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August 26, 2013

NeSMITH CHEVROLET OLD MAN’S GARAGE WEEKLY RACING SERIES AUGUST 26 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS drove the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star to his 13th NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Late Model win on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS.  With that victory, Daspit has the key in the lock, and all he has to do is turn it to lock up the $10,000 Championship.

                Daspit was able to net two points with the victory and gain two points.  That brings his best 14 week total to 698 points, two points away from a perfect 14 week point total of 700.  Along with the series-leading 13 wins, Daspit also has a series-leading 23 top five finishes and 25 top ten finishes in 28 races.

                Only one other driver has a mathematical chance to beat Daspit for the 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series $10,000 National Championship, and that is Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL, who stayed alive with his own victory Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the Zaxby’s Rocket.

Dudley is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 686 points.  Dudley has nine wins, with eight of them 50-point wins, 15 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 17 races.  If Dudley wins out for the remaining five weeks of the season, he can earn a possible 699 points. 

                The NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Championship could be decided as early as this weekend.  If Daspit takes a 50-point win this weekend, he’s the Champion.  If Dudley doesn’t take a 50-point win this weekend, Daspit is the Champion.  If Dudley takes a 50-point win, and Daspit doesn’t win, the Championship battle goes on to Week 24.

Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS finished second to his teammate Daspit on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in the Billy Riels Racing GRT to move back up to the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings by netting on a 47 and gaining two points.  Lee has a best 14 week total of 683 points with three wins, 22 top five finishes and 25 top ten finishes in 28 races.

Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS failed to net any points in NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Week 22 competition and dropped to the fourth spot in the standings with a best 14 week total of 682 points.  Palasini has seven wins and 13 top five finishes in 19 races driving the MP Trucking Trak-Star.

Robby Moore of Brosley, MO also failed to net any points in Week 22 NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series action, and is fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 668 points.  Moore has one win, 15 top five finishes and 20 top ten finishes in 20 races driving the Custom Race Cars Trak-Star.

Jeff Glisson of Boaz, KY drove the SGR Equipment Rocket to a seventh-place finish on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO to net on a 41 and gain three points.  Glisson is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 667 points after three wins, 11 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 18 races.

Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS is seventh in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 666 points after two wins, 13 top five finishes and 20 top ten finishes in 29 races.  Scarbrough finished fifth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in the Villa South Trak-Star to net on a 44 and gain two points.

Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS was able to net on a 25 with a seventh-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS driving The Strength Center Trak-Star to gain 19 points and move up to the eighth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings.  Arnold has 661 points after six wins, 12 top five finishes and 15 top ten finishes in 22 races.

Ronnie Cooper of McKenzie, TN did not net any points in Week 22 competition and dropped to ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 660 points.  Cooper has one win, 11 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 15 races driving the Ronnie Cooper Trucking Rocket.

Roger Witt of Batesville, AR reached the 14 week mark in his season with a 41-point 17th-place finish on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway to bring his point total to 645 and move into the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series standings.  Witt has two wins, nine top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 19 races driving The Chrome Shop Trak-Star.

In other NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Week 22 action, Kevin Collins of West Plains, MO took his first win of the season on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway driving the Aitken Enterprises GRT. 

Justin McRee of Cottondale, AL topped a 25-car field of NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Late Models on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park to take his fifth win of the season in the High Roller Race Cars Special.  Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL drove the Braswell Bodies Warrior to his second win of the season on Saturday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL. 

Two-time Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL continues to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge after Daspit gave them their 42nd win of the season. 

Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV is second in the Chassis Manufactures Challenge standings with 25 victories after a Week 22 win from Dudley.  The defending and four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR is third after Collins gave them their 21st win of the season. 

Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fourth after Dykes recorded their seventh win of the season.  Also participating in the 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge and still looking for their first wins are Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN, TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN, and CVR Race Cars of Lenoir City, TN.

After 22 weeks of NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series competition, a total of 349 different drivers have earned points.  The complete NeSmith Chevrolet OMG WRS point standings are posted on the all-new NeSmith Chevrolet OMG WRS web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

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NeSMITH CHEVROLET OLD MAN’S GARAGE WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/24/13:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET OLD MAN’S GARAGE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 22 RESULTS:

August 23:

HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 477 Noah Daspit
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. C11 Cliff Williams
4. 21 Kody Barber
5. 33 Sid Scarbrough
6. J88 Jered Smith
7. 15 Riley Brown
8. K9 Robert Casada
9. 22 David Weems
10. 4 Michael Arnold
11. 8 Mike Palasini Jr. DQ

August 24:

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 55 Montana Dudley
2. 5 Mike Combs
3. 17 Adam Gauldin
4. 19 Gathan Burns
5. 29 Brian Ponder
6. F97 Red Farmer
7. 57 Maddox Mullinax
8. 16 Ken Pate
9. 7 Josh Trammell
10. 71 Dustin Knighten
11. B97 Lee Burdett
12. 456 Nick Deweese

WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO:
1. K7 Kevin Collins
2. 33 Gary Stolba
3. 181 Chad Williams
4. 3x Jerry Buck
5. 47 Chandler Petty
6. 66 Robby Moore
7. 12 Jeff Glisson
8. 17k Cody Kierre
9. 55 Bobby Skinner
10. 1 Joey Smith
11. 33k Kaleb Stolba
12. 15 John Aitken
13. 17 Nick Black
14. 77 Gavin Landers
15. 5 Randall Atchison
16. 10 Ronnie Cooper
17. 18 Roger Witt
18. 14c Jerry Croney

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 25 Justin McRee
2. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
3. 232 Jamey Boland
4. 760 Jim McDuffie
5. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
6. 11 Tim Dees
7. 4 Michael Arnold
8. 118 Randy Boyd
9. 48 Tody Ratcliff
10. 2 Tyler Burgess
11. 711 Steve Bynum
12. 00m Monte Skinner
13. 27 Larry Murphy
14. 4w Wiley Williams
15. 1 Kevin Maher
16. 93 Jake Knight
17. 311 Henry Pullen
18. 115 Derrick Mackmer
19. 7 Jon Biles
20. 28 Joey Hiatt
21. 4b Josh Banes
22. 33 Sid Scarbrough
23. 19 Dustin Turner
24. 14 Henry Cooper DNS
25. 00 J.D. Pass DNS

PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
1. 5 Rodgerick Dykes
2. 18 Chase Edge
3. K9 Dana Eiland
4. 22m Taylor Mitcham
5. X Dalton Cook
6. 0 Trevor McMullan

ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA:
Rained Out

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