Livingood Earns Pole For The NeSmith Street Stock World Championship Race

NORMAN PARK, GA – Kyle Livingood of Bristol, GA will start the $5,000-to-win 50-lap NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock World Championship Race on Sunday afternoon from the pole position. Livingood drove the Real Tree Construction Special to Fast Time honors and then won the first of four ten-lap heat races on Saturday night at earn the coveted inside front row starting spot.

Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS will start on the outside of the front row for Sunday afternoon’s Big Show, as the second fastest qualifier won the second ten-lap heat race in the NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC Chevrolet powered by a $3,595 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

The second row for the main event will have third heat race winner Michael Santangelo of Harahan, LA on the inside in the Harahan Body and Paint Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine, and fourth heat race winner Bryan Fortner of Millport, AL on the outside in the Race McMahon Chevrolet powered by a 602 Engine.

The top four finishers in each heat race transferred into the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock World Championship Race. Drivers that finished fifth on back in their respective heat races will line up in one of two 12-lap B-Main Races scheduled for Sunday afternoon. The top four finishers in each B-Main race will fill in starting spots 17 through 24.

Livingood picked up the $300 T&J Steel Fast Time Award with a lap around Needmore Speedway in 18.356 seconds. C&L Performance and Auto Repair presented Stokes with $200 for the Second Fast Time Award with a time of 18.386 seconds, and $100 to Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL for the Third Fastest Award in the Hebner Motorsports 602-powered Chevrolet with a lap at 18.461 seconds. Clay Caldwell of Arlington, TN traveled 582 miles to earn the $100 KDA Transport Long Haul Award.

Joining Livingood in the “Sweet 16” out of the first heat race were David Showers of St. Augustine, FL, Brian Wooten, and Tyler Turvin of Cairo, GA, who finished second through fourth respectively. Following Stokes out of the second heat race into the Big Show in second through fourth respectively were Tuck Trentham of Deland, FL, Bud Chancey, and Marty Reid of Clover, SC.

Second through fourth respectively behind Santangelo in the third heat race were McRee, Bubba Christian of Altoona, FL and Grady Christian of Altoona, FL. Filling out the Sweet 16 in the fourth heat race behind Fortner in second through fourth respectively were Brandon Elwood of Ocala, FL, Brian Grantham of Douglas, GA, and Brian Hansford of Altha, FL.

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PRELIMINARY RACE RESULTS FOR THE NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT NEEDMORE SPEEDWAY IN NORMAN PARK, GA ON 11/18/17:

T&J STEEL/C&L PERFORMANCE AND AUTO REPAIR QUALIFYING:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN TIME
1 133 Kyle Livingood Bristol, GA 18.356
2 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS 18.386
3 22 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL 18.461
4 99 Bryan Fortner Millport, AL 18.516
5 14 David Showers St. Augustine, FL 18.528
6 181 Bud Chancey 18.535
7 77 Michael Santangelo Harahan, LA 18.577
8 11 Ronnie Newsome Lake Park, GA 18.610
9 81 Brian Wooten 18.621
10 25 Tuck Trentham Deland, FL 18.641
11 97 Robbie McDonald Albany, GA 18.658
12 51 Bradley Frakes Albany, GA 18.683
13 37c Cameron Metts Albany, GA 18.723
14 40 Marty Reid Clover, SC 18.725
15 04 Bubba Christian Altoona, FL 18.739
16 8g Brian Grantham Douglas, GA 18.751
17 02 Tyler Turvin Cairo, GA 18.767
18 7c Leon Childs 18.838
19 36 Grady Christian Altoona, FL 18.899
20 2 Brian Hansford Altha, FL 18.947
21 94 Jonathan Croson Eustis, FL 18.978
22 1b Daron Bailey 19.008
23 06 Ricky McDonald Doerun, GA 19.015
24 424 Shawn Walsham 19.016
25 68 Nevin Gainey Fort White, FL 19.044
26 33 Travis Carter 19.061
27 28 Allen Tatum Yulee, FL 19.110
28 28e Brandon Elwood Ocala, FL 19.124
29 24J Jason Price Pelham, GA 19.203
30 47 Marty Valderama 19.256
31 18 V.J. McDonald Leesburg, GA 19.278
32 23 William Sullivan 19.381
33 4c Tanner Connell 19.451
34 19 Al Thomas 19.520
35 83 Shawn Taylor Newberry, FL 19.667
36 X2 Dustin Dean 19.710
37 66 Clay Caldwell Arlington, TN 19.744
38 4 Travis Williams 19.796

HEAT RACES (10 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. Livingood; 2. Showers; 3. Wooten; 4. Turvin; 5. Metts; 6. Gainey; 7. Connell; 8. Caldwell; 9. Croson; 10. Price.

2ND HEAT: 1. Stokes; 2. Trentham; 3. Chancey; 4. Reid; 5. Childs; 6. Carter; 7. Bailey; 8. Valderama; 9. Williams; 10. Thomas.

3RD HEAT: 1. Santangelo; 2. McRee; 3. B. Christian; 4. G. Christian; 5. Ro. McDonald; 6. Ri. McDonald; 7. Tatum; 8. Taylor; 9. V.J. McDonald.

4TH HEAT: 1. Fortner; 2. Elwood; 3. Grantham; 4. Hansford; 5. Frakes; 6. Dean; 7. Newsome; 8. Washam; 9. Sullivan.

"SWEET 16" FEATURE RACE LINE-UP:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 133 Kyle Livingood Bristol, GA
2 1 Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS
3 77 Michael Santangelo Harahan, LA
4 99 Bryan Fortner Millport, AL
5 14 David Showers St. Augustine, FL
6 25 Tuck Trentham Deland, FL
7 22 Justin McRee Woodstock, AL
8 28e Brandon Elwood Ocala, FL
9 81 Brian Wooten
10 181 Bud Chancey
11 04 Bubba Christian Altoona, FL
12 8g Brian Grantham Douglas, GA
13 02 Tyler Turvin Cairo, GA
14 40 Marty Reid Clover, SC
15 36 Grady Christian Altoona, FL
16 2 Brian Hansford Altha, FL

B-MAINS (12 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN - 12 LAPS:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 37c Cameron Metts Albany, GA
2 7c Leon Childs
3 68 Nevin Gainey Fort White, FL
4 33 Travis Carter
5 4c Tanner Connell
6 1b Daron Bailey
7 66 Clay Caldwell Arlington, TN
8 47 Marty Valderama
9 94 Jonathan Croson Eustis, FL
10 4 Travis Williams
11 24J Jason Price Pelham, GA
12 19 Al Thomas

2ND B-MAIN - 12 LAPS:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 97 Robbie McDonald Albany, GA
2 51 Bradley Frakes Albany, GA
3 06 Ricky McDonald Doerun, GA
4 X2 Dustin Dean
5 28 Allen Tatum Yulee, FL
6 11 Ronnie Newsome Lake Park, GA
7 83 Shawn Taylor Newberry, FL
8 424 Shawn Walsham
9 18 V.J. McDonald Leesburg, GA
10 23 William Sullivan


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