JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The winner of the Lucas Oil Pro Class will not only receive the big first place prize of $8,000 cash but will also receive two tickets to the final NASCAR race of the year at Homestead Speedway on Sunday November 22 compliments of KGKIRADIO.com. Not only will the winner get to attend the NASCAR Race but will also be a special guest on the ESPN Radio "Live" Pre-race show broadcasted on KGKIRADIO.com from Homestead Speedway on that Sunday morning the day of the race between 10am and 12pm.

Gregg Kielma the host at KGLIRADIO.com gives up to date news for all forms of auto racing and can be heard live every Monday through Friday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST on 1490 AM Tampa Bay, FL or you can see and listen to the video stream at KGKIRadio.com. Greg will interview the winner of the Lucas Oil Pro Class live on air from the Homestead Speedway the morning of the final NASCAR event of 2009 live on the ESPN Radio network. "We want to thank Greg and KGKIRADIO.com for this great opportunity for the winner of the Lucas Oil Pro class to not only attend the NASCAR Race in Miami but get additional national exposure on ESPN Radio nation wide coverage. This is a great added bonus for the winner and we appreciate KGKIRADIO.com for providing this award", stated Earl Pearson Jr. To learn more about KGKIRADIO.com log onto their website at www.kgkiradio.com.

The main event of the three day weekend will be the Lucas Oil Pro Class that will pay $8,000 to win on Sunday November 1st. The unique format of this event also includes ALL 30 racers in the Lucas Oil Pro Class feature will receive money by starting the $8,000 to win feature event. The Lucas Oil Shootout weekend will start on Friday October 30th with a practice night. Then on Saturday October 31st racers will compete in a full schedule of multiple classes paying money and contingency awards. On Sunday November 1st the schedule of events will be highlighted with the Lucas Oil Pro Class paying a whopping $8,000 to win with a unique format of qualifying and heat races to make the 30 kart starting field.

Quality Inn in Kings Mountain, NC has partnered with Earl Pearson Jr. to be the "Official Host Hotel" for the 3rd Annual Lucas Oil Go-Kart Shootout set for October 30-31, Nov 1st at Iron City Motorsports Karting Complex in Blacksburg, South Carolina. Quality Inn is covalently located off of interstate I-85 at exit 8 on SR 161. The hotel address is 722 York Rd, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 approximately 15 minutes from the track. The phone number of the hotel to make reservations is (704) 739-7070. To make reservations call the Quality Inn hotel in Kings Mountain, NC directly at (704) 739-7070 and ask for the "Go-Kart Rate" of $49.99 plus tax.

This year's event will take place at the brand new Iron City Motorsports Karting Complex in Blacksburg, South Carolina. The new facility is just off Interstate 85 and is centrally located between Greenville, SC and Charlotte, NC. There will be additional information about this mega event released leading up to the event. For more information about the 3rd Annual Lucas Oil Go-Kart Shootout, Presented by Earl Pearson Jr. log onto the website www.earlpearsonjr.net and click on the link to the Lucas Oil Go-Kart Shootout. The event flyer with the pre-entry forms are NOW available to download from the www.earlpearsonjr.net website. Feel free to contact us by email at info@earlpearsonjr.net if you have any questions.

Special Thanks to our sponsors for this event; Lucas Oil, ASI Racewear,E3 Spark Plugs, Bobby Labonte Racing, Graphic Arts Express, Hamricks of Gaffney, SC, Neat Brothers Racing, Red Buck Racing, Competition Karting, Hoosier Tire, Trick Olympic Karts, Ultra Max, C&C Powerline, PRC Phantom Racing Chassis, FBR/Mullet Racing, Whiteners Grading, Box Stock Project by Jimmy Simms, T&D Transport, Hi-Tech Racing/Millennium Chassis, Radical Racing, Capps Racing Engines, TS Racing, Charger Racing Chassis, Ward Karting/Infiniti Chassis, Zooom Parts for Karts, Georgia Karting Komplex, KGKIRADIO.com and Quality Inn of Kings Mountain, NC.

For companies or individuals interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event please contact us at (904) 210-6649 or email info@earlpearsonjr.net. To learn more about Lucas Oil, the title sponsor of the event, visit their official website at www.lucasoil.com. For more information about Earl Pearson Jr. and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team visit www.earlpearsonjr.net.