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Latest News NeSmith Racing 7/21/08
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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR JULY 21
Lucky Keeton
CARTERSVILLE,
GA – The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba,
MS continues to lead the West Region point standings after picking up his seventh win of the season on Friday night at Southern
Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS during Week 17 of the 2008 season. Read More
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NO DOUBTING
THOMAS FOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS EAMS BONUS BUCKS
William Thomas
PHENIX
CITY, AL – William Thomas of Phenix City, AL bagged the Alabama Bonus Bucks on Saturday night with his second win in
as many nights in the 40-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series main event at East Alabama Motor Speedway driving the
J.W. Miller Land and Timber Scorpion. Read More Click Logo
THOMAS
TACKLES NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS PENTON FIELD
William Thomas
PENTON,
AL – William Thomas of Phenix City, AL led wire-to-wire to dominate the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 40-lap
main event on Friday night at Penton Raceway driving the J.W. Miller Land and Timber Scorpion. Thomas took the lead from his outside front row starting spot and never looked back
to post his second career series victory. Read More Click Logo
NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 17 PREVIEW
CARTERSVILLE,
GA – Week 17 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will feature a full slate of action in the West Region, and
limited schedule in the East Region due to the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event this Friday
night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL, and Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL. Read More Click Here
NeSMITH
CHEVROLET DLMS STARS TAKE ON LOCAL FAVORITES AT PENTON AND EAMS
 
Chip Brindle Richie Stephens William Thomas
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring regulars will get some tough
local competition this weekend in a pair of 40-lap $2,500-to-win races on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL and
on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL. Read More Click Here
STEPHENS DECLARED WINNER OF NeSMITH CHEVROLET WRS
RACE AT EAMS
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL was declared the winner of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing Series East Region double-points race at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City , AL on Saturday night following the results of
a post-race technical protest on Monday. Read More Click Here
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR
July 14, 2008
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 16 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series saw Blake Stewart of Centre, AL take
over the point lead in the East Region after his fifth win of the season on Friday night at Fort Payne Motor Speedway in Fort
Payne, AL, and a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL. Read More Click Here
NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 16 PREVIEW
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will see a slate of 12 events during Week 16, the halfway point of the 2008 season,
with the championship battles in both the East and West Regions taking shape and heating up. Through the first 15 weeks of the season, 400 different drivers have seen competition
in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series.
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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 12 PREVIEW
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will be in action this weekend with ten events
in four states in the East and West Regions. There
will be four tracks competing on Friday night, and six tracks hosting events on Saturday night. Read More Click logo
NeSMITH
CHEVROLET DLMS MID-SOUTH DOUBLE HEADER ON TAP FOR JUNE 20-21
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will compete in a Mid-South Double
Racing Weekend on Friday night, June 20 at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL and on Saturday night June 21 at Columbus
Speedway in Columbus, MS. Read More Click logo
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR JUNE 9
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL and Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS continue to lead their
respective Regions of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series after Week 11 of the season that runs through October 12. Stephens picked up his sixth win of the season on Friday night at Penton Raceway in
Penton, AL. Read More Click Logo
NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR JUNE 2
Lucky Keeton Richie Stephens
CARTERSVILLE,
GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Regional point leaders Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS and Richie Stephens
of Phenix City, AL each posted victories in Week 10 competition over the weekend. Read More Click Logo
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR
MAY 27
Mark Clifton
FORT PAYNE, AL – Mark Clifton of Brewton, AL and Mark Stokes of Steens, MS were the big winners in NeSmith Chevrolet
Weekly Racing Series West Region action over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. Clifton and Stokes
each doubled up with a pair of wins. Clifton remains undefeated with five wins in five
starts. Read More Click Logo
PEACOCK
GETS FIRST NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS WIN AT SCREVEN
Hunter Peacock
SYLVANIA,
GA – Hunter Peacock of Macon, GA picked his first win of the season Saturday night in the NeSmith Chevrolet “Salute
To The Armed Forces” 50 for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series at Screven Motor Speedway. Peacock took the lead on lap 35 and led the rest of the way in the Nasworthy Mechanical
Bullitt. Read More Click Logo
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS WELCOMES EVAN MATTHEW GODSEY
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series welcomes Evan Matthew Godsey into the world,
and congratulates his proud parents Steve and Jeana Godsey of Bedford, IN. Evan
was born on Wednesday morning at 2:52 a.m.
He passed the post-birth technical inspection
by weighing in at four pounds and 14 ounces and measuring 18 inches long. Read
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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET DLMS RAINED OUT IN SWAINSBORO
SWAINSBORO,
GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet “Salute To The Armed Forces” 40 for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series
at Swainsboro Raceway was rained out on Friday night just after the completion of hot laps. Series and track officials have agreed to find a date suitable for both parties to
reschedule the event, and will announce a make up date next week. Read
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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET PRESENTS SWAINSBORO/SCREVEN COUNTY DOUBLE HEADER FOR THE NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS THIS WEEKEND
 
Chip Brindle Jeff Fields Larry Boutwell
CARTERSVILLE, GA –
NeSmith Chevrolet of Claxton, GA presents a racing double header “Salute To The Armed Forces” this weekend for
the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour on Friday night at Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, GA, and on
Saturday night at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, GA. Read More Click
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR
MAY 19
BROWNSTOWN, IN – Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN drove the J.D. Byrider/Tony Stewart Racing Rayburn to his second
straight victory on Saturday night at Brownstown Speedway in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region action for
the Group Metal Recyclers Late Model Division. Barnett raced 17 of the 20 laps
side-by-side with Steve Godsey of Bedford
, IN. Read More Click Logo
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS SIGNS MONTPELIER , IN TRACK
FOR TWO WEEKLY RACING SERIES EVENTS
MONTPELIER, IN – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series continues its Weekly Racing Series growth in Indiana
with the signing of Montpelier Motor Speedway in Montpelier, IN for two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region
events. The ¼-mile clay oval will host two $600-to-win, $100-to-start WRS events
on June 28 and July 26. Read More Click Logo
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR
MAY 12
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL extended his lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet
Weekly Racing Series East Region with a win and two top five finishes over the weekend.
Stephens finished fourth on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton , AL
and then took his second win of the season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City , AL . Read More Click Logo
BLAIR TAKES A HOMETOWN WIN IN NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS
A1 RACEWAY EVENT
SLIDELL, LA – Jay Blair of Angie, LA picked up his first NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win of the season on Saturday at his home
track, A1 Raceway , in the 50-lap main event driving the J&A Trucking Mastersbilt. The
victory was Blair’s first top ten finish in the first six events of the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series
National Tour season. Read More Click Here
KEETON SCORES FIRST CAREER NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS
NATIONAL TOUR WIN
After winning his first career NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event on Friday night at Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, Lucky Keeton
of Toomsuba, MS was
so happy, he plants a kiss on the cheek of series Founder and Director Mike
Vaughn . (
Mike Blevins Photo)
HATTIESBURG , MS – Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba
, MS scored a clean sweep in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 40-lap main event
on Friday night at Southern Speedway . Keeton was the fast qualifier, led every lap, and took his first career
win on the series National Tour driving the Trak Star Race Cars By Mike Boland Trak Star before a packed house. Read More Click Logo
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS DOUBLE RACING WEEKEND IN MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA
Chip Brindle Jeff Fields Jay Blair
Lucky Keeton
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will compete in a double-racing
weekend with a stop at Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS on Friday night for a 40-lap $2,500-to-win race, and then travel
south down I-59 to A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA on Saturday night for a 50-lap $3,000-to-win event. Read More Click logo
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS ADDS TWO DATES TO 2008 NATIONAL
TOUR SCHEDULE
CARTERSVILLE , GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has added two dates to its 2008 National Tour Schedule. The series will return to North
Alabama Speedway
in Tuscumbia
, AL on Friday night, June 20, and then travel to Columbus Speedway in Columbus , MS
on Saturday night, June 21. Read
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR
MAY 5
Richard Stephens
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Richard Stephens of Phenix City, AL has taken over the point lead of the NeSmith Chevrolet
Weekly Racing Series East Region with the defending East Region Champion Logan Yates of Delta, AL right on his heels just
two points behind in the second spot. Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba , MS continues to lead the West Region.
LATEST NEWS Nesmith Racing 4/27/08
RAIN POSTPONES NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS 10K-TO-WIN CAJUN
SPRING NATIONALS AT PCS
McCOMB
, MS – Heavy thunderstorms late Saturday afternoon forced postponement of the NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series 100-lap $10,000-to-win Cajun Spring Nationals at Pike County Speedway .
NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and Pike County Speedway officials will be announcing a make-up date next
week.
LATEST NEWS NeSmith Racing 5/4/08
FORT
PAYNE
MOTOR SPEEDWAY
BEGINS ON-TRACK ACTIVITIES TONIGHT WITH OPEN PRACTICE
FORT PAYNE, AL – The flagship track for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, Fort Payne Motor Speedway
will begin its on-track activities tonight with an Open Practice for the six weekly divisions that will compete on the refurbished
3/8-mile clay oval during the 2008 racing season on Friday nights each week through August, and then every other Sunday through
October
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND-UP FOR 3/31/08 :
Two-time and defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba,
MS began his bid for a third straight title over the weekend with two wins in his #22 Boland Performance Trak-Star. (Mike
Blevins Photo)
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series opened over the weekend, and the defending
and two-time West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS has set the stage in quest of his third straight title with
two wins. The two victories put Keeton on top of the West Region standings with
92 points. Read More Click Logo
O’CONNOR WINS FLOMATON NeSMITH
CHEVROLET DLMS RACE AFTER TWO CLOSE CALLS
FLOMATON, AL – Chris
O’Connor of Cantonment, FL survived a pair of close calls and led wire-to-wire to win the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late
Model Series 75-lap race and the $5,000 top prize on Saturday night in front of a packed house at Flomaton Speedway driving
the Coggin Land Services Warrior. Read More Click Logo
O’CONNOR EARNS POLE FOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS FLOMATON
, AL RACE
FLOMATON, AL – Chris O’Connor of Cantonment, FL earned the pole position for the 75-lap $5,000-to-win main
event at Flomaton Speedway for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour.
O’Connor drove the Coggin Land Service
Warrior to victory in the first 12-lap heat race on Friday night to earn the pole for Saturday night’s big show.
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS TO BRING “ BATTLE
OF THE BRANDS” TO FLOMATON SPEEDWAY
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be coming to Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton,
AL this Friday and Saturday night for Round 4 of the 2008 season highlighted by a 75-lap $5,000-to-win main event. The competition will not only be among the drivers, but chassis makes as well. Read More Click Logo
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS TO VISIT FLOMATON SPEEDWAY
THIS WEEKEND FOR $5K-TO-WIN
   
Jeff Fields Chip Brindle Frank Wilson
Josh Huss
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will make its first visit to Flomaton Speedway
in Flomaton, AL this Friday and Saturday night for round four of the 2008 season that will be highlighted by a 75-lap $5,000-to-win
main event. The race fans will also have an opportunity to get into the action
with rides in a two-seat race car to benefit the American Cancer Society.
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SUNOCO
RACE FUEL TO SPONSOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
CARTERSVILLE,
GA – Sunoco Race Fuel and the Bearden Oil Company of Eastman, GA will sponsor the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Rookie of the
Year Award. The top rookie driver at the end of
the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series season will receive $5,000 from Sunoco Race Fuel and a new chassis with
the make to be determined. Read More Click LOGO
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS CONGRATULATES JIM AND JULIA
MOON ON THE ARRIVAL OF “A.J.” MOON
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series congratulates Jim and Julia Moon of Zionsville,
IN on the birth of Alexander Julian Lawrence (“A.J.”) Moon on Sunday morning, February 24, 2008 at 3:58 a.m. A.J. was born just after Papa Jim arrived home from the Saturday night
rained out race at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. Read More Click LOGO
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS TO SUPPORT EAMS FOR JIMMY THOMAS
MEMORIAL RACE
CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials will be at East Alabama Motor Speedway
in Phenix City, AL this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights to support the 23rd Annual Jimmy Thomas Memorial
100 paying $10,000-to-win for Crate Late Models. East Alabama Motor Speedway is the newest NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing Series sanctioned track. Read More Click LOGO
LATEST NEWS:
RAIN WASHES
OUT
SATURDAY
NeSMITH
CHEVROLET
DLMS
EAST
BAY
PROGRAM
TAMPA , FL – Heavy rain on Saturday morning washed what was to be two shows on Saturday for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt
Late Model Series at East Bay Raceway Park . Both the Saturday afternoon and Saturday night races have been cancelled
and will not be made up. Wet weather plagued the entire scheduled three-race
series over the past three days.
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NOSBISCH
BATTLES TRAFFIC FOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS EAST BAY WIN
TAMPA, FL – Keith
Nosbisch of Valrico, FL battled through lapped traffic to take the lead and win the 40-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model
Series main event Friday night at East Bay Raceway Park driving the Miller Lite Rocket. Nosbisch took the lead from Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV on lap 31, and held off a challenge from
Horton with two laps to go to take the win.
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RAIN POSTPONES NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS EAST BAY RACE
ON THURSDAY NIGHT
TAMPA
, FL – A heavy afternoon rain shower postponed the 40-lap $2,500-to-win
NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series race on Thursday night at East Bay Raceway Park .
The first event of the three-race series with 51 cars entered has been rescheduled for Friday night, with gates opening
at 5:30 p.m. and racing scheduled for 7 p.m.
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DAYS INN NORTH IN TAMPA , FL NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS EAST BAY OFFICIAL HOST
HOTEL
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The Days Inn North in Tampa, FL will be the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Official
Host Hotel for three night of racing at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL on February 21, 22, and 23. The Days Inn North will offer NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series fans and competitors a special discount
rate of $49 per night. Read More Click Here
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS OFFICIALS TO SIT ON ROUND TABLE
DISCUSSION AT BOLAND PERFORMANCE OPEN HOUSE
CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials, track promoters, and sponsors will sit
on a Round Table Discussion at the Boland Performance Open House in Cuba, AL this Saturday at 10 a.m. The panel will be discussing the state of Crate Late Model racing in the United States .
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FLOMATON SPEEDWAY SIGNS ON
WITH THE NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL has signed on for the 2008 racing season with the NeSmith
Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series. Drivers in the Flomaton Speedway Crate Late Model
Division will compete for both Track and Regional point funds, as well as special NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series contingency
awards and post-season special events. Read More Click Here
JOHNSON WINS NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS COLUMBUS RACE FOR
INJURED CREW MEMBER
COLUMBUS, MS – Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN won the 40-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Winter
Classic main event on Saturday night at Columbus
Speedway
driving the Miller Brothers Coal Warrior.
Johnson took the lead on lap two, covered the bottom groove, and went on for an emotional win, as he dedicated the
victory to an injured crew member.
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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET DLMS COLUMBUS, MS RACE RESCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY
CARTERSVILLE,
GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and Columbus Speedway officials have announced that the 40-lap $2,500-to-win
8th Annual Winter Classic Race has been rescheduled for this Saturday at the ¼-mile high-banked clay oval in Columbus,
MS. The race was originally scheduled for January
26, but was postponed by an ice storm.
ICE STORM FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF NeSMITH CHEVROLET
DLMS COLUMBUS, MS RACE
COLUMBUS
, MS – An ice storm has forced postponement of the 8th Annual Winter Classic
for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series on Saturday at Columbus
Speedway
. Track and series officials
have stated they will announce a rescheduled date in the coming days.
NeSMITH
CHEVROLET DLMS ANNOUNCES 2008 NATIONAL TOUR SCHEDULE
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series announced its 2008 National Tour schedule today
with 21 point races currently listed with at least three more to be announced in the coming weeks. The 2008 schedule features events at 16 different tracks in seven states.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS TRAVELS TO COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY FOR ROUND TWO
  
Royce Bray Hunter Peacock
Jay Blair Chip Brindle
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour travels to Columbus Speedway in
Columbus, MS this Saturday afternoon for Round Two of the 2008 season in the 8th Annual Winter Classic with new
faces at the top of the points list based on their success in the season opener at the Ice Bowl on January 6 at Talladega
Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS WELCOMES ELIJAH WINDHAM TAYS!!!!
CARTERSVILLE, GA - The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series congratulates Chris and Jill Tays with the birth of their
new son, Elijah Windham Tays, who arrived on January 19, 2008. Eli passed the post-birth weigh-in at 5 pounds, 14 ounces,
and fit the body template at 18 inches. Proud Papa Chris Tays finished sixth in the 2007 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late
Model Series National point standings.
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY JOINS NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WRS AND WILL HOST NATIONAL EVENT IN 2008
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL has joined the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
for 2008, and will also host a $5,000-to-win 75-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event on October
10-11. Drivers in the Green Valley Speedway Crate Late Model Division will compete
for both Track and Regional point funds.
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GREEN
VALLEY SPEEDWAY JOINS NeSMITH CHEVROLET WRS AND WILL HOST NATIONAL EVENT IN 2008
CARTERSVILLE,
GA – Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL has joined the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series for 2008, and will also
host a $5,000-to-win 75-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event on October 10-11. Drivers in the Green Valley
Speedway Crate Late Model Division will compete for both Track and Regional point funds.
“Track owner Dennis Harker
has made wholesale improvements to Green Valley Speedway, and we’re excited to have the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing
Series involved with Green Valley Speedway,” NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing
Series Director Roby Helm said. “We’re also excited to have the opportunity
to showcase our National Touring Series at Green Valley Speedway in
October.”
Under the NeSmith Chevrolet
Weekly Racing Series sanction, drivers at Green Valley Speedway will be eligible not only to compete for a Track point fund,
but also a Regional point fund using their 16 best finishes during the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season from
March 28, 2008 through September 28, 2008.
In addition, the top six drivers
in the Green Valley Speedway Crate Late Model Division point standings, excluding any top six Regional point drivers, will
be invited to the 3rd Annual Crate Racin’ USA Fall Nationals Invitational Race at Columbus Speedway in Columbus,
MS on November 28, 2008. The Green Valley
Speedway Track Champion will also be eligible to compete in the Race of Champions, and top six Regional point
drivers will compete in the Race of Regions.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt
Late Model Series National Tour will be a part of the David Haire Memorial Top Guns Tournament at Green Valley Speedway on
October 10-11. The late David Haire was a lone time fan at Green Valley Speedway who always parked in Trackside Parking place number one.
Track owner Dennis Harker said
he will be looking forward to seeing his friend and 2007 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year Chip
Brindle of Chatsworth, GA competing at Green Valley Speedway in 2008.
“We’re looking forward to our involvement with the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, and the Weekly
Racing Series, as Chip Brindle is a good friend of mine, and he has always been most positive about the series,” Harker
said. “I think the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will help our
car count with its consistency in the rules which makes things easier for both the competitors and our officials.”
The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt
Late Model Series and the Weekly Racing Series feature dirt late models powered by the economical GM Performance Crate Engine
that are built and sealed at the GM factory to prevent any expensive modifications, and are shipped and made available at
GM dealers nationwide.
The 400 horsepower aluminum-head
604 engine can be purchased for right at $5,000, and the 350 horsepower steel-head 602 engine can be purchased for right at
$3,000. The GM Performance 602 Crate Engine also receives a 150-pound weight
break and a one inch larger carburetor spacer over the 604 engine.
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS OFFICIALS
ANNOUNCE PIKE
COUNTY SPEEDWAY DATE CHANGE
CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials have announced
a date change for their 2008 National Touring schedule, as the $10,000-to-win 100-lap Cajun Spring Nationals has moved to
April 25-26. The date change was made in an effort of NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS
sanctioned tracks working together.
The original date conflicted with the 16th Annual James King Memorial Race at Columbus Speedway in Columbus , MS on April 11-12.
NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Founder and Director Mike Vaughn, Pike County Speedway Promoter J.F. Gasquet, and Columbus Speedway Promoter Johnny Stokes got together
and worked out the date change for the Pike
County Speedway event.
“We encourage our promoters to work together in an effort to benefit their tracks and the series,” Vaughn
said. “We want to thank J.F. Gasquet at Pike County Speedway for going to extra mile in working with Johnny
Stokes at Columbus Speedway in changing his date to not conflict with the James King Memorial Race at Columbus Speedway .”
The Cajun Spring Nationals is currently Round 6 of the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring
schedule. The first event of the 2008 season was held on January 5 at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga , AL where Royce Bray of Hull , GA
was the winner of the Ice Bowl.
Round two will be held at Columbus Speedway on January 26 with the Annual
40-lap $2,500-to-win Winter Classic. Rounds three through five will be at East Bay Raceway
Park in Tampa , FL with
a pair of 40-lap $2,500-to-win races on February 21 and 22, and a 50-lap $3,000-to-win race on February 23.
NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS officials are still working to complete
the 2008 National Touring schedule, and will release it within the next few days
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DOMINATOR NOSE PIECE APPROVED FOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS
COMPETITION
CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials have announced that the Dominator Nose
Piece manufactured by Aerotech Styling of Lyons, OH has been approved for series competition in 2008. Aerotech Styling will also be a NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsor in 2008.
NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series
A driver at each NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event in 2008 will be awarded the Aerotech
Styling Hard Luck Award, and will receive a $50.00 Product Certificate from Aerotech Styling.
At the end of the season, Aerotech
Styling will award a Nose and Flare Kit to the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion, as well as the
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Regional Champions. Aerotech Styling will
award $100.00 Product Certificates to the second through tenth place drivers in the National Touring point standings, and
the second through sixth place drivers in Weekly Racing Series Region.
“We like the look of the
Dominator Nose Piece and we’re happy to have Aerotech Styling as a Contingency Sponsor in 2008,” NeSmith Chevrolet
Dirt Late Model Series President of Operations and Communications Roby Helm said. “It’s
only appropriate that Aerotech Styling offers the Hard Luck Award, as the chances are pretty good that the recipient will
have been involved in an incident during the event, and will need a new nose piece.”
For more information about Aerotech Styling and the Dominator Nose Piece and Flair Kits, call 419-923-6970.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS ADDS $10K-TO-WIN CAJUN SPRING NATIONALS AT PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY
ON APRIL 11-12 TO 2008 SCHEDULE
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