NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 26 Round Up
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Six of the Top 10 drivers in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings saw action in Week 26 competition and made the most of it with wins or good finishes to help their respective causes at nailing down a points fund-paying position in the standings going into the last week of the 27-week 2015 season this coming weekend.
Steve Pate of Heflin, AL clinched the fourth spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings with his third win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the Pate Racing Chevrolet. Pate was able to net nine points and bring his best 14 week total to 778 points after three wins and 19 top five finishes in 20 races.
Richie Stephens of Salem, AL and Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS have clinched the top two spots respectively in the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings. Both Stephens and Strength did not compete in Week 26 action.
Stephens has a perfect best 14 week total of 700 points after a NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division single-season record of 20 wins, 27 top five finishes, and 29 top ten finishes in 33 races driving the Rocketman Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
After 26 of 27 weeks of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division season, Strength has a best 14 week total of 698 points after 12 wins and 21 top five finishes in 22 races driving the Sauls Farm Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Branden Harris of Molino, FL celebrated clinching the third spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings by driving the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a second-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL. Harris was able to net two points and bring his best 14 week total to 691 points after seven wins, 18 top five finishes and 22 top ten finishes in 25 races.
Bo Bailey of Milton, FL moved up to the fifth spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings after finishing third on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet to net three points. Bailey now has a best 14 week total of 670 points after two wins, 19 top five finishes, and 24 top ten finishes in 25 races.
Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL drove the Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a 40-point win on Saturday night at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL. Due to the car count less than eight, Faulk only received 40 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division points, not enough for him to net any points.
With Pate and Bailey netting points in Week 26 action, Faulk fell to sixth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 669 points after four wins, 17 top five finishes, and 24 top ten finishes in 25 races.
Calvin Cook of Pace, FL is seventh in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 663 points after four wins, 11 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 15 races driving the AP Welding Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. Cook did not compete in Week 26 action.
Brandon Kilpatrick of Jay, FL moved up to the eighth spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings after a sixth-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in the Kilpatrick Racing Chevrolet. Kilpatrick was able to nest four points and bring his best 14 week total to 655 points after three wins, 11 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 18 races.
Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is ninth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 654 points after one win, 14 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 24 races driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. Jarrell did not compete in Week 26 action.
David Windham of Florala, AL finished fifth on Saturday night at Southern Raceway to move up to the tenth and final points fund-paying spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings with one week to go in the 2015 season. Windham has a best 14 week total of 652 points after three wins, 13 top five finishes and 15 top ten finishes in 24 races driving the Florala Pharmacy Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
The “coming from out of nowhere” driver of the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division season could be Sean Goodwin of Pensacola, FL. Goodwin finished seventh on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in the Harris Racing Chevrolet to come from outside the Top 20 in the point standings to settle into the 18th spot with 623 points and one more week to earn full points.
If Goodwin starts a feature race with eight or more cars in Week 27 action, he will earn a minimum of 41 points that would bring his season total up to 664 points and into the Top 10 of the standings and a seat at the NeSmith Racing Annual Awards Banquet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Thunder Road Museum in Dawsonville, GA. A 50-point win for Goodwin would make him a candidate for a Top 5 spot.
In other NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 26 action, Chris Bayhi of Pensacola, FL drove the Bayhi Racing Chevrolet to his third win of the season on Saturday night at Southern Raceway. NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division officials are still waiting for the Week 25 results from Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN, which could make a difference in the Top 20 of the point standings.
Seven of the Top 10 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings; including the Top 3, after the first 26 weeks of competition, have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars. To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.
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NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 9/19/15:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WKS/NET WPA
1 69 Richie Stephens 700 33 20 27 29 0 50.00
2 18 Brooks Strength 698 22 12 21 21 49 49.78
3 2 Branden Harris 691 25 7 18 22 48 49.21
4 07 Steve Pate 678 20 3 19 19 46 47.71
5 05 Bo Bailey 670 25 2 19 24 46 47.36
6 3 Larry Faulk 669 25 4 17 24 46 47.14
7 6 Calvin Cook 663 15 4 11 14 42 47.36
8 41 Brandon Kilpatrick 655 18 3 11 16 41 45.50
9 20 Jason Jarrell 654 24 1 14 19 45 46.71
10 7 David Windham 652 17 3 13 15 41 46.57
11 99 Kevin Mitchell 649 15 1 9 12 41 46.36
12 37 Jay Geddie 648 20 10 18 43 46.29
13 28 David Williamson 643 24 11 19 43 45.93
14 18c Cliff Childers 634 19 8 14 42 45.14
15 21 Russell Chapman 634 14 3 12 14 39 45.29
16 2m Bubba McGhee 632 22 7 16 43 45.00
17 777 Brandon Leftwich 629 16 1 6 10 41 43.79
18 36 Sean Goodwin 623 14 6 11 13 13 47.92
19 1 John Smartt 601 14 5 13 13 25 42.93
20 26c Cole Cameron 601 16 4 11 41 42.93
NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 26 RESULTS:
September 19:
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 68 Chris Bayhi
2. 2 Branden Harris
3. 05 Bo Bailey
4. 42 Kyle Kichler
5. 7 David Windham
6. 41 Brandon Kilpatrick
7. 1 Sean Goodwin
8. 12 David Uebelsteadt
9. 14 Anthony Zackowski
10. Aaron Huffstutler
11. 20 Curtis Faircloth
12. 36 Ronnie Harris DNS
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL:
1. 3 Larry Faulk
2. 26 Jeffrey Odom
3. 2 Brian Hansford
4. 91 Tim McCurdy
5. 23 Garrett McDonald
6. 02 J.C. Wilson
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 07 Steve Pate
2. 18 Brock Love
3. 21 Russell Chapman
4. 99 Eddie Brannon
5. 11 Mark Price
6. 01 Greg Wilkins
7. K17 Cory Korreckt
8. 3 Derek Price
9. 00 Jordan Wilkins
10. 31 Andy Davis
11. 5 Billy Wilkins
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