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

June 8, 2015

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 11 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies point leader Richie Stephens of Salem, AL took two wins in Week 11 competition to tie a single season record of consecutive victories at six with Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA, who set the record in 2013.

                Stephens drove the Rocketman Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a win on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, and then followed that up on Saturday night with his sixth straight win and ninth of the 2015 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division season at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

                After Week 11 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division action, Stephens continues to lead the standings with 480 points after nine wins, 11 top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 14 races over ten weeks of competition.

                Branden Harris of Molino, FL is trying to keep pace with Stephens, as he drove the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his third win of the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL. 

Harris is second in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 461 points, 19 points behind Stephens.  Harris has three wins, eight top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in ten races over ten weeks.

                Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is third in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 430 points after six top five finishes and eight top ten finishes in 11 races over ten weeks of competition.  Jarrell finished fourth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

                Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS finished ninth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway to take over the fourth spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 407 points.  Geddie has four top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in nine races in nine weeks driving the Geddie Tree Service Chevrolet.

                David Williamson of Seminary, MS is fifth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 401 points after six top five finishes and seven top ten finishes in nine races over nine weeks.  Williamson drove the Sauls Farm Ford to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS.

                Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL finished 20th on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS, but the 41 points he earned was good enough to move him up to the sixth spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 400 points.  Faulk has one win, five top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in 11 races over nine weeks in the Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

                Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is seventh in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 399 points after one win and eight top five finishes in nine races over nine weeks.  Bailey finished third on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL driving the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet.

                Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS did not compete in NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 11 action, and dropped to eighth in the standings with 398 points.  Strength still remains a title contender with the highest Weekly Point Average among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 49.75 out of a possible 50.  Strength has six wins and 11 top five finishes in 11 races over eight weeks driving the Sauls Farm Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

                John Smartt of Manchester, TN drove the Frontline Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a second-place finish on Saturday night at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN.  Smartt is ninth in the in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 386 points after three wins and eight top five finishes in nine races over nine weeks.

                Cliff Childers of Terry, MS rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 363 points after four top five finishes and eight top ten finishes in eight races.  Childers drove the Reed’s Metal Racing Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a seventh-place finish on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway.

                In other NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 11 action, Jeffrey Odom of Milton, FL was the winner on Friday night at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL driving the Sowell Performance Chevrolet.  Also winning in the Sunshine State was Brian Hansford of Milton, FL in the Hansford Racing Special at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL.

                Andrew Boleware of Conchatta, MS was a first-time NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division winner on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS against a tough 26-car field in a special “topless” race driving the High Roller Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

                Kevin Whittington of Brandon, MS drove the Ergon, Inc. Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his first NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway. 

Joel Landers of Shelbyville, TN took his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Duck River Raceway Park driving the Joel’s Tire and Brake Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.  A total of 232 different drivers have earned NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division points in the first 11 weeks of competition.

Seven of the Top 10 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stocks in the point standings, along with six of eight Week 11 race winners, were powered by the $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.  The NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competitors have the option to use the economical 602 engine that is built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications.

The $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine is in stock and ready for free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast from NeSmith Performance Parts, a division of NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA, the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Parts Dealer for eight years running.  To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

For complete point standings, 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.  You can also follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 6/6/15:

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 11 RESULTS:

June 5:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 69 Richie Stephens
2. 25 Jay Burchfield
3. 30j Bill Pulliam
4. 20 Jason Jarrell
5. 10 Rick Leverette
6. 26c Cole Cameron
7. 3 Richard Jenkins
8. 35 Chris Steagall
9. 37 Jay Geddie
10. 12s Josh Stringer
11. 1 Donnie Ellis DNS
12. 41 Roger Flynn DNS
13. 41 Chad Hiers  DNS

NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL:
1. 26 Jeffrey Odon
2. 15 Joe Richbourg
3. 02 J.C. Wilson

June 6:

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
1. 007 Kevin Whittington
2. 93 Stacy Robinson
3. 10 Donnie Monk
4. 28 David Williamson
5. 9h Allen Sanders Jr,
6. 17 Newell Didone
7. 18 Cliff Childers
8. 198 Chris Tuggle
9. 12 Daniel Manning
10. 911 Allen Parfait
11. 12s Josh Stringer
12. 254 Jeff Butler
13. 1a Chris Allen DNS
14. 4 Cody Brown DNS

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 69 Richie Stephens
2. 07 Steve Pate
3. 4 Bradley Johnson
4. 21 Russell Chapman
5. 99 Eddie Brannon
6. 10 Jay Dunaway
7. 69h Jason Harrison
8. 54 Clint Vaughn

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN:
1. IP2 Joel Landers
2. S1 John Smartt
3. 01 Justin Owens
4. 71 Matthew Parker
5. 50 Marcus McCrary
6. 17 Gary Tucker DNS

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 2 Branden Harris
2. 17 Wesley Hoomes
3. 99 Kevin Mitchell
4. 27 Bobby Resmondo
5. 2m Bubba McGhee
6. 58 Ronnie Harris
7. 25 Blonny Oglesby Jr.
8. 08 Freddie McCall Jr.

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 28 Brian Hansford
2. 71 Stuart Wilson
3. 05 Bo Bailey
4. 92 Matthew Holcomb
5. 28 Kory Walker
6. 23g Garrett McDonald
7. 41 Brandon Kilpatrick
8. 69 Tim Jones
9. 06 Tony Stack

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 18 Andrew Boleware
2. 5 Clint Crawford
3. 82 Trey Bright
4. K1 Calvin Cook
5. 12 Artis Bunyard
6. 72 Sam Maxie
7. 777 Brandon Leftwich
8. 7x Kyle Rutledge
9. 11 Spencer Hughes
10. 53 Scooter Ware
11. 74 Scotty Vowell
12. 111 Wayne Medders
13. 18 Jimmy Rogers
14. 0 Mike Levespire
15. 30 Billy Ellington
16. 11w Jeffrey Walker
17. 14 Corey Adank
18. 67 Kevin McWilliams
19. 1 Roger Wood
20. 3 Larry Faulk
21. 07 Mike Palmiter
22. 711 Bryan Cox
23. 13 Joseph Davidson
24. C4 Jimmy Antle
25. 44 Terry Arnsdorf
26. 16 Cody Adank 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.

-30-