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Posted under Previews by admin on July 2nd, 2009

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will see eight events on the Week 14 schedule with seven races on tap in the West Region and just one event in the East Region, as many tracks have elected to take off the July 4th Holiday Weekend. One race has already been held in the East Region that has adjusted the East Region point standings.

Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS and Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS will open the NeSmith Chevrolet West Region Week 14 action on Friday night. Four West Region events will be held on Saturday night, and one on Sunday night.

Saturday night West Region events will be held at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS, South Mississippi Speedway in Gulfport, MS, and Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS. Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS will host a West Region event on Sunday night.
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Posted under Press by admin on June 30th, 2009

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has announced that the final two 2009 National Touring point races will be held on October 16 and 17 at South Mississippi Speedway in Gulfport, MS. The NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS teams will be removing the roofs of the race cars and they be topless for these two events.

The Friday night, October 16 event for the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Tour will be a 40-lap $2,000-to-win event. The Saturday night, October 17 race will be 50-laps paying $2,500-to-win, and will be the final points race of the season for the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Tour.

“We’re excited about having our last two National point events and crowning our 2009 National Champion at South Mississippi Speedway, as it provides a festive atmosphere with the beaches and activities in the area,” NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS President of Operations and Communications said. “We’re also excited about the cars going topless, as that will give the fans a better view of the drivers wrestling the steering wheel inside the roll cage.”

South Mississippi Speedway is located northeast of I-10 at exit 24. For more information about South Mississippi Speedway call 228-255-8008, or visit the track web site at www.southmsspeedway.com. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

Posted under Round Up by admin on June 29th, 2009

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2009 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series has reached the halfway point, and Week 13 saw a change in the point lead for both the West and East Regions along with several Top 10 positions.

Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS picked up his fifth win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS, and followed that up with a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS to take over the West Region point lead.
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Posted under Previews by admin on June 25th, 2009

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Things are beginning to get interesting in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series as Week 13 of the 2009 season unfolds. There are several drivers in the West Region that have reached the 16-race mark. Drivers behind them still racing for full points are making moves up the standings, and there is a new point leader in the East Region.

As the halfway point of the 27-week season approaches, drivers representing all of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series sanctioned tracks are still in the running for Regional Championships.

The Week 13 schedule of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will feature 13 events with eight in the West Region and five in the East Region. Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR and Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS will open the West Region action on Friday night.

Saturday night West Region events will be held at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS, Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS, South Mississippi Speedway in Gulfport, MS, and Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS.
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Posted under Press, Round Up by admin on June 22nd, 2009

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 12 of the 2009 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season saw five first-time winners and a tightening up of the point standings in the West Region, as several of the frontrunners in the region have reached the 16-race mark and are now netting points. A driver’s top 16 finishes count towards their season total.

Four of the first-time 2009 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series winners came in the East Region. Veteran Dana Eiland of Salem, AL took his first win of the season on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL driving the Andy’s Auto Parts GRT.

Second-generation driver Chris Ritchey of Maryville, TN drove the Stanley Best Heating and Air GRT to his first win of the season on Saturday night at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, TN, and Kevin Sutton of Morganton, GA was a first-time winner on Saturday night at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC driving the Tony’s Garbage Service Rayburn.
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Posted under Press by admin on June 20th, 2009

CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials have postponed the National Touring events scheduled for Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR on June 26-27 until 2010 to give the track more time to build its weekly Late Model program, and to give the economy more time to improve.

Both the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and Batesville Motor Speedway promoter Mooney Starr are hopeful that another year of development for the weekly late model program at the track will be a positive move that will lead to a successful National Touring event in 2010.

Batesville Motor Speedway brought back the dirt late models as a part of its weekly Friday night program this season for the first time since 2000 under the banner of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series, and even though the car count has been coming up in recent weeks, it still wasn’t quite where it needed to be to support a successful car count for a National Touring event.
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Posted under DirtCast.com by admin on June 19th, 2009

NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Hattiesburg Motorsports Park winner Derrick Rainey of Powder Springs, GA joined Dirt Cast to talk about his career, his 2008 season, his start to the 2009 season, the string of bad luck he endured, his win at Hattiesburg, the NeSmith Series, crate late model racing, being fourth in the national points, his chances of catching Eric Cooley and his plans for the remainder of 2009. Rainey drives the #87 Baro Enterprises, C& S Auto Electric sponsored Warrior.

www.dirtcast.com/2009/06/18/derrick-rainey-nesmith-chevrolet-late-models-061809/

Posted under Press, Previews by admin on June 18th, 2009

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 12 of the 2009 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season will see 12 events on the schedule with six in the East Region and six in the West Region. Only one driver in the West Region has reached the 16 Race mark, so everyone else will be competing for full points.

Action in the Nesmith Chevrolet WRS East Region kicks off on Friday night with events at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL and Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, GA. Saturday night events will be held at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL, Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, TN, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC.

Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL and Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL will continue their battle for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region point lead. They were in action on Tuesday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway where Knowles had his worst finish of the season with a third-place showing, and Dudley has his best finish of the season with the win.
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Posted under Northern Challenge Series, Press by admin on June 17th, 2009

By Richard Bila

Lake Odessa, MI. June 13, 2009 - “It has been a great week!” Those were the first words out of the usually soft spoken Rick Stout of Stanton, MI in victory lane Saturday night at I-96 Speedway after winning his third NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Northern Challenge Series main event. Stout was notified on Wednesday that he had been elected to the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame.

Driving for 2004 fellow MMSHOF racer Roger Wing, in the Bert’s Glass, Babcock Clutches, Benson Remax Rocket, series point leader Stout took the lead on lap 14, and held on to take the win.

“I want to thank everyone who has ever been involved on my racing career,” Stout said. “I have had people that I do not even know who have helped me and continue to help.”
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Posted under Round Up by admin on June 15th, 2009

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The Racing Gods are finally making some progress in the battle with Mother Nature, as five NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series races were completed and four were rained out during Week 11 competition. For some of the tracks that were rained out, they are trying to come up with ideas in an attempt to get some races in.

East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL was rained out on Saturday night in the East Region, but have rescheduled the event for this Tuesday night. Tuesday Night Thunder will feature an “Economic Stimulus Program” in that Grandstand tickets are $5 with $1 hot dogs and $1 drinks. Pit Passes will be $20. Gates open at 6 p.m. with racing scheduled for 7 p.m.

With the event being held on Tuesday night, the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series non-Saturday night point system will be in effect. If the car count is ten or more, full points will be awarded. EAMS Promoter Beverly Thompson said if the Tuesday night race is successful, more may be run during the summer in addition to the regularly scheduled Saturday night events.
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