Ashley Schwallie
Job Title: Administrative Manager / Registration
Hometown: Batavia, Ohio
How many years have you been involved racing: 16
Date of Birth: 11-09-1982
Family: Rick (Husband), Addison (Daughter)
Favorite Track: Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Seeing our racing family every weekend!
Hobbies: Home Improvement and Gardening
What do you do in the off season: Spend time with family and prepare for the next season.
Bill Reed
Job Title: Series Chaplain
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
How many years have you been involved racing: 35
Date of Birth: 09-29-1946
Family: Wife - Debbie, 6 children, 5 grandchildren
Favorite Track: Tazewell Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Dirt Racing Outreach
Hobbies: Racing
What do you do in the off season: Work
Cole Lewis
Job Title: Event Coordinator / Safety Director
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
How many years have you been involved racing: All my life.
Date of Birth: 05-27-1985
Family: Dad: Ritchie, Step-Mom: Sheila, Step-Brother: Jessie, Step-Sister: Jayme, Brother: Ritchie Neil, and Mom: Leigh Anne
Favorite Track: Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: The people, I honestly can't say enough about the crew and their families, they are all awesome.
Hobbies: Jogging, web design (amateur), learning about everything
What do you do in the off season: Wait for the next season and try to ski (if i dont fall when i get out of the ski lift)
Debbie Reed
Job Title: Series Chaplain
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
How many years have you been involved racing: 36
Date of Birth: 10-12-1957
Family: Husband - Bill, 6 children, 8 grandchildren
Favorite Track: Tazewell Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Spending time with our racing family!
Hobbies: Grandkids, silk dyeing
What do you do in the off season: Both on and off I run my real estate office, attend church when we are in town, enjoy life
Gary Stickle
Job Title: Pit Steward
Hometown: Newark, Ohio
How many years have you been involved racing: 20
Date of Birth: 10-21-1953
Family:
Favorite Track: Magnolia (MS) Motor Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Great people and great times.
Hobbies: Boating, Fishing, and Woodworking
What do you do in the off season: Spend time enjoying the family.
Heath Lawson
Job Title: Series Photographer
Hometown: Clanton, Ala.
How many years have you been involved racing: All of my life.
Date of Birth: 09-17-1992
Family: Randy (Dad), Jane (Mother), Micah (Brother), Hunter (Brother)
Favorite Track: Magnolia (MS) Motor Speedway and Knoxville (IA) Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Travelling and forming new friendships with other people on the tour.
Hobbies: Racing and Photography
What do you do in the off season: There is no off season.
James Essex
Job Title: Series Announcer
Hometown: Greensburg, Ind.
How many years have you been involved racing: 34
Date of Birth: 07-05-1963
Favorite Track: Brownstown Speedway and Florence Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Working with all the drivers and talking to the race fans
Hobbies: Football, Basketball, Swimming
What do you do in the off season: PR Work and spending time at home
Marc Hoegerl
Job Title: Pit Steward
Hometown: Linesville, Pa.
How many years have you been involved racing: Entire Life
Date of Birth: 03-02-1969
Family: Girlfriend: Bonnie; Daughters: Jozie, Marissa, and Miranda
Favorite Track: Raceway 7 (OH) and any track that puts on a good show for the fans and drivers.
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Racers, staff, and just being able to be around dirt late model racing the entire season.
Hobbies: Racing of course, Radio Controlled Car Racing, Basketball, and Photography
What do you do in the off season: Spend time with family, Radio Controlled Car Racing, Attend high school basketball games
Matt Delaney
Job Title: Technical Inspector / Pit Steward
Hometown: West Harrison, Ind.
How many years have you been involved racing: Around it all my life, Involved hands on for 11 years
Date of Birth: 03-02-1986
Family: Heather (Wife) Harper and Jaxson (kids)
Favorite Track: Florence (KY) Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Travelling to new places and the friendships I've made along the way with the staff and race teams.
Hobbies: Going to Reds baseball games and riding motorcycles
What do you do in the off season: Spend more time with the Family, watch Bengals football (Who-Dey) and keep up with what's changing in Dirt Late Models.
Rick Schwallie
Job Title: Series Director
Hometown: Batavia, Ohio
How many years have you been involved racing: 18
Date of Birth: 09-22-1978
Family: Wife - Ashley, Daughter - Addison
Favorite Track: Portsmouth Raceway Park, Hagerstown Speedway & Florence Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Forming a friendship with people involved on the tour
Hobbies: Photography
What do you do in the off season: What off season?
Russ Ward
Job Title: Series Chaplain
Hometown: Mount Gilead, Ohio
How many years have you been involved racing: 33
Date of Birth: 09-09-1968
Family: Wife: Rachelle, Daughter: Christi, Son: Brody
Favorite Track: Eldora (OH) Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Serving all the great people involved with the series, from staff, race teams and fans.
Hobbies: Racing and Camping
What do you do in the off season: Church, Ministry, and get ready for race season.
Vince Dubois
Job Title: Pit Steward
Hometown: Washington, Pa.
How many years have you been involved racing: 20 years working but been a fan since I was 1-month old.
Date of Birth: 05-10-1971
Family: Girlfriend - Cathy
Favorite Track: Eldora (OH) Speedway and Knoxville (IA) Speedway
Favorite thing about racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Traveling to various racetracks seeing the country and making new friends in those cities. Working with LOLMDS staff as well as all the drivers and their crews.
Hobbies: Bowling and my Facebook addiction.
What do you do in the off season: Watch my favorite Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Cowboys while I patiently wait for Winternationals!
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