NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 20 Preview

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CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies Week 20 action will feature nine races at eight different tracks in four different states. Week 20 competition will be highlighted by the Summer National Shootout on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL with twin $1,000-to-win races.

The first $1,000-to-win race of the Summer National Shootout at Talladega Short Track on Saturday night will be a Week 10 Make-Up Race. At the completion of the first race, the finish of that event will make up the starting line for the second race, with the Top 10 finishers redrawing for their starting spots. The second $1,000-to-win race will award Week 20 points.

Friday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division events are scheduled for Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS and Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL.

In addition to the Talladega Short Track event, Saturday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 20 events are also scheduled for Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, MO, Southern Raceway in Milton, FL, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.

Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 683 points after ten wins, 18 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 21 races. Idom will be trying to net on the lowest weekly point total among his best 14 which is a 43 in Week 20 action.

With eight weeks left in the 2014 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division 27-week season, Idom is also in good position to turn in a “Perfect Season” of 700 points that represent 14 50-point wins during the season. Idom also has the highest Weekly Point Average, or WPA, among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 48.79 out of a possible 50.

David Windham of Florala, AL is second in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 658 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41 in his next race. Windham has the fifth highest WPA at 47.

Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS is third in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 644 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41 in his next race. Leftwich has the sixth highest WPA at 46. Mike Lane of Pace, FL is fourth in the standings and his best 14 week season total is 627. Lane has the seventh highest WPA at 44.78.

Branden Harris of Molino, FL is fifth in the standings with 619 points, and he will be trying to net on a 25 in his next race. Harris has the ninth highest WPA at 44.21. Dean Shaw of Defuniak Springs, FL is sixth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 577 points and has one more week to earn full points. Shaw has the eighth highest WPA at 44.38.

Phillip Haynes of Anniston, AL is seventh in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 574 points, and he will be trying to net on a 25 this weekend. Larry Faulk of Pace, FL is eighth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 555 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41.

James “Scooter” Ware of West Point, MS is ninth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 550 points. Ware has one more week to earn full points before hitting the 14 week mark of his 2014 season.

The defending NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division National Champion Trey Bright of Coker, AL rounds out the Top 10 of the standings with 531 points. Bright will be a driver to watch in the coming weeks, as he is still in contention to win his second straight National Championship. Bright has three more weeks to earn full points, and he has the second highest WPA at 48.27.

There are three drivers that are in the second ten of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings that are among the Top 10 drivers on the WPA list, and will be trying to work their respective ways into the Top 10 of the Division point standings during the last eight weeks of the season.

Garrett McDonald of Pace, FL is 11[sup]th[/sup] in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 530 points. McDonald has two more weeks to earn full points and has the tenth highest WPA at 44.17. Kevin Whittington of Brandon, MS is 14[sup]th[/sup] in the standings with 522 points and has three more weeks to earn full points. Whittington has the fourth highest WPA at 47.45.

Calvin Cook of Pace, FL is 16[sup]th[/sup] in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 476 points. Cook has four more weeks to earn full points and he has the third highest WPA among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings at 47.6.

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.

Complete Week 20 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 20 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

August 8:

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

August 9:

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY – POPLAR BLUFF, MO
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL ($1,000-To-Win Double Features – Week 10 Make Up Race)
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS

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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