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07-17-2012, 03:31 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Six drivers – Duke Palasini, Johnny Stokes, Mark Tice, Brent Barrett, Bobby Jordan and Bubba Harrison - will donate their time and talent to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society by giving race fans the opportunity to take the “Ride For Life” at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS on Saturday night, July 21.
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 National Touring event at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS on Saturday night, July 21.
“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 2012 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 “Ride For Life” is a rare opportunity for race fans because it is such a unique opportunity. It would be equivalent to a fan at an NFL game coming out of the stands to catch a pass from a top quarterback, or a fan at a major league baseball game coming out of the stands to step into the batter’s box to try to hit 90 mile per hour heat from a professional pitcher.
The American Cancer Society Ride For Life Program has become a community project in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.
“Our competitors and sponsors have gladly stepped forward 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. They donate parts, products and their time to make sure the Ride For Life car is race-ready.”
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS is the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Championship Runner-Up, and a 2012 title contender. So far this season, Palasini has seven wins at Greenville Speedway.
Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS was the 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion and is a popular veteran Mississippi dirt late model driver, who is currently sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division point standings.
Mark Tice of Avon, MS finished sixth in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Touring point standings and second in the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year point standings. Tice has two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series wins this season at Greenville Speedway.
Along with Palasini, there are three other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series title contenders that pays $10,000 to the Champion that are regulars at Greenville Speedway that will be donating their time and talent to give the Ride For Life to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS is currently third in the point standings with one win this season at Greenville Speedway. Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS is currently sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS point standings and finished fifth in the standings last season. Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS is a Top 20 driver in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS point standings, and finished ninth last season.
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.
In addition to the support of the competitors, Helm said the Greenville, MS race fans and the business community have been some of the most giving supporters of the “Ride For Life” program to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society over the past three years.
“The entire community in Greenville, MS has given bot their time and dollars generously over the past three years to support the “Ride For Life” program to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society,” Helm said. “Each year Greenville, MS has set a new record for donations, and last year raised over $7,000. This year the goal is to reach the $10,000 mark.”
In addition to the “Ride For Life,” a group of Greenville Speedway race fans has put together three “Fan Pack” coolers, and each cooler is full of donated merchandise from Greenville, MS businesses. The merchandise ranges from oil changes, to racing apparel, movie tickets and more, and the each cooler is valued at over $1,000 worth of items. The chances to win each cooler are $5.00 per chance. All of the proceeds go to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
“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 3rd Annual $2,500-to-win Delta Nationals 50 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event on Saturday night, July 21 at Greenville Speedway will be Round 18 of the 2012 season. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will open the Delta Nationals on Friday night, July 20 with a $2,000-to-win 40-lap race at Greenville Speedway.
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 National Touring event at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS on Saturday night, July 21.
“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 2012 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 “Ride For Life” is a rare opportunity for race fans because it is such a unique opportunity. It would be equivalent to a fan at an NFL game coming out of the stands to catch a pass from a top quarterback, or a fan at a major league baseball game coming out of the stands to step into the batter’s box to try to hit 90 mile per hour heat from a professional pitcher.
The American Cancer Society Ride For Life Program has become a community project in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.
“Our competitors and sponsors have gladly stepped forward 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. They donate parts, products and their time to make sure the Ride For Life car is race-ready.”
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS is the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Championship Runner-Up, and a 2012 title contender. So far this season, Palasini has seven wins at Greenville Speedway.
Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS was the 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion and is a popular veteran Mississippi dirt late model driver, who is currently sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division point standings.
Mark Tice of Avon, MS finished sixth in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Touring point standings and second in the VP Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year point standings. Tice has two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series wins this season at Greenville Speedway.
Along with Palasini, there are three other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series title contenders that pays $10,000 to the Champion that are regulars at Greenville Speedway that will be donating their time and talent to give the Ride For Life to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS is currently third in the point standings with one win this season at Greenville Speedway. Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS is currently sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS point standings and finished fifth in the standings last season. Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS is a Top 20 driver in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS point standings, and finished ninth last season.
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.
In addition to the support of the competitors, Helm said the Greenville, MS race fans and the business community have been some of the most giving supporters of the “Ride For Life” program to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society over the past three years.
“The entire community in Greenville, MS has given bot their time and dollars generously over the past three years to support the “Ride For Life” program to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society,” Helm said. “Each year Greenville, MS has set a new record for donations, and last year raised over $7,000. This year the goal is to reach the $10,000 mark.”
In addition to the “Ride For Life,” a group of Greenville Speedway race fans has put together three “Fan Pack” coolers, and each cooler is full of donated merchandise from Greenville, MS businesses. The merchandise ranges from oil changes, to racing apparel, movie tickets and more, and the each cooler is valued at over $1,000 worth of items. The chances to win each cooler are $5.00 per chance. All of the proceeds go to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
“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 3rd Annual $2,500-to-win Delta Nationals 50 NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event on Saturday night, July 21 at Greenville Speedway will be Round 18 of the 2012 season. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will open the Delta Nationals on Friday night, July 20 with a $2,000-to-win 40-lap race at Greenville Speedway.