NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round Up For April 4

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week one of the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season is in the books and Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS used bonus points to grab the point lead in the West Region, while two drivers, Adam Martin of Talladega, AL and Russ Ogletree of Phenix City, AL used wins to tie for the point lead in the Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region.

Lee drove his Billy Riels Racing GRT to an eighth-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS to earn 43 points, and then he traveled to Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN on Saturday night for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring event where he earned another 25 bonus points to total 68 points for the weekend.

Martin, the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region Champion, drove the Martin Racing Special to victory on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL to share the point lead at 50 points with Ogletree, who drove the Northeast Alabama Audiology Special to a win on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA.

Cliff Williams of Star, MS, Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL, and Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL all scored 50-points wins and represent a three-way tie for the second spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings.

Williams drove the Ware Construction Trak-Star to victory on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park, Shaw took the win on Saturday night at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS driving the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star, and McRee drove his Century Dedicated, Inc. Trak-Star to top a 21-car field at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS on Saturday night.

Three drivers used second-place finishes in Week 1 to tie for the fifth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings. Randy Walters, Billy Tedford, and Mike Boland of Cuba, AL all have 49 points. Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS, Mark Stokes of Steens, MS, and Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS are tied for the eighth spot with 48 points apiece.

In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Week 1 action, 15-year-old Chandler Petty of Austin, AR drove the Whistle Stop Barbeque Rocket to a 40-point win on Saturday night at Centerville Speedway in Centerville, AR. Grant Box took a 40-point win on Saturday night at Drew County Speedway in Monticello, AR.

Friday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region events at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR and at Malden Speedway in Malden, MO were rained out.

Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL and Randy Hester of Columbus, GA each had second-place finishes to tie for the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region standings with 49 points. Ryan King of Anniston, AL and Doug Ludwig of Grantville, GA had third-place finishes in Week 1 to tie for the fifth spot in the OMG East Region standings with 48 points apiece.

Lee Burdett of Hueytown, AL and Thomas Lewis of Hamilton, GA had fourth-place finishes to tie for the seventh spot in the OMG East Region standings with 47 points apiece. Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL and Doug Stevens of Griffin, GA posted 46-point fifth-place finishes in Week 1 action to tie for the ninth spot in the OMG East Region standings.

In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Region action, Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL drove the United Bank GRT to a 40-point win on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL. Friday night OMG East Region action at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL was rained out.

The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance in Cuba, AL took the early lead in the 2011 standings with wins by Williams, Shaw, and McRee.

Three-time champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR had a win with Maher to tie Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV, who had a win with Petty, to tie for the second spot. Also participating in the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge are TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN, Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN, and Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN.

For a complete rundown of the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the West Region and the Old Man’s Garage (OMG) East Regions visit the Points page of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/2/11:

WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 47 Shannon Lee 68 1 1
2 4 Cliff Williams 50 1 1 1 1
3 1s Jeremy Shaw 50 1 1 1 1
4 25 Justin McRee 50 1 1 1 1
5 410 Randy Walters 49 2 1 1
6 91 Billy Tedford 49 1 1 1
7 222 Mike Boland 49 1 1 1
8 8 Michael Arnold 48 2 1 2
9 2 Mark Stokes 48 1 1 1
10 27 Larry Murphy 48 1 1 1
11 711 Landon Frith 47 1 1 1
12 3 Shay Knight 47 1 1 1
13 28 Chris McElhenney 47 1 1 1
14 88 Wayne Murphy 46 1 1 2
15 21 Jamie Pickard 46 1 1 1
16 88 Charlie Henderson 46 1 1 1

OLD MAN’S GARAGE (OMG) EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 47 Adam Martin 50 1 1 1 1
2 88 Russ Ogletree 50 1 1 1 1
3 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 49 1 1 1
4 33 Randy Hester 49 1 1 1
5 55 Ryan King 48 1 1 1
6 27 Doug Ludwig 48 1 1 1
7 B97 Lee Burdett 47 1 1 1
8 5 Thomas Lewis 47 1 1 1
9 17 Adam Gauldin 46 1 1 1
10 77 Doug Stevens 46 1 1 1
11 32 Jason Hawkins 45 1 1
12 T7 Tim Bright Jr. 45 1 1
13 29 Brian Ponder 44 1 1
14 0 Craig Scott 44 1 1
15 94 Steve Harbottle 43 1 1
16 55 Parrish Duncan 43 1 1

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 1 RESULTS:

WEST REGION:

April 1

HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 4 Cliff Williams
2. 410 Randy Walters
3. 8 Michael Arnold
4. 711 Landon Frith
5. 88 Wayne Murphy
6. J88 Jared Smith
7. 115 Derrick Mackmer
8. 47 Shannon Lee
9. 18 Paul Jones

MALDEN SPEEDWAY – MALDEN, MO:
Rained Out

BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE, AR:
Rained Out

April 2

CENTERVILLE SPEEDWAY – CENTERVILLE, AR:
1. 47 Chandler Petty
2. 1v Johnny Virden
3. E26 Dallas Everett
4. 66 Marcus Andrews
5. 30c Neal Cullum
6. D5 Jason Davis

COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 1s Jeremy Shaw
2. 91 Billy Tedford
3. 2 Mark Stokes
4. 3 Shay Knight
5. 21 Jamie Pickard
6. 2r Lee Ray
7. 13 Chad McCool
8. 7 Eric Carr
9. J8 Bobby Jordan
10. 35 Tony Gray
11. 00 Terry Kelley
12. 95 Wesley Greene

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 25 Justin McRee
2. 222 Mike Boland
3. 27 Larry Murphy
4. 28 Chris McElhenney
5. 88 Charlie Henderson
6. 760 Jim McDuffie
7. 8 Michael Arnold
8. 88 Wayne Murphy
9. 4w Wiley Williams
10. 118 Randy Boyd
11. 410 Randy Walters
12. 14 Casey Haney
13. 09 Daniel Bridgeman
14. 48 Tody Ratcliff
15. 00 J.D. Pass
16. H4 Terry Hooper
17. 11 Tim Dees
18. G33 Greg Dedwylder
19. 75 Phillip Stanley
20. B3 Brock Busbea DNS
21. 4 Cliff Williams DNS

DREW COUNTY SPEEDWAY – MONTICELLO, AR:
1. 15 Grant Box
2. 24z Zane Ferrell
3. 17k Cody Kierre
4. 31m Travis Mosley
5. 10k Brent Dillon
6. 13x Bobby Derryberry

OLD MAN’S GARAGE (OMG) EAST REGION:

April 1

PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out

April 2

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 47 Adam Martin
2. 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr.
3. 55 Ryan King
4. B97 Lee Burdett
5. 17 Adam Gauldin
6. 32 Jason Hawkins
7. 29 Brian Ponder
8. 94.5 Steve Harbottle
9. F97 Red Farmer
10. L2 Trent Thomas
11. 72 Tony Revis
12. 48 Tony Armstrong
13. 30 Karl Parks
14. 16 Ken Pate
15. 5 Mike Combs
16. 79 Brad Lackey
17. 3d Mikey Donahoo

NEW SENOIA RACEWAY – SENOIA, GA:
1. 88 Russ Ogletree
2. 33 Randy Hester
3. 27 Doug Ludwig
4. 5 Thomas Lewis
5. 77 Doug Stevens
6. T7 Tim Bright Jr.
7. 0 Craig Scott
8. 55 Parrish Duncan
9. 96 Marty Lunsford
10. 16 Trey White
11. 54 Eddie Terry
12. T11 Troy Tyson DNS

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 1 Kevin Maher
2. 25 Josh Huss
3. 51 Kenny Townsend
4. 30 Chris Griffin
5. 42 Bernard Blackwell
6. 30m Steve Messer
7. 36 Taylor Jarvis


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