Josh Hayes of Seymour was the 2023 pure stock track champion at Brownstown Speedway. The 2024 season at Brownstown will kick off March 2 with the Northern Allstars Late Model Dirt Series.
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Hudson O’Neal of Hope won his third straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series over the past two years at East Bay Raceway Park on Tuesday night during the 48th Annual Wieland Winternationals.
O’Neal ended last year’s races at East Bay winning the Thursday and Friday night programs as Saturday’s finale was rained out. O’Neal battled with Tyler Erb for the first 10 laps of the race until taking the lead for good on Lap 11.
Daulton Wilson tracked down O’Neal on a couple of occasions, but never got the opportunity to pass O’Neal as O’Neal raced through traffic toward the end of the race to score his 27th career win in the series. Wilson finished second followed by Jonathan Davenport, Ashton Winger and the Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of Race, Devin Moran, who came from the 18th starting spot to round out the top-five drivers.
In Lucas Oil Victory for the fifth time ever at East Bay and for the third time this year with the LOLMDS as the defending series champion continued his strong early season runs.
“It looked like they shoved those tires in 3 and 4 a little bit. I knew that if I could just stay patient enough eventually that top was going to go away,” O’Neal said. “Tyler went down there in front of me one time, and it came down to a crucial pass coming off of two he just missed the bottom a little bit and let me sneak in, we rubbed some doors, but I knew that was probably going to be the only chance I had to get back by him. We had a little different tire on I feel like that the rest of the field, but it ended up working out.”
The winner’s Mark Richards Racing Rocket Chassis is powered by Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Performance Grading, Ace Metal Works, Stiles Marine and Maintenance, Wheeler Metals, O’Neal’s Salvage and Recycling, Professional Concrete Cutting and Drilling, Gunter’s Honey, Fox Shocks, WR1 Sim Chassis and Sunoco Race Fuels.
Completing the top 10 were Erb, Chase Junghans, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr., and Spencer Hughes.
Brownstown opener set for March 2
Brownstown Speedway will kick off it’s 2024 racing season on March 2 with the “Midwest Season Opener” featuring the Northern Allstars Late Model Dirt Series. The race will pay $5,000 to win and $500 to start. Also on the docket will be pure stocks, hornets and crown vics. For more information, visit brownstownspeedway.com
Brownstown Speedway 2024 schedule:
March 2: Northern Allstars Late Model Dirt Series, plus Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics (Weather Date is March 9)
March 9: Open Practice
March 16: Open Practice
March 23-27: Annual Indiana Icebreaker — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $15,000 to Win, plus Super Stocks and Pure Stocks
March 30: Spring Meltdown — Midwest Thunder 410 Non-wing Sprint Cars, plus MMSA Mini Sprints and Hornets
April 6: Northern Allstars Late Model Dirt Series, Second Annual Ira Bastin Memorial (Opening Points Night) and Northern Allstars Super Late Models, plus Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Crown Vics
April 13: ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
April 20: Crown Vic Special — Crown Vics, ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets
April 27: Super Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
May 4: Super Stock Special — Scott Patman Memorial, Super Stocks, ILMS Pro Late Models, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
May 11: Super Late Models, ILMS Pro Late Models, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
May 13: Castrol FloRacing Night in America — Super Late Models $20,000 to win, plus Super Stocks
May 18: ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
May 25: Super Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
June 1: Hornet Special — Hornets, ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Crown Vics, MMSA Mini Sprints
June 8: Off (no racing)
June 15: Pure Stock Special — Don Russ Memorial, Pure Stocks, ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
June 22: 41st Annual Hoosier Dirt Classic, World of Outlaw Late Models and Case World of Outlaw Super Late Models, plus Super Stocks, Pure Stocks
June 29: ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
July 6-10 Annual Born Free 40 and Valvoline IronMan Super Late Models, plus Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
July 13: Fan Appreciation Night — ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
July 20: Off (no racing, setup for the Jackson County Fair
July 25: Jackson County Fair — Thursday Thunder and ILMS Pro Late Models, plus TBA
July 27: Jackson County Fair Grand Champion Fair Race, 11th Paul Crockett Memorial and Super Late Models, plus TBA
Aug. 3: Northern Allstars Late Model Dirt Series, 20th Annual Hall of Fame Classic and Northern Allstars Super Late Models, plus Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Crown Vics
Aug. 10: Off (no racing)
Aug. 17: ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
Aug. 24: Carey Ruwe Memorial — ILMS Pro Late Models,l plus Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
Aug. 31: ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
Sept. 7: Overdrive Monster Truck Tour
Sept. 14: ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
Sept. 21: Schaefer Photo, Custom Designs Night — ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
Sept. 27: Night Before the Jackson Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Third Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $10,000-to-win, 13th Annual Bowman Family 50 for Pro Late Models, ILMS Pro Late Models and Bowman Family 50
Sept. 28: 45th Annual Jackson 100 and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series $50,000 to win, plus Super Stocks and Pure Stocks
Oct. 5: Championship Night — Super Late Models, ILMS Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Crown Vics
Oct. 11-13: 29th Annual FUNFEST
James Essex writes a motorsports notebook for The Republic. Send comments to [email protected]
