CARTERSVILLE, GA – The defending and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS kept his perfect season alive by posting his fourth consecutive win on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS. Keeton has stretched his NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region point lead to 29 points.
Dana Eiland of Salem, AL leads a close point battle in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region with his third-straight top five finish on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL. Eiland leads Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL by just two points in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region.
Keeton has two wins at Whynot, one win at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA, one win at Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, and has accumulated 192 points driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star in quest of his third straight NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region title. Keeton has not lost a NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series event that he has competed in so far this season.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 163 points. Lee has four top five finishes in four starts. Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS is third with 156 points, and three top fives in four starts. Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS is four with 122 points, and two top fives in three starts.
Donald Watson of Greenwell Springs, LA is fifth in the West Region standings with 115 points, and Davin Bates of Independence, LA is sixth with 104 points. David Colvin of Houma, LA is seventh with 96 points, and Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS is eighth with 94 points. Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS is ninth with 91 points, and Bennie Raynor of Pearl River, LA round out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region with 87 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action on Saturday night, Brandon Register of Greenville, AL took the win at Butler County Motorsports Park in Greenville, AL, and second generation driver Tanner English of Benton, KY was the winner at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS.
Michael Santangelo of St. Rose, LA won at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA, and Kerry Vicknair of Denham Springs, LA took the victory at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS. Baton Rouge Raceway in Baton Rouge, LA and Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS were rained out on Friday night, while Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL was rained out on Saturday night.
Eiland has accumulated 134 points to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region, and Stephens is second with 132 points having turned in one win, and two top fives in three starts. Anthony Meadows of Lanett, AL is third in the East Region with 120 points after one win, and two top fives in three starts.
Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL moved up to the fourth spot with 98 points after a win on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Nowell now has one win, and two top five finishes in three starts.
Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL holds the fifth position in the East Region with 97 points, and Mark Patterson of Valley, AL is sixth with 90 points. Larry Harrod of Plains, GA is seventh with 82 points, and Matt Woodson of LaGrange, GA is eighth with 78 points.
The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Champion Logan Yates of Delta, AL is ninth with 76 points, while Marc Gooden of LaFayette, AL, Larry Eldridge of Columbus, GA, and Tyler Hurst of Lineville, AL are all tied for the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region with 70 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series action on Saturday night, the 2007 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Runner-Up Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL topped a 24-car field to take the win at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and Blake Stewart of Centre, AL bested a 22-car field at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL.
Penton Raceway in Penton, AL was rained out on Friday night, and Chattahoochee Valley Motor Speedway in Dothan, AL did not report their Saturday night results. For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in the West and East Regions, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click on the Points page.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/12/08:
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 22 Lucky Keeton 192 4 4 4 4
2 47 Shannon Lee 163 4 4 4
3 9 Herman Reynolds 156 4 3 3
4 07 Talbert Goldman 122 3 2 2
5 91 Donald Watson 115 3 2 3
6 248 Davin Bates 104 3 2 2
7 27 David Colvin 96 3 2
8 27 Larry Murphy 94 2 2 2
9 2t Tootie Arnold 91 3 1 2
10 1 Bennie Raynor 87 3 1 1
11 77 Michael Santangelo 84 2 1 2 2
12 25 Josh Huss 83 2 2 2
13 35 Curt Lipsey 80 2 1 2
14 33c Eric Cooley 78 2 1 1 2
15 55 Bo Odom 76 2 1 2
16 25c Chris Griffin 75 2 2 2
17 66 David Knight 74 2 1 2
18 39 Michael Sibley 74 2 2 2
19 17 Silas Martin 73 2 1 2
20 R14 Tracy Brown 73 2 2 2
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 K9 Dana Eiland 134 3 3 3
2 00 Richie Stephens 132 3 1 2 3
3 31 Anthony Meadows 120 3 1 2 2
4 7 Terrance Nowell 98 2 1 2 2
5 55 Montana Dudley 97 3 3
6 M21 Mark Patterson 90 3
7 27 Larry Harrod 82 2 1 2
8 88 Matt Woodson 78 2 2
9 5 Logan Yates 76 2 2
10 52 Marc Gooden 70 2 1 1
11 18 Larry Eldridge 70 2 1
12 2 Tyler Hurst 70 2 1
13 87 Charlie Gushue 68 2 2
14 32 Calvin Gardner 66 2 1
15 18 Chase Edge 62 2 1
16 0 Derrek Fisher 50 1 1 1 1
17 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 50 1 1 1 1
18 04 Blake Stewart 50 1 1 1 1
19 1c David Daugherty 48 1 1 1
20 47 Adam Martin 48 1 1 1
21 22 Carlton Freeman 48 1 1 1
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FROM 4/11-12/08:
WEST REGION:
4/11/08:
SOUTHERN SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out
BATON ROUGE RACEWAY – BATON ROUGE, LA:
Rained Out
4/12/08:
BUTLER COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK – GREENVILLE, AL:
1. 68r Brandon Register
2. 6 Jack Daughtry
3. 24 Jimmy Thagard
4. 777 Randy Adams
5. 10 Brandon Hood
6. 11 Lucas Mosley
7. 77 Kenny Cartwright
8. C55 Scotty Curry
COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 96 Tanner English
2. 21 Ben McCreary
3. 3 Tony Shelton
4. 88 Caleb Myers
5. x15 Roman Ponds
6. 00 Terry Kelley
7. 33c Eric Cooley
8. 27 Reed Long
9. 42 Allen Gilreath
10. 90 Brian Rickman
11. 19 Marcus Minga
12. 21 Jamie Pickard
13. 52 Brad Logan
14. 2 Mark Stokes
15. C1 Corey Doyle DNS
A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL, LA:
1. 77 Michael Santangelo
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 248 Davin Bates
4. 727 Mickey Trosclair
5. GPS Joey Credidio
6. 9 Edward Guidry
7. 2T Tootie Arnold
8. 27 Red David
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 27 Larry Murphy
3. 18c Scott Dedwylder
4. 07 Talbert Goldman
5. 9 Herman Reynolds
6. 000 Rick Hassell
7. 88 Wayne Murphy
8. 44 Roger Rolison
9. 4w Wiley Williams
10. 75 Ray Paul
11. 7 Mike Shirley
12. 6T David Turner
13. 760 Jim McDuffie
14. 48 Leslie Ratcliff
15. 75p Phillip Stanley DNS
16. 118c Randy King DNS
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. V8 Kerry Vicknair
2. 35 Curt Lipsey
3. 2 David Pellerin
4. R14 Tracy Brown
5. 39 Michael Sibley
6. 91 Donald Watson
7. 17 Silas Martin
8. 4 Mark Chamel
9. 43 Cliff Spencer
10. 6n Donnie Noland
11. 85 Joe Simoneaux
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
Rained Out
EAST REGION:
4/11/08:
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out
4/12/08:
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr.
2. 47 Adam Martin
3. 29 Brian Ponder
4. k17 Corey Korreckt
5. 7c Dillon Crim
6. 2 Tyler Hurst
7. 5 Logan Yates
8. B97 Lee Burdett
9. 11 Chris Blackburn
10. h2 Todd Hurst
11. 11 Mark Garrard
12. 18 Landon Sims
13. 9 Brentt Roberts
14. 30 Karl Parks
15. 19 Jeremy Britton
16. 17 Adam Gauldin
17. 32 Calvin Gardner
18. 17 Cameron Heath
19. 76 Nick Waugh
20. P5 Haley Pitts
21. 28 Trent Thomas
22. 13.5 David Pettis
23. B4 Justin Brasley DNS
24. 14 Victor Turner DNS
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 7 Terrance Nowell
2. 00 Richie Stephens
3. 22 William Thomas
4. K9 Dana Eiland
5. 15 Jeff Mills
6. 88 Matt Woodson
7. 27 Larry Harrod
8. 87 Charlie Gushue
9. 55 Montana Dudley
10. 18 Chase Edge
11. 52 Marc Gooden
12. 111 Richard Mills
13. 18 Larry Eldridge
14. 08 Bobby Eiland
15. M21 Mark Patterson
16. 22 Chad Carden
17. 41 Mike Parkerson DNS
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL:
1. 04 Blake Stewart
2. 22 Carlton Freeman
3. 17 Jackson Hale
4. 42 Kasey Hall
5. 31 Anthony Meadows
6. 12 Steven McElroy
7. 54 Eddie Terry
8. 27 Charlie Roberts
9. 30 Jody Connell
10. 54 Greg Chumley
11. 1 Lewis Rakestraw
12. 21 Jeff Moon
13. 10 Jason Morris
14. 19 Gathan Burns
15. 151 Daran Anderson
16. 14 Trea Mink
17. F33 Don Farmer
18. 159 Chad Green
19. 1h Jason Hiett
20. 45 Chris Noah
21. 14h Jack Hall
22. 25 Mitchell Browning
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY SPEEDWAY – DOTHAN, AL:
Did Not Report
Dana Eiland of Salem, AL leads a close point battle in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region with his third-straight top five finish on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL. Eiland leads Richie Stephens of Phenix City, AL by just two points in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region.
Keeton has two wins at Whynot, one win at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA, one win at Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS, and has accumulated 192 points driving the Boland Performance Trak-Star in quest of his third straight NeSmith Chevrolet WRS West Region title. Keeton has not lost a NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series event that he has competed in so far this season.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region standings with 163 points. Lee has four top five finishes in four starts. Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS is third with 156 points, and three top fives in four starts. Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS is four with 122 points, and two top fives in three starts.
Donald Watson of Greenwell Springs, LA is fifth in the West Region standings with 115 points, and Davin Bates of Independence, LA is sixth with 104 points. David Colvin of Houma, LA is seventh with 96 points, and Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS is eighth with 94 points. Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS is ninth with 91 points, and Bennie Raynor of Pearl River, LA round out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region with 87 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action on Saturday night, Brandon Register of Greenville, AL took the win at Butler County Motorsports Park in Greenville, AL, and second generation driver Tanner English of Benton, KY was the winner at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS.
Michael Santangelo of St. Rose, LA won at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA, and Kerry Vicknair of Denham Springs, LA took the victory at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS. Baton Rouge Raceway in Baton Rouge, LA and Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS were rained out on Friday night, while Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL was rained out on Saturday night.
Eiland has accumulated 134 points to lead the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region, and Stephens is second with 132 points having turned in one win, and two top fives in three starts. Anthony Meadows of Lanett, AL is third in the East Region with 120 points after one win, and two top fives in three starts.
Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL moved up to the fourth spot with 98 points after a win on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Nowell now has one win, and two top five finishes in three starts.
Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL holds the fifth position in the East Region with 97 points, and Mark Patterson of Valley, AL is sixth with 90 points. Larry Harrod of Plains, GA is seventh with 82 points, and Matt Woodson of LaGrange, GA is eighth with 78 points.
The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Champion Logan Yates of Delta, AL is ninth with 76 points, while Marc Gooden of LaFayette, AL, Larry Eldridge of Columbus, GA, and Tyler Hurst of Lineville, AL are all tied for the tenth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region with 70 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series action on Saturday night, the 2007 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region Runner-Up Jimmy Elkins Jr. of Talladega, AL topped a 24-car field to take the win at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and Blake Stewart of Centre, AL bested a 22-car field at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL.
Penton Raceway in Penton, AL was rained out on Friday night, and Chattahoochee Valley Motor Speedway in Dothan, AL did not report their Saturday night results. For a complete rundown of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings in the West and East Regions, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com and click on the Points page.
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/12/08:
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 22 Lucky Keeton 192 4 4 4 4
2 47 Shannon Lee 163 4 4 4
3 9 Herman Reynolds 156 4 3 3
4 07 Talbert Goldman 122 3 2 2
5 91 Donald Watson 115 3 2 3
6 248 Davin Bates 104 3 2 2
7 27 David Colvin 96 3 2
8 27 Larry Murphy 94 2 2 2
9 2t Tootie Arnold 91 3 1 2
10 1 Bennie Raynor 87 3 1 1
11 77 Michael Santangelo 84 2 1 2 2
12 25 Josh Huss 83 2 2 2
13 35 Curt Lipsey 80 2 1 2
14 33c Eric Cooley 78 2 1 1 2
15 55 Bo Odom 76 2 1 2
16 25c Chris Griffin 75 2 2 2
17 66 David Knight 74 2 1 2
18 39 Michael Sibley 74 2 2 2
19 17 Silas Martin 73 2 1 2
20 R14 Tracy Brown 73 2 2 2
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 K9 Dana Eiland 134 3 3 3
2 00 Richie Stephens 132 3 1 2 3
3 31 Anthony Meadows 120 3 1 2 2
4 7 Terrance Nowell 98 2 1 2 2
5 55 Montana Dudley 97 3 3
6 M21 Mark Patterson 90 3
7 27 Larry Harrod 82 2 1 2
8 88 Matt Woodson 78 2 2
9 5 Logan Yates 76 2 2
10 52 Marc Gooden 70 2 1 1
11 18 Larry Eldridge 70 2 1
12 2 Tyler Hurst 70 2 1
13 87 Charlie Gushue 68 2 2
14 32 Calvin Gardner 66 2 1
15 18 Chase Edge 62 2 1
16 0 Derrek Fisher 50 1 1 1 1
17 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr. 50 1 1 1 1
18 04 Blake Stewart 50 1 1 1 1
19 1c David Daugherty 48 1 1 1
20 47 Adam Martin 48 1 1 1
21 22 Carlton Freeman 48 1 1 1
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FROM 4/11-12/08:
WEST REGION:
4/11/08:
SOUTHERN SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out
BATON ROUGE RACEWAY – BATON ROUGE, LA:
Rained Out
4/12/08:
BUTLER COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK – GREENVILLE, AL:
1. 68r Brandon Register
2. 6 Jack Daughtry
3. 24 Jimmy Thagard
4. 777 Randy Adams
5. 10 Brandon Hood
6. 11 Lucas Mosley
7. 77 Kenny Cartwright
8. C55 Scotty Curry
COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 96 Tanner English
2. 21 Ben McCreary
3. 3 Tony Shelton
4. 88 Caleb Myers
5. x15 Roman Ponds
6. 00 Terry Kelley
7. 33c Eric Cooley
8. 27 Reed Long
9. 42 Allen Gilreath
10. 90 Brian Rickman
11. 19 Marcus Minga
12. 21 Jamie Pickard
13. 52 Brad Logan
14. 2 Mark Stokes
15. C1 Corey Doyle DNS
A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL, LA:
1. 77 Michael Santangelo
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 248 Davin Bates
4. 727 Mickey Trosclair
5. GPS Joey Credidio
6. 9 Edward Guidry
7. 2T Tootie Arnold
8. 27 Red David
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 27 Larry Murphy
3. 18c Scott Dedwylder
4. 07 Talbert Goldman
5. 9 Herman Reynolds
6. 000 Rick Hassell
7. 88 Wayne Murphy
8. 44 Roger Rolison
9. 4w Wiley Williams
10. 75 Ray Paul
11. 7 Mike Shirley
12. 6T David Turner
13. 760 Jim McDuffie
14. 48 Leslie Ratcliff
15. 75p Phillip Stanley DNS
16. 118c Randy King DNS
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. V8 Kerry Vicknair
2. 35 Curt Lipsey
3. 2 David Pellerin
4. R14 Tracy Brown
5. 39 Michael Sibley
6. 91 Donald Watson
7. 17 Silas Martin
8. 4 Mark Chamel
9. 43 Cliff Spencer
10. 6n Donnie Noland
11. 85 Joe Simoneaux
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
Rained Out
EAST REGION:
4/11/08:
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out
4/12/08:
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. 07 Jimmy Elkins Jr.
2. 47 Adam Martin
3. 29 Brian Ponder
4. k17 Corey Korreckt
5. 7c Dillon Crim
6. 2 Tyler Hurst
7. 5 Logan Yates
8. B97 Lee Burdett
9. 11 Chris Blackburn
10. h2 Todd Hurst
11. 11 Mark Garrard
12. 18 Landon Sims
13. 9 Brentt Roberts
14. 30 Karl Parks
15. 19 Jeremy Britton
16. 17 Adam Gauldin
17. 32 Calvin Gardner
18. 17 Cameron Heath
19. 76 Nick Waugh
20. P5 Haley Pitts
21. 28 Trent Thomas
22. 13.5 David Pettis
23. B4 Justin Brasley DNS
24. 14 Victor Turner DNS
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 7 Terrance Nowell
2. 00 Richie Stephens
3. 22 William Thomas
4. K9 Dana Eiland
5. 15 Jeff Mills
6. 88 Matt Woodson
7. 27 Larry Harrod
8. 87 Charlie Gushue
9. 55 Montana Dudley
10. 18 Chase Edge
11. 52 Marc Gooden
12. 111 Richard Mills
13. 18 Larry Eldridge
14. 08 Bobby Eiland
15. M21 Mark Patterson
16. 22 Chad Carden
17. 41 Mike Parkerson DNS
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL:
1. 04 Blake Stewart
2. 22 Carlton Freeman
3. 17 Jackson Hale
4. 42 Kasey Hall
5. 31 Anthony Meadows
6. 12 Steven McElroy
7. 54 Eddie Terry
8. 27 Charlie Roberts
9. 30 Jody Connell
10. 54 Greg Chumley
11. 1 Lewis Rakestraw
12. 21 Jeff Moon
13. 10 Jason Morris
14. 19 Gathan Burns
15. 151 Daran Anderson
16. 14 Trea Mink
17. F33 Don Farmer
18. 159 Chad Green
19. 1h Jason Hiett
20. 45 Chris Noah
21. 14h Jack Hall
22. 25 Mitchell Browning
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY SPEEDWAY – DOTHAN, AL:
Did Not Report
