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DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 14 ROUND UP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CARTERSVILLE, GA – Week 14 of the 27-week 2018 Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series season became an important one, as drivers began reaching the 14-week mark of their season, and will now begin to net points in the coming weeks by trying to replace their lowest weekly point total with a higher one. There were also two changes of point leadership in Week 14.

The complete Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Week 13 results for each track are listed below, and the complete point standings for each of the four Divisions have been posted at www.durrencelayneracing.com. That takes you to the Launch Page where you can click on the Divisions you’re looking for.

            Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model point leader Sid Scarbrough of Florence, MS reached the 14-week mark of his season with his sixth win of the season on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS.

            Scarbrough will now take a 14-week total of 686 points and try to net on a 46. That means Scarbrough will have to finish fourth or better in a field of eight or more cars to improve his point total. Scarbrough is also the leader on the Weekly Point Average (WPA) list among the top 20 drivers in the point standings with nine or more weeks of competition at 49 out of a possible 50.

            Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS has moved up to the second spot in the standings, reaching the 14-week mark of his season with 663 points. Lee will now try to net on a 39. Lee has the fifth highest WPA at 47.36.

            Steve Russell of Pontotoc, MS is third in the Durrence Layne Late Model standings with 641 points after reaching 14 weeks of racing. Russell will be trying to net on a 37 in the coming weeks of racing. Braden Mitchell of Russellville, AL is fourth with 585 points after 13 weeks of racing and Dustin Harris of Flintville, TN is fifth with 581 points after 13 weeks of competition.

            Ricky Idom of Hattiesburg, MS took over the point lead of the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division point standings after a pair of wins on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS Idom won the Week 12 Make-Up Race, and the Week 14 feature to bring his season win total to 13.

            Idom has 648 points after 13 weeks of racing, which puts him on top of the Durrence Layne Street Stock WPA list at 49.85. Steve Maughan of Florence, AL is second in the standings, reaching the 14-week mark of his season with 632 points. Maughan will now try to net on a 38 in the coming weeks of racing.

            Lee Ray of Columbus, MS is third with 618 points after 13 weeks of racing. Ray took his seventh win of the season on Friday night at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, and he is third on the WPA list at 47.54. Bryan Fortner of Millport, AL is fourth in the standings with 606 points after 13 weeks of racing and is fifth on the WPA at 46.61. Jay Geddie of Ellisville, MS is fifth with 564 points after 12 weeks of racing, and he is fourth on the WPA list at 47.

            Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL is the new point leader in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division with 603 points after 13 weeks of racing. Mitchell is fourth on the Late Model Sportsman WPA list at 46.38. Brandon Crosby of Anniston, AL is second in the standings with 579 points after 13 weeks of racing and is tenth on the WPA list at 44.54.

            Blake Ray of Russellville, AL is third in the standings with 575 points after 12 weeks of racing and is second on the WPA list at 47.92. Ray took his third win of the season on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL. Tody Ratcliff of Meridian, MS is fourth with 539 points after 12 weeks of racing and is ninth on the WPA list at 44.91.

            Heather Lowe of Warrior, AL is fifth in the Late Model Sportsman standings with 532 points after 12 weeks of racing. Haden Duncan of Leighton, AL is the man on the move in the Late Model Sportsman Division, as he is sixth in the standings with 521 points after just 11 weeks of racing, and he is second on the WPA list at 47.36.

            Duncan has nine wins on the season and he has won five of the last six races he has run. Duncan took a pair of wins in Week 14 competition. He won on Friday night at Moulton Speedway in Danville, AL and on Saturday night at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL.

            Nick Thrash of Meridian, MS has the highest WPA among the top 20 in the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division point standings at 49.25. Thrash is 16th in the standings with 394 points after eight weeks of racing. Thrash still has 13 weeks to put in six more weeks of racing to hit the 14-week mark. Thrash has five wins on the season.

            There were no Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division races in Week 14, as the site of their only scheduled race at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL was rained out. Week 14 Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model action at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, NE was also rained out.

            Along with Idom in the Street Stocks and Duncan in the Late Model Sportsman, Tootie Arnold of Meadville, MS was also a double dipper in Week 14. Arnold took a pair of Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model wins on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway.

NeSmith Racing is now Durrence Layne Racing! For more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Racing Divisions, visit the series web site at www.durrencelayneracing.com, or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.

DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 6/30/18:

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION:
1. 33 Sid Scarbrough – 686
2. 21 Shannon Lee – 663
3. 72 Steve Russell – 641
4. 64 Braden Mitchell – 585
5. 4 Dustin Harris – 581
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION:
1. KC21 Ricky Idom – 648
2. 7 Steve Maughan – 632
3. 2 Lee Ray – 618
4. 99 Bryan Fortner – 606
5. 37 Jay Geddie – 564
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION:
1. 46 Bryson Mitchell – 603
2. 12 Brandon Crosby – 579
3. 17 Blake Ray – 575
4. 87 Tody Ratcliff – 539
5. 16 Heather Lowe – 532

DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET MODIFIED SPORTSMAN DIVISION:
1. 31 Andy Davis – 429
2. X Justin Angle – 390
2. 45 Chris Yarbrough – 390
4. 94 Oakley Gillespie – 346
5. 12 Ron Bailey – 345

DURRENCE LAYNE WEEKLY RACING SERIES WEEK 13 RESULTS:

Friday, June 29:

COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1. Lee Ray; 2. Brent Mitchell; 3. Cody Nelson; 4. Neil Brown; 5. Chris Allen; 6. Billy Yarbrough; 7. Bryan Fortner; 8. Jason Hollis; 9. Hunter Holloway; 10. Bill Spann.
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION: 1. Chad McCool; 2. Jimmy Anderson; 3. Mike Pickard; 4. Dalton Hood; 5. Chris Rawson; 6. Caleb Pickard; 7. Jamie Pickard; 8. Tony Shelton.

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION: (Week 12 Make-Up Race): 1. Tootie Arnold; 2. Sid Scarbrough; 3. Shannon Lee; 4. Cole Cameron; 5. Hunter Lewis; 6. Rodney Bruce; 7. Jeffrey Cooper; 8. Pace Cameron; 9. Al Kouhout; 10. Joey Pilgrim. (Week 14 Race): 1. Tootie Arnold; 2. Sid Scarbrough; 3. Shannon Lee; 4. Rodney Bruce; 5. Cole Cameron; 6. Jeffrey Cooper; 7. Hunter Lewis; 8. Al Kouhout; 9. Joey Pilgrim; 10. Pace Cameron.
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: (Week 12 Make-Up Race): 1. Ricky Idom; 2. Steve Maughan; 3. Landen Jackson; 4. Jay Geddie; 5. Michael Williams; 6. Tommy Martin; 7. Doug Taylor; 8. Ty Pilgrim; 9. Greg Knight; 10. Bryce Sheasby; 11. Greg Williams; 12. Woody Hughes; 13. Jeremy Sexton. (Week 14 Race): 1. Ricky Idom; 2. Jay Geddie; 3. Steve Maughan; 4. Jeremy Sexton; 5. Bryce Sheasby; 6. Woody Hughes; 7. Doug Taylor; 8. Greg Knight; 9. Tommy Martin; 10. Landen Jackson; 11. Ty Pilgrim; 12. Michael Williams; 13. Greg Williams.

OGLETHORPE SPEEDWAY PARK – SAVANNAH, GA:
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION: 1. Shane Riner; 2. Eddie Morris; 3. Lonnie Brant; 4. Chip Beach; 5. J. Jay Reich; 6. Elliott Sanders.

MOULTON SPEEDWAY – DANVILLE, AL:
              DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION: 1. Jadon Frame; 2. Greg Wilhite; 3. Braden Mitchell; 4. Steve Russell; 5. Marcus Minga; 6. Chase Washington; 7. Bill Flannagan.
              DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1. Michael Kirby; 2. Tim Baker; 3. Bobby Joe Robinson; 4. Darren Jewell; 5. E.J. Carter.
              DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION: 1. Hayden Duncan; 2. Alan Bruton; 3. Bryson Mitchell; 4. Ethan Putman; 5. Blake Ray; 6. Cole Brown; 7. Alley Reno; 8. Darren Deverell; 9. Cale Finley.

Saturday, June 30:

BOYD’S SPEEDWAY – RINGGOLD, GA:
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1. Lamar Hughes; 2. Ethan Sims; 3. Krista Travis; 4. Mickey Dunn: 5. Jim Gilbert; 6. Oscar Wilson; 7. Jason Maurer; 8. Marcus Baker.

ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL:
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1. Sam Hughes; 2. Jason Baker; 3. Scottie Dial; 4. Randy Fowler; 5. Wayne Vintson; 6. Cody Peek; 7. Phil Kizzare.
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION: 1. Hayden Duncan; 2. Cole Brown; 3. Aaron Miller; 4. Chuck Thorne; 5. Mark Tuck; 6. Josh Green; 7. Heather Lowe; 8. Chris Knight; 9. Kenny Booth; 10. Jeremy Hollis; 11. Kenneth Brown; 12. Randy Alexander; 13. John Cox.

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION: 1. Duke Palasini; 2. Ryan Colby; 3. Terry Wilson; 4. Bobby Jordan; 5. Peter Hazzard; 6. Buddy Wilkins; 7. Josh Ray; 8. Cole Burns; 9. Trevor Runnels; 10. Howard Irby Jr.; 11. Jamie Rochell; 12. Jim Paxton; 13. Joshua Patterson; 14. Mike Myers; 15. Joshua Kahler.
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1. Carl Kilgore; 2. Jay Downs; 3. Heith Pritchett; 4. A.C. Parker Jr.; 5. James Woods.

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
              DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION: 1. Sid Scarbrough; 2. Josh Banes; 3. Jason Jarrell; 4. Nick Nations; 5. Justin Bowman; 6. Tootie Arnold; 7. Bryan Foreman; 8. Maverick Holiday.
              DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1. Kendall Keating; 2. Michael Sojourner; 3. Gary Cooper; 4. Corky McLendon; 5. Tyler Moak; 6. Allen Parfait; 7. David Williamson; 8. Jeff Butler.
              DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION: 1. Zack Owens; 2. Brian Jones; 3. Chase Williams; 4. Bill Dunaway.

NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL:
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION: 1. Ashley Newman; 2. Seth McCormack; 3. Chase Walls; 4. Jimmy Halford; 5. Braden Mitchell; 6. Brandon Shaw; 7. Matthew Brocato; 8. Wayne Sutherland; 9. Chuck Wilkerson; 10. Billy Flannagan Jr.; 11. Heath Johnson; 12. Jamie Richardson; 13. Mitchell Halloway; 14. Matt Brazil; 15. Craig Lindsey; 16. Ben Brocato.
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN DIVISION: 1. Blake Ray; 2. Bryson Mitchell; 3. Donovan Henry; 4. Chance Landers; 5. Jake Graves; 6. Tony Chaney.

SOUTHERN RACEWAY – MILTON, FL:
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1; Howie Reeves; 2. J.C. Wilson; 3. Frank Wilson; 4. Justin Hamilton; 5. Jesse Smith; 6. Tommy Lowery; 7. Kyle Kichler.

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN:
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION: 1. David Brannon; 2. Jesse Lowe; 3. Shannon Davis; 4. Dustin Harris; 5. Jadon Frame; 6. Joe Denby; 7. Jerry Baugh; 8. Steven Holcomb; 9. Justin Maxwell; 10. Dalton Melton; 11. Todd Gregory.
DURRENCE LAYNE PERFORMANCE PARTS STREET STOCK DIVISION: 1. Justin Pugh; 2. Mark Haddon; 3. Brian Hudson; 4. Colby Brandon; 5. Jimmy Nolen; 6. Kyle Lane; 7. Gary Tucker; 8. Scott Spurgeon; 9. Marcus McCrary; 10. Michael Kirby; 11. Trey Horton; 12. John Duncan; 13. Logan Hudson; 14. Dillard Hatchett.

CHATHAM SPEEDWAY – CHATHAM, LA:
DURRENCE LAYNE CHEVROLET LATE MODEL DIVISION: 1. Darren Patrick; 2. Jason Cowan; 3. Ethan McMillan.

JUNCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY – McCOOL JUNCTION, NE: Rained Out (LM)
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL Rained Out (LN, SS, LMS, MOD)

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