Jonathan Davenport | Tyler Erb |
Mike Marlar | Gordy Gundaker | Jimmy Owens | ||||
Jimmy Owens | ||||||
Earl Pearson Jr. | 31 cars entered | |||||
27 | Jul 12 | NAPA Know How 50 - Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, Illinois | Jimmy Owens ($12,000) | Jimmy Owens | Tyler Erb | Billy Moyer Jr. |
Shannon Babb | Austin Rettig | Scott Bloomquist | ||||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Stormy Scott | 32 cars entered | |||||
28 | Jul 13 | Diamond Nationals - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri | Jimmy Owens ($15,000) | Scott Bloomquist | Shannon Babb | Scott Bloomquist |
Jake Neal | Shanon Buckingham | Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||
Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||||
Tony Jackson Jr. | 39 cars entered | |||||
29 | Jul 14 | Diamond Nationals - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri | Jonathan Davenport ($15,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Josh Richards | Jonathan Davenport |
Scott Bloomquist | Austin Rettig | Kyle Bronson | ||||
Tim McCreadie | ||||||
Shannon Babb | 39 cars entered | |||||
30 | Jul 16 | Bullet Sportswear Shootout - Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen, South Dakota | Josh Richards ($10,000) | Brandon Sheppard | Brandon Sheppard | |
Stormy Scott | Billy Moyer Jr. | |||||
Kyle Bronson | 24 cars entered | |||||
31 | Jul 18 | Malvern Bank Go 50 - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Tyler Bruening | Chris Madden | Jonathan Davenport |
Billy Moyer Jr. | Dale McDowell | Jimmy Owens | ||||
Mason Zeigler | ||||||
Tyler Erb | 45 cars entered | |||||
32 | Jul 19-20 | Silver Dollar Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Bobby Pierce ($53,000) | Earl Pearson Jr. | Josh Richards | |
Tim McCreadie | Ricky Weiss | |||||
Chris Madden | ||||||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Bill Leighton Jr. | ||||||
Jimmy Owens | ||||||
Billy Moyer | ||||||
Devin Moran | ||||||
Mason Zeigler | ||||||
Ricky Weiss | 50 cars entered | |||||
33 | Aug 8 | North/South Shootout - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky | Chris Madden ($10,000) | Chris Madden | Ricky Weiss | Chris Madden |
Frank Heckenast Jr. | Victor Lee | Devin Gilpin | ||||
Jimmy Owens | ||||||
Zack Dohm | ||||||
Michael Norris | ||||||
Tim McCreadie | 52 cars entered | |||||
34 | Aug 9-10 | North/South 100 - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky | Chris Madden ($50,000) | Mike Marlar | Mike Benedum | |
Zak Blackwood | Nick Hoffman | |||||
Frank Heckenast Jr. | ||||||
Hudson O'Neal | ||||||
Jimmy Owens | ||||||
Kyle Bronson | ||||||
Mike Benedum | ||||||
Bobby Pierce | ||||||
Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||||
Scott Bloomquist | ||||||
Stormy Scott | ||||||
Jimmy Owens | 53 cars entered | |||||
35 | Aug 15 | Topless 100 Prelim - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas | Chris Madden ($5,000) | Mike Marlar | Devin Moran | Mike Marlar |
Brandon Overton | Tony Jackson Jr. | Chris Madden | ||||
Chris Madden | ||||||
Jonathan Davenport | 47 cars entered | |||||
36 | Aug 16 | Topless 100 Prelim - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas | Scott Bloomquist ($5,000) | Scott Bloomquist | Devin Moran | Scott Bloomquist |
Michael Norris | Tim McCreadie | Chris Madden | ||||
Chris Madden | ||||||
Mike Marlar | 46 cars entered | |||||
37 | Aug 17 | Topless 100 - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas | Chris Madden ($40,000) | Timothy Culp | ||
Tyler Erb | 47 cars entered | |||||
38 | Aug 22 | Dirt Million Duel 1 - Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Scott Bloomquist ($10,000) | Josh Richards | Billy Moyer Jr. | |
Michael Norris | ||||||
Scott Bloomquist | 28 cars entered | |||||
Aug 22 | Dirt Million Duel 2 - Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Jonathan Davenport ($10,000) | Mike Marlar | Stormy Scott | ||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Ricky Weiss | 28 cars entered | |||||
39 | Aug 23 | Dirt Million Duel 1 - Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Brandon Sheppard ($10,000) | Jimmy Owens | Stormy Scott | Jimmy Owens |
Brandon Sheppard | ||||||
Kent Robinson | 28 cars entered | |||||
Aug 23 | Dirt Million Duel 2 - Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Mike Marlar ($10,000) | Chase Junghans | Dale McDowell | Tyler Erb | |
Mike Marlar | ||||||
Michael Norris | 28 cars entered | |||||
40 | Aug 24 | Dirt Million - Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Brandon Sheppard ($101,620) | Josh Richards | Brandon Overton | |
Ricky Weiss | Dave Brown | |||||
Jimmy Owens | Shane Clanton | |||||
Tim McCreadie | ||||||
Tyler Erb | ||||||
Earl Pearson Jr. | 56 cars entered | |||||
41 | Aug 30 | John Bradshaw Memorial - Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, Kentucky | Tim McCreadie ($12,000) | Billy Moyer Jr. | Johnny Scott | Mike Marlar |
Tim McCreadie | Tim McCreadie | |||||
Kyle Strickler | 27 cars entered | |||||
42 | Aug 31 | Bob Miller Memorial - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Tyler Erb | Jason Jameson | Tyler Erb |
Josh Richards | Tim McCreadie | |||||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Brandon Fouts | 30 cars entered | |||||
43 | Sep 1 | Hillbilly 100 - Tyler County Speedway, Middlebourne, West Virginia | Josh Richards ($30,000) | Josh Richards | Shane Hitt | Tim McCreadie |
Jimmy Owens | Chase Junghans | Tyler Erb | ||||
Tanner English | ||||||
Jonathan Davenport | 34 cars entered | |||||
44 | Sep 12 | Knoxville Late Model Nationals - Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa | Shane Clanton ($7,000) | Shanon Buckingham | Stormy Scott | Shane Clanton |
Bobby Pierce | Jimmy Owens | Jimmy Owens | ||||
Ricky Thornton Jr. | ||||||
Shannon Babb | ||||||
Josh Richards | ||||||
Brandon Sheppard | 55 cars entered | |||||
45 | Sep 13 | Knoxville Late Model Nationals - Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa | Ricky Weiss ($7,000) | Shannon Babb | Jonathan Davenport | Scott Bloomquist |
Josh Richards | Shane Clanton | Chris Simpson | ||||
Ricky Weiss | ||||||
Darrell Lanigan | ||||||
Chris Madden | ||||||
Frank Heckenast Jr. | 54 cars entered | |||||
46 | Sep 14 | Knoxville Late Model Nationals - Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa | Jimmy Owens ($40,000) | Brian Birkhofer | 55 cars entered | |
47 | Sep 20 | Kokomo Late Model Shootout - Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Indiana | Tyler Erb ($12,000) | Billy Moyer Jr. | Billy Moyer Jr. | |
Tyler Erb | Frank Heckenast Jr. | |||||
Hudson O'Neal | 24 cars entered | |||||
48 | Sep 21 | Jackson 100 - Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana | Hudson O'Neal ($15,000) | Devin Moran | Shanon Buckingham | Bobby Pierce |
Johnny Scott | Jimmy Owens | Mike Marlar | ||||
Mike Marlar | ||||||
Hudson O'Neal | 34 cars entered | |||||
49 | Oct 4 | Raceway 7, Conneaut, Ohio | Kyle Bronson ($12,000) | Josh Richards | Shanon Buckingham | Don O'Neal |
Jimmy Owens | Johnny Scott | Devin Moran | ||||
Kyle Bronson | ||||||
Jonathan Davenport | 32 cars entered | |||||
50 | Oct 5 | Pittsburgher 100 - Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Imperial, Pennsylvania | Don O'Neal ($20,000) | Shanon Buckingham | Tyler Erb | Tim McCreadie |
Michael Norris | Chub Frank | Jonathan Davenport | ||||
Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
Hudson O'Neal | 37 cars entered | |||||
51 | Oct 12 | Dixie Shootout - Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, Georgia | Michael Page ($12,000) | Jimmy Owens | Kyle Bronson | Jimmy Owens |
Dale McDowell | Stormy Scott | Michael Page | ||||
Michael Page | ||||||
Jonathan Davenport | 39 cars entered | |||||
52 | Oct 18-19 | Dirt Track World Championship - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | Brandon Sheppard ($100,000) | Scott James | Scott Bloomquist | Chris Ferguson |
Jonathan Davenport | Don O'Neal | Jimmy Owens | ||||
Scott Bloomquist | ||||||
Don O'Neal | ||||||
Shane Clanton | ||||||
Bobby Pierce | 66 cars entered |
Schedule notes and changes
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.