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Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
September 29th, 2015

Talented Field of Competitors Look to Tame the Gumbo for $10k this Weekend

Greenville, Mississippi (09/29/15) – In less than two days the 9th Annual Gumbo Nationals will come to life at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Mississippi) on October 1st-3rd, 2015.

A beautiful weather forecast combined with a great field of competitors will make this a must-see event in 2015.

In 2014 Louisiana native, Timothy Culp claimed the biggest win of his young career by scoring the $10,000 payday. Culp will return this year in a team car to Tyler Erb as he looks to repeat. The going will not be easy for the attempt at back-to-back wins as a talented field of drivers are looking to stand in his way. Expected entrants include Bub McCool, Billy Moyer Jr., Rick Rickman, Brian Rickman, Chad Thrash, Neil Baggett, Jack Sullivan, Tyler Erb, Eric Cooley, Doug Showah, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Garrett Alberson, Ray Moore, Ross Camponovo, Dane Dacus, Ashley Newman, Kyle Beard, B.J. Robinson, Allen Tippen, and a host of others.

For 2015 the Super Late Model division will battle a total payout in excess of $40,000 as the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) Super Late Model thunders into town. The finale will be headlined by a $10,000-to-win/$1,000-to-start, 75 lap feature, which again matches the richest event in the facilities history.  All Super Late Models will be required to run an 8" spoiler.

9th Annual Gumbo Nationals Main Event Payout
1)$10,000 2)$5,000 3)$2,500 4)$2,000 5)$1,500 6)$1,200 7)$1,150 8)$1,125 9)$1,100 10)$1,075 11)$1,050 12)$1,025 13-24)$1,000

$125 Entry Fee for Super Late Models

Super Late Model Tire Rule:
Must Punch 44:  Hoosier: 1350, Spec 21, Lucas 03 and A.R. 48.  NO TOLERANCE
Must Punch 60:  Hoosier:  1600, Spec 55, Lucas 06 and A.R. 56.  NO TOLERANCE

On Thursday, October 1st an Open Practice Session will be held.  Friday, October 2nd will see qualifying as well as heat race action contested for the MSCCS Super Late Model division.  Saturday night, October 3rd will be headlined by a pair of b-main events and the 75 lap finale

The NeSmith Weekly Crate Late Models will contest their own $3,000-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. Crate Late Model entry fee is $100.

Also on the program for the weekend will be the Street Stocks battling for $1,500-to-win/$150-to-start, Open Wheel Modifieds racing for $1,500-to-win/$150-to-start ($30 entry fee) and Pure Streets racing for $700-to-win/$100-to-start.  Heat races for Street Stocks, Open Wheel Modifieds and Pure Street will be held on Friday night, while Saturday's program will include b-mains and the big finales for the divisions.

In total over $70,000 will be distributed during the huge event. Complete payouts for all divisions may be found at www.GreenvilleSpeedway.net .

On Thursday evening gates open at 5pm with an Open Practice Session from 7pm to 10pm. Friday night will find pit gates opening at 4pm with racing action at 7pm.  Saturday night will see pit gates opening at 2pm with racing action starting at 5:30pm.

Grandstand admission is free on Thursday night. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults on Friday night with kids $5. On Saturday night grandstand admission is $20 kids $5. Grandstand gates open at 5pm on Friday and 4pm on Saturday.

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.

There will be a FREE catfish lunch for all drivers and teams on Saturday at noon. Also all drivers will get a FREE Gumbo Nationals t- shirt. 

Racers and race fans, please note that we have plenty of camper spots with hookups available at no charge.

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 .

9th Annual Gumbo Nationals Schedule of Events
Greenville Speedway (Greenville, MS)
October 1st-3rd, 2015
Thursday, October 1st
Gates Open: 5pm
Test and Tune: 7pm - 10pm

Friday, October 2nd
Pit Gate Open: 4pm
Grandstand Gate: 5pm
Driver's Meeting: 6:30pm
Hot Laps (7pm):        Street Stock
Pure Street
MSCCS Super Late Model
Open Wheel Modified
NeSmith Crate Late Model

Time Trials:                MSCCS Super Late Model
NeSmith Crate Late Model
Heat Races:              Street Stock (8 Laps)
Pure Street (8 Laps)
MSCCS Super Late Model (10 Laps)
Open Wheel Modified (8 Laps)
NeSmith Crate Late Model (10 Laps)
Saturday, October 3rd
Pit Gate Open: 2 pm
Grandstand Gate Open: 4 pm
Driver's Meeting: 5 pm
B-Main Car Hot Laps: 5:30 pm
Street Stocks
MSCCS Super Late Model
Pure Street
NeSmith Crate Late Model
Open Wheel Modified

Street Stocks B-Mains (8 Laps)
Street Stock Locked-In Car Hot Laps
MSCCS Super Late Model B-Mains (12 Laps)
MSCCS Super Late Model Locked-In Car Hot Laps
Open Wheel Modified B-Mains (8 Laps)
Open Wheel Modified Locked-In Car Hot Laps
NeSmith Crate Late Model B-Mains (12 Laps)
NeSmith Crate Late Model Locked-In Hot Laps
Pure Street B-Mains (8 Laps)
Pure Street Locked-In Car Hot Laps

Feature Events
MSCCS Super Late Model (75 Laps) - $10,000-To-Win
Street Stock (20 Laps) - $1,500-To-Win
NeSmith Crate Late Model (40 Laps) - $3,000-To-Win
Open Wheel Modified (20 Laps) - $1,500-To-Win
Pure Street (20 Laps) - $700-To-Win