CARTERSVILLE, GA – There was light action in Week 17 of the 2014 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Division Presented By AR Bodies season thanks to Mother Nature, as five of the six scheduled races were rained out. Doug Lea of Milton, FL won the only game in town on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL driving the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet.

Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS remains the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division points leader with a best 14 week total of 665 points after eight wins, 16 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Performance Bodies “Throwback” 1957 Chevrolet. David Windham of Florala, AL is second with a best 14 week total of 648 points.

Windham used a second-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in the Florala Pharmacy Chevrolet to net ten points to his season total. Windham now has one NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division win, 14 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 19 races.

Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS is third in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 629 points after eight top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 16 races driving the STR Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,295 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Mike Lane of Pace, FL is fourth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 627 points after ten wins, 15 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 20 races driving the Lane’s Vinyl Siding Chevrolet.

Dean Shaw of Defuniak Springs, FL is fifth with 577 points and one more week to earn full points. Shaw has one win, ten top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 13 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races driving the S&S Electronics Chevrolet.

Branden Harris of Molino, FL used a fifth-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in the Coastal Engine & Machine Chevrolet to pick up 46 points and move up to the sixth spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 571 points. Harris has one win, nine top five finishes and 11 top ten finishes in 15 races. Harris still has one more week to earn full points.

Phillip Haynes of Anniston, AL is seventh in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 554 points after one win, 12 top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes in 15 races driving the Jeff Owens & Associates Chevrolet.

Larry Faulk of Pace, FL is eighth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 531 points after one win, nine top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes in 18 races driving the L&H Construction Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Garrett McDonald of Pace, FL is ninth in the standings with 530 points and still has two more weeks to earn full points. In 14 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races, McDonald has two wins, six top five finishes and nine top ten finishes driving the Copperhead Chassis Chevrolet.

Kevin Whittington of Brandon, MS rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 522 points and three more weeks to earn full points. Whittington has driven the Ergon, Inc., Chevrolet to five wins, eight top five finishes, and 11 top ten finishes in 13 races.

Among the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 17 rainouts was the Twin $1,000-to-win races of the Summer Nationals Shootout scheduled for Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL. That race has been rescheduled for August 9.

The other four rainouts occurred on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS and Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, and on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL and Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.

A total of 245 drivers have earned points in 17 weeks of NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competition. The complete NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings can be found on the Points page of the NeSmith Racing web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

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NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/19/14:

POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WKS/NET
1 WFO Jeremy Idom 665 19 8 16 17 41
2 7 David Windham 648 19 1 14 17 41
3 777 Brandon Leftwich 629 16 8 12 41
4 8 Mike Lane 627 20 10 15 17 40
5 29 Dean Shaw 577 13 1 10 12 13
6 2 Branden Harris 571 15 1 9 11 13
7 109 Phillip Haynes 554 15 1 12 13 25
8 3f Larry Faulk 531 18 1 9 13 37
9 23 Garrett McDonald 530 14 2 6 9 12
10 007 Kevin Whittington 522 13 5 8 11 11
11 53 James Ware 505 13 3 6 7 12
12 82 Trey Bright 481 14 5 10 14 10
13 19 Michael Williams 478 14 7 9 11
14 54 Clint Vaughn 470 12 1 11 12 11
15 05 Doug Lea 426 10 2 8 10 10
16 95 Tyler Hurst 409 13 9 13 13 9
17 20 Stacy Herron 388 10 1 6 7 9
18 69 Jason Harrison 384 13 1 3 6 10
19 911 Calvin Cook 384 12 2 10 11 8
20 18 Cliff Childers 382 9 1 5 9

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 17 RESULTS:

July 18:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out

NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL:
Rained Out

July 19:

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 05 Doug Lea
2. 7 David Windham
3. 27 Jake Senterfitt
4. 36 Sean Goodwin
5. 2 Branden Harris
6. 92 Matt Holcomb
7. 71 Andy Penton
8. 8 Mike Lane DQ
9. 3 Larry Faulk DQ

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
Rained Out

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
Rained Out

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL (Co-Sanctioned With MSSS):
Rained Out


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