By Roby Helm
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Tour returns to Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS this Saturday night for a 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event. It will be a battle of champions looking for supremacy on the 3/8-mile clay oval that historically has lent itself to two and three-wide racing.
David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN is the defending StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Champion. One of Gentry’s seven wins last season came at Whynot Motorsports Park over the Labor Day weekend.
Gentry picked up the win at the last StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring win on April 21 at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, and took over the point lead coming into the this Saturday night’s Whynot Motorsports Park event. Gentry leads Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA by eight points.
Along with his recent win, Gentry also has four top five finishes, six top ten finishes, and one fast time honor in eight starts. Gentry will be looking to keep his fast momentum going at Whynot Motorsports Park this Saturday night in Round nine of the 2007 StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring season.
Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS is the defending StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion, and the defending Whynot Motorsports Park Late Model Champion. Keeton posted six wins last season at his home track, and will be out to defending his home turf when the StormPay.com DLMS National Touring drivers come calling this Saturday night.
Like Gentry, Keeton has also put himself in a position to defend his 2006 championship. Keeton already has three wins in StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region competition in the first five weeks of competition, and is fresh off a victory at Whynot Motorsports Park. Keeton is the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region point leader.
The StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series gives drivers competing at weekly tracks like Whynot Motorsports Park an opportunity to compete on the national stage against other weekly competitors at other tracks without having to travel. The StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series uses a common set of rules using a points system based on a driver’s 16 best finishes.
This Saturday night’s event at Whynot Motorsports Park will be a rare occasion to see the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring Champion take on the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion on his home track.
Following Gentry and Ingram in the StormPay.com DLMS National points chase is Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA. Rainey trails Ingram by 14 points. Ingram and Rainey will both be looking for their first wins of the season this Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.
Jay Blair of Angie, LA is fourth in the StormPay.com DLMS National points, and despite not making the first of the eight events held this season, Blair has established himself as a title contender. Blair has one win, and six top five finishes in seven starts. Blair is only 40 points behind the point leader Gentry.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA leads the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year points, and is fifth overall in the National Touring points standings. The 21-year-old driver has two wins, five top ten finishes, and two fast time awards in the first eight events of the season.
Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA is sixth in the National points with one top five and three top tens in eight starts. Fields is the only driver to finish in the top three in the National points in the past two seasons. Fields was the National Championship Runner-Up in 2005, and finished third in points last season.
Shannon Buckingham of Morristown, TN has scaled back to running a limited StormPay.com DLMS season, but in seven starts has racked up three wins, four top five finishes, and one fast time honor. Buckingham is seventh in the StormPay.com DLMS National point standings.
Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA is eighth in the StormPay.com DLMS points chase. Bill Elliott’s cousin has a top ten finish this season, and if he can pull off a win this Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park, they’ll be ringing the famous bell at the Dawsonville Pool Room, as they have many times for Elliott.
Chris Tays of Corinth, MS is ninth in points, and will be looking to post a win this Saturday night in his home state. Tays has three top ten finishes in eight starts. Robert Stutts of Murfreesboro, TN rounds out the top ten in the StormPay.com DLMS National point standings with five top ten finishes in eight starts. Stutts is second in the Rookie of the Year point standings.
Other top StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring competitors expected at Whynot Motorsports Park this Saturday night include Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS, Jim Till of Greenville, AL, Rusty Hoge of Ooltewah, TN, and Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA.
Joining Keeton among the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series Whynot Motorsports Park favorites will be Terry Mosley of Gilbertown, AL and Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS. Mosley was the 2006 StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region Runner-Up, and Goldman finished third in points last season. Goldman has a WRS win at Whynot this season.
Other top local favorites expected include Owen Stockstill of Columbia, MS, Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS, Dallas Mozingo of Laurel, MS, Roger Rollison of Meridian, MS, and Chris Jimerson of Gilbertown, AL.
Keeton will also be paying close attention to his son Brandon Keeton, who has started his StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series career this season. Brandon Keeton finished third last Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.
Whynot Motorsports Park is located south of Meridian, MS on State Road 19. For more information visit the Whynot Motorsports Park web site at www.whynotmotorsportspark.com. For more information about the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.stormpayracing.com.
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Tour returns to Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS this Saturday night for a 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event. It will be a battle of champions looking for supremacy on the 3/8-mile clay oval that historically has lent itself to two and three-wide racing.
David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN is the defending StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Champion. One of Gentry’s seven wins last season came at Whynot Motorsports Park over the Labor Day weekend.
Gentry picked up the win at the last StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring win on April 21 at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, and took over the point lead coming into the this Saturday night’s Whynot Motorsports Park event. Gentry leads Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA by eight points.
Along with his recent win, Gentry also has four top five finishes, six top ten finishes, and one fast time honor in eight starts. Gentry will be looking to keep his fast momentum going at Whynot Motorsports Park this Saturday night in Round nine of the 2007 StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring season.
Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS is the defending StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion, and the defending Whynot Motorsports Park Late Model Champion. Keeton posted six wins last season at his home track, and will be out to defending his home turf when the StormPay.com DLMS National Touring drivers come calling this Saturday night.
Like Gentry, Keeton has also put himself in a position to defend his 2006 championship. Keeton already has three wins in StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region competition in the first five weeks of competition, and is fresh off a victory at Whynot Motorsports Park. Keeton is the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region point leader.
The StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series gives drivers competing at weekly tracks like Whynot Motorsports Park an opportunity to compete on the national stage against other weekly competitors at other tracks without having to travel. The StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series uses a common set of rules using a points system based on a driver’s 16 best finishes.
This Saturday night’s event at Whynot Motorsports Park will be a rare occasion to see the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring Champion take on the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion on his home track.
Following Gentry and Ingram in the StormPay.com DLMS National points chase is Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA. Rainey trails Ingram by 14 points. Ingram and Rainey will both be looking for their first wins of the season this Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.
Jay Blair of Angie, LA is fourth in the StormPay.com DLMS National points, and despite not making the first of the eight events held this season, Blair has established himself as a title contender. Blair has one win, and six top five finishes in seven starts. Blair is only 40 points behind the point leader Gentry.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA leads the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year points, and is fifth overall in the National Touring points standings. The 21-year-old driver has two wins, five top ten finishes, and two fast time awards in the first eight events of the season.
Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA is sixth in the National points with one top five and three top tens in eight starts. Fields is the only driver to finish in the top three in the National points in the past two seasons. Fields was the National Championship Runner-Up in 2005, and finished third in points last season.
Shannon Buckingham of Morristown, TN has scaled back to running a limited StormPay.com DLMS season, but in seven starts has racked up three wins, four top five finishes, and one fast time honor. Buckingham is seventh in the StormPay.com DLMS National point standings.
Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA is eighth in the StormPay.com DLMS points chase. Bill Elliott’s cousin has a top ten finish this season, and if he can pull off a win this Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park, they’ll be ringing the famous bell at the Dawsonville Pool Room, as they have many times for Elliott.
Chris Tays of Corinth, MS is ninth in points, and will be looking to post a win this Saturday night in his home state. Tays has three top ten finishes in eight starts. Robert Stutts of Murfreesboro, TN rounds out the top ten in the StormPay.com DLMS National point standings with five top ten finishes in eight starts. Stutts is second in the Rookie of the Year point standings.
Other top StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Touring competitors expected at Whynot Motorsports Park this Saturday night include Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS, Jim Till of Greenville, AL, Rusty Hoge of Ooltewah, TN, and Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA.
Joining Keeton among the StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series Whynot Motorsports Park favorites will be Terry Mosley of Gilbertown, AL and Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS. Mosley was the 2006 StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series West Region Runner-Up, and Goldman finished third in points last season. Goldman has a WRS win at Whynot this season.
Other top local favorites expected include Owen Stockstill of Columbia, MS, Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS, Dallas Mozingo of Laurel, MS, Roger Rollison of Meridian, MS, and Chris Jimerson of Gilbertown, AL.
Keeton will also be paying close attention to his son Brandon Keeton, who has started his StormPay.com Weekly Racing Series career this season. Brandon Keeton finished third last Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.
Whynot Motorsports Park is located south of Meridian, MS on State Road 19. For more information visit the Whynot Motorsports Park web site at www.whynotmotorsportspark.com. For more information about the StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.stormpayracing.com.
