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07-02-2012, 08:26 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season has hit the halfway point, and Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA is first in the point standings, first to hit the 14-week mark of earning points, and is also the only driver to post a victory in each of the 14 weeks of competition.
Trosclair took his 16th victory of the season on Saturday night with a 40-point win at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the J. Dunning Sandblasting and Painting Special. It was the second race of the evening for Trosclair, who also finished fourth earlier in the evening at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS.
The 47-points Trosclair earned at Jackson Motor Speedway were the ones that counted as his 14th week total. Trosclair now has 754 points, and will begin netting points in Week 15 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series action. Trosclair has four 40-point weekly totals to net on.
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS finished third on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS in the Custom Spraying GRT to bring his NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point total to 714 points, and he is second, 40 points behind Trosclair in the point standings. Barrett can still earn full points for one more week.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS finished third on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway to bring his third-place NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point total to 703 points in the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star. Lee can earn full points for one more week, and can also pick up his final 25 Bonus Points by competing in Week 15 action.
Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS is fourth in the standings with 689 points after a second-place finish Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in the Henderson Waste and Recycling Trak-Star. Jordan can still earn full points for one more week.
Ryan King of Seymour, TN picked up his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger, and moved up to the fifth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 669 points. King can earn full points for another two weeks.
Daniel Bridgeman of Meridian, MS drove the Robinson Electric Rocket to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS and moved up to the sixth position in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase with 645 points. Bridgeman can also earn full points for another two weeks.
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS and Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS did not compete in NeSmith Chevrolet Week 14 competition and dropped to seventh and eighth respectively in the standings. Washington has 632 points and can still earn full points for another three weeks, while Ladner has 612 points and can earn full points for two more weeks.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS drove the Robinson Electric GRT to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway to remain in the ninth spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 597 points. Harrison can still earn full points for two more weeks, can earn 50 more Bonus Points and can pick up 25 of those by racing in Week 15 competition.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL drove the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star to his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS and rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 596 points. Shaw will be one to watch in the coming weeks, as he still earn full points for four more weeks.
Behind Shaw on the points list, just 73 points separate him from the 20th-place driver. Three drivers in the second ten of the point’s list posted wins in Week 14 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS is just six points behind Shaw, holding down the 11th spot with 590 points after taking his seventh win of the season on Saturday night driving the Palasini Farms Special.
Palasini came from out of nowhere last season to battle for the Nesmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Championship, losing the title by one point to Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS. Palasini can earn full points for three more weeks, can still earn 50 more Bonus Points, and can pick up 25 of those by competing in Week 15 action for his fourth straight week of racing.
McDuffie also knows how to fly under the radar for the first half of the season, as he too showed out in the second half of the 2008 season to win his first of two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Championships.
McDuffie let everyone know he’s still around on Saturday night with his third win of the season at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the McDuffie Racing Trak-Star. Although McDuffie is 39th in the point standings, he has only competed for eight weeks, can earn full points for six more weeks, and can still earn 50 more Bonus Points.
Roger Witt of Batesville, AR drove The Chrome Shop Special to his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO and moved up to the 17th spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 540 points. Witt can earn full points for three more weeks, and can still earn 50 more Bonus Points.
Kyle Berry of Portageville, MO moved into the 19th spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings after his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN driving the Berry Roofing Special. Berry has 529 points and car earn full points for another five weeks.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 14 action, Shane Stephens of Arlington, TN drove the FSR Racing Products Special to a $1,000 win and his first of the season on Friday night at Malden Speedway in Malden, MO.
Neil Lee of Flowood, MS took his second win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway driving the JWH Equipment GRT, and Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL drove The Racing Zone Rocket to his first win of the season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL.
Excessive heat forced cancellation of two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 14 events at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL on Friday night, and at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on Saturday night. Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL did not report their Saturday night results, nor posted them on their web site.
Two-time Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL continues to lead the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge with 21 wins after Week 14 victories by Shaw and McDuffie.
Defending and four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR is second with 16 wins after a Week 14 victory from Neil Lee.
Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN remains in the third spot after their fifth win of the season from King. Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV used a win by Dudley to take over sole possession of the fourth spot with four wins. Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fifth with three wins and TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN is still looking for their first win of the season.
The complete NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings can be found on the Points Page at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
Trosclair took his 16th victory of the season on Saturday night with a 40-point win at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the J. Dunning Sandblasting and Painting Special. It was the second race of the evening for Trosclair, who also finished fourth earlier in the evening at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS.
The 47-points Trosclair earned at Jackson Motor Speedway were the ones that counted as his 14th week total. Trosclair now has 754 points, and will begin netting points in Week 15 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series action. Trosclair has four 40-point weekly totals to net on.
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS finished third on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS in the Custom Spraying GRT to bring his NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point total to 714 points, and he is second, 40 points behind Trosclair in the point standings. Barrett can still earn full points for one more week.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS finished third on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway to bring his third-place NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point total to 703 points in the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star. Lee can earn full points for one more week, and can also pick up his final 25 Bonus Points by competing in Week 15 action.
Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS is fourth in the standings with 689 points after a second-place finish Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in the Henderson Waste and Recycling Trak-Star. Jordan can still earn full points for one more week.
Ryan King of Seymour, TN picked up his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger, and moved up to the fifth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 669 points. King can earn full points for another two weeks.
Daniel Bridgeman of Meridian, MS drove the Robinson Electric Rocket to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS and moved up to the sixth position in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase with 645 points. Bridgeman can also earn full points for another two weeks.
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS and Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS did not compete in NeSmith Chevrolet Week 14 competition and dropped to seventh and eighth respectively in the standings. Washington has 632 points and can still earn full points for another three weeks, while Ladner has 612 points and can earn full points for two more weeks.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS drove the Robinson Electric GRT to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway to remain in the ninth spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 597 points. Harrison can still earn full points for two more weeks, can earn 50 more Bonus Points and can pick up 25 of those by racing in Week 15 competition.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL drove the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star to his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS and rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 596 points. Shaw will be one to watch in the coming weeks, as he still earn full points for four more weeks.
Behind Shaw on the points list, just 73 points separate him from the 20th-place driver. Three drivers in the second ten of the point’s list posted wins in Week 14 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS is just six points behind Shaw, holding down the 11th spot with 590 points after taking his seventh win of the season on Saturday night driving the Palasini Farms Special.
Palasini came from out of nowhere last season to battle for the Nesmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Championship, losing the title by one point to Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS. Palasini can earn full points for three more weeks, can still earn 50 more Bonus Points, and can pick up 25 of those by competing in Week 15 action for his fourth straight week of racing.
McDuffie also knows how to fly under the radar for the first half of the season, as he too showed out in the second half of the 2008 season to win his first of two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Championships.
McDuffie let everyone know he’s still around on Saturday night with his third win of the season at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the McDuffie Racing Trak-Star. Although McDuffie is 39th in the point standings, he has only competed for eight weeks, can earn full points for six more weeks, and can still earn 50 more Bonus Points.
Roger Witt of Batesville, AR drove The Chrome Shop Special to his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO and moved up to the 17th spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 540 points. Witt can earn full points for three more weeks, and can still earn 50 more Bonus Points.
Kyle Berry of Portageville, MO moved into the 19th spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings after his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN driving the Berry Roofing Special. Berry has 529 points and car earn full points for another five weeks.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 14 action, Shane Stephens of Arlington, TN drove the FSR Racing Products Special to a $1,000 win and his first of the season on Friday night at Malden Speedway in Malden, MO.
Neil Lee of Flowood, MS took his second win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway driving the JWH Equipment GRT, and Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL drove The Racing Zone Rocket to his first win of the season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL.
Excessive heat forced cancellation of two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 14 events at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL on Friday night, and at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on Saturday night. Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL did not report their Saturday night results, nor posted them on their web site.
Two-time Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL continues to lead the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge with 21 wins after Week 14 victories by Shaw and McDuffie.
Defending and four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR is second with 16 wins after a Week 14 victory from Neil Lee.
Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN remains in the third spot after their fifth win of the season from King. Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV used a win by Dudley to take over sole possession of the fourth spot with four wins. Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fifth with three wins and TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN is still looking for their first win of the season.
The complete NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings can be found on the Points Page at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.