After three seasons using a playoff-style points system, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing is returning to a traditional season-long points system for 2026, while adding more than a quarter-million-dollar late-season bonus program.

Teams will once again compete for dirt late model racing's highest points fund of $1.2 million that will be divided up after the 2026 champion is crowned at the season-ending Dirt Track World Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway (WVMS) in Mineral Wells, West Virginia.

With support from Big River Steel and ARP, the national tour will also put up an additional $275,000 for the Big River Steel Bonus Program presented by ARP, awarding drivers following August 29's Rumble by the River finale at Port Royal Speedway (PA) in a separate miniseries encompassing the season's final five Saturdays amongst the top 15 drivers in the championship standings.

The highest finishing driver of the top 15 in championship standings in each of those final five crown jewel events of the season will receive an additional $5,000.

The top five drivers in the championship standings will compete in a miniseries, earning points in those final five crown jewel events of the season. The highest points earner of the five drivers will take home an additional $100,000. Second through fifth will be awarded $40,000, $30,000, $20,000 and $10,000, respectively

For drivers sixth through 15th, a separate bonus program encompassing those same five crown jewel events of the season will pay $25,000 to the top point earner, $15,000 to second, and $10,000 to third.

While a dozen series races are scheduled after Port Royal, only the five consecutive scheduled Saturday events at Knoxville Raceway (IA) ($75,000-to-win on September 19), Brownstown Speedway (IN) ($50,000-to-win on September 26), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pennsylvania ($50,000-to-win on October 3), Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio ($50,000-to-win on October 10), and WVMS will award points in the Big River Steel Bonus Program presented by ARP, which pays out $275,000 in all.

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