NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

July 8, 2013

NeSMITH CHEVROLET OLD MAN’S GARAGE WEEKLY RACING SERIES JULY 7 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Gavin Landers of Batesville, AR and Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS were NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Week 15 winners, and Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS took over sole possession of the point lead.  It was a limited week of competition, as rain washed out several events and created a shuffle of the Top 10 in the standings.

                Landers drove the Mark Martin Automotive Rocket to a pair of NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series victories.  The first win came on Friday at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO, and Landers followed that up on Saturday night with his second win of the weekend at West Plains Motor Speedway.

                Stokes topped a 27-car field on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS driving the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT.  “Dr. Dirt” was at Greenville Speedway tuning up for a pair of NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division races on the ¼-mile gumbo clay oval this Friday night and Saturday night.

                Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Week 15 races scheduled for Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN, St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS were rained out.  Drivers that did race in Week 15 competition were able to gain some ground in the battle for the $10,000 Championship.

                Daspit finished fifth on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway and took over sole possession of first-place in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series point standings.  Daspit has 623 points after a series-leading eight wins and 16 top five finishes in 18 races over 13 weeks driving the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star, also known as “Noah’s Ark.” 

Daspit has one more week to earn full points before hitting the 14-week mark of his 2013 season.  A driver’s season point total is based on their best 14 weekly point totals over the 27-week NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series season.  Once a driver reaches the 14 week mark, they begin to net points by trying to replace their lowest weekly point total with a higher one.

Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS, who was tied with Daspit for the point lead going into Week 15, made the trip to West Plains, MO to compete in the pair of races at West Plains Motor Speedway.  Scarbrough has now reached the 14-week mark and will now begin netting points. Scarbrough will be trying to net on a 25 in his next race.

Scarbrough’s best finish over the weekend was a 13th-place effort on Friday night to bring his season total to 618 points and the second spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings.  The “Florence Flash” has two wins, seven top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes in 20 races over 14 weeks driving the Villa South Trak-Star.

Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS finished third on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in the Billy Riels Racing GRT and moved up to the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with 576 points.  “The General” has three wins, a series-leading 18 top five finishes, and a series-leading 19 top ten finishes in 20 races over 12 weeks.

Derrick Mackmer of Purvis, MS did not compete in NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Week 15 action and dropped to the fourth spot in the standings with 569 points.  “Motorcycle Mack” has five top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 20 races over 14 weeks driving the Mackmer Home Buyers Special.

Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS finished second on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway and remains in the fifth spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with 545 points.  “Big Nasty” has six top five finishes and eight top ten finishes in 16 races over 13 weeks driving the Henderson Waste and Recycling Trak-Star.

Robby Moore of Brosley, MO drove the Custom Race Cars Trak-Star to a fourth-place finish to celebrate his birthday on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway.  That moved Moore up to the sixth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with 527 points after one win, 12 top five finishes and 15 top ten finishes in 15 races over 11 weeks.

Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS moved up to the seventh spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series point standings after a 13th-place finish on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway.  Palasini has 518 points after four wins and eight top five finishes in 12 races over 11 weeks driving the MP Trucking Trak-Star.

Ronnie Cooper of McKenzie, TN finished second on Friday night at West Plains Motor Speedway driving the Ronnie Cooper Trucking Rocket and moved up to the eighth position on the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series points list.  Cooper has 513 points after eight top five finishes and 11 top ten finishes in 12 races over 11 weeks.

Joey Smith of Pomona, MO moved up to the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with 509 points after a sixth-place finish on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway.  Smith has four wins, nine top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 16 races over 11 weeks driving the Plastic Tank Shop.com Special.

Roger Witt of Batesville, AR moved into the tenth position on the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series points list after driving The Chrome Shop GRT to a tenth-place finish on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway.  Witt has 506 points after one win, seven top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 16 races over 11 weeks.

Two-time Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL continues to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge with 28 wins and five of the top ten cars in the point standings.  Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV is second with 17 wins after a pair of Week 15 victories from Landers.

Defending and four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR is in the third spot with 15 wins after a Week 15 victory from Stokes.  Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fourth with six wins. 

Also participating in the 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge and still looking for their first wins are Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN, TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN, and CVR Race Cars of Lenoir City, TN.

After 15 weeks of NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series competition, a total of 309 different drivers have earned points.  The complete NeSmith Chevrolet OMG WRS point standings are posted on the all-new NeSmith Chevrolet OMG WRS web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

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NeSMITH CHEVROLET OLD MAN’S GARAGE WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/6/13:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET OLD MAN’S GARAGE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 15 RESULTS:

July 5:

WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO:
1. 77 Gavin Landers
2. 10 Ronnie Cooper
3. 110 Brent Barrett
4. 81 Jerry Buck
5. K7 Kevin Collins
6. 23 Travis Ashley
7. 1 Joey Smith
8. 66 Robby Moore
9. 14c Jerry Croney
10. 69 Jamie Robards
11. 4a Mike Atchison
12. 5 Randall Atchison
13. 33 Sid Scarbrough
14. 18 Roger Witt
15. 181 Chad Williams
16. 14jr Andrew Rushin
17. 55 Bobby Skinner
18. 12 Jeff Glisson

July 6:

WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO:
1. 77 Gavin Landers
2. 81 Jerry Buck
3. 23 Travis Ashley
4. 66 Robby Moore
5. 110 Brent Barrett
6. 1 Joey Smith
7. 12 Jeff Glisson
8. 10 Ronnie Cooper
9. 17k Cody Kierre
10. 18 Roger Witt
11. K7 Kevin Collins
12. 69 Jamie Robards
13. 181 Chad Williams
14. 30-30 Tim Winchester
15. 4a Mike Atchison
16. 14c Jerry Croney
17. 14jr Andrew Rushin
18. 33 Sid Scarbrough
19. 5 Randall Atchison

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
1. 1 Johnny Stokes
2. J8 Bobby Jordan
3. 47 Shannon Lee
4. 27 Hunter Carroll
5. 477 Noah Daspit
6. C55 David Carpenter
7. 17 Chad Washington
8. 11 Bill Mobley
9. 11c Eric Carr
10. 51 Randy Walters
11. 84 Randall Beckwith
12. 1c Jason Botsford
13. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
14. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
15. 46 Kenny Carpenter
16. 88 Howard Irby Jr.
17. 7d Brent Dillon
18. 21 Ryan Colby
19. 7p Peter Hazzard
20. C4 Christopher Reid
21. 521 Mickey Trosclair
22. 25 Justin McRee
23. 22 Jason Bowen
24. CJ7 Chris Weeks
25. 22b Matt Bollinger
26. 62 Zach Jenkins
27. 44 Peyton Wilkerson

CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS – ATWOOD, TN:
Rained Out

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out

ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA:
Rained Out

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