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09-07-2011, 03:47 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials have announced they are adding two starting spots to the $5,000-to-win 6th Annual Coca-Cola Zero 75 on November 19 at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. The event was originally scheduled for September 3, but was postponed by Tropical Storm Lee.
To encourage new entrants, the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has added the 16-lap Buddy’s Home Furnishings Dash to the November 19 preliminary events for competitors that fail to transfer into the 17th through 24th starting positions for the main event.
The top two finishers in the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Dash will transfer to the 25th and 26th starting spots for the Coca-Cola Zero 75. Drivers eligible for the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Dash will be the fourth through 12th-place drivers in the two 20-lap B-Main races which will make for a 16-car field in the Dash.
The top three finishers in the 20-lap B-Mains will transfer to the big show to fill in the 17th through 22nd starting spots. The 23rd and 24th starting spots for the Coca-Cola Zero 75 are NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Provisional spots reserved for the top two drivers in the Top 15 of the point standings that fail to transfer to the main event through heat race and B-Main competition.
The preliminary events for the Coca-Cola Zero 75 were held at Whynot Motorsports Park on September 2 with Qualifying for the 52 entrants and four 15-lap Heat Races. The top four finishers in the heat races transferred into the starting field for the main event to make up the “Sweet 16.” Drivers that finished fifth through 13th in each heat race will make up the line-ups for the B-Mains.
With the second night of the event being postponed until November 19, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials will let new entrants tag on to the tail of one of the two 20-lap B-Mains. All B-Main drivers will now have the possibility of two opportunities and 36 laps to transfer into the 26-car starting field of the $5,000-to-win 6th Annual Coca-Cola 100.
“For six years, the Coca-Cola Zero 75 at Whynot Motorsports Park has become one of the premiere events on the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour, and we wanted give drivers that couldn’t make it there on September 2 an opportunity to be a part of this show,” NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Founder and Director Mike Vaughn said. “We want to thank Buddy’s Home Furnishings for giving new drivers an opportunity to have 36 laps in two different races to make the starting field for the Coca-Cola Zero 75.”
Chris Cantrell of Chester, SC will start on the pole for the $5,000-to-win 6th Annual Coca-Cola Zero 75 after setting fast time among the 52 entrants and winning the first 15-lap heat race on September 2. The defending race champion and second heat race winner Larry Harrod of Plains, GA will start on the outside of the front row.
Third and fourth heat races winners from September 2, Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS and NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC, will start on the second row for the 6th Annual Coca-Cola Zero 75 at Whynot Motorsports Park on November 19.
It could be triple racing weekend for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, as the $2,000-to-win 40-lap event at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS that was rained out on September 4 has been rescheduled for November 20. NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS officials are currently talking to tracks about hosting a $2,000-to-win 40-lap event on November 18.
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.
PRELIMINARY STARTING LINE-UPS FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL COCA-COLA ZERO 75 AT WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK IN MERIDIAN, MS ON 11/19/11:
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
114 Chris Cantrell – 27 Larry Harrod
ROW 2:
10 Rodney Wing – B7 Dan Breuer
ROW 3:
25 Justin McRee – 222 Mike Boland
ROW 4:
3 Shay Knight – 21 Neil Baggett
ROW 5:
1 Johnny Stokes – 09 Daniel Bridgeman
ROW 6:
760 Jim McDuffie – 18 Chase Edge (R)
ROW 7:
118 Randy Boyd – 55 Ryan King
ROW 8:
56 David Earl Gentry – 1s Jeremy Shaw
B-MAIN LINE UPS:
1ST B-MAIN:
110 Brent Barrett – 11 Tim Dees
4b Brad Banes – 47a Michael Arnold
521 Mickey Trosclair – J88 Jared Smith
93 Jake Knight (R) – 10 Matthew Turner
17c Steve Cooke – 711 Steve Bynum
2 Marty Hardy – C16 Chris Ragan
2T Tootie Arnold (R) – 50 Joe Credidio
1m Kevin Maher – 17 Mark Rosner
27t William Thomas – 19 Marcus Minga
2ND B-MAIN:
72 Frank Wilson (R) – 4w Wiley Williams
47 Shannon Lee – 88 Charlie Henderson
6 T.K. King – 33 Sid Scarbrough
48 Tody Ratcliff – 03 Chris O’Connor
86 Nick Curole – 25x Josh Huss
69 Tony Lawson (R) – 30 Chris Griffin
26 Joey Mullenix – 5 Mark Tice (R)
22c Mike Campbell – 22w David Weems
34 Doug Sanchagrin – 00 Monte Skinner
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, Modern Images, 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.
To encourage new entrants, the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has added the 16-lap Buddy’s Home Furnishings Dash to the November 19 preliminary events for competitors that fail to transfer into the 17th through 24th starting positions for the main event.
The top two finishers in the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Dash will transfer to the 25th and 26th starting spots for the Coca-Cola Zero 75. Drivers eligible for the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Dash will be the fourth through 12th-place drivers in the two 20-lap B-Main races which will make for a 16-car field in the Dash.
The top three finishers in the 20-lap B-Mains will transfer to the big show to fill in the 17th through 22nd starting spots. The 23rd and 24th starting spots for the Coca-Cola Zero 75 are NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Provisional spots reserved for the top two drivers in the Top 15 of the point standings that fail to transfer to the main event through heat race and B-Main competition.
The preliminary events for the Coca-Cola Zero 75 were held at Whynot Motorsports Park on September 2 with Qualifying for the 52 entrants and four 15-lap Heat Races. The top four finishers in the heat races transferred into the starting field for the main event to make up the “Sweet 16.” Drivers that finished fifth through 13th in each heat race will make up the line-ups for the B-Mains.
With the second night of the event being postponed until November 19, NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials will let new entrants tag on to the tail of one of the two 20-lap B-Mains. All B-Main drivers will now have the possibility of two opportunities and 36 laps to transfer into the 26-car starting field of the $5,000-to-win 6th Annual Coca-Cola 100.
“For six years, the Coca-Cola Zero 75 at Whynot Motorsports Park has become one of the premiere events on the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour, and we wanted give drivers that couldn’t make it there on September 2 an opportunity to be a part of this show,” NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Founder and Director Mike Vaughn said. “We want to thank Buddy’s Home Furnishings for giving new drivers an opportunity to have 36 laps in two different races to make the starting field for the Coca-Cola Zero 75.”
Chris Cantrell of Chester, SC will start on the pole for the $5,000-to-win 6th Annual Coca-Cola Zero 75 after setting fast time among the 52 entrants and winning the first 15-lap heat race on September 2. The defending race champion and second heat race winner Larry Harrod of Plains, GA will start on the outside of the front row.
Third and fourth heat races winners from September 2, Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS and NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series point leader Dan Breuer of Troutman, NC, will start on the second row for the 6th Annual Coca-Cola Zero 75 at Whynot Motorsports Park on November 19.
It could be triple racing weekend for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, as the $2,000-to-win 40-lap event at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS that was rained out on September 4 has been rescheduled for November 20. NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS officials are currently talking to tracks about hosting a $2,000-to-win 40-lap event on November 18.
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.
PRELIMINARY STARTING LINE-UPS FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL COCA-COLA ZERO 75 AT WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK IN MERIDIAN, MS ON 11/19/11:
“SWEET 16” FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
ROW 1:
114 Chris Cantrell – 27 Larry Harrod
ROW 2:
10 Rodney Wing – B7 Dan Breuer
ROW 3:
25 Justin McRee – 222 Mike Boland
ROW 4:
3 Shay Knight – 21 Neil Baggett
ROW 5:
1 Johnny Stokes – 09 Daniel Bridgeman
ROW 6:
760 Jim McDuffie – 18 Chase Edge (R)
ROW 7:
118 Randy Boyd – 55 Ryan King
ROW 8:
56 David Earl Gentry – 1s Jeremy Shaw
B-MAIN LINE UPS:
1ST B-MAIN:
110 Brent Barrett – 11 Tim Dees
4b Brad Banes – 47a Michael Arnold
521 Mickey Trosclair – J88 Jared Smith
93 Jake Knight (R) – 10 Matthew Turner
17c Steve Cooke – 711 Steve Bynum
2 Marty Hardy – C16 Chris Ragan
2T Tootie Arnold (R) – 50 Joe Credidio
1m Kevin Maher – 17 Mark Rosner
27t William Thomas – 19 Marcus Minga
2ND B-MAIN:
72 Frank Wilson (R) – 4w Wiley Williams
47 Shannon Lee – 88 Charlie Henderson
6 T.K. King – 33 Sid Scarbrough
48 Tody Ratcliff – 03 Chris O’Connor
86 Nick Curole – 25x Josh Huss
69 Tony Lawson (R) – 30 Chris Griffin
26 Joey Mullenix – 5 Mark Tice (R)
22c Mike Campbell – 22w David Weems
34 Doug Sanchagrin – 00 Monte Skinner
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, Modern Images, 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.