CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2008 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series opened over the weekend, and the defending and two-time West Region Champion Lucky Keeton of Toomsuba, MS has set the stage in quest of his third straight title with two wins. The two victories put Keeton on top of the West Region standings with 92 points.
Dana Eiland of Salem, AL used a pair of third-place finishes aboard the Andy’s Auto Parts Swartz on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL and on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL to top the list in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region with 90 points.
Keeton drove his #22 Boland Performance Trak-Star to victories on Friday night at Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS on Saturday night.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS posted a pair of top five finishes on Friday night at Southern Speedway, and on Saturday night at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA to move into the second spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region with 76 points driving the Billy Riels Racing GRT.
Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS is third with 68 points, and Gabe Windham is fourth with 62 points. Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS finished second to Keeton at Whynot Motorsports Park, and is fifth in the West Region standings with 48 points.
Rusty Ellis of Brewton, AL drove the L&W Insulation Trak-Star to victory on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL, and is tied for the sixth spot with Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS with 46 points.
Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL and Chris Jimerson of Meridian, MS are tied for the eight spot in the WRS West Region with 44 points, and Randy King of Meridian, MS and Bo Odom of Brewton, AL are tied for tenth with 42 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action over the weekend, Jason Warner of Franklinton, LA took the win on Saturday night at A1 Raceway driving the J&A Trucking Mastersbilt, and Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS was the winner on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS in the Tiffin Motorhomes Mastersbilt.
Richard Stephens of Phenix City, AL was the winner on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway driving the Pass Racing GRT, and is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 84 points.
Anthony Meadows of Lanett, AL drove the Meadows Construction GRT to victory on Friday night at Penton Raceway, and is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings with 78 points. Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL used a pair of top ten finishes at Penton Raceway and East Alabama Motor Speedway to settle into the fourth spot with 63 points.
Mark Patterson of Valley, AL is fifth with 60 points, and Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL finished second to Stephens at East Alabama Motor Speedway on Saturday night to claim the sixth spot in the WRS East Region standings with 48 points. Shane Thompson of Phenix City, AL finished second to Meadows at Penton Raceway on Friday night, and is seventh in points with 46.
Larry Harrod of Plains, GA is eighth with 44 points in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings, while Chad Wallace of LaGrange, GA and Ricky Culpepper of Hamilton, GA are tied for the tenth spot with 42 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region action, James Ussery of Pace, FL was the winner on Saturday night at Chattahoochee Valley Motor Speedway in Dothan, AL.
Mother Nature was also a winner over the weekend, as rain washed out the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region events on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Three NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series tracks will open this coming weekend with Baton Rouge Raceway in Baton Rouge, LA opening this Friday night, and Butler County Motorsports Park in Greenville, AL opening this Saturday night in the West Region. Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, IN opens this Saturday night in the East Region.
For a complete listing 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 3/29/08:
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER TOTAL RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 22 Lucky Keeton 92 2 2 2 2
2 47 Shannon Lee 76 2 2 2
3 9 Herman Reynolds 68 2 1 1
4 5 Gabe Windham 62 2 1
5 07 Talbert Goldman 48 1 1 1
6 27 Larry Murphy 46 1 1 1
7 88 Rusty Ellis 46 1 1 1 1
8 18 Chris Jimerson 44 1 1 1
9 25 Josh Huss 44 1 1 1
10 18c Randy King 42 1 1 1
11 55 Bo Odom 42 1 1 1
12 112 Jason Warner 40 1 1 1 1
13 112 Jay Blair 40 1 1 1
14 g33 Greg Dedwylder 40 1 1
15 18 Clint Holmes 40 1 1 1
16 33c Eric Cooley 40 1 1 1 1
17 17 Silas Martin 39 1 1 1
18 39 Michael Sibley 38 1 1 1
19 34h Andy Hall 38 1 1
20 25c Chris Griffin 38 1 1 1
21 91 Donald Watson 38 1 1 1
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER TOTAL RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 K9 Dana Eiland 90 2 2 2
2 00 Richard Stephens 84 2 1 1 2
3 31 Anthony Meadows 78 2 1 1 1
4 55 Montana Dudley 63 2 2
5 M21 Mark Patterson 60 2
6 7 Terrance Nowell 48 1 1 1
7 00t Shane Thompson 46 1 1 1
8 27 Larry Harrod 44 1 1 1
9 34 Chad Wallace 42 1 1 1
10 110 Ricky Culpepper 42 1 1 1
11 52 Marc Gooden 40 1 1 1
12 18 Larry Eldridge 40 1 1
13 71 James Ussery 40 1 1 1 1
14 99 Skeeter Redmon 39 1 1 1
15 5 Logan Yates 38 1 1
16 88 Matt Woodson 38 1 1
17 12 Ray Robbins 38 1 1 1
18 32 Calvin Gardner 36 1 1
19 14 Pat Wall 36 1 1
20 2 Mickey Benton 34 1 1
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR 3/28-29/08:
WEST REGION:
3/28/08:
SOUTHERN SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 112 Jay Blair
3. 9 Herman Reynolds
4. 47 Shannon Lee
5. R14 Tracy Brown
6. S12 Owen Stockstill
7. 12 Dallas Mozingo
8. 41 Al Kouhout
9. 5 Gabe Windham
10. 1 Jimmy Howell
11. 21 Scott Ladner
3/29/08:
A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL, LA:
1. 112 Jason Warner
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 39 Michael Sibley
4. 1 Bernie Raynor
5. 66 David Knight
6. 24 Charlie Gaines
7. K18 Kaleb Killens
8. 27 David Colvin
9. 747 Billy Riels
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 07 Talbert Goldman
3. 27 Larry Murphy
4. 18 Chris Jimerson
5. 18c Randy King
6. G33 Greg Dedwylder
7. 34h Andy Hall
8. 111m Doug Todd
9. 121 Michael Blount
10. 6T David Turner
11. 7 Mike Shirley
12. 9 Herman Reynolds
13. 4w Wiley Williams
14. 1T Terry Mosley
15. 44 Roger Rolison
16. 000 Rick Hassell
17. 75p Phillip Stanley
18. 28 Robbie Harvey
19. 5 Gabe Windham
20. 75 Ray Paul
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 88 Rusty Ellis
2. 25 Josh Huss
3. 55 Bo Odom
4. 18 Clint Holmes
5. 25c Chris Griffin
6. 8h Heath Gibson
7. 3m Micha McCall
8. X Phillip Lambeth
9. 3g Seth Gransberry
10. T22 Tiffany Johnson
11. 8 Dewayne Morris
12. 56 Jonathan Hamilton
13. 247 Spanky Sexton
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. 33c Eric Cooley
2. 17 Silas Martin
3. 91 Donald Watson
4. 2T Tootie Arnold
5. 248 Davin Bates
6. 94 Dow Hillhouse
EAST REGION:
3/28/08:
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
1. 31 Anthony Meadows
2. 00t Shane Thompson
3. K9 Dana Eiland
4. 34 Chad Wallace
5. 52 Marc Gooden
6. 5 Logan Yates
7. 32 Calvin Gardner
8. 00 Richard Stephens
9. 87 Charlie Gushue
10. 55 Montana Dudley
11. 2 Tyler Hurst
12. 17 N.B. Freeman
13. 18 Chase Edge
14. M21 Mark Patterson
3/29/08:
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 00 Richard Stephens
2. 7 Terrance Nowell
3. K9 Dana Eiland
4. 27 Larry Harrod
5. 110 Ricky Culpepper
6. 18 Larry Eldridge
7. 88 Matt Woodson
8. 14 Pat Wall
9. 2 Mickey Benton
10. 55 Montana Dudley
11. 613 Marty Beckwith
12. 11 Greg Gatlin
13. 27g Gordy Scarbrough
14. 15 Jimmy Evilsizer
15. 31 Anthony Meadows
16. M21 Mark Patterson
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – DOTHAN, AL:
1. 71 James Ussery
2. 99 Skeeter Redmon
3. 12 Ray Robbins
4. 55 Russell Welch
5. 22 Steve Blanchette Sr.
6. 17 Steve Blanchette Jr.
7. 4 Johnny Wilson
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL: Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL: Rained Out
Dana Eiland of Salem, AL used a pair of third-place finishes aboard the Andy’s Auto Parts Swartz on Friday night at Penton Raceway in Penton, AL and on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL to top the list in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region with 90 points.
Keeton drove his #22 Boland Performance Trak-Star to victories on Friday night at Southern Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS and Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS on Saturday night.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS posted a pair of top five finishes on Friday night at Southern Speedway, and on Saturday night at A1 Raceway in Slidell, LA to move into the second spot of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region with 76 points driving the Billy Riels Racing GRT.
Herman Reynolds of Laurel, MS is third with 68 points, and Gabe Windham is fourth with 62 points. Talbert Goldman of Meridian, MS finished second to Keeton at Whynot Motorsports Park, and is fifth in the West Region standings with 48 points.
Rusty Ellis of Brewton, AL drove the L&W Insulation Trak-Star to victory on Saturday night at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL, and is tied for the sixth spot with Larry Murphy of Meridian, MS with 46 points.
Josh Huss of Flomaton, AL and Chris Jimerson of Meridian, MS are tied for the eight spot in the WRS West Region with 44 points, and Randy King of Meridian, MS and Bo Odom of Brewton, AL are tied for tenth with 42 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region action over the weekend, Jason Warner of Franklinton, LA took the win on Saturday night at A1 Raceway driving the J&A Trucking Mastersbilt, and Eric Cooley of Fulton, MS was the winner on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS in the Tiffin Motorhomes Mastersbilt.
Richard Stephens of Phenix City, AL was the winner on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway driving the Pass Racing GRT, and is second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region standings with 84 points.
Anthony Meadows of Lanett, AL drove the Meadows Construction GRT to victory on Friday night at Penton Raceway, and is third in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings with 78 points. Montana Dudley of Phenix City, AL used a pair of top ten finishes at Penton Raceway and East Alabama Motor Speedway to settle into the fourth spot with 63 points.
Mark Patterson of Valley, AL is fifth with 60 points, and Terrance Nowell of Phenix City, AL finished second to Stephens at East Alabama Motor Speedway on Saturday night to claim the sixth spot in the WRS East Region standings with 48 points. Shane Thompson of Phenix City, AL finished second to Meadows at Penton Raceway on Friday night, and is seventh in points with 46.
Larry Harrod of Plains, GA is eighth with 44 points in the NeSmith Chevrolet WRS East Region standings, while Chad Wallace of LaGrange, GA and Ricky Culpepper of Hamilton, GA are tied for the tenth spot with 42 points.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region action, James Ussery of Pace, FL was the winner on Saturday night at Chattahoochee Valley Motor Speedway in Dothan, AL.
Mother Nature was also a winner over the weekend, as rain washed out the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East Region events on Saturday night at Green Valley Speedway in Glencoe, AL and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
Three NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series tracks will open this coming weekend with Baton Rouge Raceway in Baton Rouge, LA opening this Friday night, and Butler County Motorsports Park in Greenville, AL opening this Saturday night in the West Region. Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, IN opens this Saturday night in the East Region.
For a complete listing 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 3/29/08:
WEST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER TOTAL RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 22 Lucky Keeton 92 2 2 2 2
2 47 Shannon Lee 76 2 2 2
3 9 Herman Reynolds 68 2 1 1
4 5 Gabe Windham 62 2 1
5 07 Talbert Goldman 48 1 1 1
6 27 Larry Murphy 46 1 1 1
7 88 Rusty Ellis 46 1 1 1 1
8 18 Chris Jimerson 44 1 1 1
9 25 Josh Huss 44 1 1 1
10 18c Randy King 42 1 1 1
11 55 Bo Odom 42 1 1 1
12 112 Jason Warner 40 1 1 1 1
13 112 Jay Blair 40 1 1 1
14 g33 Greg Dedwylder 40 1 1
15 18 Clint Holmes 40 1 1 1
16 33c Eric Cooley 40 1 1 1 1
17 17 Silas Martin 39 1 1 1
18 39 Michael Sibley 38 1 1 1
19 34h Andy Hall 38 1 1
20 25c Chris Griffin 38 1 1 1
21 91 Donald Watson 38 1 1 1
EAST REGION:
POS CAR # DRIVER TOTAL RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 K9 Dana Eiland 90 2 2 2
2 00 Richard Stephens 84 2 1 1 2
3 31 Anthony Meadows 78 2 1 1 1
4 55 Montana Dudley 63 2 2
5 M21 Mark Patterson 60 2
6 7 Terrance Nowell 48 1 1 1
7 00t Shane Thompson 46 1 1 1
8 27 Larry Harrod 44 1 1 1
9 34 Chad Wallace 42 1 1 1
10 110 Ricky Culpepper 42 1 1 1
11 52 Marc Gooden 40 1 1 1
12 18 Larry Eldridge 40 1 1
13 71 James Ussery 40 1 1 1 1
14 99 Skeeter Redmon 39 1 1 1
15 5 Logan Yates 38 1 1
16 88 Matt Woodson 38 1 1
17 12 Ray Robbins 38 1 1 1
18 32 Calvin Gardner 36 1 1
19 14 Pat Wall 36 1 1
20 2 Mickey Benton 34 1 1
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES RESULTS FOR 3/28-29/08:
WEST REGION:
3/28/08:
SOUTHERN SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 112 Jay Blair
3. 9 Herman Reynolds
4. 47 Shannon Lee
5. R14 Tracy Brown
6. S12 Owen Stockstill
7. 12 Dallas Mozingo
8. 41 Al Kouhout
9. 5 Gabe Windham
10. 1 Jimmy Howell
11. 21 Scott Ladner
3/29/08:
A1 RACEWAY – SLIDELL, LA:
1. 112 Jason Warner
2. 47 Shannon Lee
3. 39 Michael Sibley
4. 1 Bernie Raynor
5. 66 David Knight
6. 24 Charlie Gaines
7. K18 Kaleb Killens
8. 27 David Colvin
9. 747 Billy Riels
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 22 Lucky Keeton
2. 07 Talbert Goldman
3. 27 Larry Murphy
4. 18 Chris Jimerson
5. 18c Randy King
6. G33 Greg Dedwylder
7. 34h Andy Hall
8. 111m Doug Todd
9. 121 Michael Blount
10. 6T David Turner
11. 7 Mike Shirley
12. 9 Herman Reynolds
13. 4w Wiley Williams
14. 1T Terry Mosley
15. 44 Roger Rolison
16. 000 Rick Hassell
17. 75p Phillip Stanley
18. 28 Robbie Harvey
19. 5 Gabe Windham
20. 75 Ray Paul
FLOMATON SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL:
1. 88 Rusty Ellis
2. 25 Josh Huss
3. 55 Bo Odom
4. 18 Clint Holmes
5. 25c Chris Griffin
6. 8h Heath Gibson
7. 3m Micha McCall
8. X Phillip Lambeth
9. 3g Seth Gransberry
10. T22 Tiffany Johnson
11. 8 Dewayne Morris
12. 56 Jonathan Hamilton
13. 247 Spanky Sexton
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. 33c Eric Cooley
2. 17 Silas Martin
3. 91 Donald Watson
4. 2T Tootie Arnold
5. 248 Davin Bates
6. 94 Dow Hillhouse
EAST REGION:
3/28/08:
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
1. 31 Anthony Meadows
2. 00t Shane Thompson
3. K9 Dana Eiland
4. 34 Chad Wallace
5. 52 Marc Gooden
6. 5 Logan Yates
7. 32 Calvin Gardner
8. 00 Richard Stephens
9. 87 Charlie Gushue
10. 55 Montana Dudley
11. 2 Tyler Hurst
12. 17 N.B. Freeman
13. 18 Chase Edge
14. M21 Mark Patterson
3/29/08:
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 00 Richard Stephens
2. 7 Terrance Nowell
3. K9 Dana Eiland
4. 27 Larry Harrod
5. 110 Ricky Culpepper
6. 18 Larry Eldridge
7. 88 Matt Woodson
8. 14 Pat Wall
9. 2 Mickey Benton
10. 55 Montana Dudley
11. 613 Marty Beckwith
12. 11 Greg Gatlin
13. 27g Gordy Scarbrough
14. 15 Jimmy Evilsizer
15. 31 Anthony Meadows
16. M21 Mark Patterson
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – DOTHAN, AL:
1. 71 James Ussery
2. 99 Skeeter Redmon
3. 12 Ray Robbins
4. 55 Russell Welch
5. 22 Steve Blanchette Sr.
6. 17 Steve Blanchette Jr.
7. 4 Johnny Wilson
GREEN VALLEY SPEEDWAY – GLENCOE, AL: Rained Out
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL: Rained Out
