NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR MAY 10

             CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point leaders, Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL in the East Region and the defending and three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS posted wins in Week 6 action over the weekend.

               Edge drove the Edge’s Gas Mastersbilt to his second victory of the season on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton , AL , and then followed that up with a third-place finish on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City , AL .  Edge now has 418 East Region points in a series-leading nine starts with two wins, and nine top five finishes.

               Keeton took his second West Region win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg , MS driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star, and followed that up with a second-place finish on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian , MS .  Keeton has 376 points in eight starts with two wins, six top five finishes, and eight top ten finishes.

               Tod Darda of LaGrange , GA grabbed his second East Region win of the season on Saturday night at New Senoia Raceway in Senoia , GA driving the Darda Tire GRT .  Darda is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 279 points based on two wins, and six top five finishes in six starts.

               Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL took his series-leading fourth East Region win of the season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway driving the Bennett Logging Rocket.  Stephens is third in the East Region standings with 273 points in six starts with four wins, and five top five finishes.

               Ryan King of Anniston, AL is fourth in the East Region standings with 270 points based on two top fives, and six top tens in six starts in the True Bond Masonry TSR.  Craig Scott of Newnan, GA in the Base Fuel GRT is fifth with 250 points after one win, three top fives, and five top ten finishes in seven starts.

               Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL posted his second East Region win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga , AL and is sixth in the East Region point standings.  Gauldin now has 242 points with two wins, four top fives, and five top fives in five starts driving the D&K Truck Service GRT . 

               Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA is seventh in the East Region standings with 238 points after two wins, and three top fives in three starts driving the Turner Excavating DWB.  Tim Staples of Pell City, AL, and the 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Champion Adam Martin of Talladega, AL are tied for the eighth spot with 236 points.

               Staples has two East Region wins, four top five finishes, and five top ten finishes in five starts driving the Family Nissan Rocket, and Martin has five top five finishes in five starts driving the Martin Racing Barry Wright.

               Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL drove the United Bank GRT to his second straight East Region win of the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton , AL .  Maher is tenth in the East Region standings with 234 points after two wins, and five top five finishes in five starts.

               In other Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region action, Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville , TN had a pair of feature races.  Justin Summers of Greenback, TN drove the Summers Racing TNT to the win in the make-up feature race from May 1, and Weston Gantte of Dandridge, TN won the second race in the Gantte Appraisals Insurance Mastersbilt.

               Cliff Williams of Star, MS used a pair of second-place finishes in the Ware Construction Trak-Star at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park of Friday night and Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS on Saturday night to move up to the second spot in the West Region standings.  Williams has 297 points based on two wins and five top five finishes in five starts.

               Justin McRee of Cuba , AL in the Century Dedicated, Inc. Trak-Star and Shay Knight of Ethelsville, MS in the Dunn’s Autos Mastersbilt are tied for the third spot in the West Region standings with 291 points apiece.  McRee has three wins in four starts, and Knight has four top five finishes in five starts.

               Jamey Smith of Purvis, MS holds down the fifth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 254 points driving the 4^th Street Tattoo GRT .  Smith has two top fives, and five top tens in six starts.  Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS is sixth in the West Region standings with 249 points based on two wins and three top fives driving the TJC Mortgage/Maximum Signs and Graphics Mastersbilt.

               Jay Burchfield of Columbus, MS is seventh in the West Region standings with 245 points in the Burchfield’s Body Shop Mastersbilt.  Burchfield has three top five finishes in three starts.  Shannon L ee of Lumberton, MS is eighth in the West Region standings with 243 points after three top five finishes in three starts in the Billy Riels Racing GRT .

               Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS is ninth in the West Region standings with 242 points driving the Lawson Construction Rocket to one top five, and four top ten finishes in six starts.  Charlie Henderson of Cottondale, AL rounds out the top ten in the West Region standings with 236 points after driving the Century Dedicated, Inc. Mastersbilt to two top fives and three top tens in three starts.

               In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Week 6 action, Tyler Stevens of Searcy , AR drove the Searcy Auto Salvage Rocket to victory on Friday night at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville , AR.   Mark Stevens of Tuscumbia, AL was the winner on Friday night at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia , AL .

               In Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action, Chad Washington of Greenville , MS topped a 19-car field at Greenville Speedway in Greenville , MS driving the C&W Graphics GRT .  Brooks Strength of Jackson , MS took the win at Jackson Motor Speedway driving the Duncan Motorsports Rocket.

Larry Murphy of Meridian , MS took his first win of the season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Bo Haarla Autoplex GRT .  Owen Stockstill of Purvis, MS drove the Stockstill Trucking Trak-Star to his second West Region win of the season on Saturday night at A1 Raceway in Slidell , LA.

For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in the East and West Regions, visit the NeSmith Racing web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click on the Points Page.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/8/10 :

EAST REGION:

WEST REGION:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 6 RESULTS:

EAST REGION:

May 7:

PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON , AL :
1. 18 Chase Edge
2. 27 Jeff Landrum
3. 16 Josh Noles
4. 21s Jake Sanders
5. K9 Dana Eiland
6. 55 Ryan King
7. 0 Craig Scott
8. 19 Jeremy Britton
9. 18 Matt Dooley
10. 88 Matt Woodson
11. P19 Paul Walters

May 8:

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA , AL :
1. 17 Adam Gauldin
2. 55 Ryan King
3. 47 Adam Martin
4. 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr.
5. 16 Tim Staples
6. 86 David Passmore Jr.
7. 17h Cameron Heath
8. 29 Brian Ponder
9. F97 Red Farmer
10. 20 David Dailey
11. 5 Mike Combs
12. 3d Mikey Donahoo
13. 72 Tony Revis
14. 32 Jason Hawkins DQ

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON , AL :
1. 1 Kevin Maher
2. 00m Monte Skinner
3. 25 Josh Huss
4. 30 Chris Griffin
5. 04 David Odom
6. 20 Kenneth Montiel
7. 36 Taylor Jarvis
8. 42 Bernard Blackwell
9. 44 Lain Hawk

EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY , AL :
1. 00 Richie Stephens
2. K9 Dana Eiland
3. 18 Chase Edge
4. 5 Rodgerick Dykes
5. 22 Chad Cardin
6. 107 Lark Haskins
7. 14 Pat Wall
8. 72 Chad Scrimpshire
9. 15 Jimmy Evilsizer
10. 29 Randy Allen

NEW SENOIA RACEWAY – SENOIA , GA :
1. 91 Tod Darda
2. 27 Doug Ludwig
3. 6 Chad Marchman
4. 55 Parrish Duncan
5. 25 Dustin Hendrix
6. 18 Matt Dooley
7. 21 Johnny Stinchcomb
8. 16 Josh Noles
9. 16w Trey White
10. 0 Craig Scott DNS

MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE , TN :
(1^st Feature):
1. 99 Justin Summers
2. 15 Jamison Settlemyre
3. 14 Weston Gantte
4. 91 Chuck Laney
5. 005 David Young Jr.
6. 92 Junior Walker
7. 007 Hunter Best

(2^nd Feature):
1. 14 Weston Gantte
2. 99 Justin Summers
3. 91 Chuck Laney
4. 15 Jamison Settlemyre
5. 92 Junior Walker
6. 007 Hunter Best

WEST REGION:

May 7:

BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE , AR :
1. 2 Tyler Stevens
2. 1v Johnny Virden
3. 17 Jason Wilkey
4. 18 Roger Witt
5. 2 Brian Ritchie
6. 7 Joe Payne
7. 81 Jerry Buck
8. 23 Travis Ashley
9. 66 Marcus Andrews
10. E26 Dallas Everett
11. 7j Wade Johnson
12. 23 Joe Forman
13. 3x Steve Tarry
14. 32 Kenneth Jackson

HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG , MS :
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 4 Cliff Williams
3. 69 Tony Lawson
4. S16 Ashley Stockstill
5. 21 Scott Ladner
6. 8 Owen Stockstill
7. 00 Allan Netherland
8. 1 Chris Jarrell
9. 41 Al Kouhout
10. 55 David Holder
11. 115 Keith Mackner
12. 12 Dallas Mozingo
13. C24 Calvin Martin DNS

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA , AL :
1. 11 Mark Stevens
2. 3 Shay Knight
3. 55 Jamie Flannagan
4. 19 Nick Howell
5. 56 Perry Butler
6. 8 Chris Tays
7. 22 Jamie Bouchillon
8. 75j John Maxey

May 8:

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON , MS :
1. 444 Brooks Strength
2. 4 Cliff Williams
3. 711 Al Thomas
4. 131 Ricky Idom
5. J88 Jared Smith
6. 71 Jarrette Gunn
7. 21 Scott Ladner
8. 22w David Weems
9. 14 Robert Risher
10. 4r Neil Lee
11. S21 Richie Steen
12. 33 Sid Scarbrough
13. 115 Keith Mackner DNS

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN , MS :
1. 27 Larry Murphy
2. 22 Lucky Keeton
3. 760 Jim McDuffie
4. 85 Ray Paul
5. 118 Randy Boyd
6. 69 Tony Lawson
7. 48 Tody Ratcliff
8. 75p Phillip Stanley
9. 4 Wiley Williams
10. 73 Kevin Holifield
11. 41 Cameron Parker
12. 14 Casey Haney
13. 44 Roger Rolison DNS

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE , MS :
1. 17 Chad Washington
2. F5 Lamar Furr
3. 24 Mark Tice
4. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
5. 46 Kenny Carpenter
6. 21 Drew McMahon
7. T8 Terry Shaw
8. C55 David Carpenter
9. 33 Wesley Brown
10. 26 Glenn Craft
11. 56 Bubba Harrison
12. 110 Brent Barrett
13. 8kv Robert Smith
14. G3 Bill Mobley
15. 44 Lonnie Wilkerson
16. 23 Phil Sluder
17. 18 Jeff Young DNS
18. J8 Bobby Jordan DNS
19. 13 Johnny Sides DNS

A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL , LA :
1. 8 Owen Stockstill
2. 22 Jamey Smith
3. S16 Ashley Stockstill
4. 31 Tom my Taylor
5. 22c David Craddock
6. 86 Patric Michel

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