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

November 24, 2014

THE 2014 NeSMITH LATE MODEL SEASON HAS COME TO A CLOSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                  CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series season has come to a close with the postponement on Saturday night due to rain of the 10th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL.  All drivers that entered the event last Friday night have received 30 show-up points for the 2014 season.

With the first 16 starting positions already set, the $10,000-to-win 100-lap race has been rescheduled for January 31, 2015.  It will be a non-points race, and competitors that weren’t there last week and would like to enter the race in January may do so and start behind the drivers that have already earned starting spots in the B-Main races.

The three nights before the rescheduled 10th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race at Bubba Raceway Park will be the first three NeSmith Late Model point races of the 2015 season.  On January 28 there will be a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race, on January 29 there will be a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race, and on January 30 there will be a 50-lap $3,000-to-win race.

                Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN had clinched his second straight $20,000 NeSmith Late Model National Championship before making the trip last weekend to Bubba Raceway Park.  It was a record setting season for the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee, as he set a new single season number of wins at eight, and took over the total number of career laps led at 645.

In 21 2014 NeSmith Late Model races, Johnson turned in 1,850 points with eight wins, 11 top five finishes, 18 top ten finishes, and two Fast Time Awards driving the NeSmith Chevrolet Special.  The “Chattanooga Flash” led the most laps this season with 200, was the Hard Charger with 101 positions gained, and completed the most laps with 919 out of a possible 920 contested this season.

                Chris Noah of Rainbow City, AL had clinched both the second spot in the 2014 NeSmith Late Model point standings and the 2014 Rookie of the Year honors.  Noah drove the Old Man’s Garage Special to five top five finishes, 12 top ten finishes and one Fast Time Award in 21 races.

                Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS competed in just 16 of the 21 races, but still finished third in the NeSmith Late Model final standings with 1,344 points.  “Dr. Dirt” had eight top five finishes, 12 top ten finishes and one fast time award driving the Basset Hound Motorsports GRT.

                Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS competed in all 21 NeSmith Late Model Touring Division events during the 2014 season and drove the Lamar Auto Salvage Trak-Star to the fourth spot in the 2014 point standings.  Blount had 1,300 points after one top five finish and two top ten finishes.

                Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS will finish fifth in the 2014 NeSmith Late Model point standings.  Barrett had one win this season with three top five finishes, 11 top ten finishes and one Fast Time Award to accumulate 1,298 points in 17 races driving the Custom Spraying, Inc. GRT.

                Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS drove the B&M Salvage Rocket to a sixth-place finish in the 2014 NeSmith Late Model point standings.  In 19 races, Minga had 1,228 points with two top five finishes, and four top ten finishes.

                Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL finished seventh in the 2014 NeSmith Late Model point standings.  Edge turned in 1,202 points after two wins, six top five finishes, seven top ten finishes, and a series leading three Fast Time Awards in 16 races driving the Edge’s Gas Company Special.

                Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN will take the eighth spot in the 2014 NeSmith Late Model standings with 1,188 points.  McCarter had seven top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in 15 races driving the McCarter Brothers Racing CVR.

                Walker Arthur of Forest, VA drove the Cecil B. Arthur Beef Farms Special to the ninth spot in the 2014 NeSmith Late Model point standings.  Arthur collected 868 points after one win, four top five finishes, six top ten finishes and one Fast Time Award in 11 races.

                Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL rounds out the Top 10 of the 2014 NeSmith Late Model point standings.  McRee tallied 818 points after two wins, three top five finishes and five top ten finishes in 11 races driving the High Roller Race Cars Special.

                GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR is the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Chassis Manufactures Challenge Champion.  GRT Race Cars is now a two-time NeSmith Late Model Chassis Champion, having also won the title in 2011. 

GRT Race Cars had 183 points, and placed two drivers in the Top 10 of the 2014 NeSmith Late Model point standings with Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS in the third spot and Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS in the fifth position. 

GRT Race Cars had three wins during the 2014 NeSmith Late Model season from Barrett, Jason Fitzgerald of Middleburg, FL, and Cliff Williams of Star, MS.  GRT Race Cars also had three Fast Times Awards from Stokes, Barrett and Jason Cliburn of Star, MS.

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.

 

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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