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08-04-2013, 10:21 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The battle for the 2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Championship tightened up after Week 19 competition, as five points now separate point leader Kevin Spears of Fayette, AL and second-place Trey Bright of Coker, AL. As they have since the beginning of the season, the top two drivers appear to be taking the title right down to the wire.
Spears finished second on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS driving the Bass Sports Online Chevrolet powered by a $3,195 Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine to net on a 44 and gain the five points that are the difference between him and the second-place NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division driver Bright.
On Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS, Bright picked up his seventh NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season in the AKA Cores Chevrolet to net on a 41, and gain nine points on the point leader Spears.
Spears has a best 14 week total of 685 points with seven wins, 14 top five finishes and a series leading 17 top ten finishes in 18 races. Bright has a best 14 week total of 680 points with seven wins, 14 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 19 races. Bright has a 59 point advantage over the third-place NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division driver Wayne Medders of Morton, MS.
Medders finished eighth on Saturday night in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division race at Whynot Motorsports Park to net on a 41 and gain two points. Medders has a best 14 week total of 621 points after four top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Medders Construction Chevrolet.
Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS moved up to the fourth spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings after a seventh-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park to net on a 25 and gain 19 points. Leftwich has a best 14 week total of 618 points after five top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 15 races driving the American Portable Buildings Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.
Dave Nations of Raymond, MS did not compete in NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 19 competition and dropped to fifth in the standings with 609 points. Nations has one win, nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 14 races over 13 weeks driving the Street Stock Set-Up Specialists Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.
Chad Hiers of Ocean Springs, MS finished outside the top ten on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in the Hiers Construction Chevrolet, but earned 41 points to net on a 25. Hiers has a best 14 week total of 601 points and is sixth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings after nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 17 races.
Charles Coan of Danville, AL is seventh in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 588 points after eight top ten finishes in 14 races. Coan reached the 14 week mark of his season on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL with a 41-point 11th-place finish in the Coan Racing Chevrolet.
Eddie Willis of Saucier, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 575 points after 2 wins, 12 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 18 races over 13 weeks. Willis finished fifth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park driving the Willis Racing Chevrolet.
Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA finished second on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in the Flynn Racing Chevrolet, and is ninth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 572 points. Flynn has a series-leading eight wins, 13 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 15 races over 12 weeks.
Bobby Joe Robinson of Falkville, AL rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 510 points after two wins, seven top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in 13 races over 13 weeks driving the Robinson’s Backhoe Service Chevrolet. Robinson finished seventh on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway.
In other NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 19 action, Greg Chumley of Attalla, AL drove the Vinson Racing Engines Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine to his third win of the season on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway.
Kendall Keating of Lacombe, LA took his first NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win on Saturday night at St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA driving the Keating Racing Special. Chad Thrash of Meridian, MS was another first-time winner on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Shade Tree Racing Ford.
Whynot Motorsports Park did not report the results of the their Week 18 Make-Up race on Saturday night. The Saturday night NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 19 race schedule for Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL was rained out.
The complete NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings can be found on the Points page of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
For more information about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division visit the Weekly Racing 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 PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/3/13:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WEEKS NET
1 13 Kevin Spears 685 18 7 14 17 14 45
2 82 Trey Bright 680 19 7 14 16 14 43
3 111y Wayne Medders 621 19 4 12 14 41
4 777 Brandon Leftwich 618 15 5 12 14 41
5 56 Dave Nations 609 14 1 9 12 13
6 F15 Chad Hiers 601 17 9 12 14 35
7 B14 Charles Coan 588 14 8 14 41
8 51 Eddie Willis 575 18 2 12 16 13
9 41f Roger Flynn 572 15 8 13 14 12
10 00r Bobby Joe Robinson 510 13 2 7 9 13
11 20h Stacy Herron 505 12 1 7 9 12
12 J5 Jacob Stephens 501 12 1 6 8 12
13 82 Calvin Cook 484 13 2 12 12 10
14 25 Keith Coan 461 12 1 7 9 12
15 99 Jerrod Fremin 419 10 1 4 7 10
16 74 Scotty Vowell 410 11 1 2 11
17 2 Jeffrey Walker 404 10 1 3 6 10
18 88 Justin Motes 399 11 1 3 11
19 10 Rocky DeGruy 392 11 3 7 10 9
20 44 Adam Cheeks 377 8 1 7 7 8
NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 19 RESULTS:
August 2:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 82 Trey Bright
2. 41 Roger Flynn
3. 3 Mike Ladner
4. 10 Rocky DeGruy
5. 51 Eddie Willis
6 210 Donny Reed
7. 18 Ray Necalse
8. 19 Lee Eubanks DNS
August 3:
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL:
1. 23 Greg Chumley
2. 54 Clint Vaughn
3. 31 Andy Davis
4. 3 Jeremy McSweeney
5. 44 Greg Loyd
6. J5 Jacob Stephens
7. 00 Bobby Joe Robinson
8. 44 Cole Braun
9. 30 Brock Love
10. 77 Jack Rayburn
11. B14 Charles Coan
12. 95 Luke Riddle DQ
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA:
1. K42 Kendell Keating
2. 37 Mike Meissner
3. 104 Donnie Monk
4. 48 Howard Walters DNS
5. 51 Eddie Willis DNS
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Week 18 Make-Up Feature – Did Not Report
Week 19 Feature:
1. STR1 Chad Thrash
2. 13 Kevin Spears
3. 007 Kevin Whittington
4. 82c Calvin Cook
5. 2 Jeffrey Walker
6. 7x Kyle Rutledge
7. 777 Brandon Leftwich
8. 111 Wayne Medders
9. 40 David Franklin
10. 12 Daniel Manning
11. 9 Tony Crosby
12. 44 Terry Arnsdorff
13. 12j Chip Jones
14. 36m Ray McKay
15. 18 Andrew Boleware
16. F15 Chad Hiers
17. K9 Dennis Bracken
18. 82 Trey Bright DNS
19. 74 Scotty Vowell DNS
20. 72 Sam Maxie
21. 23 Bryan Cox
22. 9r Charlie Ross
23. 08 Caleb Langford
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
Spears finished second on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS driving the Bass Sports Online Chevrolet powered by a $3,195 Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine to net on a 44 and gain the five points that are the difference between him and the second-place NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division driver Bright.
On Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS, Bright picked up his seventh NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season in the AKA Cores Chevrolet to net on a 41, and gain nine points on the point leader Spears.
Spears has a best 14 week total of 685 points with seven wins, 14 top five finishes and a series leading 17 top ten finishes in 18 races. Bright has a best 14 week total of 680 points with seven wins, 14 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 19 races. Bright has a 59 point advantage over the third-place NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division driver Wayne Medders of Morton, MS.
Medders finished eighth on Saturday night in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division race at Whynot Motorsports Park to net on a 41 and gain two points. Medders has a best 14 week total of 621 points after four top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Medders Construction Chevrolet.
Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS moved up to the fourth spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings after a seventh-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park to net on a 25 and gain 19 points. Leftwich has a best 14 week total of 618 points after five top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 15 races driving the American Portable Buildings Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.
Dave Nations of Raymond, MS did not compete in NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 19 competition and dropped to fifth in the standings with 609 points. Nations has one win, nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 14 races over 13 weeks driving the Street Stock Set-Up Specialists Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.
Chad Hiers of Ocean Springs, MS finished outside the top ten on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in the Hiers Construction Chevrolet, but earned 41 points to net on a 25. Hiers has a best 14 week total of 601 points and is sixth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings after nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 17 races.
Charles Coan of Danville, AL is seventh in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 588 points after eight top ten finishes in 14 races. Coan reached the 14 week mark of his season on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL with a 41-point 11th-place finish in the Coan Racing Chevrolet.
Eddie Willis of Saucier, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 575 points after 2 wins, 12 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 18 races over 13 weeks. Willis finished fifth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park driving the Willis Racing Chevrolet.
Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA finished second on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in the Flynn Racing Chevrolet, and is ninth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 572 points. Flynn has a series-leading eight wins, 13 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 15 races over 12 weeks.
Bobby Joe Robinson of Falkville, AL rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 510 points after two wins, seven top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in 13 races over 13 weeks driving the Robinson’s Backhoe Service Chevrolet. Robinson finished seventh on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway.
In other NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 19 action, Greg Chumley of Attalla, AL drove the Vinson Racing Engines Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine to his third win of the season on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway.
Kendall Keating of Lacombe, LA took his first NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win on Saturday night at St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA driving the Keating Racing Special. Chad Thrash of Meridian, MS was another first-time winner on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Shade Tree Racing Ford.
Whynot Motorsports Park did not report the results of the their Week 18 Make-Up race on Saturday night. The Saturday night NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 19 race schedule for Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL was rained out.
The complete NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings can be found on the Points page of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
For more information about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division visit the Weekly Racing 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 PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/3/13:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WEEKS NET
1 13 Kevin Spears 685 18 7 14 17 14 45
2 82 Trey Bright 680 19 7 14 16 14 43
3 111y Wayne Medders 621 19 4 12 14 41
4 777 Brandon Leftwich 618 15 5 12 14 41
5 56 Dave Nations 609 14 1 9 12 13
6 F15 Chad Hiers 601 17 9 12 14 35
7 B14 Charles Coan 588 14 8 14 41
8 51 Eddie Willis 575 18 2 12 16 13
9 41f Roger Flynn 572 15 8 13 14 12
10 00r Bobby Joe Robinson 510 13 2 7 9 13
11 20h Stacy Herron 505 12 1 7 9 12
12 J5 Jacob Stephens 501 12 1 6 8 12
13 82 Calvin Cook 484 13 2 12 12 10
14 25 Keith Coan 461 12 1 7 9 12
15 99 Jerrod Fremin 419 10 1 4 7 10
16 74 Scotty Vowell 410 11 1 2 11
17 2 Jeffrey Walker 404 10 1 3 6 10
18 88 Justin Motes 399 11 1 3 11
19 10 Rocky DeGruy 392 11 3 7 10 9
20 44 Adam Cheeks 377 8 1 7 7 8
NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 19 RESULTS:
August 2:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 82 Trey Bright
2. 41 Roger Flynn
3. 3 Mike Ladner
4. 10 Rocky DeGruy
5. 51 Eddie Willis
6 210 Donny Reed
7. 18 Ray Necalse
8. 19 Lee Eubanks DNS
August 3:
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL:
1. 23 Greg Chumley
2. 54 Clint Vaughn
3. 31 Andy Davis
4. 3 Jeremy McSweeney
5. 44 Greg Loyd
6. J5 Jacob Stephens
7. 00 Bobby Joe Robinson
8. 44 Cole Braun
9. 30 Brock Love
10. 77 Jack Rayburn
11. B14 Charles Coan
12. 95 Luke Riddle DQ
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA:
1. K42 Kendell Keating
2. 37 Mike Meissner
3. 104 Donnie Monk
4. 48 Howard Walters DNS
5. 51 Eddie Willis DNS
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Week 18 Make-Up Feature – Did Not Report
Week 19 Feature:
1. STR1 Chad Thrash
2. 13 Kevin Spears
3. 007 Kevin Whittington
4. 82c Calvin Cook
5. 2 Jeffrey Walker
6. 7x Kyle Rutledge
7. 777 Brandon Leftwich
8. 111 Wayne Medders
9. 40 David Franklin
10. 12 Daniel Manning
11. 9 Tony Crosby
12. 44 Terry Arnsdorff
13. 12j Chip Jones
14. 36m Ray McKay
15. 18 Andrew Boleware
16. F15 Chad Hiers
17. K9 Dennis Bracken
18. 82 Trey Bright DNS
19. 74 Scotty Vowell DNS
20. 72 Sam Maxie
21. 23 Bryan Cox
22. 9r Charlie Ross
23. 08 Caleb Langford
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out