NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

April 14, 2014

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 3 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – There is a new point leader in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies standings after Week 3 competition.  Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS now holds a one-point lead over three drivers tied for the second spot. 

Leftwich has one top five and two top ten finishes driving the STR Racing Chevrolet powered by a $3,195 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine in three races to accumulate 133 points.  Leftwich also won a non-points race on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.

James Ware of West Point, MS, Mike Lane of Pace, FL, and David Windham of Florala, AL are all tied for the second spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock standings with 132 points.  Ware drove the Peay’s Auto Salvage Chevrolet to a NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock win on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park. 

Lane has two top five finishes and three top ten finishes in three starts driving the Lane’s Vinyl Siding Chevrolet.  Windham has two top five finishes and three top ten finishes in three NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races driving the Florala Pharmacy Chevrolet.

Clint Vaughn of Odenville, AL holds the fifth spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies standings with 125 points in the Vinson Race Engines Chevrolet.  Vaughn has three top five finishes in three starts.  Eddie Brannon of Anniston, AL and Jeffrey Walker of Meridian, MS are tied for the sixth spot with 117 points apiece.

Brannon has two top five finishes and three top ten finishes in three starts driving the Brannon Auto Chevrolet.  Walker has driven the Shan’s Painting Chevrolet to one top five finish and two top ten finishes in three NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division starts. 

Chris Reeves of Meridian, MS is eighth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 110 points driving the Leftwich Plumbing Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.  Reeves has one top ten finish in three starts.  Scotty Vowell of Philadelphia, MS is ninth with 108 points after one top ten finish in three races driving the Scotty’s Recycling and Salvage Chevrolet.

Billy Arnett of Milton, FL and Phillip Haynes of Anniston, AL are tied for the tenth spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 98 points apiece.  Arnett took the win on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL driving the Arnett Racing Chevrolet.  Haynes drove the Jeff Owens & Associates Chevrolet to a third-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

In other NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 3 action, Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS drove the Performance Bodies throwback 1957 Chevrolet to the win on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS.  Jason Harrison of Montgomery, AL was the winner on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track driving the K&J Trucking Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Braden Harris of Molina, FL drove the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet to victory on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL.  Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA was the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division winner on Saturday night at St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA driving the Trosclair Racing Chevrolet.

A total of 112 drivers have earned points in the first three 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 Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

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NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/12/14:

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 3 RESULTS:

April 11:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. WFO Jeremy Idom
2. 51 Eddie Willis
3. 30j Richard Jenkins
4. 37 Jay Geddie
5. 2 Chad Hiers
6. 9 Jerry Dickinson
7. R7 Alan Sanders
8. 15 Mike Whitney
9. 210 Donnie Reed
10. 430 Mark Hollinghead

April 12:

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 69 Jason Harrison
2. 95 Tyler Hurst
3. 109 Phillip Haynes
4. 54 Clint Vaughn
5. 99 Eddie Brannon
6. 13 Andy Davis
7. 19 Kyle Davison
8. 22 Nick McGuire

ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA:
1. 521 Mickey Trosclair
2. 51 Eddie Willis
3. WFO Jeremy Idom
4. 15 Mike Whitney
5. 20 Stacy Herron
6. 2 Chad Hiers
7. 9 Mike Haralson
8. 12s Josh Stringer
9. 14m Anthony Morgan
10. 17d Newell Didone
11. 18 Cliff Childers

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 2 Brandon Harris
2. 7 David Windham
3. 00 Brad Lee
4. 29 Dean Shaw
5. 23c Bryan Cox
6. 88 Mike Wedgeworth
7. 2 Fred McGhee
8. 05 Brandon Kilpatrick
9. 2 Brian Hansford
10. 25 Michael Rhodes
11. 67 Josh Kimmons DNS

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 27 Billy Arnett
2. 13 Randy Driver
3. R55 Dougie Hallsford
4. 17 Ronnie Jordan
5. 98 James Ward
6. 51 David Jones
7. 71 Andy Penton
8. 8 Mike Lane
9. 5 Tony Stack DNS
10. 3 Larry Faulk DQ

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 53 James Ware
2. 9 Jerry Dickinson
3. 2 Jeffrey Walker
4. 1 Calvin Cook
5. 7x Kyle Rutledge
6. 111 Wayne Medders
7. 77 Chris Reeves
8. 777 Brandon Leftwich
9. 74 Scotty Vowell
10. 40 David Franklin
11. 61 David Minor
12. 12 Chip Jones
13. 08 Glendale Shoemake
14. J18 Junior Williams
15. 91 Tony Crosby
16. 18 Andrew Boleware
17. 10 Donnie Monk
18. 711 Tommy Nichols
19. 711f Landon Frith
20. 36m Ray McKay
21. 87 Bill Moffett DNS
22. 12 Daniel Manning DNS
23. 3 Chris Sawyer DNS

NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.  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 Presented By AR Bodies.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.  AR Bodies is a Presenting Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.

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