NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 7 Round Up

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 7 ROUND UP

 (May 9, 2016 - CARTERSVILLE, GA) – A busy NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 7 schedule of events saw several drivers take big wins and put them in title contention.  Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS continues to lead the point standings, but how strong is his point lead?  Beginning this week, we will put the point standings in perspective by looking at Weekly Point Averages.

Lee remains the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point leader, having accumulated 337 points after two wins, seven top five finishes and ten top ten finishes in ten races over seven weeks of competition.  Lee drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to a ninth-place finish on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway in Lacombe, LA.

Scott Ladner of Lumberton, MS, who is Lee’s teammate in the L&L Performance Trak-Star has moved up to second in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 318 points.  Ladner finished fourth on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway and now has three top five finishes and nine top ten finishes in nine races over seven weeks of competition.

Hunter Lewis of Moss Point, MS has moved up to the third spot in the standings with 306 points after three top five finishes and five top ten finishes in seven races over seven weeks of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition.  Lewis drove the T. Lewis Construction Rocket to a 13th-place finish on Friday night to score 41 points at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.

Tootie Arnold of Meadeville, MS did not compete in Week 7 action and dropped to fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 280 points.  Arnold has two wins, four top five finishes, and seven top ten finishes in seven races over six weeks of competition driving the Miss-Lou Mobile Home Movers Trak-Star.

Robbie Starnes of Baytown, TX is fifth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 277 points after two wins, six top five finishes and eight top ten finishes in eight races over six weeks.  Starnes finishes seventh on Friday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in the Lone Star Hydro Maintenance Special.

Doug Sanchagrin of Florence, MS moved up to the sixth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 275 points after a fourth-place finish on Friday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Permanent Exterior Solutions Special.  In seven races over six weeks, Sanchagrin has four top five finishes and six top ten finishes.

Nick Gaines of Pearl River, LA drove the Great American Cookies of Slidell Special to a fifth-place finish on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway.  Gaines is seventh in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 257 points after one top five finish and four top ten finishes in six races over six weeks.

Cody Smith of Holt, FL is the man with the hot hand in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition.  In five races over five weeks, Smith has four wins in the Smith’s Performance Rocket and the race he didn’t win, he ran second.  Smith is eighth in the standings with 249 points after win number four on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway.

Mike Boland of Cuba, AL drove the Boland Performance Trak-Star to his third NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Friday night at Whynot Motorsports Park.  That puts “Iron Mike” in the ninth spot of the standings with 239 points after three wins, five top five finishes and six top ten finishes in six races over five weeks of competition.

Bobby Jordan of McCarley, MS rounds out the top ten in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 235 points after five top five finishes and six top ten finishes in seven races over five weeks.  Jordan finished third on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS driving the Big Nasty Motorsports Special.

So, that’s the top ten of the point standings after the first seven weeks of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition.  With the best 14 weekly finishes counting as a driver’s season total, we can use the Weekly Point Average, or WPA, to determine who is hot and who is not among the top 20 in the point standings that have run five or more weeks.

With four wins and one second in five races, Cody Smith lead the top ten of the WPA list at 49.8 out of a possible 50.  Point leader Lee is second with a WPA of 48.14.  Boland is third with a WPA of 47.8 and Jordan is fourth with a WPA of 47.

Bryant Marsh of Corinth, MS is fifth on the WPA list at 46.9.  The 16-year-old Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series point leader is 11th in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 234 points.  Marsh drove the Modern Woodmen Trak-Star to his second win of the season on Saturday night at North Mississippi Motor Park Speedway in Corinth, MS.

Arnold has the sixth highest WPA at 46.67 among the Top 20 drivers in the point standings with five or more week of competition.  Starnes is seventh on the WPA list at 46.17 and Sanchagrin is eighth with a WPA of 45.83.  Ladner has the ninth highest WPA at 45.43, and Monte Skinner of Saraland, AL rounds out the top ten with a WPA of 44.6.  Skinner is 12th in the standings with 223 points.

PHOTO CUTLINE:  Chris Kratzer of Haysville, KS drove the #55 Wichita Tire and Alignment Special to his second straight NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model win of the season on Friday night at Salina Speedway in Salina, KS.  (Salina Speedway Photo)

In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 7 action, Chris Kratzer of Haysville, KS drove the Wichita Tire and Alignment Special to his second straight win of the season on Friday night at Salina Speedway in Salina, KS.  Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL won the second of two $1,000-to-win races on Friday night at Whynot Motorsports Park driving the Brandon Ford Special.

The 2015 Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series Champion, 14-year-old Cruz Skinner of Oxford, AL, drove the Skinner’s Body Shop CVR to his second win of the season on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.  Mike Palasini Jr. of Leland, MS won his second straight NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series race of the season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway driving the MP Trucking Special.

Veteran Howard Willis of Dayton, TX picked up his first NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series win of the season on Saturday night at Battleground Race Park in Highlands, TX driving the 41 Shocks Special.

Boland and Marsh combined to bring four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufactures Challenge Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, AL leading win total of to 11.  Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, WV is second after Smith gave them their fifth win of the season.

Skinner gave CVR Race Cars of Lenoir City, TN their third win of the season and the third spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis points.  Four-time Champion GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, AR is fourth with one win.  Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, TN is still looking for their first win of the 2016 season.

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NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 5/7/16:

POS       CAR #    DRIVER                PTS    RACES   WINS   TOP 5

1             47           Shannon Lee       337        10           2             7

2             49           Scott Ladner       318          9                            3

3             7             Hunter Lewis      306          7                            3

4             2T           Tootie Arnold     280           7             2             4

5             77           Robbie Starnes   277         8             2             6

6             34           Doug Sanchagrin  275      7                            4

7             5             Nick Gaines         257         6                            1

8             3             Cody Smith          249         5             4             5

9             222        Mike Boland       239          6             3             5

10           J8           Bobby Jordan     235         7                            5

11           1             Bryant Marsh – Y 234       5             2             3

12           00m       Monte Skinner    223         7                            4

13           232        Jamey Boland     220         7                            3

14           4             Michael Arnold   219         7             2             4

15           F97         Red Farmer         219         5                            1

16           71           Dustin Knighten  217         5                            1

17           10           Tyler Burgess      212         6                           

18           11           Cruz Skinner        198        4             2             4

19           33           Scott Dedwylder 196        4             1             4

20           09           Daniel Bridgmon 194       4             1             4

NeSMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 7 RESULTS:

May 6:

SALINA SPEEDWAY – SALINA, KS:

1. 55 Chris Kratzer

2. 7d Dusty Leonard

3. 92s Daniel Smith

4. 92 Delbert Smith

5. 104 Adam Popp

6. 1m Tyler Stucky

7. 70t Terry Malm

8. 12g Ryan Grit

9. 70 Bill Grit

10. D6 Rob Day

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:

1st Feature:

1. 222 Mike Boland

2. 14 Casey Haney

3. 09 Daniel Bridgmon

4. 147 Hunter Carroll

5. 20 Kevin Sitton

6. 57 Josh Adkins

7. 77 Robbie Starnes

8. 760 Jim McDuffie

9. 25 Justin McRee

10. 73 Evan  Ellis

11. 01 Nick Thrash

12. 29 Buddy George

13. 232 Jamey Boland

14. G4 Shelby Sheedy

15. 3 Tony Shelton

16. 27 Larry Murphy

17. J8 Bobby Jordan

18. 19 Marcus Minga

19. 28j Joey Hiatt

20. 12 Stephen Brantley

21. 104 Brandon Brzozowski

22. 37 Randy Harmon

23. 66 Blake Spencer

24. 48 Tody Ratcliff

25. 1T Terry Mosley

2nd Feature:

1. 40 Kyle Bronson

2. 5 Mark Whitener

3. 33 Scott Dedwylder

4. 34 Doug Sanchagrin

5. 22 Jimmy Thomas

6. 38 Chase Washington

7. 2 Tyler Burgess

8. 57 Shep Lucas

9. 73 Ashley Newman

10. 118 Randy Boyd

11. 114 Michael Santangelo

12. 00m Monte Skinner

13. 7 Hunter Lewis

14. 11 Tim Dees

15. 121 Michael Blount

16. 21 Jamie Pickard

17. 1m Kevin Maher

18. 50 Joey Credidio

19. 73h Larry Havens

20. 4w Wiley Williams

21. 34 Matt Marrs

22. 6 Marty Hardy

23. K9 Steven Bryan

24. 1 Johnny Stokes

May 7:

NORTH MISSISSIPPI MOTOR PARK SPEEDWAY – CORINTH, MS:

1. 1 Bryant Marsh – Y

2. 91 Billy Tedford

3. F44 Heath Johnson

4. 58 Brandon Shaw

5. 3 Todd Robinson

6. 43 Kurt Radojcsics

7. 12 Joe Reaves

8. 16 Terrell Harris

9. 100 Doug Heavener

10. 55 Ben Morrow

11. 10 Steven Jones

12. D4 Donnie Moore

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL:

1. 11 Cruz Skinner

2. 22 Austin Franklin

3. 67 Kyle Clifton

4. 17 Billy Franklin

5. 2 Hayden Franklin

6. 14jr Victor Turner Jr.

7. 71 Dustin Knighten

8. 4 Brad Whittle

9. 13 David Pettus

10. F97 Red Farmer

11. 6 Brandon Hood

12. 19 Chase Cotton

13. 2 Thomas Langley

14. 10 Andrew Bailey

15. 42 Steve Kirk

16. 12 Todd McBurnett

17. 21 Joe Noojin

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:

1. 8  Mike Palasini Jr.

2. 77 Greg Fore

3. J8 Bobby Jordan

4. 84 Randall Beckwith

5. 46 Kenny Carpenter

6. D8 Christopher Showah

7. C4 Cole Burns

8. J1 Jay Downs

9. 44 Peyton Wilkerson – Y

10. 5 Richard Fedrick

11. 88 Howard Irby Jr.

12. 21 Jason Roberts

13. 30 Justin Paxton DNS

BATTLEGROUND RACE PARK – HIGHLANDS, TX:

1. 23 Howard Willis

2. 56jr Colton Horner – Y

3. 88 Steve Hamilton

4. 32 Ricky Begnaud

5. 117 Todd Jouett

6. 33 Jose Moran

7. 99 Nathan Revia

8. 84 Mike Davenport

9. 21 Josh Brock

LA 36 SPEEDWAY – LACOMBE, LA:

1. 3 Cody Smith

2. 521 Mickey Trosclair

3. 99 Justin Bowman

4. 49 Scott Ladner

5. 5 Nick Gaines

6. 771 Kevin Martin

7. 4 Scott Land

8. C15 Corey Herberger

9. 47 Shannon Lee

Y – Denotes Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series Driver

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