WAYCROSS, GA (January 21st, 2015) – Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are getting ready to head to the sunshine state of Florida for its second stop of the 2015 season. The stars of the LOLMDS will travel to East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida for the 39th Annual East Bay Winternationals, for a week of action-packed events in early February.
Officials of East Bay Raceway Park have been making preparations in great anticipation of this year’s event. The Winternationals will consist of an open practice, on Sunday, February 8th, from 6PM to 9PM, followed by six full nights of racing, from February 9th through 14th. Each day, the Drivers Meeting will be at 5:15PM (ET), Hot Laps will begin at 6:00PM, and racing will begin at 7:00PM.
The Winternationals will offer racers over $200,000 in purse money over the course of six nights of events. Two additional starting positions will be added to each night’s feature event, giving 26 drivers a chance to earn a coveted Winternationals feature win. The 25th starting position will go to the driver that fails to transfer into the feature event through the heat races or B-mains and who was the fastest in qualifying, among those drivers. The 26th starting position will go to the winner of the DirtonDirt.com Strawberry Dash each night.
East Bay Raceway Park officials have added two Non-Qualifier Races to the schedule of events for Friday and Saturday Feb 14th and 15th. Racers that fail to transfer to the feature event on those nights will compete in a Non-Qualifiers race that will pay $500 to the winner and $100 to start for each of those two nights.
The 39th Annual East Bay Winternationals has a long standing tradition of producing exciting finishes on the extremely racy ¼ mile bull ring. This week-long event for the LOLMDS is sure to draw a huge crowd from around the country. Lucas Oil Production Studios will film Friday and Saturday’s events for broadcast on the MAVTV: Motorsports Network in 2015.
East Bay Raceway Park has also partnered with the online website: www.xsan.tv to provide Live coverage of the Winternationals, through a Pay-Per-View Broadcast. Fans can tune in for five of the six nights, Feb 9th -13th at: www.eastbayracewaypark.com and click on the Pay-Per-View Link on the track’s website to order each night’s broadcast. To learn more about the Pay-Per-View broadcasts, visit: www.xsan.tv.
For tickets and more information about the “39th Annual Winternationals”, visit the track website at: www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office at: 877-457-5611.
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East Bay Raceway Park: Schedule of Events
Sunday, February 8th – Registration and Tech Inspection begins at 2PM
Open Practice Session 6-9 PM
Drivers’ Meeting Each Day at 5:15PM
Monday, February 9th – Hot laps 6PM, Time Trials 2 laps, Heats 10 laps, B-Mains 12 laps, DirtonDirt.com Strawberry Dash, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 25 Lap Feature $5,000 to win
Tuesday, February 10th- Hot laps 6PM, Time Trials 2 laps, Heats 10 laps, B-Mains 12 laps, DirtonDirt.com Strawberry Dash, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 25 Lap $5,000 to win
Wednesday, February 11th- Hot laps 6PM, Time Trials 2 laps, Heats 10 laps, B-Mains 12 laps, DirtonDirt.com Strawberry Dash, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 35 laps $7,000 to win
Thursday, February 12th- Hot laps 6PM, Time Trials 2 laps, Heats 10 laps, B-Mains 12 laps, DirtonDirt.com Strawberry Dash, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 35 laps $7,000 to win
Friday, February 13th- Hot laps 6PM, Time Trials 2 laps, Heats 10 laps, B-Mains 12 laps, DirtonDirt.com Strawberry Dash, Non-Qualifiers Race, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 50 laps $10,000 to win
Saturday, February 14th- Hot laps 6PM, Time Trials 2 laps, Heats 10 laps, B-Mains 12 laps, DirtonDirt.com Strawberry Dash, Non-Qualifiers Race, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 60 laps $10,000 to win
Tire Rule
Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier Rib 1300
Right Rear – Hoosier 01, 06, LM40
(In the event of a Day Time Make Up Show)
Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier Rib 1350
Right Rear – Hoosier 03, 06, LM40
*Must Use the same set of 4 tires for both Time Trials, Heat, and B-Main.
*For the Feature, competitors may use 2 new rear tires from the above approved tires.
***All Tires must fit in a 16 ¾” Hoop***
***Tires and Wheels must pass technical inspection, as outlined in LOLMDS Rule Book***
Event Purses $5,000 to win- 1. $5000, 2. $3000 3. $2000, 4. $1500, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $750, 8. $700, 9. $650, 10. $600, 11. $550, 12. $500, 13. $500, 14. $500, 15. $500, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20. $500, 21. $500, 22. $500, 23. $500, 24. $500.
$7,000 to win- 1. 7000, 2. $3500, 3. $2000, 4. $1500, 5. $1400, 6. $1300, 7. $1200, 8. $1100, 9. $1000. 10. $950, 11. $900. 12. $850, 13. $800, 14. $750, 15. $725, 16. $700, 17. $700, 18. $700, 19. $650, 20. $625, 21. $625, 22. $600, 23. $600, 24. $600.
$10,000 to win- 1. $10000, 2. $5500, 3. $3500, 4. $2750, 5. $2250, 6. $1800, 7. $1500, 8. $1300, 9. $1200, 10. $1100, 11. $1075, 12. $1050, 13. $1025, 14. $1000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800.