CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 20 of the 27-week NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stocks Division Presented By AR Bodies 2015 season could see three drivers outside the Top 10 of the point standings make big moves earning full points, while drivers in the Top 10 of the standings have reached the 14 week mark and are netting points.
There are seven races on the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 20 schedule of events in four different states. The competition begins on Friday night with a race at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS.
Saturday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 20 races are scheduled for Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, Southern Raceway in Milton, FL, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
Richie Stephens of Salem, AL leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 698 points, two points away from a perfect 14 week total of 700 points. Stephens needs to net on two 49 point second-place finishes with 50 point wins in two weeks of racing to become the first driver in the three-year history of the series to record a perfect score.
Branden Harris of Molino, FL is second in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 679 points, and he will be looking to net on a 42. Steve Pate of Heflin, AL is third with a best 14 week total of 659 points, and he will be looking to net on a 39. Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL is fourth with a best 14 week total of 645 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41.
Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 643 points, and he will be trying to net on a 39. Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is sixth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 641, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 639, and he will be trying to net on a 41.
David Williamson of Seminary, MS is eighth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 638 points, and he will be looking to net on a 41. Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is ninth with a best 14 week total of 634 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Cliff Childers of Terry, MS rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 631 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41.
Stephens has the highest Weekly Point Average, or WPA, among the Top 20 in the point standings at 49.86 out of a possible 50. The driver with the second highest WPA is Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS, who is 12[sup]th[/sup] in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 588 points, and he has two more weeks to earn full points.
Sean Goodwin of Pensacola, FL, who is 19[sup]th[/sup] in the standings with 488 points, but has the third highest WPA at 48.80 and four more weeks to earn full points. Harris has the fourth highest WPA at 48.50, and Pate has the fifth highest WPA at 47.07. Calvin Cook of Pace, FL, who is 17[sup]th[/sup] in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 513 points, has the sixth highest WPA at 46.64 and three more weeks to earn full points.
Faulk has the seventh highest WPA at 46.07, and Bailey has the eighth highest WPA at 45.93. Mitchell has the ninth highest WPA at 45.79 and Williamson has the tenth highest WPA among the Top 20 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings at 45.36.
Drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division will compete against each other nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season from March 23 through September 27. The $5,000 National point fund will pay $2,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.
NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competitors also have the option to compete with the economical steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine that is available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA for $3,495 with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast.
Three of the Top 4 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings after the first 19 weeks of competition, and three of the five Week 19 race winners have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars.
For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies, visit the series 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 7:
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
August 8:
DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
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.
There are seven races on the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 20 schedule of events in four different states. The competition begins on Friday night with a race at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS.
Saturday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 20 races are scheduled for Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, Southern Raceway in Milton, FL, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
Richie Stephens of Salem, AL leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 698 points, two points away from a perfect 14 week total of 700 points. Stephens needs to net on two 49 point second-place finishes with 50 point wins in two weeks of racing to become the first driver in the three-year history of the series to record a perfect score.
Branden Harris of Molino, FL is second in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 679 points, and he will be looking to net on a 42. Steve Pate of Heflin, AL is third with a best 14 week total of 659 points, and he will be looking to net on a 39. Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL is fourth with a best 14 week total of 645 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41.
Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 643 points, and he will be trying to net on a 39. Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is sixth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 641, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 639, and he will be trying to net on a 41.
David Williamson of Seminary, MS is eighth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 638 points, and he will be looking to net on a 41. Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is ninth with a best 14 week total of 634 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41. Cliff Childers of Terry, MS rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 631 points, and he will be trying to net on a 41.
Stephens has the highest Weekly Point Average, or WPA, among the Top 20 in the point standings at 49.86 out of a possible 50. The driver with the second highest WPA is Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS, who is 12[sup]th[/sup] in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 588 points, and he has two more weeks to earn full points.
Sean Goodwin of Pensacola, FL, who is 19[sup]th[/sup] in the standings with 488 points, but has the third highest WPA at 48.80 and four more weeks to earn full points. Harris has the fourth highest WPA at 48.50, and Pate has the fifth highest WPA at 47.07. Calvin Cook of Pace, FL, who is 17[sup]th[/sup] in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with 513 points, has the sixth highest WPA at 46.64 and three more weeks to earn full points.
Faulk has the seventh highest WPA at 46.07, and Bailey has the eighth highest WPA at 45.93. Mitchell has the ninth highest WPA at 45.79 and Williamson has the tenth highest WPA among the Top 20 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings at 45.36.
Drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division will compete against each other nationally using a points system that will count their best 14 weekly point totals over a 27-week season from March 23 through September 27. The $5,000 National point fund will pay $2,000 to the National Champion and pay back to the Top 10 drivers in the final point standings.
NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division competitors also have the option to compete with the economical steel-head 350 horsepower Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine that is available at NeSmith Chevrolet in Claxton, GA for $3,495 with free next day delivery anywhere in the Southeast.
Three of the Top 4 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings after the first 19 weeks of competition, and three of the five Week 19 race winners have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars.
For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies, visit the series 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 7:
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
August 8:
DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
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.
