Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Week 18 Preview
CARTERSVILLE, GA The Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Week 18 competition is already underway, as Boyds Speedway in Ringgold, GA hosted the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division on Tuesday night with Lamar Hughes of Soddy Daisy, TN taking the win. It was the first of 16 Week 18 events covering eight different states.
Along with the Street Stocks, the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division, Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division will be in action. The action will take place at sanctioned tracks in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Kansas and Nebraska.
Drivers that have reached the 14 week mark of their season that represents their season point total will be trying to net points. They will be trying to replace the lowest weekly point total of their best 14 weekly totals with a higher weekly point total.
Drivers that havent made it to the 14-week mark will still be earning full points and looking to climb into the Top 10 of the point standings in the four Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Divisions. There are four events on the Week 18 schedule for Friday night, and 11 races set for Saturday night.
The Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division will race for $1,000-to-win on Friday night when they join the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour at historic Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN. The Durrence Layne Chevrolet National Late Model Tour will race for $2,000-to-win.
Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS will host the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division and the Street Stocks this Friday night. Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA will present the Late Models for a $1,000-to-win race on Friday night, and the Late Models will also be at Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Savannah, GA this Friday night.
Three tracks will each present all four Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Divisions this Saturday night. Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL, and Talladega Short Track will each have the Late Models, the Street Stocks, the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division in action.
Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS and Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS will each have the Late Models, Street Stocks, and Late Model Sportsman in action this Saturday night. Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN and Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS will each host the Late Models and Street Stocks this Saturday night.
The Late Models will be in Week 18 competition this Saturday night at Chatham Speedway in Chatham, LA, Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, NE, and at Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, KS in a race co-sanctioned with NCRA. Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL will present the Street Stocks this Saturday night.
Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS leads the Late Model National standings with a best 14-week total of 694 points; six points shy of a perfect season point total of 700 points. Scarbrough will be trying to net on a 49, meaning that he must win a race with a car count of eight or more to gain one point.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS and the 2012 Durrence Layne Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Late Model Champion Chase Washington of Houlka, MS are tied for the second in the Late Model National standings, each with a best 14-week total of 672 points. Lee will be trying to net on a 44 and Washington will be trying to net on a 46.
Steve Russell of Pontotoc, MS is one point behind Lee and Washington with a best 14-week total of 671 points, and he will be trying to net on a 43 in Week 18 competition. Tootie Arnold of Meadeville, MS is fifth in the Late Model National standings with 660 points, and he will be trying to net on a 40.
Ricky Idom of Hattiesburg, MS has command of the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division National standings with a best 14-week total of 698 points, two points away from a perfect season total of 700 points. A 50-point win by Idom in Week 18 competition would net on a 48 and give him a perfect point total.
Lee Ray of Columbus, MS is second in the Street Stock National standings with a best 14-week total of 686 points and Ray will be trying to net on a 47. Bryan Fortner of Millport, AL is third with a best 14-week total of 664 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41.
Chad Winkles of Hartselle, AL is fourth with a best 14-week total of 663 and he will be trying to net on a 40. David Williamson of Seminary, MS is fifth with a best 14-week total of 656 points and he will be trying to net on a 41.
Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL is the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division National point leader. Mitchell has a best 14-week total of 679 points, and will be trying to net on a 46 in Week 18 competition. Blake Ray of Russellville, AL is second with a best 14-week total of 670 points, and he will be trying to net on a 44.
Hayden Duncan of Leighton, AL is third in the Late Model Sportsman Division National standings with a best 14-week total of 661 points. Duncan will be trying to net on a 35. Brandon Crosby of Anniston, AL is fourth with a best 14-week total of 641, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Cole Brown of Cullman, AL is fifth with a best 14-week total of 638 points and he will be trying to net on a 25.
The Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division National standings is being led by Andy Davis of Odenville, AL with a best 14-week total of 565 points. Davis is the only driver to reach the 14-week mark so far this season in the Modified Sportsman Division, and he will be trying to net on a 36.
Justin Angle of Anniston, AL is second in the Modified Sportsman National standings with 527 points and Chris Yarbrough of Eastaboga, AL is third with 521 points. Both Angle and Yarbrough have one more week to earn full points before reaching the 14-week mark of their seasons.
Oakley Gillespie of Five Points, TN is fourth in the National standings with 480 points after 12 weeks of competition. Ron Bailey of Meridianville, AL is fifth on the Modified Sportsman standings with 435 points after 11 weeks of racing.
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EARLY DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 18 RESULTS:
Tuesday, July 24:
BOYDS SPEEDWAY RINGGOLD, GA:
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1. Lamar Hughes; 2. Jim Gilbert; 3. John Smartt; 4. Tommy Gilbert; 5. Tyler Dixon; 6. Jason Emaciser; 7. Jeff Page.
DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 18 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
LM Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division
SS Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division
LMS Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division
MOD Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division
Friday, July 27:
COCHRAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY COCHRAN, GA (LM - $1,000-To-Win)
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY HATTIESBURG, MS (LM, SS)
OGLETHORPE SPEEDWAY PARK SAVANNAH, GA (LM)
SMOKY MOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY MARYVILLE, TN (SS - $1,000-To-Win)
Saturday, July 28:
CAMDEN SPEEDWAY CAMDEN, TN (LM, SS, LMS, MOD)
CHATHAM SPEEDWAY CHATHAM, LA (LM)
DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK LEWISBURG, TN (LM, SS)
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, SS, LMS)
NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY TUSCUMBIA, AL (LM, SS, LMS, MOD)
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY BAKER, FL (SS)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK EASTABOGA, AL (LM, SS, LMS, MOD)
THUNDER HILL SPEEDWAY MAYETTA, KS (LM Co-Sanctioned With NCRA)
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