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

April 21, 2014

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 4 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – For the fourth straight week, there is a new name on top of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies point standings after Week 4 competition.  Mike Lane of Pace, FL drove the Lane’s Vinyl Siding Chevrolet to victory Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL to take over the point lead.

                Lane now has 182 points after one win, three top five finishes and four top ten finishes in four NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races to earn a two-point advantage in the points chase over Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS and James “Scooter” Ware of West Point, MS, who are tied for the second spot with 180 points apiece.

                Leftwich finished fourth on Saturday night in the co-sanctioned race with the Mississippi Street Stock Series at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL.  Leftwich now has two top five finishes and three top ten finishes in four NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock starts driving the STR Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,195 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. 

Ware’s best finish of the weekend was a third-place effort on Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS in the Peay’s Auto Salvage Chevrolet.  Ware now has one win, two top five finishes and three top ten finishes in five NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock races.

David Windham of Florala, AL is fourth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 175 points after two top five finishes and four top ten finishes in four races driving the Florala Pharmacy Chevrolet.  Windham had an eighth-place finish on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway.

Clint Vaughn of Odenville, AL is fifth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 164 points after driving the Vinson Race Engines Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a second-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  Vaughn has four top finishes in four starts.

Scotty Vowell of Philadelphia, MS had a pair of tenth-place finishes over the weekend at Magnolia Motor Speedway driving the Scotty’s Recycling and Salvage Chevrolet to move into the sixth spot of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 149 points.  Vowell has three top ten finishes in five races.

Bill Arnett of Holt, FL is seventh in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 145 points after one win, and three top five finishes in three races.  Arnett drove the Arnett Septic Chevrolet to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway.

Kevin Whittington of Brandon, MS drove the Ergon, Inc. Chevrolet to the $1,000 victory on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway for his second NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock win of the season.  That put Whittington in the eighth spot of the standings with 144 points after two wins, two top five finishes and three top ten finishes in three starts.

Kevin Spears of Fayette, AL is ninth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock standings with 143 points after driving the Bates Septic Service Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a second-place finish on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway.  In four starts, Spears has three top five finishes and four top ten finishes.

Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 138 points.  Idom has one win and three top five finishes in four races driving the Performance Bodies “Throwback” 1957 Chevrolet.

In other NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 4 action, T.K. King of Columbus, MS drove the King Racing Special to victory on Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway.  Mark Barnett of Aberdeen, MS picked up his second win of the season on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway driving the Stryke Ryte Lures Chevrolet powered by at Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Tyler Hurst of Lineville, AL drove his Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine powered NSC Heating and Air Chevrolet to his second NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  Barry Daniels of Poplar Bluff, MO was the winner on Saturday night at Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, MO driving the Daniels Racing Special.

Mother Nature claimed two Friday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 4 events.  Races at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL and Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS were rained out.

A total of 131 drivers have earned points in the first four 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.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies, visit the series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stocks Presented By AR Bodies.  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/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/19/14:

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 4 RESULTS:

April 18:

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 29 T.K. King
2. 25 Jay Burchfield
3. 53 Scooter Ware
4. 13 Mark Barnett
5. 13s Kevin Spears
6. Q32 Quiterio Arevalos
7. 2r Lee Ray
8. 8 Blaine Davis
9. 41 Bill Sudduth
10. 74 Scotty Vowell
11. 26 Doug Dodd
12. M14 Jeff Daniel
13. 6 Tommy Dove
14. 82e Andrew Earnest DNS

NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL:
Rained Out

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out

April 19:

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 13 Mark Barnett
2 13s Kevin Spears
3. 29 T.K. King
4. 2r Lee Ray
5. 8 Blaine Davis
6. 8n Brandon Nobles
7. 53 Scooter Ware
8. Q32 Quiterio Arevalos
9. 41 Bill Sudduth
10. 74 Scotty Vowell
11. M14 Jeff Daniel
12. M29 Margaret Nobles
13. 40 David Franklin
14. 6 Terry King
15. 711 Tommy Nichols

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 95 Tyler Hurst
2. 54 Clint Vaughn
3. 109 Phillip Haynes
4. 31 Andy Davis
5. 13 Jeremy McSweeney
6. 22 Mick McGuire

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 8 Mike Lane
2. 26 Jeffrey Odom
3. 98 James Ward
4. 27 Bill Arnett
5. C15 Josh Schofield
6. 05 Doug Lea
7. 71 Andy Penton
8. 29 Carl Dodson DNS

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 007 Kevin Whittington
2. 2 Branden Harris
3. 20 Stacy Herron
4. 777 Brandon Leftwich
5. 99 Kevin Mitchell
6. 82 Trey Bright
7. 2h Brian Hansford
8. 7 David Windham
9. 25 Michael Rhodes
10. 23c Bryan Cox
11. 29 Dean Shaw
12. T16 Leo Edwards
13. 17 Wesley Hoomes
14. 9 Jerry Dickinson
15. 23 Garrett McDonald
16. 3 Mike Ladner
17. T69 Allen Taylor
18. 30j Richard Jenkins
19. WFO Jeremy Idom
20. 19 Michael Williams
21. 3f Larry Faulk
22. 69 Jason Harrison
23. 51 Eddie Willis
24. 521 Mickey Trosclair DQ
25. 711 Landon Frith DNS
26. 21 Travis Fowler DNS
27. 51s Chandler Shaw DNS
28. 00 Bred Lee DNS
29. 77 Chris Reeves DNS

POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY – POPLAR BLUFF, MO:
1. 32b Barry Daniels
2. 88 Darren Fox
3. 68jr Brandon Sparks
4. 81 Josh Despain
5. 2 Danny Kinnard
6. 23 Aaron Rockley
7. 99 Becky Alford
8. 16 Bradley Brooks
9. 21 Ryan Bradley
10. 5 Tim Gage
11. 3 Skip Holman
                          
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NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series News Release:  Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

April 21, 2014

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 4 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – After Week 4 of the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season, Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL continues to lead the National point standings after his fourth straight Top 5 finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  Gauldin drove the Adam Gauldin Racing GRT to a fifth-place finish and now has 195 points.

                Gauldin has two wins and four top five finishes in four races to hold a four-point lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings over Daniel Bridgmon of Meridian, MS.  Bridgmon’s best finish of the weekend was a third-place showing on Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS driving the Robinson Electric Supply Special.

                Bridgmon has one win, four top five finishes and five top ten finishes in five NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series starts to total 191 points.  Nick Thrash of Meridian, MS is third in the standings with 184 points after one win, two top five finishes and five top ten finishes in five races.  Thrash drove the McDevitt Enterprises GRT to a sixth-place finish on Saturday night at The Mag.

                Casey Haney of Meridian, MS and Mike Combs of Odenville, AL are tied for the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 182 points apiece.  Haney has two top five finishes and three top ten finishes in four starts driving the Sinclair Auto Sales Rocket, and Combs has two top five finishes and four top ten finishes in four races.  Combs finished fourth on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL in the Pro Grafx Special.

                Ronnie Cooper of McKenzie, TN is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 181 points after four top five finishes in four races.  Cooper drove the Ronnie Cooper Trucking Rocket to a third-place finish on Saturday night at Camden Speedway in Camden, TN.

                The Ageless Wonder, 80-year-old Hall of Famer Red Farmer of Hueytown, AL moved up to the seventh spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 173 points after driving the Long-Lewis Ford Special to an eighth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.  Farmer has one top five finish and two top ten finishes in four races.

                Doug Sanchagrin of Florence, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 172 points.  Sanchagrin has one top five finish and two top ten finishes in five starts driving the Permanent Exterior Solutions Trak-Star.

                Trey Wood of Newnan, GA and Kyle Clifton of Ranburne, AL are tied for the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 171 points apiece.  Wood has one top five finish and two top ten finishes in four starts driving the Wood Motorsports Warrior.  Clifton has one top five finish and three top ten finishes in four starts after driving the Clifton Racing GRT to a ninth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.

                In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 4 action, Roger Witt of Batesville, AR drove The Chrome Shop Trak-Star to victory on Friday night at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR.  Kyle Shaw of Millport, AL topped a 33-car field to post the win on Friday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway driving the Sweddenberg Logging Trak-Star.

                Ryan King of Seymour, TN claimed the $1,000 top prize with a Saturday night win at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger.  Neil Baggett of Shannon, MS drove the Montgomery Farms Trak-Star to a $1,000 victory over a 39-car field on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway.

                Chris Holley of Highlands, TX picked up his third win in his three starts this season at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX driving the Holley Racing Special.  Michael Page of Douglasville, GA drove the T&T Trucking GRT to the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model win on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.

                Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN was the winner on Saturday night at Camden Speedway in Camden, TN driving the Greg’s Sawmill Special.  Cody Smith of Holt, FL took the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model win on Saturday night at Smokey Harris Speedway in Haleburg, AL in the Smith’s Performance Rocket.

                The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS picked up his second straight win on Saturday night at St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA driving the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star.  Mason Oberkramer of Brosley, MO drove the Corwell Trucking GRT to the win on Saturday night at Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, MO.

                There were two NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 4 events that did not get to run on Saturday night.  Penton Raceway in Penton, AL was rained out, and Arkadelphia Speedway in Bremen, AL did not get to run due to a power outage.

                There is now a three-way tie for the lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge among Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL, Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV, and GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR with five wins apiece.

                Trak-Star Race Cars picked up four Week 4 wins from Witt, Shaw, Baggett and Daspit.  GRT Race Cars had two wins from Page and Oberkramer.  Rocket grabbed a point with a victory from Smith. 

Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN and CVR Race Cars of Lenoir City, TN are tied for the fourth spot in the chassis standings with one win apiece.  TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN is also participating in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge and is still looking for their first win of the 2014 season.

In the first four weeks of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition, a total of 210 different drivers have earned points.  The complete NeSmith Chevrolet WRS point standings are posted on the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing.  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 CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/19/14:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 4 RESULTS:

April 18:

BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE, AR:
1. 18 Roger Witt
2. 77 Gavin Landers
3. 47 Chandler Petty
4. 23 Travis Ashley
5. 66 Robby Moore
6. 1 Shawn Knuckles
7. 81 Jerry Buck
8, 14jr Andrew Rushin
9. 54 Brandon McCabe

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 2s Kyle Shaw
2. 25 Justin McRee
3. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
4. 15 Nathan Mayes
5. 1s Jeremy Shaw
6. 1m Neil Baggett
7. 14 Chance Inman
8. 01 Nick Thrash
9. 1 Johnny Stokes
10. 91 Billy Tedford
11. 33 Justin Carter
12. 3 Shay Knight
13. 4 Stacy Caldwell
14. 19 Marcus Minga
15. 110 Brent Barrett
16. 7 Todd Gray
17. 14 Casey Haney
18. C11 Cliff Williams
19. 147 Hunter Carroll
20. 96 Trey Rickman
21. 73 Evan Ellis
22. 84 Randall Beckwith
23. 33 Sid Scarbrough
24. 6 T.K. King
25. 11 Cruz Skinner DNS
26. 2 Tyler Burgess DNS
27. 7 Jon Biles DNS
28. 15s Shane Stephens DNS
29. 1b Bryant Marsh DNS
30. 00 J.D. Pass DNS
31. 54 Richie Beasley DNS
32. R3 Ryan Rigdon DNS
33. J8 Bobby Jordan DNS

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out

April 19:

411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN:
1. 52 Ryan King
2. 66 Adam Beeler
3. 24 Greg Martin
4. 79c Marty Calloway
5. 51 Mack McCarter
6. 71 Brian Courtney
7. 31 Brad Seagle
8. 7 William Overbey
9. 29 Rusty Ballenger
10. T35 Tanner Works
11. 98 Jed Emert DNS
12. 31m Mike Moore DNS
                                        
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 1m Neil Baggett
2. 19 Marcus Minga
3. 25 Justin McRee
4. 00 J.D. Pass
5. 232 Jamey Boland
6. 01 Nick Thrash
7. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
8. 73 Evan Ellis
9. 1s Jeremy Shaw
10. 110 Brent Barrett
11. 2s Kyle Shaw
12. 3 Shay Knight
13. 14 Chance Inman
14. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
15. C11 Cliff Williams
16. 33 Justin Carter
17. 4 Scott Dedwylder
18. 2 Tyler Burgess
19, 1 Johnny Stokes
20. 6 T.K. King
21. 84 Randall Beckwith
22. 11 Cruz Skinner
23. 7 Todd Gray
24. 24 Ryan Oswalt
25. 96 Trey Rickman DNS
26. 15 Shane Stephens DNS
27. 91 Billy Tedford DNS
28, 15m Nathan Mayes DNS
29. 33 Sid Scarbrough DNS
30. J8 Bobby Jordan DNS
31. 2 Mark Stokes DNS
32, R3 Ryan Rigdon DNS
33. 56 Jonathan Rowan DNS
34. 54 Richie Beasley DNS
35. 1b Bryant Marsh DNS
36. 7b Jon Biles DNS
37. 995 Dwight Falcon Jr. DNS
38. 42 Lance Johnson DNS
39. 3j James Andrews DNS

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 47 Michael Page
2. 56 Chris Noah
3. D7 Dallas Cooper
4. 5 Mike Combs
5. 17 Adam Gauldin
6. 19 Gathan Burns
7. 14 Alex Roberts
8. F97 Red Farmer
9. 67 Kyle Clifton
10. 57 Maddox Mullinax
11. 29 Brian Ponder
12. J8 Justin Angle
13. 56w Daryl Weaver
14. 19 Trey Wood
15. 30 Karl Parks
16. 4 Brad Whittle

CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN:
1. 73 Ashley Newman
2. 00 Bronson Berry
3. 10 Ronnie Cooper
4. 55 Michael Lee
5. 11 Kevin Fuller

SMOKEY HARRIS SPEEDWAY – HALEBURG, AL:
1. 3 Cody Smith
2. 72 Todd Neiheiser
3. 721 Nicholas Weeks DNS

ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA:
1. 347 Noah Daspit
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 4 Michael Arnold
4. 21 Kody Barber
5. 3n Ronnie Graham
6. 00 Allen Netherland
7. 55 Pat Nichols
8. M1 Mike Giammanchere
9. 7 Bubbie Latour
10. 22 Ronnie Roberts
11. 99 Justin Bowman
12. 2T Tootie Arnold
13. 56 Kash Wilson

BATTLEGROUND SPEEDWAY – HIGHLANDS, TX:
1. 17 Greg Holley
2. 95 Jamie Green
3. 32 Ricky Begnaud
4. 23 Chris Jewell
5. 42 Glenn Revia
6. 84 Mike Davenport
7. 96 Donald Mick
8. 00 Buster Deen
9. 15 John Aitken
10. 10 Cecil McCrary
11. 97 Eric Neal
12. 33 Jose Moran

POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY – POPLAR BLUFF, MO:
1. 93 Mason Oberkramer
2. 47 Chandler Petty
3. 6 Jimmy Halford
4. 1s Shawn Knuckles
5. 2 Charlie Cole
6. 15 DeWayne Brooks
7. 14jr Andrew Rushin
8. 66 Robby Moore
9. 77 Gavin Landers
10. 99 Tim Taylor
11. 3 Mike Jessup
12. 18 Roger Witt

PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out

ARKADELPHIA SPEEDWAY – BREMEN, AL:
Power Outage

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  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 Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Racecar Engineering is the Official Parts Supplier of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  Renegade Race and Performance Fuels are a series Associate Sponsor and fuel supplier.  Schaeffer’s Oil Presented By Chad Wallace and Heather Newsome is the Official Oil of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.  NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2014 are Dominator Race Products, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Schoenfeld Headers, Kinser Air Filters, Performance Rod & Custom, and David Smith Carburetors.  2014 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars. 

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