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Newsome Raceway Parts Weekly Racing Series Late Model Week 12 Preview

8/20/2020
Newsome Raceway Parts Weekly Racing Series Late Model Week 12 Preview

ADAIRSVILLE, GA – Week 12 for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model Division will be a busy one with 14 races on the schedule of events. There will be one race on Friday night and 13 on Saturday night with two $1,000-to-win races. The top two drivers in the point standings will be trying to net points, while the rest try to move up on the list.

North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, AL and Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, TN will host $1,000-to-win races on Saturday night. Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS will have the lone Friday night race.

Other Saturday night races will be held at Camden Speedway in Camden, TN, Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC, Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN, Cochran Motor Speedway in Cochran, GA, Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN, Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL, and Tri County Speedway in Flomaton, AL.

Drivers in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model Division will compete for both a weekly point fund and a National point fund over a 22 Week season that runs through November 1. A driver will count his best 11 weekly point races for their National point total. The 2020 National Champion will earn $10,000.

Bryson Mitchell of Russellville, AL leads the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model standings with a best 11-week total of 527 points. Going into Week 12 action Mitchell will be trying to net on a 41. Jeremy Idom of Hattiesburg, MS is second with a best 11-week total of 515 points and he will be trying to net on a 41.

Brad Skinner of Spring Hill, TN will be a driver to watch this weekend. Skinner is third in the Late Model National standings with 485 points and he has one more week to earn full points. Skinner also has the highest Weekly Point Average (WPA) among the Top 20 in the point standings with a 48.50 out of a possible 50. Mitchell is second on the WPA List with a 47.91 and Idom is fifth at 46.82.

The defending Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series National Late Model Champion Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is fourth in the standings with 467 points and he has one more week to earn full points. Tootie Arnold of Meadeville, MS is tied with Josh Amacher of Tullahoma, TN for fifth with each driver having 464 points. Arnold has one more week to earn full points and Amacher will be trying to net on a 25.

Mike Combs of Odenville, AL is tied with Oakley Gillespie of Five Points, TN for seventh in the Weekly Racing Series Late Model National standings with each driver having 454 points. Both Combs and Gillespie have one more week to earn full points.

D.G. Hawkins of Chunchula, AL is ninth in the standings with 424 points and he is third on the WPA List at 47.11. Oakley Johns of Hohenwald, TN round out the Top 10 in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Late Model National standings with 423 points and is fourth on the WPA List at 47. Hawkins and Johns both have two more weeks to earn full points.

Newsome Raceway Parts is the Crate Racin’ USA Title Sponsor and serves competitors with economical Chevrolet Performance 604 and 602 Circle Track Engines and Parts. The 400 horsepower economical Aluminum Head, Steel Block, Chevrolet Performance 604 Engine is the engine of choice for the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Late Model Division.

The 350 horsepower economical Steel Head, Steel Block Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine is the engine of choice in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Street Stock and the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Modified Sportsman Divisions, and the exclusive engine used in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Late Model Sportsman Division.

The Chevrolet Performance 604 and 602 Engines are in stock and available for free next day delivery from Newsome Raceway Parts in Hartsville, SC. Newsome Raceway Parts gives a portion of the sales from each Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine sold back to the Crate Racin’ USA Point Funds in four different Weekly Racing Series Divisions.

Each economical Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engine is built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications. To place an order call Newsome Raceway Parts at 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Dirt Late Model Series, visit the series web site atwww.crateracinusa.com, or visit the series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSA/. You can follow us on Twitter @CrateRacinUSALM, and at Instagram at crateracinusa.

NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES LATE MODEL WEEK 12 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Friday, August 21:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS

Saturday, August 22:

CAMDEN SPEEDWAY – CAMDEN, TN
CHEROKEE SPEEDWAY – GAFFNEY, SC
CLARKSVILLE SPEEDWAY – CLARKSVILLE, TN
COCHRAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COCHRAN, GA
DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN
GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS
JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS
MAGNOLIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY – COLUMBUS, MS
NORTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY – TUSCUMBIA, AL ($1,000-To-Win)
PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS
TALLADEGA SHORT TRACK – EASTABOGA, AL
THUNDERHILL RACEWAY – SUMMERTOWN, TN ($1,000-To-Win)
TRI COUNTY SPEEDWAY – FLOMATON, AL

Newsome Raceway Parts, a Division of Raceway Chevrolet in Hartsville, SC, is the Title Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of Crate Racin’ USA. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of Crate Racin’ USA. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for Crate Racin’ USA. Willy’s Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of Crate Racin’ USA. Fullmoon Graphics is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of Crate Racin’ USA. Crate Racin’ USA 2020 Chassis Sponsors are Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.

PHOTO CUTLINE: The defending Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series National Late Model Champion Shannon Lee of Lumberton, MS is fourth in the 2020 standings with 467 points after 11 weeks in the 22-week season. Lee has seven wins driving the #47 Billy Riels Racing Special and has one more week to earn full points. (Victory Photography Photo)