SOUTH BOSTON, VA :: 47 drivers have been invited to the 2014 Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at South Boston Speedway. Those invitees include champions, top five Late Model Stock Car finishers from last year’s race at Richmond International Raceway, top finishers from the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 at Martinsville and top finishers in points in Virginia.
If any of the 47 drivers turn down an invitation, their spots will be filled by drivers on an alternate roster. 15 drivers have been optioned on the alternate roster. Lynn Carroll and the Denny Hamlin Foundation have contacted each of the drivers and a handful of drivers are questionable. Only the selected alternate drivers can take a place of invitees who turn down an invitation to compete. These invitees will race alongside some of NASCAR racing’s superstars including Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Timothy Peters and others.
Invitees |
| National Champion |
| 1. Lee Pulliam |
| Top Finishers in the NWAAS final National Championship Points |
| 1. Deac McCaskill (2nd) |
| 2. Keith Rocco (3rd) * |
| 3. Ryan Preece (4th) * |
| 4. Craig Von Dohren (5th) * |
| 5. Duane Howard (6th) * |
| Top 5 State/Canadian Provincial Champions |
| 1. C E Falk, III |
| 2. Tommy Lemons, Jr |
| 3. Woody Pitkat * |
| 4. Jeff Strunk * |
| 5. Chad Finchum * |
| Virginia Track Champions |
| 1. Austin Thaxton (2nd) |
| 2. Peyton Sellers (2nd) |
| 3. Nick Smith (2nd) |
| Top 5 Finishers in NWAAS Virginia State points |
| 1.Matt Bowling |
| 2. Matt Waltz |
| 3. Greg Edwards |
| 4. Bobby McCarty |
| 5. Casey Wyatt |
| Past NWAAS National Champion |
| Phillip Morris |
| Top 5 Late Model Finishers in 2013 Denny Hamlin Short Track Event |
| 1. Ronnie Bassett, Jr (4th) |
| 2. David Garbo (6th) |
| 3. Dillon Bassett (7th) |
| 4. Anderson Bowen (8th) * |
| 5. Gray Gaulding (12th) |
| Top 5 Finishers in the 2013 Martinsville “Virginia is for Racing Lovers” Event |
| 1. Dennis Setzer (3rd) * |
| 2. Blake Stallings (4th) |
| 3. Ryan Stiltner (5th) |
| 4. Wayne Ramsey (6th) |
| 5. Brenden Queen (7th) |
| DHF Invitees |
| 1. Bruce Anderson |
| 2. Dustin Storm |
| 3 Ronald Hill |
| 4. Josh Oakley |
| 5. Doug Godsey |
| 6. Eddie Johnson |
| 7. Jeremy Burns |
| 8. David Polenz |
| 9. Kaz Grala |
| 10. Frank Deiny, Jr |
| 14. Greg Fernandez |
| 12. Brad Eddy |
| 13. Brian Pembelton |
| 14. Bugs Hairfield |
| 15. Dude Gibbs |
| 16. Mark Wertz |
| 17. Scott Turlington |
| Alternate Invitees |
| George Brunhozel, III |
| Lin O’Neil |
| Myatt Snider |
| Peyton Ryan |
| Quin Houff |
| Steven Berry |
| Trey Hutchens |
| Rusty Skews |
| Alex Yontz |
| Austin Hill |
| Chris Hopkins |
| Josh Berry |
| Matt McCall |
| Shayne Lockhart |
| Dennis Holdren |
* Denotes questionable driver
