NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES CHASSIS MANUFACTURERS CHALLENGE HEATING UP

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge is heating up with close point battles in both the National Tour and in the Weekly Racing Series.  Four different Chassis Manufacturers will award a chassis to the top finishing point driver using their product on both the National Tour and in the WRS.

               Participating manufacturers in 2010 are defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Chassis Manufacturers Champion Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN, the defending NeSmith Chevrolet WRS Chassis Manufacturers Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL, three-time NeSmith Chevrolet WRS Chassis Manufacturers Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR, and TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN.

               On the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour, points are awarded on a 10, 9, 8, 7 point basis on finishing positions in the main event with 1 bonus point for a win, and 1 bonus point for a fast time.  In the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series, one point is awarded for each win.

Trak-Star Race Cars leads both the NeSmith Chevrolet National and Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers point standings after eight NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring events with 77 points and six weeks of Weekly Racing Series competition with 16 points.

Mike Boland of Cuba, AL and Chris Ragan of Ramer, TN have driven Trak-Star Race Cars to victories on the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Tour, and Ragan and Justin McRee of Cuba, AL have scored bonus points for a pair of Fast Time Awards.  Trak-Star Race Cars have 16 wins so far in the Nesmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series.

Trak-Star Race Car pilots that have posted Weekly Racing Series wins are McRee with two wins, Cliff Williams of Star, MS with two wins, Owen Stockstill of Purvis, MS with two wins, Wesley Greene of Winona, MS with two wins, and Billy Franklin of Calera, AL with two wins.

The defending and three-time WRS West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS has one win, the 2008 WRS West Region Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS has one win, Ragan has one win, Kevin Henderson of Cottondale, AL has one win, Shep Lucas of McKenzie, AL has one win, and Taylor Jarvis of Milton, FL has one win.

The top point driver on the National Tour for Trak-Star is McRee who is in the third spot.  Other Trak-Star drivers in the top ten of the National points are Chris McElhenney of Lake, MS in the sixth spot, and Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS who is ninth and fourth in the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year point standings.  Trak-Star drivers hold down the top three spots in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings with Keeton, Williams and McRee.

               GRT Race Cars is a close second in both the NeSmith Chevrolet Chassis Manufacturers Challenge on the National Tour and the Weekly Racing Series.  GRT Race Cars has accumulated 67 points on the National Tour, and has 12 wins in the first six weeks of Weekly Racing Series competition.

               Drivers in GRT Race Cars that have posted NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series wins are Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA with two wins, Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL with two wins, Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL with two wins, and Chris Wilson of Crossville, TN with two wins.  Craig Scott of Newnan, GA has one win, Josh Taylor of Birmingham, AL has one win, Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS has one win, and Chad Washington of Greenville, MS has one win.

               The top GRT point driver on the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Tour is Shannon L ee of Lumberton, MS who is in the fifth spot, and is second in the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year point standings. 

               Darda is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings, Scott is fifth, Gauldin is sixth, and Maher is tenth.  In the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region, GRT driver Jamey Smith of Purvis , MS is fifth, and Lee is eighth.

               Warrior Race Cars is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Chassis Manufacturers Challenge on the National Tour with 64 points.  National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN has one fast time award this season, and is looking to extend his streak of posting at least one win in each season of NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring competition. 

               TNT Race Cars is making their presence known in the both the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour and the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series.  TNT Race Cars is fourth in the National Tour Chassis standings with 33 points with one win posted by Shan Smith of Dade City, FL.

               Three drivers have posted NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series wins so far this season behind the wheel of a TNT Race Car.  Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL, Josh Noles of LaGrange, GA, and Justin Summers of Greenback, TN each have one NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region win this season.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET DIRT LATE MODEL SERIES CHASSIS MANUFACTURERS POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/8/10 :

NATIONAL TOUR:
1. Trak-Star Race Cars – 77 (2 Wins, 2 Fast Times)
2. GRT Race Cars – 67
3. Warrior Race Cars – 64
4. TNT Race Cars – 33 (1 Win)

WEEKLY RACING SERIES:
1. Trak-Star Race Cars – 16 Wins
2. GRT Race Cars – 12 Wins
3. TNT Race Cars – 3 Wins
4. Warrior Race Cars – 0 Wins

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 Dealer four years running, and is also the nation’s number one volume dealer of Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC cars, trucks, SUVs and vans with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast.  Hoosier Race Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2010 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC , Joe Gibbs Driven, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Warrior Race Cars , Trak-Star Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars.