| xc | NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES ROUND UP FOR 4/2/12
Photo by Foto1: Magnolia 4/1/12 Winner Jeremy Shaw
Roby Helm Apr.03.2012 CARTERSVILLE, GA – The 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season began in full force over the weekend with 92 different drivers competing in seven races with an average event car count of 16. With seven different winners in seven races, there is a seven-way tie for the point lead after Week 1 competition. The 2011 and two-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Jim McDuffie of Meridian, MS is looking to pick up in the new National points format where he left off last season under the Regional format. McDuffie topped an 18-field to take the win on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the H.E. Mosley, Inc. Trak-Star. Chase Washington of Houlka, MS opened the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series season with a win in the Jerry Inmon Racing Special over a 23-car field on Friday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS. Mickey Trosclair of Lulling, LA took the win on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS driving the Trosclair Racing Special. Albany Motor Speedway in Albany, GA held its first NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series event on Saturday night with 19-year-old Stevie Banchette of Marianna, FL taking the victory in the Strictly Performance Race Cars Special. Greg Martin of Oliver Springs, TN drove the Biff Motorsports Special to victory on Saturday night at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN. Chris Ragan of Ramer, TN in the Ragan Racing Trak-Star was the winner on Saturday night at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS. Jeremy Shaw of Millport, AL rounds out the seven-way tie for the point lead with a Sunday night win over a 26-car field at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS driving the Summit Resource Development Trak-Star. Four drivers are tied for the eighth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings with second-place finishes during Week 1 competition. The 2010 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series West Region Champion Johnny Stokes of Columbus, MS was “Mr. Second-Place” during week one action. Stokes had three second-place finishes over the weekend at Jackson Motor Speedway in Friday night, Columbus Speedway on Saturday night, and Magnolia Motor Speedway on Sunday night in the Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT. That puts “Dr. Dirt” one point out of first-place. Lavon Sloan of Moultrie, GA finished second at Albany Motor Speedway in the Weeks Farm Machinery Special, Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS took the second spot at Pike County Speedway in the Billy Riels Racing GRT, and Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, TN drove the Eagle Racing Engines Rocket to a second-place finish at 411 Motor Speedway. Saturday night events at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL were rained out. The complete NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings can be found at www.nesmithracing.com on the Weekly Racing Series web site. For more information about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series visit the series web site at www.nesmithracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at NeSmith Racing. 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 CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 4/1/12: POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 521 Mickey Trosclair 50 1 1 1 1 1 24 Greg Martin 50 1 1 1 1 1 C4 Stevie Blanchette 50 1 1 1 1 1 760 Jim McDuffie 50 1 1 1 1 1 1s Jeremy Shaw 50 2 1 2 2 1 38 Chase Washington 50 3 1 2 3 1 C16 Chris Ragan 50 1 1 1 1 2 47 Shannon Lee 49 1 1 1 2 23 Cory Hedgecock 49 1 1 1 2 22 Lavon Sloan 49 1 1 1 2 1 Johnny Stokes 49 3 3 3 12 747 Michael Arnold 48 2 1 1 12 2 Danny Yoder 48 1 1 1 12 21 Kelly Walker 48 1 1 1 12 25 Justin McRee 48 3 1 2 12 110 Brent Barrett 48 2 2 2 12 4r Neil Lee 48 1 1 1 12 27 Hunter Carroll 48 2 1 1 19 47L Scott Ladner 47 1 1 1 19 95 Brandon Williams 47 1 1 1 19 6 Kyle Bridges 47 1 1 1 19 03 Chris O'Connor 47 1 1 1 19 3 Shay Knight 47 1 1 1 19 93 Jake Knight 47 1 1 1 19 2 Mark Stokes 47 2 2 2 NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 1 RESULTS: March 30: JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS: 1. 38 Chase Washington 2. 1 Johnny Stokes 3. 4r Neil Lee 4. 93 Jake Knight 5. 09 Daniel Bridgeman 6. 25 Justin McRee 7. 34 Doug Sanchagrin 8. 91 Billy Tedford 9. 50 Joey Credidio 10. 33 Sid Scarbrough 11. 121 Michael Blount 12. 00c J.D. Pass 13. 995 Dwight Falcon 14. 9 Mike Haralson 15. 232 Jamey Boland 16. 22w David Weems 17. 747 Michael Arnold 18. J8 Bobby Jordan 19. K1 Randy King 20. 711 Steve Bynum 21. 2b Jeff Butler 22. 56h Bubba Harrison 23. J88 Jered Smith March 31: PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS: 1. 521 Mickey Trosclair 2. 47 Shannon Lee 3. 747 Michael Arnold 4. 47L Scott Ladner 5. 115 Derrick Mackmer 6. 7 Bryan Foy 7. 62 David Brown 8. 33 Sid Scarbrough 411 MOTOR SPEEDWAY – SEYMOUR, TN: 1. 24 Greg Martin 2. 23 Cory Hedgecock 3. 2 Danny Yoder 4. 95 Brandon Williams 5. 30 Ryan King 6. 25 Justin Beeler 7. 169 Stone Fuller 8. 19 Tony Lindsey 9. 31 Brad Seagle 10. 148 Herb Gardner 11. 73 Trevor Sise 12. 42 Wes Tilley 13. 34 Jason Varner 14. C5 David Crabtree 15. 14 Tom Smith DNS ALBANY MOTOR SPEEDWAY – ALBANY, GA: 1. C4 Stevie Blanchette 2. 22 Lavon Sloan 3. 21 Kelly Walker 4. 6 Kyle Bridges 5. 111 Steven Roberts 6. J5 Jeffrey Summerlin 7. 97 Garrett Bullington 8. 94 Jared Evans 9. 88 Russ Ogletree 10. 35 Tristan Sealy 11. 81 Travis Stone 12. 24 Kitt Sealy WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS: 1. 760 Jim McDuffie 2. 38 Chase Washington 3. 25 Justin McRee 4. 03 Chris O’Connor 5. 110 Brent Barrett 6. 09 Daniel Bridgeman 7. 232 Jamey Boland 8. 118 Randy Boyd 9. K1 Randy King 10. 21 Wayne Murphy 11. 48 Tody Ratcliff 12. 11 Tim Dees 13. 27 Larry Murphy 14. 75 Phillip Stanley 15. 24 Bryan Foreman 16. 00 Rick Hassell 17. 121 Michael Blount 18. 4 Wiley Williams COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS: 1. C16 Chris Ragan 2. 1 Johnny Stokes 3. 27 Hunter Carroll 4. 2 Mark Stokes 5. 1s Jeremy Shaw 6. 91 Billy Tedford 7. 31 Blake Koenigsberger 8. 2r Lee Ray 9. 96 Trey Rickman 10. 88j Jason Michau 11. 42 T. J. Garrett EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – PHENIX CITY, AL: Rained Out TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL: Rained Out April 1: MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS: 1. 1s Jeremy Shaw 2. 1 Johnny Stokes 3. 110 Brent Barrett 4. 3 Shay Knight 5. 2 Mark Stokes 6. 38 Chase Washington 7. 44 Brett White 8. 7 Eric Pollan 9. 91 Billy Tedford 10. 327 Jamie Tollison 11. 2 Lee Ray 12. 17 Darrell Guess 13. 69 Tony Lawson 14. 35 Tony Gray 15. 2 Kyle Shaw 16. 42 T.J. Garrett 17. 7 Eric Carr 18. 01 Nick Thrash 19. 33 Justin Carter 20. 33c Eric Cooley 21. R3 Ryan Rigdon 22. 27 Hunter Carroll 23. C16 Chris Ragan 24. 25 Justin McRee 25. 96 Trey Rickman 26. 73 Evan Ellis DNS NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the nation’s number one GM Powertrain Dealer four years running, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Racing Fuel of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Hedman Hedders is the Official Hedder of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series and the Hedman Husler Award sponsor. RockAuto.com is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Contingency Sponsors for 2012 are Dominator Race Products, Race Car Engineering, KRC, QA 1 Precision Products, Modern Images, Mike Custom Tanks, Shorty’s Shock Service, Schoenfeld Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, J.T. Kerr Racing Equipment, Kinser Air Filters, Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, TNT Race Cars, and Stinger Race Cars. |
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