ADAIRSVILLE, GA – The defending Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model National Champion Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS has taken over the point lead after an abbreviated Week 13 schedule. Remnants of Hurricane Laura raced across the Southeast over the weekend and washed out nine of 13 races.

Lee finished seventh on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS to earn 44 points and net on a 25. The 19 points Lee earned brought his best 11 weekly race point total to 536. Lee holds a one-point advantage over Brad Skinner of Spring Hill, TN. Skinner finished fifth on Saturday night at Duck Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN and failed to net on a 46.

Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL is third in the Weekly Racing Series National standings with a best 11-week total of 527 points. Mitchell did not compete in Week 13 action. Tootie Arnold of Meadeville, MS moved up to fourth in the standings with a best 11-week total of 522 points after driving the Trading Post Wrecker Service Special to the win at Jackson Motor Speedway. Arnold was able to net on a 40 and gain ten points.

Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS is fifth in the Late Model National standings with a best 11-week total of 521 points. Idom finished fourth on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway and net on a 41 to gain six points. Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS used his last week to earn full points to turn in a second-place finish at Jackson Motor Speedway and climb to sixth in the standings with a best 11-week total of 512 points.

Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is seventh in the Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model standings with a best 11-week total of 511 points. Combs gained 11 points after a third-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and netting on a 37.

Seth McCormack of Muscle Shoals, AL finished second at Talladega Short Track in his final week to earn full points and land in the eighth spot of the Late Model National standings with an 11-week total of 510 points. Oakley Gillespie of Five Points, TN did not compete in Week 13 action and is ninth with a best 11-week total of 498 points.

Josh Amacher of Tullahoma, TN rounds out the Top 10 of the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model standings with a best 11-week total of 483 points. Amacher had a 12-place finish on Saturday night at Duck River Raceway Park and was unable to net on a 41.

In other Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model Week 13 action on Saturday night, Christian Hanger of Winchester, TN drove the Hanger Hardwood Rocket to victory at Duck River Raceway Park and Jake Traylor took his second straight win at Talladega Short Track in the D&S Marine Special.

Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS was rained out on Friday night, while Saturday night rainouts occurred at All Tech Raceway in Lake City, FL, Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, LA, Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN, Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL, Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, and Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, TN. Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC did not report or post their Week 13 results.

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NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES LATE MODEL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/29/2020:

1. 47 Shannon Lee – 536
2. 17 Brad Skinner – 535
3. 46 Bryson Mitchell – 527
4. 2T Tootie Arnold – 522
5. 18 Jeremy Idom – 521
6. 33 Sid Scarbrough – 512
7. 5 Mike Combs – 511
8. S4 Seth McCormack – 510
9. 2 Oakley Gillespie – 498
10. 21 Josh Amacher – 483

NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES LATE MODEL WEEK 13 RESULTS:

Friday, August 28:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out

Saturday, August 29:

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN:
1. 29 Christian Hanger; 2. 7 Clint Nichols; 3. 0 Corey Posey; 4. 13 Scott Cook; 5. 17 Brad Skinner; 6. 34 Shane Echols; 7. 27 Joe Denby; 8. 28 Justin Maxwell; 9. 94 James Sullivan; 10. 4 Dustin Harris; 11. 1 Jason Markewitz; 12. 21 Josh Amacher.

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
1. 2T Tootie Arnold; 2. 33 Sid Scarbrough; 3. D8jr Christopher Showah; 4. 18 Jeremy Idom; 5. 21 Kody Barber; 6. 18s Derek Smith; 7. 47 Shannon Lee; 8. 11 Chase Williams; 9. 0 Elvis Tuberville; 10. 12 Christopher Reid; 11. 11 Bill Dunaway; 12. 19 Michael Broussard; 13. 9 James Moore.

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 42 Jake Traylor; 2. S4 Seth McCormack; 3. 5 Mike Combs; 4. 3 Heath Carr; 5. 69 Mike Henn; 6. 9 Brian Womack; 7. 40 Tina Johnson; 8. 21 Jason Lively; 9. 121 Brandon Davis; 10. C21 Cory Adams; 11. 16 Caiden Mullinax; 12. 1 Sterling Freeman; 13. 28 Michael Isbell; 14. 31 Nick Busby DNS; 15. 78 Matthew Brocato DNS.

ALL TECH RACEWAY – LAKE CITY, FL:
Rained Out

BOOTHILL SPEEDWAY – GREENWOOD, LA:
Rained Out

CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN:
Rained Out

CLARKSVILLE SPEEDWAY – CLARKSVILLE, TN:
Rained Out

DEEP SOUTH SPEEDWAY – LOXLEY, AL:
Rained Out

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
Rained Out

PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
Rained Out

THUNDERHILL RACEWAY – SUMMERTOWN, TN:
Rained Out

CHEROKEE SPEEDWAY – GAFFNEY, SC:
Did Not Report


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