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South Georgia (GA) Motorsports Park is back on the ASA Late Model Series
Southern Division schedule with the third race of the 2007 season!Posted
February 5th, 2007
By ASA Late Model Series
Lexington, Michigan (02/16/2007): As the 2007 season for the ASA Late Model
Series Presented by GM Performance Parts draws closer, the ASALMS Southern
Division is preparing for a much anticipated season as the second year series
has found a home down South. Based on the 2007 schedule, the drivers and
teams of the ASALMS South will visit some immaculate facilities that rival their
counterparts in the ASALMS Northern Division.
The cars and stars of the ASALMS Southern Division will visit the great state of
Georgia on three occasions with the middle appearance slated for Saturday June
2, 2007 at the beautiful South Georgia (GA) Motorsports Park, located 30
minuted North of the Florida/Georgia border in Cecil, Georgia for the running of
the South Georgia 125. The third race of the 2007 season for the ASALMS
Southern Division.
“South Georgia Motorsports Park is just an awesome facility and if last years race
was any indication, the great fans in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida are
in for a real treat.” Remarked ASALMS Co-Founder/President, Ron Varney. “Our
ASALMS Southern Division is going to be a great series to watch in 2007 in
addition to the Challenge and Northern Divisions, I’m really looking forward to this
season, is it March yet?” Asked Varney.
“This is our second time hosting the ASALMS Southern Division we are very
excited about having them back at our track.” Stated Richard Hall, Director of
Operations for the SGMP. “The 2006 race showed some great racing from up
and coming young talent that many people will see on TV in the next few years
and we’re looking forward to the return appearance by the ASALMS Southern
Division, it should be another great show!” Hall added.
In the ASALMS Southern Divisions’ lone appearance at SGMP back on July 3,
2006, the special the Fourth of July Weekend saw the ASALMS Southern
Division invade for an extended distance 125-lap Feature on Monday of the
holiday weekend. In the Firecracker 125, Josh Hamner and Bo Miller started on
the front row of the 125-lap feature and throughout the extended laps feature on
a hot Southern Georgia evening, the two stout freshman battled throughout the
event as Hamner paced the field for the first 22 laps.
Miller took the top spot on lap 23 and fended off challenge after challenge from
Hamner and then it all came together on lap 122 when the two stout Southern
pilots touched battling for the lead and ended up in the turn one wall. Landon
Cassill, who was reeling in both leaders in an attempt to make it a three car battle
for the Firecracker 125 win, would inherit the lead with three laps to go.
The 16-year-old at the time, now 17 and signed with NASCAR powerhouse,
Hendrick Motorsports, would make no mistake in holding off a late charge from
both Jay Middleton and Matt Hawkins to score his first career ASALMS Southern
Division Feature win. Middleton finished second while Matt Hawkins, Dillon Oliver,
and 14-year-old Spencer Taylor were the Top Five. Cassill also established the
ASALMS track record earlier in the afternoon in Qualifying by turning an 18.579
lap around the 0.500 Mile Progressively Banked D-Shaped Oval.
Beginning their third year of operation, the South Georgia Motorsports Park has
hosted the USAR Hooters Pro Cup series as well as the PRA Big Cars Series (the
former USAC Silver Crown machines) as last season, NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver,
Ryan Newman won the PRA Series’ lone appearance at the 0.500 Mile
Progressively Banked D-Shaped Oval.
In addition, SGMP has been a testing facility for several NASCAR Nextel Cup
teams and the new Cars of Tomorrow (COT). Beginning on March 17, 2007, the
McDonald’s Super Series begins with a regular racing program of Outlaw Late
Models, as well as Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, and Thunder and Lightning
Divisions on a bi weekly basis.
SGMP will once again host the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series on two occasions
as well as the PRA Big Cars Series, the National Vintage Racing Association, and
of course the ASALMS Southern Division’s third race of the 2007 season.
The ½ mile has an elevation of 242 Feet Above Sea Level while the width ranges
from 60-70 Feet wide with Concrete retainer walls all around the oval. Using the
AMB Transponders Timing System, SGMP is lighted with quality Musco Lighting
and a state of the art scoreboard from Daktronics. There’s a paved pit road with
40 concrete pit stalls as SGMP has a seating capacity of over 5,000 patrons.
SGMP is located in the great state of Georgia in Cook County, 12 miles North of
Valdosta, Georgia off of I-75 at Exit 32, just 30 minutes North of the
Florida/Georgia border. For more information, please call 1 (229) 896-7000. For
testing information and to schedule a test, please call: 1 (229) 460-5537 or log
onto the tracks website at: South Georgia Motorsports Park
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