ADAIRSVILLE, GA – Week 5 for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stock Division saw six of eight races rained out. That has caused some big changes in the point standings. Gary Tucker of Fayetteville, TN has taken over the point lead in the National standings.

Tucker earned 41 points after a 14th-place finish on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN to bring his total up to 227 points. Keenan Vandygriff of Mount Pleasant, TN finished second on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park to move up to the second spot in the Newsome Raceway Parts Street Stock National standings with 221 points.

Kaleb Vandygriff of Mount Pleasant, TN moved up to the third spot in the Street Stock National standings with 219 points after a sixth-place finish on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park. J.R. Brown of Calera, AL is fourth with 217 points. Brown finished seventh on Saturday night at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL.

Noel Bailey of Lacy Springs, AL finished fifth on Saturday night at ECM Speedway to move up to the fifth spot in the Street Stock National standings with 208 points. Krista Travis of Murfreesboro, TN is sixth with 206 points after a fourth-place finish on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park.

Kenneth Faulkner of Columbia, TN is seventh in the Street Stock National standings with 198 points after a 16th-place finish on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park. The final three drivers in the top ten of the point standings did not get to turn a wheel in Week 5 Street Stock competition due to Mother Nature.

The 2018 Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stock National Champion Ricky Idom of Hattiesburg, MS and Carl Kilgore of Greenville, MS are tied for the eighth spot with 196 points apiece. Lee Ray of Columbus, MS rounds out the top ten of the National Street Stock standings with 194 points.

The two Week 5 winners were David Earl Gentry of Murfreesboro, TN on Friday night at Duck River Raceway Park in the Hardy Associates/Dixon Plumbing Special and Jeremy Isbell of Vandiver, AL on Saturday night at ECM Speedway in the Allen’s Deer Processing Special powered by an economical Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

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.

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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 POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/4/2020:

1. 17 Gary Tucker – 227
2. 8 Keenan Vandygriff – 221
3. 13 Kaleb Vandygriff – 219
4. 12 J.R. Brown – 217
5. 30 Noel Bailey – 208
6. K04 Krista Travis – 206
7. 19 Kenneth Faulkner – 198
8. KC21 Ricky Idom – 196
8. 999 Carl Kilgore IV – 196
10. 2 Lee Ray - 194

NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES STREET STOCK WEEK 5 RESULTS:

Friday, July 3:

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN:
1. 56 David Earl Gentry; 2. 8 Keenan Vandygriff; 3. 10 Jimmy Woodard; 4. K04 Krista Travis; 5. 2 Joel Landers; 6. 13 Kaleb Vandygriff; 7. 23 Chad Winkles; 8. M50 Dylan McCrary; 9. 20 Michael Kirby; 10. 11 Hunter Runions; 11. 23 David Vandygriff; 12. 02 Brian Hudson; 13. 15 Timmy Woodard; 14. 17 Gary Tucker; 15. 15z Randy Zeigler; 16. 18 Kenneth Faulkner; 17. 20 Jason Maurer; 18. 10x Jansen Woodard; 19. 10 Logan Hudson; 20. 55 Kendall Staggs; 21. 66 Kevin Whaley; 22. 133 Ryan Moran; 23. 2 Dillon Scott.

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
Rained Out
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out

Saturday, July 4:

ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL:
1. 76 Jeremy Isbell; 2. 35 Sam Hughes; 3. 41 Jason Baker; 4. 0 Taylor Clam; 5. 30 Noel Bailey; 6. 0 Kenneth Staggs; 7. 12 J.R. Brown; 8. 0 James Kayle; 9. 0 Greg Wickiss.

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


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