CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2016 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division season kicks into high gear with Week 2 competition that will feature 13 races at 12 different tracks in eight different states. Nine tracks will present their 2016 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division season openers, and four tracks will run their first-ever series events.

Three NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races are on the Week 2 schedule of events for Friday night and ten races are on the docket for Saturday night action.

Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS will highlight Friday night Week 2 action with a $1,000-to-win race. Also hosting Friday night NeSmith Street Stock races will be Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, and NEA Speedway in Harrisburg, AR will present its first-ever NeSmith Street Stock race. NEA Speedway will have its second Week 2 race on Saturday night.

On Saturday night, Bronco Raceway Park in Cleveland, TX and LA 36 Speedway in Lacombe, LA return for NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division action for the second straight week, while Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, Southern Raceway in Milton, FL and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL will present their NeSmith Street Stock season openers.

Also on Saturday night, Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, TX, Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA, and Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, TN will host their first-ever NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races.

Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS, Newell Didone Jr. of Kentwood, LA, and Stephen Joyce Jr. of Dayton, TX are tied for the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point lead, as all three drivers picked up 40-point wins last week at Hattiesburg Speedway, LA 36 Speedway, and Bronco Raceway Park respectively.

Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS, David Brown of Kentwood, LA and Adam Bartels of Cleveland, TX are tied for the fourth spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings. Joseph Richbourg of Cantonment, FL, Blake Ewing of Lacombe, LA, and Josh Chevalier of Cleveland, TX are in a three-way tie for the seventh spot in the point standings. Dustin Ladner of Gulfport, MS rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith Street Stock point standings.

Drivers in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division will compete against each other nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season that runs through September 25. The $5,000 National point fund will pay $2,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.

NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division competitors have the option of using the economical Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. The steel-head steel block 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine costs $3,495 and is available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA with free next day delivery anywhere in the country. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 2 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

April 1:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS ($1,000-To-Win)
NEA SPEEDWAY – HARRISBURG, AR

April 2:

BRONCO RACEWAY PARK – CLEVELAND, TX
COTTON BOWL SPEEDWAY – PAIGE, TX
GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY – BRUNSWICK, GA
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
LA 36 SPEEDWAY – LACOMBE, LA
NEA SPEEDWAY – HARRISBURG, AR
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
THUNDERHILL RACEWAY – SUMMERTOWN, TN


NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division.