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The title sponsor has jacked up the first-place prize for Saturday’s Hellraizer Jacks Pit Crew Challenge at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

The fastest Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series pit crew during Saturday’s competition during the Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 weekend will receive $6,000, up from the originally announced prize of $2,000.

The runner-up crew receives $1,500 and third place $600 with each receiving a trophy from Cold Hard Art. The Best Appearing Crew also receives $1,000.

The competition begins at 3:30 p.m. Saturday among the 18 teams locked into Saturday’s 100-lap finale through Thursday and Friday preliminaries.