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

November 22, 2014

RAIN POSTPONES CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE UNTIL JANUARY 31

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                  OCALA, FL – Rain has postponed the 10th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race at Bubba Raceway Park until January 31, 2015.  The preliminary events were held on Friday night that has set the first 16 starting spots for the $10,000-to-win 100-lap main event, and the two B-Main races that will be run on the make-up date.

                The January 31 make-up date for the World Championship Race will coincide with the opening of the 2015 NeSmith Late Model season.  The first three 2015 point races are scheduled for Bubba Raceway Park, and have been moved with a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race on January 28, a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race on January 29, and a 50-lap $3,000-to-win race on January 30.

                The World Championship Race that has been rescheduled for January 31will be a non-points race on that date, as the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series points season has now officially come to an end.  Each driver that is currently entered for the World Championship Race will receive 30 points toward their 2014 point total.

                Any drivers not yet entered for the World Championship Race may do so on January 31 and tag on to the tail of a B-Main race behind drivers currently listed on the posted line-up set prior to the postponement. 

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series all-new 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.

10TH ANNUAL CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE “SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP FOR JANUARY 31:

ROW 1:
1L Darrell Lanigan – RJ1 Jacob Hawkins
ROW 2:
2 Dennis Franklin – 25 Justin McRee
ROW 3:
5 Ronnie Johnson – 2c Joey Coulter
ROW 4:
33 Carter Stokes – 58 Mark Whitener
ROW 5:
02 Keith Nosbisch – 87 Walker Arthur
ROW 6:
40b Kyle Bronson – H2 Matt Henderson
ROW 7:
49 Jonathan Davenport – 33x Ivedent Lloyd Jr.
ROW 8:
11 Doug Horton – 14 Tyler Clem

B-MAIN LINE-UPS FOR JANUARY 31, 2015 (Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN:
27p Mike Pegher Jr. – 12 Ryan Montgomery
40r Josh Richards – 17ss Shan Smith
27 Michael Lake – 18 Chase Edge
B69 Bryan Bernhardt – 44 John Ruggiero
22 Cecil Eunice – 17s Jeff Smith
110 Brent Barrett – 21 Mario Gresham
45 Damon Flowers

2ND B-MAIN:
51 Mack McCarter – 33 Jeff Mathews
101 Forest Trent – 56 Eric Hickerson
56n Chris Noah (R) – 19 Marcus Minga
1 Johnny Stokes – 77 Charlie Flowers
08 Justin Shipley – 66 Jake Knowles
10 Ryan Crane – 121 Michael Blount
21 Jamie Pickard

DRIVERS CURRENTLY NOT ENTERED FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MAY DO SO ON JANUARY 31 AND TAG ON TO THE TAIL OF THE B-MAIN RACE!!!

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  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 Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Racecar Engineering is the Official Parts Supplier of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Renegade Race and Performance Fuels are a series Associate Sponsor and fuel supplier.  Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace and Heather Newsome is the Official Oil of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2014 are Dominator Race Products, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Schoenfeld Headers, Kinser Air Filters, Performance Rod & Custom, and David Smith Carburetors.  2014 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars. 

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

November 21, 2014

LANIGAN EARNS POLE FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT BUBBA RACEWAY PARK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                  OCALA, FL – Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY won the first Heat Race on Friday night driving the Darrell Lanigan Racing Special to earn the pole position for the $10,000-to-win 100-lap 10th Annual World Championship Race for the NeSmith Late Models on Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park. 

The top four finishers in the four 15-lap Heat Races set the “Sweet 16” starting line-up for the Big Show.  Drivers that finished fifth on back in each of the heats will have another opportunity to make the World Championship Race starting line-up in one of two B-Main races to be held at Bubba Raceway Park tomorrow night.

                Jacob Hawkins of Fairmont, WV won the second 15-lap Heat Race in the Bland’s Towing Rocket to earn the outside front row starting spot for the main event.  Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, SC earned the inside second row starting spot with a third Heat Race win in the M&W Towing Special, and Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL will start on the outside of the second row after a fourth Heat Race win in the High Roller Race Cars Special.

                Following Lanigan under the checkered flag in the second through four spots respectively in the first heat were the 2014 and two-time NeSmith Late Model National Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special, Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, FL in the Image Skin Care Rocket, and Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA in the AES Racing Special.

                Johnson set the fast time in Qualifying among the 42 entrants with a lap around Bubba Raceway Park in 15.334 seconds.  Johnson will start the World Championship from the fifth starting spot, Nosbisch starts ninth, and Davenport starts on the inside of row seven.

                Second through fourth in Heat Race two and earning the sixth, tenth, and 14th starting spots respectively were Joey Coulter of Concord, NC in the Wolfpack Racing Rocket, Walker Arthur of Forest, VA in the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Special, and Ivedent Lloyd Jr. of Ocala, FL in the CURS Rocket.

                Transferring along with Franklin out for the third Heat Race in the second through fourth spots and earning the seventh, 11th, and 15th starting spots for the World Championship Race respectively were Carter Stokes of New Smyrna Beach, FL in the RCR Rocket, Kyle Bronson of Tampa, FL in the Brandon Ford Rocket, and Doug Horton of Wimamma, FL in the Adams Used Auto Parts Warrior.

                Finishing behind McRee in the second through fourth spots in the fourth Heat Race and earning the eighth, 12th and 16th starting spots for the main event respectively were Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL in the Dave’s Towing Special, Matt Henderson of Loudon, FL in the Mighty Muffler and Brakes CVR, and Tyler Clem of St. Petersburg, FL in the Elder Ford Rocket.

At the age of 12, Clem made history by becoming the youngest driver to earn a starting spot for a NeSmith Late Model World Championship Race.  The previous record was age 15 when Ryan Montgomery made the show two years ago.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series all-new 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.

PRELIMINARY EVENT RESULTS OF THE 10TH ANNUAL CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT BUBBA RACEWAY PARK IN OCALA, FL ON 11/21/14:

GROUP QUALIFYING:

HEAT RACES (15 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

                1ST HEAT:  1. Lanigan; 2. Johnson; 3. Nosbisch; 4. Davenport; 5. Pegher; 6. Richards; 7. Lake; 8. Bernhardt; 9. Eunice; 10. Barrett; 11. D. Flowers.

                2ND HEAT:  1. Hawkins; 2. Coulter; 3. Arthur; 4. Lloyd; 5. McCarter; 6. Trent; 7. Noah (R); 8. J. Stokes; 9. Shipley; Crane DNS.

                3RD HEAT:  1. Franklin; 2. C. Stokes; 3. Bronson; 4. Horton; 5. Montgomery; 6. S. Smith; 7. Edge; 8. Ruggiero; 9. J. Smith; 10. Gresham; 11. Pickard.

                4TH HEAT:  1. McRee; 2. Whitener; 3. Henderson; 4. Clem; 5. Mathews; 6. Hickerson; 7. Minga; 8. C. Flowers; 9. Knowles; 10. Blount.

“SWEET 16”:

ROW 1:
1L Darrell Lanigan – RJ1 Jacob Hawkins
ROW 2:
2 Dennis Franklin – 25 Justin McRee
ROW 3:
5 Ronnie Johnson – 2c Joey Coulter
ROW 4:
33 Carter Stokes – 58 Mark Whitener
ROW 5:
02 Keith Nosbisch – 87 Walker Arthur
ROW 6:
40b Kyle Bronson – H2 Matt Henderson
ROW 7:
49 Jonathan Davenport – 33x Ivedent Lloyd Jr.
ROW 8:
11 Doug Horton – 14 Tyler Clem

SATURDAY NIGHT B-MAIN LINE-UPS (Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN:
27p Mike Pegher Jr. – 12 Ryan Montgomery
40r Josh Richards – 17ss Shan Smith
27 Michael Lake – 18 Chase Edge
B69 Bryan Bernhardt – 44 John Ruggiero
22 Cecil Eunice – 17s Jeff Smith
110 Brent Barrett – 21 Mario Gresham
45 Damon Flowers

2ND B-MAIN:
51 Mack McCarter – 33 Jeff Mathews
101 Forest Trent – 56 Eric Hickerson
56n Chris Noah (R) – 19 Marcus Minga
1 Johnny Stokes – 77 Charlie Flowers
08 Justin Shipley – 66 Jake Knowles
10 Ryan Crane – 121 Michael Blount
21 Jamie Pickard

R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  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 Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Racecar Engineering is the Official Parts Supplier of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Renegade Race and Performance Fuels are a series Associate Sponsor and fuel supplier.  Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace and Heather Newsome is the Official Oil of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2014 are Dominator Race Products, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Schoenfeld Headers, Kinser Air Filters, Performance Rod & Custom, and David Smith Carburetors.  2014 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars. 

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