2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Golden Isles Speedway

Current List Of 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Full-Time Drivers

Current List Of 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Full-Time Drivers

A list of drivers currently planning to race full-time with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2024.

Jan 18, 2024 by Kyle McFadden
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With the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series opener right around the corner in next Thursday’s Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, Ga., let’s take a look at the drivers currently committed to the 63-race tour in 2024.

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Editor's note: Adds Earl Pearson Jr. to the drivers' committed list after he announced a new deal with Iowa-based car owner Jason Rauen on Friday morning (Jan. 19); adds updated Brandon Overton note that he's leaning toward a pick-and-choose schedule (Jan. 24).

Boom Briggs

Even after Max Blair’s departure that leaves the Briggs Transport team a single-car operation, the Bear Lake, Pa., journeyman is in line for another crack at the tour this season. He finished 14th in points and started 31 of 53 features last year.

Daniel Adam

The 18-year-old driver still fairly new to Super Late Model racing is jumping into the deep end of the pool by trying to navigate the talented waters of the Lucas Oil Series. The Stedman, N.C., newcomer will battle Tony Jackson Jr. for the tour’s Rookie of the Year honors.

Daulton Wilson

Poised to keep building upon the headway made the first two years, Big Perm is back for more, looking to better last year’s seventh-place finish in the standings. Still in search of a first touring win after five runner-ups last year, the anticipation has to be the Fayetteville, N.C., driver breaks through this year.

Devin Moran

After falling mere car lengths short in the chaotic, winner-take-all championship race, the happy-go-lucky driver of Dresden, Ohio, and the Double Down Motorsports team are back for their second year together as title contenders. His eight career series wins are 24th all-time.

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VIDEO: Devin Moran reacts after his runner-up finish in last year's championship race. 

Earl Pearson Jr.

After his ride with Jason Papich Racing shuttered, EPJ has found a new home with Iowa-based car owner Jason Rauen, who's sponsored the four-time series champion in the past. His 40 series wins are fourth-most all-time as Pearson enters his 20th season on the tour.

Garrett Alberson

Like year-three counterparts Daulton Wilson and Ross Robinson who are no longer underclassmen on the tour, the Las Cruces, N.M., driver has never had more balance entering a season. He takes his relatively new Longhorn Chassis and strong Wild West Shootout run onto the tour’s trail, ultimately striving for his first series victory.

Hudson O’Neal

Welcome back, champ. The burgeoning star of Martinsville, Ind., has accomplished a lot for a 23-year-old: Last year’s series title with 21 career series wins, good for 11th all-time. He and the Rocket1 Racing team will try to surpass six wins totaled on the tour from a year ago.

Max Blair

Now with his third team in as many years, the Centerville, Pa., driver looks to settle in with newly formed Centerline Motorsports off the heels of the tour’s Rookie of the Year honors. Last year, Blair finished ninth in touring points and earned a Firecracker 100 semifeature victory at Pennsylvania’s Lernerville Speedway.

Ricky Thornton Jr.

What do you do when you dominate an entire season and lose the championship under the most unlucky of circumstances? Return for another potent shot at glory of course. RTJ, who’s optimistic about the revamped title format, went from tied for 32nd in the tour’s all-time wins list to 10th with last year’s 19 full-field victories.

Ross Robinson

Sporting a new Rocket Chassis and more crew help, the Georgetown, Del., driver feels much better about his chances entering his third year on the tour. Robinson has series points finishes of 10th and 13th the past two seasons respectively.

Tim McCreadie

The 2021 and 2022 series champion returns for his ninth-straight year on the tour, entering a new era of sorts as the No. 39 Paylor Motorsports team no longer employs the Longhorn Chassis house car (now Factory Team) program. The Watertown, N.Y., veteran’s 34 series wins are sixth all-time.

Tony Jackson Jr.

The 41-year-old series rookie steps into the No. 25 Capital House Car seat relinquished by Shane Clanton, who scales racing back significantly to guide the Lebanon, Mo., wheelman. Jackson, who’s yet to win a Lucas Oil Series race, is a former champion of the MLRA and MARS, the two most competitive regional tours in the Midwest.

Tyler Erb

The New Waverly, Texas, driver intends to stick it out for his fifth year on the tour, but told FloRacing after the Wild West Shootout he’ll “go with the wind” upon the conclusion of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. Terbo’s 19 career touring wins are tied with Mike Marlar for 12th all-time.

2023 Drivers Who Remain Uncommitted

Brandon Overton

The Evans, Ga., superstar at the PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis, Ind., said he’d like to race the tour for another year, but hasn’t committed to anything at the moment and even told FloRacing's Kevin Kovac recently that he might be leaning toward a pick-and-choose schedule. He’ll start his season at the Super Bowl of Racing, where he won two of the first three races of 2023. His 15 wins are tied for 16th all-time.

Jonathan Davenport

Superman has a 50-50 shot of returning to the series this year. The three-time touring champion is scheduled to race all of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, so reading between the lines, he’ll likely make the decision of staying or going by the month of March. His 71 series wins are third all-time.

Spencer Hughes

Now with Alabama-based JCM Motorsports, the Meridian, Miss., driver will see where he stands at the end of Georgia-Florida Speedweeks before thinking about a commitment. If he's anywhere inside the top 10 in series points, there's a chance he'll continue forward with the tour.