NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series 2017 Week 17 Round Up

Rece Vaught, Sunoco Young Gun Challenge Series point leader, picked up his first NeSmith Late Model win at Lexington Raceway in Lexington, NE Sunday. (Photo Credit: Bob Jones)

(Cartersville, GA – July 17, 2017)   Week 17 put a dampen on many of the NeSmith Weekly Racing Series competitors racing plans, but several tracks were spared the misery that Ma Nature has been dealing in 2017. Among the tracks racing was Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS which is where the new National Points leader Scott Ladner made the trek too on Saturday night to take over the lead from Hunter Carroll who was rained out at both of his hometown tracks on Friday and Saturday night.

Headlines from Week 17:

• Cole Godowns was the winner of the first of the Twin Late Model features on Friday night at Oglethorpe Speedway Park.
• Veteran Ronnie Cooper grabbed Friday night's checkered flag at Clayhill Speedway in Atwood, TN.
• Peter Hazzard was victorious in Saturday night action at the home of the gumbo - Greenville Speedway.
• Greg Wilhite parked his #W7 machine in ECM Speedway's Victory Lane on Saturday night.
• Brad Berry picked up his first win of 2017 on Saturday night at "The Hornet's Nest" - Talladega Short Track.
• Dylan Schmer visited Junction Motor Speedway's Victory Lane for his first NeSmith Late Model victory on Saturday night.
• Sunoco Young Gun Challenge Series point leader, 17 year old Rece Vaught picked up his first ever NeSmith Late Model win on Sunday night at Lexington Raceway in Lexington, NE.
• Robert Diekemper picked up the second Twin 20 event on Friday night at Pooler, GA's Oglethorpe Speedway Park.
• Cale Finley put his #F36 in Victory Lane at "Alabama's Action Track" North Alabama Speedway on Saturday night.

Full feature results from Week 17 are posted just below the Top 20 in the point standings through July 16th, 2017.

POS CAR # DRIVER                        PTS   RACES  WINS  TOP 5 TOP 10

1       21       SCOTT LADNER           646     15          3         13        13

2      147      HUNTER CARROLL    644     20          5          14       17

3      21X      KODY BARBER            638     19          1          13       17

4      J8         BOBBY JORDAN         611     15          2          10       13

5      27        BRAD BERRY                567     12          1           9        12

6      W7      GREG WILHITE            557     12          6          10       12

7      771     KEVIN MARTIN             545     13                         5        12

8      85       JOSH LEONARD           544     21         10         15       18

9      1s        JEREMY SHAW             544     15         6           14       14

10    10       RONNIE COOPER        531     15         3           13       15

11    44       TIM DEES                       516     13                         2        10

12    713     BEN BROCATO             495     14         1             11       13

13    33       SID SCARBROUGH      491     11                         4         9

14    17       ADAM GAULDIN          489     10         5            10       10

15    79       B. FLANNAGAN JR       480     11         2            9        10

16    G2G    JORDAN FEIDER         473     11                         10       11

17    92S     DANIEL SMITH             472     19         2             11       16

18    20V    RECE VAUGHT              467     14         1            8         13

19    s4       SETH MCCORMACK     466     10         4            9         10

20    44      EDDIE MORRIS              459     11         1             6         11

NeSmith Weekly Racing Late Model Results for Week 17:

Camden Motor speedway - Saturday July 15th

RAINED OUT

Clayhill Speedway - Friday July 14th

1. #10 Ronnie Cooper
2. #00 Ben Garner
3. #1 Jeff Wells
4. #6 Troy English
5. #00 Michael Zimmerman
6. #93 Ricky Waggoner

Columbus Speedway - Friday July 15th

RAINED OUT

ECM Speedway - Saturday July 15th

1. #W7 Greg Wilhite
2. #22 Austin Franklin
3. #2 Hayden Franklin
4. #1 Paul Allred
5. #40 David Culver

Greenville Speedway - Saturday July 15th

1. #7P Peter Hazzard
2. #V8 Duke Palasini
3. #30 Justin Paxton
4. #J8 Bobby Jordan
5. #21B Kody Barber
6. #28 Jim Hunt
7. #C4 Christopher Reid
8. #48 Mike Myers
9. #D8JR Christopher Showah
10. #25P Billy Pate
11. #21 Scott Ladner

Hattiesburg Speedway - Friday July 14th     (Week 14 Make-Up)

RAINED OUT

Jackson Motor Speedway - Saturday July 15th  (Week 14 Make-Up)

RAINED OUT

Jackson Motor Speedway - Saturday July 15th  (Week 17)

RAINED OUT

Junction Motor Speedway - Saturday July 15th

1. #5S Dylan Schmer
2. #55 Jake Neighbors
3. #85 Josh Leonard
4. #14B Chris Buller
5. #51 Lester Siebert
6. #83d Denton Duncan
7. #747 Jason Jacob
8. #27 Bryce Taylor
9. #48 Chadd Carlson
10. #14 William Kubik
11. #23 Jacob Kubica

Lexington Raceway - Sunday July 16th

1. #20v Rece Vaught
2. #6c Cale Osborn
3. #5s Dylan Schmer
4. #83d Denton Duncan
5. #14 Bill Kubic
6. #48 Chadd Carlson
7. #85 Josh Leonard
8. #15 Colin Safranek

Magnolia Motor Speedway - Saturday July 15th

RAINED OUT

North Alabama Speedway - Saturday July 15th

1. #F36 Cale Finley
2. #713 Ben Brocato
3. #64 Braden Mitchell
4. #57 Rex Dunn
5. #65 David Brocato
6. #4 Wayne Sutherland
7. #22 Doug Heavener

Oglethorpe Speedway Park - Friday July 14th (Week 10 Make-Up)

1. #20 Cole Godowns
2. #G2G Jordan Feider
3. #48 Robert Diekemper
4. #44 Eddie Morris
5. #R6 Shane Riner
6. #4 Brandon Yawn
7. #g23 Grant Grotyohann
8. #R12 J. Jay Reich
9. #28s Elliot Sanders

10. #28b Donnie Bazemore

11. #23 Ahana Parkhurst
12. #01 Thomas Cooler Jr
13. #10 Cliff Hudson
14. #117 Chip Beach(DNS)
15. #9 AJ Frank(DQ)
16. #51 Joey Woodward(DQ)

Oglethorpe Speedway Park - Friday July 14th  (Week 17)

1. #48 Robert Diekemper
2. #4 Brandon Yawn
3. #9 AJ Frank
4. #G2G Jordan Feider
5. #51 Joey Woodward
6. #28s Elliot Sanders
7. #01 Thomas Cooler Jr
8. #R6 Shane Riner
9. #44 Eddie Morris
10. #23 Ahana Parhkurst
11. #28b Donnie Bazemore Jr
12. #G23 Grant Grotyohann
13. #R12 J. Jay Reich
14. #10 Cliff Hudson(DNS)
15. #117 Chip Beach(DNS)
16. #20 Cole Godowns(DQ)

Talladega Short Track - Saturday July 15th

1. #27 Brad Berry
2. #21 TJ Britton
3. #17 Adam Gaudlin
4. #21 Joe Noojin
5. #71 Dustin Knighten
6. #87 Jake Rainey
7. #3 Heath Carr
8. #15 Jason Britton
9. #22 Carlton Freeman
10. #02 Charlie Roberts

11  .#5 Mike Combs

12. #15 Brandon Thomas
13. #45 Austin Freeman

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Edited from NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series press release.