Southern Nationals Bonus Series Rolls to Tri-County on Monday May 30th

Contact: Chris Tilley
Southern Nationals Bonus Series P.R. Coordinator
606-219-1723 | tilleyracing@gmail.com

BRASSTOWN, N.C. – May 25, 2016 – Tri-County Race Track located in Brasstown, NC finishes off a huge Memorial Day racing weekend with the first of two visits by the Southern Nationals Bonus Series on Monday Night May 30th and the Sixth Annual Circuit World-sponsored Memorial Day Championship Race.

The Southern Nationals Bonus Series will take to the Western North Carolina oval during the Memorial Day special racing for $4,000-to-win and $400-to-start. The Limited/Crate Late Models ($800-to-win), Interstate Welding Modified Street ($500-to-win), Street Stocks ($300-to-win) and the Pony class ($300-to-win) will all be racing during the night’s activities. Circuit World, the annual presenting sponsor, has five locations with the home base being in Murphy, N.C.

The Southern Nationals Bonus Series made two previous visits to Tri-County Race Track in 2015 with Austin Smith of Cedartown, Ga. taking the win in July while Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga. claimed the Tarheel 50 win in October. Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Ga. leads the points heading into Tri-County Race Track by just four markers over Cory Hedgec0ck of Loudon, Tenn. David Payne of Murphy, N.C. who is third in the series points, already has a win worth $3,000 at Tri-County back on May 6th during the annual Spring Championship race.

There have been three different winners in just three events so far. Cory Hedgec0ck of Loudon, Tenn. won the season-opening event on February 27th and Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga. won the second points event on March 19th. Donald McIntosh of Dawsonville, Ga. was the most recent winner on May 21st at Crossville (Tenn.) Speedway.

The Southern Nationals Bonus Series will utilize the following Tire Rule for Tri-County on May 30th: American Racer 44, 48 & 56 (RR option only) and Hoosier 1300, 1350 & 1600 (RR option only). The Southern Nationals Bonus Series-sanctioned event will see a full racing program of practice, FK Rod Ends Qualifying, Last Chance Heats and the 40-lap main event. At each Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals, Schaeffer’s Oil Southern Nationals and Southern Nationals Bonus Series event in 2016, the highest finishing CT525 engine in the main event will receive a $200 bonus and the highest finishing Steel Head/SPEC engine will also receive a $200 bonus.

On Monday May 30th the pit & grandstand gates open at 4:00 pm with the Driver’s Meeting slated for 6:00 pm and racing to begin at around 6:30 pm. Adult General Admission is $18.00 with children ages 11-16 admitted for $10.00 while children ten and under are free. Adult Pit Passes are $30.00 while children ages 11-16 admitted for $15.00 while children ten and under are free.

Tri-County May 30th Purse: 1) $4000, 2) $2000, 3) $1400, 4) $1000, 5) $800, 6) $700, 7) $600, 8) $550, 9) $525, 10) $500, 11) $480, 12) $470, 13) $460, 14) $450, 15) $440, 16) $430, 17) $420, 18) $410, 19) $400, 20) $400, 21) $400, 22) $400.

Further information on the Tri-County Race Track can be obtained by calling the track Hotline at (828) 837-3815 or Ray Cook (@RayCook53) at (828) 360-5353 or log on to www.TriCountyRaceTrack.com .

Further information on the Spring Nationals, Southern Nationals and Southern Nationals Bonus Series can be obtained by calling Promoter Ray Cook at (828) 360-5353 or Series P.R. Coordinator Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or visit the official website located at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com .

Current Southern Nationals Bonus Series Points (after May 21):
1. Donald McIntosh-592
2. Cory Hedgec0ck-588
3. David Payne-548
4. Ryan King-534
5. Jason Welshan-510
6. Anthony White-506
6. John Ownbey-506
8. Jesse Lowe-352
9. Drew Kennedy-342
10. Tony Morris-245

Southern Nationals Bonus Series Winners/Upcoming Schedule:
Cory Hedgec0ck (411 Motor Speedway on February 27)
Dale McDowell (Boyd’s Speedway on March 19)
Donald McIntosh (Crossville Speedway on May 21)
Monday May 30th-Tri-County Race Track-Brasstown, NC-$4,000 to win
Saturday June 25-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-$10,000 to win