$5,000-To-Win Street Stock World Championship Race Set For Cochran Motor Speedway

CARTERSVILLE, GA – While Santa makes annual rounds, Street Stock racers from at least ten different states are getting ready for the $5,000-to-win 3rd Annual Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock World Championship Race this Friday night and Saturday night at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA. A win in this race can make a career highlight for any driver.

Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS is a perfect example as the defending Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock World Champion. Before winning last year’s race, Stokes was considered one of the top dirt late model drivers in the country, having won several races and championships.

Winning the World Championship trophy was special enough, but an added touch to the victory for the driver and Co-Owner/Promoter of Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS known as “Dr. Dirt” is that it came on his 64th birthday.

“I’ve won a lot of dirt late model races and championships in my career, but winning this race last year was different because I’ve never been a World Champion,” Stokes said. “That’s what makes this race so special for any driver because World Champion goes on your resume. It was also special to win it on my 64th birthday, and it would be even more special to win it for the second time at age 65!!”

Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL finished second in last year’s race, and like Stokes, J-Mac has made a name for himself as a dirt late model racer, and recently as a car builder. Even though he finished second, McRee gained notoriety because he also built the top two finishing cars in last year’s race. This weekend, McRee hopes to become the first driver/manufacturer winner.

Another dirt late model legend looking to become a World Champion is National Dirt Late Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN. At age 63, Johnson is still winning National Championships. The Chattanooga Flash won is third Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series National Championship in 2018.

Johnson has won a pair of dirt late model World Championship Races, and he is very capable of adding a Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock World Championship cup to his impressive trophy case that also includes three Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series titles.

The Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock World Championship Race is just as much of a challenge to make the 24-car starting field for the main event as it is to win it. Some of the most intense racing of the weekend will take place on Friday night for Qualifying and Heat Races that will set the front half of the Big Show starting line-up for Saturday night.

Just prior to the main event on Saturday night will be the B-Main Races that will give drivers one last chance to earn a seat for the $5,000-to-win Big Show. Drivers will say that just to make the big race is like a victory in itself.

Also expected for the $5,000-to-win 3rd Annual Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock World Championship Race is the 2017 third-place driver Bryan Fortner of Millport, AL, the 2017 fifth-place driver Kyle Livingood of Bristol, GA, David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN, Richie Stephens of Smith Station, AL, Colby Giddens of Cochran, GA, Bud Chancey of Yulee, FL, Chad Tuten of Blackshear, GA, Brian Wooten of Brunswick, GA, and Mike Stalnaker of Ocala, FL.

The on track action at Cochran Motor Speedway will begin on Thursday night with an Open Practice Session. The pit gate for the Open Practice will open at 4 p.m. and the track will be open for practice from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

On Friday, December 28, the pit gate opens at 2 p.m. with Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. with Hot Laps at 6 p.m.

On Saturday, December 29, the Cochran Motor Speedway pit gate opens at 12 Noon. The Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and Hot Laps will begin at 4 p.m. Cochran Motor Speedway is located at 241 Jim Wimberly Road, Cochran, GA 31014. For more information call 478-456-4036, or visit the track web site at www.cochranspeedway.com. You can also Like and Follow them on Facebook at Cochran Motor Speedway.

For more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.


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