Lucas Oil Announces "Lucas Oil Challenge Cup" Season Finale

Corona, Ca. (May 20, 2009) - Lucas Oil is pleased to announce the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup short course off road racing season finale. The Lucas Oil Challenge Cup will be held at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex on December 12th and 13th 2009. The Lucas Oil Off Road Challenge Cup is a one race, winner take all, end of year short course off road shootout in which winners in all classes will take home a beautiful trophy, a generous check and off-season bragging rights. The event will be televised on a national prime time broadcast. Short course off road race teams throughout the country will have completed their season points championships and will be in the position to compete at the highest level, putting everything on the line.

Lucas Oil's Bob Patison spoke about the race. "We are going to establish the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup as a prestigious, annual, end of year short course off road racing event. It is scheduled to coincide with the conclusion of the off road racing season and with the significant purses up for grabs we are expecting a full field of drivers in all classes."

Drivers in the Unlimited 2 and Unlimited 4 (850hp two and four wheel drive trucks) will be racing for a $30,000 prize to the winner of each class with $15,000 and $7,500 to be awarded to the second and third place finishers. In a unique format, the Unlimited Lite Truck class will compete head to head for the first time ever in a major competition with the Unlimited Buggy Class for a $20,000 winning check and class superiority. Second and third place will receive $10,000. The Bully Dog SuperLite Class will be competing for a generous $20,000 purse with $10,000 and $5,000 to second and third. Finally, the Limited Buggy class will be competing for prizes of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000.

The shootout races will be held on Saturday, December 12th with an evening of practice, qualifying and elimination races to be held on Friday, December 11th. More information will be available as event details are finalized.

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) is the evolution of the long standing support of short course racing by Forrest Lucas and Lucas Oil. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short course off road racing infused with a West Coast influence, LOORRS brings intense four wheel door to door action to challenging, fan friendly tracks. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short Course. For more information please visit LucasOilOffRoad.com