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06-22-2011, 03:39 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The “Ride For Life” Program is a special way the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and its competitors take time out of their busy schedules in the fast-paced and highly competitive world of dirt late model racing, and give back some time and effort to help the American Cancer Society find a cure for the nation’s most deadly disease.
It also gives the fans an opportunity to do the same, and at the same time do something few fans get to experience. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series “Ride For Life” Program involves the fans bidding for a ride at race speed around the track in a special built two-seat dirt late model race car.
The American Cancer Society Ride For Life program will be a part of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring event at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL on Saturday night, July 2.
Participating drivers that will auction off rides in the “Ride For Life” two-seat dirt late at Penton Raceway on July 2 to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society are Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL, Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC, Paul Walters of Valley, AL, Dana Eiland of Salem, AL, and William Thomas of Phenix City, AL.
Edge is the defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Champion, and he is currently sixth in the NeSmith Smith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring point standings. The 18-year-old driver is also the $5,000 VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Tear point leader. In nine starts this season, Edge has two top five finishes, four top ten finishes and one Fast Time Award.
Breuer is the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour point leader after the first nine races of the 2011 season. Breuer has two wins, six top five finishes, and nine top ten finishes. Breuer is one of two drivers in the series that has completed all 435 laps of competition this season and he also leads the Hedman Husler point standings for passing the most cars this season.
Walters is a regular competitor in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region, and is second in the Penton Raceway point standings. Eiland, known as “The Master of Going Faster,” has been one of the top dirt late model drivers in the area with many wins in NeSmith Chevrolet WRS OMG East Region competition for several years.
Thomas took the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour win at Penton Raceway on May 20; his fifth career series win to rank him tied for fifth on the all-time victory list. Thomas has two of those career wins at Penton Raceway. Thomas has recorded at least one NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win in four of the past five seasons.
“The Ride For Life dirt late model is a real race car, just like the ones the fans see in competition,” NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS President of Operations and Communications Roby Helm said. “It’s the same type of chassis and the same GM Performance Racing Engine all of our competitors use. The only difference is that is has a passenger seat so race fans can take the Ride For Life.”
At selected events on the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series schedule; race fans will have the opportunity to bid for a six-lap ride at race speed around the track with their favorite driver. They can also purchase tickets that give them an opportunity to win a ride through a drawing. All of the proceeds go to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
“This is a rare opportunity for the race fans to experience the sport of dirt late model from a new perspective in that they can see, hear and feel what their favorite driver does, but instead of watching them at a distance from the grandstands, they can sit right next them in the race car,” Helm said. “They see the wall coming up fast, they hear the constant roar of the engine, and they feel breeze coming through the (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)pit and the g-forces leaning them to the right in the seat. There is no amusement park ride that can come close to the 100 mile per hour Ride For Life.”
The American Cancer Society Ride For Life Program has become a community project in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.
“Our competitors have gladly been taking turns at being the caretakers of the American Cancer Society Ride For Life two-seat race car,” Helm said. “Like any other race car, the Ride For Life race car needs the same maintenance and preparation that a competitive race car needs. Our competitors will load up the Ride For Life race car along with their own race car, take it to their shop, clean it up, do the maintenance, load it back up in the hauler, and bring it to the next event.”
Helm said the race teams prepare the Ride For Life race car so it will turn competitive lap times around the track with a passenger that would easily qualify the car for a NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series main event.
“The Ride For Life race car brings a lot of enjoyment to fans and competitors alike, but the biggest thrill will be using the proceeds to help the American Cancer Society find a cure for Cancer,” Helm said. “Cancer has affected all of us because we have all had a loved one or a close friend that has been a victim of this deadly disease.
“We have to find cure,” Helm said. “While most race fans and competitors are not doctors and scientists, we can play an important role in helping them find a cure by helping to fund the research they need. The American Cancer Society people have told me that one in three people have a high risk of being afflicted with a form of cancer. I tell the fans in the stands to look to their right, then look to their left, and one of them, including themselves stands a good chance of getting cancer.”
The hope of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series is that while a fan is getting the enjoyment of the Ride Fort Life at speed around the race track, the money they spent for the ride will be the money that puts the research over the top and finds the cure for cancer.
The $2,500-to-win “Star and Stripes 50” for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour on Saturday night, July 2 at Penton Raceway will be Round 10 of the 2011 season. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will compete in Qualifying and Heat Races, and the 50-lap Main Event.
The NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series will also be in action on Sunday night, July 3 at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL with the $2,500-to-win “Salute To The Armed Forces 50.” East Alabama Motor Speedway will also present a huge Fireworks Show.
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.
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 Race 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. Old Man’s Garage (OMG) is the sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2011 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Cofield Racing Starters, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.
It also gives the fans an opportunity to do the same, and at the same time do something few fans get to experience. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series “Ride For Life” Program involves the fans bidding for a ride at race speed around the track in a special built two-seat dirt late model race car.
The American Cancer Society Ride For Life program will be a part of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring event at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL on Saturday night, July 2.
Participating drivers that will auction off rides in the “Ride For Life” two-seat dirt late at Penton Raceway on July 2 to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society are Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL, Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC, Paul Walters of Valley, AL, Dana Eiland of Salem, AL, and William Thomas of Phenix City, AL.
Edge is the defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Champion, and he is currently sixth in the NeSmith Smith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring point standings. The 18-year-old driver is also the $5,000 VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Tear point leader. In nine starts this season, Edge has two top five finishes, four top ten finishes and one Fast Time Award.
Breuer is the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour point leader after the first nine races of the 2011 season. Breuer has two wins, six top five finishes, and nine top ten finishes. Breuer is one of two drivers in the series that has completed all 435 laps of competition this season and he also leads the Hedman Husler point standings for passing the most cars this season.
Walters is a regular competitor in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region, and is second in the Penton Raceway point standings. Eiland, known as “The Master of Going Faster,” has been one of the top dirt late model drivers in the area with many wins in NeSmith Chevrolet WRS OMG East Region competition for several years.
Thomas took the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour win at Penton Raceway on May 20; his fifth career series win to rank him tied for fifth on the all-time victory list. Thomas has two of those career wins at Penton Raceway. Thomas has recorded at least one NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series win in four of the past five seasons.
“The Ride For Life dirt late model is a real race car, just like the ones the fans see in competition,” NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS President of Operations and Communications Roby Helm said. “It’s the same type of chassis and the same GM Performance Racing Engine all of our competitors use. The only difference is that is has a passenger seat so race fans can take the Ride For Life.”
At selected events on the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series schedule; race fans will have the opportunity to bid for a six-lap ride at race speed around the track with their favorite driver. They can also purchase tickets that give them an opportunity to win a ride through a drawing. All of the proceeds go to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
“This is a rare opportunity for the race fans to experience the sport of dirt late model from a new perspective in that they can see, hear and feel what their favorite driver does, but instead of watching them at a distance from the grandstands, they can sit right next them in the race car,” Helm said. “They see the wall coming up fast, they hear the constant roar of the engine, and they feel breeze coming through the (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)pit and the g-forces leaning them to the right in the seat. There is no amusement park ride that can come close to the 100 mile per hour Ride For Life.”
The American Cancer Society Ride For Life Program has become a community project in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.
“Our competitors have gladly been taking turns at being the caretakers of the American Cancer Society Ride For Life two-seat race car,” Helm said. “Like any other race car, the Ride For Life race car needs the same maintenance and preparation that a competitive race car needs. Our competitors will load up the Ride For Life race car along with their own race car, take it to their shop, clean it up, do the maintenance, load it back up in the hauler, and bring it to the next event.”
Helm said the race teams prepare the Ride For Life race car so it will turn competitive lap times around the track with a passenger that would easily qualify the car for a NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series main event.
“The Ride For Life race car brings a lot of enjoyment to fans and competitors alike, but the biggest thrill will be using the proceeds to help the American Cancer Society find a cure for Cancer,” Helm said. “Cancer has affected all of us because we have all had a loved one or a close friend that has been a victim of this deadly disease.
“We have to find cure,” Helm said. “While most race fans and competitors are not doctors and scientists, we can play an important role in helping them find a cure by helping to fund the research they need. The American Cancer Society people have told me that one in three people have a high risk of being afflicted with a form of cancer. I tell the fans in the stands to look to their right, then look to their left, and one of them, including themselves stands a good chance of getting cancer.”
The hope of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series is that while a fan is getting the enjoyment of the Ride Fort Life at speed around the race track, the money they spent for the ride will be the money that puts the research over the top and finds the cure for cancer.
The $2,500-to-win “Star and Stripes 50” for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour on Saturday night, July 2 at Penton Raceway will be Round 10 of the 2011 season. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will compete in Qualifying and Heat Races, and the 50-lap Main Event.
The NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series will also be in action on Sunday night, July 3 at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL with the $2,500-to-win “Salute To The Armed Forces 50.” East Alabama Motor Speedway will also present a huge Fireworks Show.
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.
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 Race 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. Old Man’s Garage (OMG) is the sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2011 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Cofield Racing Starters, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.