NeSmith Racing
07-19-2018, 10:32 PM
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 17 of the 27-week 2018 Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season will have 11 races in five different states that include Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida on its Schedule of Events with one Friday night race, and the rest on Saturday night.
The lone Friday night event for the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model and the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Divisions will be at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS.
` All four Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Divisions will compete at three different tracks on Saturday night. Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, North Alabama Speedway, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL will each feature the Late Models, Street Stocks, Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsmen, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsmen.
The Late Models, Street Stocks and Late Model Sportsmen will be in action on Saturday night at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS and Winchester Raceway Park in Winchester, TN will present the Late Models and Street Stocks.
The Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division will also be in action this Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, GA, and Southern Raceway in Milton, FL.
Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series drivers compete with each other through a point system that awards 50 points to win with a field of eight or more cars. It drops back one point per position down to 41 points for tenth on back.
A driver’s best event point total for each week are recorded, and equal or lower point races for that week are discarded. A driver’s best 14 weekly point totals count towards their season total. Ties in points will be broken by number of wins, and if needed will be broken by second place finishes and so on.
Fields that are seven or less award 40 points to win and drop back one point per position through seventh. Drivers that attempt to compete, but fail to start the main event are awarded 25 points.
Drivers in all four Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Divisions that have reached the 14-week mark of their respective seasons will be trying to net points by replacing the lowest weekly point total with a higher one. Several other drivers that haven’t reached the 14-week mark will be competing for full points.
Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS leads the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division National standings with a best 14-week total of 693 points. Scarbrough will be trying to net on a 48. That means he will have to win a 50-point race, or finish second to increase his best 14-week point total.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is second with a best 14-week total of 672 points, and he will be trying to net on a 44. Steve Russell of Pontotoc, MS is third with 662 points and he will be trying to net on a 41.
The 2012 Durrence Layne Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Late Model Champion Chase Washington of Houlka, MS is fourth with 659 points, and he will be trying to net on a 35. Braden Mitchell of Russellville, AL is fifth in the Late Model National standings with 641 points and will be trying to net on a 41.
Scarbrough also has the highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) among the Top 20 drivers in the Late Model point standings. Scarbrough has a WPA at 49.5 out of a possible 50. Lee is second on the WPA list at 48, and Russell is ninth at 47.28. Washington is tenth on the WPA list at 47.07.
Ricky Idom of Hattiesburg, MS leads the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14-week total of 689 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Lee Ray of Columbus, MS is second with a best 14-week total of 677 points, and he will be trying to net on a 40. Idom and Ray have been trading the Street Stock point lead for the last few weeks.
Bryan Fortner of Millport, AL is third in the Street Stock standings with a best 14-week total of 659 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Chad Winkles of Hartselle, AL is fourth with a best 14-week total of 655 points, and will be trying to net on a 40. Steve Maughan of Florence, AL is fifth with a best 14-week total of 650, and will be trying to net on a 40.
Idom leads the WPA list among the Top 20 in the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock point standings at 49.21, and Ray is second at 48.36. Fortner is fourth at 47.07, and Winkles is fifth at 46.78. Maughan is seventh at 46.43.
Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL is the National points leader in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. Mitchell has a best 14-week total of 676 points, and he will be trying to net on a 46. Brandon Crosby of Anniston, AL is second with a best 14-week total of 633 points, and he will be trying to net on a 40.
Tody Ratcliff of Meridian, MS is third in the Late Model Sportsman standings with a best 14-week total of 629 points, and he will be trying to net on a 40. The fourth and fifth-place drivers still have one more week to earn full points before they reach the 14-week mark of their respective seasons. Blake Ray of Russellville, AL is fourth in the Late Model Sportsman standings with 622 points, and Haden Duncan of Leighton, AL is fifth with 611 points.
Mitchell leads the WPA list among the Top 20 in the Late Model Sportsman Division standings at 48.28. Ray is second at 47.85, Duncan is fourth at 47, Crosby is ninth at 45.21, and Ratcliff is tenth at 44.93.
Andy Davis of Argo, AL is the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division point leader and has one more week to earn full points. Davis has 515 points after 13 weeks of racing. Justin Angle of Anniston, AL is second with 478 points after 12 weeks of racing. The third spot belongs to Chris Yarbrough of Eastaboga, AL with 473 points after 12 weeks of racing.
Oakley Gillespie of Five Points, TN is fourth with 440 points after 11 weeks of racing, and Ron Bailey of Huntsville, AL is fifth with 435 points after 11 weeks of racing. Gillespie is the WPA leader among the Top 5 in the Modified Sportsman standings at 40, Angle is second at 39.83, Davis is third at 39.61, Bailey is fourth at 39.54, and Yarbrough is fifth at 39.42.
NeSmith Racing is now Durrence Layne Racing! For more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Racing Divisions, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.
DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 17 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
LM – Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division
SS – Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division
LMS – Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division
MOD – Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division
Friday, July 20:
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS: (LM, SS)
Saturday, July 21:
CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN: (LM, SS, LMS, MOD)
ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL: (LM, SS, LMS)
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL: (SS)
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS: (LM, SS)
NEEDMORE SPEEDWAY – NORMAN PARK, GA (SS)
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL: (SS)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL: (LM, SS, LMS, MOD)
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS: (LM, SS, LMS)
WINCHESTER RACEWAY PARK – WINCHESTER, TN: (LM, SS)
EARLY WEEK 18 RACE:
Tuesday, July 24:
BOYD’S SPEEDWAY – RINGGOLD, GA: (SS)
Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Pacesetter Award at Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series events. Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is one of the nation’s top GM Powertrain and Performance Dealers, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of Durrence Layne Racing. RockAuto.com is an Associate Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing. Beyea Headers is the Durrence Layne Racing Hard Charger Sponsor. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for Durrence Layne Racing. Cruise With The Champions is the Official Vacation and Rookie of the Year Sponsor for Durrence Layne Racing. David Smith Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of Durrence Layne Racing. Freestyle Graphix is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of Durrence Layne Racing. Durrence Layne Racing Contingency Sponsors for 2018 are Out-Pace Performance, CrateInsider.Com, Knowles Racing Parts and Bodies, and FreeStyle Graphix. 2018 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.
The lone Friday night event for the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model and the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Divisions will be at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS.
` All four Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Divisions will compete at three different tracks on Saturday night. Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, North Alabama Speedway, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL will each feature the Late Models, Street Stocks, Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsmen, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsmen.
The Late Models, Street Stocks and Late Model Sportsmen will be in action on Saturday night at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS and Winchester Raceway Park in Winchester, TN will present the Late Models and Street Stocks.
The Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division will also be in action this Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, GA, and Southern Raceway in Milton, FL.
Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series drivers compete with each other through a point system that awards 50 points to win with a field of eight or more cars. It drops back one point per position down to 41 points for tenth on back.
A driver’s best event point total for each week are recorded, and equal or lower point races for that week are discarded. A driver’s best 14 weekly point totals count towards their season total. Ties in points will be broken by number of wins, and if needed will be broken by second place finishes and so on.
Fields that are seven or less award 40 points to win and drop back one point per position through seventh. Drivers that attempt to compete, but fail to start the main event are awarded 25 points.
Drivers in all four Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Divisions that have reached the 14-week mark of their respective seasons will be trying to net points by replacing the lowest weekly point total with a higher one. Several other drivers that haven’t reached the 14-week mark will be competing for full points.
Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS leads the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division National standings with a best 14-week total of 693 points. Scarbrough will be trying to net on a 48. That means he will have to win a 50-point race, or finish second to increase his best 14-week point total.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is second with a best 14-week total of 672 points, and he will be trying to net on a 44. Steve Russell of Pontotoc, MS is third with 662 points and he will be trying to net on a 41.
The 2012 Durrence Layne Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Late Model Champion Chase Washington of Houlka, MS is fourth with 659 points, and he will be trying to net on a 35. Braden Mitchell of Russellville, AL is fifth in the Late Model National standings with 641 points and will be trying to net on a 41.
Scarbrough also has the highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) among the Top 20 drivers in the Late Model point standings. Scarbrough has a WPA at 49.5 out of a possible 50. Lee is second on the WPA list at 48, and Russell is ninth at 47.28. Washington is tenth on the WPA list at 47.07.
Ricky Idom of Hattiesburg, MS leads the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14-week total of 689 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Lee Ray of Columbus, MS is second with a best 14-week total of 677 points, and he will be trying to net on a 40. Idom and Ray have been trading the Street Stock point lead for the last few weeks.
Bryan Fortner of Millport, AL is third in the Street Stock standings with a best 14-week total of 659 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Chad Winkles of Hartselle, AL is fourth with a best 14-week total of 655 points, and will be trying to net on a 40. Steve Maughan of Florence, AL is fifth with a best 14-week total of 650, and will be trying to net on a 40.
Idom leads the WPA list among the Top 20 in the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock point standings at 49.21, and Ray is second at 48.36. Fortner is fourth at 47.07, and Winkles is fifth at 46.78. Maughan is seventh at 46.43.
Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL is the National points leader in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. Mitchell has a best 14-week total of 676 points, and he will be trying to net on a 46. Brandon Crosby of Anniston, AL is second with a best 14-week total of 633 points, and he will be trying to net on a 40.
Tody Ratcliff of Meridian, MS is third in the Late Model Sportsman standings with a best 14-week total of 629 points, and he will be trying to net on a 40. The fourth and fifth-place drivers still have one more week to earn full points before they reach the 14-week mark of their respective seasons. Blake Ray of Russellville, AL is fourth in the Late Model Sportsman standings with 622 points, and Haden Duncan of Leighton, AL is fifth with 611 points.
Mitchell leads the WPA list among the Top 20 in the Late Model Sportsman Division standings at 48.28. Ray is second at 47.85, Duncan is fourth at 47, Crosby is ninth at 45.21, and Ratcliff is tenth at 44.93.
Andy Davis of Argo, AL is the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division point leader and has one more week to earn full points. Davis has 515 points after 13 weeks of racing. Justin Angle of Anniston, AL is second with 478 points after 12 weeks of racing. The third spot belongs to Chris Yarbrough of Eastaboga, AL with 473 points after 12 weeks of racing.
Oakley Gillespie of Five Points, TN is fourth with 440 points after 11 weeks of racing, and Ron Bailey of Huntsville, AL is fifth with 435 points after 11 weeks of racing. Gillespie is the WPA leader among the Top 5 in the Modified Sportsman standings at 40, Angle is second at 39.83, Davis is third at 39.61, Bailey is fourth at 39.54, and Yarbrough is fifth at 39.42.
NeSmith Racing is now Durrence Layne Racing! For more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Racing Divisions, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.
DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 17 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
LM – Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division
SS – Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division
LMS – Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division
MOD – Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division
Friday, July 20:
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS: (LM, SS)
Saturday, July 21:
CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN: (LM, SS, LMS, MOD)
ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL: (LM, SS, LMS)
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL: (SS)
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS: (LM, SS)
NEEDMORE SPEEDWAY – NORMAN PARK, GA (SS)
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL: (SS)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL: (LM, SS, LMS, MOD)
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS: (LM, SS, LMS)
WINCHESTER RACEWAY PARK – WINCHESTER, TN: (LM, SS)
EARLY WEEK 18 RACE:
Tuesday, July 24:
BOYD’S SPEEDWAY – RINGGOLD, GA: (SS)
Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Pacesetter Award at Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series events. Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is one of the nation’s top GM Powertrain and Performance Dealers, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of Durrence Layne Racing. RockAuto.com is an Associate Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing. Beyea Headers is the Durrence Layne Racing Hard Charger Sponsor. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for Durrence Layne Racing. Cruise With The Champions is the Official Vacation and Rookie of the Year Sponsor for Durrence Layne Racing. David Smith Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of Durrence Layne Racing. Freestyle Graphix is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of Durrence Layne Racing. Durrence Layne Racing Contingency Sponsors for 2018 are Out-Pace Performance, CrateInsider.Com, Knowles Racing Parts and Bodies, and FreeStyle Graphix. 2018 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.