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05-19-2014, 11:18 AM
Spring Nationals Series Heads Back to Boyd’s and Dixie Speedway's for Final Two Races!

By Chris Tilley - Series Publicist

(May 19, 2014) The final two races on the 10-event Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series by Schaeffer’s Oil mini-tour will wrap up on Friday & Saturday May 23 & 24 in the Peach State. The series will roll into two exciting race tracks for the final leg of the tour this weekend.

On Friday Night May 23rd, the series will compete during Round # 9 at the David Duplissey and Dale McDowell owned Boyd’s Speedway located in Ringgold, Ga. The series will compete for a 40-lap $4,000-to-win event at the track located on Exit One on the Tennessee-Georgia border. During last year’s inaugural series visit, Vic Hill of Mosheim, Tenn. picked up the $4,000 payday.

The final points championship event #10 on the tour will take place on Saturday Night, May 24th at the Swims Family owned Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga. The event will be a 50-lap $6,000-to-win payday and the Championship hardware will also be presented that night. During the 2013 series visit, Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind. took the $6,000 payday en route to the series championship, which he would claim a week later in a rain-delayed event at Boyd’s Speedway.

On Friday Night May 23rd at Boyd’s Speedway, the Gates will open at 4:00 pm, the driver’s meeting will be at 6:30 pm and hot laps begin at 7:00 pm EST. The Crate Late Models, A-Hobby, B-Hobby and Pony/FWD divisions will provide support on the evening’s racing card. Adult General Admission is $17.00 with Adult Pit Passes being $30.00. Boyd’s Speedway is located at 1481 Scruggs Road in Ringgold, GA 30736. Further information can be obtained by calling (706) 891-6803 or visit www.boydsspeedway.net. A reminder to teams that Mufflers are mandatory, the SCH112530 and SCH112535 are required and no Dirt Pro Mufflers are allowed per track rules. More information can be viewed on the track’s website on their rules page. Borla, Flomaster, Hushpower and the track’s Schoenfeld mufflers are all legal.

On Saturday Night May 24th at Dixie Speedway, the pit gates will open at 4:00 pm, grandstand gates open at 5:00 pm, driver’s meeting slated for 6:30 pm and hot laps will roll out at 7:00 pm EST. The Econo Bombers, Super Bombers, Pony Stocks, Street Cruisers, Crate Late Models and Steel Head Late Models will be the support divisions for the event. Adult General Admission is $20.00 with the Tailgate/Trackside section being $25.00 and Adult Pit Passes $30.00. Dixie Speedway is located at 150 Dixie Drive in Woodstock, GA. Further information can be obtained by calling (770) 926-5315 or visit www.dixiespeedway.com. Rome Speedway is hosting their own unsanctioned Super Late Model special on Sunday Night May 25th and if a driver wins the Spring Nationals event at Dixie and wins at Rome on Sunday Night, track owner Mickey Swims has posted a $1,000 bonus for that.

The series will utilize the Hoosier 1350, 1600 & LM40 plus the American Racer 48, 56 compounds for all three races. Only these compounds will be allowed on all four corners.

In addition to the final two points championship events for the Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series by Schaeffer’s Oil, the Southern Nationals Bonus Races will hold two events on Sunday May 25th at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tenn. paying $5,000-to-win and on Monday May 26th at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, N.C paying $3,000-to-win for the annual Memorial Day Championships.

Further information on Ray Cook’s Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series by Schaeffer’s Oil can be obtained by logging on to the official series website located at www.southernnationalsseries.com or by calling Ray Cook at (828) 360-5353.

Boyd’s (May 23rd) Purse (40 Laps): 1) $4000, 2) $2000, 3) $1400, 4) $800, 5) $700, 6) $675, 7) $650, 8) $625, 9) $600, 10) $580, 11) $560, 12) $540, 13) $520, 14) $500, 15) $480, 16) $460, 17) $440, 18) $420, 19) $400, 20) $400, 21) $400, 22) $400.

Dixie Speedway (May 24th) Purse (50 Laps): 1) $6000, 2) $3000, 3) $1800, 4) $1200, 5) $1000, 6) $900, 7) $800, 8) $700, 9) $680, 10) $660, 11) $640, 12) $620, 13) $600, 14) $580, 15) $560, 16) $540, 17) $520, 18) $500, 19) $500, 20) $500, 21) $500, 22) $500.

Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series Points:
1. Billy Ogle Jr.-1,312 (Knoxville, Tenn.)
2. Donald McIntosh-1,270 (Dawsonville, Ga.)
2. Michael Chilton-1,270 (Salvisa, Ky.)
4. Stacy Boles-1,238 (Clinton, Tenn.)
5. David Payne-1,192 (Murphy, N.C.)
6. Austin Smith-1,083 (Cedartown, GA.)
7. Kenny Collins-1,075 (Colbert, Ga.)
8. Eric Wells-932 (Hazard, Ky.)
9. Victor Lee-846 (Danville, Ky.)
10. Mike Marlar-784 (Winfield, Tenn.)

Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series Event Winners:
1. Jimmy Owens-Volunteer Speedway
2. Chris Madden-Volunteer Speedway
3. Billy Ogle Jr.-Smoky Mountain Speedway
4. Mike Marlar-Tri-County Race Track
5. Brandon Kinzer-201 Speedway
6. Mike Marlar-Ponderosa Speedway
7. Darrell Lanigan-Florence Speedway
8. Dale McDowell-Duck River Raceway Park