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Story By: RYAN DELPH / SPRING NATIONALS SERIES – TAZEWELL, TN – The third round of the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and fueled by Sunoco takes place this Saturday night, March 30 at the bad-fast Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tennessee.
The 4th edition of the Lil’ Bill Corum Memorial will be held at “The Taz” on Saturday and a $21,000 paycheck once again awaits the winner. In the three previous versions of the contest, Jonathan Davenport (’21), Chris Madden (’22), and Dale McDowell (’23) emerged victorious to collect the victor spoils.
Ethan Dotson, of Bakersfield, California, captured the Spring Nationals lid lifter at Waycross (GA) Motor Speedway back on February 29 and currently sits atop the point standings. Ryan Gustin, Donald McIntosh, Pearson Lee Williams, and Clay Harris also find themselves inside of the top five early in the Spring Nationals season. With events rained out at Swainsboro (GA) Raceway and Senoia (GA) Raceway back on March 1-2, the second round of the miniseries will take place on Friday, March 29 at I-75 Raceway ahead of the scheduled trip to “The Taz.”
Along with the $21,000 first place prize money offered in the Lil’ Bill Corum Memorial, a $2,100 Fast Time Award courtesy of Toyota Knoxville is also up for grabs for drivers that pre-entered by March 23, 2024. The drivers that are currently eligible for the extra bonus money are Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Brandon Overton, Dale McDowell, Ethan Dotson, David Payne, Austin Neely, Steve Smith, Brandon Williams, and John Llewellyn. Please keep in mind that some pre-entries may still be in the mail, as they were to be postmarked by March 23 to be eligible. Also, drivers do not have to pre-enter to compete for the $21,000 payday this Saturday at Tazewell Speedway.
The pit gates will swing open at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 30, while the hillside grandstands will start to allow patrons into Tazewell Speedway starting at 5:00pm. The Drivers Meeting is set for 6:00pm and Hot Laps are scheduled for 6:45pm. Adult admission into the grandstands is $30.00, while children ages nine and under will be admitted for FREE. Pit admission will be $45.00 for adults and $35.00 for kids ages twelve and under.
Joining the Super Late Models at Tazewell on Saturday will be the Sportsman ($1,000 to win), Street Stock ($600 to win), and Classic Car ($600 to win) divisions. Tazewell Speedway is located at 1400 Bacchus Road in Tazewell, Tennessee 37879.
The Spring Nationals tire rule in 2024 is Hoosier Racing Tire NLMT 2, 3, 4 and American Racer Tire 44, 48, Pro3/56, Pro4. Body rules and the Droop Rule will be the same as those agreed on by both the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series – among others. The entry fee will be $150.00 and transponders will be available to rent. Any driver not advancing into the feature field will receive $75.00 in tow money.
