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05-30-2014, 12:15 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 10 of the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season was scheduled to be the busiest week of competition in the nine-year history of the series. There were 20 races in nine different states on the Week 10 schedule of events, but Mother Nature is quickly putting a damper on the weekend, as six races have already been washed out.
Nonetheless, there are still 14 races on the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 schedule, and two of those races have already been contested on Monday night. Four races are still on tap for tonight, with eight races on the schedule for Saturday night.
Steven Brantley of Monroeville, AL opened NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 competition on Monday night by driving the Airport Sports Center Trak-Star to victory at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL in a race co-sanctioned by the Southeastern Crate Series. Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN took his fourth win of the season on Monday night at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN driving the Greg’s Sawmill Special.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 races tonight will be held at Lexington 104 Speedway in Lexington, TN, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, an $800-to-win race co-sanctioned with the Southeastern Crate Series at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, and Salina Speedway in Salina, KS.
On Saturday night, NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 races will take place at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN with a $1,000-to-win event, Arkadelphia Speedway in Bremen, AL, Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX, Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, Penton Raceway in Penton, AL, Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, MO, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Southern Raceway in Milton, FL will host an $800-to-win race on Saturday night that will be co-sanctioned by the Southeastern Crate Series. Should any weather situations change the afore mentioned schedule for NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 events, updates will be posted on the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Facebook page at NeSmith Racing.
The run of rainouts began on Thursday night with the “Thursday Night Thunder” event at Talladega Short Track. Tonight’s NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series races at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR and Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS have been rained out.
Three Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 races have already been rained out at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, and St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series contenders for the $10,000 Championship based on the Weekly Point Averages (WPAs) are scattered throughout the Top 20 of the point standings after the first nine weeks of the 2014 season.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 433 points after nine weeks of competition and has the third highest WPA at 48.11 of a possible 50. Gauldin holds a nine-point lead over Daniel Bridgmon of Meridian, MS who has 424 points and the sixth highest WPA at 47.11.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 402 points in nine weeks of racing, and Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL is fourth with 393 points after nine weeks of competition. Doug Sanchagrin of Florence, MS has also raced for nine weeks and is fifth with 386 points.
The sixth and seventh-place drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings have competed for eight of the first nine weeks. Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is sixth with 369 points and has the eighth highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the standings at 46.12. Ronnie Cooper of McKenzie, TN is seventh with 350 points.
Chris Holley of Dayton, TX is eighth in the standings with 349 points accumulated over seven weeks of racing, but he is the leading NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series title contender with the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the standings at 49.86. In seven races, Holley has six wins and one second-place finish.
Kyle Clifton of Anniston, AL is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 344 points in eight weeks of competition. The Ageless Wonder Red Farmer of Hueytown, AL rounds out the top ten in the standings with 340 points after racing in eight of the nine weeks of competition.
Six of the Top 10 drivers on the WPA list are in the second ten of the point standings. The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS is 11th in the standings with 337 points over seven weeks of racing, and has the second highest WPA at 48.14.
Heath Minor of Ralph, AL is 12th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 335 points over seven weeks and has the fourth highest WPA at 47.86. Chris Jewell of Alvin, TX is 14th in the standings with 331 points over seven weeks and has the fifth highest WPA at 47.29.
Caleb Coan of Moulton, AL is 15th in the standings with 326 points over seven weeks and has the seventh highest WPA at 46.57. Buster Deen of Crosby, TX is 16th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 317 points over seven weeks and has the ninth highest WPA at 45.28. Nick Thrash of Meridian, MS is 17th in the standings with 315 points over seven weeks and the tenth highest WPA at 45.
Drivers participating at NeSmith Chevrolet 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 28.
The 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion will earn $10,000 and the Top 10 drivers in the final National point standings will also receive cash awards from the point fund. Drivers will also compete for an additional point fund at each series sanctioned track.
The dirt late model race cars in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series are powered by the economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track 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 Engine is $5,495 and the Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine is $3,295 at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.
Complete Week 10 results and updated point standings for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will be available on Monday with the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round Up. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series sanctioned tracks, visit the Weekly Racing Series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
For more information and rules 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.
EARLY NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 10 RESULTS:
May 26:
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL (Co-Sanctioned with SEC Series)
1. 02 Stephen Brantley
2. 3 Cody Smith
3. 10 Ryan Crane
4. 31 Craig Turner
5. 347 Noah Daspit
6. 221 Tyler Allen
7. 232 Jamey Boland
8. 1 Gary Maher
9. 55 Bo Odom
10. 222 Mike Boland
11. 72 Todd Neiheiser
12. 7 Vic Dohlohite
13. 25 Justin McRee
14. 00 Larry Havens
15. 10 Joseph Joiner DNS
CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS – ATWOOD, TN:
1. 73 Ashley Newman
2. 00 Ricky Waggoner
3. 4 Joe Mike
4. 00 Bronson Berry
5. 55 Michael Lee
6. 10 Ronnie Cooper
7. 00g Ben Garner
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 10 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
May 29:
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
Rained Out
May 30:
BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE, AR (Rained Out)
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS (Rained Out)
LEXINGTON 104 SPEEDWAY – LEXINGTON, TN
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL (Co-Sanctioned with the SEC Series)
SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS
May 31:
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN ($1,000-To-Win)
ARKADELPHIA SPEEDWAY – BREMEN, AL
BATTLEGROUND SPEEDWAY – HIGHLANDS, TX
CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS (Rained Out)
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS ($1,000-To-Win – Rained Out)
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL
POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY – POPLAR BLUFF, MO
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL (Co-Sanctioned With SEC Series)
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA (Rained Out)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
Nonetheless, there are still 14 races on the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 schedule, and two of those races have already been contested on Monday night. Four races are still on tap for tonight, with eight races on the schedule for Saturday night.
Steven Brantley of Monroeville, AL opened NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 competition on Monday night by driving the Airport Sports Center Trak-Star to victory at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL in a race co-sanctioned by the Southeastern Crate Series. Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN took his fourth win of the season on Monday night at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN driving the Greg’s Sawmill Special.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 races tonight will be held at Lexington 104 Speedway in Lexington, TN, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, an $800-to-win race co-sanctioned with the Southeastern Crate Series at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, and Salina Speedway in Salina, KS.
On Saturday night, NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 races will take place at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN with a $1,000-to-win event, Arkadelphia Speedway in Bremen, AL, Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX, Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, Penton Raceway in Penton, AL, Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, MO, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Southern Raceway in Milton, FL will host an $800-to-win race on Saturday night that will be co-sanctioned by the Southeastern Crate Series. Should any weather situations change the afore mentioned schedule for NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 events, updates will be posted on the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Facebook page at NeSmith Racing.
The run of rainouts began on Thursday night with the “Thursday Night Thunder” event at Talladega Short Track. Tonight’s NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series races at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR and Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS have been rained out.
Three Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 10 races have already been rained out at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, and St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series contenders for the $10,000 Championship based on the Weekly Point Averages (WPAs) are scattered throughout the Top 20 of the point standings after the first nine weeks of the 2014 season.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 433 points after nine weeks of competition and has the third highest WPA at 48.11 of a possible 50. Gauldin holds a nine-point lead over Daniel Bridgmon of Meridian, MS who has 424 points and the sixth highest WPA at 47.11.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 402 points in nine weeks of racing, and Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL is fourth with 393 points after nine weeks of competition. Doug Sanchagrin of Florence, MS has also raced for nine weeks and is fifth with 386 points.
The sixth and seventh-place drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings have competed for eight of the first nine weeks. Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is sixth with 369 points and has the eighth highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the standings at 46.12. Ronnie Cooper of McKenzie, TN is seventh with 350 points.
Chris Holley of Dayton, TX is eighth in the standings with 349 points accumulated over seven weeks of racing, but he is the leading NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series title contender with the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the standings at 49.86. In seven races, Holley has six wins and one second-place finish.
Kyle Clifton of Anniston, AL is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 344 points in eight weeks of competition. The Ageless Wonder Red Farmer of Hueytown, AL rounds out the top ten in the standings with 340 points after racing in eight of the nine weeks of competition.
Six of the Top 10 drivers on the WPA list are in the second ten of the point standings. The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS is 11th in the standings with 337 points over seven weeks of racing, and has the second highest WPA at 48.14.
Heath Minor of Ralph, AL is 12th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 335 points over seven weeks and has the fourth highest WPA at 47.86. Chris Jewell of Alvin, TX is 14th in the standings with 331 points over seven weeks and has the fifth highest WPA at 47.29.
Caleb Coan of Moulton, AL is 15th in the standings with 326 points over seven weeks and has the seventh highest WPA at 46.57. Buster Deen of Crosby, TX is 16th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 317 points over seven weeks and has the ninth highest WPA at 45.28. Nick Thrash of Meridian, MS is 17th in the standings with 315 points over seven weeks and the tenth highest WPA at 45.
Drivers participating at NeSmith Chevrolet 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 28.
The 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion will earn $10,000 and the Top 10 drivers in the final National point standings will also receive cash awards from the point fund. Drivers will also compete for an additional point fund at each series sanctioned track.
The dirt late model race cars in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series are powered by the economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track 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 Engine is $5,495 and the Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine is $3,295 at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.
Complete Week 10 results and updated point standings for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will be available on Monday with the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round Up. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series sanctioned tracks, visit the Weekly Racing Series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
For more information and rules 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.
EARLY NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 10 RESULTS:
May 26:
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL (Co-Sanctioned with SEC Series)
1. 02 Stephen Brantley
2. 3 Cody Smith
3. 10 Ryan Crane
4. 31 Craig Turner
5. 347 Noah Daspit
6. 221 Tyler Allen
7. 232 Jamey Boland
8. 1 Gary Maher
9. 55 Bo Odom
10. 222 Mike Boland
11. 72 Todd Neiheiser
12. 7 Vic Dohlohite
13. 25 Justin McRee
14. 00 Larry Havens
15. 10 Joseph Joiner DNS
CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS – ATWOOD, TN:
1. 73 Ashley Newman
2. 00 Ricky Waggoner
3. 4 Joe Mike
4. 00 Bronson Berry
5. 55 Michael Lee
6. 10 Ronnie Cooper
7. 00g Ben Garner
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 10 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
May 29:
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
Rained Out
May 30:
BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE, AR (Rained Out)
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS (Rained Out)
LEXINGTON 104 SPEEDWAY – LEXINGTON, TN
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL (Co-Sanctioned with the SEC Series)
SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS
May 31:
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN ($1,000-To-Win)
ARKADELPHIA SPEEDWAY – BREMEN, AL
BATTLEGROUND SPEEDWAY – HIGHLANDS, TX
CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS (Rained Out)
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS ($1,000-To-Win – Rained Out)
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL
POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY – POPLAR BLUFF, MO
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL (Co-Sanctioned With SEC Series)
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA (Rained Out)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL