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NeSmith Late Model Sportsman 2017 Weekly Racing Series Week 20 Round Up

NeSmith Late Model Sportsman Weekly Racing Series Week 20 Round Up
Cartersville, GA - Week 20 of the NeSmith Late Model Sportsman racing season has come and gone, and Ranburne, AL driver Kyle Clifton picked up another win at his home track, Talladega Short Track, as he tries to protect his lead in the National Points. But the drivers Shelton, Zack and Tony, are hanging close in 2nd and 3rd and hope to continue their strong runs in hopes of taking over the top spot.

Headlines from Week 20:

  • Tony Shelton visited Victory Lane during Friday night action at "The Baddest Bullring in the South" Columbus Speedway. Shelton continues to work towards gaining points in hopes of capturing the Inaugural National Championship.
  • Cole Long was Saturday night's NeSmith Late Model Sportsman winner at Jerry Russell's Camden Motor Speedway in Camden, TN.
  • Talladega Short Track saw a familiar face take the checkered flag with current point leader Kyle Clifton taking home the win.
  • Brant Tirello conquered the "House of Hook" and picked up a NeSmith Late Model Sportsman victory on Saturday night at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.
  • Alan Burton was victorious during Saturday night action at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL.
  • "Alabama's Action Track" North Alabama Speedway's Saturday night NeSmith Late Model Sportsman winner was Chuckie Gipson.

Full feature results from Week 20 are posted just below the Top 20 in the point standings through August 6th, 2017.

POS

CAR #

DRIVER

PTS

RACES

WINS

TOP 5

TOP 10

WPA

WKS

1

67

KYLE CLIFTON

691

16

8

16

16

49.36

14

2

7

ZACK SHELTON

661

18

1

12

16

47.21

14

3

3

TONY SHELTON

643

21

7

17

18

45.93

14

4

33

SHANE LAYFIELD

634

14

7

14

45.29

14

5

26

HOUSTON SPURLOCK

618

16

5

13

44.14

14

6

44

COLE BROWN

609

15

7

13

15

43.50

14

8

14

MIKE PICKARD

603

20

2

16

43.07

14

7

00

BILLY WILKINS

593

13

8

12

45.62

13

9

13.5

DAVID PETTUS

592

14

10

42.29

14

10

21

JAMIE PICKARD

587

18

6

13

15

41.93

14

11

34

JONATHAN PRIDMORE

586

19

1

11

17

41.86

14

12

24

MARK THORNE

576

14

4

11

44.31

13

13

16

HEATHER LOWE

552

16

9

15

39.43

14

14

87

BILL MOFFETT

552

13

8

12

46.00

12

15

50M

ALLEN SIMMONS

552

16

1

10

13

42.46

13

16

63

JOEY MCKINNEY

497

13

4

8

11

45.18

11

17

14

CRUZ WALLACE

486

12

2

8

12

44.18

11

18

80

MICHAEL BLAKENEY

486

11

1

3

7

44.18

11

19

1

CHUCK GIPSON

478

11

1

8

10

43.45

11

20

26

KODY HOLLAND

453

10

7

10

45.30

10

 

NeSmith Late Model Sportsman Results For Week 20
Camden Motor Speedway - Saturday August 5th

  1. #21 Cole Long
  2. #98 Neil Thompson
  3. #20 Misty Berry
  4. #66 Blake Ross
  5. #W4 Mark Wolford(DQ)

 Columbus Speedway - Friday August 4th

  1. #3 Tony Shelton
  2. #21 Jamie Pickard
  3. #R3 Kyle Shaw
  4. #M50 Allen Simmons
  5. #63 Joey McKinney
  6. #6 Dalton Hood
  7. #14 Mike Pickard
  8. #28 Chance Duckworth

ECM Speedway - Saturday August 5th

  1. #3 Alan Burton
  2. #91M Jarrett Miller
  3. #16 Heather Lowe
  4. #22 Josh Green

North Alabama Speedway - Saturday August 5th

  1. #10 Chuckie Gipson
  2. #63 Joey McKinney
  3. #50 Casey Ledlow
  4. #115 Grant Helms
  5. #64 Bryson Mitchell
  6. #14 Cruz Wallace
  7. #4 Wayne Sutherland
  8. #7 Haden Duncan
  9. #4m Mitchell Hollaway
  10. #18 Aaron Miller
  11. #99 Tony Chaney
  12. #17 Blake Ray
  13. #M4 Ashley McDonald
  14. #74 Bruce Graves(DNS)

Talladega Short Track - Saturday August 5th

  1. #67 Kyle Clifton
  2. #44 Cole Brown
  3. #33 Shane Layfield
  4. #12 Todd Barnett
  5. #0 Clint Vaughn
  6. #23 Steven Forsythe
  7. #00 Billy Wilkins
  8. #65 Tyler Hill
  9. #26 Houston Spurlock

Whynot Motorsports Park - Saturday August 5th

  1. #14T Brant Tirello
  2. #3 Tony Shelton
  3. #21P Jamie Pickard
  4. #33 Colton Leyendecker
  5. #87 Rodney Wing
  6. #R3 Kyle Shaw
  7. #7z Zack Shelton
  8. #6 Dalton Hood
  9. #110 Andy Taylor
  10. #25 Mark Thorne
  11. #J10 John Land
  12. #42 Justin Lee
  13. #14 Mike Pickard
  14. #55 Aaron Fitzhugh
  15. #96 Chris Rawson
  16. #13 Rick Hassell

For more information about the NeSmith Late Model Sportsman Series, visit the series website at www.nesmithracing.com. You can also follow the series by Liking the Facebook page at NeSmith Late Model Sportsman; following on Twitter @NeSmithLMSprtmn; and Instagram @nesmithlatemodelsportsman.

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