PRO LATE MODEL NATIONALS RACING WEEKEND RECAP AT WYTHE RACEWAY
FULL PRESS RELEASE COMING SOON!!

Heres quick recap highlights of the 9th Annual Pro Late Model Nationals at the Wythe Raceway and also the format for the 80 Lap feature!!

$200 winner of the Short Way Real Estate Pole Award with a speed of 17.367sec at 102+ mph!!
The Short Way Real Estate Heat Races were absolutely spectacular. Heat Winners were the following:
Heat 1 #11 David Smith - Inman,SC
Heat 2 #3 Kenny Peeples Jr. - Rural Retreat,VA
Heat 3 #44w Brandon Umberger - Rural Retreat,VA
Heat 4 #24 Tim Byrd - Jonesboro,TN

Winner gets paid $200 in the Short Way Real Estate Dash for Cash and starts on the pole for tomorrow's $7500 feature.
Dash Line-up - after draw.
11 Smith 44w Umberger
24 Byrd 3 Peeples

#11 "HOLLYWOOD" David Smith went on to pocket the Dash win and $500 Total and grab the Pole for the A-Main 80 Lap Feature can he get the $7,500 and pocket $8,000 total in the Pro Late Model Nationals??

Top 16 lock in so far for the A-Main 80 Laps
11 David Smith – 3 Kenny Peeples
44w Brandon Umberger – 24 Tim Byrd
5 Vic Hill – 07 Larry Timms
57 Lee Cooper – 83 Jensen Ford
9 Shanon Buckingham – 4 Mike Smith
99 Teddy Tate – 15A Barry Arnold
88 Vic Chandler – 8 Ron Parker
77 Brian Connor – 12 Ryan Montgomery

Sunday September 2nd the event will get under way with 2 B-Mains (consi races) which basically is the FINAL last chance to make it in to the BIG SHOW.
Consi #1 Race Winner - 11m Zack Mitchell - Consi #2 Race Winner - #p4 Doug Price

Once the 24 car field set and Special Driver Introductions are complete the A-Main Feature race will consist of 80 laps Total Distance with the always exciting Double File Starts/Restarts. On Lap 40 when the field has cycled around for halfway the caution will be given to the field and the FASTRAK machines will then make they're Pit Stops on the front straight in front of the fans. FASTRAK will be calling out what the teams are doing to the cars, what adjustments they are making, shocks, air pressure, wedge, etc.

DRIVERS & TEAMS CAN DO ANYTHING THEY WANT TO THE CARS DURING THE PIT STOP BUT IF THEY CHANGE TIRE(S) THEY HAVE TO GO TO REAR OF LEAD LAP FOR THE RESTART!!

The purse for the 8th Annual 2012 FASTRAK Pro Late Model Nationals is the most impressive payout in the History of this event at Wythe Raceway or any other FASTRAK Touring event with the exception of the FASTRAK World Championships...
BOTTOM LINE IT'S A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE EVENT!!

ENTIRE PURSE PAY FOR THE FASTRAK PRO LATE MODEL NATIONALS:

1st $7500, 2nd $4200, 3rd $2300, 4th $1500, 5th $1250, 6th $1000, 7th $950, 8th $925, 9th $900, 10th $890, 11th $880, 12th $870, 13th $860, 14th $850, 15th $840, 16th $830, 17th $820, 18th $810, 19th $800, 20th $790, 21st $780, 22nd $770, 23rd $760, 24th $750 25th $750.

STARTING LINE UP FOR THE 9TH ANNUAL PRO LATE MODEL NATIONALS
Row 1 #11 David Smith - #3 Kenny Peeples Jr.
Row 2 #44w Brandon Umberger - #24 Tim Byrd
Row 3 #5 Vic Hill - #07L Larry Timms
Row 4 #57 Lee Cooper - #83 Jensen Ford
Row 5 #9 Shanon Buckingham - #4s Michael Smith
Row 6 #99 Teddy Tate - #15a Barry Arnold
Row 7 #88 Victor Chandler - #8p Ron Parker
Row 8 #77 Brian Connor - #12 Ryan Montgomery
Row 9 #11m Zack Mitchell - #p4 Doug Price (Consi Winners)
Row 10 #421 Anthony Sanders - #7 Clinton Cook
Row 11 #00 Randy Kinder - #25 Matt Long
Row 12 #18 Brent Glastetter - #07 Dale Timms
Row 13 #22 Jordan Dill ( FASTRAK Touring Series Provisional)

Drivers that didn't make race are the following but deserve their recoginition for attempting to try to battle for those 24 spots all weekend: #117 Jake Teague - Oliver Springs,TN, #325x Shane Weaver - Marion Center,PA, #6 Jack Daughtry - Greenville,AL, #24 Jimmy Schiltz - Hickory,NC, #7k Shawn Kelley - West Jefferson,NC, #2c Cody Cook - Plumtree,NC, #11 Trevor Cregger - Christiansburg,VA, #4 Taylor Hicks - Gaffney,SC, #84 Andrew Wylie - Saltsburg,PA, #2 Jake Eaton - Bland,VA, #15 Chase McCormick - Dobson,NC, #88 Trent Ivey - Union,SC

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 37 DRIVERS FROM 8 STATES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 9TH ANNUAL PRO LATE MODEL NATIONALS!!

(FROM EVERYONE AT FASTRAK COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL & WYTHE RACEWAY .. THANK YOU DRIVERS ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING UP EVEN THOUGH THE WEATHER ELEMENTS WERE UNPREDICTABLE AND YOU STILL SHOWED UP ALSO TO ALL THE FANS WHO STUCK IT OUT AND WITNESSED SOME AWESOME RACING ALL WEEKEND!!)

(THE FASTRAK RADIO NETWORK (DELAYED) BROADCAST FROM BOTH SATURDAY & SUNDAY OF THE 9TH ANNUAL PRO LATE MODEL NATIONALS WILL BE COMBINED AND AIRED AS SOON AS I CAN GET BACK TO THE STUDIO IN FOUR OAKS,NC TO PRODUCE AND EDIT THE BROADCAST INTO ONE FILE!! SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN ADVANCE BUT IT'LL GO UP & YOUR GONNA WANNA TUNE IN TO IT!!)

UN-OFFICIAL RESULTS FROM 9TH ANNUAL PRO LATE MODEL NATIONALS
1st #11 David Smith - Inman,SC
2nd #8p Ron Parker - Bellwood,NC
3rd #3 Kenny Pepples Jr. - Rural Retreat,VA
4th #77 Brian Connor - Martinez,GA
5th #22 Jordan Dill - Landrum,SC (Hard Charger from 25th to 5th)
6th #44w Brandon Umberger - Rural Retreat,VA
7th #15a Barry Arnold - Max Meadows,VA
8th #25 Matt Long - Concord,NC
9th #83 Jensen Ford - Piney Flats,TN
10th #12 Ryan Montgomery - Fairmont,WV
11th #24 Tim Byrd - Jonesboro,TN
12th #99 Teddy Tate - Rural Retreat,VA
13th #00 Randy Kinder - Radford,VA
14th #07 Dale Timms - Hodges,SC
15th #07L Larry Timms - Hodges,SC
16th #57 Lee Cooper - Woodruff,SC
17th #7 Clinton Cook - Radford,VA
18th #5 Vic Hill - Mosheim,TN
19th #18 Brent Glastetter - Mooresville,NC
20th #4s Michael Smith - Rogersville,TN
21st #11m Zack Mitchell - Enoree,SC
22nd #88 Victor Chandler - Weaverville,NC
23rd #421 Anthony Sanders - Spartanburg,SC
24th #9 Shanon Buckingham - Morristown,TN
25th #p4 Doug Price - Kingsport,TN
There were a Total of 11 Caution Flags and 2 Red Flag periods in the race!!

The Next stop for the "Nations First & Premier Pro Late Model Series in the Country" the FASTRAK City Chevrolet Touring Division will be at Cleveland County Speedway & Motorsports Complex in Lawndale,NC for the 2nd Annual Bill Hendern Memorial paying $4,o00 Dollars to win but there will be lap money, bonues, pole awards etc. from this exciting racing event you don't wanna miss!!

FASTRAK (televised) World Championship was also announced and it shocked all from it cause by surprise it will be on - October 4th, 5th & 6th at Beckley Motorsports Park in Prosperity,WV!!

The FASTRAK Racing Series City Chevrolet Touring Divisions would like to thank all of its marketing partners for their great and continuing support. Those 2012 sponsors include: Hoosier Race Tires, VP Racing Fuel, City Chevrolet, Chevrolet Performance Parts, Vicci Apparel, TNT Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, Longhorn Race Cars, RockAuto.com and FK Rod Ends. FASTRAK would also like to welcome Cool Shirt, Five Star Bodies, Hooker Harness, Kooks Custom Headers, R2C Filters, Sisco Fire and Safety and Tiger Rear Ends to our line-up of product sponsors. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Premier Pro Late Model Series in the Country please contact Stan Lester at the FASTRAK Corporate Office at (678) 935-7304 or Series Director Kelley Carlton at (864) 871-1442. Also Visit the FASTRAK Racing Series online at www.fastrakracing.com and be sure to like us on Facebook and/or follow us on Twitter at @FASTRAK_Racing!!