CARTERSVILLE, GA – Richie Stephens of Salem, AL has clinched the 2015 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division National Championship after Week 24 competition. Stephens has a perfect best 14 week total of 700 points driving the Rocketman Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
With three weeks left in the 2015 season, Stephens has 20 wins, 27 top five finishes and 29 top ten finishes in 33 races. Stephens had two seconds on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS that included a Week 9 Make-Up Race, and a fourth-place finish at The Mag on Sunday night.
The main development over the weekend that sealed the deal for Stephens and closed the window of opportunity for his only competition for the title, Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS, was the announcement on Sunday by Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS that they would be cancelling their remaining Friday night NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races this season.
Going into Week 24 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division competition, Strength had to win ten 50-point races and Stephens win none for him to win the championship. Strength finished fourth on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway and third on Sunday night at The Mag driving the Sauls Farm Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine.
Those Week 24 finishes combined with the loss of the Hattiesburg races closed the window of opportunity for Strength and clinched the title for Stephens. The top three spots in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings have been decided, as Strength will finish second and third will go to Branden Harris of Molino, FL, who did not compete in Week 24 action.
Strength is second in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 697 points after 11 wins and 20 top five finishes in 21 races. Harris is third with a best 14 week total of 689 points after seven wins, 16 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 22 races driving the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Steve Pate of Heflin, AL is fourth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 669 points after two wins and 18 top five finishes. Pate drove the Pate Racing Chevrolet to a 12th place finish on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway and did not net any NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division points.
Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL drove the Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a second-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL to net five points. Faulk is fifth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 667 points after three wins, 15 top five finishes and 21 top ten finishes in 22 races.
Bo Bailey of Milton, FL was able to net three points on Saturday night after finishing fourth at Southern Raceway in the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet. Bailey is sixth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 666 points after two wins, 17 top five finishes and 22 top ten finishes in 23 races.
Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 654 points after one win, 14 top five finishes, and 19 top ten finishes in 24 races driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. Jarrell did not compete in Week 24 action.
Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is eighth in the standings with 649 points after one win, nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 15 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races driving the Guy Brothers Roofing Chevrolet. Mitchell did not compete in Week 24 action.
Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is ninth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 648 points after ten top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Geddie Tree Service Chevrolet. Geddie did not net and NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division points after a 35-point sixth-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway.
David Williamson of Seminary, MS rounds out the top ten of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 643 points after 11 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 23 races. Williamson did not net any points after a 39-point second-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in the Sauls Farm Ford.
In other NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 24 action, Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL unloaded a new High Roller Race Car Street Stock powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine and won three races in two nights at Magnolia Motor Speedway.
McRee won the Week 9 Make-Up Race on Saturday night, and then came back and collected the $1,000 top prize in the second Saturday night race. McRee swept the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Labor Day Shootout on Sunday night with another $1,000 victory.
Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA took a 40-point win on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway driving the Flynn Racing Chevrolet, and David Windham of Florala, AL drove the Florala Pharmacy Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his third NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season on Saturday night at Southern Raceway.
Joel Landers of Shelbyville, TN picked up his fifth NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season on Sunday night at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN driving the Joel’s Tire and Brake Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Five of the Top 7 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 3, after the first 24 weeks of competition, and five of the six Week 24 race winners have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars. To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.
For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 9/6/15:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
PTS
RACES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
WKS/NET
WPA
1
69
Richie Stephens
700
33
20
27
29
0
50.00
2
18
Brooks Strength
697
21
11
20
20
49
49.78
3
2
Branden Harris
689
22
7
16
19
47
49.21
4
07
Steve Pate
669
19
2
18
18
41
47.71
5
3
Larry Faulk
667
22
3
15
21
45
47.14
6
05
Bo Bailey
666
23
2
17
22
45
47.36
7
20
Jason Jarrell
654
24
1
14
19
45
46.71
8
99
Kevin Mitchell
649
15
1
9
12
41
46.36
9
37
Jay Geddie
648
19
10
17
43
46.29
10
28
David Williamson
643
23
11
19
43
45.93
11
41
Brandon Kilpatrick
642
16
3
10
14
40
45.50
12
18c
Cliff Childers
634
18
8
14
42
45.14
13
2m
Bubba McGhee
630
20
7
15
41
45.00
14
6
Calvin Cook
614
14
4
10
13
13
47.23
15
777
Brandon Leftwich
613
15
1
6
9
25
43.79
16
1
John Smartt
601
14
5
13
13
25
42.93
17
26c
Cole Cameron
601
16
4
11
41
42.93
18
7
David Windham
599
14
3
11
12
13
46.08
19
74
Scotty Vowell
594
15
2
8
41
42.43
20
21
Russell Chapman
586
13
3
11
13
13
45.08
NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 24 RESULTS:
September 4:
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 41 Roger Flynn
2. 28 David Williamson
3. 02 Bubba Trotter
4. 3 Kody Barber
5. 67 Roman Davis
6. 37 Jay Geddie
7. 10 Anthony Kates
September 5:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
(May 24 Make Up Race):
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 69 Richie Stephens
3. 2 Lee Ray
4. 24 Tony Silvestri
5. 16 Terry Taylor
6. 3 Shay Knight
7. 5 Danny Christian
8. 75 Charlie Gardner
9. 13 Mark Barnett
10. 59 Brandon Hardin
11. 22 John Beard
12. 111 Wayne Medders
(Week 24 Race):
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 69 Richie Stephens
3. 151 Calvin Cook
4. 18 Brooks Strength
5. 5 Danny Christian
6. 56 Chase Washington
7. 2 Lee Ray
8. 82 Trey Bright
9. 3 Shay Knight
10. 04 Dean Travis
11. 5k T.K. King
12. 07 Steve Pate
13. 50 Eddie Rickman
14. 24 Tony Silvestri
15. 12s Josh Stringer
16. 3 Tracy Pickering
17. 13 Mark Barnett
18. 111 Wayne Medders
19. 22 John Beard
20. 14 Ben Keith
21. 16 Terry Taylor
22. 711 Clint Crawford
23. 53 Scooter Ware
24. 75 Charlie Gardner
25. 00 Billy Wilkins DNS
26. 59 Brandon Hardin DNS
27. 14 Tim Harris DNS
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 7 David Windham
2. 3 Larry Faulk
3. 42 Kyle Kichler
4. 05 Bo Bailey
5. 66 Donnie Ellis
6. 10 Aaron Huffstutler
7. 02 J.C. Wilson
8. 41 Brandon Kilpatrick
9. 20 Curtis Faircloth DQ
September 6:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 151 Calvin Cook
3. 18 Brooks Strength
4. 69 Richie Stephens
5. 3 Shay Knight
6. 82 Trey Bright
7. 90 Brian Rickman
8. 2 Lee Ray
9. 5 Danny Christian
10. 04 Dean Travis
11. 11 Spencer Hughes
12. 16 Terry Taylor
13. 53 Scooter Ware
14. 50 Eddie Rickman
15. 5k T.K. King
16. 24 Tony Silvestri
17. 12s Josh Stringer
18. 74 Scotty Vowell
19. 111 Wayne Medders
20. 56 Mark Barnett
21. 14 Ben Keith
22. 3p Tracy Pickering
23. 22 John Beard
24. 75 Tody Ratcliff
DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN:
1. 2 Joel Landers
2. 05 Jimmy Woodard
3. S1 John Smartt
4. 27 Jason James
5. 20 Michael Kirby
6. 40 Kevin Pack
7. 70 Steve Hadley
8. 00 Bobby Joe Robinson
9. 21 Tim Wilson
10. 70s Kelby Bemonbreum
11. 50 Marcus McCrary
12. 84 Jason Savage
13. 15 Trevor Woodard
14. 10 Michael Blade
15. 01 Justin Owens DNS
NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division.
With three weeks left in the 2015 season, Stephens has 20 wins, 27 top five finishes and 29 top ten finishes in 33 races. Stephens had two seconds on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS that included a Week 9 Make-Up Race, and a fourth-place finish at The Mag on Sunday night.
The main development over the weekend that sealed the deal for Stephens and closed the window of opportunity for his only competition for the title, Brooks Strength of Raymond, MS, was the announcement on Sunday by Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS that they would be cancelling their remaining Friday night NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races this season.
Going into Week 24 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division competition, Strength had to win ten 50-point races and Stephens win none for him to win the championship. Strength finished fourth on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway and third on Sunday night at The Mag driving the Sauls Farm Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine.
Those Week 24 finishes combined with the loss of the Hattiesburg races closed the window of opportunity for Strength and clinched the title for Stephens. The top three spots in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings have been decided, as Strength will finish second and third will go to Branden Harris of Molino, FL, who did not compete in Week 24 action.
Strength is second in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 697 points after 11 wins and 20 top five finishes in 21 races. Harris is third with a best 14 week total of 689 points after seven wins, 16 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 22 races driving the Coastal Engine and Machine Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Steve Pate of Heflin, AL is fourth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 669 points after two wins and 18 top five finishes. Pate drove the Pate Racing Chevrolet to a 12th place finish on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway and did not net any NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division points.
Larry Faulk of Monroeville, AL drove the Faulk Motorsports Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to a second-place finish on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL to net five points. Faulk is fifth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 667 points after three wins, 15 top five finishes and 21 top ten finishes in 22 races.
Bo Bailey of Milton, FL was able to net three points on Saturday night after finishing fourth at Southern Raceway in the L&L Construction Services Chevrolet. Bailey is sixth in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 666 points after two wins, 17 top five finishes and 22 top ten finishes in 23 races.
Jason Jarrell of Hattiesburg, MS is seventh in the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 654 points after one win, 14 top five finishes, and 19 top ten finishes in 24 races driving the Jarrell Rigged Race Cars Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. Jarrell did not compete in Week 24 action.
Kevin Mitchell of Pensacola, FL is eighth in the standings with 649 points after one win, nine top five finishes and 12 top ten finishes in 15 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division races driving the Guy Brothers Roofing Chevrolet. Mitchell did not compete in Week 24 action.
Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is ninth in the standings with a best 14 week total of 648 points after ten top five finishes and 17 top ten finishes in 19 races driving the Geddie Tree Service Chevrolet. Geddie did not net and NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division points after a 35-point sixth-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway.
David Williamson of Seminary, MS rounds out the top ten of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division standings with a best 14 week total of 643 points after 11 top five finishes and 19 top ten finishes in 23 races. Williamson did not net any points after a 39-point second-place finish on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in the Sauls Farm Ford.
In other NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 24 action, Justin McRee of Woodstock, AL unloaded a new High Roller Race Car Street Stock powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine and won three races in two nights at Magnolia Motor Speedway.
McRee won the Week 9 Make-Up Race on Saturday night, and then came back and collected the $1,000 top prize in the second Saturday night race. McRee swept the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Labor Day Shootout on Sunday night with another $1,000 victory.
Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA took a 40-point win on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway driving the Flynn Racing Chevrolet, and David Windham of Florala, AL drove the Florala Pharmacy Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine to his third NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season on Saturday night at Southern Raceway.
Joel Landers of Shelbyville, TN picked up his fifth NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division win of the season on Sunday night at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN driving the Joel’s Tire and Brake Chevrolet powered by a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine.
Five of the Top 7 drivers in the NeSmith/AR Bodies Street Stock Division point standings, including the Top 3, after the first 24 weeks of competition, and five of the six Week 24 race winners have a $3,495 Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine under the hoods of their respective race cars. To place an order, call Tim Bland at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick and GMC in Claxton, GA at 1-877-497-3624.
For more information and rules about the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division, visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. Becoming a fan of the NeSmith Racing Facebook page will make you eligible for special prizes that will be given away each month. You can follow us on Twitter @NeSmithRacing.
NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 9/6/15:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER
PTS
RACES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10
WKS/NET
WPA
1
69
Richie Stephens
700
33
20
27
29
0
50.00
2
18
Brooks Strength
697
21
11
20
20
49
49.78
3
2
Branden Harris
689
22
7
16
19
47
49.21
4
07
Steve Pate
669
19
2
18
18
41
47.71
5
3
Larry Faulk
667
22
3
15
21
45
47.14
6
05
Bo Bailey
666
23
2
17
22
45
47.36
7
20
Jason Jarrell
654
24
1
14
19
45
46.71
8
99
Kevin Mitchell
649
15
1
9
12
41
46.36
9
37
Jay Geddie
648
19
10
17
43
46.29
10
28
David Williamson
643
23
11
19
43
45.93
11
41
Brandon Kilpatrick
642
16
3
10
14
40
45.50
12
18c
Cliff Childers
634
18
8
14
42
45.14
13
2m
Bubba McGhee
630
20
7
15
41
45.00
14
6
Calvin Cook
614
14
4
10
13
13
47.23
15
777
Brandon Leftwich
613
15
1
6
9
25
43.79
16
1
John Smartt
601
14
5
13
13
25
42.93
17
26c
Cole Cameron
601
16
4
11
41
42.93
18
7
David Windham
599
14
3
11
12
13
46.08
19
74
Scotty Vowell
594
15
2
8
41
42.43
20
21
Russell Chapman
586
13
3
11
13
13
45.08
NeSMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 24 RESULTS:
September 4:
HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
1. 41 Roger Flynn
2. 28 David Williamson
3. 02 Bubba Trotter
4. 3 Kody Barber
5. 67 Roman Davis
6. 37 Jay Geddie
7. 10 Anthony Kates
September 5:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
(May 24 Make Up Race):
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 69 Richie Stephens
3. 2 Lee Ray
4. 24 Tony Silvestri
5. 16 Terry Taylor
6. 3 Shay Knight
7. 5 Danny Christian
8. 75 Charlie Gardner
9. 13 Mark Barnett
10. 59 Brandon Hardin
11. 22 John Beard
12. 111 Wayne Medders
(Week 24 Race):
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 69 Richie Stephens
3. 151 Calvin Cook
4. 18 Brooks Strength
5. 5 Danny Christian
6. 56 Chase Washington
7. 2 Lee Ray
8. 82 Trey Bright
9. 3 Shay Knight
10. 04 Dean Travis
11. 5k T.K. King
12. 07 Steve Pate
13. 50 Eddie Rickman
14. 24 Tony Silvestri
15. 12s Josh Stringer
16. 3 Tracy Pickering
17. 13 Mark Barnett
18. 111 Wayne Medders
19. 22 John Beard
20. 14 Ben Keith
21. 16 Terry Taylor
22. 711 Clint Crawford
23. 53 Scooter Ware
24. 75 Charlie Gardner
25. 00 Billy Wilkins DNS
26. 59 Brandon Hardin DNS
27. 14 Tim Harris DNS
SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
1. 7 David Windham
2. 3 Larry Faulk
3. 42 Kyle Kichler
4. 05 Bo Bailey
5. 66 Donnie Ellis
6. 10 Aaron Huffstutler
7. 02 J.C. Wilson
8. 41 Brandon Kilpatrick
9. 20 Curtis Faircloth DQ
September 6:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
1. 17 Justin McRee
2. 151 Calvin Cook
3. 18 Brooks Strength
4. 69 Richie Stephens
5. 3 Shay Knight
6. 82 Trey Bright
7. 90 Brian Rickman
8. 2 Lee Ray
9. 5 Danny Christian
10. 04 Dean Travis
11. 11 Spencer Hughes
12. 16 Terry Taylor
13. 53 Scooter Ware
14. 50 Eddie Rickman
15. 5k T.K. King
16. 24 Tony Silvestri
17. 12s Josh Stringer
18. 74 Scotty Vowell
19. 111 Wayne Medders
20. 56 Mark Barnett
21. 14 Ben Keith
22. 3p Tracy Pickering
23. 22 John Beard
24. 75 Tody Ratcliff
DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – WHEEL, TN:
1. 2 Joel Landers
2. 05 Jimmy Woodard
3. S1 John Smartt
4. 27 Jason James
5. 20 Michael Kirby
6. 40 Kevin Pack
7. 70 Steve Hadley
8. 00 Bobby Joe Robinson
9. 21 Tim Wilson
10. 70s Kelby Bemonbreum
11. 50 Marcus McCrary
12. 84 Jason Savage
13. 15 Trevor Woodard
14. 10 Michael Blade
15. 01 Justin Owens DNS
NeSmith Performance Parts at NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain and Performance Dealer six years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division.
