NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR JULY 19

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – The defending and three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS picked up the $1,000 top prize with his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star to stay in contention for the 2010 West Region title.

               Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS finished third at Jackson Motor Speedway on Saturday night driving the TJC Mortgage/ Maximum Signs and Graphics Mastersbilt and continues to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 898 points based on his best 16 finishes with seven wins and 15 top five finishes in 17 starts.

               Keeton has 818 points based on his best 16 finishes with five wins, 14 top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 19 starts.  Stokes leads Keeton by 70 points, but the championship battle is a lot closer than it seems.

When you take the 125 bonus points that Stokes has earned and the 50 bonus points Keeton has earned by competing in NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring events, Stokes and Keeton are just five points apart.

               Stokes can still earn an additional 25 bonus points by competing in one more NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring event, while Keeton can compete in four more National events to earn 100 more bonus points.  Drivers are awarded 25 bonus points, up to 150 points, for each NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring they compete in during the Weekly Racing Series season that runs through October 3.

               NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points are based on a driver’s best 16 finishes.  Both Stokes and Keeton have reached the 16-race mark, and are now netting points by replacing their lowest event point total among their best 16 finishes with a higher point night total.

               Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 764 points based on three top fives and 12 top tens in 15 starts driving the Lawson Construction Rocket.  Shay Knight of Ethelsville, MS is fourth with 737 points based on three wins, ten top fives, and 12 top tens in 14 starts driving the Dunn’s Autos Mastersbilt.

Chad McCool of Millport, AL is fifth with 696 points based on one top five and seven top tens in 15 starts driving the M&M Logging Mastersbilt.  Jason Michau of Kilmichael , MS is sixth with 664 points after three top fives and nine top tens in 15 starts driving the Michau Logging Warrior.

Cliff Williams of Star, MS finished second to Keeton on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway driving the Ware Construction Trak-Star, and is seventh in the West Region standings with 608 points.  Williams has three wins and nine top fives in 11 starts.

Mike Palasini of Leland, MS is eighth with 599 points based on three wins, eight top fives and nine top tens in 12 starts driving the Medicaid Planning Specialists Trak-Star.  Justin McRee of Tuscaloosa, AL is ninth with 581 points after driving the Century Dedicated, Inc. Trak-Star to six wins, seven top fives and eight top tens in nine starts.

Mark Tice of Avon , MS drove the Precision Marine Trak-Star to his third win of the season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville , MS .  Tice rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 579 points based on three wins, eight top fives and nine top tens in 12 starts.

In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 16 West Region action, Wesley Greene of Winona, MS captured his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS driving the Transport Service Center Trak-Star.  Greene now has five wins, six top fives and seven top tens in seven starts.  Greene will be one to watch as he gets more West Region starts, and begins to climb through the top 20 of the West Region standings.

Friday night West Region action at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR was rained out, and North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL did not report their Sunday night results to series officials, or on their web site.

Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL continues to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 869 points based on his best 16 finishes in 21 starts driving the Edge’s Gas Mastersbilt.  Edge finished second on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City , AL to bring his season stats to three wins, 19 top fives and 20 top tens.

Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL is second in the East Region standings with 763 points.  Stephens finished fifth on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in his 16^th start of the season driving the Bennett Logging RMRC.  Stephens has seven wins, 12 top fives and 15 top tens.

Kevin Maher of McDavid, FL is third after a second-place finish on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton , AL .  Maher has 660 points based on three wins, 11 top fives and 12 top tens in 13 starts driving the United Bank GRT .  Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL is fourth with 657 points after two wins, 11 top fives and 13 top tens in 13 starts driving the Charco, Inc. TNT .

Dana Eiland of Salem, AL is fifth with 635 points based on ten top fives in 15 starts driving the Andy’s Auto Parts GRT .  Ryan King of Anniston, AL is sixth with 630 points after three top fives and 10 top tens driving the True Bond Masonry TSR.  Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL is seventh with 591 points after driving the Wallace Paint and Body Wallace to one win, nine top fives and 13 top tens in 13 starts.

Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL, Craig Scott of Newnan, GA, and Larry Harrod of Plains, GA, are tied for the eighth spot in the East Region standings with 579 points apiece.  Nowell has three wins, ten top fives and 11 top tens in 11 starts driving the Clarence’s Truck Repair GRT .  Scott has three wins, eight top fives and 12 top tens in 14 starts driving the Base Fuel GRT .  Harrod has two wins and eight top fives in nine starts driving the Harrod Logging Scorpion.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Week 16 winners were Jason Welshan of Madisonville, TN, Larry Boutwell of Baker, FL, and Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL.

Welshan drove the A Lot Less Factory Outlet Trak-Star to his second win of the season on Saturday night at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville , TN .   Boutwell drove the McCloud Construction TNT to his first win of the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway.

Dykes was also a first-time winner this season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway driving the Dykes Towing GRT .  East Alabama Motor Speedway will open Week 17 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region competition this Tuesday night.

Rain washed out the Friday night East Region action at Penton Raceway on Penton , AL , and a pair of $1,000-to-win 25-lap races on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga , AL .

Defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL picked up wins from Keeton, Tice, Greene, and Welshan to bring its 2010 leading win total to 38, and a ten-win lead over three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR.

Dykes gave GRT Race Cars its 28^th win of the 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season.  Rocket Chassis of Shinnston , WV is third in the 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge with 19 wins.

Boutwell gave TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN its fifth win of the season to hold down the fourth spot in the 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings, and Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fifth with two wins this season.

For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the East and West Regions, 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.

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/18/10 :

WEST REGION:

EAST REGION:

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 16 RESULTS:

WEST REGION:

July 16:

BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE , AR :
Rained Out

July 17:

CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – WINONA , MS :
1. 95 Wesley Greene
2. 7 Eric Carr
3. D7 Jerry Inmon
4. 88j Jason Michau
5. 2 Drew Holiday
6. 13 Chad McCool
7. 62 Zach Jenkins
8. 1 Michael Britt

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE , MS :
1. 24 Mark Tice
2. 56 Bubba Harrison
3. F5 Lamar Furr
4. 110 Brent Barrett
5. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
6. 17 Chad Washington
7. 8kv Robert Smith
8. C55 David Carpenter
9. J8 Bobby Jordan
10. 121 Kevin Evans
11. 23 Phil Sluder
12. 21 Drew McMahon
13. 46 Kenny Carpenter
14. 38 A.C. Parker Jr. DNS
15. T8 Terry Shaw DNS

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON , MS :
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 4 Cliff Williams
3. 1 Johnny Stokes
4. 27 Reed Long
5. 24f Bryan Foreman
6. 33 Sid Scarbrough
7. 14 Robert Risher
8. 444 Brooks Strength
9. J88 Jared Smith
10. 85 Ray Paul
11. 22w David Weems DNS

July 18:

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA , AL :
Did Not Report

EAST REGION:

July 13:

EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY , AL :
1. 22 William Thomas
2. 55 Terrance Nowell
3. 18 Chase Edge
4. 5 Rodgerick Dykes
5. 34 Chad Wallace
6. 88 Russ Ogletree
7. 15 Jimmy Evilsizer
8. 18 Matt Dooley
9. K9 Dana Eiland DNS

July 16:

PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON , AL :
Rained Out

July 17:

MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE , TN :
1. 129 Jason Welshan
2. 00 Brian Owenby
3. 99 Justin Summers
4. 91 Chuck Laney
5. 148 Herb Garner
6. 007 Hunter Best
7. 005 David Young Jr.
8. 1 Steve Jones DNS

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON , AL :
1. 58 Larry Boutwell
2. 1 Kevin Maher
3. 36 Taylor Jarvis
4. 25 Josh Huss
5. 04 David Odom
6. 30 Chris Griffin
7. 115 Keith Mackner
8. 51 Kenny Townson
9. X0 Mike McGee
10. 44 Lain Hawk
11. G1 Gary Maher
12. 42 Bernard Blackwell

EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY , AL :
1. 5 Rodgerick Dykes
2. 18 Chase Edge
3. 55 Terrance Nowell
4. 22 Danny Stroud
5. 00 Richie Stephens
6. 88 Matt Woodson
7. 40 Marvin Cook
8. 22c Chad Carden
9. 27 Gordy Scarbrough
10. 21s Jake Sanders
11. 9 Adam Brown
12. K9 Dana Eiland DNS

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA , AL :
Rained Out

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