Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour

The Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League is proud to announce its official sanction of the Hamburg, New York-based Erie County Fair’s revered and equally historic “America’s Fair” truck and tractor pulling competition to its powerhouse lineup of Lucas Oil Pro Pullers Tour event productions in 2006.

The action-packed, single day - and critical Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League points meet will be the main grandstand attraction during the first day of “America’s Fair”, to be held Wednesday night, August 9, 2006. It will be nationally televised on a tape-delay basis via sports cable giant ESPN2 television to more than 113-million U.S. households, plus untold satellite and international cable recipients worldwide.

Five (5) classes of top notch Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League competition are scheduled and will include: Super Modified (supercharged) Two-Wheel Drive Trucks, Unlimited (alcohol-fueled/turbocharged) Super Stock Tractors, Super Modified (multi-engine) Tractors, Hot Rod (diesel/turbocharged) Semi Trucks and Super Farm (diesel/turbocharged) Tractors.

The World Series of Off-Road Racing is a new name for an exciting style of race event that was born in the Midwest and has thrilled race fans over and over and over. The World Series builds on an established 38-year heritage but with an eye to the future and the potential for significant growth.

WSORR sanctions classes from top rank pros to grassroots racers. Feature classes include high performance, high horsepower race trucks in 4x4, 2WD and compact pickup configurations. Fans flock to World Series events to watch trucks racing in their natural environment — off-road! The word is out: Off-road racing is HOT. And the World Series is the place to watch all the action! The goal of the Series is to keep spectators entertained with the fastest, most demanding, most punishing and most thrilling off-road racing in the world!

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, founded in 2005 receives national exposure through 13 taped-delayed Series Events that will be shown on SPEED Channel beginning in late 2006. SPEED Channel, the television home to motorsports enthusiasts is currently available to 70 million households in North America. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has signed a three-year agreement with SPEED to broadcast nearly 40 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events over the next three years.

Today's current Dirt Late Models feature steel constructed tube frame chassis with aluminum bodies that give them a sleek aerodynamic appearance of a stock appearing race car, but there is nothing stock about these 2300 pound machines. The cars are powered by an 800 horsepower motor that can turn in excess of 9,000 RPM's. The engines are based on V-8 Chevrolet, Ford and MOPAR power plants.

Lucas Oil products, with the help and support of Hoosier Tires, K&N Filters, Torco Fuels, and the respected officials from each track, seized the opportunity to turn three individual Saturday night race tracks into one great touring series.  The three featured race tracks are Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, Ca,  I-10 Speedway in Blythe, Ca, and Havasu 95 Speedway in Lake Havasu, Ca. each track having 3 scheduled events.  The 9 race shootout showcases the finest asphalt modified drivers that the west coast has to offer.  The Lucas Oil Modified Series is nationally televised on the VERSUS network so check your local listing for airdates.

SAC Racing creates the "Stars of Tomorrow."  Former Champions include NASCAR Stars Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Jason Leffler, Dave Blaney and Ken Schrader to name a few.  Watch USAC Racing on the Lucas Oil Motorsports hour to see who the next superstar will be.

Hosted by Veteran Broadcaster Ken Stout with "The Voice of USAC" Rob Klepper as the analyst and sometimes pit reporter. SPEEDFREAKS Kenny Sargent & Crash Gladys will also add to the show from the pits as Lucas Oil Products brings you the best in USAC Racing!

Described as the world’s most competitive major racing series by Auto Racing Analysis, the USAC Silver Crown Championship continues to thrill fans nationwide. To compete in USAC’s premier series is the pinnacle for many American open-wheel competitors and to win the Championship is a prestigious milestone in any driver’s career. Previous Champions include Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Mario Andretti, A. J. Foyt and Al Unser Sr.

The Silver Crown cars are 1500 pound, traditionally styled, front engine cars that were originally intended for the dirt.  Until these cars were given their own series in 1971, they competed as part of the National Championship Trail, which included the Indianapolis 500. Today these cars put on exciting shows at paved tracks across the nation in addition to the traditional dirt miles that are so integral to the history of open-wheel racing. Versatility is the key to success in this series as it makes regular appearances at 1/2-mile dirt and 5/8-mile paved tracks to 1-mile dirt and 1.2-mile paved tracks. Silver Crown races are longer in distance than other USAC open wheel division races and distances are usually 100 miles or 100 laps, depending on the track.

A Silver Crown car looks somewhat like a sprint car at first glance, but in reality they are considerably larger. Their wheelbase is a minimum of 96 inches and they can carry as much as 75 gallons of methanol fuel which lets them finish 100-mile races without a pit stop. Powering these machines are 355 cubic inch American production based engines producing over 700 horsepower!

"We Race in Their Memory"

The Hooters Pro Cup Series was created following the tragic deaths of 1992 Winston Cup Champion Alan Kulwicki, Dan Duncan, Charlie Campbell and Mark Brooks, son of the late Hooters of America CEO Bob Brooks, in a plane crash on their way to Bristol, Tennessee.

The series allows drivers, sponsors and fans to experience the thrill of auto racing the way it was intended to be--up close and personal.
The Hooters Pro Cup Series is a series for the Everyman. And every man, and woman, can afford to attend. For about the price of a movie, drink and popcorn, Pro Cup fans are treated the roots of racing: short tracks and short tempers.

It's a place where the drivers still make a difference. The words "aero push" and "downforce" are replaced with "door to door" and "bump and run." And that is why the Hooters Pro Cup Series attracts real fans and racers.
In recent years, the Hooters Pro Cup Series has proven to be a great place for youngsters to cut their teeth in full-bodied stock cars. With the successes of former drivers like Brian Vickers, John Wood, Danny O'Quinn, Kertus Davis, Shane Huffman, Chad Chaffin and Scott Wimmer, the fast-growing series has become a proving ground for the latest up-and-coming drivers.

Snap-on Stars of Karting Presented by the Indy Racing League represents the pinnacle series in the sport of karting and often times the first step to a career in motorsports. With its association with the IRL and other key motorsport entities, the Stars of Karting gives racers the chance to move onward. Likewise, the racers in the series are among the most talented, promising drivers today and warrant attention in their own right.

The series, founded in 2000 by IRL star Bryan Herta and the late Hollis Brown, was developed to provide a career starting point in the top levels of motorsports, including the IRL. Now owned by 1986 Indy 500 champion Bobby Rahal, Herta and veteran karting promoter Paul Zalud, the Snap-on Stars of Karting Presented by the IRL Presented by the Indy Racing League has established proper structure and competition in North American karting. With key partners like Snap-on and the IRL on board for the long term, the series promises phenomenal growth and potential in allowing new generations of American and international racing stars to flourish.

The Super Late Model division at Irwindale Speedway is one of the most competitive Saturday night racing series in the country.  The 3000 pound stockcars use 10 slick tires and 500 plus horsepower to navigate the famous ½ mile track.  The series has been at Irwindale since it’s opening in 1999 and has hosted southern California’s elite drivers such as David Gilliland and Ron Hornaday.  It is a division full of seasoned veterans and hot-shot rookies looking to make a name for themselves, it all ads up to some of the most exciting racing on TV!