APRIL 4, 2014
Rain Postpones Tri-County Spring Nationals to Thursday, April 10; Smoky Mountain Still a GO!
The third time will be a charm for the Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals Series by Schaeffer’s Oil at Tri-County Race Track, but due to a major storm system that is still moving across the Southeast, track promoter Ray Cook has been forced to postpone tonight's event yet again to its new date of Thursday night, April 10. This will set up for three great races in the North Carolina/Tennessee area next week, as the World of Outlaws Late Models Series will sanction a pair of shows on Friday, April 11 at Duck River (TN) Raceway Park and at Tazewell (TN) Speedway on Saturday evening, April 12. Both venues are part of the Southern Nationals family of tracks.

The Saturday night, April 5 Spring Nationals Series program at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee is still a go, as the storm system is scheduled to move across the region and be out of the area by Friday evening. The event will pay $6,000 to win for the Spring Nationals Late Models, while the American Modified Series and Limited Late Models will be the supporting divisions tomorrow night.

The Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee will host the tour for Round #3 on Saturday night, April 5 paying $6,000 to win / $500 to start - a race which is presented by East Tennessee Auto Outlet. In addition to the Ray Cook-promoted tour, the American Modified Series will also be in attendance paying $3,000 to win and the Limited Late Models will race for $1,000 to win. In 2013, Tommy Kerr of Maryville, Tennessee claimed the Spring Nationals victory at Smoky Mountain in the Super Late Models over Jonathan Davenport and Vic Hill while Bryan Barber of Buffalo, Kentucky claimed the AMS-sanctioned Modified win.

On Saturday, April 5 at Smoky Mountain Speedway, the pit gates will swing open at 1:00 pm and grandstand/tier parking gates opening at 4:00 pm with driver's meeting slated for around 6:00 pm and hot laps will follow. Adult general admission is $20.00 with children 6-11 being $5.00 and children five and under admitted free. Adult tier parking is $25.00, children 6-11 years of age are $10.00 with children five and under admitted free. Adult pit passes are $35.00 while its $15.00 for children 11 and under.

The Smoky Mountain Speedway is located at 809 Brickmill Road in Maryville, TN 37801. The track phone number is (865) 856-8989. You can obtain further information on Smoky Mountain Speedway by logging on to www.smokymountainspeedway.com. Be a follower of Smoky Mountain Speedway on Twitter by following @SMOKYMTNSPEED.

Further information on the Old Man's Garage Spring Nationals Series by Schaeffer's Oil can be obtained by logging on to the official series website located at www.southernnationalsseries.com.

Spring Nationals Series Smoky Mountain $6,000 to win purse (50 Laps): 1) $6,000, 2) $3,000, 3) $1,800, 4) $1,200, 5) $1,000, 6) $900, 7) $800, 8) $700, 9) $680, 10) $660, 11) $640, 12) $620, 13) $600, 14) $580, 15) $560, 16) $540, 17) $520, 18) $500, 19) $500, 20) $500, 21) $500, 22) $500

Current Spring Nationals Series Points (after March 15th):
1. Chris Madden-200 (Gray Court, SC)
2. Scott Bloomquist-196 (Mooresburg, TN)
3. Eric Wells-194 (Hazard, KY)
4. Mike Marlar-192 (Winfield, TN)
5. Casey Roberts-190 (Toccoa, GA)
6. Billy Ogle Jr.-188 (Knoxville, TN)
7. Chad Ogle-186 (Sevierville, TN)
8. Donald McIntosh-184 (Dawsonville, GA)
9. Jimmy Owens-182 (Newport, TN)
10. Michael Chilton-180 (Salvisa, KY)
10. Stacy Boles-180 (Clinton, TN)
12. Vic Hill-176 (Mosheim, TN)
13. Victor Lee-174 (Stanford, KY)
14. Mack McCarter-172 (Gatlinburg, TN)
15. David Payne-170 (Murphy, NC)

Spring Nationals Event Winners:
Jimmy Owens-Newport, TN (Volunteer Speedway) March 14th
Chris Madden-Gray Court, SC (Volunteer Speedway) March 15th

Upcoming April Spring Nationals Races:
Saturday, April 5-Smoky Mountain Speedway-Maryville, TN-$6,000 to win
Thursday, April 10-Tri-County Race Track-Brasstown, NC-$4,000 to win
Thursday, April 17-201 Speedway-Sitka, KY-$4,000 to win
Friday, April 18-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-$4,000 to win
Saturday, April 19-Florence Speedway-Union, KY-$5,000 to win