The 2020 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was the 15th 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 17. Jimmy Owens won the 2020 drivers' championship. Tanner English was crowned 2020 Rookie of the Year.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
| No. | Race driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Pearson Jr. | Black Diamond Racing |
| 1T | Tyler Erb | Best Performance Motorsports |
| 9 | Devin Moran | Tye Twarog Racing |
| 14 | Josh Richards | Clint Bowyer Racing |
| 20 | Jimmy Owens | Ramirez Motorsports |
| 21 | Billy Moyer | Billy Moyer Racing |
| 25 | Shane Clanton | Skyline Motorsports |
| 39 | Tim McCreadie | Paylor Motorsports |
| 40B | Kyle Bronson | Kyle Bronson Motorsports |
| 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Double L Motorsports |
| 81E | Tanner English | Riggs Motorsports |
Schedule and results
The 2020 schedule was released on October 19, 2019.[1]
| No. | Date | Race / Track | Winning driver | Heat winner | B-Main winner | Fastest Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 1 | Super Bowl of Racing - Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia | Tim McCreadie ($12,000) | Tim McCreadie | Johnny Scott | Tim McCreadie |
| Jonathan Davenport | Mason Zeigler | Devin Moran | ||||
| Devin Moran | ||||||
| Mike Marlar | 45 cars entered | |||||
| 2 | Feb 3 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Devin Moran ($5,000) | Tim McCreadie | Shane Clanton | Tim McCreadie |
| Brandon Sheppard | Chase Junghans | Devin Moran | ||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Devin Moran | ||||||
| Jeff Mathews | ||||||
| GR Smith | 62 cars entered | |||||
| 3 | Feb 4 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Brandon Sheppard ($5,000) | Tim Dohm | Shanon Buckingham | Boom Briggs |
| Jonathan Davenport | Chase Junghans | Chase Junghans | ||||
| Hudson O'Neal | Shane Clanton | |||||
| Brandon Sheppard | ||||||
| Tyler Erb | ||||||
| Mike Marlar | 61 cars entered | |||||
| 4 | Feb 5 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Tim McCreadie ($7,000) | Tim McCreadie | Jadon Frame | Tim McCreadie |
| Kyle Bronson | Brian Shirley | Jonathan Davenport | ||||
| Brandon Overton | Logan Roberson | |||||
| Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
| Dennis Erb Jr. | ||||||
| Boom Briggs | 65 cars entered | |||||
| 5 | Feb 6 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Brandon Sheppard ($7,000) | Brandon Overton | Jadon Frame | Brandon Overton |
| Boom Briggs | Josh Richards | Tim McCreadie | ||||
| Jimmy Owens | Chase Junghans | |||||
| Tim McCreadie | ||||||
| Kyle Bronson | ||||||
| Billy Moyer Jr. | 57 cars entered | |||||
| 6 | Feb 7 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Mason Zeigler ($12,000) | Tyler Erb | Tanner English | Tyler Erb |
| Kyle Bronson | Billy Moyer | Billy Moyer Jr. | ||||
| Jonathan Davenport | Colton Flinner | |||||
| Brandon Sheppard | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Tim McCreadie | 57 cars entered | |||||
| 7 | Feb 8 | Winternationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Brandon Sheppard ($12,000) | Devin Moran | Jonathan Davenport | Jonathan Davenport |
| Shane Clanton | Matt Cosner | Billy Moyer Jr. | ||||
| Josh Richards | Tanner English | |||||
| Billy Moyer Jr. | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Brian Shirley | 55 cars entered | |||||
| 8 | Feb 9 | Lucas Oil Winter Nationals - All-Tech Raceway, Lake City, Florida | Jonathan Davenport ($10,000) | Tim McCreadie | Billy Moyer Jr. | Tim McCreadie |
| Mark Whitener | Dennis Erb Jr. | Devin Moran | ||||
| Devin Moran | ||||||
| Jonathan Davenport | 34 cars entered | |||||
| 9 | May 19 | Golden Isles Nationals - Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia | Jimmy Owens ($7,000) | Josh Richards | Mark Whitener | Josh Richards |
| Tim McCreadie | Jonathan Davenport | Brandon Overton | ||||
| Brandon Overton | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | 43 cars entered | |||||
| 10 | May 20 | Golden Isles Nationals - Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia | Kyle Bronson ($7,000) | Josh Richards | Rick Eckert | Jonathan Davenport |
| Jimmy Owens | Brandon Sheppard | Devin Moran | ||||
| Devin Moran | ||||||
| Tyler Bruening | 39 cars entered | |||||
| 11 | May 21 | Golden Isles Nationals - Golden Isles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia | Josh Richards ($7,000) | Brandon Overton | Stormy Scott | Brandon Overton |
| Josh Richards | Shane Clanton | Tim McCreadie | ||||
| Tim McCreadie | ||||||
| Steven Roberts | 36 cars entered | |||||
| 12 | May 25 | East Bay Nationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Jonathan Davenport ($7,000) | Shane Clanton | Billy Moyer Jr. | Shane Clanton |
| Tim McCreadie | Ross Robinson | Brandon Overton | ||||
| Brandon Overton | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | 34 cars entered | |||||
| 13 | May 26 | East Bay Nationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Brandon Overton ($7,000) | Brandon Overton | Brian Shirley | Brandon Overton |
| Jonathan Davenport | Kyle Bronson | Jimmy Owens | ||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Tim McCreadie | 31 cars entered | |||||
| 14 | May 27 | East Bay Nationals - East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | Brandon Overton ($7,000) | Jimmy Owens | Jonathan Davenport | Jimmy Owens |
| Tyler Erb | Brandon Overton | |||||
| Brandon Overton | ||||||
| Rick Eckert | 29 cars entered | |||||
| 15 | Jun 12 | Grassy Smith Memorial - Cherokee Speedway, Gaffney, South Carolina | Ross Bailes ($12,000) | Ross Bailes | Tyler Erb | Ross Bailes |
| Brandon Overton | Christian Thomas | Chris Ferguson | ||||
| Chris Ferguson | ||||||
| Kyle Strickler | 37 cars entered | |||||
| 16 | Jun 13 | Mountain Moonshine Classic - Smoky Mountain Speedway, Maryville, Tennessee | Brandon Overton ($15,000) | Brandon Sheppard | Thomas Kerr | Brandon Sheppard |
| Brandon Overton | Tyler Erb | Jimmy Owens | ||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Tim McCreadie | 39 cars entered | |||||
| 17 | Jun 18 | Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | Bobby Pierce ($5,000) | Jimmy Owens | Jonathan Davenport | Jimmy Owens |
| Tyler Erb | Josh Richards | Frank Heckenast Jr. | ||||
| Shane Clanton | Scott Dedwylder | |||||
| Bobby Pierce | ||||||
| Ross Bailes | ||||||
| Drew Armstrong | 55 cars entered | |||||
| 18 | Jun 19 | Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | Jimmy Owens ($5,000) | Jimmy Owens | Joseph Joiner | Jimmy Owens |
| Chris Brown | Devin Gilpin | Tyler Erb | ||||
| Josh Richards | Bobby Pierce | |||||
| Tyler Erb | ||||||
| Billy Moyer | ||||||
| Spencer Hughes | 52 cars entered | |||||
| 19 | Jun 20 | Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | Jimmy Owens ($15,000) | Michael Arnold | ||
| Shanon Buckingham | 52 cars entered | |||||
| 20 | Jun 26 | Tennessee's Action Track 50 - 411 Motor Speedway, Seymour, Tennessee | Jimmy Owens ($12,000) | Jimmy Owens | Tanner English | Jimmy Owens |
| Donald McIntosh | Kyle Bronson | Shanon Buckingham | ||||
| Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
| Shane Clanton | 38 cars entered | |||||
| 21 | Jun 27 | EZ-Go 50 - Talladega Short Track, Eastaboga, Alabama | Jimmy Owens ($12,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Shanon Buckingham | Jonathan Davenport |
| Josh Richards | Tyler Erb | Tim McCreadie | ||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Hudson O'Neal | 42 cars entered | |||||
| 22 | Jul 3 | Freedom 50 - Muskingum County Speedway, Zanesville, Ohio | Tyler Erb ($12,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Jimmy Owens | Jimmy Owens |
| Devin Moran | Kyle Hardy | Tyler Erb | ||||
| Tyler Erb | ||||||
| Josh Richards | 33 cars entered | |||||
| 23 | Jul 4 | Independence 50 - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | Jimmy Owens ($12,000) | Stormy Scott | Tanner English | Josh Richards |
| Jonathan Davenport | Jimmy Owens | |||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Billy Moyer Jr. | 30 cars entered | |||||
| 24 | Jul 10 | Summer Sizzler Nationals - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky | Earl Pearson Jr. ($12,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Jared Hawkins | Jonathan Davenport |
| Josh Richards | Shane Clanton | Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||
| Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | 33 cars entered | |||||
| 25 | Jul 13 | Truck Country 50 - 300 Raceway, Farley, Iowa | Josh Richards ($10,000) | Josh Richards | Stormy Scott | Josh Richards |
| Kyle Bronson | Stormy Scott | |||||
| Billy Moyer Jr. | 27 cars entered | |||||
| 26 | Jul 17 | NAPA Know How 50 - Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, Illinois | Tyler Erb ($12,000) | Kyle Strickler | Jimmy Owens | Kolby Vandenbergh |
| Earl Pearson Jr. | Johnny Scott | Jonathan Davenport | ||||
| Billy Moyer Jr. | ||||||
| Devin Moran | 39 cars entered | |||||
| 27 | Jul 18 | Show-Me 100 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri | Payton Looney ($30,000) | Payton Looney | Earl Pearson Jr. | Payton Looney |
| Kyle Strickler | Josh Richards | Chris Simpson | ||||
| Ricky Thornton Jr. | ||||||
| Shanon Buckingham | 46 cars entered | |||||
| 28 | Jul 19 | Diamond Nationals - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri | Chris Ferguson ($12,000) | Chris Ferguson | Kyle Bronson | Chris Ferguson |
| Billy Moyer | Tim McCreadie | Shanon Buckingham | ||||
| Shanon Buckingham | ||||||
| Billy Moyer Jr. | 44 cars entered | |||||
| 29 | Jul 23 | Optima Batteries Dirt Track Bank Go-50 - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Jimmy Owens ($12,000) | Stormy Scott | Shanon Buckingham | Stormy Scott |
| Ricky Thornton Jr. | Chase Junghans | Josh Richards | ||||
| Josh Richards | ||||||
| Jonathan Davenport | 46 cars entered | |||||
| 30 | Jul 24-25 | Silver Dollar Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Brandon Sheppard ($53,000) | Scott Bloomquist | Chris Ferguson | |
| Chase Junghans | Kyle Strickler | |||||
| Mason Zeigler | ||||||
| Chris Simpson | ||||||
| Ricky Thornton Jr. | ||||||
| Ricky Weiss | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Josh Richards | ||||||
| Kyle Bronson | ||||||
| Tim McCreadie | 45 cars entered | |||||
| 31 | Aug 12 | Ralph Latham Memorial - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky | Jimmy Owens ($12,000) | Devin Moran | Tim McCreadie | Devin Moran |
| Chris Ferguson | Jonathan Davenport | Jimmy Owens | ||||
| Hudson O'Neal | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Josh Richards | ||||||
| Shanon Buckingham | 53 cars entered | |||||
| 32 | Aug 13 | North/South Shootout - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky | Mike Marlar ($10,000) | Kyle Bronson | Billy Moyer Jr. | Tyler Erb |
| Devin Moran | Dale McDowell | Jimmy Owens | ||||
| Brandon Overton | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Josh Richards | ||||||
| Mike Marlar | 52 cars entered | |||||
| 33 | Aug 14-15 | North/South 100 - Florence Speedway, Union, Kentucky | Tim McCreadie ($50,000) | Shane Clanton | Josh Rice | |
| Chris Ferguson | Jason Jameson | |||||
| Tim McCreadie | ||||||
| Tyler Bruening | ||||||
| Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||||
| Shanon Buckingham | ||||||
| Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
| Hudson O'Neal | ||||||
| Brandon Overton | ||||||
| Josh Rice | 53 cars entered | |||||
| 34 | Aug 20 | Topless 100 Prelim - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas | Tim McCreadie ($5,000) | Jimmy Owens | Timothy Culp | Jimmy Owens |
| Billy Moyer Jr. | Neil Baggett | Dale McDowell | ||||
| Tim McCreadie | ||||||
| Dale McDowell | ||||||
| Earl Pearson Jr. | ||||||
| Brandon Overton | 48 cars entered | |||||
| 35 | Aug 21 | Topless 100 Prelim - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas | Jimmy Owens ($5,000) | Jimmy Owens | Chris Madden | Jimmy Owens |
| Shanon Buckingham | Shannon Babb | Brandon Overton | ||||
| Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Kyle Bronson | ||||||
| Earl Pearson Jr. | 47 cars entered | |||||
| 36 | Aug 22 | Topless 100 - Batesville Motor Speedway, Locust Grove, Arkansas | Jimmy Owens ($40,000) | Tyler Erb | ||
| Billy Moyer | 47 cars entered | |||||
| 37 | Aug 27 | Rumble by the River - Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania | Tim McCreadie ($10,000) | Tim McCreadie | Tanner English | Tim McCreadie |
| Kyle Strickler | Rick Eckert | Jimmy Owens | ||||
| Shane Clanton | ||||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Devin Moran | ||||||
| Kyle Larson | 55 cars entered | |||||
| 38 | Aug 29 | Rumble by the River - Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania | Kyle Larson ($15,000) | Brandon Sheppard | Rick Eckert | Brandon Sheppard |
| Hudson O'Neal | Trent Ivey | Kyle Larson | ||||
| Kyle Strickler | ||||||
| Kyle Larson | ||||||
| Kyle Bronson | ||||||
| Gregg Satterlee | 53 cars entered | |||||
| 39 | Sep 4 | John Bradshaw Memorial - Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, Kentucky | Jonathan Davenport ($12,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Michael Chilton | Jonathan Davenport |
| Billy Moyer Jr. | David Webb | |||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Kyle Strickler | 30 cars entered | |||||
| 40 | Sep 5 | Bob Miller Memorial River Rumble Days - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | Hudson O'Neal ($12,000) | Jonathan Davenport | Kody Evans | Tim McCreadie |
| Stormy Scott | Jimmy Owens | |||||
| Jimmy Owens | ||||||
| Devin Moran | 28 cars entered | |||||
| 41 | Sep 17 | I-80 Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Kyle Strickler ($7,000) | Darrell Lanigan | Jonathan Davenport | Devin Moran |
| Tim McCreadie | Billy Moyer Jr. | Kyle Strickler | ||||
| Josh Richards | ||||||
| Brandon Overton | 46 cars entered | |||||
| 42 | Sep 18 | I-80 Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Jimmy Owens ($7,000) | Brandon Overton | Jared Landers | Brandon Overton |
| Tyler Erb | Billy Moyer | Tim McCreadie | ||||
| Josh Richards | ||||||
| Chris Simpson | 43 cars entered | |||||
| 43 | Sep 19 | I-80 Nationals - I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Tim McCreadie ($30,000) | Hudson O'Neal | ||
| Jared Landers | 43 cars entered | |||||
| 44 | Sep 25 | Night Before the Jackson - Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana | Josh Richards ($10,000) | Devin Moran | Stormy Scott | Chris Ferguson |
| Hudson O'Neal | Steve Casebolt | Billy Moyer | ||||
| Ricky Thornton Jr. | Tanner English | |||||
| Billy Moyer | ||||||
| Tim McCreadie | ||||||
| Earl Pearson Jr. | 59 cars entered | |||||
| 45 | Sep 26 | Jackson 100 - Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana | Tim McCreadie ($15,000) | Kyle Strickler | Justin Rattliff | Kyle Strickler |
| Ricky Thornton Jr. | Chad Finley | Michael Chilton | ||||
| Billy Moyer | Steve Casebolt | |||||
| Jonathan Davenport | ||||||
| Tim McCreadie | ||||||
| Zack Dohm | 60 cars entered | |||||
| 46 | Oct 3 | Pittsburgher 100 - Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Imperial, Pennsylvania | Ricky Thornton Jr. ($20,000) | Devin Moran | Jared Miley | Michael Norris |
| Shane Clanton | Jonathan Davenport | Josh Richards | ||||
| Josh Richards | ||||||
| Kyle Strickler | 35 cars entered | |||||
| 47 | Oct 16-17 | Dirt Track World Championship - Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | Brandon Sheppard ($100,000) | Tim McCreadie | Jimmy Owens | Tim McCreadie |
| Chris Ferguson | Earl Pearson Jr. | Shane Clanton | ||||
| Scott Bloomquist | Kyle Bronson | |||||
| Brandon Overton | ||||||
| Ricky Thornton Jr. | ||||||
| Mike Marlar | 63 cars entered |
Schedule notes and changes
- On March 16, the LOLMDS suspended racing for 30 days in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio was rescheduled to May 8; the Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana was rescheduled for May 9; the Tennessee's Action Track 50 at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tennessee was reschedule for June 26; and the E-Z GO 50 at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama was rescheduled for June 27.[2]
- On April 3, the LOLMDS announced additional schedule changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nininger Tribute scheduled for April 17 at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland, the Budweiser 50 scheduled for April 24 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois and an April 25 race at Macon Speedway in Illinois were all canceled. Also, the Rumble by the River scheduled for April 19 at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania was postponed to August 27.[3]
- On April 15, the LOLMDS announced that the John Bradshaw Memorial scheduled for May 1 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky was postponed to September 4. Also, the Ralph Latham Memorial scheduled for May 2 at Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky was rescheduled to August 12.[4]
- On May 1, the LOLMDS announced a slate of cancelations, as well as a fanless "Reopening Tour" for the month of May.[5]
- On May 10, the LOLMDS canceled its scheduled Reopening Tour dates for May 11–13 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri due to unfavorable weather forecasts. The tour added dates at Golden Isles Speedway and East Bay Raceway Park.[6]
- On July 1, the LOLMDS canceled events scheduled in Minnesota for July 9 at the Deer Creek Speedway and July 10–11 at the Jackson Motorplex due to COVID-19 restrictions. The series also announced replacement race dates for July 10–11 at Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky.[7]
- On August 26, the LOLMDS announced the cancelation of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa and the Kokomo Late Model Shootout at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana due to COVID-19 restrictions. The LOLMDS announced replacement events at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska on September 17–18 and at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana on September 25.[8]
- On September 30, the LOLMDS announced that the Great Lakes 50 scheduled to run at Raceway 7 was canceled due to a rainy forecast.[9]
- On October 7, the LOLMDS announced that races schedule at Dixie Speedway and Rome Speedway in Georgia were canceled due to Hurricane Delta.[10]
References
- ^ "Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Releases 2020 Schedule". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. October 19, 2019.
- ^ "LOLMDS Postpones Events for 30 Days". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Additional Schedule Adjustments Announced by LOLMDS". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Additional Schedule Adjustments Announced by LOLMDS". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Additional Lucas Oil Reopens the LOLMDS". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Weather Causes Rescheduling on Reopening Tour". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. May 10, 2020.
- ^ "LOLMDS Amends July Schedule". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lucas Dirt Announces September Schedule Changes". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Updates to this Weekend's Lucas Dirt Schedule". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Hurricane Delta Causes Weekend Cancelations". Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. October 7, 2020.
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