Running its first 14 events at 14 tracks, the MARS Late Model Championship series today announced its 2024 schedule with 21 races among 15 tracks overall, including first-time visits to three Illinois ovals, Maple Park's Sycamore Speedway, East Moline Speedway and Macon Speedway. | 2024 MARS schedule

The Matt Curl-owned circuit's slate is highlighted by a trio of three-race weekends, four five-digit paydays (up from one in 2023) and the tour's first visit to Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway since 2015.

The Jonathan Clayton-directed tour's de facto home track of Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway hosts a series-high four events with two series appearances at Farmer City (Ill.) Speedway, the Brownstown (Ill.) Bullring and Spoon River Speedway in Banner, Ill. The rest of the series tracks — including Paducah and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo., as the lone outside-Illinois ovals — host single events.

The first three-race weekend opens the season April 26-28 at Brownstown, Peoria (Ill.) Speedway and East Moline while a July 19-21 stretch takes the series from Farmer City to I-55 and Adams County Speedway in Quincy, Ill. The Labor Day holiday weekend marks the tour's final three-race weekend with Aug. 30-Sept. 1 events at Farmer City, Fairbury and Spoon River.

Macon's Aug. 10 Kerbystrong 100 pays $10,000-to-win along with Brownstown's Brownstown 100 on Sept. 13 while $12,000-to-win purses are set for Paducah's USA World 50 on Sept. 14 and Fairbury's FALS Frenzy tour finale on Oct. 5.