CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series is ready to embark on a highly anticipated journey that will challenge drivers, crews, and their equipment. The Salute To America Nationals will consist of four races at four tracks over four days during the July 4[sup]th[/sup] Holiday Weekend.
The Salute To America Nationals for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will begin on Thursday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race. The second stop will be at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event.
Round three of the NeSmith Chevrolet Salute To America Nationals will be on Saturday night with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win event at Arkadelphia Speedway in Bremen, AL. The final stop on the four-day tour will be on Sunday night with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.
The Salute To America Nationals will be highlighted by a tight battle for the $20,000 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Championship with just ten points separating a veteran Hall of Fame driver and a young driver looking to make a name for himself on the national stage of dirt late model racing.
Add to that, a host of local NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series title contenders taking time off from battling for their own $10,000 National Championship to battle the series regulars that will make the action on the race track hotter than a Fourth of July Firecracker.
The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN holds a ten point lead in the point standings in his quest for a second straight NeSmith Cup and the $20,000 that comes with it. Right behind the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee in the point standings is 20-year-old Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN.
In first 11 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series races on the 2014 schedule, Johnson has accumulated 902 points after three wins, six top five finishes, eight top ten finishes, and one fast time award. McCarter has kept pace with Johnson in 11 races with 892 points after seven top five finishes and nine top ten finishes.
Walker Arthur of Forest, VA is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series points chase with 838 points and will be looking to get back into the title hunt in the Salute To America Nationals. Chris Noah of Rainbow City, AL is fourth in the point standings and is also the Rookie of the Year point leader.
Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point standings, and Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL is sixth. Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS holds the seventh spot and Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS is eighth. Tait Davenport of Benton, KY is ninth and Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN rounds out the top ten.
Other NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series regulars expected for the Salute To America Nationals include Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS, Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL, Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN, Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL, and Ronald Dunn of Corinth, MS.
At Talladega Short Track, the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series regulars will face a tough local contingent that represents three of the top five drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National point standings. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division will be making its first appearance at Talladega Short Track since October 3, 2009 when Johnson took the win.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National point standings after the first 14 weeks of the 2014 season. Gauldin has three wins this season at the Hornet’s Nest, but just behind him in the National points is a TST regular that is the future of dirt late model racing.
Living a dream that most boys his age can only wish for, 12-year-old Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National point standings and also has three wins this season at Talladega Short Track. This youngster has the potential to make history and become the youngest driver in the ten year existence of the series to win a main event.
Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National point standings, and has one win this season at Talladega Short Track. Another TST regular, Justin Angle of Anniston, AL is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS National point standings.
Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL has been the dominant force in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series action this season at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Dudley has raced in three of the four WRS races held at EAMS this season, and won all three of them.
Dudley has also shown that he can also hang with the touring drivers, as he also has a NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Fast Award this season. Other top EAMS favorites are Edge, Jimmy Thomas of Phenix City, AL, Dana Eiland of Salem, AL, Taylor Mitcham of LaFayette, AL, and Pat Wall of Columbus, GA.
Another quartet of Top 15 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series drivers will greet the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series touring drivers when they make their first-ever visit to Arkadelphia Speedway on Saturday night.
Heath Minor of Ralph, AL has five NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series wins this season at Arkadelphia Speedway and is sixth in the WRS National point standings with the fourth highest weekly point average. Lee Burdett of Bessemer, AL is tenth in the WRS points chase. Just outside the top ten in the WRS National points are Henry Pullen of Pittsboro, MS and Jon Biles of Centerville, AL, who has two WRS wins this season at Arkadelphia Speedway.
The local competition of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series drivers doesn’t get any easier for the touring drivers when they get to Magnolia Motor Speedway on Sunday night. That group of local favorites includes the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Chase Washington of Houlka, MS, Kyle Shaw of Millport, AL, Evan Ellis of Plantersville, MS, and Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL.
On Thursday at Talladega Short Track, the pit gate opens at 4 p.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., and Hot Laps are set for 7 p.m. Talladega Short Track is located at 4343 Speedway Blvd., Eastaboga, AL 36260. For more information call 256-831-1413, or visit the track web site at www.talladegashorttrack.com.
On Friday at East Alabama Motor Speedway, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Drivers Meeting is set for 7 p.m. and Racing is scheduled for 8 p.m.
East Alabama Motor Speedway will also be hosting their Annual Fireworks Spectacular on Friday night. East Alabama Motor Speedway is on Eastern Daylight Time and is located at 4238 U.S. Highway 80 West, Phenix City, AL 36870. For more information call 334-297-2594, or visit the track web site at www.eamsdirt.com.
On Saturday at Arkadelphia Speedway, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6 p.m. with racing scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Arkadelphia Speedway is located at 1546 County Road 6, Bremen, AL 35033. For more information call 256-595-1308, or visit the track web site at www.arkadelphiaspeedway.com.
On Sunday at Magnolia Motor Speedway, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. with racing at 6:30 p.m. Magnolia Motor Speedway is located west of Columbus, MS at 495 U.S. Highway 45 South, Columbus, MS 39701, just south of U.S. Highway 82. For more information call 662-328-0376, or visit the track web site at www.magnoliadirt.com.
For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series all-new 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. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
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 and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet 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. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Racecar Engineering is the Official Parts Supplier of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Renegade Race and Performance Fuels are a series Associate Sponsor and fuel supplier. Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace and Heather Newsome is the Official Oil of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2014 are Dominator Race Products, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Schoenfeld Headers, Kinser Air Filters, Performance Rod & Custom, and David Smith Carburetors. 2014 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.
The Salute To America Nationals for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will begin on Thursday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race. The second stop will be at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event.
Round three of the NeSmith Chevrolet Salute To America Nationals will be on Saturday night with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win event at Arkadelphia Speedway in Bremen, AL. The final stop on the four-day tour will be on Sunday night with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.
The Salute To America Nationals will be highlighted by a tight battle for the $20,000 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Championship with just ten points separating a veteran Hall of Fame driver and a young driver looking to make a name for himself on the national stage of dirt late model racing.
Add to that, a host of local NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series title contenders taking time off from battling for their own $10,000 National Championship to battle the series regulars that will make the action on the race track hotter than a Fourth of July Firecracker.
The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN holds a ten point lead in the point standings in his quest for a second straight NeSmith Cup and the $20,000 that comes with it. Right behind the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee in the point standings is 20-year-old Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN.
In first 11 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series races on the 2014 schedule, Johnson has accumulated 902 points after three wins, six top five finishes, eight top ten finishes, and one fast time award. McCarter has kept pace with Johnson in 11 races with 892 points after seven top five finishes and nine top ten finishes.
Walker Arthur of Forest, VA is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series points chase with 838 points and will be looking to get back into the title hunt in the Salute To America Nationals. Chris Noah of Rainbow City, AL is fourth in the point standings and is also the Rookie of the Year point leader.
Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point standings, and Josh Adkins of Talladega, AL is sixth. Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS holds the seventh spot and Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS is eighth. Tait Davenport of Benton, KY is ninth and Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN rounds out the top ten.
Other NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series regulars expected for the Salute To America Nationals include Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS, Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL, Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN, Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL, and Ronald Dunn of Corinth, MS.
At Talladega Short Track, the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series regulars will face a tough local contingent that represents three of the top five drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National point standings. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division will be making its first appearance at Talladega Short Track since October 3, 2009 when Johnson took the win.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National point standings after the first 14 weeks of the 2014 season. Gauldin has three wins this season at the Hornet’s Nest, but just behind him in the National points is a TST regular that is the future of dirt late model racing.
Living a dream that most boys his age can only wish for, 12-year-old Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National point standings and also has three wins this season at Talladega Short Track. This youngster has the potential to make history and become the youngest driver in the ten year existence of the series to win a main event.
Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National point standings, and has one win this season at Talladega Short Track. Another TST regular, Justin Angle of Anniston, AL is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS National point standings.
Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL has been the dominant force in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series action this season at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Dudley has raced in three of the four WRS races held at EAMS this season, and won all three of them.
Dudley has also shown that he can also hang with the touring drivers, as he also has a NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Fast Award this season. Other top EAMS favorites are Edge, Jimmy Thomas of Phenix City, AL, Dana Eiland of Salem, AL, Taylor Mitcham of LaFayette, AL, and Pat Wall of Columbus, GA.
Another quartet of Top 15 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series drivers will greet the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series touring drivers when they make their first-ever visit to Arkadelphia Speedway on Saturday night.
Heath Minor of Ralph, AL has five NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series wins this season at Arkadelphia Speedway and is sixth in the WRS National point standings with the fourth highest weekly point average. Lee Burdett of Bessemer, AL is tenth in the WRS points chase. Just outside the top ten in the WRS National points are Henry Pullen of Pittsboro, MS and Jon Biles of Centerville, AL, who has two WRS wins this season at Arkadelphia Speedway.
The local competition of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series drivers doesn’t get any easier for the touring drivers when they get to Magnolia Motor Speedway on Sunday night. That group of local favorites includes the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Chase Washington of Houlka, MS, Kyle Shaw of Millport, AL, Evan Ellis of Plantersville, MS, and Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL.
On Thursday at Talladega Short Track, the pit gate opens at 4 p.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., and Hot Laps are set for 7 p.m. Talladega Short Track is located at 4343 Speedway Blvd., Eastaboga, AL 36260. For more information call 256-831-1413, or visit the track web site at www.talladegashorttrack.com.
On Friday at East Alabama Motor Speedway, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Drivers Meeting is set for 7 p.m. and Racing is scheduled for 8 p.m.
East Alabama Motor Speedway will also be hosting their Annual Fireworks Spectacular on Friday night. East Alabama Motor Speedway is on Eastern Daylight Time and is located at 4238 U.S. Highway 80 West, Phenix City, AL 36870. For more information call 334-297-2594, or visit the track web site at www.eamsdirt.com.
On Saturday at Arkadelphia Speedway, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6 p.m. with racing scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Arkadelphia Speedway is located at 1546 County Road 6, Bremen, AL 35033. For more information call 256-595-1308, or visit the track web site at www.arkadelphiaspeedway.com.
On Sunday at Magnolia Motor Speedway, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m. with NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. with racing at 6:30 p.m. Magnolia Motor Speedway is located west of Columbus, MS at 495 U.S. Highway 45 South, Columbus, MS 39701, just south of U.S. Highway 82. For more information call 662-328-0376, or visit the track web site at www.magnoliadirt.com.
For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series all-new 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. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
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 and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet 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. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Racecar Engineering is the Official Parts Supplier of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Renegade Race and Performance Fuels are a series Associate Sponsor and fuel supplier. Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace and Heather Newsome is the Official Oil of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2014 are Dominator Race Products, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Schoenfeld Headers, Kinser Air Filters, Performance Rod & Custom, and David Smith Carburetors. 2014 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.
