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

June 26, 2014

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 14 PREVIEW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Two big money races co-sanctioned by the Mississippi Street Stock Series will highlight NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies Week 14 action this weekend. There are seven races in five states on the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division schedule of events that marks the halfway point of the 2014 season.

The Mid-Season Nationals co-sanctioned by the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division and the MSSS are a pair of $1,000-to-win races that will take place on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS and on Saturday night at St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, LA.

Hattiesburg Speedway will present the Dixie 50 paying $1,000-to-win on Friday night, and with special bonus money, a driver could win as much as $2,000. The track will pay $10 for each lap led, and a $500 Bonus to the driver that leads the race at the halfway point on lap 25. There will also be a special “Black Flag” race for non-qualifying drivers to the main event.

The St. Tammany Raceway race on Saturday night will feature a higher than normal purse for the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division/MSSS co-sanctioned events. The race winner will pocket $1,000 and the race will pay $100-to-start.

A large car count is expected for both events and the entry list will be led by the current MSSS point leader Trey Bright of Coker, AL, who is also the defending NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division National Champion. Another favorite will the current NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division co-point leader Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS.

There will be several other NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 14 races on the schedule. Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL will be in action on Friday night. Saturday night Week 14 races will be held at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, MO, Southern Raceway in Milton, FL, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

Idom shares the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point lead with David Windham of Florala, AL with 568 points apiece. Idom reached his point total in 12 weeks of racing, while it took Windham 13 weeks to get there. Idom also has the tie-breaker advantage with eight wins to one for Windham.

Week 14 will be the final week Windham can earn full points, if he competes this weekend, before he starts netting points. In his first 13 weeks of NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competition, Windham’s lowest weekly point total is a 34 earned in Week 6. If Windham can get a 50-point win on his 15th week of racing, he could net 16 points on his 14-week season total.

Looking at the Weekly Point Averages, or WPAs, for the top two drivers in the standings, Idom has the second highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 47.33 out of a possible 50, and Windham has the ninth highest WPA at 43.69.

Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS is third in the standings with 532 points earned in 12 weeks of racing and the sixth highest WPA at 44.33. Mike Lane of Pace, FL is fourth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 524 points earned over 12 weeks of competition and the tenth highest WPA at 43.66.

Dean Shaw of Defuniak Springs, FL is fifth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 486 points earned over 11 weeks of racing and has the seventh highest WPA at 44.18. Garrett McDonald of Pace, FL is sixth in the standings with 448 points earned over ten weeks of competition and has the fifth highest WPA among the Top 20 in the point standings at 44.8.

Michael Williams of Saucier, MS is seventh in the standings with 437 points earned over ten weeks of racing and has the eighth highest WPA at 43.7. Phillip Haynes of Anniston, AL is eighth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 435 points earned over 11 weeks of racing. Larry Faulk of Pace, FL is ninth in the standings with 432 points earned over 11 weeks of racing.

Kevin Whittington of Brandon, MS and James “Scooter” Ware of West Point, MS are tied for the tenth and last points fund paying spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 423 points apiece. Whittington reached his point total in nine weeks and has the third highest WPA at 47. Ware earned his 423 points in ten weeks.

Bright sits 13th in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 387 points earned over eight weeks of competition and has the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 48.37. Tyler Hurst of Lineville, AL is 18th in the standings with 319 points earned over seven weeks of racing and has the fourth highest WPA at 45.57.

NeSmith Race Control will be providing live updates of NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 14 action this Friday night and Saturday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time each night. These live updates will be available on the series’ Facebook page at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stocks Presented By AR Bodies as the tracks provide them.

Complete Week 14 results and updated point standings for the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies will be available on Monday with the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Round Up. For more information about the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division sanctioned tracks, visit the series’ all-new 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 WEEK 14 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

June 27:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS ($1,000-To-Win MSSS)
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL

June 28:

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY – POPLAR BLUFF, MO
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA ($1,000-To-Win MSSS)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL

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