WAYCROSS, GA (August 16, 2011) – The 19th Annual COMP Cams Topless will take place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, AR. The crown jewel event will pay $40,000 to win and $2,000 just to start the main event. It will be sanctioned for the fourth consecutive year by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

“We are very excited to be back at the Mooney Star promoted facility this weekend. It’s a privilege to have great companies like COMP Cams supporting dirt late model events and race fans are in for great weekend of racing. Everyone always enjoys seeing the cars without their roofs and watch the drivers wheel their machines around this fast race track”, stated Ritchie Lewis, series director.

Activities will get underway this Thursday Night, August 18th with an open practice session. On Friday Night, August 19th the LOLMDS take to the track for Red Buck Cigar Time Trials and Heat Races. On Saturday Night, August 20th will be the LOLMDS B-Mains followed by the COMP Cams Topless 100 main event.

Last year Jared Landers of Batesville, AR was the upset winner of the annual event as he took the lead late in the race to win his first Super Late Model Feature of his career. Landers, who leads this year’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Quarter Master “Rookie of the Year” chase is also sixth in the championship point’s standings.

Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN the 2009 COMP Cams Topless 100 winner is currently leading the LOLMDS points by 160 over two-time series champion and three-time Topless winner, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN. Owens will be gunning for his third crown jewel event win of 2011 as he has already won the DART Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway in May and last weekend’s Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 at Florence Speedway.

Trailing Owens and Bloomquist in the points coming into Batesville is 2011 Eldora Dirt Late Model Dream Winner, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN, Steve Francis of Ashland, KY and four-time series champion, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL.

The tire rule for the 19th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 will be Hoosier Tires only with the following compounds legal; Crate 55, 1600, LM40 and WRS55.

The payoff for the event is as follows: 1. $40,000 2. $20,000 3. $10,000 4. $6,000 5. $5,000 6. $4,500 7. $4,000 8. $3,500 9. $3,000 10. $2,800 11. $2,600 12. $2,500 13. $2,450 14. $2,400 15. $2,350 16. $2,300 17. $2,250 18. $2,200 19. $2,175 20. $2,150 21. $2,100 22. $2,075 23. $2,050 24. $2,000

For more information on this mega event please visit www.batesvillemotorspeedway.net or you can call (870) 251-0011 for more details.

For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can check us out at www.lucasdirt.com or you can call the series office at (951) 532-2503.Follow the series on the social media outlets as well at http://www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and http://twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings

Jimmy Owens (Newport, TN) – 4600
Scott Bloomquist (Mooresburg, TN) – 4440
Don O’Neal (Martinsville, IN) – 4060
Steve Francis (Ashland, KY) – 3785
Earl Pearson Jr. (Jacksonville, FL) – 3705
Jared Landers (Batesville, AR) – 3545
Brad Neat (Dunnville, KY) – 3520
Ray Cook (Brasstown, NC) – 3510
John Blankenship (Williamson, WV) – 3485
Bub McCool (Vicksburg, MS) – 3325

Current Quarter Master Rookie of the Year Points Standings

Jared Landers (Batesville, AR) – 3545
Bub McCool (Vicksburg, MS) – 3325
Tyler Reddick (Corning, CA) – 3285
Frank Heckenast Jr. (Frankfort, IL) – 2830

Previous Topless 100 Winners

1993 – Freddy Smith

1994 – Tony Cardin

1995 – Billy Moyer

1996 – Bill Frye

1997 – Billy Moyer

1998 – Wendell Wallace

1999 – Scott Bloomquist

2000 – Jimmy Mars

2001 – Scott Bloomquist

2002 – Billy Moyer

2003 – Shannon Babb

2004 – Dale McDowell

2005 – Billy Moyer

2006 – Scott Bloomquist

2007 – Jimmy Mars

2008 – Tim McCreadie

2009 – Jimmy Owens

2010 – Jared Landers

James Essex, Public Relations Coordinator, jessex@lucasdirt.com