2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
The 2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the 13th 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 2, and ended with the Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park on October 20.
Schedule
MavTV, CBS, CBS Sports Network and NBCSN will broadcast select races on television. Of those select races, MavTV will have live coverage of the Show-Me 100 while the rest will be delayed across the 4 networks. and will also broadcast select races with live video coverage.| No. | Date | Race title | Track | TV / Stream |
| 1 | February 2 | Super Bowl of Racing | Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Georgia | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 2 | February 3 | Super Bowl of Racing | Golden Isles Speedway, Brunswick, Georgia | LucasOilRacing.TV CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN |
| 3 | February 5 | 41st annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 4 | February 6 | 41st annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 5 | February 7 | 41st annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 6 | February 8 | 41st annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 7 | February 9 | 41st annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 8 | February 10 | 41st annual Winternationals | East Bay Raceway Park, Tampa, Florida | LucasOilRacing.TV CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN |
| 9 | February 11 | Winter Nationals | Bubba Raceway Park, Ocala, Florida | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV NBCSN |
| ≠ | March 16 | Buckeye Spring 50 | Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, Ohio | |
| ≠ | March 17 | 21st Annual Indiana Icebreaker | Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana | |
| ≠ | March 22 | 16th Annual Spring Thaw | Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, Tennessee | |
| 10 | March 23 | The Shamrock | Boyd's Speedway, Ringgold, Georgia | |
| 11 | March 24 | 21st Annual Bama Bash | East Alabama Motor Speedway, Phenix City, Alabama | |
| ≠ | April 6 | Bad Boy 98 | Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, Arkansas | |
| ≠ | April 7 | Bad Boy 98 | Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, Arkansas | |
| 12 | April 13 | Buckeye Spring 50 | Atomic Speedway, Chillicothe, Ohio | |
| ≠ | April 14 | 21st Annual Indiana Icebreaker | Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana | |
| ≠ | April 20 | Steel Valley 50 | Sharon Speedway, Sharon, Ohio | |
| 13 | April 21 | 37th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic | Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| 14 | April 22 | The Rumble by the River | Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania | |
| 15 | April 27 | Busch 50 | Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, Illinois | LucasOilRacing.TV' MavTV |
| 16 | April 28 | St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100 | Macon Speedway, Macon, Illinois | Dirt on DIRT |
| 17 | May 4 | Toyota Knoxville 50 | Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, Tennessee | |
| ≠ | May 5 | 32nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial | Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky | |
| 18 | May 18 | Spring Shootout | 141 Speedway, Maribel, Wisconsin | |
| 19 | May 19 | NAPA North Star Nationals | Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minnesota | |
| ≠ | May 20 | Go 50 | I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | |
| 20 | May 24 | 5th Annual Cowboy Classic | Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 21 | May 25 | The Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson | Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 22 | May 26 | 25th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 | Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri | MavTV / LucasOilRacing.TV CBS CBS Sports Network NBCSN |
| ≠ | June 1 | Salute to the Troops 75 | LaSalle Speedway, LaSalle, Illinois | |
| ≠ | June 2 | Salute to the Troops 75 | LaSalle Speedway, LaSalle, Illinois | |
| June 14 | Clash at the Mag | Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | ||
| June 15 | Clash at the Mag | Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | LucasOilRacing.TV CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN | |
| 23 | June 16 | Clash at the Mag | Magnolia Motor Speedway, Columbus, Mississippi | LucasOilRacing.TV CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN |
| 24 | June 30 | Independence 50 | Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | |
| 25 | July 1 | Freedom 50 | Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Dirt on DIRT |
| 26 | July 2 | Steel City 50 | Sharon Speedway, Sharon, Ohio | |
| 27 | July 3 | Muskingum County Speedway, Zanesville, Ohio | ||
| 28 | July 5 | Wayne Gray Sr. Memorial | Fayetteville Motor Speedway, Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
| 29 | July 6 | 20th Annual Grassy Smith Memorial | Cherokee Speedway, Gaffney, South Carolina | |
| 30 | July 7 | Mountain Moonshine Classic | Smoky Mountain Speedway, Maryville, Tennessee | |
| 31 | July 13 | NAPA Know How 50 | Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, Illinois | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV NBCSN |
| 32 | July 14 | 12th Annual Diamond Nationals | Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Missouri | LucasOilRacing.TV CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN |
| 33 | July 17 | Bullet SportsWear Shootout | Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen, South Dakota | Dirt on DIRT |
| 34 | July 18 | Jackson Motorplex, Jackson, Minnesota | Dirt on DIRT | |
| 35 | July 19 | Go 50 | I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Dirt on DIRT |
| ≈ | July 19 | 8th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals | I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Dirt on DIRT |
| ≈ | July 20 | 8th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals | I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Dirt on DIRT |
| 36 | July 21 | 8th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals | I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Dirt on DIRT |
| 37 | August 8 | 32nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial | Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky | |
| 38 | August 9 | North/South Shootout | Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky | MavTV |
| ≈ | August 10 | 38th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 | Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky | CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN |
| 39 | August 11 | 38th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 | Florence Speedway, Florence, Kentucky | CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN |
| 40 | August 16 | Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, Arkansas | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV | |
| 41 | August 17 | Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, Arkansas | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV | |
| 42 | August 18 | 26th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 | Batesville Motor Speedway, Batesville, Arkansas | LucasOilRacing.TV MavTV |
| 43 | August 24 | Dirt Million Prelims | Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Dirt on DIRT |
| 44 | August 24 | Dirt Million Prelims | Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Dirt on DIRT |
| 45 | August 25 | Dirt Million | Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio | Dirt on DIRT |
| 46 | August 31 | 15th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial | Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, Kentucky | |
| 47 | September 1 | Bob Miller Memorial | Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | |
| 48 | September 2 | 50th Annual Hillbilly Hundred | Tyler County Speedway, Middlebourne, West Virginia | |
| 49 | September 13 | 15th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals | Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa | Dirt on DIRT MavTV |
| 50 | September 14 | 15th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals | Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa | Dirt on DIRT MavTV |
| 51 | September 15 | 15th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals | Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa | LucasOilRacing.TV CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN |
| ≈ | September 21 | 39th Annual Jackson 100 | Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana | |
| 52 | September 22 | 39th Annual Jackson 100 | Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Indiana | Dirt on DIRT |
| 53 | September 29 | Dixie Shootout | Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, Georgia | |
| 54 | September 30 | Rome Showdown | Rome Speedway, Rome, Georgia | |
| ≈ | October 5 | 30th Annual Pittsburgher 100 | Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Dirt on DIRT |
| 55 | October 6 | 30th Annual Pittsburgher 100 | Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Dirt on DIRT |
| ≈ | October 19 | 38th Annual Dirt Track World Championship | Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | |
| 56 | October 20 | 38th Annual Dirt Track World Championship | Portsmouth Raceway Park, Portsmouth, Ohio | LucasOilRacing.TV CBS Sports Network MavTV NBCSN |
- ≠ - the race was postponed or canceled
- ≈ - will state if the race is not for championship points
Schedule notes and changes
- - the Buckeye Spring 50 at Atomic Speedway was postponed to April 13 due to cold temperatures.
- - the 21st Annual Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway was postponed to April 14 due to cold temperatures. The rescheduled race was canceled due to heavy rain.
- - the Spring Thaw at Volunteer Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- - the Bad Boy 98 at Batesville Motor Speedway was canceled due to weather conditions.
- - the Steel Valley 50 at Sharon Speedway was postponed to July 2 due to saturated grounds & cold temperatures.
- - the 32nd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway was postponed to August 8 due to heavy rain.
- - the Go 50 at I-80 Speedway was postponed to July 19 due to rain.
- - the Salute to the Troops 75 at LaSalle Speedway was canceled.