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

July 2, 2014

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 15 PREVIEW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Whatever Week 15 of the 2014 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies lacks in quantity of races, it makes up for it in quality payouts.  There are seven races in four states on the schedule of events, but five of them are paying $600-to-win or better, including three, possibly four $1,000-to-win races.

                Week 15 of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division season could be called a Mini Summernationals with four straight nights of racing available to competitors.  It all begins this Thursday night with a $750-to-win race at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  The TST race will be a tune-up for the twin $1,000-to-win races of the Summer Shootout there on July 19.

                There are two $1,000-to-win races on the Friday night schedule for the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL, and at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS.  The third $1,000-to-win race will take place at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS on Saturday night.

                Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL will present a NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Street Stock Division race on Saturday night paying $600-to-win for one to ten cars, $800-to-win for 11 to 15 cars, and $1,000-to-win for over 16 cars. 

St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, AL will also be in action on Saturday night.  Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS will host the final race of NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 15 competition on Sunday night.

David Windham of Florala, AL is the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point leader with 613 points, and he has reached the 14-week mark of his season.  Windham will now begin to net points by trying to replace the lowest weekly point total among his best 14 with a higher one. 

Windham will be trying to net on a 34, so with a 50-point win, he would net 16 points and bring his season total up to 629.  Windham has the ninth highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) among the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings at 43.79 out of a possible 50.

Mike Lane of Pace, FL is second in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 574 points and he has an opportunity to take over the point lead.  Lane still has one more week to earn full points, and a 50-point win would bring his season total up to 624.  Lane could take over the points lead with a 50-point win and 44-point seventh-place finish or worse by Windham.

Lane has the eighth highest WPA at 44.15, and he is also the winningest driver in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division with nine victories in the first 14 weeks of the 2014 season.  Lane will have a lot to net on in the coming weeks, as four of his nine wins were 40-point victories against car counts of seven or less.

Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS is third in the standings with 568 points and he still has two more weeks to earn full points before reaching the 14-week mark of his season.  Idom has the second highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings at 47.33.

Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS is fourth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 532 points, two more weeks to earn full points, and he has the sixth highest WPA at 44.33.  Dean Shaw of Defuniak Springs, FL is fifth in the standings with 486 points, three more weeks to earn full points, and he has the seventh highest WPA at 44.18.

Larry Faulk of Pace, FL is sixth in the standings with 481 points and has two more weeks to earn full points.  Phillip Haynes of Anniston, AL is seventh in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 472 points and has two more weeks to earn full points. 

Garrett McDonald of Pace, FL is eighth in the standings with 448 points, has the fifth highest WPA at 44.8, and has four more weeks to earn full points.  Michael Williams of Saucier, MS and Branden Harris of Molino, FL are tied for the ninth spot in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 437 points apiece.  Both drivers have the tenth highest WPA at 43.7 and they each have four more weeks to earn full points.

Three drivers outside the top ten of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings are in the top four of the WPA list, and will be drivers to watch in the coming weeks as they work their way up the standings.

The defending NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division National Champion Trey Bright of Coker, AL has the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 48.37.  Bright is 13th in the standings with 387 points, and he still has six weeks to earn full points.

Kevin Whittington of Brandon, MS has the third highest WPA at 47.  Whittington is 11th in the standings with 423 points and has five more weeks to earn full points.  Tyler Hurst of Lineville, AL has the fourth highest WPA at 44.87.  Hurst is 15th in the standings with 359 points and has six more weeks to earn full points.

Drivers that race at NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock tracks compete against each other through a points system that counts a driver’s best 14 weekly point totals during the 27-week season that runs through September 28.  The 2014 NeSmith/AR Bodies National Champion will pocket $2,000 and the National point fund pays back to the Top 10 drivers at the end of the season.

                The economical steel-head Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine is an optional engine for competitors in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.  The Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine is in stock and available for $3,195.00 with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast from NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA.

                NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA is the nation’s Number One GM Performance and Powertrain Dealer for seven years running.  To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

                Complete Week 15 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 15 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

July 3:

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL ($750-To-Win)

July 4:

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

July 5:

NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS ($1,000-To-Win)

July 6:

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS

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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