FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series 2017 Week 25 Round Up

Cartersville, GA - Week 25 of the NeSmith Weekly Racing Series Late Model Season is complete, and with just two weeks of competition remaining, Nebraska's Josh Leonard has achieved the 700 point "perfect" season after taking home a Week 25 win and a Week 6 Make-Up at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, NE. Along with the "perfect" score, Leonard has secured enough 50 point wins to win in case of a tie breaker. That means that Josh Leonard will be crowned the 2017 NeSmith Weekly Racing Series National Champion at the annual awards banquet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, GA in January 2018. He will also collect a $10,000 payday for his 2017 efforts along with the accolades that go with becoming the National Champion. Leonard's first season of NeSmith Late Model competition saw him compete at Junction Motor Speedway, Lexington Raceway, and Salina Speedway in Kansas marking the first time since the westward expansion that a driver from outside the deep south will take home the National Championship.

Even though the National Championship is secured, there is still a close battle amongst drivers inside, and just outside, of the top ten. Those battles will be what we turn our attention to in the final two weeks to see what other drivers are invited to the annual awards banquet in January.    

Headlines from Week 25:

  • Greenville Speedway's NeSmith Late Model winner was Greg Fore in his #77 machine.
  • Greg Wilhite took home the win at ECM Speedway on Saturday night in Weekly Racing Series action.
  • Adam Ray took the win on Saturday night at Jerry Russell's Camden Motor Speedway in Camden, TN.
  • Noah Daspit took the checkered flag on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, MS.
  • Scott Ladner piloted his machine to LA 36 Speedway's Victory Lane during Saturday night's action.
  • Josh Leonard picked up a Week 6 make-up, and the Week 25 feature win on Saturday night at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, NE.
  • Travis Pennington picked up a Saturday night Weekly Racing win at Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA.
  • Ben Brocato tamed "Alabama's Action Track" and took home the Saturday night win at North Alabama Speedway.
  • Marcus Minga bested the field for a Saturday night victory at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS.

Full feature results from Week 25 are posted just below the Top 20 in the point standings through September 10th, 2017.


POS

CAR #

DRIVER

PTS

RACES

WINS

TOP 5

TOP 10

WPA

WKS

1

85

JOSH LEONARD

700

37

19

31

34

50.00

14

2

4

NOAH DASPIT

699

11

16

22

22

49.93

14

3

1s

JEREMY SHAW

696

28

10

22

27

49.71

14

4

92

DELBERT SMITH

694

30

9

23

26

49.57

14

5

27

BRAD BERRY

689

21

7

17

20

49.21

14

6

21

SCOTT LADNER

685

26

6

22

23

48.93

14

7

17

ADAM GAULDIN

684

18

5

18

18

48.86

14

8

s4

SETH MCCORMACK

683

18

6

15

17

48.79

14

9

20V

RECE VAUGHT

673

24

4

17

23

48.07

14

10

72

STEVE RUSSELL

670

24

3

18

22

47.86

14

11

147

HUNTER CARROLL

670

30

7

20

26

47.86

14

12

21X

KODY BARBER

670

30

1

19

26

47.86

14

13

5s

DYLAN SCHMER

669

26

1

17

25

47.79

14

14

J8

BOBBY JORDAN

669

21

2

14

19

47.79

14

15

92S

DANIEL SMITH

665

31

2

15

27

47.50

14

16

10

RONNIE COOPER

663

23

6

20

23

47.36

14

17

W7

GREG WILHITE

663

21

9

16

20

47.36

14

18

6R

SHANE RINER

659

17

8

12

16

47.07

14

19

55

JAKE NEIGHBORS

654

14

2

10

13

46.71

14

20

G2G

JORDAN FEIDER

653

16

1

13

15

46.64

14

NESMITH CHEVROLET WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 25 RESULTS
CAMDEN MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #2 ADAM RAY
2.      #4 JOE MIKE
3.      #6 JIMMY HALFORD
4.      #10 RONNIE COOPER
5.      #00 BRONSON BERRY
6.      #00 BEN GARNER
7.      #32 BRIAN WOODARD
8.      #98 NEIL THOMPSON

COCHRAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY- SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #01 TRAVIS PENNINGTON
2.      #1N JORDY NIPPER
3.      #17G CALEB GAY
4.      #6 PARKER MARTIN
5.      #6r SHANE RINER
6.      #99 JR MOSELEY
7.      #14 WIL HERRINGTON
8.      #J1 JOSH BISHOP

ECM SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #W7 GREG WILHITE
2.      #17 TRAVIS SMITH
3.      #7 PAUL ALLRED
4.      #7 RICHARD SMITH

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #77 GREG FORE
2.      #J8 BOBBY JORDAN
3.      #1X JEFF YOUNG
4.      #7D BRENT DILLON
5.      #34 RHETT BURNS
6.      #48 MIKE MYERS
7.      #3 ANTHONY ANDREWS
8.      #28 JIM HUNT
9.      #C4 COLE BURNS
10.#30 JUSTIN PAXTON

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #4 NOAH DASPIT
2.      #33 SID SCARBROUGH
3.      #20C CLIFF ROSS
4.      #21X KODY BARBER
5.      #10 AUSTEN DEMPSEY
6.      #10 JASON HENRY
7.      #8 RICK HASSELLE
8.      #95 AARON FITZHUGH
9.      #26 ERIC MAZINGO(DNS)
10.#21 JOE ROBERTS(DNS)

JUNCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9(WEEK 6 MAKEUP)
1.      #85 JOSH LEONARD
2.      #20v RECE VAUGHT
3.      #5S DYLAN SCHMER
4.      #92 DELBERT SMITH
5.      #27 BRYCE TAYLOR
6.      #83D DENTON DUNCAN
7.      #14 WILLIAM KUBIC
8.      #23 JACOB KUBICKA
9.      #92S DANIEL SMITH

JUNCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9 (WEEK 25)
1.      #85 JOSH LEONARD
2.      #92 DELBERT SMITH
3.      #5S DYLAN SCHMER
4.      #20V RECE VAUGHT
5.      #83D DENTON DUNCAN
6.      #27 BRYCE TAYLOR
7.      #14 WILLIAM KUBIC
8.       #23 JACOB KUBICKA
9.      #92S DANIEL SMITH

LA 36 SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #21 SCOTT LADNER
2.      #7 HUNTER LEWIS
3.      #53 JEREMY EATON
4.      #8 ALLEN GRAY
5.      #771 KEVIN MARTIN

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #19 MARCUS MINGA
2.      #2 KYLE SHAW
3.      #1s JEREMY SHAW
4.      #84 RANDALL BECKWITH
5.      #311 HENRY PULLEN
6.      #86 TREY RICKMAN
7.      #1 MATT HENDERSON
8.      #11 CRUZ SKINNER
9.      #44 TIM DEES
10.#3 TODD ROBINSON
11.#33 TERRY WILSON
12.#68 DJ BRASFIELD
13.#11 JOEY MULLENIX
14.#85 RONNIE JOHNSON
15.#10 STEVEN JONES
16.#147 HUNTER CARROLL
17. #2 TYLER BURGESS
18.#19 THOMAS LANGLEY

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #713 BEN BROCATO
2.      #4 DUSTIN HARRIS
3.      #64 BRADEN MITCHELL
4.      #F44 HEATH JOHNSON
5.      #58 BRANDON SHAW
6.      #79 BILLY FLANNAGAN JR
7.      #57 REX DUNN
8.      #4 WAYNE SUTHERLAND
9.      #78 MATTHEW BROCATO
10.#69 MIKE HENN
11.#01 JACKIE WALKER

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Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire of the NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series. Sunoco Race Fuels is the Official Race Fuel of the Series. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier of the Series. Cruise with the Champions is the Official Vacation and Rookie of the Year Sponsor for the Series.

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Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufacturers are Trak-Star Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, Warrior Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 25 of 2017 Round Up

Cartersville, GA - Weeks long point leader Josh Tomlin visited Camden Motor Speedway in Camden, TN on Saturday night where he would pick up the NeSmith Street Stock feature win. With that win, and his current 700 point "perfect" season, Tomlin has secured the 2017 NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division National Championship. Second place Chad Winkles could potentially still score a "perfect" 700, but Tomlin has secured more 50 point wins for the tie breaker and will take home the crown at the 2017 Awards Banquet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, GA in January 2018. There are still many positions inside the top 10 that are up for grabs with two weeks remaining, and we will keep our focus on who continues to improve and secures their invitation to the banquet along with Tomlin.

Headlines from Week 25:

  • Steve Pate picked up the NeSmith Street Stock victory at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL on Saturday night.
  • Chad Winkles was the Mid-South Big 8 $1,000 winner at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL on Saturday night helping him hold the second place points position.
  • Mark Haddon took home the win in NeSmith Street Stock action at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, TN on Saturday night.
  • Carl Kilgore grabbed the checkered flag on the gumbo at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS Saturday night.
  • Southern Raceway in Milton, FL's Saturday night NeSmith Street Stock winner was Justin Abel in his #10 machine.
  • David Williamson was the NeSmith Street Stock winner during Saturday night racing action at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, MS.
  • Point leader Josh Tomlin secured the 2017 National Championship with his Saturday night victory at Camden Speedway in Camden, TN.
  • Sean Goodwin picked up the Monday Night Labor Day Shootout event at Flomaton Speedway in Flomaton, AL.
  • Richard Blazier tamed "Alabama's Action Track" North Alabama Speedway taking home the win on Saturday night.
  • Tim Dillon took the win in Saturday night NeSmith Street Stock competition at LA 36 Speedway in Lacombe, LA.
  • Magnolia Motor Speedway's Saturday night NeSmith Street Stock winner was Lee Ray.

Full feature finishes from Week 25 are posted just below the Top 20 in the Point Standings through September 10th, 2017.


POS

CAR #

DRIVER

PTS

RACES

WINS

TOP 5

TOP 10

WPA

WKS

1

29

JOSH TOMLIN

700

44

24

32

39

50.00

14

2

23

CHAD WINKLES

699

36

19

32

32

49.93

14

3

48

ROB SLOTT

695

27

13

22

24

49.64

14

4

2

LEE RAY

692

36

15

33

35

49.43

14

5

30J

TIM DILLON

689

27

9

19

24

49.21

14

6

15

TREVOR WOODARD

686

26

10

23

26

49.00

14

7

07

STEVE PATE

685

21

11

17

19

48.93

14

8

24

JASON PRICE

677

25

4

14

19

48.36

14

9

99

BRYAN FORTNER

677

40

2

27

37

48.36

14

10

2

BRANDEN HARRIS

675

20

5

15

18

48.21

14

11

30

BRYAN MEREDITH

669

16

3

14

16

47.79

14

12

36

SEAN GOODWIN

667

17

3

11

16

47.64

14

13

3

LARRY FAULK

659

23

2

14

19

47.07

14

14

38

KYLE LAYNE

659

23

2

13

20

47.07

14

15

13V

KALEB VANDYGRIFF

656

24

1

15

21

46.86

14

16

10

JUSTIN ABEL

655

23

5

14

19

46.79

14

17

X

NEIL BROWN

655

20

15

19

46.79

14

18

01

COLBY BRANDON

654

20

2

14

18

46.71

14

19

4

MATT BYRAM

654

10

1

11

19

46.71

14

20

20

MICHAEL KIRBY

653

26

5

16

20

46.64

14

NESMITH PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION WEEK 25 RESULTS
CAMDEN MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      # 29 JOSH TOMLIN
2.      # 01 COLBY BRANDON
3.      #N1JR CODY NELSON
4.      #07 BRIAN VANDYGRIFF
5.      #315 JIMMY NOLEN
6.      #15 TREVOR WOODARD
7.      #J3 JOSEPH HAMM
8.      #23V DAVID VANDYGRIFF
9.      #14A JOEY ALEXANDER
10.   #74 JASON DUKES
11.   #29B DERRICK BAWCUM
12.   #5 KRIS SMITH
13.   #69 KEVIN DAVIS
14.   #11 HUNTER RUNIONS
15.   #X NEIL BROWN
16.   #27 DWIGHT BENTON(DNS)
17.   #34 BILLY RUSHING(DNS)

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #12 MARK HADDON
2.      #00H BRIAN HUDSON
3.      #24 TIM MERRITT
4.      #38 KYLE LAYNE
5.      #Z11 ZACK TAYLOR
6.      #939 DWAYNE WAID
7.      #705 KELBY DEMONBREUM
8.      #20 MICHAEL KIRBY
9.       #21 TIM WILSON
10.   #02 LOGAN HUDSON

EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #07 STEVE PATE
2.      #00 RICHIE STEPHENS
3.      #69 JASON HARRISON
4.      #25 HERBIE DONATH
5.      #01 COBY GIBBONS

ECM SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #23 CHAD WINKLES
2.      #35 SAM HUGHES
3.      #41 RICHIE BERRYHILL
4.      #2 JASON BAKER
5.      #148 BOOGER BROOKS
6.      #15 JUSTIN PUGH
7.      #44 WILL BURKE
8.      #00 BOBBY JOE ROBINSON
9.      #IP2 JOEL LANDERS
10.   #61 DUSTIN LANE
11.   #8 DONNY HOBBS
12.   #30 CHRIS KNIGHT
13.   #32 ETHAN SIMS
14.   #70 STEVE HADLEY

FLOMATON SPEEDWAY - MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4
1.      #36 SEAN GOODWIN
2.      #10 JUSTIN ABEL
3.      #BR549 MATT CHAVERS
4.      #6 CALVIN COOK
5.      3 LARRY FAULK
6.      #38 EVAN FOLMAR
7.      #98 MICHAEL EMMONS
8.      #15 JOE RICHBOURG
9.      #2 BRANDEN HARRIS
10.    #1 FRED MCGHEE
11.   #17 GREG HOPKINS
12.   #22 DYLAN HAMILTON
13.   #01 JEFF SPANN
14.   #56 CHRIS BAYHI

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #81 CARL KILGORE
2.      #72 CASEY BOOZER
3.      #13N DERRICK NICHOLS
4.      #21S CALVIN SUMMERS
5.      #21 RYAN COLBY

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #28 DAVID WILLIAMSON
2.      #WFO JEREMY IDOM
3.      #711 TOBY HODGE
4.      #42 MICHAEL SOJOURNER
5.      #54 JESSE BECK
6.      #582 SIDNEY OVERGY JR
7.      #1P PATRICK EASTERLING
8.      #14B BLAIZE CHATHAM
9.      #911 DAKOTA PARFAIT
10.   #37 JAY GEDDIE
11.   #25 TYLER MOAK

LA 36 SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #30J TIM DILLON
2.      #K42 KENDELL KEATING
3.      #5 JASON JACKSON
4.      #41M HAYDEN MORAN
5.      #2K GREGORY KNIGHT
6.      #SOSX DOUG NASTASI
7.      #223 DUSTIN JESSUP
8.      #2 DOUG TAYLOR
9.      #8 DAVID BROWN

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #2 LEE RAY
2.      #6 TK KING
3.      #10 RODNEY WING
4.      #4 MATT BYRAM
5.      #99 BRYAN FORTNER
6.      #22 TERRY TAYLOR
7.      #68 EDDIE RICKMAN
8.      #26 DOUG DODD
9.      #74 CHASE PENNINGTON
10.   #25 BRODEY ELFRING
11.   #13 HERBERT  MCCLENDON
12.   #12 DARRELL GOINS

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #28 RICHARD BLAZIER
2.      #32 PAUL ROBERTS
3.      #7 CLINT JOHNSON
4.      #11D DARREN JEWEL
5.      #22 DOUG HEAVENER

SOUTHERN RACEWAY - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
1.      #10 JUSTIN ABEL
2.      #72 FRANK WILSON
3.      #6 CALVIN COOK
4.      #41 BRANDON KILPATRICK
5.      #8 KYLE KICHLER
6.      #05 BO BAILEY
7.      #181 BLAKE SALAKAS
8.      #15 TODD JONES
9.      #02 JC WILSON
10.   #15F TIM FOWLER

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