NeSMITH SDCS “WAR BETWEEN THE STATES” THIS WEEKEND AT PENTON RACEWAY AND TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series will present “The War Between The States” with two races this weekend featuring drivers from seven states battling it out in a 40-lap $2,000-to-win event at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL and a 40-lap $2,500-to-win event on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

               The “War Between The States” is not a battle over political issues, but it does involve green pieces of paper with pictures of Presidents and Patriots on them.  The two races this weekend involve the sixth and seventh battles of the war. 

What is at stake in this war is the $10,000 that goes to the driver with the highest point total based on their top ten finishes at the end of the season.  There are still 11 races left on the 2010 NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series schedule, so drivers still have an opportunity to cash in on the top ten positions in the point standings that will be paid out of the $22,000 point fund.

               The NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series is the newest racing division offered by NeSmith Racing for super dirt late models.  NeSmith Racing has operated the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series for dirt late models powered by GM Performance Crate Engines since 2005.

NeSmith Racing officials developed the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series this season to give drivers an opportunity to compete in super late model competition at an affordable price, and give track promoters an opportunity to give their fans super late model racing and keep an economic balance.

The NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series is open to just about every engine that is under the hood of a dirt late model race car today.  The NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series creates a competitive field by using different weight and spoiler heights for different engines.  The tire rule is simple and economical to competitors in that any brand and any compound punching 40 or harder is legal.

Cars powered by an Open Motor must weigh 2,300 pounds and have an eight-inch rear spoiler.  Cars powered by an Open Motor with a steel block must weigh 2,250 pounds and have an eight-inch spoiler.  Cars powered by the SAS-legal and SUPR-legal Spec Motors must weigh 2,250 pounds and can have a 12-inch spoiler.  Cars powered by an all steel motor can weigh 2,200 pounds and have an eight-inch spoiler.

The economical GM Performance Spec Engines are also legal and competitive in the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series.  The all-aluminum GM Performance CT 525 Engine that costs $10,100 race-ready with everything except the carburetor is legal in a 2,200-pound race car with a 12-inch spoiler.

The GM Performance aluminum-head 604 Crate Engine that costs $5,295 and the GM Performance steel-head 602 Crate Engine that costs $3,295 are also legal for NeSmith SDCS competition in a race car that weighs 2,200 pounds with a 12-inch spoiler.

The GM Performance CT 525, 604, and 602 Engines are in stock and ready for free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA by calling Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.  If a drivers wins the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series Championship in a car powered by a GM Performance CT 525 Spec Engine tagged and purchased from NeSmith Chevrolet, they will earn a $5,000 bonus, making for a $15,000 payday.

               David Breazeale of Kosciusko, MS leads the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series point standings after the first five battles of the war and is fresh off his second win of the season last Friday night at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS driving the L&D Trucking Mastersbilt.  Breazeale has five straight top four finishes in NeSmith SDCS competition for 480 points.

               Breazeale holds a 26-point lead over Rick Rickman of Columbus , MS .  Rickman has one win and four straight top four finishes in five starts to total 454 points in the Advance Logistics Mastersbilt.  Dean Carpenter of Coldwater , MS is third in the NeSmith SDCS standings with 390 points in the Carpenter Construction SLM .

               Anthony Burroughs of Sheffield, AL is fourth with 374 points, and has four top five finishes in four starts driving the ALT Transport Mastersbilt.  Klint Byars of Carrollton, MS is fifth with 356 points driving the Southern Belle GRT , and Brian Rickman of Columbus, MS is sixth with 332 points in the Advance Logistics Mastersbilt.

               Bradley Price of Hamilton, AL is seventh with 312 points in the 1^st Franklin Financial Trak-Star, and Mark Dodson of Caledonia, MS is eighth with 306 points in the Carl Hogan Chevrolet Trak-Star.  Ray Mauldin of Fulton, MS is ninth with 272 points in the Quality Heating and Air Rayburn, and Leon Henderson of Laurel, MS rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith SDCS standings with 260 points in the L&D Trucking Mastersbilt.

               Finishing in the top ten is an important part of the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series, as the point fund at the end of the season pays back to the top ten drivers based on their best ten finishes at the end of the season.  Several drivers will be traveling to Penton Raceway this Friday night and Talladega Short Track this Saturday night trying to race their way into a points fund paying position.

               Jeremy Glasgow of Caledonia, MS with 258 points, Kyle Beard of Truman, AR with 248 points, Neil Baggett of Shannon, MS with 214 points, Jay Burchfield of Columbus, MS with 188 points, and National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN with 178 points are 11^th through 15^th respectively in the NeSmith SDCS point standings.

               Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, AL with 150 points, Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA with 140 points, Ross Camponovo of Clarksdale, MS with 110 points, Chris Ragan of Ramer, TN, and the defending NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Champion Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS are 16^th through 20^th respectively in the NeSmith SDCS point standings.

               Johnson, Turner, and Cooley all have top ten finishes using the GM Performance CT 525 Spec Engine. 

               A pair of Florida drivers are also planning on making the trip to Penton Raceway this Friday night, and Talladega Short Track this Saturday night with two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Championship Runner-Up Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL, and the 2007 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series South Region Champion Frank Wilson of Harold, FL.

               Other top entries expected include William Thomas of Phenix City, AL, NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region point leader Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL, and Larry Harrod of Plains, GA.

               The NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series regulars will face some tough competition from the Talladega Short Track Super Late Model Divisions regulars including current point leader Tim Busha, Stacey Holmes, Dillon Crim, Terry Smith, Danny Peoples, Hall of Famer Red Farmer, and Ross Martin.  Martin will drive a race car powered by a GM Performance CT 525 Spec Engine.

               On Friday night at Penton Raceway, the gates open at 4 p.m. , with the drivers meeting set for 7:30 p.m. , and racing is scheduled for 8 p.m.   For more information, visit the track web site at www.pentonraceways.com.

               On Saturday night at Talladega Short Track, the gates open at 5 p.m. , with the drivers meeting set for 6:30 p.m. , and racing is scheduled for 7 p.m.   For more information, visit the track web site at www.talladegashorttrack.com.  For more information about the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.