Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division Week 15 Round Up

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – A Week 6 Make-Up Race on Friday night and the Week 15 race on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL shook up the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division Weekly Racing Series National point standings. A total of nine races were contested over four night s of racing.

Cole Cameron of Hattiesburg, MS continues to lead the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division National standings with 562 points. Cameron drove the Cameron Motor Company Special to a tenth-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS. Cameron’s point lead has been whittled down to just two points over Steve Russell of Pontotoc, MS.

Russell was the beneficiary of the North Alabama Speedway Week 6 Make Up Race and the Week 15 race. He finished sixth on Friday night, and tenth on Saturday night in the Steele’s Dive Special. That moved Russell up to the second spot in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division National standings with 560 points.

Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS finished second on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in the Villa South Special. Scarbrough is third in the National standings with 557 points. Separated by just five points, Cameron, Russell and Scarbrough have two more weeks to earn full points before they hit the 14-week mark of their respective seasons.

Drivers racing in Durrence Layne Weekly Racing events compete for both a Track point fund and a National point fund. Drivers compete against drivers racing at Durrence Layne Racing sanctioned tracks across the country using a National points system over a 27-week season that concludes on September 29.

A driver’s best 14 weekly point totals count as their season total. The top ten drivers in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division National point standings will earn a seat at the Durrence Layne Racing Annual Awards Banquet to receive a point fund check worth $10,000 and a trophy.

Braden Mitchell of Russellville, AL drove the Sparks Energy Rocket to his fifth Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division win of the 2019 Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season in the Week 6 Make-Up Race on Friday night at North Alabama Speedway. He then finished third in the Week 15 race on Saturday night. That moved Mitchell into the fourth spot in the standings with 532 points.

Mitchell also has the highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) among the Top 20 drivers with eight or more weeks of racing at 48.36 out of a possible 50. Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is fifth in the Durrence Layne Late Model standings with 526 points and the second highest WPA at 47.82. Jarrell finished fourth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway driving the Jarrell Racing Rocket.

Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to his series-leading sixth Durrence Layne Late Model win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway. Lee is now seventh in the National standings with 521 points and he owns the third highest WPA at 47.36. Mitchell, Jarrell and Lee have three more weeks to earn full points.

Cameron has the fourth highest WPA at 46.83, and Russell has the fifth highest WPA at 46.67. Once drivers reach the 14th week of their respective seasons, they will begin trying to net points by replacing the lowest weekly point total among their best 14 with a higher weekly point total. A driver’s highest point race for the week counts as their point total for that week.

In other Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division Week 15 action, the Great Plains was a busy place with four races co-sanctioned with NCRA. Chris Kratzer of Haysville, KS won the Wednesday night show at 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS driving the Wichita Tire and Alignment Special. The action moved to the historic Belleville High Banks in Belleville, KS on Thursday night where Dusty Leonard of Marysville, KS took the win in the Bruce Leonard Insurance Special.

Longdale Speedway in Longdale, OK had a pair of Week 15 Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division races co-sanctioned with NCRA. Leonard took his second win of the week on Friday night, and R.C. Whitwell of Tucson, AZ made the long trip count with a win on Saturday night.

Cliff Ross of Florence, MS drove the KB Motorsports Special to his second Durrence Layne Late Model win of the season on Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS. Friday night racing at Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN was rained out for Week 15 action.

The 2012 Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Late Model National Champion Chase Washington of Belden, MS took his first win of the 2019 season on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway driving the Steele’s Dive Special. Benny Boudreaux of Harvey, LA was also a first-time Durrence Layne Late Model winner in 2019 with his Saturday night win at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL driving the B4 Unlimited Special.

Two-time Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Late Model National Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS drove the McDuffie Racing Special to his second win of the 2019 season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. Week 15 action at Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, TN was rained out for the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division.

Thunderhill Raceway will run a Week 15 Make-Up Race as part of Double Features on Saturday night July 20. The Week 15 Make-Up Race will be the first feature and the regularly scheduled Week 17 race will be the second feature race.

For complete point standings, more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/6/19:

1. 26 Cole Cameron – 562
2. 72 Steve Russell – 560
3. 33 Sid Scarbrough – 557
4. 64 Braden Mitchell – 532
5. 20 Jason Jarrell – 526
7. 47 Shannon Lee – 521
8. 713 Ben Brocato – 489
9. S4 Seth McCormack – 444
10. 1 Jason Markewitz – 443

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION WEEK 15 RESULTS:

Wednesday, July 3:

81 SPEEDWAY – WICHITA, KS (Co-Sanctioned with NCRA): 1. Chris Kratzer; 2. Daniel Smith; 3. Delbert Smith; 4. Travis Anderson; 5. Dusty Leonard; 6. Brandon Givens; 7. Adam Popp; 8. Adam Schrag; 9. Robert Shepard; 10. Ross McCartney; 11. A.J. Brochu; 12. Scott Phillips; 13. Kip Hughes; 14. Tony Foster; 15. Jeremy Bishop; 16. Jimmy Seagraves; 17. Gary Kilbourn; 18. Justin Kinderknecht.

Thursday, July 4:

BELLEVILLE HIGH BANKS – BELLEVILLE, KS (Co-Sanctioned with NCRA): 1. Dusty Leonard; 2. Cory Dumpert; 3. Travis Johnson; 4. Delbert Smith; 5. Ross McCartney; 6. Chris Kratzer; 7. Daniel Smith; 8. A.J. Brochu; 9. Tyler Davis; 10. Adam Popp; 11. Jeremy Bishop: 12. Jimmy Seagraves; 13. Tony Foster; 14. Jim Melton; 15. Adam Schrag; 16. Justin Kinderknecht.

Friday, July 5:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS: 1. Shannon Lee; 2. Sid Scarbrough; 3. Chris McElhenney; 4. Jason Jarrell; 5. Michael Santangelo; 6. Scott Ladner; 7. Zack Cameron; 8. Jim Churches; 9. Al Kouhout; 10. Cole Cameron.

LONGDALE SPEEDWAY – LONGDALE, OK (Co-Sanctioned with NCRA): 1. Dusty Leonard; 2. Kip Hughes; 3. Travis Johnson; 4. Delbert Smith; 5. Daniel Smith; 6. Chris Kratzer; 7. Justin Kinderknecht; 8. Ross McCartney; 9. Damian Patocka; 10. Adam Schrag; 11. Adam Popp; 12. Kyle Sweeney; 13. Steve Hawkins; 14. Bobby McGehee Jr.; 15. Mark Brill; 16. Jerry Derr; 17. Sammy Wilson; 18 Jim Hardison; 19. Wayne Bush; 20. Eric Brill; 21. Eddie Tidwell; 22. Richard Shepler; 23. Jerry Winters; 24. R.C. Whitwell DQ. Did Not Start: David Lane, A.J. Brochu, Tony Foster, Jason Redman, Phil Sager and Sloppy Hogg.

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS: 1. Cliff Ross; 2. Brad Berry; 3. Zack Shelton; 4. Kyle Shaw; 5. Mike Combs; 6. Cole Burns; 7. Randall Beckwith; 8. Thomas Langley.

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL (Week 6 Make-Up Race): 1. Braden Mitchell; 2. Christian Hanger; 3. Jadon Frame; 4. Ben Brocato; 5. Chase Washington; 6. Steve Russell; 7. Greg Wilhite; 8. Jason Markewitz; 9. Mike Henn; 10. Matthew Brocato; 11. Travis Smith; 12. Matt Brazil; 13. Chase Walls; 14. Brandon Shaw; 15. Mitchell Holloway; 16. Michael Isbell.

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN: RAINED OUT

Saturday, July 6:

LONGDALE SPEEDWAY – LONGDALE, OK (Co-Sanctioned with NCRA): 1. R.C. Whitwell; 2. Dusty Leonard; 3. Ross McCartney; 4. Kip Hughes; 5. Chris Kratzer; 6. Adam Schrag; 7. Travis Johnson; 8. Delbert Smith; 9. Daniel Smith; 10. Damian Patocka; 11. A.J. Brochu; 12. Mark Brill; 13. Adam Popp; 14. Richard Shepler; 15. Tony Foster; 16. Wayne Bush; 17.Eric Brill; 18. Jerry Derr; 19. Shawn Greenlee; 20. Eddie Tidwell; 21. Phil Sager; 22. Justin Kinderknecht; 23. Jim Hardison.

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL: 1. Chase Washington; 2. Ben Brocato; 3. Braden Mitchell; 4. Mitchell Holloway; 5. Seth McCormack; 6. Greg Wilhite; 7. Matt Brazil; 8. Travis Smith; 9. Mike Henn; 10. Steve Russell; 11. Matthew Brocato; 12. Joe Denby; 13. Michael Isbell; 14. Wayne Sutherland; 15. Rodney Weaver; 16. Sterling Freeman; 17. Dan White.

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL: 1. Benny Boudreaux; 2. Bo Slay; 3. D.G. Hawkins; 4. James Gilmore; 5. Steven Jernigan; 6. Josh Huss; 7. Ken Cartwright; 8. J.C. Wilson; 9. Tim Anderson; 10. Campbell Hughes; 11. Alan Flanagan; 12. Johnny Wright Sr.; 13. Donald Sniff; 14. Jonathan Joiner; 15. Johnny Wright Jr.; 16. Brent Cartwright.

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS: 1. Jim McDuffie; 2. Randy Boyd; 3. Casey Haney; 4. Chris McElhenney; 5. Zack Shelton; 6. Kenneth Montiel; 7. Tootie Arnold; 8. Larry Murphy; 9. Cole Burns; 10. Larry Havens; 11. Brandon Buhler.

THUNDERHILL RACEWAY – SUMMERTOWN, TN: RAINED OUT