CARTERSVILLE, GA – Mother Nature was the big winner in Week 7 of the 2009 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season as 11 of 14 scheduled events were rained out. Three Friday night races in the West Region were completed, but the entire weekend in the East Region was rained out.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS picked up his third win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in the Arnold Racing Trak-Star, and took over the point lead in the West Region by five points over Tracy Brown of Lumberton, MS in the Triple R Painting Rocket. Brown finished fourth on Friday night at HMP.
In addition to his three wins, Arnold had seven top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in ten starts to total 426 points. Brown has 421 points with one win, nine top five finishes, and ten top ten finishes in ten starts.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 408 points based on two wins, eight top fives, and nine top tens in ten starts. Lee finished second at HMP in the Billy Riels Racing GRT. Owen Stockstill of Purvis, MS in the Stockstill Trucking Trak-Star is fourth with 339 points based on four top fives, and eight top tens in nine starts.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS is fifth in the West Region standings with 338 points after two wins, and six top five in seven starts in the Boland Performance Trak-Star. Keeton finished fifth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park.
Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA is sixth with 334 points based on three wins, five top fives, and seven top tens in seven starts driving the Barber’s Hardware Mastersbilt. Barber finished sixth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park. Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS in the D&J Development GRT is seventh with 319 points based on two top fives, and eight top tens in nine starts.
Jimmy Howell of Laurel, MS in the Greg’s High Performance GRT is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 306 points based on one top five, and eight top tens in nine starts. Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS in the Lamar Auto Salvage Mastersbilt is ninth with two top fives, and seven top tens in seven starts.
Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS drove the 78 Towing and Recovery Victory Circle to the win on Friday night at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS, and moved up to round out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings. Cooley has 245 points with one win, four top fives, and five top tens in five starts.
In other Friday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action, Jason Wilkey of Batesville, AR took his second win of the season on Friday night at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR driving the Dodds Signs Warrior.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Saturday night events at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, and double-feature races at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS were all rained out.
All events in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region were rained out, including Friday night races at Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, GA and Penton Raceway in Penton, AL, and Saturday night races at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, TN, Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC, and double-features at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL in the All-Star Graphics Warrior has 426 points to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with seven wins and nine top fives in nine starts. Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL driving The Racing Zone GRT has 402 points to hold the second spot in the East Region standings based on nine top five finishes in nine starts.
Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 311 points based on one top five finish, and seven top ten finishes in ten starts driving the Gar’s Cash Flow Mastersbilt.
Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL in The Racing Zone GRT, is in the fourth spot in the East Region standings with 320 points based on one win, and seven top five finishes in seven starts. Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL is fifth in the Tri-City Machine Works GRT with 286 points based on one top five and seven top tens in eight starts.
Marc Gooden of Lafayette, AL driving the RPI GRT is sixth in the East Region standings with 268 points based on three top fives, and six top tens in seven starts. Jason Deal of Copperhill, TN is seventh with 264 points based on one win, and seven top fives in seven starts driving the Cougar Fireworks GRT.
Jacob Anderson of Murphy, NC in the Jacob Anderson Company GRT has one win, and six top five finishes in six starts to hold down the eighth spot in the East Region standings with 242 points. Josh Henry of Newport, TN is ninth in the East Region standings with 237 points based on one win, five top fives and six top tens in six starts driving the Henry Trucking TNT.
Randy Hester of Columbus, GA rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 223 points based on one top five, and three top tens in seven starts driving the Fox Appliance Parts GRT.
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 5/16/09:
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 9 Michael Arnold 426 10 3 7 10
2 R14 Tracy Brown 421 10 1 9 10
3 47 Shannon Lee 408 10 2 8 9
4 s12 Owen Stockstill 339 9 4 8
5 22 Lucky Keeton 338 7 2 6 6
6 21k Kody Barber 334 7 3 5 7
7 21 Scott Ladner 319 9 2 8
8 1 Jimmy Howell 306 9 1 8
9 121 Michael Blount 249 7 2 7
10 33c Eric Cooley 245 5 1 4 5
11 38 Chase Washington 217 5 2 3
12 4 Cliff Williams 217 5 2 3 3
13 82 Rodney Barber 210 6 2 4
14 33 Sid Scarbrough 206 6 1 3
15 s12 Ashley Stockstill 201 6 4
16 21 Ben McCreary 200 4 1 3 4
17 41 Al Kouhout 199 6 4
18 84 Randall Beckwith 198 4 2 4 4
19 B5 Shane Bounds 192 6 2 6
20 34 Doug Sanchagrin 178 5 2 2
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 66k Scott Knowles 426 9 7 9 9
2 7 Montana Dudley 402 9 9 9
3 18 Chase Edge 331 10 1 7
4 7 Terrance Nowell 320 7 1 7 7
5 5 Rodgerick Dykes 286 8 1 7
6 52 Marc Gooden 268 7 3 6
7 7 Jason Deal 264 7 1 7 7
8 64 Jacob Anderson 242 6 2 6 6
9 B00 Josh Henry 237 6 1 5 6
10 2 Randy Hester 223 7 1 3
11 91 Tod Darda 221 6 1 5
12 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 214 5 4 4
13 27 Brian Kinnersley 199 5 4 5 5
14 K9 Dana Eiland 196 5 4 4
15 007 Hunter Best 190 5 4 5
16 24 Seth Wimpey 189 5 4 5
17 k17 Corey Korreckt 186 5 3 3
18 99 Justin Summers 182 5 3 5
19 88 Matt Woodson 178 5 1 3
20 99 Larry Eldridge 176 5 1 3 4
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR MAY 15-16:
WEST REGION:
May 15:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 9 Michael Arnold
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 4 Cliff Williams
4. R14 Tracy Brown
5. 22 Lucky Keeton
6. 21k Kody Barber
7. 33 Sid Scarbrough
8. s16 Owen Stockstill
9. 1 Jimmy Howell
10. 10 Donnie Cambell
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – WINONA, MS:
1. 33c Eric Cooley
2. 84 Randall Beckwith
3. 84b Wayne Beckwith
4. 27 Reed Long
5. 14 Chance Inman
6. 15 Bradley Blaylock
7. F5 Lamar Furr
8. 113 Randy Hoop
9. 20 Kelly Lovorn
10. 7 Eric Carr
11. c55 David Carpenter
12. 2 Drew Holliday
13. 2j Jim Pyne
14. 38 Chase Washington
BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE, AR:
1. 17 Jason Wilkey
2. 46 Brandon Smith
3. 27 Greg Pectol
4. 10t Travis Ashley
5. 66 Marcus Andrews
6. 104 Jason Goodman
7. 43 Scott Pulley
8. 3d Dalton Alexander DNS
May 16:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
Rained Out
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
Rained Out
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out
EAST REGION:
May 15:
SUGAR CREEK RACEWAY – BLUE RIDGE, GA:
Rained Out
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out
May 16:
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
Rained Out
MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE, TN:
Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
TRI-COUNTY RACE TRACK – BRASSTOWN, NC:
Rained Out
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS picked up his third win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in the Arnold Racing Trak-Star, and took over the point lead in the West Region by five points over Tracy Brown of Lumberton, MS in the Triple R Painting Rocket. Brown finished fourth on Friday night at HMP.
In addition to his three wins, Arnold had seven top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in ten starts to total 426 points. Brown has 421 points with one win, nine top five finishes, and ten top ten finishes in ten starts.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 408 points based on two wins, eight top fives, and nine top tens in ten starts. Lee finished second at HMP in the Billy Riels Racing GRT. Owen Stockstill of Purvis, MS in the Stockstill Trucking Trak-Star is fourth with 339 points based on four top fives, and eight top tens in nine starts.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS is fifth in the West Region standings with 338 points after two wins, and six top five in seven starts in the Boland Performance Trak-Star. Keeton finished fifth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park.
Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA is sixth with 334 points based on three wins, five top fives, and seven top tens in seven starts driving the Barber’s Hardware Mastersbilt. Barber finished sixth on Friday night at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park. Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS in the D&J Development GRT is seventh with 319 points based on two top fives, and eight top tens in nine starts.
Jimmy Howell of Laurel, MS in the Greg’s High Performance GRT is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 306 points based on one top five, and eight top tens in nine starts. Michael Blount of Sumrall, MS in the Lamar Auto Salvage Mastersbilt is ninth with two top fives, and seven top tens in seven starts.
Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS drove the 78 Towing and Recovery Victory Circle to the win on Friday night at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS, and moved up to round out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings. Cooley has 245 points with one win, four top fives, and five top tens in five starts.
In other Friday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action, Jason Wilkey of Batesville, AR took his second win of the season on Friday night at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, AR driving the Dodds Signs Warrior.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Saturday night events at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, and double-feature races at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS were all rained out.
All events in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region were rained out, including Friday night races at Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, GA and Penton Raceway in Penton, AL, and Saturday night races at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, TN, Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC, and double-features at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL in the All-Star Graphics Warrior has 426 points to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with seven wins and nine top fives in nine starts. Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL driving The Racing Zone GRT has 402 points to hold the second spot in the East Region standings based on nine top five finishes in nine starts.
Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 311 points based on one top five finish, and seven top ten finishes in ten starts driving the Gar’s Cash Flow Mastersbilt.
Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL in The Racing Zone GRT, is in the fourth spot in the East Region standings with 320 points based on one win, and seven top five finishes in seven starts. Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL is fifth in the Tri-City Machine Works GRT with 286 points based on one top five and seven top tens in eight starts.
Marc Gooden of Lafayette, AL driving the RPI GRT is sixth in the East Region standings with 268 points based on three top fives, and six top tens in seven starts. Jason Deal of Copperhill, TN is seventh with 264 points based on one win, and seven top fives in seven starts driving the Cougar Fireworks GRT.
Jacob Anderson of Murphy, NC in the Jacob Anderson Company GRT has one win, and six top five finishes in six starts to hold down the eighth spot in the East Region standings with 242 points. Josh Henry of Newport, TN is ninth in the East Region standings with 237 points based on one win, five top fives and six top tens in six starts driving the Henry Trucking TNT.
Randy Hester of Columbus, GA rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 223 points based on one top five, and three top tens in seven starts driving the Fox Appliance Parts GRT.
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 5/16/09:
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 9 Michael Arnold 426 10 3 7 10
2 R14 Tracy Brown 421 10 1 9 10
3 47 Shannon Lee 408 10 2 8 9
4 s12 Owen Stockstill 339 9 4 8
5 22 Lucky Keeton 338 7 2 6 6
6 21k Kody Barber 334 7 3 5 7
7 21 Scott Ladner 319 9 2 8
8 1 Jimmy Howell 306 9 1 8
9 121 Michael Blount 249 7 2 7
10 33c Eric Cooley 245 5 1 4 5
11 38 Chase Washington 217 5 2 3
12 4 Cliff Williams 217 5 2 3 3
13 82 Rodney Barber 210 6 2 4
14 33 Sid Scarbrough 206 6 1 3
15 s12 Ashley Stockstill 201 6 4
16 21 Ben McCreary 200 4 1 3 4
17 41 Al Kouhout 199 6 4
18 84 Randall Beckwith 198 4 2 4 4
19 B5 Shane Bounds 192 6 2 6
20 34 Doug Sanchagrin 178 5 2 2
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 66k Scott Knowles 426 9 7 9 9
2 7 Montana Dudley 402 9 9 9
3 18 Chase Edge 331 10 1 7
4 7 Terrance Nowell 320 7 1 7 7
5 5 Rodgerick Dykes 286 8 1 7
6 52 Marc Gooden 268 7 3 6
7 7 Jason Deal 264 7 1 7 7
8 64 Jacob Anderson 242 6 2 6 6
9 B00 Josh Henry 237 6 1 5 6
10 2 Randy Hester 223 7 1 3
11 91 Tod Darda 221 6 1 5
12 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 214 5 4 4
13 27 Brian Kinnersley 199 5 4 5 5
14 K9 Dana Eiland 196 5 4 4
15 007 Hunter Best 190 5 4 5
16 24 Seth Wimpey 189 5 4 5
17 k17 Corey Korreckt 186 5 3 3
18 99 Justin Summers 182 5 3 5
19 88 Matt Woodson 178 5 1 3
20 99 Larry Eldridge 176 5 1 3 4
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR MAY 15-16:
WEST REGION:
May 15:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 9 Michael Arnold
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 4 Cliff Williams
4. R14 Tracy Brown
5. 22 Lucky Keeton
6. 21k Kody Barber
7. 33 Sid Scarbrough
8. s16 Owen Stockstill
9. 1 Jimmy Howell
10. 10 Donnie Cambell
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – WINONA, MS:
1. 33c Eric Cooley
2. 84 Randall Beckwith
3. 84b Wayne Beckwith
4. 27 Reed Long
5. 14 Chance Inman
6. 15 Bradley Blaylock
7. F5 Lamar Furr
8. 113 Randy Hoop
9. 20 Kelly Lovorn
10. 7 Eric Carr
11. c55 David Carpenter
12. 2 Drew Holliday
13. 2j Jim Pyne
14. 38 Chase Washington
BATESVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY – BATESVILLE, AR:
1. 17 Jason Wilkey
2. 46 Brandon Smith
3. 27 Greg Pectol
4. 10t Travis Ashley
5. 66 Marcus Andrews
6. 104 Jason Goodman
7. 43 Scott Pulley
8. 3d Dalton Alexander DNS
May 16:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
Rained Out
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
Rained Out
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out
EAST REGION:
May 15:
SUGAR CREEK RACEWAY – BLUE RIDGE, GA:
Rained Out
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out
May 16:
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
Rained Out
MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE, TN:
Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
TRI-COUNTY RACE TRACK – BRASSTOWN, NC:
Rained Out
