Newsome Raceway Parts Weekly Racing Series Street Stock Week 11 Preview

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The focus of Week 11 for the Newsome Race Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stocks will be at the 8th Annual Southern Street Stock Nationals this Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. They will have Weekly Racing Series point races this Thursday night and Friday night.

Half of the field will run a point race in one of three Qualifying Races for the Southern Street Stock Nationals on Thursday night, and the other half of the field will compete in a points race in one of three Qualifying Races at “The House of Hook” on Friday night.

There will be five Week 11 point races on Saturday night for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stocks. They will be contested at All Tech Raceway in Lake City, FL, Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN, Lake View Motor Speedway in Nichols, SC, and Tri-County Speedway in Flomaton, AL.

Week 11 will also mark the final week for five drivers in the Top 11 of the Newsome Raceway Parts Street Stock points chase to earn full points. They are point leader Damon LaCoste of Theriot, LA, third-place Landon Jackson of Norco, LA, sixth place J.R. Brown of Calera, AL, seventh-place Noel Bailey of Lacy Springs, AL, and 11th-place Caiden Jackson of Norco, LA.

Drivers in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stock Division will compete for both a weekly point fund and a National point fund over a 22 Week season that runs through November 1. A driver will count his best 11 weekly point races for their National point total.

Six drivers in the Top 10 of the Crate Racin’ USA Street Stock point standings will be looking to make some big moves in the coming weeks, as they still have two more weeks to earn full points before hitting the 11 Week mark of their respective seasons.

The 2018 Crate Racin’ USA Street Stock National Champion Ricky Idom of Hattiesburg, MS is 27-points behind LaCoste in the second spot, but he has two more weeks to earn full points. Fourth-place Carl Kilgore IV of Greenville, MS, fifth-place Lee Ray of Columbus, MS, Michael Rodrigue of LaPlace, LA and Jeremy Isbell of Vandiver, AL who are tied for the eighth spot, and tenth-place Sam Hughes all still have two more weeks to earn full points and try to move up in the standings.

In looking at the Weekly Point Averages (WPA) among the Top 20 in the Street Stock point standings, Idom has the highest WPA at 49.11 out of a possible 50. Kilgore is second with a WPA at 48.22 and Ray is third with a WPA at 48. Point leader LaCoste has the fourth highest WPA 46.90, while Rodrigue and Isbell are tied for the fifth spot on the WPA list at 46 apiece.

The economical Steel Block, Steel Head Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine is the engine of choice for many Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Street Stock Division competitors. The Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine is in stock and available for free next day delivery from Newsome Raceway Parts in Hartsville, SC.

Newsome Raceway Parts gives a portion of the sales from each Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine sold back to the Crate Racin’ USA Point Funds in four different Divisions. Each economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine is built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. To place an order call 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Street Stock Division, visit the series web site atwww.crateracinusa.com, or visit the series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/. You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at Instagram at crateracinusa.

NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES STREET STOCK WEEK 11 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Thursday, August 13:

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS

Friday, August 14:

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS

Saturday, August 15:

ALL TECH RACEWAY – LAKE CITY, FL
CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN
DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN
LAKE VIEW MOTOR SPEEDWAY – NICHOLS, SC
TRI-COUNTY SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL


Newsome Raceway Parts, a Division of Raceway Chevrolet in Hartsville, SC, is the Title Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of Crate Racin’ USA. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for Crate Racin’ USA. Willy’s Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of Crate Racin’ USA. Fullmoon Graphics is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of Crate Racin’ USA. Crate Racin’ USA 2020 Chassis Sponsors are Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.