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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR MAY 12
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Richie Stephens of Phenix City,
AL
extended his lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East
Region with a win and two top five finishes over the weekend.
Stephens finished fourth on Friday night at Penton Raceway in
Penton
,
AL
and then took his second win of the season on Saturday night at
East
Alabama
Motor
Speedway
in
Phenix
City
,
AL
.
Stephens has 338 points to lead Larry Harrod of Plains, GA by
58 points. Adam Martin of
Talladega, AL has become “Mr. Second-Place” in the NeSmith
Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region, as he posted his fifth
second-place finish of the season in six starts at
Talladega
Short Track in
Eastaboga
,
AL
on Saturday night. Martin
is third in the East Region standings with 286.
Anthony Meadows of Lanett,
AL
took his third win of the season on Friday night at Penton Raceway,
and is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East
Region standings with 284 points.
Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL is fifth with 274 points.
Brian
Ponder
of
Talladega
,
AL
put one in the win column on Saturday night at
Talladega
Short Track, and is sixth in the East Region standings with 270
points. Dana Eiland of
Salem, AL is seventh with 256 points, and after taking the weekend
off, the defending NeSmith Chevrolet East Region Champion Logan Yates
of Delta,
AL
dropped to eighth with 248 points.
Chase Edge of LaFayette,
AL
climbed into the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
East Region point standings with a pair of fifth-place finishes on
Friday night at Penton Raceway and on Saturday night at
Talladega
Short Track. The
14-year-old driver has 241 points, and will be looking to celebrate
his 15th birthday on Friday night with a win at Penton
Raceway. Landon Sims of
Talladega, AL rounds out the top ten with 233 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region action on Saturday
night, Chris Noah of
Glencoe
,
AL
was the winner at
Green
Valley
Speedway
in
Glencoe
,
AL
,
and Russell Welch of
Cottondale
,
FL
picked up his third win of the season at
Chattahoochee
Valley
Motor
Speedway
in
Dothan
,
AL
.
Fort
Payne
Motor
Speedway
in
Fort
Payne
,
AL
will open for competition in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing
Series East Region this Friday night, and Brownstown Speedway in
Brownstown
,
AL
will return to action on Saturday night with a double-points race.
In the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region, the
defending and two-time champion Lucky Keeton of
Toomsuba
,
MS
continues to lead with 270 points, and holds a 32-point lead over
Herman
Reynolds of
Laurel
,
MS
.
Keeton picked up 20 West Region bonus
points over the weekend with a win on Friday night in the NeSmith
Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event at Southern
Speedway, and a third place showing on Saturday night at
A1
Raceway
in Slidell, LA with the National Tour.
Keeton has competed in seven races this season with five wins,
one second, and one third.
Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS is third
in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings
with 218 points. Josh Huss
of Flomaton,
AL
climbed up to the fourth spot with 209 points after his first win of
the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in
Flomaton
,
AL
.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is fifth
with 208 points, and Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS is sixth with 196
points. Chris Griffin of
Flomaton, AL is seventh with 189 points, and Michael Santangelo of St.
Rose, LA is tied for the eighth spot with Heath Gibson of Brewton, AL
at 186 points. Larry
Murphy of Meridian, MS rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet
WRS West Region with 180 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing
Series West Region action on Saturday night, Greg Allen of Cherokee,
AL was the winner at
Columbus
Speedway
in
Columbus
,
MS
,
and Jim McDuffie of
Meridian
,
MS
took the victory at
Whynot
Motorsports
Park
in
Meridian
,
MS
.
Brandon Register of Greenville, AL picked up his second win of
the season at Butler County Motorsports Park in Greenville, AL.
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 MAY 10:
EAST
REGION:
|
POS
|
CAR
#
|
DRIVER
|
PTS
|
RACES
|
WINS
|
TOP
5
|
TOP
10
|
|
1
|
00
|
Richie
Stephens
|
338
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
|
2
|
27
|
Larry
Harrod
|
288
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
|
3
|
47
|
Adam
Martin
|
286
|
6
|
|
6
|
6
|
|
4
|
31
|
Anthony
Meadows
|
284
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
|
5
|
07
|
Jimmy
Elkins Jr.
|
274
|
6
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
|
6
|
29
|
Brian Ponder
|
270
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
|
7
|
K9
|
Dana
Eiland
|
256
|
6
|
|
4
|
6
|
|
8
|
5
|
Logan
Yates
|
248
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
|
9
|
18
|
Chase
Edge
|
241
|
7
|
|
3
|
6
|
|
10
|
18
|
Landon
Sims
|
233
|
7
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
11
|
04
|
Blake
Stewart
|
231
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
|
12
|
7c
|
Dillon
Crim
|
230
|
6
|
|
3
|
4
|
|
13
|
52
|
Marc
Gooden
|
218
|
6
|
|
3
|
4
|
|
14
|
17h
|
Cameron
Heath
|
208
|
7
|
|
|
1
|
|
15
|
54
|
Greg
Chumley
|
200
|
6
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
16
|
55
|
Montana
Dudley
|
193
|
6
|
|
|
4
|
|
17
|
k17
|
Corey
Korreckt
|
191
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
18
|
11g
|
Mark
Garrard
|
190
|
6
|
|
|
2
|
|
19
|
88
|
Matt
Woodson
|
190
|
5
|
|
1
|
5
|
|
20
|
7
|
Terrance
Nowell
|
170
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
21
|
42
|
Kasey
Hall
|
170
|
4
|
|
2
|
4
|
WEST
REGION:
|
POS
|
CAR
#
|
DRIVER
|
PTS
|
RACES
|
WINS
|
TOP
5
|
TOP
10
|
|
1
|
22
|
Lucky
Keeton
|
270
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
|
2
|
9
|
Herman
Reynolds
|
238
|
6
|
|
4
|
4
|
|
3
|
07
|
Talbert
Goldman
|
218
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
|
4
|
25
|
Josh
Huss
|
209
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
|
5
|
47
|
Shannon
Lee
|
208
|
5
|
|
4
|
5
|
|
6
|
2t
|
Tootie
Arnold
|
196
|
5
|
|
2
|
4
|
|
7
|
25c
|
Chris
Griffin
|
189
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
|
8
|
77
|
Michael
Santangelo
|
186
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
|
9
|
8h
|
Heath
Gibson
|
186
|
5
|
|
3
|
5
|
|
10
|
27
|
Larry
Murphy
|
180
|
4
|
|
3
|
4
|
|
11
|
39
|
Michael
Sibley
|
170
|
4
|
|
4
|
4
|
|
12
|
3m
|
Micha
McCall
|
169
|
5
|
|
1
|
4
|
|
13
|
3g
|
Seth
Gransberry
|
163
|
5
|
|
|
4
|
|
14
|
9
|
Ed
Guidry
|
156
|
4
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