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

February 22, 2008

NOSBISCH BATTLES TRAFFIC FOR NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS EAST BAY WIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                TAMPA, FL – Keith Nosbisch of Valrico, FL battled through lapped traffic to take the lead and win the 40-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series main event Friday night at East Bay Raceway Park driving the Miller Lite Rocket.  Nosbisch took the lead from Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, WV on lap 31, and held off a challenge from Horton with two laps to go to take the win.

                Nosbisch and Horton battled side-by-side for the lead several times during the second half of the race in heavy lapped traffic keeping the crowd on their feet.

                “That was an exciting race, as I would catch Doug in lapped traffic and get the inside line, and then he would come back and do the same to me,” Nosbisch said.  “Doug is a good driver, and I really enjoy racing like that with him side-by-side.”

                Horton had to settle for second in the Adams Used Auto Parts Warrior after leading laps 16 through 30.  Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL finished third in the McLeod Construction TNT, and fourth went to Ryan Mitchell of Lithia, FL in the Quality Precast Rayburn.  Tony Payne of Riverview, FL was fifth in the SWS First Response Warrior.

                Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA drove the CSC Trailer Repair/Brindle Brothers Auto Parts GRT to a sixth-place finish, and Chris Tays of Corinth, MS took the seventh spot in the Bud Coley Trucking Rocket.  Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA finished eighth in the J&J Transport Mastersbilt and took a two-point lead in the National point standings over Brindle.

                Josh Peacock of Dover, FL was ninth in the Peacock Farms Warrior to win the Maximum Signs Ninth-Place Award, and Frank Ingram of Woodstock, GA rounded out the top ten in his new ride, the Dixon Hauling and Grading Rocket to pick up the Old 29 Golf Carts Tenth-Place Award. 

Roger Crouse of Plant City, FL started 22nd and finished 11th to earn the Hard Charger of the Race Award, and Jason Hiett of Lincoln, AL was the Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Race.  NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials announced on Friday that Sunoco Race Fuels will sponsor the series’ Rookie of the Year Award in 2008.

When the field took the green flag, polesitter Jack Nosbisch Jr. of Riverview, FL took the lead in the Adams Used Auto Parts Rocket followed by Boutwell, Horton, Keith Nosbisch, and Wallace Peacock of Dover, FL in the Strawberry Garden, Inc. TNT.  Jack Nosbisch Jr. was the fast qualifier among the 55 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in 16.720 seconds.

Horton and Keith Nosbisch got by Boutwell on lap two to take over the second and third spots respectively.  The first of four caution flags came out on lap 13 when Jay Blair of Angie, LA stalled the Boland Performance Trak-Star in turn four.  Jack Nosbisch Jr. led Horton, Keith Nosbisch, Boutwell, Wallace Peacock, Mitchell, Brindle, and Payne down for the restart.

The caution came out and lead changed hands on lap 16 when Jack Nosbisch Jr. spun in turn two.  That earned Jack Nosbisch Jr. the Aerotech Styling Hard Luck of the Race Award.  Horton assumed the lead followed by Keith Nosbisch, Boutwell, Mitchell, Payne, Brindle, Jeff Smith of Rocky Face, GA in the AllSouth Racing Products Warrior, and Fields.

Keith Nosbisch tried to drive under Horton on the restart, as the lead duo raced side-by-side down the backstretch, but Horton held on to the point.  The third yellow flag came out on lap 18 when Jeff Matthews of Seffner, FL spun the Night Hawk Towing GRT in turn four, collecting Roger Crouse of Plant City, FL in the Coastal Trucking Rayburn and Hiett in the N&N Motors GRT.

The restart saw Payne get by Mitchell for the fourth spot, and Fields raced by Smith for the seventh spot.  Horton stayed in front of Keith Nosbisch, and Boutwell.  Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS stalled his Tiffin Motorhomes Mastersbilt in turn one to bring out the fourth and final caution flag on lap 21.

Several drivers made moves on the restart, as Tays got by Fields for the seventh spot, and high riding Ingram joined in to make it a three-wide battle for position.  Mitchell got back around Payne for the fourth spot on lap 22.

Horton and Keith Nosbisch began to encounter lapped traffic with ten laps to go.  Keith Nosbisch got the inside line on Horton in turn two on lap 31, and as Horton got caught behind a lapped car, Nosbisch powered ahead to take the lead.  Horton was able to come back and catch Nosbisch behind a lapped car coming off turn two on lap 38.

With Horton on the inside, Nosbisch in the middle and the lapped car on the outside, three-abreast racing took place down the backstretch.  Nosbisch was able to put the power down in turn three to squirt out of the middle of the pile to stay in the lead, and he hung on to take the victory.

In preliminary action, the four 12-lap B-Main Races were won by Ingram, Cooley, Jim Moon of Zionsville, IN in the Jedco Communications Rocket, and Tays.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will run two complete shows in one day on Saturday at East Bay Raceway Park due to the Thursday night rainout.  The opener on Saturday will see the gates opening at 10 a.m., hot laps set for 11 a.m., and time trials at 12 noon.  The main event on Saturday afternoon will be a $2,500-to-win 40-lap race.

At the completion of the Saturday afternoon show, the East Bay Raceway Park officials will refurbish the race track, and another compete show will follow with time trials, B-Main Races, and a 50-lap $3,000-to-win main event.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 3 AT EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK IN TAMPA, FL ON 2/22/08:

POS       STRT     CAR #    DRIVER                                HOMETOWN                      LAPS     $ WON 
1.             5              02           Keith Nosbisch                    Valrico, FL                           40           $2,500
2.             4              11           Doug Horton                         Bruceton Mills, WV           40           $1,250
3.             2              58           Larry Boutwell                    Baker, FL                             40           $850
4.             7              5k           Ryan Mitchell                      Lithia, FL                              40           $700
5.             8              78           Tony Payne                           Riverview, FL                       40           $650
6.             3              81c         Chip Brindle                        Chatsworth, GA                   40           $550
7.             14           8              Chris Tays                            Corinth, MS                         40           $500
8.             18           16           Jeff Fields                             Aragon, GA                          40           $450
9.             17           21           Josh Peacock                       Dover, FL                              40           $400
10.          11           F9           Frank Ingram                      Woodstock, GA                    40           $375
11.          22           32           Roger Crouse                      Plant City, FL                       40           $450
12.          1              12           Jack Nosbisch Jr.               Riverview, FL                       40           $300
13.          20           28           Chris McElhenney              Decatur, MS                         40           $280
14.          9              1c            Chris Carlson                      S. Milwaukee, WI                40           $260
15.          10           00           Jeff Smith                             Rocky Face, GA                   39           $250
16.          15           105         Dave Schmauss                    Tampa, FL                             39           $240
17.          21           1h           Jason Hiett – R                    Lincoln, AL                          39           $220
18.          23           10           Matthew Turner                  Dawsonville, GA                  38           $200
19.          24           9              Jimmy Waldrop                   Seffner, FL                           36           $200
20.          12           33c         Eric Cooley                           Fulton, MS                            20           $200
21.          12           33           Jeff Matthews                       Seffner, FL                           17           $200
22.          6              1p            Wallace Peacock                 Dover, FL                              15           $200
23.          13           1m          Jim Moon – R                       Zionsville, IN                        12           $200
24.          16           2x            Jay Blair                               Angie, LA                             12           $200

ENTRIES:  54
FAST QUALIFIER:  J. Nosbisch, 16.720 Seconds
PROVISIONAL:  Turner
LEAD CHANGES:  2
LAP LEADERS:  J. Nosbisch, 1-15; Horton, 16-30; K. Nosbisch, 31-40
LAPS LED:  J. Nosbisch, 15; Horton, 15; K. Nosbisch, 10
HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE:  Crouse (started 22nd and finished 11th)
SUNOCO RACE FUELS ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Hiett
AEROTECH STYLING HARD LUCK AWARD:  J. Nosbisch
MAXIMUM SIGNS 9TH-PLACE AWARD:  J. Peacock
OLD 29 GOLF CARTS 10TH-PLACE AWARD:  Ingram
CAUTIONS:  4

QUALIFYING:

B-MAINS (12 Laps – Top 3 finishers transfer to main event):

                1ST B-MAIN:  1. Ingram; 2. Schmauss; 3. Matthews; 4. Waldrop; 5. Livingston; 6. Freeman; 7. T. Erskine; 8. H. Peacock (R); 9. Wallace (R); 10. Turner; 11. Beauchamp; 12. Alexander DNS.

                2ND B-MAIN:  1. Cooley; 2. Blair; 3. McElhenney; 4. Miller; 5. Morrow (R); 6. Cobb; 7. Gillman; 8. Conyers; 9. Hill (R); 10. Lackey; 11. Colston.

                3RD B-MAIN:  1. Moon (R); 2. J. Peacock; 3. Hiett (R); 4. Wilson (R); 5. Mathis; 6. Knowles (R); 7. Williams; 8. Koller; 9. Minga (R); 10. Brewer; 11. Varnadore.

                4TH B-MAIN:  1. Tays; 2. Fields; 3. Crouse; 4. Wimpey; 5. Ledford; 6. Godsey (R); 7. F. Erskine; 8. Sims; 9. Kump; 10. Carpenter; 11. Austin.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES NATIONAL POINTS THROUGH 2/22/08:

1. 16 Jeff Fields – 236
2. 81c Chip Brindle – 234
3. 8 Chris Tays – 206
4. 4 Ted Lackey – 202
5. 2x Jay Blair – 200
6. F22 Carlton Freeman – 192
7. 00 Jeff Smith – 192
8. 58 Larry Boutwell – 192
9. 1h Jason Hiett (R) – 190
10. 66k Scott Knowles (R) – 160
11. 12 Hunter Peacock (R) – 156
12. 10 Matthew Turner – 154
13. 14 Steve Godsey (R) – 152
14. 1 Johnny Stokes – 144
15. 222 Mike Boland – 142
16. M42 Josh Morrow (R) – 134
17. 33c Eric Cooley – 126
18. 1m Jim Moon (R) – 114
19. 48 John Ownbey – 110
20. 00s Richard Stephens (R) - 108

R – Denotes Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Candidate

Republic,Mo-The newly Formed DLRA AllState LateModel Racing Series has announced the 2008 point fund payoff for its opening season.
 AllState Insurance has really stepped up to the plate and the good hands people will be putting some good money into the hands of LateModel drivers.
 The Series Champion will recieve $5,000 along with Contingency Sponsors to top the points chart during the 20 race Series while the Series Runner-Up will take home $3,000 and the breakdown is as follows 3rd place $2500,4th 2,000 5th 1900 6th 1800 7th 1700 8th 1600 9th 1500 10th 1400 11th 1300 12th 1200 13th 1100 14th 1000 and 15th place in the final point standings will also take home 1000.This does not include the Contingency sponsors.For a driver to be eligible for the point fund money,they must enter 60% of the scheduled races for the 2008 season.The DLRA Series will also issue UMP Points at each of there sanctioned events.
 The season will begin on April 20th at the Monett Speedway as Nascar Veteran and UMP Winter Series Modified Points champion Kenny Schrader will be on hand racing his Red Baron Pizza LateModel.THe Series will also visit the Lebanon I-44 Speedway,Lake Ozark Speedway,Batesville Speedway,The Newly Refurnished Muskogee Thunderbird Speedway at the Fairgrounds,Tri-State Speedway at Fort Smith,Arkansas.
 Series Founder and Promoter Randy Mooneyham has been working hard on this project and is very excited about this new venture.
 "The response from both racetracks and drivers has been outstanding and with AllState Insurance jumping on board has really helped put things together.We are getting some very strong shows and traditional dates such as the Summertime Clasic at Fort Smith,Batesville,the Larry Phillips Birthday Bash at Lebanon Midway,the Larry Phillips Memorial(Paying 10,000 to win)at Lebanon I-44,the Coca-Cola Fall Brawl at Midway and getting to run with the ASCS 360 Sprints at Lake Ozark in Eldon over the July 4th Weekend and running back at the Muskogee Fairgrounds at the 1/2 mile oval."
 "I think what will really make things good for both the fans and drivers are the Challange races with the MARS Series,the MSRA(Mid-South Racing Assocation) and drivers still receiving UMP National Points for running our shows."quoted Mooneyham.
 Auto Xpress from Joplin,Mo will be sponsoring the Rookie of the Year award while the hard charger from each event with be sponsored by G&G Dozing (Gary Gorby) from Caney,Kansas and each Hard Luck Award will be presented by Wheeler Metals with locations in Springfield,Mo and  Muskogee,Oklahoma.
 Contingency Sponsors for the season will be Larry Shaw Racecars,CJ Rayburn Racecars, GRT Racecars,Sunoco Race Fuels,Hatfield Racing Engines,Outlaw Racing Engines,Hoosier Tires,Bilstein Shocks,Powertrain Industries,and UMP DirtCar Racing.
 For more information on the DLRA AllState LateModel Series you can contact Randy Mooneyham at 417-224-7074 or visit the website at www.DLRA.net

Crocker Motorsports driver “David Munns”, Memphis TN, join AMP Series in 2008

AMP Series Release
February 22, 2008
www.ampseries.com

Alexander, AR—

Crocker Motorsports driver “David Munns”, Memphis TN, join AMP Series in 2008

With less in less then 6 weeks till the AMP Series Tour kicks off, the team waits for opening night March 21st. David Munns will pilot the Crocker Motorsports #95 black and white Rocket, powered by Triple-R-Performance.

Working by day as a Painter’ David finds his evening plans unfolding with racecars and thoughts of the weekend on the rise. David has visited many tracks during his racing career and looks forward to the new tracks he will visit this season while traveling with the series. David’s partnership with Mike Crocker will find the AMP Series Tour to be their source of weekend entertainment during the 2008 season.

Munns’ plans were to race the AMP Series during the 2007 season’ until an accident late October, 2006’ left his car unable to be back operational before the 2007 Series Tour kicked off.

David looks forward to driving for Mike Crocker Motorsports and competing with the drivers who frequent the AMP Series fields each weekend.

Technicians’ and Mechanics that will help David make his way to victory lane this season: Allen Kuntz, Mike Crocker, and Sponsors: Triple R, Quency, IL, DCM Paint Contractors, Archer Automotive, Coleman Barbeque, Crocker Fencing, Elam Race Cars,& Victory Lane Web Design

To learn more about David Munns or the Crocker Motorsports Team log on to www.crockermotorsports.net or www.ampseries.com

AMP Series would like to thank our Marketing Partners and encourage all racer, fans and friends to visit with them during the 2008 race season.

The “Official Graphics” of the AMP Series, www.racewrapz.com : Blue Ridge Trailers, Inc.www.blueridgeliftgate.com Team GRT, Larry Shaw Racing, Mike McNay DBA – SnapOn Tool’s, Smiley’s Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Southwest, Duralite Wheels, Wulff Pumps, William Gould Racing, Race on Driving Experience, Kenny Morden Racing, Luvracin.com
Christy Hudson,   President
AMP Series
2013 Pamelaway
Alexander, Arkansas
72002
501-847-6019
501-920-2677
www.ampseries.com