CARTERSVILLE, GA – Chatham Speedway in Chatham, LA has signed on to run the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Models and the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division for the 2018 racing season. Drivers in both Divisions will run for a Track point fund and a National point fund.

The National points in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will be accumulated during a 27-week season that will run from March 26 through September 30. Drivers will count their 14 best weekly point totals as their season total. The 2018 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Late Model Champion will receive $10,000.

The Top 10 drivers in both the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model Division and the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division National point standings will be honored at the Annual NeSmith Racing Awards Banquet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Thunder Road Museum in the Birthplace of American Stock Car Racing, Dawsonville, GA.

“The NeSmith Weekly Racing Series is a great thing for racing and it’s going to be the coming thing in this area,” Chatham Speedway Owner/Promoter Jerry Hobson said. “There are no NeSmith Late Models or Street Stocks in this area, but the racers want them because they can afford them, and they have a good set of rules in both Divisions.”

Hobson said it going to take time to build up the NeSmith Late Model and Street Stock Divisions, but he expects to have full fields in two to three years. Hobson said the two Divisions are easy to sell to the competitors because of the rules, and the economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines with their easy accessibility.

“We have competitors with late models sitting idle because they couldn’t afford open engines,” Hobson said. “They have found buying the engines for both NeSmith Late Models and Street Stocks are affordable and easy. They are buying them and receiving them in two days or less. These cars are all over Mississippi and because NeSmith has a common set of rules for their Divisions, racers can run at multiple tracks and that’s awesome for racing.”

NeSmith Racing is “America’s Leader In Affordable Racing” by giving competitors the opportunity to use the economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines in all of its racing Divisions.

The NeSmith Late Models can choose either the 400 horsepower aluminum-head steel-block Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine, or the 350 horsepower all-steel Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. The NeSmith Late Models will have Hoosier Crate D55s and Crate D21s hitting the clay surface at Chatham Speedway.

The NeSmith Street Stocks give competitors the option to use either an aftermarket specially built Open Engine with a two-barrel carburetor, or a Chevrolet Performance 602 engine with a four-barrel carburetor. All NeSmith Street Stocks will roll on Hoosier H500 Racing Tires.

The Chevrolet Performance 604 and 602 Circle Track Engines can be purchased at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC in Claxton, GA for $5,895 for the 604 and $3,595 for the 602 with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast. To order an engine today and be dirt late model racing, or street stock racing tomorrow call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC at 1-877-497-3624.

Chatham Speedway is located at 14325 Highway 4, Chatham, LA 71226. For more information, call 318-381-7972, or visit the track web site at www.chathamspeedway.com. You can also Follow them on Facebook at Chatham Speedway.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click the appropriate Division logo, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing and NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division.


NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is one of the nation’s top GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer seven 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. Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models. RockAuto.com is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Beyea Headers the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for the NeSmith Late Models. Cruise With The Champions is the Official Vacation and Rookie of the Year Sponsor for the NeSmith Late Models. David Smith Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of NeSmith Racing. Freestyle Graphix is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of NeSmith Racing. NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2017 are Out-Pace Performance, CrateInsider.Com, Gresham Racing Parts, Knowles Racing Parts and Bodies, and FreeStyle Graphix. 2017 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.