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“20-Year-Old to Drive One of the Southeast’s Premier Super Late Models in CRA Event”

CONCORD, NC (September 13, 2011) – One of the hottest young drivers in the Southeast has partnered up with one of the most successful Super Late Model teams over recent seasons in the same region.

Twenty-year-old Kannapolis, North Carolina native Daniel Hemric has been tapped by Woodstock, Georgia-based car owners Jake and Deanna Carswell to drive their number-98 Super Late Model in Saturday’s Easy Racers 100 CRA Super Series special event at Jefferson, Georgia’s Gresham Motorsports Park.

“I can’t express just how thankful and appreciative I am for Jake and Deanna to give me a shot in their car this weekend at Gresham,” said Hemric. “They have a really strong team with a lot of years together. I’m excited to get a chance to surround myself with everyone at Carswell Motorsports and I’m really looking forward to the opportunity.”

The seat in the Carswell 98 recently opened when Justin Wakefield, who had driven the blue-painted machine since the team was formed in 2003, retired from the ride in order to spend more time with his growing family. Over the years, the Carswells’ 98 machine went to victory lane five times in PASS South competition, which is tied for second-most in the series’ history. In one of the last times it was at Gresham Motorsports Park, home of Saturday’s event, the 98 went to victory lane with Wakefield behind the wheel in last November’s prestigious World Crown 300.

Now, Hemric is hoping to give the Carswell team continued success in this fresh start.

“They’ve had a lot of success with Justin and he took their car to victory lane many times. When you get the opportunity like this to surround yourself with strong people, it can only make you better. That’s why I’m looking forward to this opportunity and hopefully together we can have a good, strong run at Gresham.”

Hemric is a winner this season in Super Late Model competition during February’s World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing competition at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida, a fast, high-banked half-mile track like Gresham Motorsports Park. He also has run well and contended for victories in other Pro and Super Late Model events as well as in a few starts in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

The former Legends Car National Champion and 2010 winner of the Legends Million event now hopes to continue a strong season in his first start with Carswell Motorsports against a tough field of Super Late Models.

“I ran a Pro Late Model there at Gresham out of Jeff Fultz’s shop during the World Crown weekend last year and we ran pretty well (Hemric finished fifth). The game plan this time is just like every time I go to the race track; to run up front. I know the car will be there. Their equipment is top-notch. It’s just a matter of me getting the job done.

“I’m just excited to get down there and make some laps first off, then hopefully work with those guys to keep building speed in order to go out and compete for the win. Most importantly, just to have such a successful team bringing me into their organization for this race is a real honor.”

The $5,000-to-win Easy Racers 100 is a special event for the CRA Super Series Super Late Models at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Georgia. Feature racing is set for 7pm ET on Saturday, September 17th.

For more information on Daniel Hemric be sure to visit the all-new DanielHemric.com.

- 51 Sports Press Release