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

May 27, 2013

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION ROUND UP FOR MAY 27

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Trey Bright of Coker, AL took over sole possession of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point lead with two big wins in Week 9 competition driving the AKA Cores Chevrolet.  Bright now holds a two-point lead over Kevin Spears of Fayette, AL.  Bright has 390 points and Spears has 388 points.

                Bright took the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS, and followed that up with his fifth win of the season on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.  Along with the five wins, Bright also has eight top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in nine starts.

                Spears drove the Bass Sports Online Chevrolet to a pair of top five finishes in Week 9 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division action with a third-place showing at Whynot Motorsports Park and a fifth-place finish in Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway.  Spears has four wins, eight top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in nine starts.

                Dave Nations of Raymond, MS finished second on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Street Stock Set Up Specialists Chevrolet, and is third in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 380 points.  Nations has one win, six top five finishes and eight top ten finishes in eight starts.

                Chad Hiers of Ocean Springs, MS is fourth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 338 points.  Hiers has six top five finishes and eight top ten finishes in nine races.  Hiers had a fifth-place finish on Saturday night at St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA driving the Hiers Construction Chevrolet.

                Wayne Medders of Morton, MS had a busy week of NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division action.  Medders raced at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS on Friday night, Whynot Motorsports Park on Saturday night, and Magnolia Motor Speedway on Sunday night.  His best finish was fourth on Friday night at HMP. 

                Medders is fifth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 315 points with three top five finishes and seven top ten finishes in ten races driving the Medders Construction Chevrolet.

                Stacy Herron of Kiln, MS drove the S&B Contracting Chevrolet to his first NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the 2013 season on Saturday night at St. Tammany Raceway.  Herron is sixth in the standings with 307 points after one win, six top five finishes, and seven top ten finishes in eight starts.

                Eddie Willis of Saucier, MS is seventh in the standings with 298 points.  Willis finished second on Saturday night at St. Tammany Raceway driving the Willis Racing Chevrolet.  Willis has one win, five top finishes and eight top ten finishes in eight NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races.

                Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS had a fifth-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the American Portable Buildings Chevrolet.  Leftwich is eighth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 290 points after three top five finishes and five top ten finishes in seven starts.

                Jarrod Fremin of Montz, LA is ninth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 254 points after one win, four top five finishes, and six top ten finishes in six starts.  Jeffrey Walker of Meridian, MS is tenth in the standings with 241 points after one top five finish and three top ten finishes in six races driving the Shones Painting Chevrolet.

                Four drivers in the top ten of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings are using the $3,195 Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.  Spears, Nations, Leftwich and Walker are using the 602 Crate Engine.

                In other NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 9 action, Mike Ladner of Biloxi, MS drove the Twin Bros Earth Movers Chevrolet to his first win of the 2013 season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park.  Bobby Joe Robinson of Falkville, AL was a first time 2013 winner on Saturday night at Moulton Speedway in Moulton, AL driving the Robinson’s Backhoe Service Chevrolet.

                Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS did not report their Week 9 Saturday night results.  A total of 152 different drivers have earned points in the first nine weeks of NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division competition.

The complete NeSmith Performance Parts 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 PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/18/13:

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 9 RESULTS:

May 24:

HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 3 Mike Ladner
2. 82 Calvin Cook
3. 20 Stacy Herron
4. 111 Wayne Medders
5. F15 Chad Hiers
6. 10 Rocky DeGruy
7. 19 Michael Williams
8. 51 Eddie Willis
9. 1 Donnie Ellis
10. 54 Jeff Butler DNS
11. 210 Donny Reed DNS

May 25:

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 82 Trey Bright
2. 56 Dave Nations
3. 13 Kevin Spears
4. 45 James Elfring
5. 777 Brandon Leftwich
6. 111 Wayne Medders
7. 10 David Turner
8. 12 Dallas Mozingo
9. 15 Robert McCann
10. 12 Chip Jones
11. 33 Jerry Riley
12. 21 Chris Reeves
13. B6 Martin Burke
14. 4 Matt Byram
15. 71 Brian Holley
16. 18 Andrew Boleware
17. 28d Dustin Turner
18. 2 Jeffrey Walker
19. 44 Cliff Wilson
20. 44 Terry Arnsdorff
21. 7x Kyle Rutledge DQ

MOULTON SPEEDWAY – MOULTON, AL:
1. 00 Bobby Joe Robinson
2. 25 Keith Coan
3. 5 Wayne Vintson
4. 10 Randall Horton
5. 8 Dale Kirk
6. 3 Roy Dozier
7. M88 Justin Motes
8. J88 Jonathan Nelms
9. B14 Charles Coan
10. 80 Bryan Story
11. 4 Dakota Blagburn
12. 2 Dewayne Vintson
13. 5 Jacob Stephens
14. 1 Cory Gann
15. 713 Bug Howard
16. 8t Daryl Tumlin
17. 48 Andy Mears
18. 31 Riley Flannigan
19. M38 Chan Motes

ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA:
1. 20 Stacy Herron
2. 51 Eddie Willis
3. 12 Josh Stringer
4. 14 Anthony Morgan
5. F15 Chad Hiers
6. 1 Donnie Ellis
7. 40 Stan Moore

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
Did Not Report

May 26:

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 82 Trey Bright
2. 44 Adam Cheeks
3. 82 Calvin Cook
4. K24 Tony Silverstri
5. 13 Kevin Spears
6. 0 Jeremy Flurry
7. 2 Lee Ray
8. 45 James Elfring
9. 15 Marty Holtman
10. 13 Opie Cockrell
11. 28 Bryan Fortner
12. 8 Blaine Davis
13. 5 Paul Ware
14. 15b Jesse Barnett
15. 4 Marvin Beard
16. 5v Wayne Vintson
17. 111 Wayne Medders
18. 7 Scott Gable
19. 47 Brad Gable
20. B6 Martin Burke
21. M1 Tim McNeese
22. 53 Scooter Ware
23. RB1 Reno Burr
24. 3 Tommy McCafferty DNS

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