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August 26, 2013

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION ROUND UP FOR AUGUST 26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                CARTERSVILLE, GA – Trey Bright of Coker, AL and Kevin Spears of Fayette, AL are tied for the point lead in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings after Week 22 competition with five weeks to go in the 2013 season.  Week 22 action was highlighted by Rodney Wing of Meridian, MS taking a pair of $1,000 victories in the Southern Street Stock Nationals.

                Bright and Spears both have a best 14 week point total of 689 points.  Bright has the tie-breaker advantage with one more 50-point win than Spears.  Bright finished third in the Week 15 make up race, the first race of the Southern Street Stock Nationals on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS to net on a 46 and gain two points. 

                Spears finished third in the second race of the Southern Street Stock Nationals to net on a 47 and gain one NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point.  Looking ahead, both Bright and Spears can earn a total of 698 points if they both win out in the remaining five weeks of the season. 

                Bright has eight wins, 16 top five finishes, and 18 top ten finishes in 23 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races driving the AKA Cores Chevrolet.  Spears has seven wins, 16 top five finishes and 21 top ten finishes in 22 races driving the Ross Designz.com Chevrolet powered by a $3,195 Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.

                While Bright and Spears are tied at the top of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings, there are still two other drivers behind them with a mathematical chance to win the title.

                Calvin Cook of Pace, FL reached the 14-week mark of his season with a pair of fifth-place finishes on Saturday night in the Southern Street Stock National driving the Foam Seal Insulation Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.  That moved Cook up to the third spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 668 points.

                Cook has two wins, 15 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 17 races.  Cook can earn a possible 690 points by winning out in the five remaining weeks of the 2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division season.

                Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA is fourth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 657 points.  Flynn drove the Flynn Racing Chevrolet to a tenth and a ninth place finish in the Southern Street Stock Nationals races to net on a 25 and a 40.  If Flynn wins out in the five remaining weeks of the season, he can earn a possible 699 points.

                Flynn has eight wins, with seven of those 50-point wins, so a tie-breaker at 699 points would give the advantage to Bright.  Flynn also has 13 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 19 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races.

                Dave Nations of Raymond, MS did not compete in NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 22 competition and dropped to fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 650 points.  Nations has one win, nine top five finishes and 13 top five finishes in 15 races driving the Street Stock Set Up Specialists Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.

                Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS did not net any points in NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 22 action and is sixth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 627 points.  Leftwich has six top five finishes and 15 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the American Portable Buildings Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.

                Eddie Willis of Saucier, MS and Wayne Medders of Morton, MS are tied for the seventh spot in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with 626 points.  Willis was able to net three points with a tenth-place finish on Saturday night in the second Southern Street Stock Nationals race at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Willis Racing Chevrolet.

                Willis has the tie-breaker advantage with two wins, along with 13 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 24 races.  Medders did not net any points in Week 22 action, but has five top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes in 24 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races driving the Medders Construction Chevrolet.

                Chad Hiers of Ocean Springs, MS did not net any points in NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 22 competition and is ninth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 607 points.  Hiers has nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Hiers Construction Chevrolet.

                Charles Coan of Danville, AL rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 588 points.  Coan did not net any points in Week 22 action and has eight top ten finishes in 15 races driving the Coan Racing Chevrolet.

                Wing topped a 62-car field to win both Southern Street Stock Nationals $1,000-to-win races on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine. 

Wing was awarded the victory in the first race that was co-sanctioned by the Mississippi Street Stock Series when the car of apparent winner Chad Thrash of Meridian, MS was disqualified for a valve spring violation.  Brooks Strength of Jackson, MS finished second to Wing in both races driving the Strength Racing Chevrolet that was also powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine.

On Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, Jay Hutcheson of Eastaboga, AL drove the Hutcheson Racing Special to his first NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season.  The races scheduled for Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS and on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL were both cancelled.

A total of 252 drivers have earned points in the first 22 weeks of NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division competition.  The complete NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings can be found on the Points page of the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

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NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/24/13:

NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 22 RESULTS:

August 23:

HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Cancelled

August 24:

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
(Week 15 Make-Up Feature):
1. 711 Rodney Wing
2. 444 Brooks Strength
3. 82 Trey Bright
4. 0 Jeremy Flurry
5. 82c Calvin Cook
6. 54 Jeff Butler
7. 2 Brandon Harris
8. 13 Kevin Spears
9. 44 Adam Cheeks
10. 41 Roger Flynn
11. 13 Mark Barnett
12. 30j Bill Pulliam
13. 19 Michael Williams
14. 93 Stacy Robinson
15. 104 Mickey Trosclair
16. 2w Jeffrey Walker
17. 23 Greg Chumley
18. 007 Kevin Whittington
19. 23c Bryan Cox
20. 8 Mike Lane
21. 51 Eddie Willis
22. 111 Wayne Medders
23. 17 Wesley Hoomes
24. 99 Jerrod Fremin
25. 45 James Elfring
26. STR1 Chad Thrash DQ
27. 00 Richie Stephens DQ

(Week 22 Feature)
1. 711 Rodney Wing
2. 444 Brooks Strength
3. 13 Kevin Spears
4. 0 Jeremy Flurry
5. 82 Calvin Cook
6. 44 Adam Cheeks
7. 13 Mark Barnett
8. 104 Mickey Trosclair
9. 41 Roger Flynn
10. 51 Eddie Willis
11. 88 Andrew Earnest
12. 93 Stacy Robinson
13. 23c Bryan Cox
14. 2 Brandon Harris
15. 30j Bill Pulliam
16. 19 Michael Williams
17. 5 Wayne Vintson
18. 23 Greg Chumley
19. 111 Wayne Medders
20. 82 Trey Bright
21. 45 James Elfring
22. 007 Kevin Whittington
23. K42 Kindell Keating
24. 2w Jeffrey Walker
25. 54 Jeff Butler
26. 17 Wesley Hoomes
27. STR1 Chad Thrash DQ
28. 00 Richie Stephens DQ

(Also Present)
95 Luke Riddle
35 Joe McHan Jr.
10 Jody Walters
25 Lonnie Scarborough
711 Tommy Nichols
23 Lynne McDonald
7x Kyle Rutledge
11 Brett Etheridge
17 Ronnie Jordan Jr.
80 Bryan Story
B6 Martin Burke
9 Mike Haralson
K24 Landon Frith
210 Donny Reed
56 David Turner
33 Stacy Herron
40 David Franklin
777 Brandon Leftwich
16 Donnie Monk
28 Clint Crawford
77 Chris Reeves
F15 Chad Hiers
15 Jesse Barnett
12 Chip Jones
37 Bill Moffite
4 Bryant Reynolds
12 Artis Bunyard
74 Scotty Vowell
1 Donnie Ellis
3 Tommy McCafferty
12 Brian Cannon

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 0 Jay Hutcheson
2. 39 Donald Key
3. 8 Darrell Tumlin
4. 00 Bobby Joe Richardson
5. 109 Phillip Haynes
6. 33 Shane Layfield
7. 44 Greg Loyd
8. 114 Wren Goodman
9. 15 Richard Maye
10. 99 Eddie Brannon
11. B14 Charles Coan
12. 12 Randy Fowler
13. D9 Trevor Howell
14. F8 Shane Ferguson DNS
15. 88 Justin Motes DNS
16. 19 Kyle Davison DNS

GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL:
Cancelled

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