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

September 8, 2015

NeSMITH CHEVROLET SOUTHEASTERN CLASSIC $10K-TO-WIN RACE POSTPONED UNTIL 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – The $10,000-to-win NeSmith Chevrolet Southeastern Classic scheduled for September 17-19 at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick GA for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series has been postponed until 2016.  The Showdown On The Coast race scheduled for October 16-17 is still on with a new format and a bigger purse.

Inclement weather and scheduling conflicts in recent weeks has put the track behind with its 2015 weekly schedule and also delayed construction projects that were scheduled to be completed before the $10,000-to-win race.  Officials said with everything involved with putting on a race of this stature, everything must be right for everyone involved.

Track officials said they want the $10,000-to-win NeSmith Chevrolet Southeastern Classic to be an annual event at Golden Isles Speedway, and they are looking to schedule the race next year earlier in the season when there won’t be so many scheduling conflicts with other track in the area.

The Showdown On The Coast Race for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Touring Division at Golden Isles Speedway will now be a two-day $5,000-to-win show.  There will be Qualifying and Heat Races on Friday night, October 16, and the B-Main Races and the 50-lap $5,000-to-win main event will be contested on Saturday night, October 17.

The next two races for the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series will be this Friday night and this Saturday night at I-75 Raceway in Sweetwater, TN for Rounds 20 and 21 of the 2015 season.  The Friday night event will be a 40-lap $2,000-to-win race, and the Saturday night race will be a 50-lap $2,500-to-win race.

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, 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.  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, and CVR Race Cars. 

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

September 8, 2015

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 24 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 24 competition in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series saw a change for the second spot in the National point standings and the numbers tighten up as just eight points separate second through fifth in the points chase with three weeks left in the 2015 season.  National Champion Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS took the week off as drivers battled for the nine spots behind him.

                Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS drove the MP Trucking Special to his eighth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Sunday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS to net nine points and move up to the second spot in the standings.  Palasini has a best 14 week total of 693 points after eight wins and 16 top five finishes in 20 races.

                Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL held the second spot going into the weekend, and went on the road in search of netting on a 47.  That meant that the 14-year-old Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point leader had to finish third or better to net one point,  Skinner traveled to Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS on Friday night, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS on Saturday night, and Greenville Speedway on Sunday night.

                The best Skinner could do was a fourth-place finish on Sunday night at Greenville Speedway and he was unable to net any points and dropped to third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with a best 14 week total of 689 points.  Skinner has seven wins, 16 top five finishes, and 19 top ten finishes in 22 races driving the Skinner’s Body Shop CVR.

                Robbie Starnes of Livingston, TX kept pace in the battle for the National Championship Runner-Up honors with his fifth win of the season on Friday night at Battleground Race Park in Highlands, TX in the Lonestar Hydro Maintenance Special.  Starnes followed that up with win number six of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season on Sunday night at the Southern Crate Late Model Series co-sanctioned race at Golden Triangle Speedway in Beaumont, TX.

                Starnes was able to net two points and is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 687 points.  Starnes has six wins, 19 top five finishes and 21 top ten finishes in 21 races.

                The 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to his seventh win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway to stay in the hunt for the second spot.  Daspit is fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 685 points after seven wins, 14 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 22 races.

                Greg Fore of Greenville, MS is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 679 points after four wins, 13 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 20 races.  Fore finished second on Sunday night at Greenville Speedway in the Washington Body Shop GRT to net four points.

                Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 675 points after one win, 19 top five finishes and 21 top ten finishes in 22 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series races.  Lee drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to a second-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway to net three points.

                Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL finished sixth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in the Three Trade Consultants Special, but was unable to net any points.  Joiner, who also leads the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series point standings, is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 668 points after two wins, 16 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 20 races.

                Cole Daffron of Pell City, AL is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 654 points after 11 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 16 races.  Daffron finished 15th on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in the TSR Race Cars Warrior and was unable to net any points.  The 17-year-old driver is also second in the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point standings for NeSmith Late Model drivers 18 years of age and younger.

                Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS rounds out the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 649 points after two wins, ten top five finishes, and 14 top ten finishes in 24 races.  Jordan did not start the feature race on Sunday night at Greenville Speedway in the SMJ Race Parts Trak-Star and he did not net any points.

                In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 action, Darrick Klima of Belleville, KS drove the Dirt Racing Source Special to his third win of the season on Friday night at Salina Speedway in Salina, KS.  Kevin Sitton of Baytown, TX captured his eighth win of the season on Saturday night in the Southern Crate Late Model Series co-sanctioned event at 171 Speedway in Leesville, LA driving the Mirage Construction Special.

                Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL drove the Freeman Farms Trak-Star to his third NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway.  Dusty Leonard of Marysville, KS picked his fourth win of the season on Saturday night in the NeSmith/NCRA race at 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS driving the Brice Leonard Insurance Special.  Scott Phillips of Salina, KS took his first win of the season on Sunday night in the NeSmith/NCRA race at Belleville Speedway in Belleville, KS in the Kansas Home Movers Special.

                The battle for the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Series Championship is beginning to tighten up, as Shaw gave Three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL its 13th win of the season and a move to within four points of the current point leader four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufactures Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR, who has 17 wins on the season.

Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV is third with nine wins and CVR Race Cars of Lenoir City, TN is fourth with seven wins.  Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is still looking for their first win of the season.

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 POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 9/6/15:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 24 RESULTS:

September 4:

BATTLEGROUND RACE PARK – HIGHLANDS, TX:
1. 77 Robbie Starnes
2. 20 Kevin Sitton
3. 14 Brant Tirello
4. 23 Howard Willis
5. 1 Doug Begnaud
6. 56jr Colton Horner – Y
7. 65 Lucas Peterson
8. 32 Ricky Begnaud
9. 22 Trinity Richardson
10. 17 Josh Brock

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 347 Noah Daspit
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 11 Tim Dees
4. 36 Taylor Jarvis
5. 14 Chase Cooper
6. 10 Joseph Joiner
7. 11 Cruz Skinner
8. 7 Hunter Lewis
9. 11w Wayne Byrd
10. 41 Al Kouhout
11. C4 Chris Reid
12. 55 Pat Nichols
13. 4 Scott Land
14. 78 Calvin Martin

SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS:
1. 2k Darrick Klima
2. 55 Chris Kratzer
3. 7d Dusty Leonard
4. 92s Daniel Smith
5. 92 Delbert Smith
6. 64 Kurt Abell
7. 70t Terry Malm
8. 70 Bill Grit
9. 147 Jim Melton
10. 1 Trinket Kinderknecht
11. 12 Ryan Grit
12. 194 Scott Phillips DQ/LT

September 5:

171 SPEEDWAY – LEESVILLE, LA (Southern Crate Late Model Series):
1. 20 Kevin Sitton
2. 77 Robbie Starnes
3. 125 Lew Lyles
4. 56jr Colton Horner – Y
5. 02 Joey Couvillion
6. 50 Joe Credidio
7. 14 Brant Tirello
8. 77L Tony Lindsey
9. 51 Michael Cedars
10. 65 Lucas Peterson

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 1s Jeremy Shaw
2. 18 Chase Edge
3. 888 Jason Cliburn
4. 33b Eric Cooley
5. 01 Nick Thrash
6. 232 Jamey Boland
7. 2s Kyle Shaw
8. 1 Johnny Stokes
9. 57 Josh Adkins
10. 73 Evan Ellis
11. 11 Cruz Skinner – Y
12. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
13. 7h Matt Henderson
14. 222 Mike Boland
15. 7 Cole Daffron – Y
16. 4j Josh Banes – Y
17. 84 Randall Beckwith
18. 110 Brent Barrett
19. 28 Sam Hughes
20. 91 Billy Tedford
21. 311 Chase Washington
22. 73n Ashley Newman
23. 17 Justin McRee
24. 5 Ronnie Johnson
25. 43 Kurt Radojcsics DNS
26. G4 Shelby Sheedy DNS
27. J88 Jered Smith DNS
28. 121 Michael Blount DNS
29. 69 Lane McKee DNS
30. 00 Monte Skinner DNS
31. 2L Thomas Langley DNS
32. 2B Tyler Burgess DNS
33. 10c Ryan Crane DNS
34. 1m Eric Carr DNS
35. 196 Billy Scarbrough DNS
36. 2 Mark Stokes DNS
37. 1b Bryant Marsh – Y DNS
38. 38 D.J. Brasfield DNS
39. 347 Noah Daspit DNS
40. 30 Ryan King DNS
41. R3 Ryan Rigdon DNS
42. 19 Marcus Minga DNS
43. 10 Rick Leverette DNS
44. 3 Shay Knight DNS
45. 14 Jeffrey Cooper DNS

81 SPEEDWAY – WICHITA, KS (NeSmith/NCRA):
1. 7d Dusty Leonard
2. 92 Delbert Smith
3. 55 Chris Kratzer
4. 92s Daniel Smith
5. 2x Lyle Shepard
6. 194 Scott Phillips
7. 77 Jeremy Petty
8. 12 Ryan Grit
9. 2k Darrick Klima
10. 147 Justin Kinderknecht

September 6:

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
1. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
2. 17 Greg Fore
3. 70 Dewayne Estes
4. 11 Cruz Skinner – Y
5. C4 Cole Burns
6. 46 Kenny Carpenter
7. 25 Billy Pate
8. 17 Will Ross
9. 14 Charles Freeman
10. 12 Carl Kilgore
11. 4x Zach Edwards
12. C55 David Carpenter
13. 88 Howard Irby Jr. DNS
14. J8 Bobby Jordan DNS

GOLDEN TRIANGLE SPEEDWAY – BEAUMONT, TX (Southern Crate Late Model Series):
1. 77 Robbie Starnes
2. 20 Kevin Sitton
3. 23 Howard Willis
4. 14 Brant Tirello
5. 56jr Colton Horner – Y
6. 77 Tony Lindsey
7. 32 Ricky Begnaud
8. 65 Lucas Peterson
9. 1 Doug Begnaud

BELLEVILLE HIGH BANKS – BELLEVILLE, KS (NeSmith/NCRA)
1. 194 Scott Phillips
2. 55 Chris Kratzer
3. 7d Dusty Leonard
4. 92s Daniel Smith
5. 2k Darrick Klima
6. 77 Jeremy Petty
7. 147 Jim Melton
8. 92 Delbert Smith
9. 64 Kurt Abell

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.  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, and CVR Race Cars. 

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

September 8, 2015

RICHIE STEPHENS CLINCHES NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Richie Stephens of Salem, AL has clinched the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division National Championship after Week 24 competition.  Stephens has a perfect best 14 week total of 700 points driving the Rocketman Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

                With three weeks left in the 2015 season, Stephens has 20 wins, 27 top five finishes and 29 top ten finishes in 33 races.  Stephens had two seconds on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS that included a Week 9 Make-Up Race, and a fourth-place finish at The Mag on Sunday night.

                The main development over the weekend that sealed the deal for Stephens and closed the window of opportunity for his only competition for the title, Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS, was the announcement on Sunday by Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS that they would be cancelling their remaining Friday night NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races this season.

                Going into Week 24 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division competition, Strength had to win ten 50-point races and Stephens win none for him to win the championship.  Strength finished fourth on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway and third on Sunday night at The Mag driving the Sauls Farm Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine.

                Those Week 24 finishes combined with the loss of the Hattiesburg races closed the window of opportunity for Strength and clinched the title for Stephens.  The top three spots in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings have been decided, as Strength will finish second and third will go to Branden Harris of Molino, FL, who did not compete in Week 24 action.

                Strength is second in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 697 points after 11 wins and 20 top five finishes in 21 races.  Harris is third with a best 14 week total of 689 points after seven wins, 16 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 22 races driving the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

                Steve Pate of Heflin, AL is fourth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 669 points after two wins and 18 top five finishes.  Pate drove the Pate Racing Chevrolet to a 12th place finish on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway and did not net any NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division points. 

                Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL drove the Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a second-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL to net five points.  Faulk is fifth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 667 points after three wins, 15 top five finishes and 21 top ten finishes in 22 races.

                Bo Bailey of Milton, FL was able to net three points on Saturday night after finishing fourth at Southern Raceway in the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet.  Bailey is sixth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 666 points after two wins, 17 top five finishes and 22 top ten finishes in 23 races.

                Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 654 points after one win, 14 top five finishes, and 19 top ten finishes in 24 races driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.  Jarrell did not compete in Week 24 action.

                Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is eighth in the standings with 649 points after one win, nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 15 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races driving the Guy Brothers Roofing Chevrolet.  Mitchell did not compete in Week 24 action. 

Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is ninth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 648 points after ten top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Geddie Tree Service Chevrolet.  Geddie did not net and NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division points after a 35-point sixth-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway.

                David Williamson of Seminary, MS rounds out the top ten of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 643 points after 11 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 23 races.  Williamson did not net any points after a 39-point second-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in the Sauls Farm Ford.

                In other NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 24 action, Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL unloaded a new High Roller Race Car Street Stock powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine and won three races in two nights at Magnolia Motor Speedway. 

McRee won the Week 9 Make-Up Race on Saturday night, and then came back and collected the $1,000 top prize in the second Saturday night race.  McRee swept the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Labor Day Shootout on Sunday night with another $1,000 victory.

Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA took a 40-point win on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway driving the Flynn Racing Chevrolet, and David Windham of Florala, AL drove the Florala Pharmacy Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his third NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season on Saturday night at Southern Raceway.

Joel Landers of Shelbyville, TN picked up his fifth NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season on Sunday night at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN driving the Joel’s Tire and Brake Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.

Five of the Top 7 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 3, after the first 24 weeks of competition, and five of the six Week 24 race winners 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 NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division.  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 PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 9/6/15:

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 24 RESULTS:

September 4:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 41 Roger Flynn
2. 28 David Williamson
3. 02 Bubba Trotter
4. 3 Kody Barber
5. 67 Roman Davis
6. 37 Jay Geddie
7. 10 Anthony Kates

September 5:

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:

(May 24 Make Up Race):
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 69 Richie Stephens
3. 2 Lee Ray
4. 24 Tony Silvestri
5. 16 Terry Taylor
6. 3 Shay Knight
7. 5 Danny Christian
8. 75 Charlie Gardner
9. 13 Mark Barnett
10. 59 Brandon Hardin
11. 22 John Beard
12. 111 Wayne Medders

(Week 24 Race):
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 69 Richie Stephens
3. 151 Calvin Cook
4. 18 Brooks Strength
5. 5 Danny Christian
6. 56 Chase Washington
7. 2 Lee Ray
8. 82 Trey Bright
9. 3 Shay Knight
10. 04 Dean Travis
11. 5k T.K. King
12. 07 Steve Pate
13. 50 Eddie Rickman
14. 24 Tony Silvestri
15. 12s Josh Stringer
16. 3 Tracy Pickering
17. 13 Mark Barnett
18. 111 Wayne Medders
19. 22 John Beard
20. 14 Ben Keith
21. 16 Terry Taylor
22. 711 Clint Crawford
23. 53 Scooter Ware
24. 75 Charlie Gardner
25. 00 Billy Wilkins DNS
26. 59 Brandon Hardin DNS
27. 14 Tim Harris DNS

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 7 David Windham
2. 3 Larry Faulk
3. 42 Kyle Kichler
4. 05 Bo Bailey
5. 66 Donnie Ellis
6. 10 Aaron Huffstutler
7. 02 J.C. Wilson
8. 41 Brandon Kilpatrick
9. 20 Curtis Faircloth DQ

September 6:

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 151 Calvin Cook
3. 18 Brooks Strength
4. 69 Richie Stephens
5. 3 Shay Knight
6. 82 Trey Bright
7. 90 Brian Rickman
8. 2 Lee Ray
9. 5 Danny Christian
10. 04 Dean Travis
11. 11 Spencer Hughes
12. 16 Terry Taylor
13. 53 Scooter Ware
14. 50 Eddie Rickman
15. 5k T.K. King
16. 24 Tony Silvestri
17. 12s Josh Stringer
18. 74 Scotty Vowell
19. 111 Wayne Medders
20. 56 Mark Barnett
21. 14 Ben Keith
22. 3p Tracy Pickering
23. 22 John Beard
24. 75 Tody Ratcliff

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN:
1. 2 Joel Landers
2. 05 Jimmy Woodard
3. S1 John Smartt
4. 27 Jason James
5. 20 Michael Kirby
6. 40 Kevin Pack
7. 70 Steve Hadley
8. 00 Bobby Joe Robinson
9. 21 Tim Wilson
10. 70s Kelby Bemonbreum
11. 50 Marcus McCrary
12. 84 Jason Savage
13. 15 Trevor Woodard
14. 10 Michael Blade
15. 01 Justin Owens DNS

NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division.  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.  Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. 

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

September 8, 2015

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 24 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 24 competition in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series saw a change for the second spot in the National point standings and the numbers tighten up as just eight points separate second through fifth in the points chase with three weeks left in the 2015 season.  National Champion Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS took the week off as drivers battled for the nine spots behind him.

                Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS drove the MP Trucking Special to his eighth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Sunday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS to net nine points and move up to the second spot in the standings.  Palasini has a best 14 week total of 693 points after eight wins and 16 top five finishes in 20 races.

                Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL held the second spot going into the weekend, and went on the road in search of netting on a 47.  That meant that the 14-year-old Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point leader had to finish third or better to net one point,  Skinner traveled to Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS on Friday night, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS on Saturday night, and Greenville Speedway on Sunday night.

                The best Skinner could do was a fourth-place finish on Sunday night at Greenville Speedway and he was unable to net any points and dropped to third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with a best 14 week total of 689 points.  Skinner has seven wins, 16 top five finishes, and 19 top ten finishes in 22 races driving the Skinner’s Body Shop CVR.

                Robbie Starnes of Livingston, TX kept pace in the battle for the National Championship Runner-Up honors with his fifth win of the season on Friday night at Battleground Race Park in Highlands, TX in the Lonestar Hydro Maintenance Special.  Starnes followed that up with win number six of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season on Sunday night at the Southern Crate Late Model Series co-sanctioned race at Golden Triangle Speedway in Beaumont, TX.

                Starnes was able to net two points and is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 687 points.  Starnes has six wins, 19 top five finishes and 21 top ten finishes in 21 races.

                The 2013 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to his seventh win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway to stay in the hunt for the second spot.  Daspit is fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 685 points after seven wins, 14 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 22 races.

                Greg Fore of Greenville, MS is sixth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 679 points after four wins, 13 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 20 races.  Fore finished second on Sunday night at Greenville Speedway in the Washington Body Shop GRT to net four points.

                Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 675 points after one win, 19 top five finishes and 21 top ten finishes in 22 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series races.  Lee drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to a second-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway to net three points.

                Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL finished sixth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in the Three Trade Consultants Special, but was unable to net any points.  Joiner, who also leads the NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series point standings, is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 668 points after two wins, 16 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 20 races.

                Cole Daffron of Pell City, AL is ninth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 654 points after 11 top five finishes and 14 top ten finishes in 16 races.  Daffron finished 15th on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in the TSR Race Cars Warrior and was unable to net any points.  The 17-year-old driver is also second in the Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point standings for NeSmith Late Model drivers 18 years of age and younger.

                Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS rounds out the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 649 points after two wins, ten top five finishes, and 14 top ten finishes in 24 races.  Jordan did not start the feature race on Sunday night at Greenville Speedway in the SMJ Race Parts Trak-Star and he did not net any points.

                In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 24 action, Darrick Klima of Belleville, KS drove the Dirt Racing Source Special to his third win of the season on Friday night at Salina Speedway in Salina, KS.  Kevin Sitton of Baytown, TX captured his eighth win of the season on Saturday night in the Southern Crate Late Model Series co-sanctioned event at 171 Speedway in Leesville, LA driving the Mirage Construction Special.

                Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL drove the Freeman Farms Trak-Star to his third NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway.  Dusty Leonard of Marysville, KS picked his fourth win of the season on Saturday night in the NeSmith/NCRA race at 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS driving the Brice Leonard Insurance Special.  Scott Phillips of Salina, KS took his first win of the season on Sunday night in the NeSmith/NCRA race at Belleville Speedway in Belleville, KS in the Kansas Home Movers Special.

                The battle for the 2015 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Series Championship is beginning to tighten up, as Shaw gave Three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL its 13th win of the season and a move to within four points of the current point leader four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufactures Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR, who has 17 wins on the season.

Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV is third with nine wins and CVR Race Cars of Lenoir City, TN is fourth with seven wins.  Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is still looking for their first win of the season.

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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 9/6/15:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 24 RESULTS:

September 4:

BATTLEGROUND RACE PARK – HIGHLANDS, TX:
1. 77 Robbie Starnes
2. 20 Kevin Sitton
3. 14 Brant Tirello
4. 23 Howard Willis
5. 1 Doug Begnaud
6. 56jr Colton Horner – Y
7. 65 Lucas Peterson
8. 32 Ricky Begnaud
9. 22 Trinity Richardson
10. 17 Josh Brock

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 347 Noah Daspit
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 11 Tim Dees
4. 36 Taylor Jarvis
5. 14 Chase Cooper
6. 10 Joseph Joiner
7. 11 Cruz Skinner
8. 7 Hunter Lewis
9. 11w Wayne Byrd
10. 41 Al Kouhout
11. C4 Chris Reid
12. 55 Pat Nichols
13. 4 Scott Land
14. 78 Calvin Martin

SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS:
1. 2k Darrick Klima
2. 55 Chris Kratzer
3. 7d Dusty Leonard
4. 92s Daniel Smith
5. 92 Delbert Smith
6. 64 Kurt Abell
7. 70t Terry Malm
8. 70 Bill Grit
9. 147 Jim Melton
10. 1 Trinket Kinderknecht
11. 12 Ryan Grit
12. 194 Scott Phillips DQ/LT

September 5:

171 SPEEDWAY – LEESVILLE, LA (Southern Crate Late Model Series):
1. 20 Kevin Sitton
2. 77 Robbie Starnes
3. 125 Lew Lyles
4. 56jr Colton Horner – Y
5. 02 Joey Couvillion
6. 50 Joe Credidio
7. 14 Brant Tirello
8. 77L Tony Lindsey
9. 51 Michael Cedars
10. 65 Lucas Peterson

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 1s Jeremy Shaw
2. 18 Chase Edge
3. 888 Jason Cliburn
4. 33b Eric Cooley
5. 01 Nick Thrash
6. 232 Jamey Boland
7. 2s Kyle Shaw
8. 1 Johnny Stokes
9. 57 Josh Adkins
10. 73 Evan Ellis
11. 11 Cruz Skinner – Y
12. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
13. 7h Matt Henderson
14. 222 Mike Boland
15. 7 Cole Daffron – Y
16. 4j Josh Banes – Y
17. 84 Randall Beckwith
18. 110 Brent Barrett
19. 28 Sam Hughes
20. 91 Billy Tedford
21. 311 Chase Washington
22. 73n Ashley Newman
23. 17 Justin McRee
24. 5 Ronnie Johnson
25. 43 Kurt Radojcsics DNS
26. G4 Shelby Sheedy DNS
27. J88 Jered Smith DNS
28. 121 Michael Blount DNS
29. 69 Lane McKee DNS
30. 00 Monte Skinner DNS
31. 2L Thomas Langley DNS
32. 2B Tyler Burgess DNS
33. 10c Ryan Crane DNS
34. 1m Eric Carr DNS
35. 196 Billy Scarbrough DNS
36. 2 Mark Stokes DNS
37. 1b Bryant Marsh – Y DNS
38. 38 D.J. Brasfield DNS
39. 347 Noah Daspit DNS
40. 30 Ryan King DNS
41. R3 Ryan Rigdon DNS
42. 19 Marcus Minga DNS
43. 10 Rick Leverette DNS
44. 3 Shay Knight DNS
45. 14 Jeffrey Cooper DNS

81 SPEEDWAY – WICHITA, KS (NeSmith/NCRA):
1. 7d Dusty Leonard
2. 92 Delbert Smith
3. 55 Chris Kratzer
4. 92s Daniel Smith
5. 2x Lyle Shepard
6. 194 Scott Phillips
7. 77 Jeremy Petty
8. 12 Ryan Grit
9. 2k Darrick Klima
10. 147 Justin Kinderknecht

September 6:

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
1. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
2. 17 Greg Fore
3. 70 Dewayne Estes
4. 11 Cruz Skinner – Y
5. C4 Cole Burns
6. 46 Kenny Carpenter
7. 25 Billy Pate
8. 17 Will Ross
9. 14 Charles Freeman
10. 12 Carl Kilgore
11. 4x Zach Edwards
12. C55 David Carpenter
13. 88 Howard Irby Jr. DNS
14. J8 Bobby Jordan DNS

GOLDEN TRIANGLE SPEEDWAY – BEAUMONT, TX (Southern Crate Late Model Series):
1. 77 Robbie Starnes
2. 20 Kevin Sitton
3. 23 Howard Willis
4. 14 Brant Tirello
5. 56jr Colton Horner – Y
6. 77 Tony Lindsey
7. 32 Ricky Begnaud
8. 65 Lucas Peterson
9. 1 Doug Begnaud

BELLEVILLE HIGH BANKS – BELLEVILLE, KS (NeSmith/NCRA)
1. 194 Scott Phillips
2. 55 Chris Kratzer
3. 7d Dusty Leonard
4. 92s Daniel Smith
5. 2k Darrick Klima
6. 77 Jeremy Petty
7. 147 Jim Melton
8. 92 Delbert Smith
9. 64 Kurt Abell

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