| SATURDAY RECAP FROM THE INAGURAL LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACE AT PRIMM |
April 05, 2009
Sunny skies and beautiful weather drew a packed house to the opening
round of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series presented by Geico
Powersports. Thrilled fans watched in awe as the most talented off-road
drivers in the world brushed off the cobwebs, taking to the track and
looking like they’d never left. Off-road superstar Carl Renezeder took
two impressive wins, helping himself to the largest part of a $60,000
purse which was put up by K&N Filters. Renezeder snagged both
$15,000 checks for each of his wins in the Unlimited 2 and Unlimited 4
divisions, and brought home the first two short course wins since
re-entering the off-road arena.
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| NBC AND SPEED DATES SET TO FEATURE LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES |
April 01, 2009
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series is primed and ready for its
inaugural event at the Primm Valley Motorsports Complex April 4th and
5th. The Series boasts a very strong TV package with SPEED, featuring
30 hours of original programming during the 2nd, 3rd and fourth
quarters of 2009. SPEED has stepped up its commitment to the sport by
increasing the television coverage from the initial 18 hours of
original programming to 30 hours. This will enable Lucas Oil Studios
to provide greater coverage of all classes, including Unlimited Lites,
Super Lites, Buggies and Karts.
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| K&N FILTERS TO BOOST PRIZE MONEY FOR LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES |
March 25, 2009
As previously announced in a press release dated February 13th 2009,
K&N Filters is coming to the aid of race teams in these tough
economic times. Beginning at the Lucas Oil Off Road Series' inaugural
event, K&N Filters will be increasing the purse payout in the
Unlimited 4 and Unlimited 2 Truck divisions. The prize money will be
increased for both race dates, April 4th and 5th at the Primm Valley
Motorsports Complex. First place finishers in both divisions will
receive $15,000, second place finishers will be paid $10,000 and third
place finishers will bring home $5,000.
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| GOODYEAR TIRES SET TO HAVE HUGE PRESENCE IN THE LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES |
March 17, 2009
Aside from becoming an official sponsor of the Lucas Oil Off Road
Series, Goodyear will sponsor 8 teams competing in the series. A driver
search is currently under way to find 8 teams that will uphold the
reputation that Goodyear has built over their many years of involvement
in the motorsports industry.
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| TEAM ASSOCIATED / RC10.COM JOINS THE LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES |
March 13, 2009
An agreement has been reached between Team Associated/RC10.com and
Lucas Oil Products Inc. to make Team Associated/RC 10.com the official
R/C Car of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series. Founded in 1964, Team
Associated/RC 10.com is a premier manufacturer of competition R/C
cars. They design and manufacture vehicles that define performance in
each class they compete. Their reputation and heritage has been built
on R/C car racing with a record that speaks for itself, which includes
23 world championships, hundreds of national championships, and several
world speed records. Racing and winning at the highest level of
competition is Team Associated/RC 10.com’s primary form of marketing,
and further helps them develop products for world class drivers and
enthusiasts of all skill levels.
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| NBC "LIVE" PROGRAMMING FOR LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES |
March 04, 2009
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series is pleased to announce that its last
Championship race of the 2009 season will be broadcast live on NBC. The
show will air this November on NBC in a primetime weekend time slot.
The NBC live show will be in addition to the comprehensive Series
coverage on SPEED. The 2009 NBC live coverage is in large part due to
the sponsorship support of the Series received from GEICO Powersports,
the recently named Presenting Sponsor of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing
Series....
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