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08-29-2011, 03:27 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The point races in both Regions of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series for the respective $5,000 Championships remained close after Week 22 action, as the top two drivers in the West Region Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS and Duke Palasini of Leland, MS, along with the Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region point leader Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL posted victories.
McDuffie, the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion, took his 11th win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS driving the H.E. Mosley, Inc. Trak-Star. McDuffie was able to net one point on his best 14-week total and now has 796 points, four points away from a perfect point total of 800.
Palasini drove the Palasini Farms Special to his tenth win of the season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS to net nine points and close to within four points of McDuffie with a best 14-week total of 792. With five weeks left in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season, Palasini can also still have a perfect season with 800 points.
Both McDuffie and Palasini have to drive to four 50-point wins in the next five weeks to net enough points to get to the 800 point mark. McDuffie has clinched at least a second-place finish in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings, and Palasini has clinched at least a third-place finish and will clinch at least the second spot by netting two more points.
Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL still has a mathematical chance to finish second in the West Region standings by earning 25 Regional Bonus Points and winning out in the rest of the season to earn a potential total of 794 points. McRee finished fourth on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS driving the Century Dedicated, Inc. Trak-Star.
Elkins picked up his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the ADP Special to net three points, and open up a slim six-point lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings over Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL.
Gauldin finished fifth on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in the Adam Gauldin Racing GRT and did not net any points. Elkins now has 789 points and Gauldin has 783 points. There are still two more drivers in the hunt for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Championship, Russ Ogletree of Phenix City, AL and Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA.
By winning out over the next five weeks, Elkins can net up to 797 points. Gauldin, by winning out in the next five weeks, can earn a potential of 796 points. Darda still has one more week to earn full points, and five 50-point wins would net him 796 points. Ogletree can still earn 25 more Regional Bonus Points, and netting out with wins in the next five weeks would give him a total of 794.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Week 22 action, Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS drove the Lawson Construction Rocket to a $1,000 win on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will be at WMP on Friday and Saturday nights for the $5,000-to-win Coca-Cola Zero 75.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL grabbed his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS driving the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star. Magnolia Motor Speedway will host the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour on Sunday night for a $2,000-to-win 40-lap race.
Travis Mosley of Bearden, AR drove the Mosley Holdings Special to his first NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region win of the season on Saturday night at Drew County Speedway in Monticello, AR.
There are still eight drivers in the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region that still have a mathematical opportunity to net enough points in the remaining five weeks of the season to finish in the third spot of the standings.
Behind McDuffie and Palasini in the third spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings is Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS with 762 points. Landon Frith of Terry, MS is fourth with 758 points, and Randy Boyd of Marion, MS is fifth with 753 points. McRee and Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS are tied for the sixth spot with 752 points apiece.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 740 points and Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is ninth with 739 points. Chandler Petty of Austin, AR rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 721 points.
There are seven drivers in the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region point standings that still have a mathematical opportunity to finish in the top five of the point standings.
Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS OMG East Region standings with 751 points and Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL is fourth with 741 points. Doug Ludwig of Grantville, GA is fifth with 738 points and Ogletree is sixth with 737 points. Darda finished seventh at Talladega Short Track on Saturday night to move up to the seventh spot with 717 points.
Ryan King of Anniston, AL is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS OMG East Region standings with 715 points and Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL is ninth with 689 points. Maddox Mullinax of Birmingham, AL rounds out the Top 10 in the OMG East Region standings with 682 points.
There are still several drivers in both the West Region and the Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings outside the Top 10 that can net enough points in their best 14-week point totals over the five remaining weeks to work their way into one of the Top 10 points fund-paying spots.
There is also a tight point battle for the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Championship with five weeks to go in the season. Three-time champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR leads the standings with 51 points.
The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL has now closed to within two points of the lead with Week 22 wins from McDuffie and Shaw to bring their point total to 49.
Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV remains in the third spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with 15 points after a Week 22 win from Wing. Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fourth in the standings with one win.
Also participating in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge and still looking for their first win of the season are TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN and Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN.
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.
McDuffie, the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion, took his 11th win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS driving the H.E. Mosley, Inc. Trak-Star. McDuffie was able to net one point on his best 14-week total and now has 796 points, four points away from a perfect point total of 800.
Palasini drove the Palasini Farms Special to his tenth win of the season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS to net nine points and close to within four points of McDuffie with a best 14-week total of 792. With five weeks left in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season, Palasini can also still have a perfect season with 800 points.
Both McDuffie and Palasini have to drive to four 50-point wins in the next five weeks to net enough points to get to the 800 point mark. McDuffie has clinched at least a second-place finish in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings, and Palasini has clinched at least a third-place finish and will clinch at least the second spot by netting two more points.
Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL still has a mathematical chance to finish second in the West Region standings by earning 25 Regional Bonus Points and winning out in the rest of the season to earn a potential total of 794 points. McRee finished fourth on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS driving the Century Dedicated, Inc. Trak-Star.
Elkins picked up his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the ADP Special to net three points, and open up a slim six-point lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings over Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL.
Gauldin finished fifth on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in the Adam Gauldin Racing GRT and did not net any points. Elkins now has 789 points and Gauldin has 783 points. There are still two more drivers in the hunt for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Championship, Russ Ogletree of Phenix City, AL and Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA.
By winning out over the next five weeks, Elkins can net up to 797 points. Gauldin, by winning out in the next five weeks, can earn a potential of 796 points. Darda still has one more week to earn full points, and five 50-point wins would net him 796 points. Ogletree can still earn 25 more Regional Bonus Points, and netting out with wins in the next five weeks would give him a total of 794.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Week 22 action, Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS drove the Lawson Construction Rocket to a $1,000 win on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park. The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour will be at WMP on Friday and Saturday nights for the $5,000-to-win Coca-Cola Zero 75.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL grabbed his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS driving the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star. Magnolia Motor Speedway will host the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Tour on Sunday night for a $2,000-to-win 40-lap race.
Travis Mosley of Bearden, AR drove the Mosley Holdings Special to his first NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region win of the season on Saturday night at Drew County Speedway in Monticello, AR.
There are still eight drivers in the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region that still have a mathematical opportunity to net enough points in the remaining five weeks of the season to finish in the third spot of the standings.
Behind McDuffie and Palasini in the third spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings is Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS with 762 points. Landon Frith of Terry, MS is fourth with 758 points, and Randy Boyd of Marion, MS is fifth with 753 points. McRee and Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS are tied for the sixth spot with 752 points apiece.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 740 points and Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is ninth with 739 points. Chandler Petty of Austin, AR rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 721 points.
There are seven drivers in the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region point standings that still have a mathematical opportunity to finish in the top five of the point standings.
Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS OMG East Region standings with 751 points and Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL is fourth with 741 points. Doug Ludwig of Grantville, GA is fifth with 738 points and Ogletree is sixth with 737 points. Darda finished seventh at Talladega Short Track on Saturday night to move up to the seventh spot with 717 points.
Ryan King of Anniston, AL is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS OMG East Region standings with 715 points and Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL is ninth with 689 points. Maddox Mullinax of Birmingham, AL rounds out the Top 10 in the OMG East Region standings with 682 points.
There are still several drivers in both the West Region and the Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings outside the Top 10 that can net enough points in their best 14-week point totals over the five remaining weeks to work their way into one of the Top 10 points fund-paying spots.
There is also a tight point battle for the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Championship with five weeks to go in the season. Three-time champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR leads the standings with 51 points.
The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL has now closed to within two points of the lead with Week 22 wins from McDuffie and Shaw to bring their point total to 49.
Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV remains in the third spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with 15 points after a Week 22 win from Wing. Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fourth in the standings with one win.
Also participating in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge and still looking for their first win of the season are TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN and Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN.
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.