CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has announced its 2012 Touring Schedule featuring 20 events at ten tracks in six states. East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL will bookend the schedule with the first three races in February and the season finale in December for the series’ eighth season.

In between, there are three new venues the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will visit for the first time, and two tracks the Touring Series will revisit after a year’s absence. There is one $10,000-to-win race, two $5,000-to-win races, two $3,000-to-win races, five $2,500-to-win races, and ten $2,000-to-win races.

The 20 events will be contested during 11 different weekends from February through December with multiple races on seven of those weekends, and four single race weekends. The 2012 season opens with triple-header at East Bay Raceway Park on February 2 and February 3 with separate 40-lap $2,000-to-win shows, and a 50-lap $3,000-to-win race on February 4.

East Bay Raceway Park will also be the site for the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour season finale with the 100-lap $10,000-to-win 8th Annual GM Performance Parts World Championship Race on December 6-8.

Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS will also host four NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring events in 2012, with the first event being a 75-lap $5,000-to-win two-day show on April 6-7. The series will return to Greenville Speedway on October 5 with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race and on October 6 with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win show.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will also be a part of the 6th Annual Gumbo Nationals at Greenville Speedway on November 2-3 with a two-day 75-lap $3,000-to-win race.

Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA, Malden Speedway in Malden, MO, and Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN will host the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour for the first time in 2012.

Albany Motor Speedway will present a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race on April 20, and a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event on April 21. Malden Speedway will have a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race on May 4, and the series will travel to Clayhill Motorsports the next night for a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race on May 5.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will return to Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS to open a three-race Memorial Day Weekend Triple-Header with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race on May 25 that will be followed by 40-lap $2,000-to-win races at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS on May 26 and at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS on May 26.

Whynot Motorsports Park and Magnolia Motor Speedway will also team up once again for their traditional NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Labor Day Weekend events. It will be the 7th Annual $5,000-to-win Coca-Cola Zero 75 two-day show on August 31 and September 1 at Whynot Motorsports Park and a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race on September 2 at The Mag.

Another track returning to the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring schedule for 2012 will be 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN, who will present a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race on June 2.

Penton Raceway in Penton, AL will host two complete shows for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour over the July 4th Holiday Weekend with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race on July 6, and a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event on July 7.

NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials are still negotiating with several other tracks to host Touring Series events in 2012, and could add at least four more events to the schedule of events.

For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.

2012 NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES TOURING SCHEDULE:

FEBRUARY 2 EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK – TAMPA, FL 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
FEBRUARY 3 EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK – TAMPA, FL 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
FEBRUARY 4 EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK – TAMPA, FL 50 LAPS $3,000-TO-WIN

MARCH 2 OPEN
MARCH 3 OPEN

APRIL 6-7 GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS 75 LAPS $5,000-TO-WIN
APRIL 20 ALBANY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – ALBANY, GA 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
APRIL 21 ALBANY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – ALBANY, GA 50 LAPS $2,500-TO-WIN
MAY 4 MALDEN SPEEDWAY – MALDEN, MO 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
MAY 5 CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS – ATWOOD, TN 50 LAPS $2,500-TO-WIN
MAY 25 HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
MAY 26 WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
MAY 27 MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN

JUNE 1 OPEN
JUNE 2 411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN 50 LAPS $2,500-TO-WIN
JUNE 15 OPEN
JUNE 16 OPEN
JULY 6 PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
JULY 7 PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL 50 LAPS $2,500-TO-WIN
AUG 31-SEP 1 WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS 75 LAPS $5,000-TO-WIN
SEPTEMBER 2 MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
SEPTEMBER 21 OPEN
SEPTEMBER 22 OPEN

OCTOBER 5 GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS 40 LAPS $2,000-TO-WIN
OCTOBER 6 GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS 50 LAPS $2,500-TO-WIN

NOVEMBER 2-3 GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS 50 LAPS $3,000-TO-WIN

DECEMBER 6-8 EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK – TAMPA, FL 100 LAPS $10,000-TO-WIN

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. GM Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hedman Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor. Old Man’s Garage (OMG) is the sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2011 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Cofields Racing Starters, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.