MS Fans To See Something Old, Something New In Chevy Super Series Races

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Mississippi race fans have not seen the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series for two years. What is written below is not hype. It actually happened. Get ready to see it all happen again this Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS for a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race, and at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS this Saturday night for a 50-lap $3,000-to-win race.

When America’s first “Factory Backed and Factory Built” super late model series returns for a double-header this weekend, race fans will see some of the same drivers they saw two years ago, plus some exciting new talent.

There will be one thing that will remain constant from two years ago, and that’s close two and three-wide racing, mostly for the lead, when the Chevy Super Series visits Magnolia Motor Speedway this Friday night and Whynot Motorsports Park this Saturday night.

With financial support from Chevrolet Performance, the Chevy Super Series is the first dirt late model series in the history of the sport to be backed by a major automobile manufacturer. The dirt late models in the series are powered by the all-aluminum Chevrolet Performance CT525 racing engine that is based off the Chevrolet production LS3 Engine.

The Chevy Super Series has the right engine in the right race cars at the right time for the benefit of fans, race promoters and competitors.

The LS3 Engine that comes under the hood of the Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Camaro, and the Chevrolet SS is available to the consumer at Chevrolet dealerships worldwide. The Chevy Super Series is the first dirt late model series in the history of the sport where the race cars are powered by the same factory built engine the fans can purchase in their passenger cars that get then to the race track.

The Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series with the CT 525 Engine has created new opportunities for racers to reach the super late model level of the sport by being economical and durable. The cost of the all-aluminum Chevrolet racing engine with all of the accessories needed to go racing is under $11,000. That’s a lot less than a built open engine that can cost $40,000 up.

The affordable price of the all-aluminum production-based Chevrolet Racing Engine is making it economically possible to keep competitors involved in super late model racing, as well as keeping purses at a reasonable level for the race promoters, and it is giving fans an opportunity to see close two and three-wide super late model racing action.

The Chevy built racing engine gives the super late model racer plenty of speed while not overpowering the track. Just about every driver that has driven a super late model powered by the CT 525 Engine has said the same thing about it: The engine gives the car more drivability and is easier to handle than a dirt late model powered by a more expensive higher horsepower engine.

The CT 525 is basically a maintenance free and durable engine. It is built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. All the racers have to do is change the oil. This gives racers more time to work on the handling of their race cars.

The speed, the durability, the affordability, the drivability, and the more work on handling of the race car all leads to giving the fans a new opportunity in watching a super late model race – close, side-by-side competition.

High horsepower more expensive engines lead to spinning tires, that leads to rubber being laid down on the track, and that leads to single-file racing. The CT 525 Engine is more based on torque than horsepower. This torque gives the cars forward bite without spinning the tires. This leads to multi-groove racing with drivers battling each other for position two and three-wide.

This weekend at Magnolia Motor Speedway on Friday night and Whynot Motorsports Park on Saturday night, race fans will have the opportunity to see a new style of super late model racing with the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series that will give them the opportunity to see speed, close racing, and driver talent on display.

Race fans should not come to Magnolia Motor Speedway this Friday night and Whynot Motorsports Park this Saturday night if they want to see cubic dollars racing.

Race fans that have seen the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series have been pleasantly surprised with the type of racing they have witnessed, and have expressed their approval to series officials and track promoters, letting them know they would like to see it again. They have been reacquainted with drivers they haven’t seen for a while, and are getting to know a new crop of drivers.

Now in its third season, the Chevy Super Series continues to grow in both fan and competitor interest. Grandstands are filling up more and car counts are on the rise. Driver talent and the opportunity to showcase that talent has become the hallmark of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.

This Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway and Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park, fans will see an abundance of talent from a Hall of Fame driver, veteran super late model drivers, young drivers making names for themselves, and overnight sensations that just needed the opportunity the Chevy Super Series provides to step up on to the National stage of super late model racing.

Some of the drivers Mississippi race fans saw two years that they will see again this weekend include National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee and defending Chevy Super Series National Champion Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN, 2013 Whynot Motorsports Park winner Tim Busha of Boaz, AL, 2014 Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS, the father-son team of Ross and Adam Martin of Talladega, AL, and Frank Wilson of Milton, FL.

There are many new faces for Mississippi fans to watch this weekend that weren’t in the house for 2013, but have since become Chevy Super Series frontrunners. They are led by Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year point leader Mario Gresham of Rome, GA, Pierce McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN, Tyler Crowder of Lamont, FL, Jake Knowles of Rome, GA, Brandon Williams of Crossville, TN, Ryan King of Anniston, AL, Jadon Frame of Winchester, TN, and Jacob Grizzle of Blairsville, GA.

Johnson has revived his illustrious dirt late model racing career through the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Johnson is well known on the National level of the sport as a two-time Dirt Track World Championship Race winner.

Johnson was the lead driver for Chevrolet Performance in the Research and Development of the CT 525 Engine, and won many races against more expensive engines during this period.
In beginning his third season with the Chevy Super Series in defense of last year’s title, the “Chattanooga Flash” opened the season on March 21 with a historic effort of starting 23rd, taking lead on lap 35 and winning the 50-lap race at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN.

With the Magnolia Motor Speedway on Friday night and the Whynot Motorsports Park race on Saturday night being Rounds 2 and 3 respectively in the 2015 Chevy Super Series season, the battle for the $10,000 National Championship is wide open and running two, three, and maybe even four-wide this weekend at two of Mississippi’s most competitive dirt tracks.

The battles for the lead at both tracks two years ago proved that the previous sentence is all truth and no hype. You’ve just got to see it to believe it!

On Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway and on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m. with Chevy Super Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Chevy Fan Zone will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. with Hot Laps to follow.

Magnolia Motor Speedway is located west of Columbus, MS at 495 U.S. Highway 45 South, Columbus, MS 39701, just south of U.S. Highway 82. For more information call 662-328-0376, or visit the track web site at www.magnoliadirt.com.

Whynot Motorsports Park is located south of Meridian, MS at 4773 J.W. Reynolds Road, Meridian, MS 39301 off State Road 19. For more information call 601-344-3010, or visit the track web site at www.whynotmotorsportspark.com.

For more information about the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.525superseries.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.


Chevrolet Performance Parts is the Title Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Sunoco Race Fuel is the Official Race Fuel of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace and Heather Newsome is the Official Oil of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. AR Bodies is an Official Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Cruise With The Champions is an Official Sponsor of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2014 are Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, KRC Power Steering, David Smith Carburetors, Kinser Air Filters, Shorty’s Shock Service, and CrateInsider.Com.