Chase For The Lucas Oil LM Crown Jewel Cup Begins This Week
Story By: JEREMY SHIELDS / LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES – BATAVIA, OH – The chase for the coveted ASi Racewear Crown Jewel Cup – Presented by DirtonDirt.com title begins this weekend with the Bad Boy 98 at Batesville Motor Speedway.
The Crown Jewel Cup program will award points to drivers at the ten crown jewel events, within the series schedule, that pay $20,000 or more to the winner. The driver that maintains perfect attendance throughout the season and earns the most points, within these ten events, will receive a $10,000 bonus at the championship awards banquet. Drivers finishing second and third in the Crown Jewel Cup will also receive cash awards.
In 2016, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN captured his third consecutive ASi Racewear Crown Jewel Cup – Presented by DirtonDirt.com. Tim McCreadie finished second, followed by Dennis Erb Jr. third.
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2017 Crown Jewel Cup Events:
April 7th-8th – Bad Boy 98 – Batesville Motor Speedway – $20,000
May 27th – 25th Annual Show-Me 100 – Lucas Oil Speedway – $30,000
June 15th-17th – Clash at the Mag – Magnolia Motor Speedway – $20,000
July 20th-22nd – 7th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals – I-80 Speedway – $53,000
August 11th-12th – 35th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 – Florence Speedway – $50,000
August 17th-19th – 25th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 – Batesville Motor Speedway – $40,000
September 3rd – 49th Annual Hillbilly Hundred – Tyler County Speedway – $25,000
September 16th – 14th Annual Knoxville Nationals – Knoxville Raceway – $40,000
October 6th-7th – 28th Annual Pittsburgher 100 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – $20,000
October 20th-21st – 37th Annual Dirt Track World Championship – Portsmouth Raceway Park – $100,000