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07-17-2015, 02:27 AM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – There are plenty of choices and plenty of opportunities to earn points in Week 17 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies competition. The Week 17 schedule shows ten races at seven different tracks in four different states. The top three drivers in the point standings have reached the 14 week mark of their respective seasons and are now netting points.

Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS and Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS will host Friday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 17 races. Saturday night will be highlighted by a pair of Double Feature events.

Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS will host Double Features for the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division with the first feature awarding Week 8 points, and the second feature awarding Week 17 points.

Southern Raceway in Milton, FL presents Double Features on Saturday night with the first feature awarding Week 4 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division points, and the second feature awarding Week 17 points.

Also hosting Saturday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 17 races will be Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN, Magnolia Motor Speedway back with a second Week 17 show, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

Richie Stephens of Salem, AL leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 680 points. Stephens will be trying to net on a 41. Branden Harris of Molino, FL is second with a best 14 week total of 662 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is third with a best 14 week total of 613, and he will be trying to net on a 25.

David Williamson of Seminary, MS is fourth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 585 points and Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is fifth with 572 points. Bubba McGhee of Atmore, AL is sixth with 551 points. Williamson, Bailey and McGhee all have one more week to earn full points before they begin netting points by replacing the lowest week total among their best 14 with a higher one.

Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is seventh in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 545 points and Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL is eighth with 541 points. Geddie and Faulk have two more weeks to earn full points. Steve Pate of Heflin, AL is ninth with 524 points, and Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is tenth with 499 points. Pate and Mitchell have three more weeks to earn full points.

To find the drivers among the Top 20 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings with the highest Weekly Point Average, or WPA, you have to go to the driver in the 14th spot in the points chase, Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS, who has a WPA of 49.67 out of a possible 50. Strength has 447 points and still has five more weeks to earn full points.

Stephens has the second highest WPA at 48.57 and Pate has the third highest WPA at 47.64. Harris has the fourth highest WPA at 47.29 and the 17th-place driver in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, Calvin Cook of Pace, FL has the fifth highest WPA at 46.78. Cook has 421 points and five more weeks to earn full points.

Cliff Childers of Terry, MS is 13th in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 455 points, but he has the sixth highest WPA at 45.50 and four more weeks to earn full points. Geddie has the seventh highest WPA at 45.42 and Mitchell has the eighth highest WPA at 45.36. Faulk has the ninth highest WPA at 45.08 and Williamson has the tenth highest WPA at 45.

Drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division will compete against each other nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season from March 23 through September 27. The $5,000 National point fund will pay $2,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.

NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competitors also have the option to compete with the economical steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine that is available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA for $3,495 with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast.

Four of the Top 10 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 3, after the first 16 weeks of competition have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stocks Presented By AR Bodies. 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/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 17 ROUND UP:

July 17:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS

July 18:

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS (Double Features – Week 8 Make Up Race)
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL (Double Features – Week 4 Make Up Race)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL


NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies. 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 Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies. AR Bodies is a Presenting Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.