CARTERSVILLE, GA – The penultimate StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event of the 2007 season will take place this Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL with just 30 points separating the top three in the point standings. Round 20 of the 2007 season will feature a $2,500-to-win 40-lap main event.
The defending StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN holds a 20-point lead over second-place Jay Blair of Angie, LA, and a 30-point lead over third-place Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA. Gentry has a very impressive finishing record at Talladega Short Track in StormPay.com DLMS competition over the past two seasons.
Gentry swept both series events last season at the “Hornet’s Nest” and finished third in the season-opening Ice Bowl at TST on January 8. Gentry has 1,642 points with one win, ten top five finishes, 15 top ten finishes, and two pole awards in 19 starts this season.
Blair missed the Ice Bowl to begin the season, but after competing in the next 18 StormPay.com DLMS National Touring events, the “Angie Assassin” has reeled in 1,622 points with three wins, 12 top five finishes, 16 top ten finishes, and two pole awards. Blair is on a roll, as two of his wins have come in the last three StormPay.com DLMS National Touring events.
Rainey is just ten points behind Blair with 1,612 points with one win, 12 top five finishes, 15 top ten finishes, and one pole award in 19 starts. Rainey finished fourth in the StormPay.com DLMS Ice Bowl at TST.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA is tied for the fourth spot in the StormPay.com DLMS National points chase with Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA. Brindle is welcoming a return to TST this Saturday night, as he posted the first of his two wins this season at the Ice Bowl, which has set the stage for him to also clinch the 2007 StormPay.com Rookie of the Year title.
Brindle has 1,496 points with five top five finishes, 12 top ten finishes, and two pole awards in 19 starts. Ingram also has 1,496 points with three wins, 11 top five finishes, and 15 top ten finishes in 18 starts this season.
Drivers rounding out the top ten in the StormPay.com DLMS National point standings that will be making the trip to TST this Saturday night are 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. Rusty Hoge of Ooltewah, TN is 11th in the National points chase.
The StormPay.com DLMS National Touring regulars will be facing some tough competition from the Talladega Short Track StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series contingent led by the 2007 StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series East Region and Talladega Short Track Champion Logan Yates of Delta, AL.
Yates had nine wins at TST this season using a TSR chassis powered by a steel-head GM Performance 602 Crate Engine.
Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL finished second in the StormPay.com WRS East Region with two TST wins, and Chad Wallace of LaGrange, GA finished third in the East Region with one of his nine wins this season coming at TST. Curtis Cline of Douglasville, GA finished fourth in the East Region with four wins, including one at TST.
Adam Martin of Talladega, AL was fifth in the StormPay.com WRS East Region with two wins at Talladega Short Track, and Dustin Stewart of Eastaboga, AL finished sixth in the East Region with nine top five finishes.
Drivers from ten different states are expected to travel to TST for this Saturday night’s StormPay.com DLMS National Touring event including Jay Sessoms of Stanley, NC, Jeff Wilson of Butlerville IN, and Tyler Allen of Indianapolis, IN.
Allen is just 11-years-old, but you would never know it watching him compete. Allen finished seventh in the StormPay.com Indiana Weekly Racing Series points, and he will be trying to make history by becoming the youngest driver to ever qualify for a dirt late model national touring main event.
The StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series men and machines will compete in time trials, qualifying races, and the 40-lap $2,500-to-win main event. The gates on Saturday open at noon with the drivers meeting at 6 p.m., hot laps are set for 6:30 p.m., and racing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Talladega Short Track is located just off I-20 across from Talladega Super Speedway. For more information call 256-831-1413, or visit the track web site at www.talladegashorttrack.com. For more information about the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.stormpayracing.com.
The defending StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN holds a 20-point lead over second-place Jay Blair of Angie, LA, and a 30-point lead over third-place Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA. Gentry has a very impressive finishing record at Talladega Short Track in StormPay.com DLMS competition over the past two seasons.
Gentry swept both series events last season at the “Hornet’s Nest” and finished third in the season-opening Ice Bowl at TST on January 8. Gentry has 1,642 points with one win, ten top five finishes, 15 top ten finishes, and two pole awards in 19 starts this season.
Blair missed the Ice Bowl to begin the season, but after competing in the next 18 StormPay.com DLMS National Touring events, the “Angie Assassin” has reeled in 1,622 points with three wins, 12 top five finishes, 16 top ten finishes, and two pole awards. Blair is on a roll, as two of his wins have come in the last three StormPay.com DLMS National Touring events.
Rainey is just ten points behind Blair with 1,612 points with one win, 12 top five finishes, 15 top ten finishes, and one pole award in 19 starts. Rainey finished fourth in the StormPay.com DLMS Ice Bowl at TST.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA is tied for the fourth spot in the StormPay.com DLMS National points chase with Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA. Brindle is welcoming a return to TST this Saturday night, as he posted the first of his two wins this season at the Ice Bowl, which has set the stage for him to also clinch the 2007 StormPay.com Rookie of the Year title.
Brindle has 1,496 points with five top five finishes, 12 top ten finishes, and two pole awards in 19 starts. Ingram also has 1,496 points with three wins, 11 top five finishes, and 15 top ten finishes in 18 starts this season.
Drivers rounding out the top ten in the StormPay.com DLMS National point standings that will be making the trip to TST this Saturday night are 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. Rusty Hoge of Ooltewah, TN is 11th in the National points chase.
The StormPay.com DLMS National Touring regulars will be facing some tough competition from the Talladega Short Track StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series contingent led by the 2007 StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series East Region and Talladega Short Track Champion Logan Yates of Delta, AL.
Yates had nine wins at TST this season using a TSR chassis powered by a steel-head GM Performance 602 Crate Engine.
Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL finished second in the StormPay.com WRS East Region with two TST wins, and Chad Wallace of LaGrange, GA finished third in the East Region with one of his nine wins this season coming at TST. Curtis Cline of Douglasville, GA finished fourth in the East Region with four wins, including one at TST.
Adam Martin of Talladega, AL was fifth in the StormPay.com WRS East Region with two wins at Talladega Short Track, and Dustin Stewart of Eastaboga, AL finished sixth in the East Region with nine top five finishes.
Drivers from ten different states are expected to travel to TST for this Saturday night’s StormPay.com DLMS National Touring event including Jay Sessoms of Stanley, NC, Jeff Wilson of Butlerville IN, and Tyler Allen of Indianapolis, IN.
Allen is just 11-years-old, but you would never know it watching him compete. Allen finished seventh in the StormPay.com Indiana Weekly Racing Series points, and he will be trying to make history by becoming the youngest driver to ever qualify for a dirt late model national touring main event.
The StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series men and machines will compete in time trials, qualifying races, and the 40-lap $2,500-to-win main event. The gates on Saturday open at noon with the drivers meeting at 6 p.m., hot laps are set for 6:30 p.m., and racing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Talladega Short Track is located just off I-20 across from Talladega Super Speedway. For more information call 256-831-1413, or visit the track web site at www.talladegashorttrack.com. For more information about the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.stormpayracing.com.
