LEXINGTON, KY -- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series returns to the broadcast airwaves of SPEED Channel over the Christmas and New Year holidays with racing action from East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL on Sunday Morning, December 24th at 11:30 AM eastern/10:30 AM central time. The East Bay Winternationals will once again show the exciting action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and will also showcase the racing action at East Bay Raceway which will host the 31st Annual East Bay Winternationals from February 5th – 10th, 2007 sanctioned for the third consecutive year by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI will take the racing spotlight on Saturday and Sunday, December 30th and 31st with the broadcast of the "Masters." The side-by-side, dirt slinging action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be shown at 7:30 PM eastern/6:30 PM central on Saturday, December 30th and re-air on Sunday, December 31st at 11:30 AM eastern/10:30 AM central.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series telecasts on SPEED feature in-depth driver profiles, exciting in-car camera footage and wheel-to-wheel action from the 2006 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule in which Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL captured his second consecutive Series title. The coverage of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on SPEED is a great opportunity for race teams, promoters and sponsors to reach dirt track fans across the nation.
SPEED, celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2006, is the nation's first and foremost cable network dedicated to motorsports and the passion for everything from racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. SPEED Channel is now available in over 70 million households in North America. SPEED is among the fastest growing sports cable networks in the country and is also home to one of the highest rated programs on SPEED, the Lucas Oil On the Edge Program which airs a half hour before the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series drivers showcase their talents across the country.
SPEED is available through cable systems nationwide, DISH Network (Channel 150) and DIRECT TV (Channel 607). The remaining Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series broadcast schedule on SPEED is available on the Series website at www.lucasdirt.com.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is preparing for the 2007 season and recently announced a 36 race schedule which encompasses 15 states across the country. The season kicks off with the 31st Annual “East Bay Winternationals” from East Bay Raceway in Tampa, FL with six straight nights of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series starting on February 5th. At the conclusion of a week in Tampa, Fl. the Series then heads to the legendary Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN for the annual "Indiana Icebreaker" on Saturday Night, March 31st with $10,000 on the line to the victor. For more information on these facilities and their Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events you can visit them at www.eastbayracewaypark.com and www.brownstownspeedway.com.
For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log onto their website at www.lucasdirt.com or contact the Series Office at (951) 532-2503.
