CARTERSVILLE, GA – Tony Gray of Coker, AL and Jeff Glisson of Boaz, KY were the big winners in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 20 action. Both drivers picked up a pair of victories over the weekend. Bret Holmes of Munford, AL also took a win over the weekend to move him into the Top 10 of the point standings.
Gray drove the Gray Motorsports Special to two wins on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS. The first race was a NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 11 make-up race, and the second victory came in the Week 20 event. Gray now has three wins this season.
Glisson drove the SGR Equipment Rocket to his third win of the season on Friday night at Malden Speedway in Malden, MO by out running the top two drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings, Mickey Trosclair of Luling, LA, who finished third, and Chase Washington of Houlka, MS, who finished second. Glisson took his second win of the weekend, and his fourth of the season, on Saturday night at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, TN.
Holmes picked up his second NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL driving the Holmes II Excavating Special. The 50-point victory came in the 14th week of competition for the 14-year-old driver, and vaulted him into the ninth spot of the point standings.
Just four points separate the top three drivers in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings and ten points separate the top six. All drivers in the Top 20 of the points chase have now reached the 14-week mark of their respective seasons and are now netting points by trying the replace the lowest weekly total with a higher one.
Trosclair continues to hold a three-point lead over Washington in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series points chase for the $10,000 Championship. Trosclair netted one point with his third-place finish on Friday night at Malden Speedway driving the J. Dunning Sandblasting and Painting Special.
Washington netted one point with his second-place Malden Speedway run in the Jerry Inmon Racing Special. Trosclair has 794 points at the top the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings and Washington has 790 points in the second spot.
Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL netted six points with a fourth-place finish on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway driving the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star to move up to the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 790 points.
Duke Palasini of Leland, MS picked up his eighth win of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS driving the Palasini Farms Special. Palasini, the 2011 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Runner-Up, netted three points and is now fourth in the standings with 788 points.
Ryan King of Seymour, TN netted two points with a third-place effort on Friday night at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN driving the Brian King Roofing Stinger. King now has 786 points and the fifth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings.
Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS was unable to net any points in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 20 competition, but he still holds the sixth spot in the standings with 784 points in the Billy Riels Racing Trak-Star. Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, MS also failed to net any points in Week 20 competition, but remains in the seventh spot with 773 points in the Billy Riels Racing/Reynolds Motorsports GRT.
Brent Barrett of Cleveland, MS was able to net two points on Saturday night with a fourth-place run at Greenville Speedway driving the Custom Spraying GRT. Barrett is eighth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 771 points. Holmes is ninth with 762 points.
Bubba Harrison of Cleveland, MS rounds out the Top 10 of the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 753 points. Harrison netted eight points with a second-place run on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway.
In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 20 action, Adam Beeler of Knoxville, TN drove the CVR Race Cars Special to his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway, and Joey Thomas of Seale, AL picked up his eighth win of the season on Saturday night at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL driving the BTR/Scorpion Race Cars Special.
Two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS took his fifth win of the season in the McDuffie Racing Trak-Star on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS, and Robby Moore of Brosley, MO drove the D&K Truck Repair Special to his fifth win of the season on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO.
Elvis Tuberville of Walker, LA took his first win of the season on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the Rabbit’s Mobile Home Transporter Warrior. Friday night NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series events at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS and Penton Raceway in Penton, AL were rained out.
McDuffie’s win moved two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL its 25th win of the season, and moved them back into a tie for the point lead with defending and four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR.
Glisson’s two wins brought the win total for Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV up to nine and the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers Challenge standings. Stinger Race Cars built by J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment of Rockford, TN is fourth in the point standings with six wins on the season.
Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is fifth after Tuberville gave them their fourth win of the season. TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, TN is still looking for their first win of the season.
The complete NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings can be found on the Points Page at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site. The NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series schedule for the seven remaining weeks of the 2012 season has also been updated on the Weekly Racing Series web site.
Two new columns have been added with the “NET” showing the lowest weekly point total for drivers with 14 weeks of competition, and the “PA” showing how many weeks of perfect attendance drivers are showing towards four consecutive weeks of competition worth 25 bonus points.
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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/11/12:
| POS |
CAR # |
DRIVER | PTS | RACES | WINS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | NET |
|
1 |
521 |
Mickey Trosclair |
794 |
29 |
21 |
28 |
28 |
48 |
|
2 |
38 |
Chase Washington |
791 |
30 |
9 |
24 |
29 |
48 |
|
3 |
1s |
Jeremy Shaw |
790 |
25 |
8 |
22 |
23 |
47 |
|
4 |
V8 |
Duke Palasini |
788 |
15 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
47 |
|
5 |
30 |
Ryan King |
786 |
22 |
5 |
19 |
19 |
48 |
|
6 |
47 |
Shannon Lee |
784 |
26 |
4 |
22 |
26 |
48 |
|
7 |
747 |
Michael Arnold |
773 |
23 |
1 |
16 |
17 |
41 |
|
8 |
110 |
Brent Barrett |
771 |
22 |
1 |
15 |
18 |
46 |
|
9 |
H2 |
Bret Holmes |
762 |
16 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
44 |
|
10 |
56h |
Bubba Harrison |
753 |
16 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
42 |
|
11 |
J8 |
Bobby Jordan |
745 |
18 |
8 |
11 |
41 |
|
|
12 |
23 |
Cory Hedgecock |
741 |
20 |
2 |
8 |
15 |
41 |
|
13 |
09 |
Daniel Bridgeman |
740 |
18 |
7 |
15 |
42 |
|
|
14 |
79c |
Marty Calloway |
739 |
20 |
9 |
18 |
41 |
|
|
15 |
73 |
Trevor Sise |
722 |
16 |
6 |
13 |
41 |
|
|
16 |
33 |
Sid Scarbrough |
707 |
17 |
4 |
14 |
38 |
|
|
17 |
69 |
Tony Lawson |
707 |
15 |
7 |
10 |
25 |
|
|
18 |
17 |
Chad Washington |
706 |
15 |
2 |
10 |
41 |
|
|
19 |
47L |
Scott Ladner |
701 |
19 |
7 |
14 |
41 |
|
|
20 |
18 |
Roger Witt |
697 |
16 |
6 |
12 |
16 |
40 |
NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 20 RESULTS:
August 10:
411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN:
1. 66 Adam Beeler
2. C5 David Crabtree
3. 30 Ryan King
4. 79c Marty Calloway
5. 7 Terry Poore
6. J1 Johnny Phillips
7. 70 Brent Hensley
8. 2 Ryan Gifford DNS
MALDEN SPEEDWAY – MALDEN, MO:
1. 12 Jeff Glisson
2. 38 Chase Washington
3. 521 Mickey Trosclair
4. 66 Robby Moore
5. 11 Shane Stephens
6. 69r Jamie Robards
7. 30-30 Tim Winchester
8. 18m Jayme Medlin
9. 14jr Andrew Rushin
HATTIESBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK – HATTIESBURG, MS:
Rained Out
PENTON RACEWAY – PENTON, AL:
Rained Out
August 11:
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS:
(Week 11 Make-Up Feature):
1. 35 Tony Gray
2. 73 Evan Ellis
3. 6 T.K. King
4. 1s Jeremy Shaw
5. 2s Kyle Shaw
6. 79 Billy Flannagan Jr.
7. 2 Mark Stokes
8. 27 Hunter Carroll
9. 44 Brett White
10. 7 Eric Carr
11. 41 Ben Franks
12. R3 Ryan Rigdon
13. 00 T.J. Garrett
14. 11 Matt Bollinger
15. 38 Chase Washington
16. 11h Hunter Holloway
17. 440 Benjie Houston
18. 3jr. Jonathan Warnicke
19. 24 Ryan Oswalt
20. 27 Tony Silvestri
21. 6k Terry King
(2nd Feature):
1. 35 Tony Gray
2. 38 Chase Washington
3. 44 Brett White
4. 6 T.K. King
5. 2 Mark Stokes
6. 1s Jeremy Shaw
7. 79 Billy Flannagan Jr.
8. 27 Hunter Carroll
9. 73 Evan Ellis
10. 2s Kyle Shaw
11. 7 Eric Carr
12. 27 Tony Silvestri
13. 11h Hunter Holloway
14. 41 Ben Franks
15. 440 Benjie Houston
16. R3 Ryan Rigdon
17. 24 Ryan Oswalt
18. 11 Matt Bollinger
19. 00 T.J. Garrett
20. 3jr Jonathan Warnicke DNS
21. 6 Terry King DNS
WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:
1. 760 Jim McDuffie
2. 25 Justin McRee
3. 4 Wiley Williams
4. 47 Shannon Lee
5. 21 Wayne Murphy
6. 27 Larry Murphy
7. 121 Michael Blount
8. 47L Scott Ladner
9. G33 Greg Dedwylder
10. 7 Jon Biles
11. 09 Daniel Bridgeman
12. 48 Tody Ratcliff
13. 75p Phillip Stanley
14. 72 Frank Wilson
15. 11 Tim Dees
16. 232 Jamey Boland
17. 51 Terry Mosley
18. 747 Michael Arnold
19. 14 Casey Haney
20. 118 Randy Boyd DNS
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:
1. H2 Bret Holmes
2. 8 Grant Pearl
3. 11 Austin Smith
4. 16 Ken Pate
5. 27 Brad Berry
6. 57 Maddox Mullinax
7. 19 Gathan Burns
8. 12 Brady Burns
9. 19m Colten Miller
10. 71 Dustin Knighten
11. F97 Red Farmer
CLAYHILL MOTORSPORTS – ATWOOD, TN:
1. 12 Jeff Glisson
2. 00 Ricky Waggoner
3. 1 Rex Berry
4. 6 Jessie Bailey
5. 11s Shane Stephens
6. 18 Tait Davenport
7. 18L Brent Lewis
8. 11 Kyle Berry
9. 94 T.J. Hays
10. 10 Ronnie Cooper
11. 00g Ben Garner
12. 85 Mitch Thornton
13. 18m Jayne Medlin
14. 6h Jimmy Halford
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
1. V8 Duke Palasini
2. 56 Bubba Harrison
3. J8 Bobby Jordan
4. 110 Brent Barrett
5. 7p Peter Hazzard
6. 17 Chad Washington
7. 4r Neil Lee
8. 25 Billy Pate
9. 7e Eric Pollan
10. 33 Wesley Brown
11. 88 Howard Irby Jr.
12. 4j Josh Banes
13. 44 Peyton Wilkerson
14. 13 Johnny Sides
15. 12 Cale Ainsworth DNS
16. 34 Bo Gordon DNS
17. 82 Brad Wier DNS
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
1. 5 Elvis Tuberville
2. 711 Steve Bynum
3. 33 Sid Scarbrough
4. 00 Allen Netherland
5. 41 Jeremy Walker
6. 625 Joe Mask
7. 99 Justin Delahoussaye
EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL:
1. 90 Joey Thomas
2. 55 Montana Dudley
3. 5 Thomas Lewis
4. 40 Matt Cook
5. C4 Stevie Blanchette
6. 14 Pat Wall
7. 29 Joseph Brown
WEST PLAINS MOTOR SPEEDWAY – WEST PLAINS, MO:
1. 66 Robby Moore
2. 18 Roger Witt
3. K7 Kevin Collins
4. 77 Gavin Landers
5. 4a Mike Atchison
6. 14c Jerry Croney
7. 5 Randall Atchison
8. 15 John Aitken
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