NeSmith Weekly Racing Series Week 2 Round Up

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Mother Nature was the big winner of Week 2 NeSmith Weekly Racing Series competition, as ten of 12 scheduled events were rained out. The two races that were held did change the top of the point standings in three of the four NeSmith Weekly Racing Series Divisions.

Braden Mitchell of Russellville, AL took a 40-point win on Saturday night at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL in the NeSmith Chevrolet Late Model Division and now shares the National point lead at 87 points with Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL, who finished second at ECM Speedway.

Matthew Brocato of Muscle Shoals, AL is third in the NeSmith Late Model National points chase with 82 points, followed by Dustin Harris of Flintville, TN in fourth with 79 points, and Alan Banks in fifth with 77 points.

Week 1 winners Evan Ellis of Plantersville, MS, Jeff Helms of Centre, AL, Wil Herrington of Cochran, GA, Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS, Seth McCormack of Muscle Shoals, AL, and Monte Skinner of Saraland, AL are all tied for the sixth spot in the NeSmith Late Model National standings with 50 points apiece.

Mike Lane of Wing, AL picked up the win Saturday night in NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division action at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL to move into a five-way tie for the eighth spot in the National standings at 50 points.

The third-place finisher at Southern Raceway, Frank Wilson of Milton, FL took over the NeSmith Street Stock point lead with 98 points, and the second-place finisher at Southern Raceway on Saturday night, Sam Maxie of Vancleave, MS, is second in the standings with 97 points.

Bryan Fortner of Millport, AL is third in the NeSmith Street Stock National standings with 94 points and Jeremy Isbell of Vandiver, AL is fourth with 92 points. Chad Winkles of Hartselle, AL took his second NeSmith Street Stock win of the season on Saturday night at ECM Speedway and holds the fifth spot in the National standings with 90 points.

Steve Maughan is sixth in the NeSmith Street Stock National standings with 88 points and Taras Hodivsky of Foley, AL is seventh with 87 points. Four other Week 1 NeSmith Street Stock winners are tied with Lane for the eighth spot with 50 points, and they include Ricky Idom of Hattiesburg, MS, Dewayne Estes of Sturgis, MS, Jeff Crane of Gadsden, AL, and Wyatt Hill of Finley, TN.

Buddy George of Ragland, AL took his second win of the season on Saturday night at ECM Speedway in the NeSmith Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division to take a commanding lead in the National standings with 100 points. The two other Week 1 winners Nick Thrash of Meridian, MS and Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL are tied for the second spot with 50 points.

There is a four-way tie for the fourth spot in the NeSmith Late Model Sportsman National standing at 49 points among Brad Berry of Attalla, AL, Jamie Pickard of Columbus, MS, Blake Ray of Russellville, AL, and Randy Alexander. There is a four-way tie for the eighth position in the Late Model Sportsman National points at 48 points among Andrew Bailey of Woodland, AL, Chuck Gipson of Tuscumbia, AL, Tody Ratcliff of Meridian, MS, and Mark Tuck.

Justin Angle still holds the point lead with 40 points in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division Powered by Chevrolet Performance National standings. Ronald Bailey is second with 39 points, and Andy Davis is third with 38 points.

The NeSmith Weekly Racing Series tracks that were rained out are Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS on Friday night, with Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA, Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, Chatham Speedway in Chatham, LA, Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, Enid Speedway in Enid, OK, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS rained out on Saturday night.

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NeSMITH WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/7/18:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION:

POS CAR # DRIVER TOTAL RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 64 Braden Mitchell 87 2 1 2 2
2 25 Justin McRee 87 2 2 2
3 78 Matthew Brocato 82 2 1 2
4 4h Dustin Harris 79 2 1 1
5 17 Alan Banks 77 2 1 1
6 73 Evan Ellis 50 1 1 1 1
7 10 Jeff Helms 50 1 1 1 1
8 14 Wil Herrington 50 1 1 1 1
9 21 Shannon Lee 50 2 1 2 2
10 54 Seth McCormack 50 1 1 1 1
11 00 Monte Skinner 50 1 1 1 1

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION:

POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 72 FRANK WILSON 98 2 1 2 2
2 72 SAM MAXIE 97 2 2 2
3 99 BRYAN FORTNER 94 3 2 2
4 76 JEREMY ISBELL 92 2 2 2
5 23 CHAD WINKLES 90 2 2 2 2
6 7M STEVE MAUGHAN 88 2 2 2
7 99 TARAS HODIVSKY 87 2 1 1
8 KC21 RICKY IDIOM 50 1 1 1 1
9 1K DEWAYNE ESTES 50 1 1 1 1
10 8 JEFF CRANE 50 1 1 1 1
11 3 WYATT HILL 50 1 1 1 1
12 8 MIKE LANE 50 1 1 1 1

NeSMITH CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION:

POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 29 BUDDY GEORGE 100 2 2 2 2
2 46 BRYSON MITCHELL 50 1 1 1 1
3 01 NICK THRASH 50 1 1 1 1
4 49 BRAD BERRY 49 1 1 1
5 17 BLAKE RAY 49 1 1 1
6 21 JAMIE PICKARD 49 1 1 1
7 07 RANDY ALEXANDER 49 1 1 1
8 10 ANDREW BAILEY 48 1 1 1
9 10 CHUCK GIPSON 48 1 1 1
10 87 TODY RATCLIFF 48 1 1 1
11 0 MARK TUCK 48 1 1 1

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET MODIFIED SPORTSMAN DIVISION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 X1 JUSTIN ANGLE 40 1 1 1 1
2 12B RONALD BAILEY 39 1 1 1
3 31 ANDY DAVIS 38 1 1 1

NeSMITH WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 2 RESULTS:

Friday, April 6:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out

Saturday, April 7:

ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION:

1. 64 Braden Mitchell
2. 25 Justin McRee
3. 4 Dustin Harris
4. 78 Matthew Brocato
5. 17 Alan Banks

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE STREET STOCK DIVISION:

1. 23 Chad Winkles
2. 7m Steve Maughan
3. B14 Trey Bright
4. 99 Bryan Fortner
5. 76 Jeremy Isbell
6. 61 Dustin Lane
7. 12 Randy Fowler
8. 7 Matthew Parker
9. 41 Jason Baker

NeSMITH CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION:

1. 29 Buddy George
2. 07 Randy Alexander
3. 0 Mark Tuck
4. 22 Josh Green
5. 12 Cody Anderson
6. 2 Jeremy Hollis
7. 36 Jeremy Boyd
8. 33 Jeff Phillips
9. 91 Jarrett Miller
10. 8 Trace Armstrong
11. 71 Kenny Booth
12. 16 Heather Lowe
13. 1 Victoria Purcell
14. 23 Tret Niblett
15. 01 Matt Weaver
16. 11 Cole Brown DNS

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION:

1. 8 Mike Lane
2. 72m Sam Maxie
3. 72 Frank Wilson
4. 36 Sean Goodwin
5. 23c Bryan Cox
6. 20 Curtis Faircloth
7. 68 Howie Reeves
8. 02 J.C. Wilson
9. 15 Joe Richburg
10. 41 Billy Walker
11. 99h Taras Hodivsky
12. 12u David Uebelsteadt
13. 99w Tim Wetzel
14. 33 Ira Roberts
15. 35 Jesse Hall
16. 42 Lewis Warren
17. BR549 Matt Chavers

BOYD’S SPEEDWAY – RINGGOLD, GA:
Rained Out

CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN:
Rained Out

CHATHAM SPEEDWAY – CHATHAM, LA
Rained Out

COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
Rained Out

ENID SPEEDWAY – ENID, OK
Rained Out

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
Rained Out

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL
Rained Out

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
Rained Out

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out


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