CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 22 of the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies season was a limited one, as many tracks took the week off for the running of the 3rd Annual Southern Street Stock Nationals at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. There were three races on the schedule with one rainout.
The NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Friday night race at Whynot Motorsports Park was rained out, but there were three races on the schedule for Saturday night Week 22 action. With only one Top 10 driver in the standings netting points in Week 22, there were no change from last week.
Stuart Wilson of Milton, FL drove the Wilson Lumber Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his sixth win of the season with a 40-point victory at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL.
Brandon Kilpatrick of Jay, FL drove the Kilpatrick Racing Chevrolet to his third NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division win of the season at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL on Saturday night to close in on a Top 10 points fund-paying position. Kilpatrick is in the 11th spot, five points outside the Top 10.
Clint Vaughn of Odenville, AL picked up his fourth NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock win of the season on Saturday night with a 40-point victory at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the Bosma Farms Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Richie Stephens of Salem, AL leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a perfect best 14 week total of 700 points. Stephens has 18 wins, 22 top five finishes and 23 top ten finishes in 27 races driving the Rocketman Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Branden Harris of Molino, FL is second with a best 14 week total of 689 points. Harris has seven NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division wins, 16 top five finishes and 18 top ten finishes in 21 races driving the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS is third with a best 14 week total of 688 points after ten wins and 16 top five finishes in 17 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races driving the Sauls Farm Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. Strength is the only driver with a mathematical chance of beating Stephens for the National Championship.
Steve Pate of Odenville, AL is fourth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 675 points after two wins and 18 top five finishes in 18 races. Pate drove the Pate Racing Chevrolet to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is fifth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 662 points after two wins, 16 top five finishes and 20 top ten finishes in 21 races driving the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet.
Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL is sixth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 660 points. Faulk has three wins, 13 top five finishes and 18 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 651 points. In 22 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races, Jarrell has one win, 12 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is eighth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 649 points after one win, nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 15 races driving the Guy Brothers Roofing Chevrolet. David Williamson of Seminary, MS is ninth with a best 14 week total of 643 points after ten top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 20 races driving the Sauls Farms Ford.
Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 642 points. Geddie has nine top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 17 races driving the Geddie Tree Service Chevrolet.
Five of the Top 7 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 3, after the first 22 weeks of competition, and two of the three Week 22 race winners have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars. To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.
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 POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/22/15:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
PTS
RACES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
WKS/NET
WPA
1
69
Richie Stephens
700
27
18
22
23
49
50.00
2
2
Branden Harris
689
21
7
16
18
47
49.21
3
18
Brooks Strength
688
17
10
16
16
41
49.14
4
07
Steve Pate
668
17
2
17
17
46
47.71
5
05
Bo Bailey
662
21
2
16
20
43
47.29
6
3
Larry Faulk
660
19
3
13
18
44
47.14
7
20
Jason Jarrell
651
22
1
12
17
43
46.50
8
99
Kevin Mitchell
649
15
1
9
12
41
46.36
9
28
David Williamson
643
20
10
17
43
45.93
10
37
Jay Geddie
642
17
9
16
42
45.86
11
41
Brandon Kilpatrick
637
14
3
10
13
38
45.50
12
18c
Cliff Childers
632
16
7
14
42
45.14
13
2m
Bubba McGhee
630
19
7
15
41
45.00
14
777
Brandon Leftwich
613
15
1
6
9
25
43.79
15
26c
Cole Cameron
592
15
3
10
37
42,29
16
21
Russell Chapman
586
13
3
11
13
13
45.08
17
6
Calvin Cook
565
12
4
8
11
12
47.08
18
1
John Smartt
553
13
5
12
12
13
42.54
19
15
Joe Richbourg
549
14
5
11
13
42.23
20
53
Scooter Ware
543
14
5
10
13
41.77
NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 22 RESULTS:
August 21:
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out
August 22:
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL:
1. 71 Stuart Wilson
2. 26 Jeffrey Odom
3. 00 Layne Jones
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 41 Brandon Kilpatrick
2. 20 Curtis Faircloth
3. 42 Kyle Kichler
4. 29 Dean Shaw
5. 2 Bubba McGhee
6. 1 Tim Wetzel
7. 27 Jim Jarvis
8. 71 Andy Penton
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 54 Clint Vaughn
2. 21 Russell Chapman
3. 17 Josh Yarbrough
4. 07 Steve Pate
5. 109 Phillip Haynes
6. 23 Ronald Williamson
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.
The NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Friday night race at Whynot Motorsports Park was rained out, but there were three races on the schedule for Saturday night Week 22 action. With only one Top 10 driver in the standings netting points in Week 22, there were no change from last week.
Stuart Wilson of Milton, FL drove the Wilson Lumber Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his sixth win of the season with a 40-point victory at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL.
Brandon Kilpatrick of Jay, FL drove the Kilpatrick Racing Chevrolet to his third NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division win of the season at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL on Saturday night to close in on a Top 10 points fund-paying position. Kilpatrick is in the 11th spot, five points outside the Top 10.
Clint Vaughn of Odenville, AL picked up his fourth NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock win of the season on Saturday night with a 40-point victory at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the Bosma Farms Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Richie Stephens of Salem, AL leads the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a perfect best 14 week total of 700 points. Stephens has 18 wins, 22 top five finishes and 23 top ten finishes in 27 races driving the Rocketman Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Branden Harris of Molino, FL is second with a best 14 week total of 689 points. Harris has seven NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division wins, 16 top five finishes and 18 top ten finishes in 21 races driving the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS is third with a best 14 week total of 688 points after ten wins and 16 top five finishes in 17 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races driving the Sauls Farm Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. Strength is the only driver with a mathematical chance of beating Stephens for the National Championship.
Steve Pate of Odenville, AL is fourth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 675 points after two wins and 18 top five finishes in 18 races. Pate drove the Pate Racing Chevrolet to a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. Bo Bailey of Milton, FL is fifth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 662 points after two wins, 16 top five finishes and 20 top ten finishes in 21 races driving the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet.
Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL is sixth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 660 points. Faulk has three wins, 13 top five finishes and 18 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 651 points. In 22 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division races, Jarrell has one win, 12 top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is eighth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 649 points after one win, nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 15 races driving the Guy Brothers Roofing Chevrolet. David Williamson of Seminary, MS is ninth with a best 14 week total of 643 points after ten top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 20 races driving the Sauls Farms Ford.
Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 642 points. Geddie has nine top five finishes and 16 top ten finishes in 17 races driving the Geddie Tree Service Chevrolet.
Five of the Top 7 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 3, after the first 22 weeks of competition, and two of the three Week 22 race winners have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars. To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.
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 POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/22/15:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
PTS
RACES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
WKS/NET
WPA
1
69
Richie Stephens
700
27
18
22
23
49
50.00
2
2
Branden Harris
689
21
7
16
18
47
49.21
3
18
Brooks Strength
688
17
10
16
16
41
49.14
4
07
Steve Pate
668
17
2
17
17
46
47.71
5
05
Bo Bailey
662
21
2
16
20
43
47.29
6
3
Larry Faulk
660
19
3
13
18
44
47.14
7
20
Jason Jarrell
651
22
1
12
17
43
46.50
8
99
Kevin Mitchell
649
15
1
9
12
41
46.36
9
28
David Williamson
643
20
10
17
43
45.93
10
37
Jay Geddie
642
17
9
16
42
45.86
11
41
Brandon Kilpatrick
637
14
3
10
13
38
45.50
12
18c
Cliff Childers
632
16
7
14
42
45.14
13
2m
Bubba McGhee
630
19
7
15
41
45.00
14
777
Brandon Leftwich
613
15
1
6
9
25
43.79
15
26c
Cole Cameron
592
15
3
10
37
42,29
16
21
Russell Chapman
586
13
3
11
13
13
45.08
17
6
Calvin Cook
565
12
4
8
11
12
47.08
18
1
John Smartt
553
13
5
12
12
13
42.54
19
15
Joe Richbourg
549
14
5
11
13
42.23
20
53
Scooter Ware
543
14
5
10
13
41.77
NeSMITH/AR BODIES STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 22 RESULTS:
August 21:
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out
August 22:
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL:
1. 71 Stuart Wilson
2. 26 Jeffrey Odom
3. 00 Layne Jones
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 41 Brandon Kilpatrick
2. 20 Curtis Faircloth
3. 42 Kyle Kichler
4. 29 Dean Shaw
5. 2 Bubba McGhee
6. 1 Tim Wetzel
7. 27 Jim Jarvis
8. 71 Andy Penton
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 54 Clint Vaughn
2. 21 Russell Chapman
3. 17 Josh Yarbrough
4. 07 Steve Pate
5. 109 Phillip Haynes
6. 23 Ronald Williamson
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.