NeSmith Racing
07-23-2019, 01:26 AM
ADAIRSVILLE, GA - Austin Steele of Moulton, AL drove the S&S Automotive Rocket to his first Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division victory of the 2019 Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL. The Week 17 win moved Steele up to the ninth spot in the Late Model Sportsman Division National point standings.
Brian Jones of Richland, MS took his second Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS driving the Phil Moore Buick, GMC GRT. Rex Berry of Huntingdon, TN claimed his second win of the season on Saturday night at Camden Speedway in Camden, TN in the 22 Auto Salvage Special.
Justin Angle of Anniston, AL collected his third Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL in the Randy’s Tree Service Special. Tyler Burgess of Olive Branch, MS drove the Burgess Outdoor Power Rocket to his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
The Friday night Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division Week 17 race at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS was rained out, the Saturday night Week 17 race at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL was also rained out.
Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL is the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division point leader after the first 17 weeks of the 27-week Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season. Mitchell has 614 points after seven wins, 12 top five finishes, and 15 top ten finishes in 17 events over 13 weeks of racing.
Mitchell still has one more week to earn full points before hitting the 14-week mark of his season. Mitchell finished second on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in the Sparks Energy Rocket. Mitchell has a 54-point lead over Cruz Wallace of Tuscumbia, AL in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division National point standings.
Wallace brought his total up to 560 points after driving the Toyota of the Shoals Special to a sixth-place finish on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway. Wallace has two wins, ten top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes in 16 races over 12 weeks of competition. Wallace still has two more weeks to earn full points before hitting the 14-week mark of his 2019 season.
Drivers racing in Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series events compete for both a Track point fund and a National point fund. Drivers compete against drivers racing at Durrence Layne Racing sanctioned tracks across the country using a National points system over a 27-week season that concludes on September 29.
A driver’s best 14 weekly point totals count as their season total. Once a driver reaches 14 weeks of competition, they start trying to net points by replacing the lowest weekly total among their best 14 weekly totals with a higher one. A driver can only count their best point finish each week as their total for that week.
The top ten drivers in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division National point standings will earn a seat at the Durrence Layne Racing Annual Awards Banquet to receive a point fund check and a trophy.
Brian Murray of Russellville, AL is third in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division standings with 553 points after one win, one top five finish, and ten top ten finishes in 14 races after 13 weeks of competition. Murray had an 11th-place finish on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in the Tires & More GRT, and he has one more week to earn full points.
Morgen Lambert of Booneville, MS did not compete in Week 17 action and is now fourth in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division standings with 532 points. Lambert has one win, nine top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in 15 driving the Rae Trucking Special over 12 weeks of Competition. Lambert has two more weeks to earn full points.
Blake Ray of Russellville, AL and Heather Lowe of Warrior, AL are tied for the fifth spot in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division National standings with 514 points apiece. Ray has the tie-breaker advantage with number of wins.
Ray has two wins, nine top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in 14 events over 11 weeks of racing. Ray finished 12th on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in the Shoals Heating and Air TNT, and he has three more weeks to earn full points.
Lowe has four top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 20 races over 12 weeks of competition. Lowe still has two more weeks to earn full points, and drove the McKleroy Motorsports Warrior to an eighth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.
For complete point standings, more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/20/19:
1. 46 Bryson Mitchell – 614
2. 14 Cruz Wallace – 560
3. 14 Brian Murray – 553
4. 77 Morgen Lambert – 532
5. 17 Blake Ray – 514
5. 16 Heather Lowe – 514
7. 20 Victoria Purcell – 513
8. 99 Tony Chaney – 503
9. 15 Austin Steele – 498
10. 87 Tody Ratcliff - 476
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION WEEK 17 RESULTS:
Friday, July 19:
COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS: RAINED OUT
Saturday, July 20:
CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN: 1. Rex Berry; 2. Luke Buckley; 3. Joey McKinney; 4. Neil Brown; 5. Matthew Rollins; 6. Zach Roach; 7. Blake Ross DNS; 8. Tim Hays DNS; 9. Kenneth Curran DNS; 10. Stephen Buckner DNS; 11. Joel Russell DNS.
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS: 1. Brian Jones; 2. Josh Thomas; 3. Chase Williams; 4. Zack Owens; 5. Bill Dunaway; 6. Tyler Moak; 7. Bruce Williamson; 8. Aaron Fitzhugh; 9. Brandon Carpenter.
NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL: 1. Austin Steele; 2. Bryson Mitchell; 3. Tony Chaney; 4. Silas Hamm; 5. Chance Landers; 6. Cruz Wallace; 7. Shane Pearson; 8. Jake Graves; 9. Colby Franks; 10. Cody Springer; 11. Brian Murray; 12. Blake Ray.
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL: 1. Justin Angle; 2. Bryan Qualls; 3. Randy Holder; 4. Doodle Lowe; 5. Jarred Gray; 6. Sherman Everette; 7. Todd McBurnett; 8. Heather Lowe; 9. Brandon Crosby; 10. Wayne Tidwell; 11. Lane Shuler; 12. Jeff Crane; 13. Chase Cotton.
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS: 1. Tyler Burgess; 2. Tony Shelton; 3. Tody Ratcliff; 4. Jamie Pickard; 5. Mike Pickard; 6. Wiley Williams; 7. Dawson Simpson; 8. Michael Santangelo; 9. Jimmy Anderson; 10. Matt Gable.
ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL: RAINED OUT
Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. 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 the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. VP Racing Fuels and Lubricants is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. Fullmoon Graphics is also an Official Sponsor of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division.
Brian Jones of Richland, MS took his second Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS driving the Phil Moore Buick, GMC GRT. Rex Berry of Huntingdon, TN claimed his second win of the season on Saturday night at Camden Speedway in Camden, TN in the 22 Auto Salvage Special.
Justin Angle of Anniston, AL collected his third Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL in the Randy’s Tree Service Special. Tyler Burgess of Olive Branch, MS drove the Burgess Outdoor Power Rocket to his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
The Friday night Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division Week 17 race at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS was rained out, the Saturday night Week 17 race at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL was also rained out.
Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL is the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division point leader after the first 17 weeks of the 27-week Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season. Mitchell has 614 points after seven wins, 12 top five finishes, and 15 top ten finishes in 17 events over 13 weeks of racing.
Mitchell still has one more week to earn full points before hitting the 14-week mark of his season. Mitchell finished second on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in the Sparks Energy Rocket. Mitchell has a 54-point lead over Cruz Wallace of Tuscumbia, AL in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division National point standings.
Wallace brought his total up to 560 points after driving the Toyota of the Shoals Special to a sixth-place finish on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway. Wallace has two wins, ten top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes in 16 races over 12 weeks of competition. Wallace still has two more weeks to earn full points before hitting the 14-week mark of his 2019 season.
Drivers racing in Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series events compete for both a Track point fund and a National point fund. Drivers compete against drivers racing at Durrence Layne Racing sanctioned tracks across the country using a National points system over a 27-week season that concludes on September 29.
A driver’s best 14 weekly point totals count as their season total. Once a driver reaches 14 weeks of competition, they start trying to net points by replacing the lowest weekly total among their best 14 weekly totals with a higher one. A driver can only count their best point finish each week as their total for that week.
The top ten drivers in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division National point standings will earn a seat at the Durrence Layne Racing Annual Awards Banquet to receive a point fund check and a trophy.
Brian Murray of Russellville, AL is third in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division standings with 553 points after one win, one top five finish, and ten top ten finishes in 14 races after 13 weeks of competition. Murray had an 11th-place finish on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in the Tires & More GRT, and he has one more week to earn full points.
Morgen Lambert of Booneville, MS did not compete in Week 17 action and is now fourth in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division standings with 532 points. Lambert has one win, nine top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in 15 driving the Rae Trucking Special over 12 weeks of Competition. Lambert has two more weeks to earn full points.
Blake Ray of Russellville, AL and Heather Lowe of Warrior, AL are tied for the fifth spot in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division National standings with 514 points apiece. Ray has the tie-breaker advantage with number of wins.
Ray has two wins, nine top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in 14 events over 11 weeks of racing. Ray finished 12th on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in the Shoals Heating and Air TNT, and he has three more weeks to earn full points.
Lowe has four top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 20 races over 12 weeks of competition. Lowe still has two more weeks to earn full points, and drove the McKleroy Motorsports Warrior to an eighth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.
For complete point standings, more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/20/19:
1. 46 Bryson Mitchell – 614
2. 14 Cruz Wallace – 560
3. 14 Brian Murray – 553
4. 77 Morgen Lambert – 532
5. 17 Blake Ray – 514
5. 16 Heather Lowe – 514
7. 20 Victoria Purcell – 513
8. 99 Tony Chaney – 503
9. 15 Austin Steele – 498
10. 87 Tody Ratcliff - 476
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION WEEK 17 RESULTS:
Friday, July 19:
COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS: RAINED OUT
Saturday, July 20:
CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN: 1. Rex Berry; 2. Luke Buckley; 3. Joey McKinney; 4. Neil Brown; 5. Matthew Rollins; 6. Zach Roach; 7. Blake Ross DNS; 8. Tim Hays DNS; 9. Kenneth Curran DNS; 10. Stephen Buckner DNS; 11. Joel Russell DNS.
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS: 1. Brian Jones; 2. Josh Thomas; 3. Chase Williams; 4. Zack Owens; 5. Bill Dunaway; 6. Tyler Moak; 7. Bruce Williamson; 8. Aaron Fitzhugh; 9. Brandon Carpenter.
NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL: 1. Austin Steele; 2. Bryson Mitchell; 3. Tony Chaney; 4. Silas Hamm; 5. Chance Landers; 6. Cruz Wallace; 7. Shane Pearson; 8. Jake Graves; 9. Colby Franks; 10. Cody Springer; 11. Brian Murray; 12. Blake Ray.
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL: 1. Justin Angle; 2. Bryan Qualls; 3. Randy Holder; 4. Doodle Lowe; 5. Jarred Gray; 6. Sherman Everette; 7. Todd McBurnett; 8. Heather Lowe; 9. Brandon Crosby; 10. Wayne Tidwell; 11. Lane Shuler; 12. Jeff Crane; 13. Chase Cotton.
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS: 1. Tyler Burgess; 2. Tony Shelton; 3. Tody Ratcliff; 4. Jamie Pickard; 5. Mike Pickard; 6. Wiley Williams; 7. Dawson Simpson; 8. Michael Santangelo; 9. Jimmy Anderson; 10. Matt Gable.
ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL: RAINED OUT
Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. 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 the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. VP Racing Fuels and Lubricants is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division. Fullmoon Graphics is also an Official Sponsor of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division.