NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

September 18, 2015

NeSMITH LATE MODELS TO RACE FOR $1,500-TO-WIN AT DEGA 100 ON OCTOBER 3

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                CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Models will be a part of the 3rd Annual Dega 100 for the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series on October 3 at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  With the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season coming to an end on September 27, the October 3 race will pay $1,500-to-win.

                The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model event will also be a Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series points race for NeSmith Late Model drivers 18 years of age and younger.  Sunoco Race Fuels is posting a $5,000 point fund for the Young Guns with the Series Champion earning $1,000 at the end of the season, and the Top 10 drivers earning point fund money.

                The 3rd Annual Dega 100 is the season finale for the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series and will pay $6,000-to-win.  Hoosier Race Tire will pay a $4,000 Bonus should one of 16 “Road To Dega” qualified drivers win the race for a $10,000 payday.  The Dega 100 will also decide the 2015 Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series National Champion and the Top 10 drivers that will collect from the $30,000 point fund.

                Also joining the racing line-up at the 3rd Annual Dega 100 on October 3 at Talladega Short Track will be the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division with a $1,500-to-win race.  This will make for a rare occasion for NeSmith Racing to showcase all three of its racing divisions that feature race cars powered by Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines that are sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications.

                The Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series cars are powered by the all-aluminum CT525 Engine that is based off the production LS3 Engine that comes in the Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Camaro and the Chevrolet SS available at Chevrolet dealerships worldwide.  The CT525 Engine is available for $9,950 that includes a start-up accessory kit.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Late Models are powered by the Chevrolet Performance 604 and Circle Track Engines.  The aluminum-head 400 horsepower 604 engine costs $5,795 and the steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine with a 100-pound weight break costs $3,495.

The Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine is an option for NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division competitors, and is fast becoming the engine of choice.  Six of the Top 8 drivers in the NeSmith Street Stock Division point standings; including the Top 4, have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars. 

All three engines are in stock at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC in Claxton, GA, and ready for free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.

Talladega Short Track is located at 4343 Speedway Blvd., Eastaboga, AL 36260.  For more information call 256-831-1413, or visit the track web site at www.talladegashorttrack.com. You can also like them on Facebook at Talladega Short Track.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing.  Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.  You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  Beyea Headers is the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor.  Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models.  Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the NeSmith Late Models.  AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2015 are CrateInsider.Com, Integra Racing Shocks, Image Screen Printing, and Gresham Race Parts.  2015 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars. 

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NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

September 17, 2015

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 26 PREVIEW

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                CARTERSVILLE, GA – While the top three spots in the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings have been decided, the fourth through tenth spots are wide open.  That’s seven seats at the banquet table that will have 12 drivers playing musical chairs during the last two weeks of the season to see who’s going to sit and collect a point fund check.

                Richie Stephens of Salem, AL has clinched the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division National Championship, while Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS and Branden Harris of Molino, FL have clinched the second and third spots respectively. 

They are making their travel plans to attend the NeSmith Racing Annual Awards Banquet in January at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Thunder Road Museum in Dawsonville, GA.  Stephens has 20 wins and a perfect 14 week total of 700 points.  Strength has 698 points, and a chance to net on two 49s in the last two weeks of the 27-week season to reach the 700 point mark.  He currently has 12 wins.

Harris has a best 14 week total of 689 points and will try to net on a 47 and a 48 with an opportunity to increase his NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division season total to 694 points during the last two weeks of the 2015 season.  Behind Harris, there is a logjam of 12 drivers trying to end up with one of the seven remaining points fun-paying positions and a seat at the banquet.

Competitors will have three Saturday night choices to earn NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 26 points.  Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, Southern Raceway in Milton, FL and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL will host Week 26 events.  The Southern Raceway event will pay $1,000-to-win.

Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL and Steve Pate of Heflin, AL are tied for the fourth spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 669 points apiece.  Going into Week 26 competition this weekend, Faulk owns the tie-breaker with two 50-point wins to one 50-point win for Pate. 

Faulk will be trying to net on a pair of 46s that could bring his season total up to 677 points at the end of the season.  Pate will be looking to net on a 41 and a 46 that has the potential to bring his season total up to 682.  Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is sixth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 667 points.  Bailey will be trying to net on a 45 and a 46 that bring him a season total of 676 points.

Calvin Cook of Pace, FL made the biggest move in the point standings last week with a 49-point second-place finish in his 14th and last week to earn full points, and settle into the seventh spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 663 points.  Cook will be trying to net on a 42 and a 43 in the last two weeks of the season and could end up with 678 points.

Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is currently eighth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 654 points.  Jarrell has the potential of challenging for the seventh spot in the standings by netting on a pair of 45s and bring his season total up to 664 points. 

Brandon Kilpatrick of Jay, FL moved into the Top 10 last week and settled into the ninth spot with a best 14 week total of 651 points.  Kilpatrick has a good opportunity to move up in the standings during the last two weeks of the season by netting on a pair of 41s that could bring his season total up to 669 points and challenge for the fourth spot.

Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is on the hot seat tenth spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 649 points.  Mitchell will be looking to net on a pair of 41s over the last two weeks of the season, not only to stay in the Top 10, but to also possibly challenge for the sixth spot in the points chase.

There are still five drivers outside the Top 10 of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings that still have a good opportunity to race their way to Dawsonville, GA over the next two weeks.

Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is 11th in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 648 points.  Geddie will try to net on a pair of 43s over the last two weeks of the season, with the potential of ending up with a season total of 662 points that could put him in the eighth spot.

David Windham of Florala, AL is 12th in the standings with a best 14 week total of 646 points.  Windham has the potential to net on a 40 and a 41 in the last two weeks of the season and bring his season total up to 665 and potentially the seventh position in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings. 

David Williamson of Seminary, MS is 13th in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 643 points.  In the final two weeks of the 2015 season, Williamson can try to net on a pair of 43s that would bring his season total up to 657 points with a pair of 50-point wins and a potential eighth-place finish in the points chase.

Cliff Childers of Terry, MS has an opportunity to race into the top ten of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings from the 14th spot where he has a best 14 week total of 634 points.  Childers will be trying to net on a pair of 42s with a pair of 50-point wins that would bring his season total up to 650 points and possibly the tenth spot in the standings.

Way back in the 19th spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 600 points is Jeff Butler of Mendenhall, MS.  Butler still has one more week to earn full points.  A 50-point win in Week 26 competition would give Butler 650 points.  Then on the final week of the season, Butler can net on a 41 with another 50-point win, earn nine more points to bring his season total up to 659 points and a top ten spot in the final standings.

Drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division will compete against each other nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season from March 23 through September 27.  The $5,000 National point fund will pay $2,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.

NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competitors also have the option to compete with the economical steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine that is available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA for $3,495 with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast. 

Six of the Top 8 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 4, after the first 25 weeks of competition, and all three Week 25 race winners have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars.  To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stocks.  Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.  You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEKS 26-27 MASTER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

WEEK 26:

September 19:

NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL ($1.000-To-Win)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL

WEEK 27:

September 26:

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL

NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division.  NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. 

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NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

September 17, 2015

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 26 PREVIEW

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                CARTERSVILLE, GA – There are two weeks left in the 27-week 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season, with 12 drivers still battling for the second through tenth points fund-paying spots in the standings.  Drivers looking for points this weekend will have their choice of one of two Saturday night Week 26 venues, Battleground Race Park in Highlands, TX and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

These 12 drivers are looking for an opportunity to join the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS at the Annual NeSmith Racing Awards Banquet in January at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Thunder Road Museum in Dawsonville, GA.

Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS is currently second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 694 points.  Palasini is looking to finish second in the points chase for the third straight season, and in the last two weeks of the season, the third-generation driver will be looking to net on a pair of 49-point second-place finishes.

That means Palasini will have to post a 50-point win in each of the final two weeks to gain any points, with the potential to end the season with a best 14 week total of 696 points.  Palasini has one driver that can challenge him for the second spot, and he will be racing this Saturday night at his home track, Talladega Short Track.

Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL, the 14-year-old Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point leader among NeSmith Late Model driver 18 years of age and younger, is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with a best 14 week total of 689 points.  Skinner will be looking to net on a 47 and a 48 in the last two weeks of the season, and the potential to total 694 points.

That could bring up a tie-breaker scenario between Palasini and Skinner for the second spot.  A win over the next two weeks seals the deal for Palasini.  If Palasini doesn’t win a race in the next two weeks and Skinner wins twice to tie Palasini in points, those would be Skinner’s seventh and eighth 50-point wins of the season.  Palasini currently has eight wins, so top five finishes could come into play.

As mentioned, Skinner will more than likely be at his home track, Talladega Short Track, this Saturday night where he has six wins this season.  While the youngster looks ahead at challenging Palasini, he will also have three veteran competitors right behind him with a chance to end up third in the point standings.

Robbie Starnes of Livingston, TX is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 688 points.  Starnes will be looking to net on a pair of 48s in the last two weeks of the season, and the potential to end the season with a total of 692 points.  Starnes will more than likely be in action at his home track this Saturday night, Battleground Race Park.

The 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS is fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 685 points.  Daspit has two weeks to try and net on a 45 and a 47, with an opportunity to end the season with 693 points.  Daspit has been known to make road trips, as he won a race last season at Battleground Race Park.

Greg Fore of Greenville, MS is sixth in the current standings with a best 14 week total of 684 points, and the potential to challenge for the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase.  Fore will be trying to net on a 47 and a 48 in the final two weeks of the season with a chance to total out at 689 points.

Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS will be looking to hang on to the seventh spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 675 points.  Lee will be looking to net on a pair of 47s that could bring his season total up to 681 points.  Lee has one driver that will try and challenge him for the seventh spot.

Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL is eighth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 668 points.  Joiner will try and net on a pair of 46s in the final two weeks of the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season that could bring his total up to 676 points.  Joiner also leads the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series point standings.

Cole Daffron of Pell City, AL is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 656 points.  Daffron will be trying to net on a pair of 45s in the last two weeks of the season, and bring his season total to 666 points in an effort to hang on to the ninth spot.  The 17-year-old driver is second in the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series points.

Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS is on the hot seat with two weeks to go in the season, as he currently holds the tenth and final points fund-paying spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 653 points. 

Jordan will be trying to help his cause in the final two weeks of the season by trying to net on a 41 and a 44.  Two 50-point wins would bring Jordan’s season total to 668 points.  There are three drivers behind Jordan in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings that have a legitimate shot of racing themselves into the Top 10 in the last two weeks of the season.

Jamey Boland of Cuba, AL is the first driver on the outside looking in, as the second-generation driver is 11th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 647 points.  Boland has the opportunity to net on a 41 and a 44 in the final two weeks of the season, and two 50-point wins would bring his season total up to 662 points.

The youngest driver in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series, 12-year-old Colton Horner of Katy, TX, has an opportunity to sit at the banquet table among the Top 10 drivers.  Horner, who is third in the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series points, is 12th in the National standings with a best 14 week total of 639 points.

Horner will have the opportunity to net on a 42 and a 44 in the final two weeks of the season and add 14 points to his season total bringing it to 653.  That could bring about another tie-breaker scenario between Horner and Jordan with top five finishes coming into play.

Sitting back in the 14th spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 627 points is Kevin Sitton of Baytown, TX.  Sitton could possibly make the biggest move of any driver in the standings during the last two weeks of the season, as he has yet to reach the 14 week mark of his 2015 season, and still has one more week to earn full points.

To reach the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings, all Sitton has to do is start a main event this Saturday night and score 41 points.  That would give Sitton a 14 week total of 668 points and the potential of reaching the seventh spot in the points chase.

Sitton will try to record a 50-point win this Saturday night to reach his 14th week of the season.  Sitton will more than likely attempt to do this at his home track, Battleground Race Park, where he put together a streak of six straight wins earlier this season.  That would bring his season total to 677 points, good enough for possibly the seventh spot.

Then in the final week of the season, Sitton would try and net on the lowest weekly total among his 14, which is a 41.   A 50-point win by Sitton in Week 27 of the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season would net him another nine points, and bring his season total to 686 points.  That gives Sitton the potential to reach the fifth spot in the standings in the final week of the season.

Drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will compete against each other nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season from March 23 through September 27.  The $20,000 National point fund will pay $10,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competitors have the option of two different economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines to compete with.  The aluminum-head 400 horsepower 604 engine costs $5,795 and the steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine with a 100-pound weight break costs $3,495.

Both of these Chevrolet Performance Racing Engines are in stock and available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing.  Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month.  You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEKS 26-27 MASTER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

WEEK 26:

September 19:

BATTLEGROUND RACE PARK – HIGHLANDS, TX
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
WEEK 27:

September 25:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS

September 26:

CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  Beyea Headers is the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor.  Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models.  Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the NeSmith Late Models.  AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models.  NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2015 are CrateInsider.Com, Integra Racing Shocks, Image Screen Printing, and Gresham Race Parts.  2015 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars. 

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