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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR JUNE 23

               CARTERSVILLE, GA – Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS picked up a pair of victories over the weekend during Week 13 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series to move up to the second spot in the West Region.  Adam Martin of Talladega, AL took his fourth win of the season to close up the points chase in the East Region.

               Lee was the winner on Friday night at Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg , MS , and then traveled to Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton , AL on Saturday night where he captured his fourth West Region win of the season.  Lee now trails the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS by 62 points.

               Keeton took the weekend off of West Region competition to race with the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Tour in Tuscumbia, AL and Columbus, MS.  Keeton picked up his fourth and final 10-point bonus for competing with the National Tour.  Lee has only picked up 10 of the 40 bonus allowed.  Keeton and Lee both have 12 starts apiece.

               Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region points chase with 474 points in 13 starts.  Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL is fourth with 473 points in 12 starts, and Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL is fifth with 423 points in 11 starts.

               The “perfect season” for Mark Clifton of Brewton , AL came to an end on Saturday night with Lee’s win at Flomaton Speedway.  Clifton was seven for seven in the win column going into Saturday night’s Flomaton race, but had to settle for a fourth-place finish.  Clifton is now sixth in the West Region standings with 363 points in eight starts.

               Tracy Sutton of Brewton, AL is seventh with 350 points in nine starts, and Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS is eighth with 348 points in nine starts.  Heath Gibson of Brewton, AL is ninth with 342 points in nine starts, and Micha McCall of Flomaton, AL rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 341 points in ten starts.

               In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action over the weekend, Jim Bryant of Leesville , LA took his second straight win on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb , MS .  A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA was rained out on Saturday night.

               Martin was the winner on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga , AL , and rides in the second spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 578 points in 12 starts.  Martin trails East Region point leader Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL by 102 points, but the point battle is much closer than the numbers show.

               Stephens grabbed his seventh NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region win of the season on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton , AL , and followed that up with a third-place finish on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City , AL .  Stephens has 680 points in 17 starts, and is tied with Clifton for the most wins in the series with seven.

               With a driver’s best 16 point finishes counting towards his Regional point total, Stephens on Saturday night was able to throw out a 34-point race on March 28, and replace it with the 46-point fourth-place effort on Saturday night to net 12 points.

               Martin, on the other hand, can still earn full points for four more races.  If he wins each race with a field of 15 cars or more, it is possible for Martin to earn up to 200 points.  Neither Stephens nor Martin has yet to cash in on earning any bonus points that will be added on to their 16 best point finish total for entering a National Touring event.

               Blake Stewart of Centre, AL ran with the National Tour in Tuscumbia, AL on Friday night to pick up 10 bonus points, and then finished fifth on Saturday night in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region action at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL.  That moved Stewart up to the third spot in the East Region standings with 561 points in 13 starts.

               Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL is fourth with 558 points in 13 starts, and Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL is fifth with 557 points in 13 starts.  Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL is sixth with 549 points in 17 starts, and Dillon Crim of Eastaboga, AL is seventh with 546 points in 15 starts.

Marc Gooden of Lafayette, AL is eighth in the East Region points chase with 531 points in 15 starts, and Larry Harrod of Plains, GA is ninth with 528 points in 13 starts.  Anthony Meadows of Lanett, AL rounds out the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 485 points in 12 starts.

In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region action over the weekend, Steve Barnett of Franklin , IN became a four-time series winner on Saturday night with a victory at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown , IN.   William Thomas of Phenix City, AL scored his third win of the season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway .  Kenny Gaither of Talladega, AL was a first time series winner on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway .

 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 6/21/08 :

WEST REGION:

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

PTS

RACES

WINS

TOP 5

TOP 10

1

22

Lucky Keeton

549

12

5

9

10

2

47

Shannon Lee

487

12

4

11

12

3

9

Herman Reynolds

474

13

 

5

9

4

25

Josh Huss

473

12

2

10

10

5

25c

Chris Griffin

423

11

1

7

11

6

30

Mark Clifton

363

8

7

8

8

7

88

Tracy Sutton

350

9

 

7

8

8

2t

Tootie Arnold

348

9

1

5

8

9

8h

Heath Gibson

342

9

 

5

9

10

3m

Micha McCall

341

10

 

3

7

11

07

Talbert Goldman

336

8

1

6

6

12

21

Ben McCreary

320

7

 

5

6

13

3g

Seth Gransberry

311

10

 

 

6

14

247

Spanky Sexton

308

9

 

1

7

15

77

Michael Santangelo

294

7

2

4

7

16

9

Ed Guidry

290

8

 

2

7

17

27

Larry Murphy

286

7

 

4

5

18

44

Roger Rolison

280

7

 

4

6

19

17

Silas Martin

269

7

 

6

7

20

760

Jim McDuffie

268

7

2

3

3

EAST REGION:

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

PTS

RACES

WINS

TOP 5

TOP 10

1

00

Richie Stephens

680

17

7

13

17

2

47

Adam Martin

578

12

4

12

12

3

04

Blake Stewart

561

13

3

9

11

4

29

Brian Ponder

558

13

1

8

13

5

07

Jimmy Elkins Jr.

557

13

2

9

13

6

18

Chase Edge

549

17

 

6

12

7

7c

Dillon Crim

546

15

 

6

10

8

52

Marc Gooden

531

15

 

7

12

9

27

Larry Harrod

528

13

1

8

11

10

31

Anthony Meadows

485

12

4

10

10

11

5

Logan Yates

482

11

3

6

11

12

K9

Dana Eiland

465

11

 

8

11

13

18

Landon Sims

451

13

 

1

8

14

54

Greg Chumley

412

11

 

5

7

15

k17

Corey Korreckt

402

11

1

5

7

16

55

Montana Dudley