NeSmith Weekly Racing Series Week 5 Preview

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Business is picking up for the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Racing Weekly Racing Series with 16 Races at 14 different tracks in seven different states make up Week 5 action. Late reporting results from Week 4 competition have changed the point standings for the four Weekly Racing Series Divisions.

Week 5 competition begins on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS for the NeSmith Chevrolet Late Model Division and NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS hosts the NeSmith Late Models, the NeSmith Street Stocks, and the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division on Friday night.

Making its NeSmith/Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Friday night debut in Week 5 is Moulton Speedway in Danville, AL that will present the NeSmith Late Models, the NeSmith Street Stocks, and the NeSmith Late Model Sportsmen. Salina Speedway in Salina, KS will present action for the NeSmith Late Models.

Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL will present a special Friday night show on NASCAR Weekend with the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour, the NeSmith Street Stocks, the NeSmith Late Model Sportsman, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division. The same Divisions will also be in action on Saturday night at TST.

On Saturday night, Chatham Speedway in Chatham, LA will host the NeSmith Late Models and NeSmith Street Stocks, while Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN presents the NeSmith Late Models. ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL has the NeSmith Late Models, NeSmith Street Stock, and the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Sportsmen.

Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS will open its 2018 NeSmith/Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season on Saturday night with the NeSmith Late Models, and the NeSmith Street Stocks. Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS will present Saturday night Week 5 action with the NeSmith Late Models, the NeSmith Street Stocks, and the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Late Model Sportsmen.

Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, NE opens its 2018 NeSmith/Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season with NeSmith Late Model action on Saturday night, Magnolia Motor Speedway returns on Saturday night with the NeSmith Late Models and the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Late Model Sportsmen.

Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, GA presents the NeSmith Street Stocks on Saturday night, and Winchester Speedway in Winchester, TN will host the NeSmith Late Models in Week 5 action on Saturday night. One race in on the schedule for Sunday night, as Dawson County Raceway in Lexington, NE rounds out Week 5 competition with the NeSmith Late Models.

Monte Skinner of Saraland, AL leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Late Model Division point standings after the first four weeks of NeSmith/Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series competition. Skinner has 194 points after two wins, and five top five finishes in five starts.

Bryan Fortner of Millport, AL leads the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings with 194 points. Fortner has one win and four top five finishes in five races. Nick Thrash of Meridian, MS leads the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division standings with 197 points after two wins and four top five finishes in four races.

Justin Angle leads the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division standings with 80 points. Angle has a perfect two wins in two starts in NeSmith/Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series’ newest Division.

Drivers in the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series compete for both a track point fund and a National point fund during a 27-week season that will run through September 30. A driver’s best 14 weekly point totals will count as their National points total. The top ten drivers in each of the four Divisions will be honored at the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series National Awards Banquet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, GA.

The NeSmith Chevrolet Late Model Division race cars are powered by either the 400 horsepower aluminum-head, steel block Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine, or the 350 horsepower steel-head, steel-block Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

The Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine is the engine of choice in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division. The Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine is the required engine in the NeSmith Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division.

Both engines are in stock and available for free next-day delivery anywhere in the Southeast at Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC in Claxton, GA, the official Chevrolet Performance Engine Supplier for NeSmith/Durrence Layne Racing. Durrence Layne Chevrolet Buick, GMC in Claxton, GA has the Chevrolet Performance 604 Engine is available for $5,895, and the Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine is available for $3,595. To place an order call 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith/Durrence Layne Racing Divisions, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. 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.

UPDATED NeSMITH/DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/21/18:

NeSMITH LATE MODEL DIVISION:
POS CAR # DRIVER TOTAL RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 00 Monte Skinner 194 5 2 5 5
2 33 Sid Scarbrough 192 6 1 4 6
3 9s Chase Washington 190 4 4 4
4 21 Shannon Lee 188 6 2 5 6
5 84 Randall Beckwith 179 4 2 4
6 72 Steve Russell 174 4 2 3
7 26c Cole Cameron 172 4 1 1
8 10 Jason Henry 170 4 2
9 44 Tim Dees 167 4 2
10 3n Ronnie Graham 166 5 1
11 33 Terry Wilson 166 4 2

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 99 BRYAN FORTNER 194 5 1 4 4
2 121 MICHAEL BLOUNT 193 6 5 5
3 2 LEE RAY 186 4 2 4 4
4 8 MIKE LANE 185 5 2 5 5
5 28 DAVID WILLIAMSON 183 5 3 3
6 N1JR CODY NELSON 176 4 2 2
7 7M STEVE MAUGHAN 174 6 3 5
8 5 LOGAN LUX 152 4 1
9 KC21 RICKY IDOM 150 3 3 3 3
10 76 JEREMY ISBELL 141 3 3 3

NeSMITH CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 01 NICK THRASH 197 4 2 4 4
2 87 TODY RATCLIFF 186 4 1 3 3
3 29 BUDDY GEORGE 182 4 2 2 2
4 24 MARK THORNE 180 4 2 4
5 54 CHANCE PENNINGTON 177 4 1 3
6 55 AARON FITZHUGH 173 4 1 2
7 7 HADEN DUNCAN 139 3 1 2 3
8 3 TONY SHELTON 139 3 2 3 3
9 12 BRANDON CROSBY 128 3 1 1
10 7 ZACK SHELTON 126 3 2

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET MODIFIED SPORTSMAN DIVISION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 X1 JUSTIN ANGLE 80 2 2 2 2
2 31 ANDY DAVIS 77 2 2 2
3 153 REX BERRY 40 1 1 1 1
4 25 CASEY DUNAVAN 40 1 1 1 1
5 12B RONALD BAILEY 39 1 1 1
6 11 BRENT SMITH 39 1 1 1
7 J28 DANIEL JOLLIFF 39 2 2 2
8 12B RON BAILEY 38 2 2 2
9 45 CHRIS YARBROUGH 38 1 1 1
10 10 TRACY TERRELL 38 1 1 1

NeSMITH/DURRENCE LAYNE RACING WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 5 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

LM – NeSmith Chevrolet Late Model Division
SS – NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division
LMS – NeSmith/Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division
MOD – Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division

Friday, April 27:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS (LM, SS)
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS (LM. SS, LMS)
MOULTON SPEEDWAY – DANVILLE, AL (LM, SS, LMS)
SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS (LM)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL (SS, LMS, MOD – Week 3 Make Up)

Saturday, April 28:

CHATHAM SPEEDWAY – CHATHAM, LA (LM, SS)
DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN (LM)
ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL (LM, SS, LMS)
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS (LM, SS)
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS (LM, SS, LMS)
JUNCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY – McCOOL JUNCTION, NE (LM)
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS (LM, LMS)
NEEDMORE SPEEDWAY – NORMAN PARK, GA (SS)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL (SS, LMS, MOD)
WINCHESTER SPEEDWAY – WINCHESTER, TN (LM)

Sunday, April 29:

DAWSON COUNTY RACEWAY – LEXINGTON, NE (LM)


Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of NeSmith Racing, the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Pacesetter Award. 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 NeSmith Racing. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of NeSmith Racing. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of NeSmith Racing. RockAuto.com is an Associate Sponsor of NeSmith Racing. Beyea Headers is the NeSmith Racing Hard Charger Sponsor. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for NeSmith Racing. Cruise With The Champions is the Official Vacation and Rookie of the Year Sponsor for NeSmith Racing. David Smith Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of NeSmith Racing. Freestyle Graphix is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of NeSmith Racing. NeSmith 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.