CARTERSVILLE, GA – Over 100 race cars are expected this Friday and Saturday night for the 3rd Annual $10,000-to-win 100-lap StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series World Championship Race at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL. The top drivers from throughout the nation are expected for the 2007 StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series grand finale.
Leading the entry list will be the 2007 and two-time StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN. Gentry will be honored for his second straight series title on Wednesday night at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Tampa, FL where he will receive a check for $20,000, a GM Performance 604 Crate Engine, and a new Mastersbilt chassis.
Along with Gentry, the rest of the top ten drivers in the StormPay.com DLMS National point standings, plus the top six drivers in the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West, East and South Regions, will be honored and receive their awards at the StormPay.com DLMS Awards Banquet. Many of them will also participate in the World Championship Race at East Bay.
Jay Blair of Angie, LA finished second in the StormPay.com DLMS National points, just 28 points behind Gentry. The one-two finish in the point standings by Gentry and Blair led Mastersbilt Race Cars to the 2007 StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring Chassis Manufacturers Championship.
Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA, who is fresh off his second series win of the season last Saturday at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, GA, finished third in the StormPay.com DLMS National points chase and is looking to keep his late season momentum rolling this weekend at East Bay Raceway Park.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA is the 2007 StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year, and finished fourth in the National points with three wins on the season. One of those wins came at East Bay Raceway Park in February. Brindle is on a hot streak, as he has a win and a second-place finish in his last two StormPay.com DLMS National Tour starts.
Shanon Buckingham of Morristown, TN also had early success at East Bay Raceway Park. Buckingham took a pair of wins on East Bay’s 1/3-mile clay oval in February. Buckingham will be returning to East Bay Raceway Park this weekend looking for the $10,000 top prize.
Also expected this weekend will be the winners of the first two StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series World Championship races. Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN took the win in 2005, and Randy Korte of Highland, IL is the defending race champion.
Other expected entrants include StormPay.com DLMS National Tour top ten drivers Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA, Chris Tays of Corinth, MS, Robert Stutts of Murfreesboro, TN, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA, and Jim Till of Greenville, AL. Fields finished fifth in the StormPay.com DLMS National points for his third straight top five finish.
Competitors are reminded that mufflers are required for their race cars at East Bay Raceway Park. East Bay Raceway Park will host an open practice session on Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Friday night, the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series will compete in qualifying and preliminary heat races to determine the first 18 starting positions for the 100-lap main event. On Saturday night, the B-main races will fill starting spots 19 through 24, and the grand finale will be the 100-lap $10,000-to-win main event.
East Bay Raceway Park is located five miles south of I-4 on U.S. Highway 41. For more information call 813-677-7223, or visit the East Bay Raceway Park web site at www.eastbayracewypark.com. For more information about the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.stormpayracing.com.
Leading the entry list will be the 2007 and two-time StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN. Gentry will be honored for his second straight series title on Wednesday night at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Tampa, FL where he will receive a check for $20,000, a GM Performance 604 Crate Engine, and a new Mastersbilt chassis.
Along with Gentry, the rest of the top ten drivers in the StormPay.com DLMS National point standings, plus the top six drivers in the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West, East and South Regions, will be honored and receive their awards at the StormPay.com DLMS Awards Banquet. Many of them will also participate in the World Championship Race at East Bay.
Jay Blair of Angie, LA finished second in the StormPay.com DLMS National points, just 28 points behind Gentry. The one-two finish in the point standings by Gentry and Blair led Mastersbilt Race Cars to the 2007 StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring Chassis Manufacturers Championship.
Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA, who is fresh off his second series win of the season last Saturday at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, GA, finished third in the StormPay.com DLMS National points chase and is looking to keep his late season momentum rolling this weekend at East Bay Raceway Park.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA is the 2007 StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year, and finished fourth in the National points with three wins on the season. One of those wins came at East Bay Raceway Park in February. Brindle is on a hot streak, as he has a win and a second-place finish in his last two StormPay.com DLMS National Tour starts.
Shanon Buckingham of Morristown, TN also had early success at East Bay Raceway Park. Buckingham took a pair of wins on East Bay’s 1/3-mile clay oval in February. Buckingham will be returning to East Bay Raceway Park this weekend looking for the $10,000 top prize.
Also expected this weekend will be the winners of the first two StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series World Championship races. Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN took the win in 2005, and Randy Korte of Highland, IL is the defending race champion.
Other expected entrants include StormPay.com DLMS National Tour top ten drivers Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA, Chris Tays of Corinth, MS, Robert Stutts of Murfreesboro, TN, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA, and Jim Till of Greenville, AL. Fields finished fifth in the StormPay.com DLMS National points for his third straight top five finish.
Competitors are reminded that mufflers are required for their race cars at East Bay Raceway Park. East Bay Raceway Park will host an open practice session on Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Friday night, the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series will compete in qualifying and preliminary heat races to determine the first 18 starting positions for the 100-lap main event. On Saturday night, the B-main races will fill starting spots 19 through 24, and the grand finale will be the 100-lap $10,000-to-win main event.
East Bay Raceway Park is located five miles south of I-4 on U.S. Highway 41. For more information call 813-677-7223, or visit the East Bay Raceway Park web site at www.eastbayracewypark.com. For more information about the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.stormpayracing.com.
