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06-20-2011, 03:19 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 12 of the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series turned out to be a special Father’s Day Weekend with several drivers presenting their Dad’s an early gift. Pierce McCarter of Sevierville, TN, Jamey Boland of Cuba, AL, and Cody Kierre of Beebe, AR grabbed their first wins of the season in Week 12 competition.
McCarter picked up the first dirt late model win of his career on Thursday night in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region action in front of a packed house at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN driving the McCarter Farms Special. McCarter was in the right place, at the right time to win the race.
David Crabtree of Maryville, TN led the first 29 laps of the 30-lap race, with Greg Martin of Oliver Springs, TN right on his heels. Martin dove to the bottom of the race track in the first turn of the last lap and tried to slide up in front of Crabtree to take the lead, but came up short, as he slid into Crabtree, sending them both spinning to the infield.
McCarter was riding in the third spot after a race-long battle with Jason Welsham of Madisonville, TN for the position. Crabtree did a 360 degree spin and kept rolling before the caution flag came out, but during the caution period, he had a left-rear tire going flat. Crabtree elected to ride it out with the flat tire, and restarted in the lead followed by McCarter and Kayne Hickman of Soddy Daisy, TN.
The green-white-checkered restart saw the front trio go three-wide into turn one with McCarter on the inside, Crabtree’s wounded machine in the middle, and Hickman on the outside. McCarter took the lead down the backstretch, and he held off Hickman for the win.
Jake Teague of Oliver Springs, TN finished third, and the winner’s younger brother Mack McCarter of Sevierville, TN made 411 Motor Speedway owner Mitch McCarter an extra proud papa with a fourth-place finish. Brad Coffey of Maryville, TN rounded out the top five, and Crabtree hung on for an eighth-place finish.
Second generation driver Boland gave his dad, seven-time Mississippi State dirt late model champion Mike Boland, an early Father’s Day present with his first career win on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region competition.
Boland’s win also kept Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL on top of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge point standings by one point over GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR. Trak-Star Race Cars is the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet WRS Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion, and GRT Race Cars is looking for their fourth title.
Kierre gave his dad Mike Kierre an early Father’s Day present on Saturday night with his first win of the season at Drew County Speedway in Monticello, AR driving the K&E Racing Special to move himself into the top 20 in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings.
Week 12 of the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season also saw four drivers pick up their fifth wins of the season.
Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL drove the Maher Motorsports GRT to his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL. Maher is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings with 510 points.
Chandler Petty of Austin, AR grabbed his fifth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region win of the season on Friday night at Malden Speedway in Malden, MO driving the Whistle Stop Barbeque Rocket. Petty moved up to the 11th spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 473 points, just five points outside the top 10.
Another Razorback driver, Travis Ashley of Batesville, AR collected his fifth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region win of the season on Saturday night at NEA Speedway in Harrisburg, AR driving the Bad Boy Mowers GRT. The win was Ashley’s fourth straight in NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region competition.
Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL raced to his fifth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region win of the season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS driving the Century Dedicated, Inc. Trak-Star. “J-Mac” is currently fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 530 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Week 12 action, the first and second-place drivers in the OMG East Region point standings raced to a one-two finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL with Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL picking up his second win of the season in the Adam Gauldin Racing GRT.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region point leader Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL finished second to Gauldin on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. Elkins has 599 points, and Gauldin is 33 points behind with a total of 566 points.
Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA took his third NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region win of the season on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA driving the PW Performance GRT. The win moved Darda up to the 12th spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS OMG East Region point standings.
Following Elkins and Gauldin in the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings are Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL with 546 points, Doug Ludwig of Grantville, GA with 537 points, Russ Ogletree of Phenix City, AL with 528 points, Maher with 510 points, Mike Combs of Odenville, AL with 506 points, Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL with 465 points, Trey White of Jenkinsburg, GA with 430 points, and Ken Pate of Pell City, AL with 430 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action, Neil Baggett of Shannon, MS won his second race of the season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS driving the Montgomery Farms Special. NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage East Region competition on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL was rained out.
The 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS finished second to McRee on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park and continues to lead the West Region standings with 586 points.
Randy Boyd of Marion, MS and Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS are tied for the second spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 538 points apiece. McRee is fourth with 530 points, and Landon Frith of Terry, MS is fifth with 522 points. Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS is sixth with 504 points, and Tim Dees of Meridian, MS is seventh with 491points.
Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 490 points. Lawson is the “West Region Traveler,” as he made the trip from South Mississippi to Malden Speedway in Malden, MO on Friday night where he finished eighth, and to NEA Speedway in Harrisburg, AR on Saturday night where he finished second to Ashley.
Lamar Furr of Hollandale, MS is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 485 points, and Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS rounds out the top 10 in the West Region standings with 478 points.
Wins by Boland and McRee brought Trak-Star Race Cars leading win total in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge to 29, one win ahead of GRT Race Cars who had four wins in Week 12 competition from Maher, Darda, Gauldin and Ashley to bring their season win total to 28,
Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV picked up its tenth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season from Petty, and is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings. Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fourth with one win this season.
Also participating in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge are TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN and Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN. Both chassis brands are still looking for their first NeSmith Chevrolet WRS win of the season.
For a complete rundown of the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the West Region and the Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Regions visit the Points page of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
McCarter picked up the first dirt late model win of his career on Thursday night in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region action in front of a packed house at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN driving the McCarter Farms Special. McCarter was in the right place, at the right time to win the race.
David Crabtree of Maryville, TN led the first 29 laps of the 30-lap race, with Greg Martin of Oliver Springs, TN right on his heels. Martin dove to the bottom of the race track in the first turn of the last lap and tried to slide up in front of Crabtree to take the lead, but came up short, as he slid into Crabtree, sending them both spinning to the infield.
McCarter was riding in the third spot after a race-long battle with Jason Welsham of Madisonville, TN for the position. Crabtree did a 360 degree spin and kept rolling before the caution flag came out, but during the caution period, he had a left-rear tire going flat. Crabtree elected to ride it out with the flat tire, and restarted in the lead followed by McCarter and Kayne Hickman of Soddy Daisy, TN.
The green-white-checkered restart saw the front trio go three-wide into turn one with McCarter on the inside, Crabtree’s wounded machine in the middle, and Hickman on the outside. McCarter took the lead down the backstretch, and he held off Hickman for the win.
Jake Teague of Oliver Springs, TN finished third, and the winner’s younger brother Mack McCarter of Sevierville, TN made 411 Motor Speedway owner Mitch McCarter an extra proud papa with a fourth-place finish. Brad Coffey of Maryville, TN rounded out the top five, and Crabtree hung on for an eighth-place finish.
Second generation driver Boland gave his dad, seven-time Mississippi State dirt late model champion Mike Boland, an early Father’s Day present with his first career win on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region competition.
Boland’s win also kept Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL on top of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge point standings by one point over GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR. Trak-Star Race Cars is the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet WRS Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion, and GRT Race Cars is looking for their fourth title.
Kierre gave his dad Mike Kierre an early Father’s Day present on Saturday night with his first win of the season at Drew County Speedway in Monticello, AR driving the K&E Racing Special to move himself into the top 20 in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings.
Week 12 of the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season also saw four drivers pick up their fifth wins of the season.
Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL drove the Maher Motorsports GRT to his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL. Maher is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings with 510 points.
Chandler Petty of Austin, AR grabbed his fifth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region win of the season on Friday night at Malden Speedway in Malden, MO driving the Whistle Stop Barbeque Rocket. Petty moved up to the 11th spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 473 points, just five points outside the top 10.
Another Razorback driver, Travis Ashley of Batesville, AR collected his fifth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region win of the season on Saturday night at NEA Speedway in Harrisburg, AR driving the Bad Boy Mowers GRT. The win was Ashley’s fourth straight in NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region competition.
Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL raced to his fifth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region win of the season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS driving the Century Dedicated, Inc. Trak-Star. “J-Mac” is currently fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 530 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Week 12 action, the first and second-place drivers in the OMG East Region point standings raced to a one-two finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL with Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL picking up his second win of the season in the Adam Gauldin Racing GRT.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region point leader Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL finished second to Gauldin on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. Elkins has 599 points, and Gauldin is 33 points behind with a total of 566 points.
Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA took his third NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region win of the season on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA driving the PW Performance GRT. The win moved Darda up to the 12th spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS OMG East Region point standings.
Following Elkins and Gauldin in the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings are Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL with 546 points, Doug Ludwig of Grantville, GA with 537 points, Russ Ogletree of Phenix City, AL with 528 points, Maher with 510 points, Mike Combs of Odenville, AL with 506 points, Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL with 465 points, Trey White of Jenkinsburg, GA with 430 points, and Ken Pate of Pell City, AL with 430 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action, Neil Baggett of Shannon, MS won his second race of the season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS driving the Montgomery Farms Special. NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage East Region competition on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL was rained out.
The 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS finished second to McRee on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park and continues to lead the West Region standings with 586 points.
Randy Boyd of Marion, MS and Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS are tied for the second spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 538 points apiece. McRee is fourth with 530 points, and Landon Frith of Terry, MS is fifth with 522 points. Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS is sixth with 504 points, and Tim Dees of Meridian, MS is seventh with 491points.
Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 490 points. Lawson is the “West Region Traveler,” as he made the trip from South Mississippi to Malden Speedway in Malden, MO on Friday night where he finished eighth, and to NEA Speedway in Harrisburg, AR on Saturday night where he finished second to Ashley.
Lamar Furr of Hollandale, MS is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 485 points, and Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS rounds out the top 10 in the West Region standings with 478 points.
Wins by Boland and McRee brought Trak-Star Race Cars leading win total in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge to 29, one win ahead of GRT Race Cars who had four wins in Week 12 competition from Maher, Darda, Gauldin and Ashley to bring their season win total to 28,
Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV picked up its tenth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season from Petty, and is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings. Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fourth with one win this season.
Also participating in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge are TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN and Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN. Both chassis brands are still looking for their first NeSmith Chevrolet WRS win of the season.
For a complete rundown of the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the West Region and the Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Regions visit the Points page of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.