Newsome Raceway Parts Weekly Racing Series Late Model Week 5 Round Up

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – With half of the Week 5 races being rained out for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model Division, there was a big shift in the point standings. The Mitchell Brothers of Russellville, AL are one-two in the National point standings after Week 5 action.

Braden Mitchell finished third on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL and finished the week with 237 points. Bryson Mitchell finished tenth on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway and is in the second spot with 235 points.

Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS traveled to Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, LA where he finished 20th to earn 41 points, but it was 41 points that left him in the third spot in the National point standings with 234 points. Shane Echols of Fayetteville, TN is fourth in the Newsome Raceway Parts Weekly Racing Series Late Model standings with 226 points after a third-place finish on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN.

Dustin Harris of Flintville, TN, and Shannon Davis both did not start at Duck River Raceway Park on Friday night, but the 25 points they each earned moved them up to fifth and sixth respectively in the points chase. Harris has 218 points and Davis has 214 points.

The defending Newsome Raceway Parts Weekly Racing Series Late Model National Champion Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS did not turn a wheel during Week 5 competition because of rainouts. That dropped Lee to the seventh spot in the standings with 199 points. Josh Amacher used an eighth-place finish on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park to bring his total to 199 points and tie with Lee for the seventh spot.

Brad Skinner of Spring Hill, TN also did not compete in Week 5 Newsome Raceway Parts Weekly Racing Series Late Model action and dropped to the ninth spot with 197 points. Stephen Brantley of Monroeville, AL finished fourth on Friday night at Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL to move into the tenth spot with 194 points.

Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model Week 5 winners were Bo Slay of Milton, FL in the Slay’s Mobile Home Service Special on Friday night at Deep South Speedway and Chase Walls of Decherd, TN took the victory on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park in the Live Pure CVR.

Friday night Week 5 Weekly Racing Series Late Model Rain Outs were at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS and Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS. The Co-Sanctioned Friday night race with NCRA at the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, KS was cancelled due to COVID 19 concerns.

Tracy Denby Jr. of Vidor, TX was the Saturday night winner at Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, LA. Billy Flannagan Jr. Tuscumbia, AL drove the Alabama Bands Warrior to victory on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway.

Rain washed out Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model Week 5 Saturday night action at Deep South Speedway, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, and Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, TN.

Drivers in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model 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. The 2020 National Champion will earn $10,000.

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NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES LATE MODEL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/4/2020:

1. 64 Braden Mitchell – 237
2. 46 Bryson Mitchell – 235
3. 33 Sid Scarbrough – 234
4. 34 Shane Echols – 226
5. 4 Dustin Harris – 218
6. 7 Shannon Davis – 214
7. 47 Shannon Lee – 199
7. 21 josh Amacher – 199
9. 17 Brad Skinner – 197
10. 02 Stephen Brantley – 194

NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES LATE MODEL WEEK 5 RESULTS:

Friday, July 3:

DEEP SOUTH SPEEDWAY – LOXLEY, AL:
1. 51 Bo Slay; 2. 24 Steven Jernigan; 3. 27 Joey Pilgrim; 4. 02 Stephen Brantley; 5. 96 D.G. Hawkins; 6. 1 Jesse Enterkin; 7. 99 Tim Anderson; 8. 97 Ryan Little; 9. 42 Jeff Cooper DNS.

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN:
1. 22 Chase Walls; 2. B10 Logan Brown; 3. 34 Shane Echols; 4. 20 Willie McElhiney; 5. 611 David Brannon; 6. 99 Todd Minner; 7. 51 Brandon Carpenter; 8. 21 Josh Amacher; 9. C6 Oakley Johns; 10. 4 Dustin Harris DNS; 11. 7 Shannon Davis DNS.

BELLEVILLE HIGH BANKS – BELLEVILLE, KS (Co-Sanctioned With NCRA)
Cancelled Due To COVID 19
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS
Rained Out
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
Rained Out

Saturday, July 4:

BOOTHILL SPEEDWAY – GREENWOOD, LA:
1. 15 Tracy Denby Jr.; 2. 19 Jamie Burford; 3. 3 Kevin DuPont; 4. 21 David Winslet; 5. 75 Patrick Daniels; 6. 4jr Boone Evans; 7. 14 Chase Allen; 8. 57 Chad DuPont; 9. B52 Brandon Hightower; 10. 4 Tim Eaves; 11. 27 Chase Delrio; 12. 24 Garren Lindsey; 13. 28 Colton Guin; 14. 30 Joel Couvillion; 15. 22 Mark Townsend; 16. 23jr Cliff Tupper; 17. 69 Ty Veuleman; 18. 95 Anthony Boatman; 19. P79 Jason Page; 20. 33 Sid Scarbrough; 21. 3 Luke Bennett; 22. 155 Scottie Dubois DNS; 23. D12 David Dubose DNS.

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL:
1. 79 Billy Flannagan Jr.; 2. 1 Bryant Marsh; 3. 64 Braden Mitchell; 4. 73 Evan Ellis; 5. W7 Greg Wilhite; 6. 3 Cody Smith; 7. 2 Oakley Gillespie; 8. 86 Dan White; 9. F36 Cale Finley; 10. 46 Bryson Mitchell; 11. 1 Jason Markewitz; 12. S4 Seth McCormack; 13. 69 Mike Henn DNS.

DEEP SOUTH SPEEDWAY – LOXLEY, AL:
Rained Out
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
Rained Out
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
Rained Out
THUNDERHILL RACEWAY – SUMMERVILLE, TN:
Rained Out


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