FAYETTEVILLE, TN—The Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series will be making its first stop of the 2014 season Saturday night April 25th at the Smoky Mt Speedway in Maryville, TN., for the 3rd Annual Rocking with the Stars 40 sponsored by WIMZ for the Super Late Models paying $5,000 to win.
Riley Hickman of Ooltewah, TN., who scored the first win of the season at Boyds will be leading the Southern All Stars drivers into the third event of the season as he is currently sitting on top in the series standings, but only has a 6 point lead over Jason Hiett of Oxford, AL., third place in series points is the East Alabama winner Joe Armistead of Senoia, GA., fourth place is Chris Wilson of Crossville, TN., and fifth is Bo Shirley of Gadsden, AL., all of who are expected to be in action at Smoky Mt.
More drivers from across the southeast are expected such as Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS., Dylan Ames of Harvest, AL., Josh Putnam of Florence, AL., William Thomas of Phenix City, AL., Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN., Cale Finley of Athens, AL., Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN., Mark Gant of Savannah, TN., Davie Payne of Murphy, NC., 2011 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Champion Billy Ogle Jr., of Knoxville, TN., plus many more.
Pit gates will open at 3 pm with drivers meeting set for 6pm and hot laps to follow. For Smoky Mt information call 865-856-8989.
Further information on the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series can be obtained by calling General Manager Lynn Acklin at (256) 924-4546, lynn.acklin@sasdirt.com or you can log on to the official series website at www.sasdirt.com . Also, LIKE the Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series on Facebook or be a FOLLOWER on Twitter @SASDIRT.
WIMZ Rockin With The Stars 40 Purse:1.$5,000; 2.$2,500; 3.$1,500; 4.$1,000; 5.$800; 6.$700; 7.$600; 8.$550; 9.$525; 10.$500; 11.$450; 12.$425; 13.$420; 14.$415; 15.$410; 16.$405; 17.$400; 18.$400; 19.$400; 20.$400; 21.$400; 22.$400; 23.$400; 24.$400
Current Southern All Star Racing Series Top Ten Point Standings:1.Riley Hickman 196; 2.Jason Hiett 190; 3.Joe Armistead 172; 4.Chris Wilson 164; 5.Bo Shirley 156; 6.Eric Cooley 152; 7.Dylan Ames 150; 7.Josh Putnam 150; 8.William Thomas 122; 9.Jason Welshan 94; Cale Finley 94; 10.Skip Arp 92; 10.Mark Gant 92.
Cruise With the Champions/DirtonDirt.com Rookie of the Year Point Standings:
Southern All Star Racing Series 2014 Event Winners:
March 22-Riley Hickman-Boyd’s Speedway
March 29-Joe Armistead-East Alabama Motor Speedway
Upcoming Southern All Star Racing Series Events:
Sat Apr 26-Smoky Mt Speedway-Maryville, TN-$5,000
Sat May 3-Talladega Short Track-Eastaboga, AL-$4,000
Sat May 17-Waycross Motor Speedway-Waycross, GA-$4,000
2014 Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Racing Series *Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Racing Series
2014 Southern All Star Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Butlerbuilt Racing Seats, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, , MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil by Ed Lowe, The Joie of Seating, WhitePerformance.com