Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and ApplianceZone.com Announce Car/Trip Giveaway Contest for 2011

WAYCROSS, Ga., Feb. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is excited to announce a unique sponsorship program with ApplianceZone.com geared towards our race fans in 2011.  ApplianceZone.com, a leading on-line retailer of appliance parts and accessories to do-it-yourself homeowners, has signed on as the "Official Appliance Parts Retailer" for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the next three years.

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As part of their sponsorship, ApplianceZone.com CEO Jim Allen and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series want to target the Race Fans in 2011 with a special contest to give one lucky fan a special 2011 Chevy RS Camaro. Also included is an all-expense paid trip to the season finale at the Appliancezone.com Dirt Track World Championship presented by Lucas Oil Products on Oct 14-15th in Chillicothe, Ohio. The ApplianceZone.com Car/Trip give away contest is set to begin Feb 7th at the first race on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at East Bay Raceway in Tampa, FL.

The 2011 Chevy RS Camaro that is being given away will also serve as the Official Pace Car of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2011 and will be at every event starting Wednesday, February 9th at East Bay Raceway. The ApplianceZone.com pace car will be on display at all series events in 2011 along with pacing the starting field for each feature event. Fans will be able to get an up close look at the Official Pace Car that will be given away to one lucky fan at the ApplianceZone.com DTWC on October 15th. The winner will be announced on October 8th at the Dixie Shootout at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia. The winner and one guest will receive an all-expenses paid trip the following weekend to the Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway in Ohio and will be presented the car on the front straightaway.

Fans can register to win the 2011 Chevy RS Camaro and the all expenses paid trip to the ApplianceZone.com DTWC at www.ApplianceZone.com. No purchase is necessary to be eligible to win the grand prize. You must be 18 years old to register and have a valid e-mail address. One entry per person, but after initial entry into contest additional entries will be accepted with any purchase from www.ApplianceZone.com. The grand prize winner will be chosen at random. Lucas Oil Officials and Appliance Zone employees are NOT eligible to win the contest. A special contest link will also be on the home page of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series website at www.lucasdirt.com.

"Everyone at ApplianceZone.com enjoyed the experience last year with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and we had such a blast while creating the Driver Development Sponsorship Contest.  Everyone from the series staff, to the drivers and the especially the race fans, were fantastic.  So we wanted to do something special for the fans this year. We put together what we think will be a great contest for the fans to have a chance to win a 2011 Chevy RS Camaro which will also be the official pace car for the series. Plus, we are giving away a trip to the series season finale, the ApplianceZone.com Dirt Track World Championship in October," stated Jim Allen, CEO of ApplianceZone.com.

A special thanks also goes out to John Jones Chevrolet of Corydon, IN. Owners John Jones and Brett Wilson stepped up to be a part of this contest and worked closely with Jim Allen to help in providing the car for the contest. For more information about their dealership visit www.GMCity.com.

"This is going to be a great contest for our race fans, who will have a chance to win this Camaro and a trip to the Dirt Track World Championship. The folks at ApplianceZone.com are great people with an incredible passion for dirt racing and we are honored to be associated with a company of their caliber.  Jim and his whole family have really embraced dirt late model racing and have made a huge investment into this sport. We are very grateful to have a company like ApplianceZone.com supporting dirt late model racing and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series," stated Ritchie Lewis, series director.

To learn more about the contest and Appliance Zone please visit www.ApplianceZone.com or the Appliance Zone racing website located at www.ApplianceZoneRacing.com.

To learn more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series contact the series office at (951) 532-2503 or visit the official website of the series at www.lucasdirt.com.

About Appliancezone.com:

Incorporated in 2008, ApplianceZone.com is a leading on-line retailer of appliance parts and accessories to do-it-yourself homeowners. It was started by CEO, Jim Allen and his wife Paula, who operated an appliance repair business for nearly fourteen years prior to starting the internet company Appliance Zone.  Appliance Zone was recently recognized by Inc 500 as the 3rd fastest growing retail company in America in 2010. Business First of Louisville also recognized and awarded Appliance Zone with the "Emerging Business of The year Award" in Dec 2010.  ApplianceZone.com offers over 500,000 appliance parts and accessories for appliance brands such as Whirlpool, Kitchenaid, GE, Maytag, Frigidaire, and many more.

About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series:

Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the nations' premier dirt late model sanctioning organization. It currently sanctions 43 events in 18 states and receives national exposure through taped-delayed series events that are shown on CBS, SPEED Channel, VERSUS Network and MAV TV.

About Lucas Oil Products:

Founded in 1989 by Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, Lucas Oil Products, Inc. has established itself as one of the fastest growing lubrication product lines in the consumer automotive aftermarket, featuring a line of engine oils, greases, gear lubes and problem-solving additives. Through innovative product research and development, along with aggressive marketing programs, Lucas Oil Products has established itself as the number one selling fuel treatment and additive products manufacturer in America and Canada. Lucas Oil Products has long been directly involved in the American racing industry at all levels through multiple vehicle sponsorships and racing events

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