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08-02-2012, 04:02 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – It’s going to be a busy Week 19 in the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season with 13 races on the schedule at 12 different tracks in five different states. There are three races on Friday night and ten races on Saturday night, including two $1,000-to-win events.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 19 action opens on Friday night with races spread out in three different states at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS, Penton Raceway in Penton, AL and West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO. West Plains Motor Speedway will also be in action on Saturday night for a double-racing weekend.
Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS will highlight the Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 19 competition with the Summer Sizzler 25 featuring a unique payout. The race will pay $1,000-to-win, $999 for second, $998 for third, $997 for fourth, $996 for fifth and $125 from 16th through 22nd. The payout is available at www.jacksonmotorspeedway.net.
Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA will present “A Night Of Thousands” on Saturday night with a $1,000-to-win NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model race, and $1,000-to-win for all of its weekly classes.
Also in action with NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 19 competition are Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN, East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL, 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN, Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with a best 14-week total of 790 points, ten points away from a perfect score of 800. Trosclair will be looking to net on his lowest 14-week point total of 47, and he has the second-highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) of 49.29. A WPA of 50 is a perfect score.
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with 785 points. Washington will be looking to net on a 44 and he has a WPA of 48.93. Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third with 783 points, a WPA of 48.79, and will be looking to net on a 47.
Ryan King of Seymour, TN is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 781 points, a WPA of 48.64, and will be looking to net on a 46. Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS is fifth with 764 points, a WPA of 47.43, and will be looking to net on a 44.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 764 points. Arnold can jump up the points list with a 50-point win in Week 19 competition, as he will be looking to net on a 25. Arnold has a WPA of 46.36.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL is another driver looking to climb the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points ladder in Week 19 competition. Shaw is seventh in the points chase with 743 points, and he still has one more week to earn full points before reaching the 14-week mark of his season. Shaw has the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the standings at 49.46.
Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 740 points. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) has a WPA of 45.71, and will be looking to raise that in Week 19 action by netting on a 41.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS is another driver looking to make a move up the points list. The 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Runner-Up is currently ninth in the standings with 738 points and Palasini still has one more week to earn full points. Palasini has the third-highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers at 49.08.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS and Daniel Bridgeman of Meridian, MS are tied for the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 737 points apiece. Harrison has a WPA of 45 and will be trying to net on a 41. Bridgeman has a WPA of 45.42 and will be trying to net on a 41.
There are four drivers in the second ten of the Top 20 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with WPAs of 45 or higher that have the potential to move up into the Top 10 of the points list in the coming weeks.
Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS is 12th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 730 points, a WPA of 45, and he has four 41s of net on in the coming weeks. Bret Holmes of Munford, AL is 15th in the standings with 712 points, and still has one more week to earn full points. The 13-year-old driver has a WPA of 47.08.
Roger Witt of Batesville, AR is 17th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 680 points and a WPA of 45. In the coming weeks, Witt will be looking to bring that number up as he attempts to net on three 40s and two 41s.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL, who finished third in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region points, will be one driver to watch in the coming weeks. Gauldin is currently 20th in the standings with 650 points, has a WPA of 47.92, and he has two more weeks to earn full points before reaching the 14-week mark of his season and begins netting points.
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.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 19 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
August 3:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL
WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO
August 4:
ALBANY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – ALBANY, GA ($1,000-To-Win)
CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS – ATWOOD, TN
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS ($1,000-To-Win)
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS
UPCOMING WEEK 20 DOUBLE FEATURE NIGHT ON AUGUST 11 AT MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COLUMBUS, MS – WEEK 11 MAKE UP RACE
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.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 19 action opens on Friday night with races spread out in three different states at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS, Penton Raceway in Penton, AL and West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO. West Plains Motor Speedway will also be in action on Saturday night for a double-racing weekend.
Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS will highlight the Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 19 competition with the Summer Sizzler 25 featuring a unique payout. The race will pay $1,000-to-win, $999 for second, $998 for third, $997 for fourth, $996 for fifth and $125 from 16th through 22nd. The payout is available at www.jacksonmotorspeedway.net.
Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA will present “A Night Of Thousands” on Saturday night with a $1,000-to-win NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model race, and $1,000-to-win for all of its weekly classes.
Also in action with NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 19 competition are Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN, East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL, 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN, Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with a best 14-week total of 790 points, ten points away from a perfect score of 800. Trosclair will be looking to net on his lowest 14-week point total of 47, and he has the second-highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) of 49.29. A WPA of 50 is a perfect score.
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with 785 points. Washington will be looking to net on a 44 and he has a WPA of 48.93. Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third with 783 points, a WPA of 48.79, and will be looking to net on a 47.
Ryan King of Seymour, TN is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 781 points, a WPA of 48.64, and will be looking to net on a 46. Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS is fifth with 764 points, a WPA of 47.43, and will be looking to net on a 44.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 764 points. Arnold can jump up the points list with a 50-point win in Week 19 competition, as he will be looking to net on a 25. Arnold has a WPA of 46.36.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL is another driver looking to climb the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points ladder in Week 19 competition. Shaw is seventh in the points chase with 743 points, and he still has one more week to earn full points before reaching the 14-week mark of his season. Shaw has the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the standings at 49.46.
Cory Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) of Loudon, TN is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 740 points. Hedge(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) has a WPA of 45.71, and will be looking to raise that in Week 19 action by netting on a 41.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS is another driver looking to make a move up the points list. The 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Runner-Up is currently ninth in the standings with 738 points and Palasini still has one more week to earn full points. Palasini has the third-highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers at 49.08.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS and Daniel Bridgeman of Meridian, MS are tied for the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 737 points apiece. Harrison has a WPA of 45 and will be trying to net on a 41. Bridgeman has a WPA of 45.42 and will be trying to net on a 41.
There are four drivers in the second ten of the Top 20 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with WPAs of 45 or higher that have the potential to move up into the Top 10 of the points list in the coming weeks.
Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS is 12th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 730 points, a WPA of 45, and he has four 41s of net on in the coming weeks. Bret Holmes of Munford, AL is 15th in the standings with 712 points, and still has one more week to earn full points. The 13-year-old driver has a WPA of 47.08.
Roger Witt of Batesville, AR is 17th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 680 points and a WPA of 45. In the coming weeks, Witt will be looking to bring that number up as he attempts to net on three 40s and two 41s.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL, who finished third in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region points, will be one driver to watch in the coming weeks. Gauldin is currently 20th in the standings with 650 points, has a WPA of 47.92, and he has two more weeks to earn full points before reaching the 14-week mark of his season and begins netting points.
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.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 19 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
August 3:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL
WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO
August 4:
ALBANY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – ALBANY, GA ($1,000-To-Win)
CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS – ATWOOD, TN
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS ($1,000-To-Win)
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS
UPCOMING WEEK 20 DOUBLE FEATURE NIGHT ON AUGUST 11 AT MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN COLUMBUS, MS – WEEK 11 MAKE UP RACE
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.