Friday March 29th, 2024 5:42AM

Lee takes NeSmith WRS points lead with LA 36 win

By Roby Helm

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – Shannon Lee of Lumberton, Miss. drove the Billy Riels Racing Special to victory on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway in Lacombe, La.

The win, along with a second-place finish in Week 1, give Lee 99 points and the lead in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series point standings after Week 2 competition.

Scott Dedwylder of Vossburg, Miss. has two second-place finishes in the first two weeks of NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series competition and is second in the standings with 98 points. Dedwylder finished second on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss. driving the Dedwylder Racing Special.

Robbie Starnes of Baytown, Tex. drove the Lone Star Hydro and Maintenance Special to victory on Saturday night at Battleground Race Park in Highlands, Tex. That moved Starnes up to third in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 97 points.

Bryan Foy of Lacombe, La. is fourth in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series with 96 points. Foy drove the B&K Contracting Trak-Star to a third-place finish on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway. Tootie Arnold of Meadeville, Miss. and Hunter Lewis of Moss Point, Miss. are tied for the fifth spot in the standings with 92 points apiece.

Arnold finished ninth on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, Miss. driving the Miss-Lou Mobile Home Movers Trak-Star. Lewis drove the T. Lewis Construction Rocket to a fifth-place finish on Saturday night in NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 2 action at LA 36 Speedway.

Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series driver 16-year-old Bryant Marsh of Corinth, Miss. is seventh in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 91 points. Marsh finished 13th on Saturday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway.

Scott Ladner of Lacombe, La. drove the Ladner Racing Special to his second straight sixth-place finish on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway. That gives Ladner 90 points and the eighth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings after Week 2 competition.

Chris Reid of Wiggins, Miss. and the youngest Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series driver 13-year-old Colton Horner of Katy, Tex. are tied for the ninth spot in the NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series standings with 89 points apiece. Reid finished fourth on Saturday night at LA 36 Speedway in the Shorty Motorsports Special and Horner drove the Houston Specialty Products Company Special to a second-place finish on Saturday night at Battleground Race Park.

In other NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 2 action, the 2012 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Chase Washington of Houlka, Miss. topped a 31-car field Saturday night to take the win at Magnolia Motor Speedway in the Washington Racing Special. The defending NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series National Champion Michael Arnold of Hattiesburg, Miss. took the win on Saturday night at Jackson Motor Speedway.

Steve Kirk of Munford, Ala. was the winner on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala. driving the Advanced Lazer Machine Trak-Star. Brandon Brzozowski of Elmendorf, Tex. will be the answer to a trivia question, as he is the first NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Late Model winner at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Tex. after taking the victory on Saturday night in the Brzozowski Racing Special.

The entire NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Week 2 Friday night schedule was rained out. Week 2 Friday night races at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss. and Magnolia Motor Speedway were won by Mother Nature.

Defending and four-time NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Chassis Manufactures Challenge Champion Trak-Star Race Cars built by Boland Performance of Cuba, Ala. leads the standings with three wins. Rocket Chassis of Shinnston, W.V., GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, Ark., Warrior Race Cars built by Goddard Performance of Knoxville, Tenn. and CVR Race Cars of Loudon, Tenn. are still looking for their first wins of 2016.

For more information and rules about the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site at NesmithRacing.com.

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
Week 2 Race Results

April 1

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS
Rained Out

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
Rained Out

April 2

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
1. 4 Michael Arnold
2. 34 Doug Sanchagrin
3. J8 Bobby Jordan
4. C11 Cliff Williams
5. C20 Cliff Ross
6. 54 Richie Beasley
7. 4j Josh Banes – Y
8. 93 Jake Knight
9. 2T Tootie Arnold
10. 8 Mike Palasini Jr.
11. 33 Sid Scarbrough
12. 55 Aaron Fitzburgh
13. 33 Shawn Gay DNS

MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
1. 38 Chase Washington
2. 33 Scott Dedwylder
3. 09 Daniel Bridgmon
4. 1s Jeremy Shaw
5. 73 Evan Ellis
6. 73 Ashley Newman
7. 147 Hunter Carroll
8. 21 Jamie Pickard
9. 222 Mike Boland
10. 2s Kyle Shaw
11. 3 Shay Knight
12. 01 Nick Thrash
13. 1 Bryant Marsh – Y
14. 110 Brent Barrett
15. 13 Chad McCool
16. G4 Shelby Sheedy
17. 82 Jason Milan
18. 7 Eric Carr
19. 10 Tyler Burgess
20. 84 Randall Beckwith
21. 72 Steve Russell
22. 232 Jamey Boland
23. 25 Justin McRee
24. 10 Steven Jones
25. 58 Brandon Shaw DNS
26. 7 John Biles DNS
27. 48 Craig Barham DNS
28. 43 Kurt Radojesics DNS
29. 4 Aaron Cummings DNS
30. 37 Tim Parker DNS
31. Jason Roberts DNS

LA 36 SPEEDWAY – LACOMBE, LA
1. 47 Shannon Lee
2. 521 Mickey Trosclair
3. 7 Bryan Foy
4. C4 Chris Reid
5. 7 Hunter Lewis
6. 49 Scott Ladner
7. 114 Nick Curole
8. 75 Dustin Boykin
9. 99 Ryan Boudreaux
10. Zach Cameron
11. 5 Nick Gaines

TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
1. 42 Steve Kirk
2. 29 Buddy George
3. 71 Dustin Knighten
4. 21 Joe Noojin
5. 34 Lee Mason
6. F97 Red Farmer
7. D7 Dee Hindman
8. 4 Brad Whittle
9. 5 Bill Frey

BATTLEGROUND RACE PARK – HIGHLAND, TX
1. 77 Robbie Starnes
2. 56jr Colton Horner – Y
3. 88 Steve Hamilton
4. 117 Todd Jouett
5. 2 Matt Brown
6. 84 Mike Davenport
7. 99 Nathan Revis
8. 19 Dylan Allen – Y

COTTON BOWL SPEEDWAY – PAIGE, TX
1. 104 Brandon Brzozowski
2. 717 G.W. Egbert IV
3. 888 Brad Smith

Y – Denotes Sunoco Young Guns Challenge Series Driver

NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series
Week 2 Point Standings

POS CAR # DRIVER PTS RACES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 47 Shannon Lee 99 3 1 2 3  
2 33 Scott Dedwylder 98 2   2 2  
3 77 Robbie Starnes 97 2 1 2 2  
4 7 Bryan Foy 96 2   2 2  
5 2T Tootie Arnold 92 2 1 1 2  
5 7 Hunter Lewis 92 2   2 2  
7 1 Bryant Marsh – Y 91 2 1 1 1  
8 49 Scott Ladner 90 2     3  
9 C4 Chris Reid 89 3   1 2  
9 56jr Colten Horner – Y 89 2 1 2 2  
11 0 Ryan Boudreaux 86 2     2  
12 117 Todd Jouett 85 2   2 2  
12 88 Steve Hamilton 85 2   2 2  
14 0g Nick Gaines 84 2     1  
15 19 Dylan Allen – Y 82 2   1 2  
16 84 Mike Davenport 79 2     2  
17 4 Michael Arnold 75 2 1 1 1  
18 38 Chase Washington 50 1 1 1 1  
18 41 Steve Kirk 50 1 1 1 1  
20 34 Doug Sanchagrin 49 1   1 1  
20 521 Mickey Trosclair 49 1   1 1  
20 29 Buddy George 49 1   1 1  
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