The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series resumes action at Ocala Speedway (formerly Bubba Raceway Park) on Wednesday for the back-end of the two-day doubleheader Winter Nationals with a feature paying $10,000-to-win.

It's also the fifth round of the tour's popular Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, which goes for six more races these next 12 days across Ocala Speedway, All-Tech Raceway and East Bay Raceway Park. Every race will be streamed live on FloRacing.

Forty-two drivers and teams are registered for the midweek event, headlined by DirtonDirt.com's reigning Driver of the Year in Ricky Thornton Jr., defending series champion Hudson O'Neal, and past series champions Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens, and Earl Pearson Jr.

O'Neal won last Thursday's opener at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, Ga., while Thornton Jr. took Saturday's $25,000 paycheck in a heated battle for victory over Davenport. A last-lap charge of Tyler Erb propelled Thornton to a second straight win on Tuesday at Ocala.

Anthony Burroughs tried warning everybody.

It was a year ago to the night when he won at Ocala the crew chief put the sport on high alert about an escalating problem.

And his name is @RThornton20rt. My deep dive inside where RTJ’s trending next👇https://t.co/aVoslPBVlp

— Kyle McFadden (@ByKyleMcFadden) January 31, 2024

Fourteen of the Top 25 drivers in DirtonDirt.com's final power rankings of 2023 are on hand: No. 1 Thornton, No. 3 O'Neal, No. 4 Mike Marlar, No. 6 Davenport, No. 7 Brandon Sheppard, No. 9 Devin Moran, No. 10 Tim McCreadie, No. 12 Ashton Winger, No. 13 Brian Shirley, No. 15 Dennis Erb Jr., No. 18 Kyle Bronson, No. 21 Daulton Wilson, No. 22 Owens, and No. 25 Tyler Erb.

Chris Madden, Dale McDowell, Brandon Overton, and Ryan Gustin are among those not entered for competition at Ocala Speedway after racing at Golden Isles. Winger and Trevor Collins are additions to Ocala's roster.

Other drivers signed in are 2023 Firecracker 100 prelim winner Max Blair and '23 Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified winner Drake Troutman.

Lucas Oil Series newcomers Bob Gardner, Brenden Smith, Cory Lawler, Daniel Adam, Dillon McCowan, Drake Troutman, Ethan Dotson, and Tony Jackson Jr. are resuming their pursuit for the tour's Rookie of the Year.

Race fans can watch all of the action from Ocala Speedway on Wednesday on FloRacing. If you're not a FloRacing subscriber, click here to sign up today.

Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Coverage

• Tracking The 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Driver Roster
• FloRacing's Ultimate 2024 Speedweeks Watch Guide
• Ross Robinson Couldn't Be More Excited For The 2024 Lucas Oil Series Season
• Mike Marlar Is All In On The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series In 2024
• What's In Store For Hudson O'Neal And Rocket1 Racing In 2024?
• Brandon Overton Clears Up Chassis, 2024 Plans At Golden Isles Speedway
• How Earl Pearson Jr. Put Together A Team For One More Lucas Oil Series Run
• Is This Dale McDowell's Final Season? MacDaddy Wonders If End Is Close
• Garrett Alberson Pleased By Thursday's Lucas Oil Series Run At Golden Isles
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• 2024 Speedweeks Dirt Late Model Preview | DirtOnDirt VideoCast

Lucas Oil Series At Ocala Speedway Entry List