JULY 5,
2015
Payne Leads Southern Nationals Bonus Series into
Tri-County Race Track This Thursday, July 9
David
Payne of nearby Murphy, N.C. currently leads the points in the
Southern Nationals Bonus Series by Collins Signs as they roll
into Tri-County Race Track this Thursday Night for the Annual
Independence Championship race. Payne leads Cedartown, GA driver
Austin Smith by just four markers heading into this Thursday
Night July 9th. Smith, who won a few weeks ago at the race track
located in Brasstown, NC, is the defending Perfect Attendance
champion of all three tours from last season.
The Southern Nationals Bonus Series will take
to the Western North Carolina oval at Tri-County Race Track
during the Independence Championship special racing for $3,000-to-win
and $300-to-start. The Crate Late Models ($800-to-win), Interstate
Welding Modified Street ($400-to-win), Street Stocks ($300-to-win)
and the Pony class ($300-to-win) will all be racing during the
night’s activities. A Fireworks show will light up the
evening sky during intermission. On July 9th at Tri-County the
pit gates open at 4:00 pm, grandstand gates swing open at 5:00
pm and the drivers meeting will be at 7:00 pm with hot laps
to follow. Adult general admission is $18.00 while Adult pit
passes are $30.00.
The series is looking forward to a mega event
coming up on Saturday Night July 18th at Richmond (Ky.) Raceway
as the tour will sanction the 28th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels
Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial race paying
$10,028-to-win and $500-to-start. The track will host a tune-up
event this Saturday July 11th paying $2,000-to-win and the winner
has a guaranteed starting spot in the “Butterball”
Memorial. An open practice session will also be held at Richmond
on Friday Night July 17th.
The Southern Nationals Bonus Series made two
previous visits to Tri-County Race Track in 2014 with Casey
Roberts of Toccoa, Ga. taking both events wins that came during
the Independence Day Championship race in July and the Tarheel
50 in October. The events that were scheduled for March 27,
May 25 and July 3 were cancelled due to rain.
Randy Weaver dominated the season opening event
for the Southern Nationals Bonus Series on March 21st at Boyd’s
(Ga.) Speedway claiming the $4,000 payday over Donald McIntosh,
Jason Hiett, Bub McCool and David Payne.
Shane Clanton won the most recent series event
on July 4th at Senoia (Ga.) Raceway during his father’s
Memorial race over Joe Armistead Jr., Mark Whitener, Clint Smith
and Austin Smith.
The Southern Nationals Bonus Series by Collins
Signs will utilize the following Tire Rule for Tri-County: American
Racer 44, 48 & 56 and Hoosier 1300, 1350 & 1600. At
each Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals, Schaeffer’s
Oil Southern Nationals and Southern Nationals Bonus Series event
in 2015, the highest finishing CT525 engine in the main event
will receive a $200 bonus and the highest finishing Steel Head/SPEC
engine will also receive a $200 bonus.
Further information on the Tri-County Race Track
can be obtained by calling the track Hotline at (828) 837-3815
or Ray Cook (@RayCook53) at (828) 360-5353 or log on to www.TriCountyRaceTrack.com
.
Further information on the Spring Nationals,
Southern Nationals and Southern Nationals Bonus Series can be
obtained by calling Promoter Ray Cook at (828) 360-5353 or Series
P.R. Coordinator Chris Tilley at (606) 219-1723 or visit the
official website located at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com
.
Southern Nationals Bonus Series/Tri-County Payoff:
1) $3,000, 2) $1,500, 3) $1,000, 4) $900, 5) $800, 6) $700,
7) $600, 8) $550, 9) $500, 10) $480, 11) $460, 12) $440, 13)
$420, 14) $400, 15) $380, 16) $360, 17) $340, 18) $320, 19)
$300, 20) $300, 21) $300, 22) $300.
Current Southern Nationals Bonus Series
Points (after July 4th)
1. David Payne-372 (Murphy, NC)
2. Austin Smith-368 (Cedartown, GA)
3. Randy Weaver-200 (Crossville, TN)
3. Shane Clanton-200 (Zebulon, GA)
5. Donald McIntosh-196 (Dawsonville, GA)
5. Joe Armistead Jr.-196 (Senoia, GA)
7. Jason Hiett-194 (Oxford, AL)
7. Mark Whitener-194 (Middleburg, FL)
9. Clint Smith-192 (Senoia, GA)
9. Bub McCool-192 (Vicksburg, MS)
Upcoming Southern Nationals Bonus Series
Races & Winners:
March 21-Boyd’s Speedway-Ringgold, GA (Randy Weaver)
July 4-Senoia Raceway-Senoia, GA (Shane Clanton)
July 9-Tri-County Race Track-Brasstown, NC-$3,000 to win
July 18-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-$10,028 to win
