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September 19th, 2013

7th Annual Gumbo Nationals on October 3rd-5th at Greenville Speedway

Greenville, Mississippi (09/19/13) – In less than two weeks it will be time to set the gumbo on fire as the 7th Annual Gumbo Nationals will come to life at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Mississippi) on October 3rd-5th, 2013.

Over the past several years Wesley Washington and James Clolinger have worked diligently to transform Greenville Speedway into a showplace for racing in the area. Whether it be work on the track surface, new walls in the corners for an added safety measure, or a host of other improvements their hard work has resulted in some of the best racing in the region during the past few years.

The event continues to grow for 2013 with an event that is headlined by the Super Late Model pilots battling for a total purse boasting over $30,000 with the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) sanctioning the event for the second, straight year.

Super Late Model pilots will compete in a $7,500-to-win/$700-to-start, 70 lap event.

On Thursday, October 3rd an Open Practice Session will be held. Friday, October 4th will see qualifying as well as heat race action contested for the Super Late Model division. Saturday night, October 5th will be headlined by a pair of b-main events and the 70 lap finale

7th Annual Gumbo Nationals Main Event Payout
1)$7,500 2)$3,500 3)$2,000 4)$1,500 5)$1,200 6)$1,150 7)$1,100 8)$1,050 9)$1,025 10)$1,000 11)$875 12)$800 13)$750 14-24)$700

$100 Entry Fee for Super Late Models

Joining the Super Late Models on the program will be the NeSmith Late Model Dirt Series, who will contest their own $5,000-to-win/$300 to start event with time trials and heat race action on Friday night, while b-mains and their finale will be held on Saturday night.

Also on the program for the weekend will be the Street Stocks battling for $1,200-to-win/$100-to-start, Open Wheel Modifieds racing for $1,200-to-win/$100-to-start and Mini Stocks competing for $500-to-win/$75-to-start. Heat races for Open Wheel Modifieds and Street Stocks will be held on Friday night along with a complete program for Mini Stocks, while Saturday's program will include b-mains and the big finales for the Open Wheel Modifieds and Street Stocks.

On Thursday evening gates open at 5pm with an Open Practice Session from 7pm to 10pm. Friday night will find gates opening at 3pm with hot laps at 7pm racing starting at 7:30pm. Saturday night will see gates opening at 3pm with hot laps at 5:30pm racing action starting at 6pm.

Grandstand admission is free on Thursday night. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults on Friday night with senior citizen $10, and kids $5. On Saturday night grandstand admission is $20 with senior citizen admission $15 and kids $5.

Pit admission on Thursday night is $15. Friday night pit admission is $30 and Saturday night pit admission is $35. Kids ages 6-14 years-of-age are $10 in the pits each night, and ages 5 & under are free. Three day pit passes are available for $75.

For more information on the event, please contact James Clolinger at 662-822-2662, Wesley Washington at 662-822-7071, Ben Shelton at 901-335-3037 or visit www.GreenvilleSpeedway.net .