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09-26-2013, 02:24 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – This weekend marks the 27th and final week of the 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series season. There are still 11 drivers battling for Top 10 points fund-paying positions in the point standings. A total of seven events will take place in Week 27 action in five different states.

NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Week 27 competition will begin on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS. A pair of $1,000-to-win races will highlight Saturday night action.

Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX will host a $1,000-to-win race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Late Models on Saturday night. Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS will also have a $1,000-to-win race this Saturday night for the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Late Models.

Also in action this Saturday night with NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Late Model events are St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA, Southern Raceway in Milton, FL, West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.

The top two spots in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series point standings have already been decided with Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS taking the $10,000 Championship with a perfect best 14 week total of 700 points representing 14 50-point wins. The only improvement Daspit can make in the last week of the season is to increase his season win total to 16.

Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS has clinched the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series runner-up spot with a best 14 week total of 694 points. Palasini can still net two points in the remaining week of the season and bring his season total to a possible 696 points.

Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 689 points. In the last week of the season, “The General” will be looking to net on a 48, and earn a possible total of 691 points.

Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL is fourth with a best 14 week total of 686 points. Dudley can still net on a 45 with the potential to earn a total of 691 points. That has the possibility to tie him with Lee for third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series point standings, and Dudley has the tie-breaker advantage with two more 50-point wins.

Cliff Williams of Star, MS has the fifth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 677 points. Williams will try to net on a 41 that could bring his season point total to as high as 686, which could tie him with Dudley for the fourth spot, but Dudley has the tie-breaker advantage.

Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 675 points. In the last week of the season, Arnold will try to net on a 44 that gives the “Hattiesburg Hustler” the potential to end the season with a total of 681 points.

Jeff Glisson of Boaz, KY holds the seventh spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 673 points. Glisson will also try to net on a 44 in the last week of the season and could earn a possible total of 679 points.

Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS is eighth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 669 points. The “Florence Flash” can earn a possible total of 673 points at the end of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series season by winning and netting on a 46.

Another driver that will be trying to net on a 46 in the last week of the 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series season is the ninth-place driver, Robby Moore of Brosley, MO. Moore has a best 14 week total of 668 points and could earn a possible 672 points.

Ronnie Cooper of McKenzie, TN rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings and currently holds the final points fund-paying spot with a best 14 week total of 665 points. Cooper can net on a 44 in the last week of the season that could bring his season total up to 671 points.

There are three drivers in the second ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series point standings that have a mathematical opportunity to race their way into the Top 10 of the point standings and earn a seat at the banquet table.

Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS is 11th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 total of 663 points. In the last week of the season, “Big Nasty” can net on a 45 and the potential to end the season with a total of 668 points.

Roger Witt of Batesville, AR is 12th in the standings with a best 14 week total of 662 points and can net on a 45 in the last week of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series season that could bring his season total up to 667 points.

Ricky Waggoner of Martin, TN is in the 16th spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 647 points. Waggoner can net on a 25 in Week 27 competition that could bring his season total to 672 points.

Drivers participating at NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series sanctioned tracks compete against each other through a points system that counts their 14 best weekly point totals over the 27-week season that runs through September 29. Drivers can compete in as many events available to then each week, only their best event point total for that week will count.

Once a driver reaches the 14-week point in their NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series season, they will begin to net points, by trying to replace the lowest weekly point total with a higher one.

The dirt late model race cars in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage 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 $5,195 and the Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine is $3,195 at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. To place an order call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

Complete Week 27 results and the final 2013 point standings for the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series will be available on Monday with the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Round Up. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet OMG WRS sanctioned tracks, visit the Weekly Racing Series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series all-new 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 OLD MAN’S GARAGE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 27 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

September 27:

HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS

September 28:

BATTLEGROUND SPEEDWAY – HIGHLANDS, TX ($1,000-To-Win)
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS ($1,000-To-Win)
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL
WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, 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 and Performance Dealer six 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. 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. Old Man’s Garage is the sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Racecar Engineering is the Official Parts Supplier of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Renegade Race and Performance Fuels are a series Associate Sponsor and fuel supplier. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2013 are Dominator Race Products, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Kinser Air Filters, AR Bodies, Velocita Racewear, and Performance Rod & Custom. 2013 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, Stinger Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.