Matt Hirschman, Jonathan Brown And Bobby Labonte Are Guaranteed Starters For North-South Shootout

(Press release from North-South Shootout)

Three drivers have locked in guaranteed starting spots for the 19^th Annual “John Blewett Memorial North-South Shootout” in Memory of Charles Kepley.

Matt Hirschman locked up his spot way back on July 24^th with a win in the “SBM X 125” at star Speedway.  Hirschman led a stellar field to the line at Star.  Matt, Ryan Preece and Ron Silk also shared in $500.00 in bonus cash posted by NSS Promoter, Darren Hackett as the drivers running 1-2-3 on lap 76 of the 125 lapper. 

That bonus cash is part of $4,000.00 posted by Hackett for the drivers running in those top three spots in eight qualifying events in the north and south.  Another $2,000.00 in “Lap 76” cash is posted for the NSS with the highest running eligible drivers splitting the cash with $1,000.00 going to the top runner and $600.00 to second and $400.00 to third.

In addition to the event at Star Speedway in July, other qualifiers for the northern Modifieds include the 71^st Annual “Race of Champions” at Lake Erie Speedway on September 26^th, the “King of the Green” at evergreen speedway on October 17^th and the “Haunted Hundred” at Seekonk Speedway on October 23^rd.

In the south, Jonathan “John Boy” Brown has been on a hot streak in NSS qualifying events.  Brown sealed the deal at Bowman Gray Stadium on August 21at Bowman Gray stadium.  Brown took the win in the season ending event to claim his spot in the NSS starting lineup.  Brown, John Holleman IV and Burt Myers split the bonus cash at Bowman Gray and punched their ticket for eligibility in the NSS “Lap 76” cash.  

Brown followed his win at BGS with a win at Caraway Speedway on September 11 Night of Remembrance “Open Wheel Thunder” night.  Since Brown was already qualified for the NSS, the guaranteed spot will go to Bobby Labonte.  Labonte had already expressed some interest in running the “Shootout” and the guaranteed spot helps the team to make a final decision soon.  Brown, Labonte and Jeremy Gerstner split the “Lap 76” bonus cash at Caraway.

There are currently eight drivers eligible for the “Lap 76” bonus cash.  Hirschman, Preece and Silk from the northeast and Brown, Holleman, Burt Myers, Labonte and Gerstner from the south.

The remaining NSS qualifying events in the south are Saturday, September 18th night at Dominion Raceway in Thornburg, VA and the “SMART Chevrolet 99” on October 2^nd at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA.  

The 19^th Annual “John Blewett Memorial North-South Shootout in Memory of Charles Kepley takes place on November 4^th through the 6^th at Caraway speedway near Asheboro, NC.

For more information on the event check us at www.carawayspeedway.com or the Caraway Speedway or North-South Shootout face book pages.