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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET DLMS BRINGS NATIONAL EVENT BACK TO
FORT
PAYNE
MOTOR
SPEEDWAY
ON JULY 4TH
HOLIDAY
WEEKEND
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Fort Payne Motor Speedway in Fort Payne,
AL will host a National Dirt Late Model event for the first time is
over two years when the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series
National Tour arrives at the newly reconfigured 3/8-mile clay oval on
Thursday night, July 3 and Friday night, July 4 for the $5,000-to-win
Red Top Auto Auctions 75.
The two-day event will feature Qualifying and Heat Races on
Thursday night, July 3, and the B-Main Races and the 75-lap main event
on Friday night, July. Over
50 competitors from 10 states are expected for Round 10 of the 2008
NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model season.
The top NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS cars and stars from the National
Tour will take on the Fort Payne Motor Speedway NeSmith Chevrolet
Weekly Racing Series favorites during the two-day event.
Chip Brindle of Chatsworth, GA, Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL,
Chris Tays of Corinth, MS, Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL, and Jay Blair
of Angie, LA will lead the National Touring contingent, while NeSmith
Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series drivers Blake Stewart of Centre, AL,
Greg Chumley of Attalla, AL, Kasey Hall of Geraldine, AL, and Samuel
Brown of Fyffe, AL will defend their home turf.
Knowles leads the battle for the Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of
the Year title, followed by Hunter Peacock of Macon, GA, Jason Hiett
of Lincoln, AL, Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS, Chad Wallace of LaGrange,
GA, and Marcus Minga of Shannon, MS.
Several drivers from the NeSmith Chevrolet National Tour are
expected at Fort Payne Motor Speedway this Friday night to prepare for
next week’s action, and many of the top NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing East Region contenders are expected this Friday night, as the
track will award Double Points in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East
Region.
Fort
Payne
Motor
Speedway
will open the action
on Wednesday night, July 2 with an open practice session.
Fort
Payne
Motor
Speedway
is located just west
of
Rainsville
,
AL
off
State Road
75 on
County Road
72.
For more information call 256-623-7223, or visit the track web
site at www.fortpaynemotorspeedway.com. |