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NeSMITH
CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR MAY 19
BROWNSTOWN, IN – Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN drove the J.D.
Byrider/Tony Stewart Racing Rayburn to his second straight victory on
Saturday night at Brownstown Speedway in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly
Racing Series East Region action for the Group Metal Recyclers Late
Model Division. Barnett
raced 17 of the 20 laps side-by-side with Steve Godsey of
Bedford
,
IN.
On lap 18, Godsey jumped the outside berm in turn four, and
lost two positions. The
defending
NeSmith
Chevrolet
Weekly
Racing
Series
Indiana
State
Champion would have to settle for fourth in the King Distributors
Rayburn. Derek Fisher of
Columbus, IN finished second in the Rayburn Race Cars Rayburn.
NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Championship
contender Jeff Fields of Aragon, GA drove the Godsey Racing Rayburn to
a third-place finish, and Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL rounded
out the top five in the B&B Precision Mow Rocket.
Richie Stephens of Phenix City,
AL
picked up his third win of the season on Friday night at Penton
Raceway in
Penton
,
AL
,
and followed that up with a second-place effort on Saturday night at
East
Alabama
Motor
Speedway
in
Phenix
City
,
AL
to increase his point lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing
Series East Region.
Stephens has three wins, eight top five finishes, and ten top
10 finishes in 10 starts for 428 points.
He leads Larry Harrod of Plains, GA by 76 points.
Harrod has 352 points with one win, five top fives, and seven
top tens in nine starts. Anthony
Meadows of Lanett, AL is third with 321 points after three wins, and
six top fives in eight starts.
Blake Stewart of Centre, AL was the winner on Saturday night at
Green
Valley
Speedway
in
Glencoe
,
AL
to move up to fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
East Region standings with 319 points.
Stewart has two wins, five top fives, and six top tens in eight
starts. Chase Edge of
LaFayette,
AL
celebrated his 15th birthday by moving up to fifth with 308
points.
Adam Martin of Talladega, AL and Marc Gooden of LaFayette, AL
are tied for the sixth spot with 286 points, and Jimmy Elkins Jr. of
Talladega, AL is eighth with 274 points.
Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL is ninth with 270 points, and
Dillon Crim of Eastaboga, AL rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith
Chevrolet WRS East Region standings with 262 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region
action over the weekend, Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL picked up
his second win of the season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor
Speedway, and Jason Hiett of Lincoln, AL won the season opener on
Friday night at Fort Payne Motor Speedway in Fort Payne, AL.
Fort
Payne
Motor
Speedway
will be in action during the Memorial Day
Holiday
weekend on Monday night with gates opening at
4
p.m.
and racing scheduled for
6 p.m.
Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL and Chattahoochee Valley
Motor Speedway in Dothan,
AL
did not report their Saturday night results.
Lucky Keeton of
Toomsuba
,
MS
continued his string of top three finishes on Saturday night at
Whynot
Motorsports
Park
in
Meridian
,
MS
in quest of his third straight NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
West Region Championship. Keeton
finished third at WMP to lead the West Region standings with 316
points. Keeton has four
wins, one second, and one third in six starts.
Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS is second in the NeSmith
Chevrolet WRS West Region with 276 points, followed by Talbert Goldman
of Meridian, MS in third with 248 points, and Shannon Lee of
Lumberton, MS in fourth with 247 points.
Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL is fifth with 239 points, and Heath
Gibson of Brewton, AL is sixth with 230 points.
Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL holds down the seventh spot in
the West Region standings with 229 points, and Micha McCall of
Flomaton,
AL
moved up to the eighth spot with 211 points.
Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS is ninth with 210 points, and
Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith
Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region with 196 points.
In NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action on
Saturday night, Jim McDuffie of
Meridian
,
MS
took his second straight win of the season at
Whynot
Motorsports
Park
,
and Mark Clifton of
Brewton
,
AL
posted his third win of the season at Flomaton Speedway in
Flomaton
,
AL
.
A pair of drivers took their first wins of the season with
Jeremiah Oalmann of
McComb
,
MS
taking the victory at
Pike
County
Speedway
in
McComb
,
MS
,
and Danny Joe Thomas of
Foley
,
AL
winning at A1 Raceway in
Slidell
,
LA.
Butler County Motorsports Park in Greenville,
AL
did not report their Saturday night results.
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
5/17/08
:
EAST
REGION:
|
POS
|
CAR
#
|
DRIVER
|
PTS
|
RACES
|
WINS
|
TOP
5
|
TOP
10
|
|
1
|
00
|
Richie
Stephens
|
428
|
10
|
3
|
8
|
10
|
|
2
|
27
|
Larry
Harrod
|
352
|
9
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
|
3
|
31
|
Anthony
Meadows
|
321
|
8
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
|
4
|
04
|
Blake
Stewart
|
319
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
|
5
|
18
|
Chase
Edge
|
308
|
9
|
|
3
|
8
|
|
6
|
47
|
Adam
Martin
|
286
|
6
|
|
6
|
6
|
|
7
|
52
|
Marc
Gooden
|
286
|
8
|
|
4
|
5
|
|
8
|
07
|
Jimmy
Elkins Jr.
|
274
|
6
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
|
9
|
29
|
Brian
Ponder
|
270
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
|
10
|
7c
|
Dillon
Crim
|
262
|
7
|
|
3
|
5
|
|
11
|
55
|
Montana
Dudley
|
260
|
8
|
|
|
6
|
|
12
|
K9
|
Dana
Eiland
|
256
|
6
|
|
4
|
6
|
|
13
|
42
|
Kasey
Hall
|
252
|
6
|
|
4
|
6
|
|
14
|
5
|
Logan
Yates
|
248
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
|
15
|
54
|
Greg
Chumley
|
242
|
7
|
|
2
|
3
|
|
16
|
18
|
Landon
Sims
|
233
|
7
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
17
|
88
|
Matt
Woodson
|
220
|
6
|
|
1
|
5
|
|
18
|
7
|
Terrance
Nowell
|
220
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
|
19
|
17h
|
Cameron
Heath
|
208
|
7
|
|
|
1
|
|
20
|
B69
|
Bryan
Bernhardt
|
202
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
WEST
REGION:
|
POS
|
CAR
#
|
DRIVER
|
PTS
|
RACES
|
WINS
|
TOP
5
|
TOP
10
|
|
1
|
22
|
Lucky
Keeton
|
316
|
6
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
|
2
|
9
|
Herman
Reynolds
|
276
|
7
|
|
4
|
5
|
|
3
|
07
|
Talbert
Goldman
|
248
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
|
4
|
47
|
Shannon
Lee
|
247
|
6
|
|
5
|
6
|
|
5
|
25
|
Josh
Huss
|
239
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
|
6
|
8h
|
Heath
Gibson
|
230
|
6
|
|
4
|
6
|
|
7
|
25c
|
Chris
Griffin
|
229
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
|
8
|
3m
|
Micha
McCall
|
211
|
6
|
|
2
|
5
|
|
9
|
27
|
Larry
Murphy
|
210
|
5
|
|
3
|
4
|
|
10
|
2t
|
Tootie
Arnold
|
196
|
5
|
|
2
|
4
|
|
11
|
3g
|
Seth
Gransberry
|
195
|
6
|
|
|
5
|
|
12
|
44
|
Roger
Rolison
|
192
|
5
|
|
2
|
4
|
|
13
|
9
|
Ed
Guidry
|
191
|
5
|
|
1
|
5
|
|
14
|
18c
|
Randy
King
|
189
|
5
|
|
2
|
4
|
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