Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Visit PPMS
WAYCROSS, GA (October 4, 2016) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is en route to Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. A band of the nation’s elite dirt late model drivers will tackle the monster half-mile oval in the 28th Annual Pittsburgher 100 – this Friday-Saturday, October 7th-8th.
The 28th Annual Pittsburgher 100 will kick off on Friday, October 7th as the LOLMDS take center stage for Miller Welders Time Trials and Heat Races. The RUSH Late Models and Sportsman will also compete in their preliminary events on Friday night. Saturday’s activities will include a Dirt Racing Outreach Service from 3:30 – 4:15pm – followed by a Driver Autograph Session from 4:30 – 5:15pm. The on-track action on Saturday night will include B-Mains and the 100-lap, $20,000-to-win main event for the LOLMDS, along with feature events for the RUSH Late Models and Sportsman.
In 2015, Scott Bloomquist became the first five-time winner of the Pittsburgher 100. Bloomquist took the lead from Jonathan Davenport on lap 85 and then held off Davenport for the $20,000 payday. Trailing Bloomquist and Davenport to the finish line were Don O’Neal, Jimmy Owens, and Dennis Erb Jr.
Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (PPMS) is one of Western Pennsylvania’s premier racing facilities, operated by Miley Motor Sports since 1989. The half-mile oval is sure to produce some of the most high-speed, door-to-door, edge of your seat racing action this season. PPMS is located just off the Noblestown Exit of PA Route 22, minutes from downtown Pittsburgh, Weirton, WV, Steubenville, OH, & Robinson Mall. To purchase tickets or find more information, visit: www.ppms.com.
With his victory at Rome International Speedway on Sunday night, Scott Bloomquist clinched the 2016 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship. Jonathan Davenport is second in latest championship standings. The battle for third thru sixth continues to heat up – with Tim McCreadie, Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Sheppard, and Don O’Neal – separated by just 135-points.
Lucas Oil Championship Standings:
POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS TRAIL BY
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 8000
2 6 Jonathan Davenport Mount Airy, NC 7200 -800
3 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 6945 -1055
4 28e Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, IL 6880 -1120
5 B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 6860 -1140
6 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 6810 -1190
7 15L Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 6580 -1420
8 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 6320 -1680
9 1 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL 6305 -1695
10 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 6045 -1955
11 15F Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY 5815 -2185
12 75 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA 4730 -3270
Track Information:
Phone Number: (412) 279-RACE; (412) 279-6200
Tracks Promoter: Matt Miley
Location: 170 Kelso Road Imperial, PA 15126
Website: www.ppms.com
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:
Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier Rib 1425 (no white dots)
Right Rear – Hoosier 04, LM40
28th Annual Pittsburgher 100 Event Purse: 1. $20,000, 2. $10,000, 3. $6,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,500, 6. $2,500, 7. $2,100, 8. $2,000, 9. $1,800, 10. $1,750, 11. $1,650, 12. $1,600, 13. $1,550, 14. $1,500, 15. $1,450, 16. $1,400, 17. $1,350, 18. $1,300, 19. $1,250, 20. $1,200, 21. $1,200, 22. $1,200, 23. $1,200, 24. $1,200.
Previous Pittsburgher 100 Winners:
1989 – Scott Bloomquist
1990 – Bob Wearing Jr.
1991 – Donnie Moran
1992 – Davey Johnson
1993 – Scott Bloomquist
1994 – Davey Johnson
1995 – Scott Bloomquist
1996 – Tim Hitt
1997 – Rick Aukland
1998 – Tim Hitt
1999 – Todd Andrews
2000 – Davey Johnson
2001 – Chub Frank
2002 – Rick Aukland
2003 – Matt Urban
2004 – Bart Bartman
2005 – Donnie Moran
2006 – Shane Clanton
2007 – Josh Richards
2008 – Steve Baker
2009 – Bart Hartman
2010 – Davey Johnson
2011 – Keith Barbara
2012 – Gregg Satterlee
2013 – Scott Bloomquist
2014 – Gregg Satterlee
2015 – Scott Bloomquist
Link to www.ppms.com for more information
Sources: Miley Motor Sports, Inc.