CARTERSVILLE, GA – Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL extended his lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region with a win and two top five finishes over the weekend. Stephens finished fourth on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL and then took his second win of the season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL.
Stephens has 338 points to lead Larry Harrod of Plains, GA by 58 points. Adam Martin of Talladega, AL has become “Mr. Second-Place” in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region, as he posted his fifth second-place finish of the season in six starts at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on Saturday night. Martin is third in the East Region standings with 286.
Anthony Meadows of Lanett, AL took his third win of the season on Friday night at Penton Raceway, and is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 284 points. Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL is fifth with 274 points.
Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL put one in the win column on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track, and is sixth in the East Region standings with 270 points. Dana Eiland of Salem, AL is seventh with 256 points, and after taking the weekend off, the defending NeSmith Chevrolet East Region Champion Logan Yates of Delta, AL dropped to eighth with 248 points.
Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL climbed into the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region point standings with a pair of fifth-place finishes on Friday night at Penton Raceway and on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. The 14-year-old driver has 241 points, and will be looking to celebrate his 15th birthday on Friday night with a win at Penton Raceway. Landon Sims of Talladega, AL rounds out the top ten with 233 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region action on Saturday night, Chris Noah of Glencoe, AL was the winner at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL, and Russell Welch of Cottondale, FL picked up his third win of the season at Chattahoochee Valley Motor Speedway in Dothan, AL.
Fort Payne Motor Speedway in Fort Payne, AL will open for competition in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region this Friday night, and Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, AL will return to action on Saturday night with a double-points race.
In the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region, the defending and two-time champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS continues to lead with 270 points, and holds a 32-point lead over Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS.
Keeton picked up 20 West Region bonus points over the weekend with a win on Friday night in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event at Southern Speedway, and a third place showing on Saturday night at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA with the National Tour. Keeton has competed in seven races this season with five wins, one second, and one third.
Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 218 points. Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL climbed up to the fourth spot with 209 points after his first win of the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is fifth with 208 points, and Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS is sixth with 196 points. Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL is seventh with 189 points, and Michael Santangelo of St. Rose, LA is tied for the eighth spot with Heath Gibson of Brewton, AL at 186 points. Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region with 180 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action on Saturday night, Greg Allen of Cherokee, AL was the winner at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, and Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS took the victory at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. Brandon Register of Greenville, AL picked up his second win of the season at Butler County Motorsports Park in Greenville, AL.
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the East and West Regions, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click on the Points page.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH MAY 10:
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 00 Richie Stephens 338 8 2 6 8
2 27 Larry Harrod 288 7 1 5 6
3 47 Adam Martin 286 6 6 6
4 31 Anthony Meadows 284 7 3 5 5
5 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 274 6 2 5 6
6 29 Brian Ponder 270 6 1 5 6
7 K9 Dana Eiland 256 6 4 6
8 5 Logan Yates 248 6 1 2 6
9 18 Chase Edge 241 7 3 6
10 18 Landon Sims 233 7 1 3
11 04 Blake Stewart 231 6 1 3 4
12 7c Dillon Crim 230 6 3 4
13 52 Marc Gooden 218 6 3 4
14 17h Cameron Heath 208 7 1
15 54 Greg Chumley 200 6 1 2
16 55 Montana Dudley 193 6 4
17 k17 Corey Korreckt 191 5 1 3 3
18 11g Mark Garrard 190 6 2
19 88 Matt Woodson 190 5 1 5
20 7 Terrance Nowell 170 4 1 3 3
21 42 Kasey Hall 170 4 2 4
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 22 Lucky Keeton 270 5 4 5 5
2 9 Herman Reynolds 238 6 4 4
3 07 Talbert Goldman 218 5 1 4 4
4 25 Josh Huss 209 5 1 5 5
5 47 Shannon Lee 208 5 4 5
6 2t Tootie Arnold 196 5 2 4
7 25c Chris Griffin 189 5 1 4 5
8 77 Michael Santangelo 186 4 2 3 4
9 8h Heath Gibson 186 5 3 5
10 27 Larry Murphy 180 4 3 4
11 39 Michael Sibley 170 4 4 4
12 3m Micha McCall 169 5 1 4
13 3g Seth Gransberry 163 5 4
14 9 Ed Guidry 156 4 1 4
15 44 Roger Rolison 150 4 1 3
16 18c Randy King 149 4 2 3
17 35 Curt Lipsey 143 3 1 3
18 4 Wiley Williams 134 4 3
19 000 Rick Hasselle 134 4 2
20 75 Ray Paul 128 4 2
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR MAY 9-10:
EAST REGION:
5/9/08:
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
1. 31 Anthony Meadows
2. 27 Larry Harrod
3. 52 Marc Gooden
4. 00 Richie Stephens
5. 18 Chase Edge
6. C55 Scotty Curry
7. 32 Calvin Gardner
8. m22 Mark Sims
9. 17 N.B. Freeman
10. 87 Charlie Gushue
11. 00T Shane Thompson
12. 22 William Thomas
5/10/08:
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 00 Richie Stephens
2. 08 Bobby Eiland
3. 16 Josh Noles
4. 88 Matt Woodson
5. 15 Jeff Mills
6. 40 Marvin Cook
7. 110 Ricky Culpepper
8. K9 Dana Eiland
9. 22 Chad Carden
10. 18 Larry Eldridge
11. 14 Pat Wall
12. 111 Richard Mills
13. 34 Lee Mason
14. 7 Terrance Nowell
15. 55 Montana Dudley
16. 27 Larry Harrod
17. 83 Brandon Pijenburg
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL:
1. 21 Chris Noah
2. 54 Greg Chumley
3. 42 Kasey Hall
4. 19 Gathan Burns
5. 04 Blake Stewart
6. 10 Jason Morris
7. 25 Mitchell Browning
8. 27 Charlie Roberts
9. 159 Chad Green
10. 14 Trey Mink
11. 104 Jarrod Greene
12. K7 Kenny Gaither
13. 54 Eddie Terry
14. F33 Don Farmer
15. 2 Ron Bozarth
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 29 Brian Ponder
2. 47 Adam Martin
3. 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr.
4. 7c Dillon Crim
5. 18 Chase Edge
6. F97 Red Farmer
7. 30 Karl Parks
8. 11 Mark Garrard
9. 76 Nick Waugh
10. 11 Chris Blackburn
11. 17 Cameron Heath
12. 00 Rusty Hamlin
13. 44 Tony Epperson
14. 13 David Pettis
15. B4 Justin Brasley
16. 18 Landon Sims
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – DOTHAN, AL:
1. 55 Russell Welch
2. 17 Steve Blanchette Jr.
3. 22 Steve Blanchette Sr.
4. 83 Mike Giles
5. 21 Sam Fleming
6. 4 Johnny Wilson
WEST REGION:
5/10/08:
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 25 Josh Huss
2. 88 Rusty Ellis
3. L88 Tracy Sutton
4. 8h Heath Gibson
5. 25c Chris Griffin
6. 247 Spanky Sexton
7. 3g Seth Gransberry
8. 53 Wade Cole
9. 3m Micha McCall
10. 51 Kenny Townson
11. 42 Bernard Blackwell
12. 1 Kevin Maher
COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 55 Greg Allen
2. 90 Brian Rickman
3. 5 Shawn Edwards
4. 21m Ben McCreary
5. 3 Tony Shelton
6. 91 Billy Tedford
7. m50 Allen Simmons
8. 21 Jamie Pickard
9. 14 Chance Inmon
10. 52 Brad Logan
11. 00 Terry Kelley
12. 38 Chase Washington
13. x15 Roman Ponds
14. 27 Reed Long
15. 1 Corey Doyle
16. 27b Mike Barton DNS
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 760 Jim McDuffie
2. 44 Roger Rolison
3. 07 Talbert Goldman
4. 88 Wayne Murphy
5. 18c Randy King
6. 27 Larry Murphy
7. 118 Randy Boyd
8. 85 Ray Paul
9. 000 Rick Hasselle
10. 4w Wiley Williams
11. B97 Lee Burdett
12. 22 Andy Robinson
13. 48 Tody Ratcliff
14. 7 Mike Shirley
15. 6t David Turner
16. J7 Paul Jacobs
17. 9 Herman Reynolds
BUTLER COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK – GREENVILLE, AL:
1. 68 Brandon Register
2. 6 Jack Daughtry
3. 0 Will Henderson
4. 24 Jimmy Thagard
Stephens has 338 points to lead Larry Harrod of Plains, GA by 58 points. Adam Martin of Talladega, AL has become “Mr. Second-Place” in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region, as he posted his fifth second-place finish of the season in six starts at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL on Saturday night. Martin is third in the East Region standings with 286.
Anthony Meadows of Lanett, AL took his third win of the season on Friday night at Penton Raceway, and is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 284 points. Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL is fifth with 274 points.
Brian Ponder of Talladega, AL put one in the win column on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track, and is sixth in the East Region standings with 270 points. Dana Eiland of Salem, AL is seventh with 256 points, and after taking the weekend off, the defending NeSmith Chevrolet East Region Champion Logan Yates of Delta, AL dropped to eighth with 248 points.
Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL climbed into the top ten of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region point standings with a pair of fifth-place finishes on Friday night at Penton Raceway and on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track. The 14-year-old driver has 241 points, and will be looking to celebrate his 15th birthday on Friday night with a win at Penton Raceway. Landon Sims of Talladega, AL rounds out the top ten with 233 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region action on Saturday night, Chris Noah of Glencoe, AL was the winner at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL, and Russell Welch of Cottondale, FL picked up his third win of the season at Chattahoochee Valley Motor Speedway in Dothan, AL.
Fort Payne Motor Speedway in Fort Payne, AL will open for competition in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region this Friday night, and Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, AL will return to action on Saturday night with a double-points race.
In the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region, the defending and two-time champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS continues to lead with 270 points, and holds a 32-point lead over Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS.
Keeton picked up 20 West Region bonus points over the weekend with a win on Friday night in the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series National Touring event at Southern Speedway, and a third place showing on Saturday night at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA with the National Tour. Keeton has competed in seven races this season with five wins, one second, and one third.
Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 218 points. Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL climbed up to the fourth spot with 209 points after his first win of the season on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is fifth with 208 points, and Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS is sixth with 196 points. Chris Griffin of Flomaton, AL is seventh with 189 points, and Michael Santangelo of St. Rose, LA is tied for the eighth spot with Heath Gibson of Brewton, AL at 186 points. Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region with 180 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action on Saturday night, Greg Allen of Cherokee, AL was the winner at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, and Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS took the victory at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. Brandon Register of Greenville, AL picked up his second win of the season at Butler County Motorsports Park in Greenville, AL.
For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in both the East and West Regions, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click on the Points page.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH MAY 10:
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 00 Richie Stephens 338 8 2 6 8
2 27 Larry Harrod 288 7 1 5 6
3 47 Adam Martin 286 6 6 6
4 31 Anthony Meadows 284 7 3 5 5
5 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 274 6 2 5 6
6 29 Brian Ponder 270 6 1 5 6
7 K9 Dana Eiland 256 6 4 6
8 5 Logan Yates 248 6 1 2 6
9 18 Chase Edge 241 7 3 6
10 18 Landon Sims 233 7 1 3
11 04 Blake Stewart 231 6 1 3 4
12 7c Dillon Crim 230 6 3 4
13 52 Marc Gooden 218 6 3 4
14 17h Cameron Heath 208 7 1
15 54 Greg Chumley 200 6 1 2
16 55 Montana Dudley 193 6 4
17 k17 Corey Korreckt 191 5 1 3 3
18 11g Mark Garrard 190 6 2
19 88 Matt Woodson 190 5 1 5
20 7 Terrance Nowell 170 4 1 3 3
21 42 Kasey Hall 170 4 2 4
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 22 Lucky Keeton 270 5 4 5 5
2 9 Herman Reynolds 238 6 4 4
3 07 Talbert Goldman 218 5 1 4 4
4 25 Josh Huss 209 5 1 5 5
5 47 Shannon Lee 208 5 4 5
6 2t Tootie Arnold 196 5 2 4
7 25c Chris Griffin 189 5 1 4 5
8 77 Michael Santangelo 186 4 2 3 4
9 8h Heath Gibson 186 5 3 5
10 27 Larry Murphy 180 4 3 4
11 39 Michael Sibley 170 4 4 4
12 3m Micha McCall 169 5 1 4
13 3g Seth Gransberry 163 5 4
14 9 Ed Guidry 156 4 1 4
15 44 Roger Rolison 150 4 1 3
16 18c Randy King 149 4 2 3
17 35 Curt Lipsey 143 3 1 3
18 4 Wiley Williams 134 4 3
19 000 Rick Hasselle 134 4 2
20 75 Ray Paul 128 4 2
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR MAY 9-10:
EAST REGION:
5/9/08:
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
1. 31 Anthony Meadows
2. 27 Larry Harrod
3. 52 Marc Gooden
4. 00 Richie Stephens
5. 18 Chase Edge
6. C55 Scotty Curry
7. 32 Calvin Gardner
8. m22 Mark Sims
9. 17 N.B. Freeman
10. 87 Charlie Gushue
11. 00T Shane Thompson
12. 22 William Thomas
5/10/08:
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 00 Richie Stephens
2. 08 Bobby Eiland
3. 16 Josh Noles
4. 88 Matt Woodson
5. 15 Jeff Mills
6. 40 Marvin Cook
7. 110 Ricky Culpepper
8. K9 Dana Eiland
9. 22 Chad Carden
10. 18 Larry Eldridge
11. 14 Pat Wall
12. 111 Richard Mills
13. 34 Lee Mason
14. 7 Terrance Nowell
15. 55 Montana Dudley
16. 27 Larry Harrod
17. 83 Brandon Pijenburg
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL:
1. 21 Chris Noah
2. 54 Greg Chumley
3. 42 Kasey Hall
4. 19 Gathan Burns
5. 04 Blake Stewart
6. 10 Jason Morris
7. 25 Mitchell Browning
8. 27 Charlie Roberts
9. 159 Chad Green
10. 14 Trey Mink
11. 104 Jarrod Greene
12. K7 Kenny Gaither
13. 54 Eddie Terry
14. F33 Don Farmer
15. 2 Ron Bozarth
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 29 Brian Ponder
2. 47 Adam Martin
3. 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr.
4. 7c Dillon Crim
5. 18 Chase Edge
6. F97 Red Farmer
7. 30 Karl Parks
8. 11 Mark Garrard
9. 76 Nick Waugh
10. 11 Chris Blackburn
11. 17 Cameron Heath
12. 00 Rusty Hamlin
13. 44 Tony Epperson
14. 13 David Pettis
15. B4 Justin Brasley
16. 18 Landon Sims
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – DOTHAN, AL:
1. 55 Russell Welch
2. 17 Steve Blanchette Jr.
3. 22 Steve Blanchette Sr.
4. 83 Mike Giles
5. 21 Sam Fleming
6. 4 Johnny Wilson
WEST REGION:
5/10/08:
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 25 Josh Huss
2. 88 Rusty Ellis
3. L88 Tracy Sutton
4. 8h Heath Gibson
5. 25c Chris Griffin
6. 247 Spanky Sexton
7. 3g Seth Gransberry
8. 53 Wade Cole
9. 3m Micha McCall
10. 51 Kenny Townson
11. 42 Bernard Blackwell
12. 1 Kevin Maher
COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 55 Greg Allen
2. 90 Brian Rickman
3. 5 Shawn Edwards
4. 21m Ben McCreary
5. 3 Tony Shelton
6. 91 Billy Tedford
7. m50 Allen Simmons
8. 21 Jamie Pickard
9. 14 Chance Inmon
10. 52 Brad Logan
11. 00 Terry Kelley
12. 38 Chase Washington
13. x15 Roman Ponds
14. 27 Reed Long
15. 1 Corey Doyle
16. 27b Mike Barton DNS
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 760 Jim McDuffie
2. 44 Roger Rolison
3. 07 Talbert Goldman
4. 88 Wayne Murphy
5. 18c Randy King
6. 27 Larry Murphy
7. 118 Randy Boyd
8. 85 Ray Paul
9. 000 Rick Hasselle
10. 4w Wiley Williams
11. B97 Lee Burdett
12. 22 Andy Robinson
13. 48 Tody Ratcliff
14. 7 Mike Shirley
15. 6t David Turner
16. J7 Paul Jacobs
17. 9 Herman Reynolds
BUTLER COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK – GREENVILLE, AL:
1. 68 Brandon Register
2. 6 Jack Daughtry
3. 0 Will Henderson
4. 24 Jimmy Thagard
