CHEVY SUPER SERIES TRIES BUDDY ROGERS MEMORIAL AGAIN THIS SATURDAY AT TAZEWELL SPEEDWAY Top Image: Buddy Rogers circa 1970s from Freddy Clark/MRM Racing Photo CARTERSVILLE, GA | Sept. 4, 2014 - After a rainout last Sunday night, America’s first “Factory Backed and Factory Built” dirt late model series, the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series, will try again this Saturday night with the $4,400-to-win $400-to-start 6th Annual Buddy Rogers Memorial 44 Presented By West Chevrolet at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN. The 6th Annual Buddy Rogers Memorial Presented by West Chevrolet for the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series honors the memory of the East Tennessee Hall of Fame driver. The race distance of 44 laps and the winner’s share of $4,400 recognizes Rogers’ car number. In addition to the special winner’s share in the 6th Annual Buddy Rogers Memorial 44, a generous payout will be paid throughout the field as follows: 1. $4,400 2. $2,200 3. $1,100 4. $1,000 5. $800 6. $700 7. $600 8. $550 9. $500 10. $475 11. $450 12. $425 13-24. $400 The star-studded field will be led by point leader Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN, who is holds a 16-point lead in the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series battle for the $10,000 National Championship over Tyler Crowder of Lamont, FL. Johnson and Crowder finished one-two respectively at Tazewell Speedway on June 14. Jake Knowles of Tyrone, GA will compete at the 6th Annual Buddy Rogers Memorial 44 looking for his second win of the season. Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL, Jadon Frame of Winchester, TN and Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS will rekindle their battle for the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series Rookie of the Year Award. Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA will be looking for his second Chevy Super Series Tazewell Speedway win on Saturday night. Turner captured a spectacular win after a three-wide battle for the lead within the tight confines of Tazewell Speedway that race fans are still talking about. Also expected for the Buddy Rogers Memorial 44 are Jacob Grizzle of Blairsville, GA, Lavon Sparks of Phenix City, AL, Mark Dowdy of Waterloo, AL, David Brannon of Elora, TN, Mack McCarter of Gatlinburg, TN, Brandon Williams of Crossville, TN, J.R. Moseley of Phenix City, AL, and Matthew Summers of Winchester, TN. Among the local Tazewell Speedway favorites will be Brad Hall of Knoxville, TN, and Brian Shockley of Thorn Hill, TN, who will be making his first start with the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series. The Chevy Super Series dirt late models are powered by the all-aluminum Chevrolet Performance CT 525 Racing Engine based on the production LS 3 Engine that is under the hood of the Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Camaro and the Chevrolet SS available at Chevrolet dealerships world-wide like West Chevrolet in Alcoa, TN on the Airport Motor Mile. Brad Hall will have his West Chevrolet dirt late model on display on Friday at West Chevrolet in Alcoa, TN on the Airport Motor Mile. People can see up close and side-by-side that Hall’s race car and a new Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette, and the Chevrolet SS have the same LS 3 Production Engine under the hood. They will also be offering free race tickets. While the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series brings the Tazewell Speedway race fans close, fast racing, the drivers of the Chevy Super Series bring one more thing to the fans before the races even begin that they are not used to seeing – themselves and their race cars in the Chevy Fan Zone. The drivers will bring their race cars to the fans in the grandstand area of Tazewell Speedway before the races begin in the Chevy Fan Zone. Race fans can meet the drivers and see their super dirt late model race cars up close and personal. Drivers will have autographed Hero Cards and there will also be special dirt late coloring books for the kids. There will also be Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series apparel available for purchase that the drivers will autograph. Race fans can see the Chevrolet LS 3 engines that power the race cars of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series, the same engine that is equipped in a passenger car they can purchase at West Chevrolet, and other Chevrolet dealerships world-wide to drive to the track. This is something that is not seen in any other dirt racing series. On Saturday, the pit gate opens at 4 p.m. and the grandstand gate opens at 5 p.m. Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series Pre-Race Registration and Technical Inspection will be from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Chevy Fan Zone will be open in the Grandstand area from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Drivers Meeting is set for 7 p.m. with racing scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tazewell Speedway is located three miles northwest of Tazewell, TN off U.S. Highway 25E at 1400 Bacchus Road, Tazewell, TN 37879. For more information call 423-626-2222, or visit their web site at: tazewellspeedway.net
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:29:09 +0000
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