NASCAR Camping World Series Returns To South Boston this Weekend


The NASCAR Camping World Series East is slated to make its third annual
visit to historic South Boston (Va.) Speedway this Saturday, May 30.

South Boston, which has produced up-and-coming stock car racing talent for
more than five decades, will welcome NASCAR's top developmental series  to
its .400-mile banked oval for the series' fourth race of the year.

Current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Jeff Burton and Elliott Sadler got
their start at South Boston, and a number of drivers in this year's South
Boston 150 will look for success at the iconic track to help advance their
careers.

Peyton Sellers, who earned the 2005 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
national crown on the strength of his track title at South Boston, is the
latest success story.

"There is a lot of history there," Sellers said. "A lot of big names have
come from there. It produces winners."
Sellers parlayed his South Boston success into a full-time ride in the
NASCAR Camping World Series East in 2007 and 2008. He now competes
part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Current NASCAR Camping World Series East Sunoco Rookie of the Year
frontrunners Brett Moffitt and Alan Tardiff will get their first shot at
South Boston this weekend. Both have run up front in their first three
outings this year and could be contenders in their debut at the track.

The South Boston 150 will also serve as the coming out party for a pair of
development drivers. Max Gresham is slated to make his debut for Joe Gibbs
Racing in the No. 18 Toyota while Richard Childress Racing's Ty Dillon is
set to make his inaugural NASCAR Camping World Series East start in the
No. 3 Chevrolet. Dillon is the grandson of Childress, and the younger
brother of 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series East Sunoco Rookie of the
Year, Austin Dillon, who has piloted the No. 3 in the previous two races.

While a number of young drivers will garner attention at South Boston,
there is a group of veterans that should not be overlooked. Matt Kobyluck,
the defending NASCAR Camping World Series East champion, won the series'
inaugural race at South Boston in 2007 and is third in the standings
through three races. Eddie MacDonald, who is currently second in points,
finished fourth last year at South Boston and is a consistent frontrunner
at short tracks. Points leader Jody Lavender should also be a factor with
top-five finishes in both short track races this year.

"South Boston is a fun race track. It's fast. You can run two-wide through
the corners. It's been a fun place to go and the fans have been great. We
look forward to going back."
-- Matt Kobyluck
Kobyluck won the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Series East event at South
Boston in 2007.

"It's kind of like the East Coast version of Toyota Speedway at Irwindale
(Calif.). It's got three grooves you can run, but you'll only see two-wide
racing there. It is just a great, fun track to run. There is a lot of
history there." -- Peyton Sellers
Sellers earned the South Boston track title and the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series national championship in 2005.



Action on the track for the South Boston 150 on Saturday is set to get
underway with practice at Noon and the green flag is slated to drop at 7
p.m. For ticket and event information, please visit South Boston's Web
site: southbostonspeedway.com.

News & Notes
The Race . The South Boston 150 is the fourth event in an 11-race schedule
this year for the NASCAR Camping World Series East, and the only trip to
Virginia. This is the third year in a row that South Boston has played
host to the NASCAR Camping World Series East.
The Procedure . The starting field is 30 cars, including provisionals. The
first 26 cars will qualify through two-lap time trials. The remaining four
spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be
150 laps (60 miles).
The Track . South Boston Speedway is a .400-mile banked asphalt oval. This
year marks the 52nd season that South Boston has held auto racing. The
track opened in 1957 as a quarter-mile dirt oval and became a
NASCAR-sanctioned venue in 1960. The track was expanded to .375 miles and
paved in 1962, and was reconfigured further in 1994 to .400 miles, its
current layout.
Race Winners . The inaugural visit for the NASCAR Camping World Series
East to South Boston saw Matt Kobyluck reach Victory Lane in 2007. Brian
Ickler won the second installment a year ago.
Pole Winners . Hometown favorite Peyton Sellers laid down the fastest
qualifying lap in the first two years of the NASCAR Camping World Series
event at South Boston when he turned the circuit in 15.582 seconds (92.424
mph) in 2007. Ricky Carmichael captured the Coors Light Pole Award last
year.


Home Tracks: South Boston Tradition
This year marks the 52nd season that South Boston has held auto racing.
The venerable track opened in 1957 as a quarter-mile dirt oval and became
a NASCAR-sanctioned venue in 1960. The track was expanded to .375 miles
and paved in 1962, and was reconfigured further in 1994 to .400 miles, its
current layout.

South Boston, which held 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races from 1960-71
and 35 NASCAR Nationwide Series events from 1982-2000, has seen a number
of its weekly competitors graduate on to success on a national level
including Ward and Jeff Burton, Hermie and Elliott Sadler, Geoff Bodine
and Stacy Compton.

In 2005 Peyton Sellers captured the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
national title while running at South Boston. He has since competed in
NASCAR Camping World Series and now drives part-time in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series.

South Boston currently promotes four divisions of its NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series weekly program on Saturday nights: Late Models,
Limited Sportsman, Pure Stocks and Southern Vintage Modifieds.