BATAVIA, Ohio — Sunoco Race Fuels, the Official Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, will continue its Sunoco “Road to Wheatland” bonus program this year.
The Sunoco Road to Wheatland program has been a long-standing cash bonus paid to drivers at the Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway on Memorial Day weekend. This year, the Road to Wheatland program has even more significance and more money paid to the top 15 drivers with perfect attendance at this year’s Show-Me 100.
Drivers that maintain perfect attendance at all Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned events through May 27, 2023, will receive an additional cash bonus based on their position in the series championship standings. The current series point leader on May 27 will receive a $2,500 bonus from the total $16,000 being paid out.
The Sunoco Road to Wheatland Bonus program is the first bonus paid under the new Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP format this year and locks in the top 15 drivers that will be eligible for the record points fund of over $1,000,000. The national champion will receive $200,000, with the top four drivers in the final series point standings earning a minimum of $100,000.
Three additional bonus events will take place on the series schedule as the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP closes in on the final four drivers that will compete for the championship. The season finale, the General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP, will take place on October 20-21 at the iconic Eldora Speedway.
“We want to thank Sunoco Race Fuels for their continued support of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Road to Wheatland program. They have agreed to continue this bonus rewarding drivers that maintain perfect attendance through the Show-Me 100. Sunoco should be commended for stepping up and giving generously to the racers that support the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series,” said Wayne Castleberry, Corporate Sales and Marketing for Lucas Oil Motorsports.