Hudson O’Neal and the Rocket Chassis house car have committed to running the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season full-time in 2023.
The team confirmed the decision in a press release this week, one year after Brandon Sheppard drove the car to a second-place finish in the 2022 Lucas Dirt points race.
“Before we know it, it will be time to head to Florida to kick off the new season at Speedweeks. We’re very grateful to welcome back all our existing marketing partners as well as welcoming O’Neal’s Salvage and WR1 Sim Chassis as new partners. We also will be announcing additional new sponsors in the coming weeks,” Rocket1 Racing co-owner Mark Richards said in a release. “Our team is excited to embark on the new season with Hudson O’Neal behind the wheel. We’ll see everyone in a little over a month at Volusia (Speedway Park).”
This would also confirm that the team will not be traveling to Arizona for the Wild West Shootout in January.
The team’s first race will likely take place at the Sunshine Nationals at Volusia from January 19-21.
