CARTERSVILLE, GA – Only two events were completed in Week 18 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season with eight races being rained out. Jacob Anderson of Murphy, NC picked up an East Region win, and Michael Santangelo of St. Rose, LA was a West Region winner.
Anderson drove the Jacob Anderson Company GRT to his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC. Santangelo took his first win of the season on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the Harahan Paint and Body Trak-Star.
The win by Anderson moved him up to the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings. Anderson now has 643 points based on his best 16 finishes with six wins, 17 top five finishes, and 18 top ten finishes in 19 starts. Anderson also brought his Event Point Average above the 40 mark to an EPA of 40.2.
Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL still leads the East Region standings with 760 points, followed by Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL with 723 points, and Dana Eiland of Salem, AL with 689 points. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL is fifth with 640 points, and Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL is sixth with 632 points.
Jason Deal of Copperhill, TN was able to net some points with a third-place finish on Saturday night at Tri-County Race Track in the Cougar Fireworks GRT. Deal is seventh in the East Region standings with 611 points.
Rounding out the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings are Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL in the eighth spot with 609 points, Marc Gooden of Lafayette, AL is ninth with 596 points, and the tenth spot is held by Larry Harrod of Plains, GA with 582 points.
East Region rainouts for Week 18 were at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL on Friday night, along with Saturday night events at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, TN, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Talladega Short Track will run a double-points race this Saturday night, and Mountain Raceway Park will run double features this Saturday night. Penton Raceway has rescheduled its double-points race to August 22.
The top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings were unchanged after Week 18 with two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS remaining the point leader with 776 points.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is second in the West Region standings with 744 points. Arnold finished third on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in the Reynolds Racing Trak-Star, but was unable to net any points based on his best 16 finishes. Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA is third with 736 points, and Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is fourth with 732 points.
Tracy Brown of Lumberton, MS is fifth with 703 points, and Cliff Williams of Star, MS is sixth with 685 points. Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS is seventh with 665 points, and Owen Stockstill of Purvis, MS is eighth with 622 points. Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS is ninth with 583 points.
Randall Beckwith of Kilmichael, MS and Ashley Stockstill of Purvis, MS are tied for tenth in the West Region standings with 562 points. If the season were to end now, Beckwith would win the tie-breaker for the tenth spot, as he has six wins, while Stockstill has none.
Santangelo kept the winning streak alive for Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL as the only chassis manufacturer to post a win in each week of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition. Trak-Star Race Cars leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with 36 wins this season.
Anderson gave the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR its 29th win of the season to stay in the second spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge point standings.
Mastersbilt Race Cars of Crothersville, IN is third with 22 wins in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge point standings followed by Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN with 15 wins, TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN with 6 wins, and C.J. Rayburn Race Cars of Whiteland, IN with one win.
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the West and East Regions, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/1/09:
EAST REGION:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
PTS
RACES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
1
66k
Scott Knowles
760
18
7
15
17
2
55
Montana Dudley
723
17
1
15
16
3
K9
Dana Eiland
689
17
4
12
15
4
64
Jacob Anderson
643
19
6
17
18
5
18
Chase Edge
640
24
7
18
6
55
Terrance Nowell
632
14
1
13
13
7
7
Jason Deal
611
21
2
19
20
8
5
Rodgerick Dykes
609
19
2
17
9
52
Marc Gooden
596
15
1
8
13
10
27
Larry Harrod
582
13
4
11
12
11
07
Jimmy Elkins Jr.
558
13
10
10
12
50
Richie Stephens
556
13
4
9
10
13
47
Adam Martin
544
12
5
10
10
14
27
Brian Kinnersley
541
14
8
12
14
15
B00
Josh Henry
537
14
5
12
13
16
007
Hunter Best
516
13
3
11
13
17
38
Jerry Goodwin
514
12
3
8
11
18
08
Bobby Eiland
460
11
9
10
19
L28
Terry Ledford
460
13
8
12
20
91
Tod Darda
457
13
3
9
WEST REGION:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
PTS
RACES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
1
22
Lucky Keeton
776
22
6
18
19
2
9
Michael Arnold
744
29
8
22
28
3
21k
Kody Barber
736
22
7
13
20
4
47
Shannon Lee
732
27
4
22
26
5
R14
Tracy Brown
703
22
2
17
20
6
4
Cliff Williams
685
16
8
13
13
7
33c
Eric Cooley
665
14
7
13
14
8
s12
Owen Stockstill
622
19
7
16
9
21
Scott Ladner
583
20
3
17
10
s12
Ashley Stockstill
562
16
3
9
11
84
Randall Beckwith
562
14
6
10
11
12
82
Rodney Barber
550
17
3
14
13
1
Jimmy Howell
538
18
1
14
14
33
Sid Scarbrough
527
15
1
4
9
15
38
Chase Washington
508
12
6
10
16
K18
Kaleb Killens
503
14
7
11
17
121
Michael Blount
477
13
4
12
18
41
Al Kouhout
464
14
10
19
27
Reed Long
444
13
3
7
20
69
Tony Lawson
441
13
2
3
7
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR JULY 31-AUGUST 1:
EAST REGION:
July 31:
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out
August 1:
TRI-COUNTY RACE TRACK – BRASSTOWN, NC:
1. 64 Jacob Anderson
2. 81 Kevin Sutton
3. 7 Jason Deal
4. 71 Kevin Sutton
5. L28 Terry Ledford
6. 17 Kurt English
7. 31 Eric Whitener
MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE, TN:
Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
WEST REGION:
July 31:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out
August 1:
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. 77 Michael Santangelo
2. K18 Kaleb Killens
3. 9 Michael Arnold
4. 51 Brian Deroche
5. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
6. 7 Bryan Foy
7. 9 Edward Guidry
8. 67 Cliff Spencer
9. 50 Joe Credidio Jr.
10. 00 J.D. Pass
11. 33 Sid Scarbrough
12. E10 Bryant Coyne DNS
13. 22 Brent Melancon DNS
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
Rained Out
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
Rained Out
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – GULFPORT, MS:
Rained Out
Anderson drove the Jacob Anderson Company GRT to his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC. Santangelo took his first win of the season on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the Harahan Paint and Body Trak-Star.
The win by Anderson moved him up to the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings. Anderson now has 643 points based on his best 16 finishes with six wins, 17 top five finishes, and 18 top ten finishes in 19 starts. Anderson also brought his Event Point Average above the 40 mark to an EPA of 40.2.
Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL still leads the East Region standings with 760 points, followed by Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL with 723 points, and Dana Eiland of Salem, AL with 689 points. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL is fifth with 640 points, and Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL is sixth with 632 points.
Jason Deal of Copperhill, TN was able to net some points with a third-place finish on Saturday night at Tri-County Race Track in the Cougar Fireworks GRT. Deal is seventh in the East Region standings with 611 points.
Rounding out the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings are Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL in the eighth spot with 609 points, Marc Gooden of Lafayette, AL is ninth with 596 points, and the tenth spot is held by Larry Harrod of Plains, GA with 582 points.
East Region rainouts for Week 18 were at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL on Friday night, along with Saturday night events at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, TN, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Talladega Short Track will run a double-points race this Saturday night, and Mountain Raceway Park will run double features this Saturday night. Penton Raceway has rescheduled its double-points race to August 22.
The top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings were unchanged after Week 18 with two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS remaining the point leader with 776 points.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS is second in the West Region standings with 744 points. Arnold finished third on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in the Reynolds Racing Trak-Star, but was unable to net any points based on his best 16 finishes. Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA is third with 736 points, and Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is fourth with 732 points.
Tracy Brown of Lumberton, MS is fifth with 703 points, and Cliff Williams of Star, MS is sixth with 685 points. Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS is seventh with 665 points, and Owen Stockstill of Purvis, MS is eighth with 622 points. Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS is ninth with 583 points.
Randall Beckwith of Kilmichael, MS and Ashley Stockstill of Purvis, MS are tied for tenth in the West Region standings with 562 points. If the season were to end now, Beckwith would win the tie-breaker for the tenth spot, as he has six wins, while Stockstill has none.
Santangelo kept the winning streak alive for Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL as the only chassis manufacturer to post a win in each week of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition. Trak-Star Race Cars leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings with 36 wins this season.
Anderson gave the defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR its 29th win of the season to stay in the second spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge point standings.
Mastersbilt Race Cars of Crothersville, IN is third with 22 wins in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge point standings followed by Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN with 15 wins, TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN with 6 wins, and C.J. Rayburn Race Cars of Whiteland, IN with one win.
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the West and East Regions, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/1/09:
EAST REGION:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
PTS
RACES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
1
66k
Scott Knowles
760
18
7
15
17
2
55
Montana Dudley
723
17
1
15
16
3
K9
Dana Eiland
689
17
4
12
15
4
64
Jacob Anderson
643
19
6
17
18
5
18
Chase Edge
640
24
7
18
6
55
Terrance Nowell
632
14
1
13
13
7
7
Jason Deal
611
21
2
19
20
8
5
Rodgerick Dykes
609
19
2
17
9
52
Marc Gooden
596
15
1
8
13
10
27
Larry Harrod
582
13
4
11
12
11
07
Jimmy Elkins Jr.
558
13
10
10
12
50
Richie Stephens
556
13
4
9
10
13
47
Adam Martin
544
12
5
10
10
14
27
Brian Kinnersley
541
14
8
12
14
15
B00
Josh Henry
537
14
5
12
13
16
007
Hunter Best
516
13
3
11
13
17
38
Jerry Goodwin
514
12
3
8
11
18
08
Bobby Eiland
460
11
9
10
19
L28
Terry Ledford
460
13
8
12
20
91
Tod Darda
457
13
3
9
WEST REGION:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
PTS
RACES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
1
22
Lucky Keeton
776
22
6
18
19
2
9
Michael Arnold
744
29
8
22
28
3
21k
Kody Barber
736
22
7
13
20
4
47
Shannon Lee
732
27
4
22
26
5
R14
Tracy Brown
703
22
2
17
20
6
4
Cliff Williams
685
16
8
13
13
7
33c
Eric Cooley
665
14
7
13
14
8
s12
Owen Stockstill
622
19
7
16
9
21
Scott Ladner
583
20
3
17
10
s12
Ashley Stockstill
562
16
3
9
11
84
Randall Beckwith
562
14
6
10
11
12
82
Rodney Barber
550
17
3
14
13
1
Jimmy Howell
538
18
1
14
14
33
Sid Scarbrough
527
15
1
4
9
15
38
Chase Washington
508
12
6
10
16
K18
Kaleb Killens
503
14
7
11
17
121
Michael Blount
477
13
4
12
18
41
Al Kouhout
464
14
10
19
27
Reed Long
444
13
3
7
20
69
Tony Lawson
441
13
2
3
7
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR JULY 31-AUGUST 1:
EAST REGION:
July 31:
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out
August 1:
TRI-COUNTY RACE TRACK – BRASSTOWN, NC:
1. 64 Jacob Anderson
2. 81 Kevin Sutton
3. 7 Jason Deal
4. 71 Kevin Sutton
5. L28 Terry Ledford
6. 17 Kurt English
7. 31 Eric Whitener
MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE, TN:
Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
WEST REGION:
July 31:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out
August 1:
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. 77 Michael Santangelo
2. K18 Kaleb Killens
3. 9 Michael Arnold
4. 51 Brian Deroche
5. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
6. 7 Bryan Foy
7. 9 Edward Guidry
8. 67 Cliff Spencer
9. 50 Joe Credidio Jr.
10. 00 J.D. Pass
11. 33 Sid Scarbrough
12. E10 Bryant Coyne DNS
13. 22 Brent Melancon DNS
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
Rained Out
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
Rained Out
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – GULFPORT, MS:
Rained Out
