NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 15 Preview

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The July 4th Holiday Weekend will bring a limited schedule to NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 15 competition, but of the ten races in six states, four of them will pay $1,000-to-win. The top two drivers in the point standings will begin netting point after reaching the 14-week of their seasons, while the drivers behind them earn full points.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 15 competition will begin on Thursday night at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR. There will be three races on Friday night. Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS will host a Week 14 Make-Up Race on Friday night.

Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS will present the first half of an I-20 Challenge Series Double-Header on Friday night paying $1,000-to-win. Salina Speedway in Salina, KS will also present a NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series event this Friday night.

Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS will host the second half of the I-20 Challenge Series Double-Header on Saturday night paying $1,000-to-win. Two more Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 15 events will pay $1,000-to-win at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN and at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX.

Other Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 15 races will be held at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN, Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, and St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point leader Adam Gauldin has reached the 14-week mark of his season with 645 points. Gauldin will now try to replace the lowest weekly point total among his best 14, which is a 25. Gauldin has the ninth highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 46.67 out of a possible 50.

Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 634 points, and the 12-year-old sensation has also reached the 14-week mark of his season. Skinner will be trying to net on a 41. That means if Skinner can take a 50-point win, he would net nine points on his season total.

Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third in the standings with 592 points and still has one more week to earn full points. Lee has the tenth highest WPA at 45.54. Doug Sanchagrin of Florence, MS is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 546 points, and has one more week to earn full points.

Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 539 points, and has two more weeks to earn full points. Heath Minor of Ralph, AL is sixth with 528 points and has three more weeks to earn full points. Minor will be a driver to watch in the coming weeks, as he has the fourth highest WPA at 48.

The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS is seventh in the standings with 524 points, and three more weeks to earn full points. Daspit has the fifth highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 47.64.

Daniel Bridgmon of Meridian, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 523 points, three more weeks to earn full points, and he is tied for the sixth highest WPA at 47.55. Justin Angle of Anniston, AL is ninth in the standings with 508 points and two more weeks to earn full points.

Lee Burdett of Bessemer, AL rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 471 points and four more weeks to earn full points. Burdett has the eighth highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 47.1

There are fourth drivers outside the Top 10 in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings that are among the top ten on the WPA list, include the top three drivers. These drivers will be the ones to watch in the coming weeks as they attempt to work their way up the point standings and into the top ten.

Chris Holley of Dayton, TX is 13th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 449 points, but he has the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 49.89. Holley still has five more weeks to earn full points, and in the nine races he has competed in, he has won eight, and finished second in the race he did not win.

Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS has the second highest WPA at 48.67 and the third-generation driver still has five more weeks to earn full points. Palasini is currently 15th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 438 points, and he has a good opportunity to really climb up the point standings with his home track Greenville Speedway hosting a Week 14 make-up race and a Week 15 point race this weekend.

Adam Beeler of Knoxville, TN is 19th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 433 points, but he has the third highest WPA at 48.11 and five more weeks to earn full points. Ryan King of Seymour, TN is 20th in the standings with 428 points, but he is tied for the sixth highest WPA at 47.55, and he has five more weeks to earn full points,

Drivers participating at NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series sanctioned tracks compete against each other through a points system that counts their 14 best weekly point totals over the 27-week season that runs through September 28.

The 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion will earn $10,000 and the Top 10 drivers in the final National point standings will also receive cash awards from the point fund. Drivers will also compete for an additional point fund at each series sanctioned track.

The dirt late model race cars in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series are powered by the economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines that are built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. There are two engines to choose from, the 400 horsepower aluminum-head 604 engine and the 350 horsepower steel-head 602 engine that gets a 100-pound weight break.

These engines are in stock and ready for free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast from NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. The Chevrolet Performance 604 Engine is $5,495 and the Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine is $3,295 at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

Complete Week 15 results and updated point standings for the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will be available on Monday with the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round Up. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series sanctioned tracks, visit the Weekly Racing Series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.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.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 15 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

July 3:

BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE, AR

July 4:

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS (Week 14 Make-Up Race)
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS ($1,000-To-Win)
SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS

July 5:

411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN ($1,000-To-Win)
BATTLEGROUND SPEEDWAY – HIGHLANDS, TX ($1,000-To-Win)
CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS – ATWOOD, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS ($1,000-To-Win)


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