Article Archive for July 2008
After continuing to look at our remaining 2008 schedule, we are making changes that make sense for our current economic climate. With that being said, the weekly racing scheduled for August 9th has been canceled and the Monster Truck/Demolition Derby scheduled for August 10th has been postponed."We had three straight days of racing scheduled for this weekend," said Kevin Greven, General Track Manager. "Weekly racing on Saturday, Monster Trucks and Demo on Sunday and the O'Reilly Sprint Bandits ...read more
With his second and final appearance at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks just around the corner, series points leader Earl Pearson Jr., crew chief Carri Mason, and promoters Jeff Greer and Johnny Stokes will all headline tonight's Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour. The interactive program airs live at 8pm eastern, 7pm central Tuesday night on www.RaceTalkLive.com. Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader Earl Pearson Jr. will join the show for his second ever appearance on the program. ...read more
Even though rain seemed to threaten the speedway all day, Saturday Night ended being an absolute beautiful evening to go racing. That is what nearly 4,000 fans did at the KDKD Radio FM night at the races this past weekend.“It was just about perfect in every aspect,” said Kevin Greven, General Track Manager, “From the weather to the car count, from the attendance to ...read more
This Saturday’s CMH Late Model Showdown is the final appearance this season for the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Models at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks. Midland Sportscards.com wants to make it a memorable one as they host a special autograph session at the track before the event from 5:15 to 6 p.m.“Midland Sportscards has been a valuable contributor to the track this season,” said Kevin Greven, General ...read more
The AAA Winner’s Circle has been one of the best received additions to the Lucas Oil Speedway this season. It’s a toss up as to who likes it most, the drivers or the fans.“Our goal this season was to bring the racer to the fan,” said Kevin Greven, General Track Manager. “The AAA Winner’s Circle has done that and more.”The ...read more
In less then a week the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Models thunder back into the Lucas Oil Speedway for their second and final appearance this season. Waiting at the gate they will find the top drivers from the O'Reilly MLRA presented by Lucas Oil Products."It's always a blast when the Lucas Oil Late Models and MLRA guys get together," said Kevin Greven, General ...read more
The CMH Late Model Showdown this past Saturday was one for the books, as they say. There was a huge crowd on hand as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the O’Reilly MLRA prepared to get to it. “That was the best race I have ever seen,” said a fan as he passed by me and several others in the precession to the parking lot shouted in agreement to the old man’s comment.
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With Mother Nature again taking her toll on this past week's racing at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks, it seems an opportune time to check in on the points race at the Lucas Oil Speedway. "Our weekly shows this season have been absolutely awesome," said Kevin Greven, General Track Manager. "And with the September 6th Season Finale looming ever closer, things are heating up in all the classes."Below are the current top 10 leaders in points ...read more
