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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET DLMS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL ICEBOWL FORMAT AND 2008 RULES
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model
Series will open its 2008 season this Saturday and Sunday with the
50-lap $3,000-to-win Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in
Eastaboga, AL, and the series formerly known as the StormPay.com Dirt
Late Model has also released it 2008 rule book on its new web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
The two-day Ice Bowl format for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late
Model Series will start with front row qualifying on Saturday
afternoon in which the top two qualifiers will earn the front row
starting spots for the 50-lap main event on Sunday afternoon.
Qualifiers three through field will then line-up for six heat races on
Saturday afternoon in which the top two finishers transfer to the main
event on Sunday afternoon. The
third-place finishers on back in the heat races on Saturday afternoon
will return on Sunday afternoon to compete in one of four B-Main races
in which the top two finishers will transfer to the main event.
Starting positions 23 and 24 for the Sunday afternoon main event
will be NeSmith Chevrolet Provisional Starting Spots reserved for the
Top 15 drivers in the 2007 point standings that fail to transfer to
the main event through qualifying, heat races, or the B-Mains.
Talladega
Short Track officials may also start a non-points earning Track
Provisional in the 25th starting spot.
Talladega
Short Track will host a pair of open practice sessions on Thursday
afternoon from
12
noon
until
5
p.m.
,
and on Friday afternoon from
12
noon
until
4
p.m.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Registration and
Tech Line will be open on Friday from
5 p.m.
to
8
p.m.
, and then reopen on Saturday morning
from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.
All drivers must purchase their annual $100 Membership, and pay
the $100 entry fee during registration.
A driver’s car will not be teched until they complete the
registration process. Gates
will open at
8 a.m.
on Saturday, and at
9 a.m.
on Sunday. For more
information call
Talladega
Short Track at 256-591-1545, or visit the track web site at www.talladegashorttrack.com.
The 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series rules are now
available on the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
The only two major changes involves the carburetor spacer for
the GM Performance 602 Crate Engine, and a new tire rule that will go
into effect on May 1, 2008, as the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS will be
getting their own Hoosier branded D21 and D55 tires.
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