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

May 21, 2015

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 9 PREVIEW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CARTERSVILLE, GA - Week 9 of the 27-week 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series has reached the busy Memorial Day Weekend when drivers have the opportunity to run for “The Quinella.” There are nine races over four days in six different states.

There are three NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series races on Friday night, three races on Saturday night, two races on Sunday night and one race that will open Week 10 competition on Monday night. No driver has ever captured The Quinella, or won a race each day of the Holiday weekend.

Of course, only a driver’s highest point night during the week will count towards their season total. But nonetheless, having the honor of winning The Quinella looks good on a driver’s resume and becomes legend in the history of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 9 Friday night races will be held at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, Penton Raceway in Penton, AL, and Salina Speedway in Salina, KS. Two of the three Saturday night Week 9 events will be held at Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

The third NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 9 Saturday night race will be a $1,000-to-win race co-sanctioned by the Southern Crate Late Model Series at Underwood Speedway in Chatham, LA. This race will be Round 3 of the 2015 Southern Crate Late Model Series season. Battleground Race Park in Highlands, TX and Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS will each host special Sunday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 9 events.

Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL will host Round 4 of the 2015 NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series with a $1,000-to-win race on Monday night to open Week 10 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition.

Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 334 points and holds a two point lead over Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS with 332 points. Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL is third with 280 points, and he also leads the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series point standings.

The 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 277 points, and Cliff Williams of Star, MS is fifth with 241 points. Hunter Lewis of Moss Point, MS is sixth with 240 points, and three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Collinsville, MS is seventh with 234 points.

Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS is eighth in the standings with 216 points, and Al Kouhout of Hattiesburg, MS is ninth with 214 points. Nick Thrash of Meridian, MS rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 213 points.

Aside from the points, the Weekly Point Averages, or the WPAs of the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings tells a different tale of who’s hot and who’s not.

Williams has the highest WPA at 48.20 out of a possible 50, and to find the driver with the second highest WPA among the Top 20 in points, you have to go down to the 12th-place driver, 13-year-old Cruz Skinner, who has a WPA of 48. Skinner also leads the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point standings for NeSmith Late Model drivers 18 years of age and younger.

Arnold has the third highest WPA at 47.71 and Lee has the fourth highest WPA at 47.43. Keeton has the fifth highest WPA at 46.80, and the driver 13th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings, Robbie Starnes of Livingston, TX, has the sixth highest WPA at 46.75. Joiner has the seventh highest WPA at 46.67.

Casey Haney of Meridian, MS, who is 14th in the point standings, has the eighth highest WPA at 46.5, and Daspit has the ninth highest WPA at 46.17. Greg Fore of Greenville, MS, who is 15th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings, has the tenth highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 45.75.

Drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will compete against each other nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season from March 23 through September 27. The $20,000 National point fund will pay $10,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competitors have the option of two different economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines to compete with. The aluminum-head 400 horsepower 604 engine costs $5,795 and the steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine with a 100-pound weight break costs $3,495.

Both of these Chevrolet Performance Racing Engines are in stock and available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series 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 WEEK 9 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

May 22:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL
SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS

May 23:

CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN
UNDERWOOD SPEEDWAY – CHATHAM, LA ($1,000-To-Win Southern Crate Late Model Series)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL

May 24:

BATTLEGROUND RACE PARK – HIGHLANDS, TX
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS

May 25 (Week 10):

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL ($1,000-To-Win – NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series Race)

NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. 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 Late Models. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. Racecar Engineering is the Official Parts Supplier of the NeSmith Late Models. Beyea Headers is the NeSmith Late Model Hard Charger Sponsor. Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the NeSmith Late Models. Panama City Cycles is the Official ATV Provider of the NeSmith Late Models. AR Bodies is an Associate Sponsor of the NeSmith Late Models. NeSmith Late Model Contingency Sponsors for 2015 are CrateInsider.Com and Image Screen Printing. 2015 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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NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies News Release: Contact – ROBY HELM – (865) 207-4157

May 21, 2015

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 9 PREVIEW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 9 of the 27-week 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies has reached the busy Memorial Day Weekend when drivers have the opportunity to run for “The Quinella.” There are eight races over four days in four different states.

There is one NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division race on Friday night, four races on Saturday night, two races on Sunday night and one race that will open Week 10 competition on Monday night. No driver has ever done The Quinella, or won a race each day of the Holiday weekend.

Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS will open NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 9 competition with the lone Friday night race. That means whoever wins the Hattiesburg Speedway race will be the only driver eligible to win The Quinella.

The Saturday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division events will be at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. The two Sunday night races will be at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN and Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.

Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL will open Week 10 of the 2015 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division season on Monday night with a special $1,000-to-win race. If a driver can win The Quinella, he can also pick up some pretty decent cash for four days of racing.

Richie Stephens of Salem, AL leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 330 points and a nine-point lead over Branden Harris of Molino, FL with 321 points. Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS is third with 299 points, 22 points behind Harris. Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is fourth 294 points, just five points behind Strength, and John Smartt of Manchester, TN is fifth with 276 points, 18 points behind Jarrett.

Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is sixth with 271 points, and Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL is seventh with 269 points. David Williamson of Seminary, MS and David Windham of Florala, AL are tied for the eighth spot with 259 points apiece. Bo Bailey of Milton, FL rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 254 points.

Looking at the Weekly point averages, or WPAs, Strength has the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings at 49.83 out of a possible 50. Stephens has the second highest WPA at 47.14 and while Bill Stewart of Carriere, MS and Cliff Childers of Terry, MS, who are tied for 11th in the point standings, are tied for the third highest WPA at 46.6.

Smartt has the fifth highest WPA at 46, and Harris has the sixth highest WPA at 45.86. Geddie has the seventh highest WPA among the Top 20 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings at 45.17, and Faulk has the eighth highest WPA at 44.83. Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL, who is 13th in the point standings, has the ninth highest WPA at 44.8. Josh Kimmons of Jay, FL, who is 14th in the point standings, has the tenth highest WPA at 44.2.

Drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division will compete against each other nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season from March 23 through September 27. The $5,000 National point fund will pay $2,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.

NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competitors also have the option to compete with the economical steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine that is available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA for $3,495 with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast.

Seven of the Top 10 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 5, after the first eight weeks of competition have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies, visit the series 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 WEEK 9 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

May 22:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS

May 23:

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS

May 24:

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS

May 25 (Week 10):

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL ($1,000-To-Win)

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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