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09-10-2012, 08:33 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS, Chase Washington of Houlka, MS and Ryan King of Seymour, TN were the big winners in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 competition. There is now a tie for the point lead between Washington and Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA who both have 796 points.
Lawson won a pair of races at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS on Saturday night driving the Lawson Construction Special and moved up to the 15th spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings and remains alive for a Top 10 spot and a share of the point fund.
Washington picked up his 13th win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS driving the Jerry Inmon Racing Special and net one point to move up and tie Trosclair for the point lead. Trosclair did not net any points during Week 24 competition.
Using the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series tie-breaker system, Washington would technically have the point lead. The tie-breaker system consists of total number of 50-point wins during the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS season. Washington has 12 50-point wins and Trosclair has 11 50-point wins. If the numbers of wins are tied, then the system uses 49-point second-place finishes.
King picked up his seventh win of the season on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger. King netted two points to bring his best 14-week point total up to 792 and take over sole possession of third-place in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL in the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star is tied with Duke Palasini of Leland, MS for the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase with 790 points. Shaw did not compete in Week 24 action, and Palasini did not net any points by racing on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS in the Palasini Farms Special.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS was able to net two points with a pair of second-place finishes over the weekend to hold down the sixth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 788 points.
Lee drove the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star to a second-place finish on Friday night in the Week 20 make-up race on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park, and a second-place finish on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway.
The Top 6 drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings still have a mathematical chance to win the $10,000 Championship with three weeks left in the 2012 season. There are still 23 drivers with a mathematical chance to finish in one of the points fund paying Top 10 spots in the standings.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 784 points. Arnold finished second on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway driving the Billy Riels Racing/Reynolds Motorsports GRT to net two points.
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS did not net any points driving the Custom Spraying GRT on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway and is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 775 points. Robby Moore of Brosley, MO drove the D&K Truck Repair Special to a second-place finish on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO.
Moore was able to net eight points and move into a tie for the ninth spot with Bret Holmes of Munford, AL at 768 points apiece. Holmes did not compete in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 action in the Holmes II Excavating Special.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 action, Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS drove the Sullivan Racing Warrior to his second win of the season on Friday night in the Week 20 make-up race at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park.
Hunter Duren of Yellville, AR picked up his second NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway driving the Donnie Sharp Enterprises GRT. Cliff Williams of Star, MS grabbed his first win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway driving the Star Plumbing Trak-Star.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 events that were rained out included the Friday night event at Malden Speedway in Malden, MO, and the double features on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS. Pike County Speedway will not have any more NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series sanctioned events for the remainder of the 2012 season.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Master Schedule for the final three weeks of the 2012 season has been updated and posted at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
Defending and four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars continues to hold a three-point lead over two-time champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL. Duren gave GRT their 30th win of the 2012 season. Williams gave Trak-Star Race Cars their 27th win of the season.
Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with 11 wins on the season and Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN is fourth in the point standings after King gave them their eighth win of the season.
Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fifth, as Daspit gave them their fifth win of the season. TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN is sixth and 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. The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series schedule for the six remaining weeks of the 2012 season has also been updated 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.
Lawson won a pair of races at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS on Saturday night driving the Lawson Construction Special and moved up to the 15th spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings and remains alive for a Top 10 spot and a share of the point fund.
Washington picked up his 13th win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS driving the Jerry Inmon Racing Special and net one point to move up and tie Trosclair for the point lead. Trosclair did not net any points during Week 24 competition.
Using the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series tie-breaker system, Washington would technically have the point lead. The tie-breaker system consists of total number of 50-point wins during the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS season. Washington has 12 50-point wins and Trosclair has 11 50-point wins. If the numbers of wins are tied, then the system uses 49-point second-place finishes.
King picked up his seventh win of the season on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger. King netted two points to bring his best 14-week point total up to 792 and take over sole possession of third-place in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL in the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star is tied with Duke Palasini of Leland, MS for the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase with 790 points. Shaw did not compete in Week 24 action, and Palasini did not net any points by racing on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS in the Palasini Farms Special.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS was able to net two points with a pair of second-place finishes over the weekend to hold down the sixth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 788 points.
Lee drove the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star to a second-place finish on Friday night in the Week 20 make-up race on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park, and a second-place finish on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway.
The Top 6 drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings still have a mathematical chance to win the $10,000 Championship with three weeks left in the 2012 season. There are still 23 drivers with a mathematical chance to finish in one of the points fund paying Top 10 spots in the standings.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 784 points. Arnold finished second on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway driving the Billy Riels Racing/Reynolds Motorsports GRT to net two points.
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS did not net any points driving the Custom Spraying GRT on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway and is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 775 points. Robby Moore of Brosley, MO drove the D&K Truck Repair Special to a second-place finish on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO.
Moore was able to net eight points and move into a tie for the ninth spot with Bret Holmes of Munford, AL at 768 points apiece. Holmes did not compete in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 action in the Holmes II Excavating Special.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 action, Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS drove the Sullivan Racing Warrior to his second win of the season on Friday night in the Week 20 make-up race at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park.
Hunter Duren of Yellville, AR picked up his second NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway driving the Donnie Sharp Enterprises GRT. Cliff Williams of Star, MS grabbed his first win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway driving the Star Plumbing Trak-Star.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 events that were rained out included the Friday night event at Malden Speedway in Malden, MO, and the double features on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS. Pike County Speedway will not have any more NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series sanctioned events for the remainder of the 2012 season.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Master Schedule for the final three weeks of the 2012 season has been updated and posted at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
Defending and four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars continues to hold a three-point lead over two-time champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL. Duren gave GRT their 30th win of the 2012 season. Williams gave Trak-Star Race Cars their 27th win of the season.
Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with 11 wins on the season and Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN is fourth in the point standings after King gave them their eighth win of the season.
Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fifth, as Daspit gave them their fifth win of the season. TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN is sixth and 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. The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series schedule for the six remaining weeks of the 2012 season has also been updated 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.