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09-19-2011, 03:52 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – One point separate Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS and Duke Palasini of Leland, MS after Week 25 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action. The top two drivers in the West Region standings faced each other for the first time in the 2011 season on Saturday night at Drew County Speedway in Monticello, AR.
McDuffie drove the H.E. Mosley, Inc. Trak-Star to his 13th win of the season to net one point and bring his best 14-week season total to 798 points. Palasini finished second to net two points and close to within one point of McDuffie. Palasini has a best 14 week total of 797 points in the second spot with two weeks to go in the 2011 season.
A win this weekend or on October 1 for McDuffie would clinch the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Championship, and his second to go with his 2008 title. Both McDuffie and Palasini will be trying to net on 49s in the two remaining weeks, which means they both must win to net on their respective best 14-week totals.
A win this weekend for Palasini could tie McDuffie for the point lead, taking the championship to the final week of the season on October 1. If the two drivers end up in a tie at the end of the season, the tie-breaker will be number of wins, number of seconds, etc. Going into the last two weeks, McDuffie has 13 wins, and Palasini has 11 wins.
If McDuffie and Palasini tie with 798 points, McDuffie would win the tie-breaker 13 wins to 12 wins for Palasini. If they tie with 799 points, McDuffie would win the tie-breaker with 14 wins to 13 wins for Palasini. McDuffie can still earn a perfect score of 800 points with two more 50-point wins.
The most Palasini can earn is 799 points with two more 50-point wins. He can take the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Championship with two wins in the next two weeks if McDuffie fails to win in both weeks of competition.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region event choices over the next two weeks has Centerville Speedway in Centerville, AR and Drew County Speedway this Saturday night, and Drew County Speedway and Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS on October 1.
The third through eighth spots in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings did not change after Week 25 competition. Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL did not compete and has 777 points. Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS also did not compete and remains in the fourth spot with 768 points.
Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS in the fifth spot and Landon Frith of Terry, MS in the sixth spot did not net any points in Week 25 competition. Jordan has 766 points, and Frith has 763 points. The seventh and eighth-place drivers respectively, Randy Boyd of Marion, MS with 757 points and Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS with 752 points, did not compete in Week 25 West Region action.
Chandler Petty of Austin, AR netted eight points with a third-place finish on Saturday night at Drew County Speedway to move up to the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 749 points. Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS did not compete in Week 25 action and dropped to the tenth spot with 746 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action on Saturday night, Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to his second win of the season at Jackson Motor Speedway.
The 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Champion Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL put an exclamation point on his title with his eighth win of the season on Saturday night in the Perry Holman Memorial Race at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the ADP Special.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL remains in the second spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings with 788 points. Gauldin finished fourth at Talladega Short Track on Saturday night, and failed to net any points.
Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA closed to within four points of Gauldin after taking his ninth win of the season on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA driving the PW Performance GRT, bringing his third-place point total to 784. With one week remaining in the 2011 OMG East Region season, Darda still has an opportunity to finish second in the standings.
Doug Ludwig of Grantville, GA and Mike Combs of Odenville, AL are locked in a tight battle for the fourth position in the OMG East Region standings. Ludwig finished third on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway to net five points and bring his fourth-place total to 758 points. Combs finished second on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track to net five points and bring his fifth-place total to 757 points.
Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL and Russ Ogletree of Phenix City, AL will battle for the sixth position of the OMG East Region standings in the final week of the season. Ponder brought his sixth-place total to 747 points after netting two points with a fifth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. Ogletree did not compete in Week 25 and is seventh with 737 points.
Ryan King of Anniston, AL did not compete in Week 25 OMG East Region action, but remains in the eighth position with 715 points. Trey White of Jenkinsburg, GA finished fifth on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway to net five points and move up to the ninth spot in the OMG East Region standings with 693 points.
Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings with 689 points. The final week of the 2011 OMG East Region season will take place this Saturday night with races scheduled for New Senoia Raceway and Talladega Short Track.
Three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR continues to lead the 2011 standings after Week 25 with a win from Darda to bring their season win total to 55 victories.
The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL is still in the hunt for earning their third straight title with a Week 25 win from McDuffie to being their season total to 51 victories. There are still six races left in the 2011 NeSmith WRS season.
Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV remains in the third spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with 18 wins and 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 drove the H.E. Mosley, Inc. Trak-Star to his 13th win of the season to net one point and bring his best 14-week season total to 798 points. Palasini finished second to net two points and close to within one point of McDuffie. Palasini has a best 14 week total of 797 points in the second spot with two weeks to go in the 2011 season.
A win this weekend or on October 1 for McDuffie would clinch the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Championship, and his second to go with his 2008 title. Both McDuffie and Palasini will be trying to net on 49s in the two remaining weeks, which means they both must win to net on their respective best 14-week totals.
A win this weekend for Palasini could tie McDuffie for the point lead, taking the championship to the final week of the season on October 1. If the two drivers end up in a tie at the end of the season, the tie-breaker will be number of wins, number of seconds, etc. Going into the last two weeks, McDuffie has 13 wins, and Palasini has 11 wins.
If McDuffie and Palasini tie with 798 points, McDuffie would win the tie-breaker 13 wins to 12 wins for Palasini. If they tie with 799 points, McDuffie would win the tie-breaker with 14 wins to 13 wins for Palasini. McDuffie can still earn a perfect score of 800 points with two more 50-point wins.
The most Palasini can earn is 799 points with two more 50-point wins. He can take the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Championship with two wins in the next two weeks if McDuffie fails to win in both weeks of competition.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region event choices over the next two weeks has Centerville Speedway in Centerville, AR and Drew County Speedway this Saturday night, and Drew County Speedway and Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS on October 1.
The third through eighth spots in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings did not change after Week 25 competition. Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL did not compete and has 777 points. Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS also did not compete and remains in the fourth spot with 768 points.
Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS in the fifth spot and Landon Frith of Terry, MS in the sixth spot did not net any points in Week 25 competition. Jordan has 766 points, and Frith has 763 points. The seventh and eighth-place drivers respectively, Randy Boyd of Marion, MS with 757 points and Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS with 752 points, did not compete in Week 25 West Region action.
Chandler Petty of Austin, AR netted eight points with a third-place finish on Saturday night at Drew County Speedway to move up to the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 749 points. Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS did not compete in Week 25 action and dropped to the tenth spot with 746 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action on Saturday night, Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to his second win of the season at Jackson Motor Speedway.
The 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Champion Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL put an exclamation point on his title with his eighth win of the season on Saturday night in the Perry Holman Memorial Race at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the ADP Special.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL remains in the second spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings with 788 points. Gauldin finished fourth at Talladega Short Track on Saturday night, and failed to net any points.
Tod Darda of LaGrange, GA closed to within four points of Gauldin after taking his ninth win of the season on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA driving the PW Performance GRT, bringing his third-place point total to 784. With one week remaining in the 2011 OMG East Region season, Darda still has an opportunity to finish second in the standings.
Doug Ludwig of Grantville, GA and Mike Combs of Odenville, AL are locked in a tight battle for the fourth position in the OMG East Region standings. Ludwig finished third on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway to net five points and bring his fourth-place total to 758 points. Combs finished second on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track to net five points and bring his fifth-place total to 757 points.
Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL and Russ Ogletree of Phenix City, AL will battle for the sixth position of the OMG East Region standings in the final week of the season. Ponder brought his sixth-place total to 747 points after netting two points with a fifth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. Ogletree did not compete in Week 25 and is seventh with 737 points.
Ryan King of Anniston, AL did not compete in Week 25 OMG East Region action, but remains in the eighth position with 715 points. Trey White of Jenkinsburg, GA finished fifth on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway to net five points and move up to the ninth spot in the OMG East Region standings with 693 points.
Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings with 689 points. The final week of the 2011 OMG East Region season will take place this Saturday night with races scheduled for New Senoia Raceway and Talladega Short Track.
Three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR continues to lead the 2011 standings after Week 25 with a win from Darda to bring their season win total to 55 victories.
The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL is still in the hunt for earning their third straight title with a Week 25 win from McDuffie to being their season total to 51 victories. There are still six races left in the 2011 NeSmith WRS season.
Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV remains in the third spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with 18 wins and 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.