OCALA, FL – Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, AL picked up the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series season opener and the first night of the Rock Auto.com Speedweeks Presented by Racecar Engineering at Bubba Raceway Park on Tuesday night.  Hollingsworth led all 40 laps in the Sparks Motorsports Special.

Hollingsworth held off a late-race charge from Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL in the Brandon Ford Warrior, but “Right Foot Ronny” was able to keep Bronson behind him to take the checkered flag with a .744 second margin of victory and pick up the $2,000 top prize.  Bronson took the second spot with Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA taking the third spot in the AES Racing Special.

Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL finished fourth in the High Roller Race Cars Special and Jeff Mathews of Valrico, FL drove the CURS Warrior to a fifth-place finish.  Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN was sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Special and Jake Teague of Oliver Springs, TN finished seventh in the Wade’s Body Shop Special.

Jason Fitzgerald of Middleburg, FL started 17^th in the M&M Transport Refrigeration GRT and finished eighth to earn the Hedman Husler of the Race Award.  Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Champion David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN took the ninth spot in the Eads Farms/Hardy & Associates Warrior.

Shan Smith of Dade City, FL came back from a spin near the halfway point in the 40-lap race to round out the top ten in the Outlaw Race Parts TNT.  Cody Martin of Christiana, TN finished 18^th in the My Racing Graphics.com Warrior to earn the Rookie of the Race Award. (more…)

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has added two events to the 2013 Touring Division schedule. The series will make its first ever visit to Tennessee National Raceway in Hohenwald, TN on July 26, and then travel to Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN on July 27.

Tennessee National Raceway will host an open practice session on July 25 to prepare for the $2,000-to-win 40-lap race there the next night on July 26. The July 27 race at Clayhill Motorsports will be a 50-lap $2,500-to-win event, and the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will bring the Ride For Life two-seat dirt late model to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.

Race fans at Clayhill Motorsports will have the opportunity to bid at a special auction and purchase chances to win a ride at race speed sitting next to their favorite driver piloting the Ride Car Life race car. All of the proceeds from the highest bids at the driver’s auction and the sale of the ride chances will all go to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society. (more…)

The NeSmith Late Models presented by CrateRacinUSA will travel back to Bubba Raceway Park next week, the same place they finished their 2012 season up less than 2 months ago. Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. will have a busy month and it starts with trying to stay perfect in NeSmith-sanctioned races on his playground. David Earl Gentry, one of NeSmith’s most succesful drivers, will try to avenge his championship runner-up finish while 2012 champion Matthew Turner will hope to be more competitive this time around. Shan Smith and Doug Horton were the 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the 2012 World Championship Finale and will throw their names into the mix once more as they go for the glory, points, and the cash! A 5-day General Admission ticket is $60 while a pit-pass is $30 all 5 nights of racing. Monday night, January 28th, is a practice session and for $15 you can roam the pits and see the stars at their haulers. Tuesday-Friday (Jan. 29th-Feb. 1st) will pay $2000 to win each and the Saturday (Feb. 2nd) wrap-up will pay $3000. As always keep up with everything at www.bubbaracewaypark.com!

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division opens the 2013 season with the five-race Rock Auto.com Speedweeks Presented by Racecar Engineering on January 28 through February 2 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL.  Rock Auto.com and Racecar Engineering have combined to offer a $10,000 cash point fund.

The action will begin on January 28 with an open practice session, and the first of four 40-lap $2,000-to-win races will be held on January 29.  Three more 40-lap $2,000-to-win races will follow on January 30, 31, and February 1, with the February 2 finale running 50-laps and paying $3,000-to-win.

Drivers that compete in all five NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series events at Bubba Raceway Park will be eligible for the Rock Auto.com/Racecar Engineering $10,000 point fund that will pay back 30 spots in the point standings after the February 2 race.  Those drivers will also be eligible for a drawing of special product contingency awards.

Several companies have put up product awards worth at least $500 apiece for the Top 30 drivers that compete in all five nights of NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series competition in the Rock Auto.com Speedweeks Presented by Racecar Engineering.  (more…)