Southern Nationals@ Winchester, TN on Monday, July 25

Dennis Bowling

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Monday July 25 will be round # 3 (Lavonia, GA was rained out) of the Southern Nationals. The SLM show will pay $3,000 to win and $300 to start($15,220 purse). We will only run three classes on Monday in order to get everyone home early. The "IMCA Type" Open Wheels will run for $1,000 to win(No entry fee) and the Mini Stocks will compete for $400 to win(No entry fee). Check our web site( www.winchesterspeedwaytn.com) for Mini Stock rules.
Gates Open at 5:00 PM with driver's meeting at 6:45 PM Hot Laps at 7:00PM and Late Model Time trials at 7:30 PM.
Southern Nationals Series schedule, purse structure, and rules for the events are shown below.

Thursday, July 21 - Lavonia Speedway, Lavonia, GA - $3,000 to win, $300 to start (Rained Out)
Friday, July 22 - Modoc Speedway, Modoc, SC - $3,000 to win, $300 to start(Royce Bray-winner)
Saturday, July 23 - Tri-County Race Track, Brasstown, NC - $3,000 to win, $300 to start (Benji Cole-winner)
Sunday, July 24 - Off Monday, July 25 - Winchester Speedway, Winchester, TN - $3,000 to win, $300 to start Tuesday, July 26 - Tennessee Motor Speedway, Baxter, TN - $3,000 to win, $300 to start
Wednesday, July 27 - OFF
Thursday, July 28 - Scenic Raceway, Oneida, TN - $3,000 to win, $300 to
start
Friday, July 29 - Crossville Raceway USA, Crossville, TN - $3,000 to win,
$300 to start
Saturday, July 30 - Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, TN - $5,000 to win, $500 to
start

$3,000 TO WIN PURSE: 1-$3,000 2-$1,500 3-$1,000 4-$800 5-$750 6-$700 7-$650
8-$600 9-$550 10-$500 11-$460 12-$440 13-$420 14-$400 15-$390 16-$380
17-$370 18-$360 19-$350 20-$340 21-$330 22-$320 23-$310 24-$300 --- $15,220
Total

$5,000 TO WIN PURSE: 1-$5,000 2-$2,500 3-$1,500 4-$800 5-$780 6-$760 7-$740
8-$720 9-$700 10-$680 11-$660 12-$640 13-$620 14-$600 15-$590 16-$580
17-$570 18-$560 19-$550 20-$540 21-$530 22-$520 23-$510 24-$500 --- $22,150
Total

Below are the Southern Nationals Series Rules:
- Southern AllStars Series / Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Body Rules
will apply
- Weight Rule: Cars with all Aluminum Motors must weigh 2300 lbs. / Cars
with Spec Motors with Steel Heads must weigh 2200 lbs. / Cars with Steel
Block Motors with Steel Heads must weigh 2150 lbs.
- One pound per lap burn off
- Tire Rule: Hoosier 1300, 1600, LM40, or any 55 / American Racer 44 or any
56
- Tires will be durometered! If caught doctoring tires, you will be banned
from the remaining series events!
- The top twelve qualifiers will be locked into the feature event. The
remaining cars will come out of two-four consolation events, depending on
the number of cars present.
- 24 cars will start each feature event
- $3,000 to win events will be 35 laps in length
- $5,000 to win event will be 53 laps in length
- Lapped cars will be put to the tail
- No mirrors or radios allowed
- Last and most important rule: HAVE FUN!

An agreement was reached this week with famed dirt track announcer Ozzie
Altman to do the play-by-play at each event for the newly formed Southern
Nationals Series. Ozzie brings a wealth of information and talent to the
announcer's booth and will be sure to entertain all of the fans.

In addition to the previously announced sponsors, Ray Cook would like to
announce several new contingency sponsors. Barry Wright Race Cars, of
Cowpens, SC, will provide $100 to the highest finishing Barry Wright car at
each event. American Race Tire will provide two tires each night to
qualified drivers and will provide four tires to the highest finishing point
man that raced on American Race Tires. PPM Racing Products will provide a
$50 gift certificate to the Hard Charger each night. MasterSbilt Race Cars,
of Crothersville, IN, will pay out $500 to the crew chief of the points
winning driver. They will also pay $250 to the crew chief of the driver
that finishes second in the inaugural Southern Nationals point standings.

The Southern Nationals Series would like to thank all of the following
companies for their support of the newly-formed series: American Race Tire,
Barry Wright Race Cars, BRT Racing Products, Hoosier Racing Tire, J.B.
Performance, MasterSbilt Race Cars, PPM Racing Products, Race It, and
Schaeffer's Oil.

"Everything is coming together nicely," stated promoter Ray Cook from his
Brasstown, NC shop on Thursday afternoon. "I am really pleased to bring
Ozzie Altman on board to do our announcing. He does an excellent job and he
should add a lot of excitement for the fans. We now have quite a few
contingency sponsors and that will do nothing but make it better for the
racers. There are a lot of people that have been calling and are interested
in running with our series. Some say they can run the first three races and
others are interested in running the last five races. Weather is going to
be a big part of the series. Hopefully, we will get a break in the weather
and the fans and race teams will not have to worry about getting rained
out."

For the latest information on the Southern Nationals Series, contact
promoter Ray Cook at 828-837-0379 or 706-835-7503.

Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
 




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