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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 19 PREVIEW
CARTERSVILLE, GA – There are 12 events at 11 tracks on the
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 19 schedule with six events in
the West Region and six events in the East Region.
Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS leads the West Region standings and
Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL leads the East Region standings.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Week 19
competition begins with a pair of races on Friday night at Batesville
Motor
Saturday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region
events are scheduled for Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, Greenville
Speedway in Greenville, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, and
Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
Penton Raceway in Penton,
Stokes leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region
standings with 936 points, including 150 bonus points, based on his best
16 finishes. With a driver’s
best 16 finishes counting towards their Regional point total, plus 150
bonus points for competing in as many as six NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late
Model Series National Touring events,
a perfect score is 950.
“Dr. Dirt” also has the highest West
Region Event Point Average (EPA) among the top ten on the point standings
at 49.13. A driver’s EPA is
determined by subtracting bonus points and dividing the Regional point
total by the number of races competed in up to 16.
A perfect EPA is 50, as that is the point total for a win based on
a car count of eight or more.
The points then drop off one point per
position back to 41 points for tenth-place.
Each driver from tenth on back that starts the feature race earns
41 points. Drivers that
attempt to race, but do not run the main event, get 25 points.
Stokes has ten wins and 18 top five
finishes in 20 starts. Stokes
and other drivers that have reached the 16 race mark are now netting
points by trying to replace their lowest event point night among their top
16 finishes with a higher one. The
two lowest point nights for Stokes among his current best 16 finishes are
two 47s, or two fourth-place finishes.
That means Stokes would have to finish
third or better in his remaining races to net any Regional points.
After the two fourth-place finishes, Stokes will have three 48
point nights, or third-place finishes to try and net on with a finish of
second or better. Stokes has
two 49 point, or second-place, point nights.
Three-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS is second
in the West Region standings with 880 points, including 100 bonus points.
Keeton has three NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Touring events to
earn another 50 bonus points that would put him to within six points of
Stokes.
Keeton has six wins, 16 top fives and 18
top tens in 21 starts with the second-highest EPA among the top ten in the
West Region at 48.75. Keeton
can still net on one 46, three 47s, one 48, and five 49s.
Five of the top six drivers in the West Region standings have
reached the 16-race mark this season, and are currently netting points.
Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS is third with
860 points based on his best 16 finishes, including 150 bonus points, and
the eighth-highest EPA at 44.38. Shay
Knight of
Chad McCool of Millport, AL is fifth with
794 points based on his best 16 finishes, including 100 bonus points, with
the ninth-highest EPA at 43.38. Jason
Michau of Kilmichael, MS is sixth with 757 points based on his best 16
finishes, including 75 bonus points, with the tenth-highest EPA at 42.63.
The seventh through tenth-place drivers
in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings can still earn full
points, as they have yet to reach the 16-race mark.
Mark Tice of Avon, MS is seventh with 742 points in 14 starts,
including 100 points, and the sixth-highest EPA at 45.86.
Cliff Williams of Star, MS is eighth with 708 points in 12 starts,
including 150 bonus points, and the fourth-highest EPA at 46.5.
Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS is ninth
with 697 points in 13 starts, including 100 bonus points, with the
fifth-highest EPA at 45.92. Jamie
Tollison of Kosciusko, MS rounds
out the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with
655 points in 13 starts, including 50 bonus points, and the third-highest
EPA among the top ten drivers in the West Region standings at 46.54.
Edge leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing Series East Region standings with 900 points based on his best 16
finishes, including 125 bonus points, and has the leading EPA among the
top ten drivers in the East Region standings at 49.13.
Edge can net points on four 47s, four 48s, and five 49s to go with
his three wins.
The top four drivers in the East Region
point standings have reached the 16-race mark.
Ryan King of Anniston, AL is second in the East Region standings
with 835 points based on his best 16 finishes, including 125 bonus points,
but he has the tenth-highest EPA at 44.38.
Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL is third with 788 points based
on his best 16 finishes with only 25 bonus points.
Stephens has the third-highest EPA at 47.69.
Dana Eiland of Salem, AL is fourth with
756 points based on his best 16 finishes, including 25 bonus points, and
the ninth-highest EPA at 45.69. Kevin
Maher of McDavid, FL is fifth with 754 points in 15 starts, including 50
bonus points, and the fourth-highest EPA at 46.93.
Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL is sixth with 753 points in 15 starts,
including 50 bonus points, and the fifth-highest EPA at 46.87.
With three NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS
National Touring events on that schedule before the Weekly Racing Series
ends on October 3, Stephens, Eiland, Maher, and Huss can only earn up to
75 more Regional bonus points, which means they cannot reach the maximum
allowed of 150.
Terrance Nowell of Phenix City,
Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL is eighth
with 686 points in 15 starts with no bonus points and has the
eighth-highest EPA at 45.73. Paul
Walters of Valley, AL is ninth with 680 points, including 25 bonus points,
and has the sixth-highest East Region EPA among the top ten drivers at
46.79.
Larry Harrod of Plains, GA is another
driver to watch in the weeks ahead as he rounds out the top ten of the
NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings with 654 points in just 11
starts, which means he can earn full points in five more weekly events.
Harrod is also the only driver in the
East Region top ten that has earned all 150 of his Regional bonus points
and has the seventh-highest EPA at 45.82.
“The Big Tree” is also competing for the VP Racing Fuels Rookie
of the Year Award in the NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS National Tour.
Harrod is second in the VP Racing Fuels
The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing
Series Dirt Late Models are powered by the economical GM Performance Crate
Engines that are built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive
modifications. The 400
horsepower aluminum-head 604 engine costs $5,295 and the 350 horsepower
steel-head 602 engine costs $3,295 and gets a 150 pound weight break.
These engines are in stock for free next
day delivery anywhere in the
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith
Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in the East and West
Regions, and links to the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS tracks’ web sites, visit
the NeSmith Racing web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
Also 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 WEEK 19 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
WEST
REGION:
August
6:
BATESVILLE
MOTOR
August
7:
COLUMBUS
SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS
EAST
REGION:
August
6:
PENTON
RACEWAY –
August
7:
FLOMATON
SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL
MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE, TN (Twin Features)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
NeSmith
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer
four years running, and is also the nation’s number one volume dealer of
Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC cars, trucks, SUVs and vans with free delivery
anywhere in the Southeast. GM
Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt
Late Model Series and Hard Charger Award sponsor.
Hoosier Race Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP
Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late
Model Series. NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2010 are
Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering,
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