Hudson O’Neal, SSI Motorsports Release Preliminary ’19 Schedule; Set To Return After Shoulder Surgery
Story By: SSI MOTORSPORTS – MARTINSVILLE, IN – Several months into his rehab from season-ending shoulder surgery, Hudson O’Neal released his 2019 season plans today (Thursday).
Hudson and the SSI Motorsports team will once again tackle the entire Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule, as the 2017 series Rookie of the Year will vie for the Championship. Before the Lucas Oil campaign kicks off on February 1-2 at Golden Isles Speedway near Brunswick, Georgia, Hudson plans to start his 2019 season from January 5-13 in the annual ‘Wild West Shootout’ at Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, Arizona.
The six-race, unsanctioned mini-series will be capped off with a $14,000 to win finale on Sunday, January 13.
| 2019 | Venue | Location | Purse | Sanction |
| 1/5 | Arizona Speedway | Queen Creek, AZ | $5,000 | Unsanctioned |
| 1/6 | Arizona Speedway | Queen Creek, AZ | $5,000 | Unsanctioned |
| 1/9 | Arizona Speedway | Queen Creek, AZ | $5,000 | Unsanctioned |
| 1/11 | Arizona Speedway | Queen Creek, AZ | $5,000 | Unsanctioned |
| 1/12 | Arizona Speedway | Queen Creek, AZ | $5,000 | Unsanctioned |
| 1/13 | Arizona Speedway | Queen Creek, AZ | $14,000 | Unsanctioned |
| 2/1 | Golden Isles Speedway | Brunswick, GA | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/2 | Golden Isles Speedway | Brunswick, GA | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/4 | East Bay Raceway Park | Gibsonton, FL | $5,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/5 | East Bay Raceway Park | Gibsonton, FL | $5,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/6 | East Bay Raceway Park | Gibsonton, FL | $7,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/7 | East Bay Raceway Park | Gibsonton, FL | $7,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/8 | East Bay Raceway Park | Gibsonton, FL | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/9 | East Bay Raceway Park | Gibsonton, FL | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/10 | Bubba Raceway Park | Ocala, FL | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 2/11 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL | $7,000 | UMP |
| 2/12 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL | $7,000 | UMP |
| 2/13 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL | $10,000 | WoO |
| 2/14 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL | $10,000 | WoO |
| 2/15 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL | $10,000 | WoO |
| 2/16 | Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL | $10,000 | WoO |
| 3/15 | Atomic Speedway | Alma, OH | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 3/16 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, IN | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 4/5 | 411 Motor Speedway | Seymour, TN | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 4/6 | North Georgia Speedway | Chatsworth, GA | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 4/12 | Sharon Speedway | Hartford, OH | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 4/13 | Hagerstown Speedway | Hagerstown, MD | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 4/14 | Port Royal Speedway | Port Royal, PA | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 4/26 | Tri-City Speedway | Granite City, IL | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 4/27 | Macon Speedway | Macon, IL | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/3 | Tazewell Speedway | Tazewell, TN | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/4 | Florence Speedway | Union, KY | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/16 | 34 Raceway | West Burlington, IA | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/17 | Farley Speedway | Farley, IA | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/18 | Deer Creek Speedway | Spring Valley, MN | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/23 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO | $6,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/24 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO | $6,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/25 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO | $30,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/30 | Magnolia Motor Speedway | Columbus, MS | $5,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 5/31 | Magnolia Motor Speedway | Columbus, MS | $5,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 6/1 | Magnolia Motor Speedway | Columbus, MS | $15,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 6/6 | Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | $10,000 | UMP |
| 6/7 | Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | $10,000 | UMP |
| 6/8 | Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | $125,000 | DLM Dream |
| 6/13 | Fayetteville Mtr. Speedway | Fayetteville, NC | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 6/14 | Cherokee Speedway | Gaffney, SC | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 6/15 | Smoky Mountain Speedway | Maryville, TN | $15,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/3 | Muskingum Co. Speedway | Zanesville, OH | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/4 | Portsmouth Raceway Park | Portsmouth, OH | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/5 | Tyler County Speedway | Middlebourne, WV | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/6 | Mansfield Motor Speedway | Mansfield, OH | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/12 | Tri-City Speedway | Granite City, IL | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/13 | Lucas Oil Speedway | Wheatland, MO | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/16 | Brown County Speedway | Aberdeen, SD | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/17 | Jackson Motorplex | Jackson, MN | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/18 | I-80 Speedway | Greenwood, NE | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 7/19-20 | I-80 Speedway | Greenwood, NE | $53,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/8 | Florence Speedway | Union, KY | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/9-10 | Florence Speedway | Union, KY | $50,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/15 | Batesville Motor Speedway | Locust Grove, AR | $5,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/16 | Batesville Motor Speedway | Locust Grove, AR | $5,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/17 | Batesville Motor Speedway | Locust Grove, AR | $40,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/22 | Mansfield Motor Speedway | Mansfield, OH | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/23 | Mansfield Motor Speedway | Mansfield, OH | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/24 | Mansfield Motor Speedway | Mansfield, OH | $100,000+ | Lucas Oil |
| 8/30 | Ponderosa Speedway | Junction City, KY | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 8/31 | Portsmouth Raceway Park | Portsmouth, OH | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 9/1 | Tyler County Speedway | Middlebourne, WV | $30,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 9/5 | Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | $10,000 | UMP |
| 9/6 | Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | $10,000 | UMP |
| 9/7 | Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | $52,000 | World 100 |
| 9/12 | Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA | $7,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 9/13 | Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA | $7,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 9/14 | Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA | $40,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 9/20 | Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 9/21 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, IN | $15,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 10/4 | Raceway 7 | Conneaut, OH | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 10/5 | Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway | Imperial, PA | $20,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 10/12 | Dixie Speedway | Woodstock, GA | $12,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 10/13 | Rome Speedway | Rome, GA | $10,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 10/18-19 | Portsmouth Raceway Park | Portsmouth, OH | $100,000 | Lucas Oil |
| 11/1 | Dirt Track at Charlotte | Concord, NC | $12,000 | WoO |
| 11/2 | Dirt Track at Charlotte | Concord, NC | $12,000 | WoO |
