NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 12 Round Up
CARTERSVILLE, GA – The NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies point leader Richie Stephens of Salem, AL set a new record on Saturday night with his seventh straight win at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the Rocketman Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Stephens’ tenth win of the season broke a two-year-old NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division record of six straight wins set by Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA in 2013. Stephens began his seven-race winning streak on May 22 at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS.
Stephens then followed that up with NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division wins at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS on May 23, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS on May 29, Talladega Short Track on May 30, Hattiesburg Speedway on June 5, and Talladega Short Track on Saturday night. Stephens’ win streak includes three-in-a-row at Talladega Short Track.
Stephens now has 530 points after ten wins, 12 top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes in 15 races over 11 weeks. Even with all of the success Stephens has had this season in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division, the points system for the 27-week season has kept things close, as Stephens only has a 19-point lead over the second-place driver.
Brandon Harris of Molino, FL is second in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 511 points after driving the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine to his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL. Harris has four wins, nine top five finishes, and ten top ten finishes in 11 races over 11 weeks.
Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is third in the standings with 475points after six top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in 12 races over 11 weeks of NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competition. Jarrell finished sixth on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL drove his Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine at a third-place finish on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway to move up to the fourth spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 448 points. Faulk has one win, six top five finishes and 11 top ten finishes in 12 races over ten weeks.
Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is fifth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 446 points after one win and nine top five finishes in ten races over ten weeks of competition. Bailey drove the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway.
Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS, David Williamson of Seminary, MS, and Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS did not compete in NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 12 action, and dropped to sixth, seventh, and eighth respectively in the point standings. Geddie has 407 points after four top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in nine races over nine weeks in the Geddie Tree Service Chevrolet.
Williamson has 401 points after six top five finishes and seven top ten finishes in nine races over nine weeks in the Sauls Farm Ford. Strength has 398 points after five wins and 11 top five finishes in 11 races over eight weeks driving the Sauls Farms Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Bubba McGhee of Atmore, AL drove the MEC Trucking Chevrolet to a sixth-place finish on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway to move up into the Top 10 of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings for the first time this season. McGhee is ninth in the standings with 396 points after three top five finishes and seven top ten finishes in ten races over nine weeks of competition.
John Smartt of Manchester, TN did not compete in NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 12 action, but he rounds out the Top 10 of the standings with 386 points. Smartt has three wins, eight top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in nine races over nine weeks driving the Frontline Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
In other NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 12 action, Skeeter Redmon of Marianna, FL drove the Strictly Performance Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his second win of the season on Saturday night at Southern Raceway. The Friday night Week 12 race scheduled for Hattiesburg Speedway was rained out.
Six of the Top 10 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stocks in the point standings, including the top four and all three Week 12 race winners, were powered by the $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. The NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competitors have the option to use the economical 602 engine that is built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications.
The $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine is in stock and ready for free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast from NeSmith Performance Parts, a division of NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA, the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Parts Dealer for eight years running. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.
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NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 6/13/15:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WKS/NET WPA
1 69 Richie Stephens 530 15 10 12 13 11 48.18
2 2 Branden Harris 511 11 4 9 10 11 46.45
3 20 Jason Jarrell 475 12 6 9 11 43.18
4 3 Larry Faulk 448 12 1 6 11 10 44.80
5 05 Bo Bailey 446 10 1 9 9 10 44.60
6 37 Jay Geddie 407 9 4 9 9 45.22
7 28 David Williamson 401 9 6 7 9 44.56
8 18 Brooks Strength 398 11 6 11 11 8 49.75
9 2m Bubba McGhee 396 10 3 7 9 44.00
10 1 John Smartt 386 9 3 8 8 9 42.89
11 07 Steve Pate 381 9 1 9 9 8 47.63
12 99 Kevin Mitchell 366 8 1 4 6 8 45.75
13 18c Cliff Childers 363 8 4 8 8 45.38
14 26c Cole Cameron 343 8 1 6 8 42.88
15 2 Joel Landers 317 7 4 6 6 7 45.29
16 15 Joe Richbourg 301 7 3 5 7 43.00
17 10 Jay Dunaway 301 8 2 8 7 43.00
18 38k Josh Kimmons 300 7 3 6 7 42.86
19 777 Brandon Leftwich 297 7 1 2 5 7 42.43
20 53 Scooter Ware 294 7 4 5 7 42.00
21 3 Richard Jenkins 294 8 1 6 7 42.00
NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 12 RESULTS:
June 12:
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out
June 13:
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 66 Skeeter Redmon
2. 36 Sean Goodwin
3. 29 Dean Shaw
4. 05 Bo Bailey
5. 12 David Uebelsteadt
6. 20 Jason Jerrell
7. 92 Matthew Holcomb
8. 38 Josh Kimmons
9. 28 Kory Walker
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 69 Richie Stephens
2. 54 Clint Vaughn
3. 07 Steve Pate
4. 21 Russell Chapman
5. 10 Jay Dunaway
6. 109 Phillip Haynes
7. 19 Kyle Davison
8. 31 Andy Davis
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 2 Branden Harris
2. 99 Kevin Mitchell
3. 3 Larry Faulk
4. 20 Curtis Faircloth
5. 58 Ronnie Harris
6. 2m Bubba McGhee
7. 26 Jeffrey Odom
8. 08 Freddie McCall Jr. DNS
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