NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 23 Preview

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CARTERSVILLE, GA – A busy four days of racing is ahead over the Labor Day Holiday Weekend that will see eight NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Presented By AR Bodies Week 23 races on Friday through Sunday, and the first race of Week 24 will be held on Monday night with a $1,000-to-win event at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL.

NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 23 competition will begin on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS where Point Leader Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS will be looking for his 13[sup]th[/sup] win of the 2014 season. Idom has a best 14 week total of 694 points and he will be looking to net on a two 48s, and two 49s to finish up the season.

Saturday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division Week 23 action will be highlighted by Double Features at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL. The first feature race will be a Week 7 Make-Up Race, and the second feature race will be the regularly scheduled Week 23 event.

Other Saturday night NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division events are scheduled for Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL, Poplar Bluff Speedway in Poplar Bluff, MO, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL. Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS will present a Sunday night Week 23 race.

Barring the scheduling of any further Double Feature events in the final five weeks of the 2014 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division season, Idom is the only driver that can reach the 700 point mark and a “Perfect Season.” There are three drivers that can still challenge Idom for the 2014 NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division National Championship.

The defending NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division National Champion Trey Bright of Coker, AL is second in the standings with a 14 week total of 675 points. By winning out the remainder of the season, Bright has the potential to have 697 points at the end of the season on September 28. Bright will be trying to net on a 44, two 45s, a 46, and a 48 in the coming weeks.

David Windham of Florala, AL can’t accumulate enough points to challenge Idom for the National Championship, but he still has a good shot to finish second. Windham is currently third in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 667 points. Windham will be looking to finish up the season by netting on a 44, a 45, three 46s and a 48.

Kevin Whittington of Brandon, MS has a chance to challenge Idom for the title, as he can win out the remainder of the season by netting on a 41, a 44, and three 45s to end the season with a potential of 696 points. Whittington is fourth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 666 points.

Larry Faulk of Pace, FL is the third driver with an opportunity to challenge Idom for the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division National Championship. Faulk is fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 663 points, and he can net on two 42s, two 44s, a 46, and a 48 to reach a potential total of 697 points.

Brandon Leftwich of Meridian, MS is sixth in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 657 points. Leftwich will be trying to net on a 41 in his next race. Brandon Harris of Molino, FL is seventh in the standings with a best 14 week total of 647 points and he will be looking to net on a 41 in his next race.

Dean Shaw of Defuniak Springs, FL is eighth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 631 points, and he will be trying to net on a 38 in his next race. Mike Lane of Pace, FL is ninth with 627 points, and Doug Lea of Milton, FL rounds out the Top 10 in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 626 points, and he will be trying to net on a 37.

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 23 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 23 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

August 29:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
August 30:

NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL
POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY – POPLAR BLUFF, MO
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL (Double Features – Week 7 Make-Up Race)
ST. TAMMANY RACEWAY – LACOMBE, LA
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL

August 31:

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS

WEEK 24:

September 1:

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL ($1,000-To-Win)


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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