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NeSMITH CHEVROLET DLMS TO HONOR 30 DRIVERS AT AWARDS BANQUET AT THE GEORGIA RACING HALL OF FAME ON SATURDAY
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series
will honor 30 drivers for their 2011 accomplishments on Saturday night
during the Annual Awards Banquet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame
Thunder Road Museum in Dawsonville, GA.
Drivers being honored are the Top 10 in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS
Tour and the two Weekly Racing Series Regions.
Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC will be awarded the NeSmith Cup Trophy
and pick up a $20,000 check out of the $50,000 point fund for winning the
2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour Championship.
Breuer turned in two wins, 11 top five finishes, and 15 top ten
finishes in 17 starts driving the AES Racing Special.
Two-time series champion David Earl
Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN is the runner-up with Matthew Turner of
Dawsonville, GA, Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL, Shannon Lee of Lumberton,
MS, Mark Tice of Avon, MS, Steve Cooke of Mt. Airy, NC, Frank Wilson of
Harold, FL, Tootie Arnold of Bude, MS, and Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS
finishing third through tenth respectively.
Edge will pick up a $5,000 bonus from VP
Racing Fuels for taking the 2011 VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year Award.
Breuer will receive a $1,000 bonus from Hedman Husler Hedders for
winning the Hedman Husler Hard Charger of the Year Award.
Turner will be recognized in his hometown
with the Ironman Award to commemorate his 124 consecutive races with the
NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.
Turner is the only driver to have competed in every series event
held since its inception in 2005.
Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS will be
honored for his second NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region
Championship, and Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL will be honored for
winning the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG)
East Region Championship. Each
Regional Champion will receive a check for $5,000.
Second through tenth respectively in the
West Region that will be recognized at the banquet are Duke Palasini of
Leland, MS, Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL, Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg,
MS, Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS, Landon Frith of Terry, MS, Randy Boyd of
Marion, MS, Chandler Petty of Austin, AR, Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS,
and Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS.
Second through tenth in the OMG East
Region respectively are Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA, Adam Gauldin of
Talladega, AL, Mike Combs of Odenville, AL, Doug Ludwig of Grantville, GA,
Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL, Russ Ogletree of Phenix City, AL, Trey
White of Jenkinsburg, GA, Ryan King of Anniston, AL, and Kevin Maher of
McDavid, FL.
Each driver honored in the NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour and the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing Series will receive a trophy, a point fund check, and a Sponsor
Contingency Package worth $600.
GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR will
receive the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Chassis
Manufacturers Challenge Championship Award for both the NeSmith Chevrolet
DLMS Tour and the Weekly Racing Series.
It will be GRT’s first Touring Series title and the fourth Weekly
Racing Series Championship.
Three other Special Awards that will be
announced the night of the banquet are the Bob Cross Memorial Lifetime
Achievement Award, the NeSmith Chevrolet Performance Parts Crew Chief of
the Year Award, and the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Promoter of
the Year Award.
Other presentations include the 2011
Highlight Video and the State of the Series Address by NeSmith Chevrolet
Dirt Late Model Series Founder and Director Mike Vaughn.
“I’m real excited to have banquet moved to Georgia Racing Hall
of Fame in Dawsonville,” Vaughn said.
“There’s a lot of history in the hall and anyone involved in
racing will enjoy what’s on display.
The drivers that will receive awards at the banquet are making
history and that atmosphere rings loud and clear at the hall.
I hope this will be the annual home of the banquet and the
Cartersville-based NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series can be a part
of this facility for one night each year.”
According to Georgia Racing Hall of Fame officials, the NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Awards Banquet on Saturday night will be
the first National racing series awards banquet that has been held at the
facility.
“We’re really looking forward to having the NeSmith Chevrolet
Dirt Late Model Series Banquet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Thunder
Road USA Museum,” Hall of Fame and Museum President Gordon Pirkle said.
“This will be the first National racing series banquet we’ve
had at the hall, we’re proud that they’re based in Georgia, and we
hope they enjoy what they will see walking through the museum.”
The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and
Thunder Road USA Museum is located at 415 Highway 53 East in Dawsonville,
GA. For more information,
visit the museum web site at www.thunderroadusa.com.
For more information about the NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series 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 Dealer four years running, with free delivery anywhere in the
Southeast. GM 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.
VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet
Dirt Late Model Series. Hedman
Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model
Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor.
RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt
Late Model Series. NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2012 are
Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering,
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