CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL has signed on with the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series for the 2010 season. Drivers in the North Alabama Speedway NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model Division will compete for a track point fund and a Regional point fund during the 2010 season.

The 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Regional season will run from April 2, 2010 through October 3, 2010. During this 27-week season, drivers may earn Regional points in up to 24 events with their top 16 finishes counting towards their season Regional point total.

Drivers at North Alabama Speedway will compete with drivers at other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series tracks for Regional points. The top ten drivers in each Region will be invited to the 5th Annual NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Fall Nationals at the end of the 2010 season, and compete in the Race of Regions.

“Dirt Late Models powered by the GM Performance sealed engines are growing in popularity among weekly racers, and have proven to more economical for both the racers and the tracks,” North Alabama Speedway promoter Jeff Greer said. “We’re excited to be a part of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series in 2010.”

The top ten drivers in the North Alabama Speedway NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model Division, excluding those drivers that place in the top ten of the Regional points, will also be invited to compete in the Fall Nationals race. The 2010 North Alabama Speedway NeSmith Chevrolet WRS Late Model Champion will also compete in the Race of Champions at the Fall Nationals.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Models are powered by the economical GM Performance 604 and 602 engines that are built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. The engines can be purchased at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA with free next day delivery in the Southeastern United States.

The 400-horsepower aluminum-head 604 engine costs right at $5,300 and the 350-horsepower 602 engine costs right at $3,300, and get a 150-pound weight break. The race cars will also be shod with economical Hoosier Race Tires. For more information about the purchase of GM Performance 604 and 60 engines, contact NeSmith Chevrolet at 877-497-3624, or visit their web site at www.nesmithnow.com.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series gives its tracks and competitors maintenance, technical, and public relations support. Should the GM Performance engines need to be repaired, the work can be done through the series’ network of authorized rebuilders. They can break the factory seals, repair the engines, and reseal them. The series keeps a database of repairs to insure the legality of the engines, in that stay within the specifications and tolerances set by the factory.

North Alabama Speedway has hosted two NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring events over the past five years, with National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame inductee and the series’ all-time win leader Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN taking two of his 11 career wins at North Alabama Speedway in 2005 and 2008.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour will return to North Alabama Speedway in 2010 on a date to be announced in the coming weeks.

“Jeff Greer and North Alabama Speedway have played an important role in the development of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, having hosted a National Touring event during our first season in 2005,” NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Founder and Director Mike Vaughn said. “We’re looking forward to working with Jeff, his staff, and his competitors in 2010 as a part of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series in giving them technical and public relations support.”

For more information about North Alabama Speedway visit the track web site at www.northalabamaspeedway.com. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and Weekly Racing Series, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.