CARNESVILLE, GA – The FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series South East Region will compete for $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start in a 40-lap race this Friday night at 311 Motor Speedway in Pine Hall, NC. The 2017 FASTRAK SE Championship point battle is still tight with just 18 points separating the top five in the standings.

Here’s the complete payout for the Friday night FASTRAK SE race at 311 Motor Speedway: 1. $2,000; 2. $1,000; 3. $700; 4. $600; 5. $500; 6. $450; 7. $400; 8. $375; 9. $350; 10. $325; 11. $315; 12. $300; 13. $275; 14. $265; 15. $250; 16. $250; 17. $250; 18. $250; 19. $250; 20. $250; 21. $250; 22. $250; 23. $250; 24. $250.

Matthew Nance of Ronda, NC continues to lead the FASTRAK SE point standings with 241 points after the first eight races of the 2017 FASTRAK season. Nance has used three top four finishes in his last three starts to sit on top of the points list with a win, a second-place effort, and a fourth-place showing.

Ron Parker of Belwood, NC is currently second in the FASTRAK SE points chase in his quest for a second championship. Parker has 235 points, just six points behind Nance. While Parker is only driver in the top five of the point standings to have not yet held the top spot, he has been consistent with a pair of third-place finishes in his last three races.

Benji Hicks of Mt. Airy, NC will compete at his home track this Friday night third in the FASTRAK SE standings with 231 points. Hicks is the only driver with two FASTRAK wins this season and has been in the Championship hunt since winning the season opener on April 1 at Toccoa Raceway in Toccoa, GA.

Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, TN is fourth in the FASTRAK SE standings with 225 points and one win this season on June 17 at Toccoa Raceway. Ford is trying to recover from a couple of hard luck races where he was involved in accidents not of his own making.

The defending FASTRAK SE Champion Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC is fifth in the standings with 223 points and one win this season on July 22 at Screven Motorsports Complex in Sylvania, GA. Knight didn’t really hit his stride until Labor Day Weekend of last season, so he is still a legitimate title contender.

Friday night will be the second visit of the 2017 season for the FASTRAK Pro Late Model Tour to 311 Motor Speedway. The 12th Annual FASTRAK Triple Crown opened at 311 Motor Speedway on May 26. Steve Blackburn of Greensboro, NC won the $2,000 first jewel in front of a standing room only crowd.

Blackburn and several other local favorites are expected to take on the FASTRAK Touring regulars this Friday night. Two of FASTRAK’s Young Guns are also expected to make the trip to Pine Hall, NC this Friday night.

Second-generation driver Tyler Bare of Rockridge Baths, VA is the FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series Mid-Ohio Valley Region point leader, the FASTRAK Triple Crown point leader after winning the second Jewel of the Triple Crown last Saturday night at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, VA, and he also leads the FASTRAK Weekly Racing Series Division 3 point standings.

Also expected is 18-year-old Corey Almond of Appomattox, VA who is the FASTRAK SE Futures Cup point leader. The FASTRAK Futures Cup is a special point fund for FASTRAK drivers in both the South East Region and the Mid-Ohio Valley Region under the age of 20 at the beginning of the season.

On Friday at 311 Motor Speedway, the gates open at 4 p.m. with FASTRAK Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection from 4 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. with Hot Laps and racing to follow.

311 Motor Speedway is located at 4390 U.S. Highway 311, Pine Hall, NC 27042. For more information call 336-413-0744, or visit the track web site at www.311motorspeedway.net. You can also Follow them on Facebook at 311 Speedway, and on Twitter @311_mike.

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