Official Internet Home of The Midsouth Racing Scene

Central Mississippi Speedway Clayhill Motorsports Park Columbus Speedway Malden Speedway Milan Speedway Moulton Speedway North Alabama Speedway Riverside Speedway Volunteer Speedway Whynot Motorsports Park St. Francois County Speedway

64 Speedway Central Mississippi Speedway Clayhill Motorsports Park Columbus Speedway I-30 Speedway Jackson Motor Speedway Malden Speedway Milan Speedway Moulton Speedway North Alabama Speedway North Mississippi Speedway Riverside Speedway St. Francois County Speedway Volunteer Speedway Whynot Motorsports Park

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

June 25, 2015

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 14 PREVIEW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CARTERSVILLE, GA – The halfway point of the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies 27-week season has arrived. There are five races in three states on the Week 14 schedule of events, and the top three drivers in the point standings have the potential to reach the 14 week mark of their season should they choose to run in Double Features.

Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS will open NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 14 action on Friday night. The remaining four races will be contested on Saturday night.

The $1,000-to-win race on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL will be co-sanctioned by the Mississippi Street Stock Series. Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS will host Double 15-lap $500-to-win Features with the first feature being a Week 8 Make-Up Race, and the second feature awarding Week 14 points.

Also in action with NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 14 races will be Southern Raceway in Milton, FL and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL. There will be plenty of drivers to watch in the point standings in the coming weeks, as the second half of the season will see many position changes in the Top 20.

Richie Stephens of Salem, AL leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 580 points and has a 19-point lead over Branden Harris of Molino, FL, who is second in the standings with 561 points. Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is third with 523 points.

Stephens, Harris and Jarrell all have 12 weeks of competition in the books, and can earn full points for two more weeks With a driver’s season total being their best 14 weekly point totals, a driver will begin to net points once they reach the 14-week mark of their season. They will try to replace the lowest of their best 14 with a higher weekly point total.

Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL is fourth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 495 points, and Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is fifth with 493 points. Faulk and Bailey have competed for 11 weeks of competition. Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS and David Williamson of Seminary, MS are tied for the sixth spot with 450 points apiece.

Bubba McGhee of Atmore, AL is eighth in the standings with 439 points. Geddie, Williamson and McGhee have all competed for ten weeks. Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is ninth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 414 points over nine weeks, and Cliff Childers of Terry, MS rounds out the Top 10 with 409 points after nine weeks of racing.

The driver with the highest Weekly Point Average, or WPA, among the Top 20 in the standings isn’t even in the Top 10 of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings. Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS is 11th in the standings, but he has the highest WPA at 49.75 out of a possible 50. Strength still has six more weeks to earn full points.

Point leader Stephens has the second highest WPA at 48.33, and the driver with the third highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings is currently 14th. Steve Pate of Heflin, AL has a WPA of 47.63 and six more weeks to earn full points.

Another driver to watch in the second half of the season is Calvin Cook of Pace, FL, who is currently 19th in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings, but he has the fourth highest WPA at 47.14, and seven more weeks to earn full points. Harris has the fifth highest WPA at 46.75 and Mitchell has the sixth highest WPA at 46.

Childers has the seventh highest WPA at 45.44, and there is a three-way tie for the eighth spot to round out the Top 10 WPAs among the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings. Faulk, Geddie, and Williamson all have WPAs of 45.

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.

Five of the Top 10 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 4, after the first 13 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 14 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

June 26:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
June 27:

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL ($1,000-To-Win Mississippi Street Stock Series)
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS (Double Features With Week 8 Make-Up Race)
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL

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-

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

June 25, 2015

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 14 PREVIEW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CARTERSVILLE, GA – There are nine races in six states on the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 14 schedule of events, as the 27-week season reaches the halfway point. Even though the season has reached the 14-week mark, no driver will also reach that point of their season. Point leader Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS has competed for the most weeks at 12.

Week 14 of the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season will feature three races on Friday night and six races on Saturday night. Friday night events are scheduled for Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, Penton Raceway in Penton, AL, and Salina Speedway in Salina, KS.

On Saturday night, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS will host a $1,000-to-win I-20 Challenge Series race, and there will also be a $1,000-to-win race at Sabine Raceway in Many, LA for Round 4 of the Southern Crate Late Model Series and co-sanctioned by the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series.

Round 8 of the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series will take place Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL. Also in action on Saturday night with NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 14 events will be Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

Arnold has 585 points at the top of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings after nine wins, 12 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 16 races over 12 weeks. Arnold has a 77-point lead over Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL who has 508 points after one win, nine top five finishes and 11 top ten finishes in 12 races over 11 weeks. Joiner also leads the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series point standings.

Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 433 points after five wins, eight top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in ten races over nine weeks. The 13-year-old driver also leads the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series for NeSmith Late Model drivers 18 years of age and younger.

Billy Riels Racing teammates Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS and the 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS are fourth and fifth respectively in the point standings. Lee has 429 points after one win and 11 top five finishes in 12 races over nine weeks.

Daspit is tied for the fifth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS with 421 points apiece. Daspit has four wins, six top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in ten races over nine weeks. Jordan has two top five finishes and four top ten finishes in 12 races over ten weeks.

Three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Collinsville, MS is seventh in the standings with 373 points after one win, six top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in ten races over eight weeks. Greg Fore of Greenville, MS is eighth with 369 points after one win, five top five finishes and seven top ten finishes in ten races over eight weeks.

Jamey Boland of Cuba, AL is ninth in the standings with 362 points after six top five finishes and seven top ten finishes in 11 races over eight weeks. Al Kouhout of Hattiesburg, MS rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 343 points after six top ten finishes in eight races over eight weeks.

Looking at the Top 10 Weekly Point Averages, or WPAs, among the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings, Arnold has the highest WPA at 48.75 out of a possible 50. Skinner has the second highest WPA at 48.11, and the third highest WPA belongs to the 11th-place driver in the point standings, Robbie Starnes of Livingston, TX, at 47.86.

Lee has the fourth highest WPA at 47.67, and the 12th-place driver in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings, Adam Cummings of Odenville, AL, has the fifth highest WPA at 47.29. Daspit has the sixth highest WPA at 46.78, and Keeton has the seventh highest WPA at 46.63.

Joiner has the eighth highest WPA at 46.18, and Fore has the ninth highest WPA at 46.13. Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS is 13th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings, but he has the tenth highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 46.

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 14 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

June 26:

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

June 27:

CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS ($1,000-To-Win I-20 Challenge Series Race)
SABINE RACEWAY – MANY, LA ($1,000-To-Win Southern Crate Late Model Series Race)
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL (NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series Race)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL

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, Integra Racing Shocks, Image Screen Printing, and Gresham Race Parts. 2015 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.

-30-