CARTERSVILLE, GA – Josh Henry of Newport, TN drove the Henry Trucking TNT to his second win of 2009 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season on Saturday night in East Region action at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville, TN. “The Mountain” was fortunate enough to get their show in, as once again, Mother Nature prevailed during Week 8 of the WRS season.
The victory moved Henry up to the sixth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 277 points based on two wins, six top five finishes, and seven top ten finishes in seven starts. Steve Jones of Maryville, TN finished second in the Competition Racing Warrior.
Hunter Best of Greenback, TN took the third spot in the Robin Myrick Realty Executives Warrior. Best moved into the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 228 points based on five top five finishes, and six top ten finishes in six starts.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region action on Friday night at Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, GA was rained out, along with Saturday night events at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC, and for the fourth week in-a-row at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL still leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 426 points driving the All-Star Graphics Warrior, and Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL is second in The Racing Zone GRT with 402 points. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL is third with 331 points in the Gar’s Cash Flow Mastersbilt.
Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL holds down the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings with 320 points in The Racing Zone GRT, and Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL is fifth with 286 points in the Tri-City Machine Works GRT. Marc Gooden of Lafayette, AL is seventh just behind Henry with 268 points in the RPI GRT.
Just in front of Best to round out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings are Jason Deal of Copperhill, TN in eighth with 264 points in the Cougar Fireworks GRT, and Jacob Anderson of Murphy, NC is ninth with 242 points in the Jacob Anderson Company GRT.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS extended his NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point lead with his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the Reynolds Racing Trak-Star. Arnold has 466 points with four wins, eight top five finishes, and 11 top ten finishes in 11 starts.
Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS drove his 78 Towing and Recovery Victory Circle to his second win of the season over a 27-car field on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS. Cooley moved up to the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 295 points based on two wins, five top fives, and six top tens in six starts.
Mother Nature was also prevalent in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region with Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS was rained out on Friday night, and Saturday night West Region events were rained out at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
Tracy Brown of Lumberton, MS is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 421 points and Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third with 408 points. Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS and Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA both has top five finishes in Week 8.
Keeton is fourth in the West Region standings with 380 points based on two wins, and seven top fives in eight starts driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star. Barber has turned in three wins, six top fives, and eight top tens in eight starts to hold down the fifth spot with 372 points in the Barber’s Hardware Mastersbilt.
Owen Stockstill of Purvis, MS is sixth in the West Region standings with 339 points, and Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS is seventh with 319 points. Jimmy Howell of Laurel, MS is eighth in the West Region standings with 306 points.
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS in the Jerry Inmon Race Cars GRT moved up to tenth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings behind Cooley with 251 points based on two top five and four top tens in six starts.
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 5/24/09:
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 B00 Josh Henry 277 7 2 6 7
7 52 Marc Gooden 268 7 3 6
8 7 Jason Deal 264 7 1 7 7
9 64 Jacob Anderson 242 6 2 6 6
10 007 Hunter Best 228 6 5 6
11 2 Randy Hester 223 7 1 3
12 91 Tod Darda 221 6 1 5
13 99 Justin Summers 219 6 4 6
14 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 214 5 4 4
15 1 Steve Jones 208 5 2 5 5
16 14 Westen Gantte 207 6 3 5
17 27 Brian Kinnersley 199 5 4 5 5
18 K9 Dana Eiland 196 5 4 4
19 24 Seth Wimpey 189 5 4 5
20 42 Jamison Settlemyre 189 6 4
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 9 Michael Arnold 466 11 4 8 11
2 R14 Tracy Brown 421 10 1 9 10
3 47 Shannon Lee 408 10 2 8 9
4 22 Lucky Keeton 380 8 2 7 7
5 21k Kody Barber 372 8 3 6 8
6 s12 Owen Stockstill 339 9 4 8
7 21 Scott Ladner 319 9 2 8
8 1 Jimmy Howell 306 9 1 8
9 33c Eric Cooley 295 6 2 5 6
10 38 Chase Washington 251 6 2 4
11 121 Michael Blount 249 7 2 7
12 33 Sid Scarbrough 236 7 1 3
13 21 Ben McCreary 230 5 1 3 4
14 84 Randall Beckwith 228 5 2 4 4
15 4 Cliff Williams 217 5 2 3 3
16 82 Rodney Barber 210 6 2 4
17 34 Doug Sanchagrin 210 6 2 3
18 s12 Ashley Stockstill 201 6 4
19 41 Al Kouhout 199 6 4
20 B5 Shane Bounds 192 6 2 6
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR MAY 22-24:
EAST REGION:
May 22:
SUGAR CREEK RACEWAY – BLUE RIDGE, GA:
Rained Out
May 23:
MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE, TN:
1. B00 Josh Henry
2. 1 Steve Jones
3. 007 Hunter Best
4. 99 Justin Summers
5. 14 Westen Gantte
6. T1 Todd Brooks
7. 70 Brent Hensley
8. 30 Ryan King
9. 42 Jamison Settlemyre
TRI-COUNTY RACE TRACK – BRASSTOWN, NC:
Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
WEST REGION:
May 22:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out
May 23:
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. 9 Michael Arnold
2. 2T Tootie Arnold
3. 21 Kody Barber
4. 7 Bryan Foy
5. 39 Michael Sibley
4. 22 Brent Melancow
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – WINONA, MS:
Rained Out
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
Rained Out
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out
May 24:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 33c Eric Cooley
2. 28 Chris McElhenney
3. 48 Rodney Wing
4. 55 Greg Allen
5. 22 Lucky Keeton
6. 39 Johnny Smith
7. 73 Evan Ellis
8. 2 Mark Stokes
9. 38 Chase Washington
10. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
11. 27 Reed Long
12. 19 Marcus Minga
13. 47 Adam Martin
14. 196 Billy Scarbrough
15. 21 Ben McCreary
16. 5 Shawn Edwards
17. 33 Sid Scarbrough
18. 20 Kelly Lovorn
19. 52 Brad Logan
20. 7 Eric Carr
21. F5 Lamar Furr
22. 00 J.D. Pass
23. 84 Randall Beckwith
24. 08 Brett Delk
25. 232 Jamey Boland
26. 113 Randy Hoop
27. 14 Chance Inman
The victory moved Henry up to the sixth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 277 points based on two wins, six top five finishes, and seven top ten finishes in seven starts. Steve Jones of Maryville, TN finished second in the Competition Racing Warrior.
Hunter Best of Greenback, TN took the third spot in the Robin Myrick Realty Executives Warrior. Best moved into the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 228 points based on five top five finishes, and six top ten finishes in six starts.
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region action on Friday night at Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge, GA was rained out, along with Saturday night events at Tri-County Race Track in Brasstown, NC, and for the fourth week in-a-row at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Scott Knowles of Lanett, AL still leads the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 426 points driving the All-Star Graphics Warrior, and Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL is second in The Racing Zone GRT with 402 points. Chase Edge of Lafayette, AL is third with 331 points in the Gar’s Cash Flow Mastersbilt.
Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL holds down the fourth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings with 320 points in The Racing Zone GRT, and Rodgerick Dykes of Smith Station, AL is fifth with 286 points in the Tri-City Machine Works GRT. Marc Gooden of Lafayette, AL is seventh just behind Henry with 268 points in the RPI GRT.
Just in front of Best to round out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings are Jason Deal of Copperhill, TN in eighth with 264 points in the Cougar Fireworks GRT, and Jacob Anderson of Murphy, NC is ninth with 242 points in the Jacob Anderson Company GRT.
Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS extended his NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point lead with his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the Reynolds Racing Trak-Star. Arnold has 466 points with four wins, eight top five finishes, and 11 top ten finishes in 11 starts.
Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS drove his 78 Towing and Recovery Victory Circle to his second win of the season over a 27-car field on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS. Cooley moved up to the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 295 points based on two wins, five top fives, and six top tens in six starts.
Mother Nature was also prevalent in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region with Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS was rained out on Friday night, and Saturday night West Region events were rained out at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
Tracy Brown of Lumberton, MS is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region standings with 421 points and Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is third with 408 points. Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS and Kody Barber of Bogalusa, LA both has top five finishes in Week 8.
Keeton is fourth in the West Region standings with 380 points based on two wins, and seven top fives in eight starts driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star. Barber has turned in three wins, six top fives, and eight top tens in eight starts to hold down the fifth spot with 372 points in the Barber’s Hardware Mastersbilt.
Owen Stockstill of Purvis, MS is sixth in the West Region standings with 339 points, and Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS is seventh with 319 points. Jimmy Howell of Laurel, MS is eighth in the West Region standings with 306 points.
Chase Washington of Houlka, MS in the Jerry Inmon Race Cars GRT moved up to tenth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings behind Cooley with 251 points based on two top five and four top tens in six starts.
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 5/24/09:
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 B00 Josh Henry 277 7 2 6 7
7 52 Marc Gooden 268 7 3 6
8 7 Jason Deal 264 7 1 7 7
9 64 Jacob Anderson 242 6 2 6 6
10 007 Hunter Best 228 6 5 6
11 2 Randy Hester 223 7 1 3
12 91 Tod Darda 221 6 1 5
13 99 Justin Summers 219 6 4 6
14 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 214 5 4 4
15 1 Steve Jones 208 5 2 5 5
16 14 Westen Gantte 207 6 3 5
17 27 Brian Kinnersley 199 5 4 5 5
18 K9 Dana Eiland 196 5 4 4
19 24 Seth Wimpey 189 5 4 5
20 42 Jamison Settlemyre 189 6 4
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 9 Michael Arnold 466 11 4 8 11
2 R14 Tracy Brown 421 10 1 9 10
3 47 Shannon Lee 408 10 2 8 9
4 22 Lucky Keeton 380 8 2 7 7
5 21k Kody Barber 372 8 3 6 8
6 s12 Owen Stockstill 339 9 4 8
7 21 Scott Ladner 319 9 2 8
8 1 Jimmy Howell 306 9 1 8
9 33c Eric Cooley 295 6 2 5 6
10 38 Chase Washington 251 6 2 4
11 121 Michael Blount 249 7 2 7
12 33 Sid Scarbrough 236 7 1 3
13 21 Ben McCreary 230 5 1 3 4
14 84 Randall Beckwith 228 5 2 4 4
15 4 Cliff Williams 217 5 2 3 3
16 82 Rodney Barber 210 6 2 4
17 34 Doug Sanchagrin 210 6 2 3
18 s12 Ashley Stockstill 201 6 4
19 41 Al Kouhout 199 6 4
20 B5 Shane Bounds 192 6 2 6
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR MAY 22-24:
EAST REGION:
May 22:
SUGAR CREEK RACEWAY – BLUE RIDGE, GA:
Rained Out
May 23:
MOUNTAIN RACEWAY PARK – MARYVILLE, TN:
1. B00 Josh Henry
2. 1 Steve Jones
3. 007 Hunter Best
4. 99 Justin Summers
5. 14 Westen Gantte
6. T1 Todd Brooks
7. 70 Brent Hensley
8. 30 Ryan King
9. 42 Jamison Settlemyre
TRI-COUNTY RACE TRACK – BRASSTOWN, NC:
Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
Rained Out
WEST REGION:
May 22:
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out
May 23:
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. 9 Michael Arnold
2. 2T Tootie Arnold
3. 21 Kody Barber
4. 7 Bryan Foy
5. 39 Michael Sibley
4. 22 Brent Melancow
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SPEEDWAY – WINONA, MS:
Rained Out
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
Rained Out
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
Rained Out
May 24:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 33c Eric Cooley
2. 28 Chris McElhenney
3. 48 Rodney Wing
4. 55 Greg Allen
5. 22 Lucky Keeton
6. 39 Johnny Smith
7. 73 Evan Ellis
8. 2 Mark Stokes
9. 38 Chase Washington
10. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
11. 27 Reed Long
12. 19 Marcus Minga
13. 47 Adam Martin
14. 196 Billy Scarbrough
15. 21 Ben McCreary
16. 5 Shawn Edwards
17. 33 Sid Scarbrough
18. 20 Kelly Lovorn
19. 52 Brad Logan
20. 7 Eric Carr
21. F5 Lamar Furr
22. 00 J.D. Pass
23. 84 Randall Beckwith
24. 08 Brett Delk
25. 232 Jamey Boland
26. 113 Randy Hoop
27. 14 Chance Inman
