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NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division Week 5 of 2017 Round Up

Cartersville, GA - Week 5 for the NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Division saw 15 events on the schedule. With wet weather blanketing much of the Southeast United States, only 9 of those events took place. Texas driver Rob Slott secures the points lead by just one point over Jason Price of Georgia after the first 5 weeks of competition.

Headlines from Week 5:

  • Texas driver Rob Slott used his Saturday night win at Cotton Bowl Speedway to secure the top spot in the point standings after week 5.
  • Lee Ray visited Columbus Speedway's victory Lane on Friday night.
  • East Alabama Motor Speedway's win went to Brian Hansford in his #2 machine.
  • Todd Robinson picked up the first NeSmith Street Stock win of 2017 at the re-opened Moulton Raceway Park in Moulton, AL.
  • Tim Dillon was impressive during Week 5 as he visited Victory Lane on both Friday and Saturday night with wins at Hattiesburg Speedway and LA 36 Speedway respectively.
  • Stuart Wilson grabbed the checkered flag on Friday night at Northwest Florida Speedway in Baker, FL.
  • Justin Hamilton made it two in a row with his win at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL on Saturday night.
  • Flomaton Speedway's Saturday night NeSmith Street Stock win went to Justin Abel in his #10 machine.
  • It is still early in the 2017 Weekly Racing Season. Watch as more tracks battle through early season rainouts and get more races in the books which will allow their drivers to make up points as the season progresses.

Full feature finishes are posted just below the Top 20 in the Point Standings through April 29th, 2017.


POS

CAR #

DRIVER

PTS

RACES

WINS

TOP 5

TOP 10

1

48

ROB SLOTT

239

5

4

5

5

2

24J

JASON PRICE

238

5

1

4

4

3

3

LARRY FAULK

233

5

4

5

4

20

MICHAEL KIRBY

230

5

1

3

3

5

2

LEE RAY

226

7

4

7

7

6

X2

DUSTIN HUGHES

219

5

4

5

7

29

JOSH TOMLIN

214

5

2

3

4

8

99

BRYAN FORTNER

202

7

3

7

9

30J

TIM DILLON

195

5

3

5

5

10

30

BRYAN MEREDITH

194

4

4

4

11

22M

ANTHONY GORDON

193

4

1

4

4

12

10

JUSTIN ABEL

191

7

3

5

7

13

02

TYLER TURVIN

190

4

1

2

4

14

11

JAMIE SUDDETH

189

5

4

4

15

77

MICHAEL SANTANGELO

189

5

1

4

4

16

5

JASON JACKSON

179

5

1

4

5

17

BR549

MATT CHAVERS

178

5

3

5

18

15

TREVOR WOODARD

176

4

2

4

4

19

13V

KALEB VANDYGRIFF

176

4

1

4

4

20

13

AUSTIN BLADE

174

4

1

4

NeSmith Performance Parts Street Stock Week 5 Finish Results
Columbus Speedway - Friday April 21st  
1.    #2 - Lee Ray
2.    #86 - Eddie Rickman
3.    #99 - Brian Fortner
4.    #26 - Doug Dodd
5.    #11 - Jamie Sudduth
6.    #6 - Johnny Stokes

Cotton Bowl Speedway - Saturday April 22nd
1.    #48 - Rob Slott
2.    #30 - Bryan Meredith
3.    #22M - Anthony Gordon
4.    #9 - Tommy Gural
5.    #28 - Leland Waddell
6.    #00 - Matthew Hawken
7.    #122M - Tony Bernal
8.    #17 - Tim Ellis
9.    #3 - Larry Baggett
10.#8ROB - Will Carter

East Alabama Motor Speedway - Saturday April 22nd
1.    #2 - Brian Hansford
2.    #24J - Jason Price
3.    #36 - Jim Jarvis
4.    #27 - Gordy Scarbrough
5.    #X2 - Dustin Hughes
6.    #06 - Ricky McDonald
7.    #72 - Brandon Connor
8.    #52 - Daniel Morrell
9.    #9 - David Pope
10.#24 - Allen McConnell

ECM Speedway - Saturday April 22nd
RAINED OUT!!

Flomaton Speedway - Friday April 22nd
1.    #10 - Justin Abel
2.    #3 - Larry Faulk
3.    #549 - Matt Chavers
4.    #98H - Michael Emmons
5.    #2 - Branden Harris
6.    #1 - Fred McGhee
7.    #22 - Dylan Hamilton
8.    #99 - Tim Wetzel (DNS)

Greenville Speedway - Saturday April 22nd
RAINED OUT!!

Hattiesburg Speedway - Friday April 21st
1.    #30J - Tim Dillon
2.    #77 - Michael Santangelo
3.    #5 - Jason Jackson
4.    #37 - Jay Geddie
5.    #19 - Michael Williams
6.    #911 - Dakota Parfait
7.    #17 - Joseph Kittrell
8.    #2 - Doug Taylor

LA 36 Speedway - Saturday April 22nd
1.    #30J - Tim Dillon
2.    #77 - Michael Santangelo
3.    #29 - Josh Tomlin
4.    #41M - Hayden Moran
5.    #5 - Jason Jackson
6.    #J5 - Daniel Jessup
7.    #J3J - Bryce Sheasby
8.    #6 - Harry Darby
9.    #KTS - Kenneth Meyers
10.#2 - Doug Taylor
11.#297 - Austin Jessup
12.#413 - Daniel Geautreaux
13.#42W - Louis Warran

Moulton Raceway Park - Friday April 21st
1.    #3 - Todd Robinson
2.    #13V - Kaleb Vandygriff
3.    #23 - Chad Winkles
4.    #15 - Trevor Woodard
5.    #01 - Aaron Brumbeloe
6.    #13 - Austin Blade
7.    #L1 - Lucas Horton
8.    #J7 - Wayne Jones
9.    #34 - Jeff Phillips
10.#17T - Tony Jackson
11.#11D - Darren Jewell
12.#20 - Michael Kirby
13.#07 - Brian Vandygriff
14.#31 - Jason Baker

Northwest Florida Speedway - Friday April 21st
1.    #71 ½ - Stuart Wilson
2.    #BR549 - Matt Chavers
3.    #68 - Howie Reeves
4.    #15 - Joe Richbourg
5.    #10 - Justin Abel

Southern Raceway - Saturday April 22nd
1.    #86 - Justin Hamilton
2.    #68 - Howie Reeves
3.    #02 - JC Wilson
4.    #15 - Joe Richbourg
5.    #05 - Bo Bailey
6.    #444 - Braeden Kitchen

Talladega Short Track - Saturday April 22nd
RAINED OUT!!

Thunderhill Raceway Park - Saturday April 22nd
RAINED OUT!!

Whynot Motorsports Park - Saturday April 22nd
RAINED OUT!!

Winchester Speedway - Saturday April 22nd
RAINED OUT!!

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NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series 2017 Week 5 Round Up

Cartersville, GA - Week 5's highlight can be mostly summed up with one name - Mother Nature. Of the twelve races on the Week 5 schedule, just half(6) were able to beat the weather and complete their programs.

Headlines from Week 5:

  • Ryan Carter visited Cochran Motor Speedway on Saturday night to pick up his first win of the 2017 season.
  • Shep Lucas grabbed a pair of victories over the weekend with a Friday night win at Hattiesburg Speedway and then followed up with a  NeSmith Panhandle Challenge Series win on Saturday night at Southern Raceway in Milton, FL.
  • Friday night's NeSmith Late Model win at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS went to Jeremy Shaw in the #1s Bassett Hound Motorsports GRT.
  • Scott Ladner picked up the checkered flag on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway in Lacombe, LA.
  • Shane Riner drove his Rocket Chassis to his second straight victory at Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Pooler, GA on Friday night.
  • Hunter Carroll remains atop the point standings after five weeks of action.

 

Full feature results from Week 5 are posted just below the Top 20 in the point standings through April 24th, 2017.

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

PTS

RACES

WINS

TOP 5

TOP 10

1

147

HUNTER CARROLL

236

8

2

6

7

2

21X

KODY BARBER

223

8

1

6

7

3

44

TIM DEES

212

6

5

4

47

SHANNON LEE

191

7

7

7

5

38

CHASE WASHINGTON

190

6

3

4

6

6

21

SCOTT LADNER

187

5

1

4

4

7

33

SID SCARBROUGH

179

4

1

4

8

771

KEVIN MARTIN

171

4

2

4

9

17G

CALEB GAY

166

4

2

4

4

10

31

BLAKE KOENIGSBERGER

162

4

1

2

11

41

AL KOUHOUT

161

4

4

12

17

ADAM GAULDIN

150

3

3

3

3

13

1S

JEREMY SHAW

149

4

2

4

4

14

4J

JOSH BANES

149

3

2

3

3

15

81

ADAM CUMMINGS

146

3

3

3

16

22 

LUCKY KEETON

141

4

2

4

17

713

BEN BROCATO

141

4

3

4

18

W7

GREG WILHITE

141

3

1

2

3

19

5

MIKE COMBS

140

3

2

3

20

7

RICHARD SMITH

140

3

1

2

3

 

 

NeSmith Weekly Racing Late Model Results for Week 5

Cochran Motor Speedway - Saturday April 22nd

1.    #52 - Ryan Carter

2.    #17 - Nevin Gainey

3.    #55 - Montana Dudley

4.    #17 - Caleb Gay

5.    #5 - Shannon Graham

6.    #49 - Wil Herrington

7.    #8 - Wayne Harbin

 

Colorado Motor Sports Park - Saturday April 22nd

RAINED OUT!!

 

Columbus Speedway - Friday April 21st  

1.    #1s - Jeremy Shaw

2.    #21 - Neil Baggett

3.    #147 - Hunter Carroll

4.    #19 - Marcus Minga

5.    #33 - Justin Carter

6.    #J8 - Bobby Jordan

7.    #43 - Kurt Radojcsics

8.    #33 - Terry Wilson

9.    #44 - Tim Dees

10.#38 - Chase Washington

11.#96 - Trey Rickman

12.#31 - Blake Koenigsberger

13.#13 - Chad McCool

 

ECM Speedway - Saturday April 22nd

RAINED OUT!!

 

Greenville Speedway - Saturday April 22nd

RAINED OUT!!

 

Hattiesburg Speedway - Friday April 21st

1.    #57 - Shep Lucas

2.    #21 - Kody Barber

3.    #47 - Shannon Lee

4.    #7 - Hunter Lewis

5.    #3N - Ronnie Graham

6.    #8 - Dewayne Morris

7.    #41 - Al Kouhout

 

LA 36 Speedway - Saturday April 22nd

1.    #21 - Scott Ladner

2.    #2T - Tootie Arnold

3.    #21 - Kody Barber

4.    #47 - Shannon Lee

5.    #83 - KI Davis

6.    #771 - Kevin Martin

7.    #4J - Derrick Mackmer

8.    #1 - Kenny Martin

9.    #77 - Michael Santangelo

 

Oglethorpe Speedway Park - Friday April 21st

1.    #6R - Shane Riner

2.    #G2G - Jordan Feider

3.    #48 - Robert Diekemper

4.    #71K - Jim Rogers

5.    #22 - Eddie Morris

6.    #28 - Elliott Sanders

7.    #28 - Donnie Bazemore

8.    #99 - Larry Drawdy

9.    #R12 - J. Jay Reich

10.#00 - Chip Beach

11.#10 - Cliff Hudson

12.#23 - Casey Barrow

13.#01 - Thomas Cooler Jr. (DNS)

 

Salina Speedway - Friday April 21st

RAINED OUT!!

 

Southern Raceway - Saturday April 22nd

1.    #57 - Shep Lucas

2.    #3 - Cody Smith

3.    #56 - Johnathan Joiner

4.    #40 - Todd Jones

5.    #1M - Kevin Maher

6.    #18 - Christopher Rutherford

7.    #79 - Kyle Bryant

8.    #24 - Steven Jernigan

9.    #77 - Ken Cartwright

10.#0 - John Wright

11.#72 - Frank Wilson

12.#8 - Dewayne Morris

13.#33 - Colton Leyendecker

14.#25 - Josh Huss

 

Talladega Short Track - Saturday April 22nd

RAINED OUT!!

 

Whynot Motorsports Park - Saturday April 22nd

RAINED OUT!!

 

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NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is the Official Title Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series. Chevrolet Performance is an Official Sponsor of the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series.

 

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.

 

RockAuto.com is an Associate Sponsor of the Series and Official Sponsor of the RockAuto.com Winter Shootout Series. David Smith Carburetors and Competition Fuel Systems is the Official Carburetor of NeSmith Racing. Freestyle Graphix is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign company of NeSmith Racing.

 

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