CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series for Dirt Late Model competitors opens its 2015 season with Week 1 competition this weekend featuring four races in three states. For 2015, the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will consist of 28 tracks in ten different states, including co-sanctioning with three other dirt late model series.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 1 competition will begin this Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS. On Saturday night, NeSmith Weekly Racing Series action will take place at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL. Two special events will also highlight Week 1 for the NeSmith Weekly Racing Series.

Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS will host a $1,000-to-win Highway 45 Challenge Series race to kick off the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season. Two-time NeSmith Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS tuned-up for this race two weeks ago with a pre-season win in the Battle of the Sates race at Whynot Motorsports Park.

Southern Raceway in Milton, FL will present the $800-to-win first ever event for the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series on Saturday night. Southern Raceway, Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL and Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL will team up to present the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series in 2015 that will also award NeSmith Weekly Racing Series National points.

Other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series tracks that will be opening in the coming weeks include Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS with a double-header on April 3 and April 4, Flomaton Speedway with a NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series race on April 4, and St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA on April 4, all in Week 2 competition.

Week 3 of the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season will see season openers on April 11 at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX, Camden Speedway in Camden, TN and Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series action in Week 4 on April 18 will see the 2015 NeSmith Weekly Racing Series season opener at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, and Salina Speedway in Salina, KS will open during Week 5 on April 24.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will also co-sanction races with the Southern Crate Late Model Series that will feature 15 races at seven different tracks in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Drivers in the SCLMS will also compete for NeSmith Weekly Racing Series National points.

The season opener for the SCLMS will be a $1,000-to-win race on April 4 at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, TX. Other tracks on the 2015 SCLMS schedule are Sabine Raceway in Many, LA, 171 Speedway in Leesville, LA, 67 Raceway in Texarkana, AR, Underwood Speedway in Chatham, LA, Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, LA, and Arklatex Speedway in Vivian, LA.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series and the National Championship Racing Association (NCRA) will co-sanction a series of 13 races at seven different race tracks in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri during the 2015 season that will award NeSmith Weekly Racing Series National points.

The 2015 season opener for the NeSmith/NCRA Late Model Series will be at 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS on May 30. Other tracks hosting 2015 NeSmith/NCRA races will be Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, KS, Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, KS, Belleville Highbanks in Belleville, KS, Black Hawk Speedway in Meeker, OK, RPM Speedway in Hays, KS, and Nevada Speedway in Nevada, MO.

NeSmith Race Control will be providing live updates of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 1 action this weekend as information becomes available. The NeSmith Weekly Racing Series Week 1 Live Updates will be available beginning at 8 p.m. both Friday night and Saturday night at the series’ Facebook Page at NeSmith Racing.

Drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will compete against each other Nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season from March 23 through September 27. The $20,000 National point fund will pay $10,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competitors have the option of two different economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines to compete with. The aluminum-head 400 horsepower 604 engine costs $5,795 and the steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine with a 100-pound weight break costs $3,495.

Both of these Chevrolet Performance Racing Engines are in stock and available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

March 27:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS

March 28:

SOUTHERN SPEEDWAY – MILTON, FL (Co-Sanctioned with the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS ($1,000-To-Win)


NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Racecar Engineering is the Official Parts Supplier of the NeSmith Late Models. Beyea Headers is the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor. Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models. Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the NeSmith Late Models. Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace and Heather Newsome is the Official Oil of the NeSmith Late Models. AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2015 are Dominator Race Products, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Schoenfeld Headers, Kinser Air Filters, Performance Rod & Custom, David Smith Carburetors and CrateInsider.Com. 2015 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.