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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR
July
14, 2008
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 16 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing Series saw Blake Stewart of Centre, AL take over the point lead
in the East Region after his fifth win of the season on Friday night
at Fort Payne Motor Speedway in Fort Payne, AL, and a fourth-place
finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Stewart leads Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL by just four
points in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region
standings, but the points will change later this week after NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series officials announce their results of a
technical protest appeal involving the engine in Stephens race car.
The engine was protested on Saturday night at
East
Alabama
Motor
Speedway
in
Phenix
City
,
AL
,
and track officials are withholding the results of the race until the
series appeal process has been completed.
Stewart now has 730 points based on his
top 16 finishes in 17 starts, and Stephens, who picked up his
series-leading ninth win of the season on Friday night at Penton
Raceway in
Penton
,
AL
,
has 726 points. Adam
Martin of Talladega, AL is third with 698 points in 15 starts.
Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL is fourth with 669 points in
16 starts.
Anthony Meadows of Lanett, AL is fifth in
the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings with 641 points in 16
starts, and Larry Harrod of Plains, GA is sixth with 634 points in 16
starts. Marc Gooden of
Lafayette, AL is seventh with 587 points based on his top 16 finishes
in 20 starts.
Dillon Crim of Eastaboga, AL is eighth
with 583 points based on his top 16 finishes in 19 starts, and Brian
Ponder of Talladega, AL is ninth with 583 points in 14 starts.
Kasey Hall of Geraldine,
AL
moved into the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
East Region standings with 576 points in 13 starts.
Jason Hiett of Lincoln, AL is closing in
on the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East
Region point standings after taking two wins over the weekend.
Hiett captured his fourth win of the season on Friday night at
Green
Valley
Speedway
in
Glencoe
,
AL
,
and then took win number five on Saturday night at
Talladega
Short Track.
Hiett is 14th in the East
Region standings with 524 points in 11 starts, to average 47.6 points
per start, compared to Stewart, who is averaging 45.6 points per
start. Stephens per race
point average is 45.4, and Martin’s per race point average is 46.5.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing
Series East Region action over the weekend, Justin Shaw of
Greenwood
,
IN
topped a 28-car field to take the $1,000 top prize on Saturday night
at Brownstown Speedway in
Brownstown
,
IN.
Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN finished third and moved back
into the Top 20 of the East Region standings.
Barnett has 430 points in nine starts to average 47.8 points
per race.
The defending and two-time NeSmith
Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of
Toomsuba, MS continues to lead the West Region point standings in
quest of his third straight title.
Keeton leads Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS by 36 points.
Keeton has 693 points in 16 starts, and Lee has 657 points
based on his top 16 finishes in 17 starts.
Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL is third in the
NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 553 points in 14
starts, and his teammate Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL is fourth with
496 points in 13 starts.
Ben McCreary of Baldwyn, MS finished
second on Saturday night at
Columbus
Speedway
in
Columbus
,
MS
to move up to the fifth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region
standings with 476 points in ten starts.
McCreary has a Region leading points per start ratio of 47.6,
compared to Keeton’s 43.3, and Lee’s 41.1.
Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS is sixth in
the West Region standings with 474 points in 13 starts, and Talbert
Goldman of Meridian, MS is seventh with 446 points in 11 starts.
Tracy Sutton of Brewton, AL is eighth with 436 points in 11
starts, and Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS is ninth with 424 points in
11 starts.
Mark Clifton of Brewton, AL and Micha
McCall of Flomaton, AL are tied for the tenth spot in the NeSmith
Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 413 points
apiece.
Clifton
has nine starts, and McCall has 12 starts.
Clifton
’s
points per start ratio is 45.9.
Race winners in the NeSmith Chevrolet
Weekly Racing Series West Region over the weekend were Jim McDuffie of
Meridian, MS taking his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at
Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS, and first-time winners were
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS on Saturday night at Columbus Speedway
in Columbus, MS and Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA on Saturday night at
A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA.
Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL was
rained out on Saturday night, and
Southern Speedway
in
Hattiesburg
,
MS
did not report their results from Friday night.
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
and click on the Points page.
NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH
7/12/08
:
EAST
REGION:
|
POS
|
CAR
#
|
DRIVER
|
PTS
|
RACES
|
WINS
|
TOP
5
|
TOP
10
|
|
1
|
04
|
Blake
Stewart
|
730
|
17
|
5
|
12
|
14
|
|
2
|
00
|
Richie
Stephens
|
726
|
22
|
9
|
16
|
20
|
|
3
|
47
|
Adam
Martin
|
698
|
15
|
4
|
14
|
14
|
|
4
|
07
|
Jimmy
Elkins Jr.
|
669
|
16
|
2
|
10
|
15
|
|
5
|
31
|
Anthony
Meadows
|
641
|
16
|
4
|
12
|
12
|
|
6
|
27
|
Larry
Harrod
|
634
|
16
|
1
|
9
|
12
|
|
7
|
52
|
Marc
Gooden
|
587
|
20
|
|
8
|
14
|
|
8
|
7c
|
Dillon
Crim
|
583
|
19
|
|
6
|
12
|
|
9
|
29
|
Brian
Ponder
|
583
|
14
|
1
|
8
|
13
|
|
10
|
42
|
Kasey
Hall
|
576
|
13
|
1
|
9
|
12
|
|
11
|
18
|
Chase
Edge
|
572
|
21
|
|
6
|
15
|
|
12
|
5
|
Logan
Yates
|
554
|
13
|
3
|
7
|
12
|
|
13
|
54
|
Greg
Chumley
|
528
|
14
|
|
5
|
8
|
|
14
|
1
|
Jason
Hiett
|
524
|
11
|
5
|
8
|
10
|
|
15
|
K9
|
Dana
Eiland
|
507
|
12
|
|
9
|
12
|
|
16
|
55
|
Montana
Dudley
|
489
|
15
|
|
|
9
|
|
17
|
18
|
Landon
Sims
|
476
|
14
|
|
1
|
8
|
|
18
|
k17
|
Corey
Korreckt
|
442
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
8
|
|
19
|
20
|
Steve
Barnett
|
430
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
|
20
|
17h
|
Cameron
Heath
|
415
|
14
|
|
|
2
|
WEST
REGION:
|
POS
|
CAR
#
|
DRIVER
|
PTS
|
RACES
|
WINS
|
TOP
5
|
TOP
10
|
|
1
|
22
|
Lucky
Keeton
|
693
|
16
|
6
|
10
|
13
|
|
2
|
47
|
Shannon
Lee
|
657
|
17
|
5
|
14
|
16
|
|
3
|
25
|
Josh
Huss
|
553
|
14
|
2
|
12
|
12
|
|
4
|
25c
|
Chris
Griffin
|
496
|
13
|
1
|
8
|
13
|
|
5
|
21
|
Ben
McCreary
|
476
|
10
|
2
|
8
|
9
|
|
6
|
9
|
Herman
Reynolds
|
474
|
13
|
|
5
|
9
|
|
7
|
07
|
Talbert
Goldman
|
446
|
11
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
|
8
|
88
|
Tracy
Sutton
|
436
|
11
|
1
|
9
|
10
|
|
9
|
2t
|
Tootie
Arnold
|
424
|
11
|
1
|
6
|
10
|
|
10
|
3m
|
Micha
McCall
|
413
|
12
|
|
3
|
10
|
|
11
|
30
|
Mark
Clifton
|
413
|
9
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
|
12
|
27
|
Larry
Murphy
|
412
|
10
|
|
7
|
8
|
|
13
|
760
|
Jim
McDuffie
|
410
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
|
14
|
3
|
Tony
Shelton
|
403
|
9
|
|
8
|
9
|
|
15
|
44
|
Roger
Rolison
|
398
|
10
|
|
6
|
8
|
|
16
|
247
|
Spanky
Sexton
|
373
|
11
|
|
1
|
8
|
|
17
|
4
|
Wiley
Williams
|
345
|
10
|
|
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