Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship One Week Away!

(BATAVIA, OH - October 12, 2017) - In one week, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will cap off one of the most exciting seasons in the history of the national tour. The 2017 season finale, 37th Annual Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship - Presented by Optima Batteries, will take place October 19th-21st, at Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, OH.

This weekend will get underway on Thursday night, October 19th with preliminary events for the Modified division. Action on Friday night, October 20th will include the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Hot Laps and two rounds of qualifying Heat Races - with the passing points total from both rounds determining Saturday night's B-Main and Feature line-ups.

On Saturday night, a driver autograph session will take place in the vendor midway area. Afterwards, consolation events for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be held, followed by the $4,000-to-win Modified main event and the Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifier Race. The top-26 drivers that did not transfer into the Dirt Track World Championship (via preliminary events) will be eligible to start the $3,000-to-win, $200-to-start, non-qualifiers race - held prior to the main event. The winner of the 30-lap, Jim Dunn Memorial has the choice of keeping their $3,000 winnings, or forfeiting their earnings to start last in the main event. The 100-lap, $100,000-to-win, Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship - Presented by Optima Batteries - main event will cap off the weekend's on-track action.

After Saturday night's main event, the 2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion will be crowned. Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, and Scott Bloomquist are locked in an unprecedented three-man battle for the national championship - separated by just 75-points in the championship standings, heading into the season finale.

The 2017 Lucas Oil Products Rookie of the Year - Presented by Hot Rod Processing will also be decided on Saturday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park. A margin of 85-points separate Hudson O'Neal and Gregg Satterlee in the current Rookie of the Year standings.

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