CARTERSVILLE, GA – Rain washed out all but one of the eight Week 9 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series events scheduled during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Lamar Furr of Hollandale, MS topped a 25-car West Region field on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS to post his first win of the season in the L&L Flying GRT.
The Sunday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region event scheduled for Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS was rained out, and the race at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA was cancelled due to track equipment problems. The West Region race scheduled for Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS was cancelled on Thursday.
The entire NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Week 9 schedule was rained out at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL on Saturday and Monday nights. Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL was rained out on Saturday night, as was New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA on Sunday night.
Two drivers that competed at Greenville Speedway in Saturday night made moves within the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings.
Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS used a top ten finish in the Lawson Construction Rocket to move up to the fourth spot in the West Region standings. Lawson now has 370 points with one top five finish and seven top ten finishes in nine starts.
Jason Michau of Kilmichael, MS also had a top ten finish in the Michau Logging Warrior to move up to the eighth spot in the West Region standings with 309 points after one top five and four top tens in six starts.
In late reporting Week 8 results from the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region, Wesley Green of Winona, MS drove the Transport Service Center Trak-Star to his third straight win on May 21 at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS. Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS picked up his first win of the season on May 22 at A1 Raceway driving the Billy Riels Racing GRT.
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in the East and West Regions, visit the NeSmith Racing web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click on the Points Page.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/31/10:
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 22 Lucky Keeton 475 10 3 8 10
2 1 Johnny Stokes 394 6 3 6 6
3 3 Shay Knight 381 7 5 6
4 69 Tony Lawson 370 9 1 7
5 4 Cliff Williams 344 6 2 6 6
6 25 Justin McRee 337 5 3 4 4
7 47 Shannon Lee 324 5 1 4 4
8 88j Jason Michau 309 6 1 4
9 22 Jamey Smith 295 7 2 5
10 25b Jay Burchfield 288 4 3 4
11 118 Randy Boyd 274 6 4 6
12 13 Chad McCool 273 5 1 2
13 C55 David Carpenter 269 5 2 3
14 48 Tody Ratcliff 254 6 3
15 760 Jim McDuffie 241 5 1 5 5
16 88 Charlie Henderson 236 3 2 3
17 8 Mike Palasini Jr. 231 4 3 3
18 7 Eric Carr 228 4 2 3
19 27 Larry Murphy 227 5 1 3 3
20 8 Chris Tays 225 5 1 4
21 19 Nick Howell 225 5 3 5
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 18 Chase Edge 561 12 3 12 12
2 00 Richie Stephens 419 9 6 8 8
3 55 Ryan King 359 8 3 7
4 K9 Dana Eiland 351 8 7 7
5 0 Craig Scott 341 9 1 4 7
6 17 Adam Gauldin 339 7 2 6 7
7 47 Adam Martin 332 7 1 7 7
8 16 Tim Staples 332 7 2 6 7
9 1 Kevin Maher 331 7 3 7 7
10 10 Matthew Turner 327 5 3 5 5
11 25 Josh Huss 322 7 1 6 7
12 91 Tod Darda 317 7 2 7 7
13 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 315 7 4 6
14 55 Parrish Duncan 309 7 4 7
15 30 Chris Griffin 306 7 5 7
16 27 Larry Harrod 291 4 4 4
17 3d Mikey Donahoo 287 7
18 00m Monte Skinner 286 7 3 4
19 42 Bernard Blackwell 274 7 5
20 14 Pat Wall 269 6 2 6
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 9 RESULTS:
LATE WEEK 8 WEST REGION RESULTS:
May 21:
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – WINONA, MS:
1. 95 Wesley Greene
2. 327 Jamie Tollison
3. 1 Johnny Stokes
4. 08 Brett Delk
5. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
6. 13 Chad McCool
7. 7 Eric Carr
8. 2 Drew Holliday
9. 18 Jeff Young
10. 23 Phil Sluder
11. 84 Randall Beckwith
12. L8 Leslie Jordan
13. 88j Jason Michau
May 22:
A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL, LA:
1. 47 Shannon Lee
2. 22c Noah Daspit
3. 112 Jason Warner
4. 95 Jeff Danos
5. 26k Kevin Kennedy
WEEK 9 WEST REGION RESULTS:
May 29:
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
1. F5 Lamar Furr
2. 26 Glenn Craft
3. 38 A.C. Parker
4. 110 Brent Barrett
5. 17 Chad Washington
6. 33 Wesley Brown
7. 88j Jason Michau
8. 46 Kenny Carpenter
9. 8kv Robert Smith
10. 69 Tony Lawson
11. C55 David Carpenter
12. G3 Bill Mobley
13. T8 Terry Shaw
14. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
15. 23b Drew Zieglar
16. 24 Mark Tice
17. 56 Bubba Harrison
18. H5 Brandon Hardin
19. 44 Lonnie Wilkerson
20. J8 Bobby Jordan
21. 43 J.J. Wilson
22. 21 Drew McMahon
23. 75 Kasey Gilliland
24. 23 Phil Sluder DNS
25. 13 Johnny Sides DNS
A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL, LA:
Did Not Race – Equipment Problems
May 30:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
Rained Out
EAST REGION:
May 29:
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
May 30:
NEW SENOIA RACEWAY – SENOIA, GA:
Rained Out
May 31:
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
Rained Out
NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, and is also the nation’s number one volume dealer of Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC cars, trucks, SUVs and vans with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. GM Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and Hard Charger Award sponsor. Hoosier Race Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2010 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, Joe Gibbs Driven, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Warrior Race Cars, Trak-Star Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Rocket Chassis.
The Sunday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region event scheduled for Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS was rained out, and the race at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA was cancelled due to track equipment problems. The West Region race scheduled for Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS was cancelled on Thursday.
The entire NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Week 9 schedule was rained out at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL on Saturday and Monday nights. Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL was rained out on Saturday night, as was New Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA on Sunday night.
Two drivers that competed at Greenville Speedway in Saturday night made moves within the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point standings.
Tony Lawson of Laurel, MS used a top ten finish in the Lawson Construction Rocket to move up to the fourth spot in the West Region standings. Lawson now has 370 points with one top five finish and seven top ten finishes in nine starts.
Jason Michau of Kilmichael, MS also had a top ten finish in the Michau Logging Warrior to move up to the eighth spot in the West Region standings with 309 points after one top five and four top tens in six starts.
In late reporting Week 8 results from the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region, Wesley Green of Winona, MS drove the Transport Service Center Trak-Star to his third straight win on May 21 at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS. Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS picked up his first win of the season on May 22 at A1 Raceway driving the Billy Riels Racing GRT.
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in the East and West Regions, visit the NeSmith Racing web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click on the Points Page.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/31/10:
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 22 Lucky Keeton 475 10 3 8 10
2 1 Johnny Stokes 394 6 3 6 6
3 3 Shay Knight 381 7 5 6
4 69 Tony Lawson 370 9 1 7
5 4 Cliff Williams 344 6 2 6 6
6 25 Justin McRee 337 5 3 4 4
7 47 Shannon Lee 324 5 1 4 4
8 88j Jason Michau 309 6 1 4
9 22 Jamey Smith 295 7 2 5
10 25b Jay Burchfield 288 4 3 4
11 118 Randy Boyd 274 6 4 6
12 13 Chad McCool 273 5 1 2
13 C55 David Carpenter 269 5 2 3
14 48 Tody Ratcliff 254 6 3
15 760 Jim McDuffie 241 5 1 5 5
16 88 Charlie Henderson 236 3 2 3
17 8 Mike Palasini Jr. 231 4 3 3
18 7 Eric Carr 228 4 2 3
19 27 Larry Murphy 227 5 1 3 3
20 8 Chris Tays 225 5 1 4
21 19 Nick Howell 225 5 3 5
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 18 Chase Edge 561 12 3 12 12
2 00 Richie Stephens 419 9 6 8 8
3 55 Ryan King 359 8 3 7
4 K9 Dana Eiland 351 8 7 7
5 0 Craig Scott 341 9 1 4 7
6 17 Adam Gauldin 339 7 2 6 7
7 47 Adam Martin 332 7 1 7 7
8 16 Tim Staples 332 7 2 6 7
9 1 Kevin Maher 331 7 3 7 7
10 10 Matthew Turner 327 5 3 5 5
11 25 Josh Huss 322 7 1 6 7
12 91 Tod Darda 317 7 2 7 7
13 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 315 7 4 6
14 55 Parrish Duncan 309 7 4 7
15 30 Chris Griffin 306 7 5 7
16 27 Larry Harrod 291 4 4 4
17 3d Mikey Donahoo 287 7
18 00m Monte Skinner 286 7 3 4
19 42 Bernard Blackwell 274 7 5
20 14 Pat Wall 269 6 2 6
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 9 RESULTS:
LATE WEEK 8 WEST REGION RESULTS:
May 21:
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – WINONA, MS:
1. 95 Wesley Greene
2. 327 Jamie Tollison
3. 1 Johnny Stokes
4. 08 Brett Delk
5. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
6. 13 Chad McCool
7. 7 Eric Carr
8. 2 Drew Holliday
9. 18 Jeff Young
10. 23 Phil Sluder
11. 84 Randall Beckwith
12. L8 Leslie Jordan
13. 88j Jason Michau
May 22:
A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL, LA:
1. 47 Shannon Lee
2. 22c Noah Daspit
3. 112 Jason Warner
4. 95 Jeff Danos
5. 26k Kevin Kennedy
WEEK 9 WEST REGION RESULTS:
May 29:
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
1. F5 Lamar Furr
2. 26 Glenn Craft
3. 38 A.C. Parker
4. 110 Brent Barrett
5. 17 Chad Washington
6. 33 Wesley Brown
7. 88j Jason Michau
8. 46 Kenny Carpenter
9. 8kv Robert Smith
10. 69 Tony Lawson
11. C55 David Carpenter
12. G3 Bill Mobley
13. T8 Terry Shaw
14. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
15. 23b Drew Zieglar
16. 24 Mark Tice
17. 56 Bubba Harrison
18. H5 Brandon Hardin
19. 44 Lonnie Wilkerson
20. J8 Bobby Jordan
21. 43 J.J. Wilson
22. 21 Drew McMahon
23. 75 Kasey Gilliland
24. 23 Phil Sluder DNS
25. 13 Johnny Sides DNS
A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL, LA:
Did Not Race – Equipment Problems
May 30:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
Rained Out
EAST REGION:
May 29:
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
May 30:
NEW SENOIA RACEWAY – SENOIA, GA:
Rained Out
May 31:
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
Rained Out
NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, and is also the nation’s number one volume dealer of Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC cars, trucks, SUVs and vans with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. GM Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and Hard Charger Award sponsor. Hoosier Race Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2010 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, Joe Gibbs Driven, Maximum Signs and Graphics, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Warrior Race Cars, Trak-Star Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Rocket Chassis.
