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- ↑ "2014 Modified Karts official points standings". Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Lucas Oil off Road Racing Series and Lucas Oil Regional off Road Series to be Discontinued". Archived from the original on November 13, 2020.
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