NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 18 Preview

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CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 18 of the 2014 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies season will be a light one with five races on the schedule of events. There will be two races on Friday night and three races on Saturday, but most of the title contenders are expected to be in action.

On Friday night, NeSmith/AR Bodies Week 18 events are scheduled for Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS and Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL. Saturday night Week 18 races are scheduled for Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Southern Raceway in Milton, FL, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.

Southern Raceway will present Double Feature Races this Saturday night for the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competitors. The first feature race will be a Week 2 Make-Up Race, and the second feature race will be the regularly scheduled Week 18 race.

Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 665 points. There are ten weeks to go in the 2014 season, and with each passing week, Idom’s chances to capture the title get better and better.

This weekend, Idom will be trying to net on a 41, which is the lowest weekly point total of his best 14. Idom also has the third highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) among the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings at 47.5 out of a possible 50, which means his average weekly finish is just above a fourth-place.

David Windham of Florala, FL keeps staying in the hunt from the second spot with top five finishes. Windham has a best 14 week total of 648 points and he will also be trying to net on a 41 in NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 18 competition. Windham is fifth on the WPA list at 46.29.

Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS is third in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 629 points and will be trying to net on a 41. Leftwich is seventh on the WPA list at 44.93. Mike Lane of Pace, FL is fourth with a best 14 week total of 627.

Dean Shaw of Defuniak Springs, FL is fifth with 577 points and he still has one more week to earn full points. Shaw is ninth on the WPA list at 44.39. Branden Harris of Molino, FL is sixth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 571 points and he also has one more week to earn full points.

Phillip Haynes of Anniston, AL is seventh in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 554 points and he will be trying to net on a 25 in Week 18 competition. Larry Faulk of Pace, FL is eighth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 531 points, and he will be trying to net on a 25.

Garrett McDonald of Pace, FL is ninth in the standings with 530 points and has an opportunity to climb up the standings, as he has two more weeks to earn full points before reaching the 14 week mark of his season. McDonald is tenth on the WPA list among the Top 20 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings at 44.17.

Kevin Whittington of Brandon, FL is tenth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 522 points, but he is still a title contender with ten weeks to go in the 2014 season. Whittington still has three more weeks to earn full point before reaching the 14 week mark of his season, and he has the fourth highest WPA at 47.45.

There are three drivers in the second ten of the point standings that are still in the hunt for the 2014 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division National Championship based on their WPA scores.

The defending NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division National Champion Trey Bright of Coker, AL is 12[sup]th[/sup] in the standings with 481 points, but he still has four more weeks to earn full points. Bright has the highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 48.1.

Tyler Hurst of Lineville, AL is 16[sup]th[/sup] in the standings with 409 points and five more weeks to earn full points. Hurst has the sixth highest WPA at 45.44. Calvin Cook of Pace, FL is 19[sup]th[/sup] in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 384 points and has six more weeks to earn full points with the second highest WPA at 48.

Drivers that race at NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock tracks compete against each other through a points system that counts a driver’s best 14 weekly point totals during the 27-week season that runs through September 28. The 2014 NeSmith/AR Bodies National Champion will pocket $2,000 and the National point fund pays back to the Top 10 drivers at the end of the season.

The economical steel-head Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine is an optional engine for competitors in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies. The Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine is in stock and available for $3,295.00 with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast from NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA.

NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA is the nation’s Number One GM Performance and Powertrain Dealer for seven years running. To place an order, call Tim Bland at 1-877-497-3624.

NeSmith Race Control will be providing live updates of NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 18 action this Friday night and Saturday night beginning at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time each night. These live updates will be available on the series’ Facebook page at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stocks Presented By AR Bodies as the tracks provide them.

Complete Week 18 results and updated point standings for the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies will be available on Monday with the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Round Up. For more information about the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division sanctioned tracks, visit the series’ all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies, visit the series all-new web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stocks Presented By AR Bodies. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.

NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 18 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

July 25:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL

July 26:

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL (Double Features – Week 2 Make-Up Race)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL

NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies. AR Bodies is a Presenting Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies.
 




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