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07-26-2012, 02:17 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 18 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series 2012 season will feature ten events in four states, with one race already in the books. Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL drove The Racing Zone Rocket to his second win of the season on Tuesday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL.
Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS will host a Friday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series event. There are seven races set for Saturday night, and one race on the Week 18 schedule for Sunday night.
Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS will present double feature races for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Models on Saturday night. The first feature will award Week 16 points for a race rained out on July 14, and the second race will award Week 18 points.
Also in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 action on Saturday night will be Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 competition will also be held on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.
There is a logjam at the top of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings as drivers battle for the $10,000 championship and the Top 10 points fund-paying positions. Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA holds a two point lead over Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS. Just 28 points separate the Top 5 drivers in the point standings.
Trosclair has 783 points, a Weekly Point Average (WPA) of 48.79, and will be looking to net on a 40 point race, the lowest in his best 14-week season total. Lee has 781 points, a WPA of 48.64, and will be looking to net on a 46.
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 775 points, a WPA of 48.21, and will be looking to net on a 40. Ryan King of Seymour, TN is in the fourth spot with 772 points, a WPA of 48 and will be looking to net on a 41.
Greenville Speedway regulars Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS and Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS are fifth and sixth respectively in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase and both drivers will be looking to net on a pair of 41s in the double feature races this Saturday night. Barrett has 755 points and WPA of 46.79, while Jordan has 730 points and a WPA of 45.
Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN is seventh in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 717 points, a WPA of 44.07, and will be netting on a 25 as looks for his third win of season in Week 18 competition. Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is eighth with 700 points, a WPA of 46.15, and has one more week to earn full points before he reaches the 14-week mark of his season.
Jeremy Shaw is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase, and is a strong title contender with the highest Weekly Point Average among the Top 20 drivers in the standings at 49.25. Shaw has 691 points and still has two more weeks to earn full points. Daniel Bridgeman of Meridian, MS rounds out the Top 10 with 687 points, a WPA of 45.15, and one more week to earn full points.
There are four drivers in the second ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with WPAs of 45 or higher that still have at least two more weeks to earn full points, and move up into one of the Top 10 points fund-paying positions.
Bret Holmes of Munford, AL is 12th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 664 points, a WPA of 47 and two more weeks to earn full points. Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS is a Greenville Speedway regular that is tied for the 14th spot in the standings with 647 points, a WPA of 45.58, and two more weeks to earn full points.
The 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Runner-Up Duke Palasini of Leland, MS is 16th in the standings with 640 points. Palasini is once again a strong title contender, as he has the second-highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers at 49.09, and he has three more weeks to earn full points.
Kyle Berry of Portageville, MO is 20th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 618 points, A WPA of 47.09, and still has three more weeks to earn full points before he reaches the 14-mark of his season.
Drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series compete against each other using a points system that counts their best 14 week point totals, plus up to 100 bonus points, over the 27-week season. They are competing for a $20,000 point fund that pays back ten spots at the end of the season. The 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Champion will earn a $10,000 top prize.
When a driver reaches the 14-week point in their season, they begin netting points by attempting to replace the lowest weekly point total in their 14-week total with a higher one. The points system for fields of eight or more cars is 50 points to win and one point less per position back to tenth. Drivers that finish tenth on back receive 41 points.
The points system for fields with less than eight cars pays 40 points to win, and one point less per position back through the seventh spot. Drivers that attempt to compete, but don’t start the main event receive 25 points. Drivers can compete in as many events as they can each week, but only their highest event point total counts for that week.
The dirt late model race cars in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series are powered by the economical Chevrolet Performance Crate Engines that are built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. There are two engines to choose from, the 400 horsepower aluminum-head 604 engine and the 350 horsepower steel-head 602 engine that gets a 100-pound weight break.
These engines are in stock and ready for free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast from NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Crate Engine is on sale for $5,095 and the Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine is on sale for $3,195 at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. To place an order call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.
Results for NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 action will be posted on Monday afternoon in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round Up. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series tracks, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click the Tracks page on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing 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.
EARLY NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 18 RESULTS:
July 24:
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 55 Montana Dudley
2. 18 Chase Edge
3. 55n Terrance Nowell
4. XXX Richie Stephens
5. 90 Joey Thomas
6. 6 Nick Biddle
7. 99 J.R. Moseley
8. 14 Pat Wall
9. 75 Brand Lewis
10. 47 Michael Page
11. 50jr Steven Gaines
12. 27 Larry Harrod
13. 5 Thomas Lewis
14. K9 Dana Eiland
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 18 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
July 27:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
July 28:
COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS (Double Features – Week 16 and 18 Points)
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO
July 29:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hedman Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor. Bilstein Shocks is the Official Spec Shock of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2012 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.
Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS will host a Friday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series event. There are seven races set for Saturday night, and one race on the Week 18 schedule for Sunday night.
Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS will present double feature races for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Models on Saturday night. The first feature will award Week 16 points for a race rained out on July 14, and the second race will award Week 18 points.
Also in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 action on Saturday night will be Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 competition will also be held on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.
There is a logjam at the top of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings as drivers battle for the $10,000 championship and the Top 10 points fund-paying positions. Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA holds a two point lead over Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS. Just 28 points separate the Top 5 drivers in the point standings.
Trosclair has 783 points, a Weekly Point Average (WPA) of 48.79, and will be looking to net on a 40 point race, the lowest in his best 14-week season total. Lee has 781 points, a WPA of 48.64, and will be looking to net on a 46.
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 775 points, a WPA of 48.21, and will be looking to net on a 40. Ryan King of Seymour, TN is in the fourth spot with 772 points, a WPA of 48 and will be looking to net on a 41.
Greenville Speedway regulars Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS and Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS are fifth and sixth respectively in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase and both drivers will be looking to net on a pair of 41s in the double feature races this Saturday night. Barrett has 755 points and WPA of 46.79, while Jordan has 730 points and a WPA of 45.
Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN is seventh in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 717 points, a WPA of 44.07, and will be netting on a 25 as looks for his third win of season in Week 18 competition. Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is eighth with 700 points, a WPA of 46.15, and has one more week to earn full points before he reaches the 14-week mark of his season.
Jeremy Shaw is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase, and is a strong title contender with the highest Weekly Point Average among the Top 20 drivers in the standings at 49.25. Shaw has 691 points and still has two more weeks to earn full points. Daniel Bridgeman of Meridian, MS rounds out the Top 10 with 687 points, a WPA of 45.15, and one more week to earn full points.
There are four drivers in the second ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with WPAs of 45 or higher that still have at least two more weeks to earn full points, and move up into one of the Top 10 points fund-paying positions.
Bret Holmes of Munford, AL is 12th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 664 points, a WPA of 47 and two more weeks to earn full points. Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS is a Greenville Speedway regular that is tied for the 14th spot in the standings with 647 points, a WPA of 45.58, and two more weeks to earn full points.
The 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Runner-Up Duke Palasini of Leland, MS is 16th in the standings with 640 points. Palasini is once again a strong title contender, as he has the second-highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers at 49.09, and he has three more weeks to earn full points.
Kyle Berry of Portageville, MO is 20th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 618 points, A WPA of 47.09, and still has three more weeks to earn full points before he reaches the 14-mark of his season.
Drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series compete against each other using a points system that counts their best 14 week point totals, plus up to 100 bonus points, over the 27-week season. They are competing for a $20,000 point fund that pays back ten spots at the end of the season. The 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Champion will earn a $10,000 top prize.
When a driver reaches the 14-week point in their season, they begin netting points by attempting to replace the lowest weekly point total in their 14-week total with a higher one. The points system for fields of eight or more cars is 50 points to win and one point less per position back to tenth. Drivers that finish tenth on back receive 41 points.
The points system for fields with less than eight cars pays 40 points to win, and one point less per position back through the seventh spot. Drivers that attempt to compete, but don’t start the main event receive 25 points. Drivers can compete in as many events as they can each week, but only their highest event point total counts for that week.
The dirt late model race cars in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series are powered by the economical Chevrolet Performance Crate Engines that are built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. There are two engines to choose from, the 400 horsepower aluminum-head 604 engine and the 350 horsepower steel-head 602 engine that gets a 100-pound weight break.
These engines are in stock and ready for free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast from NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Crate Engine is on sale for $5,095 and the Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine is on sale for $3,195 at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. To place an order call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.
Results for NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 18 action will be posted on Monday afternoon in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round Up. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series tracks, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click the Tracks page on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing 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.
EARLY NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 18 RESULTS:
July 24:
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 55 Montana Dudley
2. 18 Chase Edge
3. 55n Terrance Nowell
4. XXX Richie Stephens
5. 90 Joey Thomas
6. 6 Nick Biddle
7. 99 J.R. Moseley
8. 14 Pat Wall
9. 75 Brand Lewis
10. 47 Michael Page
11. 50jr Steven Gaines
12. 27 Larry Harrod
13. 5 Thomas Lewis
14. K9 Dana Eiland
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 18 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
July 27:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
July 28:
COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS (Double Features – Week 16 and 18 Points)
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO
July 29:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hedman Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor. Bilstein Shocks is the Official Spec Shock of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2012 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars.