TAZEWELL, TN – Matthew Turner of Dawsonville, GA threw caution to the wind and rode the treacherous guard rails of Tazewell Speedway to his first Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series win on Sunday night in the West Chevrolet 50 driving the J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment Special.

After hard contact with the second turn guard rail on a lap nine restart knocked him back to the third spot, Turner recovered, stayed on the high side of the high banks, and drove around the outside of both second-place William Thomas of Phenix City, AL and race leader Tim Busha of Boaz, AL on lap 28 to take the lead, and go on to collect the $3,000 top prize with the victory.

“That was a hard hit on the restart, but the car felt good, so we just kept digging,” Turner said.  “Our car worked the best on the high side right up against the guard rail, so as long as it didn’t reach out and grab us, we were good.  The Chevrolet Performance CT 525 engine was a good fit for this race track because I could run flat out through turns three and four.  It was a pretty awesome ride from where I was sitting, and I hope the fans saw a good show tonight.” (more…)

Trey Bright of Coker, AL is the 2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Champion. With both scheduled Week 26 events being rained out for tonight at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS and tomorrow night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Bright has enough points to clinch the Championship. (Foto 1 Photo)

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Trey Bright of Coker, AL is the 2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Champion.  With both scheduled Week 26 events being rained out for tonight at Hattiesburg Motorsports Park in Hattiesburg, MS and tomorrow night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Bright has enough points to clinch the Championship.

Kevin Spears of Fayette, AL will clinch the second spot in the 2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings.  With one week left in the 2013 season, Bright holds a three point advantage over Spears.  Spears would only be able to net a maximum of two points in Week 27 competition nest weekend.

Bright clinches the 2013 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Championship with a best 14 week total of 693 points after nine wins, 18 top five finishes and 22 top ten finishes in 28 races driving the AKA Cores Chevrolet.

Spears has a best 14 week total of 690 points after seven wins, 18 top five finishes and 23 top ten finishes in 24 races driving the Ross Designz.com Chevrolet powered by a Chevrolet Performance 602 Crate Engine. (more…)

Point leader William Thomas of Phenix City, AL celebrates his fourth win in five races with the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series on Saturday night after the James Corlew Chevrolet 50 at Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN. The victory was worth $3,000 to Thomas driving the #A19 Alexander’s Industrial Service GRT. (Webb Dillard Photo)

CLARKSVILLE, TN – William Thomas of Phenix City, AL drove the Alexander’s Industrial Service GRT to his fourth win in five races on Saturday night in the James Corlew Chevrolet 50 at Clarksville Speedway for the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.  Thomas led all 50 laps to pick up the $3,000 top prize.

Thomas left Clarksville Speedway with a 42-point lead in the championship standings over National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN, who finished second in the Tommy Pope Construction Warrior.  Johnson could get close to Thomas at times in the race, but Thomas was able to keep “The Chattanooga Flash” behind him.

“We didn’t think the track would get as slick as it did, but it was still a good surface to race on and we just had to adjust our driving style for it,” Thomas said.  “I knew Ronnie Johnson was back there, so I knew I had to run hard, but at the same time, not overdrive the race track.  We still have a lot of racing left in this season, and if I do win this championship, I know Ronnie is going to make me earn it.” (more…)