November 5, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dirt Nation Spans The Country Monday Night
By Doc Lehman
This Monday evening on Dirt Nation presented by Switchme.net special guests come from all across the country and will include one veteran championship dirt Late Model racer along with two up-and-coming dirt Late Model stars in addition to a Mini Stock racer who also happens to be a racing radio show co-host and a chief of police. All four will be joining the ‘Rat Pack’ on the radio for the November 8, 2004 edition. Dirt Nation presented by Switchme.net is the largest growing dirt racing program in the country and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM eastern standard time at: www.racetalklive.com
Western superstar Larry McDaniels will be making his first appearance on Dirt Nation. McDaniels, of Valley Center, Kansas drives the Tri Machine Inc., Pro Motorsports, Bontrager Powder Coating sponsored GRT Race Cars/Kuntz Racing Engines #50B. McDaniels, who spent time racing with the NDRA in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, is an eight time NCRA dirt Late Model champion and also owns three consecutive TORA championship titles.
Also appearing will be Illinois top gun racer Billy Drake of Bloomington, IL. A Illinois State University graduate in finance, Drake drives the ICC Automotive & Diesel Technology, Mark Steidinger Construction, Ultimate Detail sponsored Mastersbilt Racer Cars/Mullvain Motorsports Racing Engines #9. Drake is a former winner of the Herald & Review 100, World 50, USA 50, Kevin Roderick Memorial, Prairie Dirt Classic in addition to Renegade Dirt Car Series and MACS Late Model Series wins. Drake finished ninth in the 2004 UMP Stacker 2 Xtreme Dirt Series championship points chase.
Patrick Sheltra, “Mr. Showtime”, the 18-year-old phenom out of Indiantown, FL, will also appear. The young gunslinger with three years of racing behind him has turned heads and captured the attention of race fans this season when Sheltra and the Sheltra & Sons Construction owned Brady Ranch, Stimmel’s Sport Shop, B&K Sportswear sponsored CJ Rayburn/Clements Racing Engines #23 crisscrossed the interstates of America gathering experience and laps. Sheltra finished fifth in UMP Southern Xtreme Dirt Series points and raced at tracks in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and other states. Among the other sanctions and series Sheltra competed with in 2004 were UMP, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, MACS, Northern Allstars Late Model Series, Sunoco ALMS, NLMS, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass and the Carolina Clash.
Also appearing will be Ryan Pearson, 28, a Mini Stock racer who is also the co-host of Chuck Griffith’s Thrills On Wheels radio show in Ohio. Pearson also happens to be the Chief of Police in the town of Dalton, OH, the youngest Chief of Police in Ohio history. Pearson races a Ford Escort GT #21a, the police code for ‘In Pursuit’ at Wayne County Speedway and Lakeville Speedway and is sponsored by Ogle’s Auto Sales, Ward’s Lawn Mowing Service Plus, Dave Sword Stump Removal, Canton Auto Repair and Towing, Hoffman’s Automotive, Jims Transmission and Service and Fought Signs.
Listeners are reminded that after the original live broadcast Monday evening, the show begins replaying all night until 6:00 AM EST. On Tuesday the show is then archived ‘On Demand’ and can be listened to at your convenience.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net, co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway and Dirt America Online presented by GottaRace.com, is one of the fastest growing and most popular weekly racing radio programs broadcast over the world wide web. DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is hosted each week by the Rat Pack, featuring Dave Seay, Brian Tidball and Doc Lehman and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST and can be accessed over the internet at: http://www.racetalklive.com
Listeners can participate by calling 877-899-7223 or by instant messenger at dirtnation2003 at any of the following instant messenger services online: AIM, MSN or yahoo. You can also e-mail Dirt Nation at dirtnation2003@yahoo.com and submit your tracks or tours results to racereporter@hotmail.com To listen to the program visit: www.racetalklive.com Dirt Nation can also be heard on its host radio station, “The Outlaw” 1490 AM.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net features in depth interviews with the show’s weekly guests (national and regional). Joining hosts Seay, Tidball and Lehman each week is Ron Fleenor, a close family friend and spokesperson for the Duayne Hommel family, who updates listeners on the continuing progress of Hommel who suffered severe head injuries following a traffic accident on September 23, 2003 near Newport, TN.
For additional information on DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net contact Dave Seay at: 804.758.1867 or via email at: dave@vamotorspeedway.com DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway, DirtAmericaOnline.com presented by GottaRace.com and Slavic Custom Shirts.
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dirt Nation Spans The Country Monday Night
By Doc Lehman
This Monday evening on Dirt Nation presented by Switchme.net special guests come from all across the country and will include one veteran championship dirt Late Model racer along with two up-and-coming dirt Late Model stars in addition to a Mini Stock racer who also happens to be a racing radio show co-host and a chief of police. All four will be joining the ‘Rat Pack’ on the radio for the November 8, 2004 edition. Dirt Nation presented by Switchme.net is the largest growing dirt racing program in the country and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM eastern standard time at: www.racetalklive.com
Western superstar Larry McDaniels will be making his first appearance on Dirt Nation. McDaniels, of Valley Center, Kansas drives the Tri Machine Inc., Pro Motorsports, Bontrager Powder Coating sponsored GRT Race Cars/Kuntz Racing Engines #50B. McDaniels, who spent time racing with the NDRA in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, is an eight time NCRA dirt Late Model champion and also owns three consecutive TORA championship titles.
Also appearing will be Illinois top gun racer Billy Drake of Bloomington, IL. A Illinois State University graduate in finance, Drake drives the ICC Automotive & Diesel Technology, Mark Steidinger Construction, Ultimate Detail sponsored Mastersbilt Racer Cars/Mullvain Motorsports Racing Engines #9. Drake is a former winner of the Herald & Review 100, World 50, USA 50, Kevin Roderick Memorial, Prairie Dirt Classic in addition to Renegade Dirt Car Series and MACS Late Model Series wins. Drake finished ninth in the 2004 UMP Stacker 2 Xtreme Dirt Series championship points chase.
Patrick Sheltra, “Mr. Showtime”, the 18-year-old phenom out of Indiantown, FL, will also appear. The young gunslinger with three years of racing behind him has turned heads and captured the attention of race fans this season when Sheltra and the Sheltra & Sons Construction owned Brady Ranch, Stimmel’s Sport Shop, B&K Sportswear sponsored CJ Rayburn/Clements Racing Engines #23 crisscrossed the interstates of America gathering experience and laps. Sheltra finished fifth in UMP Southern Xtreme Dirt Series points and raced at tracks in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and other states. Among the other sanctions and series Sheltra competed with in 2004 were UMP, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, MACS, Northern Allstars Late Model Series, Sunoco ALMS, NLMS, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass and the Carolina Clash.
Also appearing will be Ryan Pearson, 28, a Mini Stock racer who is also the co-host of Chuck Griffith’s Thrills On Wheels radio show in Ohio. Pearson also happens to be the Chief of Police in the town of Dalton, OH, the youngest Chief of Police in Ohio history. Pearson races a Ford Escort GT #21a, the police code for ‘In Pursuit’ at Wayne County Speedway and Lakeville Speedway and is sponsored by Ogle’s Auto Sales, Ward’s Lawn Mowing Service Plus, Dave Sword Stump Removal, Canton Auto Repair and Towing, Hoffman’s Automotive, Jims Transmission and Service and Fought Signs.
Listeners are reminded that after the original live broadcast Monday evening, the show begins replaying all night until 6:00 AM EST. On Tuesday the show is then archived ‘On Demand’ and can be listened to at your convenience.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net, co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway and Dirt America Online presented by GottaRace.com, is one of the fastest growing and most popular weekly racing radio programs broadcast over the world wide web. DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is hosted each week by the Rat Pack, featuring Dave Seay, Brian Tidball and Doc Lehman and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST and can be accessed over the internet at: http://www.racetalklive.com
Listeners can participate by calling 877-899-7223 or by instant messenger at dirtnation2003 at any of the following instant messenger services online: AIM, MSN or yahoo. You can also e-mail Dirt Nation at dirtnation2003@yahoo.com and submit your tracks or tours results to racereporter@hotmail.com To listen to the program visit: www.racetalklive.com Dirt Nation can also be heard on its host radio station, “The Outlaw” 1490 AM.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net features in depth interviews with the show’s weekly guests (national and regional). Joining hosts Seay, Tidball and Lehman each week is Ron Fleenor, a close family friend and spokesperson for the Duayne Hommel family, who updates listeners on the continuing progress of Hommel who suffered severe head injuries following a traffic accident on September 23, 2003 near Newport, TN.
For additional information on DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net contact Dave Seay at: 804.758.1867 or via email at: dave@vamotorspeedway.com DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway, DirtAmericaOnline.com presented by GottaRace.com and Slavic Custom Shirts.
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
