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Roby Helm
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (February 18) - East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL has signed up with the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series for the 2008 season. East Alabama Motor Speedway, a Saturday night track, will now team up with the Penton Raceway in Penton, AL, a Friday night track, to give area crate late model competitors a better chance in the Regional points.
Under the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series banner, crate late model competitors at East Alabama Motor Speedway will not only compete for a track point fund, but also a Regional point fund using their best 16 finishes during the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season that runs from March 28 through September 28.
"East Alabama Motor Speedway has a long and proud tradition in dirt late model racing, and we're excited to have them as a part of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series," NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Director Roby Helm said. "There are a large number of drivers that compete at EAMS on Saturday night and Penton Raceway on Friday night that will be in the hunt for the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region Championship."
In addition, the top six drivers in the East Alabama Motor Speedway Crate Late Model Division point standings, excluding any top six Regional point drivers, will be invited to the 3rd Annual Crate Racin' USA Fall Nationals Invitational Race at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS on November 28, 2008.
The East Alabama Motor Speedway Track Champion will also be eligible to compete in the Race of Champions, and top six Regional point drivers will compete in the Race of Regions during the Fall Nationals in Columbus, MS. The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Regional Champions will receive a new GM Performance 604 Crate Engine, and a new dirt late model chassis.
East Alabama Motor Speedway will also team up with Penton Raceway for a pair of NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring events in July.
Billed as "Alabama Bonus Bucks Weekend," Penton Raceway will host a 40-lap $2,500-to-win NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring event on Friday night, July 18, and then EAMS will also host a 40-lap $2,500-to-win NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring event on Saturday night, July 19. If a driver can win both races, a $2,000 Bonus will be paid.
"We're looking forward to a big season with the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series and working with our Friday night partner Penton Raceway," East Alabama Motor Speedway General Manager Beverly Thompson said. "We had our first practice on Saturday and had 18 late models there. They all seemed excited about being a part of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series."
The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Weekly Racing Series feature dirt late models powered by the economical GM Performance Crate Engine that are built and sealed at the GM factory to prevent any expensive modifications.
The 400 horsepower aluminum-head 604 engine can be purchased for right at $5,000, and the 350 horsepower steel-head 602 engine can be purchased for right at $3,000. The GM Performance Crate Engines are available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA with free delivery in the Southeast. For more information call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet at 1-877-497-3624.
The GM Performance 602 Crate Engine also receives a 150-pound weight break and a one inch larger carburetor spacer over the 604 engine.
For more information about East Alabama Motor Speedway, visit the track web site at www.eamsdirt.com. For rules and more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
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