NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release:
Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157
March 17, 2010

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY NEXT STOP FOR THE NeSMITH SUPER DIRT CAR SERIES

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The second round of the 2010 NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series will be this Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL with a 50-lap $2,500-to-win main event. Anthony Burroughs of Sheffield, AL will compete at his home track this Saturday night leading the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series point standings.

Other top NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series point drivers expected this Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway include David Breazeale of Kosciusko, MS who is second in the standings with 92 points, two points behind Burroughs.

National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN is third in the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series standings with 86 points. Neil Baggett of Shannon, MS is fourth in the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series standings with 84 points, and Kyle Beard of Truman, AR is fifth with 82 points.

The sixth through tenth spots respectively are William Thomas of Phenix City, AL with 80 points, Dean Carpenter of Coldwater, MS with 78 points, Rick Rickman of Columbus, MS with 76 points, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, AL with 66 points, and Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA with 60 points.

The NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series will pay the driver with the most points based on their best ten finishes $10,000 at the end of the season. The NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series is for dirt late models, using Open and Spec engines along with the GM Performance CT525 Spec Engine, and the GM Performance 604 and 602 Crate Engines.

If a driver wins the series championship using a GM Performance CT525 engine purchased from NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA in 75 percent of the series races, the dealership will pay that driver a $5,000 bonus to make the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series Championship worth $15,000.

Johnson and Turner competed with the CT525 Spec Engine in the season opener for the series last Saturday night at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS. Johnson started 20th and finished seventh, while Turner qualified third fastest in his group, and won his B-Main event.

NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA received a shipment of GM Performance CT525 Spec Engines this week, and has possession of all but two of the engines available for sale in the United States.

NeSmith Chevrolet is selling the CT525 ready to race with all of the accessories except the carburetor for $10,100 with free delivery in the Southeast. Without the accessories, the price for a CT525 Spec Engine at NeSmith Chevrolet is $7,195. To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet at 1-877-497-3624.

The North Alabama Speedway event this Saturday night will be co-sanctioned by the Promoters Racing Organization (PRO), who is offering an additional $5,000-to-win point fund for races held at NAS and at Mississippi tracks.

Membership to the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series is not required to compete in NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series Events, but it is required to earn points and be eligible for the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series point fund that will pay back ten places at the end of the season.

The Key West Inn located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 72 and U.S. Highway 43 in Tuscumbia, AL will be the Official Host Hotel for the race, and will offer NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series fans and competitors a special discount rate of $49.95 per night for a single, and $54.95 per night for a double. To make reservations call the Key West Inn at 256-383-0700 and ask for the North Alabama Speedway discount rate.

North Alabama Speedway will host an open practice session on Friday night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Saturday night, the gates will open at 3 p.m., with the drivers meeting set for 6 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled for 6:30 p.m., and racing at 7 p.m.

North Alabama Speedway is located four miles west of Tuscumbia, AL, and ¾-miles south of U.S. Highway 72 on State Road 247. For more information call 256-381-5051, or visit the track web site at www.northalabamaspeedway.com.

In addition to the NeSmith Super Dirt Car Series for super late models, NeSmith Racing also sanctions the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour and the Weekly Racing Series for GM Performance 604 and 602 Crate Engine powered dirt late models, and the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division using the GM Performance 602 Crate Engine. For more information visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.