CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 22 of the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season has set up the scenario that the road to the $10,000 National Champion will run right through Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX. That’s the home track of Chris Holley of Dayton, TX, who won his 13[sup]th[/sup] race of the season on Saturday night in the Land Bridge Transportation Special.
Holley was able to net one point, which brings his best 14 week season to 699 points, one point away from a 700 point perfect season. Holley needs one more win to reach that mark, but the question remains, will it be enough to clinch the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Championship?
Going into NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 competition, there were ten drivers that still had a mathematical chance to defeat Holley for the championship. Holley’s Saturday night win took five of them out of contention.
Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS, Ryan King of Seymour, TN, and Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS did what they had to do to stay alive in the championship hunt, and that was pick up a win over the weekend. The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS stays alive, as does Heath Minor of Ralph, AL.
Palasini drove the MP Trucking Special to his ninth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the 2014 season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS in his final week to earn full points. Palasini made a big jump in the point standings to leap from 18[sup]th[/sup] to second with 687 points.
If Palasini can win out in the remaining five weeks of the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season, including two double feature events on the schedule, he has the potential for a perfect season of 700 points. One of those double feature races is this weekend at Battleground Speedway, where they will make up a Week 21 event.
A trip to Highlands, TX is Palasini’s shortest route to the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Championship. Palasini already has a Week 21 win and wouldn’t be able to net any points, but he might keep Holley from getting win number 14 and 700 points.
If Holley wins both races Saturday night, and Palasini wins a Week 23 race at another track, it would at best for Palasini set up a possible tie for the title with some interesting tie-breaker scenarios that are yet to be played out. If Holley goes on in the last few weeks of the season to win 16 races, it’s all over and Holley wins the championship.
King, Arnold, Daspit and Minor are in a little bit more desperate position than Palasini. They need to win out the remaining races, including the double features, left in the season, with Holley staying out of the winner’s circle. So one week without a win or another win by Holley takes King, Arnold, Daspit and Minor out of the championship picture.
King took his seventh NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger. King is third in the standings with a best 14 week total of 686 points after netting four points with the win.
Arnold picked up win number eight on the season at Whynot Motorsports Park on Friday night driving The Strength Center Special and after netting nine points moves up to fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 684 points.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL, Delbert Smith of Wichita, KS, Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL, Daniel Bridgmon of Meridian, MS, and Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN are no longer in contention for the title, but they are very much in the heat of the tight battle for the runner-up spot and the remaining Top 10 points fund paying positions.
Gauldin and Smith did what they had to do in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 competition, and that was win to stay alive with the possibility of maxing out the season with 698 points. Skinner could have also reached 698 by winning out the remainder of the season, but the 12-year-old sensation did not reach the winner’s circle this weekend.
Holley’s win to take him to 699 points, eliminated all three drivers from title contention. A Week 22 win by Bridgmon would have kept him in contention with the possibility of winning out and reaching a possible 699 points. Bridgmon missed a win by two spots, and his title opportunity was gone. Newman had the potential of a perfect season, but he did not compete in Week 22 action, so he is done for a title shot.
Gauldin drove the Adam Gauldin Racing GRT to his fifth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL to net four points. Gauldin is among a three-way tie for the fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 682 points.
Bridgmon in the Robinson Electric Supply Special, who netted one point this weekend, and Rusty Ballenger of Sevierville, TN are also among the fifth-place trio. Ballenger finished second to King on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway driving the Rehel Diesel/East TN Metals Special to net seven points. Gauldin has the tie-breaker advantage with five wins to four wins each for Bridgmon and Ballenger.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 679 points. Lee finished eighth on Friday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in the Billy Riels Racing GRT, and did not net any points in Week 22 competition.
Daspit and Smith are tied for the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 676 points apiece. Daspit has the tie-breaker advantage with six wins to five wins for Smith.
That fifth win for Smith came on Friday night at Salina Speedway in Salina, KS driving the BSB Manufacturing Special and netted him 11 points. Daspit was able to net one point in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 competition after a fifth-place finish on Friday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Cacee Brown Racing Trak-Star.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 action, the 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Champion Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL picked up the $1,000 top prize by winning the Duckie Ward Memorial Race on Saturday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL driving the Edge’s Gas Company Special.
Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL drove the Joiner Racing Special to a pair of wins over the weekend in races co-sanctioned by the South Eastern Crate Series. The first win came on Friday night at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL and the second win, and his fourth of the season came on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year point leader Chris Noah of Rainbow City, AL used his night off of the traveling circuit to pick up a NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win on Saturday night at Arkadelphia Speedway in Bremen, AL driving the Old Man’s Garage Special.
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/23/14:
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 22 RESULTS:
August 22:
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL (Co-Sanctioned by the SEC):
1. 10 Joseph Joiner
2. 1t Jonathan Joiner
3. 3 Cody Smith
4. 10c Ryan Crane
5. 02 Stephen Brantley
6. 31 Craig Turner
7. 221 Tyler Allen
8. 72 Frank Wilson
9. 1 Kevin Maher
SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS:
1. 92 Delbert Smith
2. 55 Chris Kratzer
3. 2k Darrick Klima
4. 15b Tyler Bradshaw
5. 10 Jill Roberg
6. 15 Alan Reinert
7. 4 Tracy Holloway
8. 12 Ryan Grit
9. 70 Terry Malm
10. 38 Shaylon Holloway
11. 92s Daniel Smith
12. 1jr Justin Kinderknecht
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 4 Michael Arnold
2. 25 Justin McRee
3. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
4. 5 Logan Yates
5. KC1 Noah Daspit
6. 19 Terry Mosley
7. 118 Randy Boyd
8. 47 Shannon Lee
9. 760 Jim McDuffie
10. 01 Nick Thrash
11. 27 Larry Murphy
12. 2T Tootie Arnold
13. 2 Tyler Burgess
14. 2w Jason Williams
15. 28 David Williamson
16. 711 Steve Bynum
17. 73 Larry Havens
18. C4 Chris Reid
19. 11 Tim Dees
20. 14 Casey Haney
21. 41 Al Kouhout
22. 4w Wiley Williams
23. 74 Joey Brown
August 23:
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN:
1. 52 Ryan King
2. 29 Rusty Ballenger
3. 79c Marty Calloway
4. 31 Brad Seagle
5. 3 Brad Hall
6. 88 Brad Coffey
7. 18 Gary Crittenden
8. 71 Brian Courtney
9. 7 William Overbey
10. 44 Chase King
11. 586 Cody Brake
12. 46 Stephen Martin
13. 5 James Cole
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
2. 4 Michael Arnold
3. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
4. 25 Justin McRee
5. 33 Sid Scarbrough
6. 01 Nick Thrash
7. C11 Cliff Williams
8. 2 Tyler Burgess
9. 11 Tim Dees
10. 14 Casey Haney
11. 5 Logan Yates
12. 760 Jim McDuffie
13. 19 Terry Mosley
14. 118 Randy Boyd
15. 28 David Williamson
16. KC1 Noah Daspit
17, 34 Doug Sanchagrin
18. 4w Wiley Williams
19. 2T Tootie Arnold
20. 27 Larry Murphy
21. 711 Steve Bynum
22. 73 Larry Havens
23. 41 Al Kouhout
24. 47 Shannon Lee
25. C4 Chris Reid DNS
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 17 Adam Gauldin
2. 19 Carlton Freeman
3. 57 Maddox Mullinax
4. 11 Cruz Skinner
5. 37 Jimmy Ivester
6. 30 Karl Parks
7. 6 Brandon Hood
8. 11h Jeff Holt
9. F97 Red Farmer
10. 1 Nick Kimbrell
11. 5 Mike Combs
12. 1m Steve McElroy
ARKADELPHIA SPEEDWAY – BREMEN, AL:
1. 56 Chris Noah
2. 19 Gathan Burns
3. 17 Billy Franklin
4. 5 Sammy Lowe
5. B97 Lee Burdett
6. 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr.
7. 11 Hunter Holloway
8. 2 Thomas Langley
9. 22 Austin Franklin
10. F2 Hayden Franklin
11. 7 Jon Biles
12. 15 Brad Malone
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL (Co-Sanctioned with the SEC):
1. 10 Joseph Joiner
2. 3 Cody Smith
3. 72 Todd Neiheiser
4. 10c Ryan Crane
5. 221 Tyler Allen
6. 12 Tracey Sutton
7. 31 Craig Turner
8. 1 Gary Maher
9. 1T Jonathon Joiner
BATTLEGROUND SPEEDWAY – HIGHLANDS, TX:
1. 17 Chris Holley
2. 97 Kevin Sitton
3. 99 Randy Lovell
4. 14 Brant Tirello
5. 1 Doug Begnaud
6. 0 Ed Wickham
7. 83 Joe Penney
8. 84 Mike Davenport
9. 00 Buster Deen
10. 33 Jose Moran Jr.
11. 95 Jamie Green
12. 10 Cecil McCreary
13. 32 Brian Collins
14. 117 Todd Jouett
15. 22 Trinity Richardson
16. 45 Earl Cannon
17. 23 Chris Jewell
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
1. 18 Chase Edge
2. K9 Dana Eiland
3. 66 Dylan Knowles
4. 5 Rodgerick Dykes
5. 232 Jamey Boland
6. 18d Cord Dodgen
7. 6 Chad Marchman
8. 72 Wesley Lyle
9. 6T Jackson Thomason
10. 105 Taylor Mitcham
11. 66k Scott Knowles
12. 55 Ryan King DNS
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Holley was able to net one point, which brings his best 14 week season to 699 points, one point away from a 700 point perfect season. Holley needs one more win to reach that mark, but the question remains, will it be enough to clinch the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Championship?
Going into NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 competition, there were ten drivers that still had a mathematical chance to defeat Holley for the championship. Holley’s Saturday night win took five of them out of contention.
Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS, Ryan King of Seymour, TN, and Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS did what they had to do to stay alive in the championship hunt, and that was pick up a win over the weekend. The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Noah Daspit of Kiln, MS stays alive, as does Heath Minor of Ralph, AL.
Palasini drove the MP Trucking Special to his ninth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the 2014 season on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS in his final week to earn full points. Palasini made a big jump in the point standings to leap from 18[sup]th[/sup] to second with 687 points.
If Palasini can win out in the remaining five weeks of the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season, including two double feature events on the schedule, he has the potential for a perfect season of 700 points. One of those double feature races is this weekend at Battleground Speedway, where they will make up a Week 21 event.
A trip to Highlands, TX is Palasini’s shortest route to the 2014 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Championship. Palasini already has a Week 21 win and wouldn’t be able to net any points, but he might keep Holley from getting win number 14 and 700 points.
If Holley wins both races Saturday night, and Palasini wins a Week 23 race at another track, it would at best for Palasini set up a possible tie for the title with some interesting tie-breaker scenarios that are yet to be played out. If Holley goes on in the last few weeks of the season to win 16 races, it’s all over and Holley wins the championship.
King, Arnold, Daspit and Minor are in a little bit more desperate position than Palasini. They need to win out the remaining races, including the double features, left in the season, with Holley staying out of the winner’s circle. So one week without a win or another win by Holley takes King, Arnold, Daspit and Minor out of the championship picture.
King took his seventh NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger. King is third in the standings with a best 14 week total of 686 points after netting four points with the win.
Arnold picked up win number eight on the season at Whynot Motorsports Park on Friday night driving The Strength Center Special and after netting nine points moves up to fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 684 points.
Adam Gauldin of Talladega, AL, Delbert Smith of Wichita, KS, Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL, Daniel Bridgmon of Meridian, MS, and Ashley Newman of Ripley, TN are no longer in contention for the title, but they are very much in the heat of the tight battle for the runner-up spot and the remaining Top 10 points fund paying positions.
Gauldin and Smith did what they had to do in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 competition, and that was win to stay alive with the possibility of maxing out the season with 698 points. Skinner could have also reached 698 by winning out the remainder of the season, but the 12-year-old sensation did not reach the winner’s circle this weekend.
Holley’s win to take him to 699 points, eliminated all three drivers from title contention. A Week 22 win by Bridgmon would have kept him in contention with the possibility of winning out and reaching a possible 699 points. Bridgmon missed a win by two spots, and his title opportunity was gone. Newman had the potential of a perfect season, but he did not compete in Week 22 action, so he is done for a title shot.
Gauldin drove the Adam Gauldin Racing GRT to his fifth NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL to net four points. Gauldin is among a three-way tie for the fifth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 682 points.
Bridgmon in the Robinson Electric Supply Special, who netted one point this weekend, and Rusty Ballenger of Sevierville, TN are also among the fifth-place trio. Ballenger finished second to King on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway driving the Rehel Diesel/East TN Metals Special to net seven points. Gauldin has the tie-breaker advantage with five wins to four wins each for Bridgmon and Ballenger.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 679 points. Lee finished eighth on Friday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in the Billy Riels Racing GRT, and did not net any points in Week 22 competition.
Daspit and Smith are tied for the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with a best 14 week total of 676 points apiece. Daspit has the tie-breaker advantage with six wins to five wins for Smith.
That fifth win for Smith came on Friday night at Salina Speedway in Salina, KS driving the BSB Manufacturing Special and netted him 11 points. Daspit was able to net one point in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 competition after a fifth-place finish on Friday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Cacee Brown Racing Trak-Star.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 22 action, the 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Champion Chase Edge of LaFayette, AL picked up the $1,000 top prize by winning the Duckie Ward Memorial Race on Saturday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL driving the Edge’s Gas Company Special.
Joseph Joiner of Milton, FL drove the Joiner Racing Special to a pair of wins over the weekend in races co-sanctioned by the South Eastern Crate Series. The first win came on Friday night at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL and the second win, and his fourth of the season came on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL.
The NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Rookie of the Year point leader Chris Noah of Rainbow City, AL used his night off of the traveling circuit to pick up a NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win on Saturday night at Arkadelphia Speedway in Bremen, AL driving the Old Man’s Garage Special.
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/23/14:
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687{/td}
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17{/td}
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684{/td}
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23{/td}
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44{/td}
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Adam Gauldin{/td}
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682{/td}
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21{/td}
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5{/td}
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20{/td}
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46{/td}
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22{/td}
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19{/td}
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21{/td}
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47{/td}
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29{/td}
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682{/td}
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17{/td}
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14{/td}
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16{/td}
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47{/td}
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8{/td}
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47{/td}
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Shannon Lee{/td}
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679{/td}
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29{/td}
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4{/td}
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21{/td}
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25{/td}
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46{/td}
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9{/td}
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347{/td}
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676{/td}
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20{/td}
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6{/td}
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15{/td}
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18{/td}
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45{/td}
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10{/td}
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92{/td}
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Delbert Smith{/td}
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15{/td}
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11{/td}
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 22 RESULTS:
August 22:
NORTHWEST FLORIDA SPEEDWAY – BAKER, FL (Co-Sanctioned by the SEC):
1. 10 Joseph Joiner
2. 1t Jonathan Joiner
3. 3 Cody Smith
4. 10c Ryan Crane
5. 02 Stephen Brantley
6. 31 Craig Turner
7. 221 Tyler Allen
8. 72 Frank Wilson
9. 1 Kevin Maher
SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS:
1. 92 Delbert Smith
2. 55 Chris Kratzer
3. 2k Darrick Klima
4. 15b Tyler Bradshaw
5. 10 Jill Roberg
6. 15 Alan Reinert
7. 4 Tracy Holloway
8. 12 Ryan Grit
9. 70 Terry Malm
10. 38 Shaylon Holloway
11. 92s Daniel Smith
12. 1jr Justin Kinderknecht
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 4 Michael Arnold
2. 25 Justin McRee
3. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
4. 5 Logan Yates
5. KC1 Noah Daspit
6. 19 Terry Mosley
7. 118 Randy Boyd
8. 47 Shannon Lee
9. 760 Jim McDuffie
10. 01 Nick Thrash
11. 27 Larry Murphy
12. 2T Tootie Arnold
13. 2 Tyler Burgess
14. 2w Jason Williams
15. 28 David Williamson
16. 711 Steve Bynum
17. 73 Larry Havens
18. C4 Chris Reid
19. 11 Tim Dees
20. 14 Casey Haney
21. 41 Al Kouhout
22. 4w Wiley Williams
23. 74 Joey Brown
August 23:
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN:
1. 52 Ryan King
2. 29 Rusty Ballenger
3. 79c Marty Calloway
4. 31 Brad Seagle
5. 3 Brad Hall
6. 88 Brad Coffey
7. 18 Gary Crittenden
8. 71 Brian Courtney
9. 7 William Overbey
10. 44 Chase King
11. 586 Cody Brake
12. 46 Stephen Martin
13. 5 James Cole
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
2. 4 Michael Arnold
3. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
4. 25 Justin McRee
5. 33 Sid Scarbrough
6. 01 Nick Thrash
7. C11 Cliff Williams
8. 2 Tyler Burgess
9. 11 Tim Dees
10. 14 Casey Haney
11. 5 Logan Yates
12. 760 Jim McDuffie
13. 19 Terry Mosley
14. 118 Randy Boyd
15. 28 David Williamson
16. KC1 Noah Daspit
17, 34 Doug Sanchagrin
18. 4w Wiley Williams
19. 2T Tootie Arnold
20. 27 Larry Murphy
21. 711 Steve Bynum
22. 73 Larry Havens
23. 41 Al Kouhout
24. 47 Shannon Lee
25. C4 Chris Reid DNS
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 17 Adam Gauldin
2. 19 Carlton Freeman
3. 57 Maddox Mullinax
4. 11 Cruz Skinner
5. 37 Jimmy Ivester
6. 30 Karl Parks
7. 6 Brandon Hood
8. 11h Jeff Holt
9. F97 Red Farmer
10. 1 Nick Kimbrell
11. 5 Mike Combs
12. 1m Steve McElroy
ARKADELPHIA SPEEDWAY – BREMEN, AL:
1. 56 Chris Noah
2. 19 Gathan Burns
3. 17 Billy Franklin
4. 5 Sammy Lowe
5. B97 Lee Burdett
6. 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr.
7. 11 Hunter Holloway
8. 2 Thomas Langley
9. 22 Austin Franklin
10. F2 Hayden Franklin
11. 7 Jon Biles
12. 15 Brad Malone
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL (Co-Sanctioned with the SEC):
1. 10 Joseph Joiner
2. 3 Cody Smith
3. 72 Todd Neiheiser
4. 10c Ryan Crane
5. 221 Tyler Allen
6. 12 Tracey Sutton
7. 31 Craig Turner
8. 1 Gary Maher
9. 1T Jonathon Joiner
BATTLEGROUND SPEEDWAY – HIGHLANDS, TX:
1. 17 Chris Holley
2. 97 Kevin Sitton
3. 99 Randy Lovell
4. 14 Brant Tirello
5. 1 Doug Begnaud
6. 0 Ed Wickham
7. 83 Joe Penney
8. 84 Mike Davenport
9. 00 Buster Deen
10. 33 Jose Moran Jr.
11. 95 Jamie Green
12. 10 Cecil McCreary
13. 32 Brian Collins
14. 117 Todd Jouett
15. 22 Trinity Richardson
16. 45 Earl Cannon
17. 23 Chris Jewell
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
1. 18 Chase Edge
2. K9 Dana Eiland
3. 66 Dylan Knowles
4. 5 Rodgerick Dykes
5. 232 Jamey Boland
6. 18d Cord Dodgen
7. 6 Chad Marchman
8. 72 Wesley Lyle
9. 6T Jackson Thomason
10. 105 Taylor Mitcham
11. 66k Scott Knowles
12. 55 Ryan King DNS
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