05/17/2023
Crate Racin’ USA Street Stocks (’23 Weekly Racing Series Report)
(Week 7)
(The following 13 tracks (listed alphabetically) are sanctioned by the Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series, and frequently presents events for the Street Stock division):
Camden Speedway TN, Deep South Speedway (Loxley, Ala.), Hattiesburg Speedway, Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, Miss.), Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Miss.), Needmore Speedway (Norman Park, Ga.), Outlaw Speedway (Perkinston, Miss.), Paducah International Raceway, Tennessee National Raceway (Hohenwald, Tenn.), Thunderhill Raceway Park (Summertown, Tenn.), Western Kentucky Speedway (Nebo, Ky.) Windy Hollow Speedway (Owensboro, Ky.) Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Miss.)
(For more information about how to have your track’s weekly events sanctioned by the Eastaboga, Ala-based Crate Racin’ USA organization, call Adam Stewart at (256) 499-7536.)
Week 7 Winners:
Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway: Mike Neighbors
Deep South Speedway (Loxley, Ala.): Tommy Lowery
Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Miss.): Cody Chism
Needmore Speedway (Norman Park, Ga.): Shane Taylor
Outlaw Speedway (Perkinston, Miss.): Joseph Miller
Windy Hollow Speedway (Owensboro, Ky.): Jansen Morris
Week 7 Rainouts:
Hattiesburg (Miss.) Speedway - Fri., May 12
Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Miss.) - Fri., May 12
Camden (Tenn.) Speedway - Sat., May 13
Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, Miss.) - Sat. May 13
Tennessee National Raceway (Hohenwald, Tenn.) - Sat., May 13
Western Kentucky Speedway (Nebo, Ky.) - Sat., May 13
’23 Winners:
Two Wins: Will Burke, T.J. Herndon, Mike Neighbors, Ricky Idom, Shelby Sheedy.
Single Wins (alphabetically by name): Logan Bright, Trey Bright, Cody Chism, Brandon Hill, Mike Lane, Tommy Lowery, Cameron Metts, Clayton Miller, Joseph Miller, Jansen Morris, Dale Nelson, Brent Smith, Shane Taylor, Mickey Trosclair, Keenan Vandygriff.
Week 8 Preview (Scheduled Events):
Hattiesburg (Miss.) Speedway - Fri., May 19
Camden (Tenn.) Speedway - Sat., May 20
Thunderhill Raceway Park (Summertown, Tenn.) - Sat., May 20
Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Miss.) - Sat., May 20
(Top 20) National Points Standings (Street Stocks):
1. Will Burke, 258; 2. Bobby Gregory, 228; 3. Dale Nelson, 223; 4. Mickey Trosclair, 222; 5. Mike Neighbors, 194; 6. Luke Rutter, 193; 7. Calvin Martin, 189; 8. Hunter Runions, 188; 9. Shelby Sheedy, 187; 10. T.J. Herndon, 177; 11. Chandler Neighbors, 174; 12. Courtney Passman, 173; 13. Trevor Woodard, 145; 14. Jimmy Woodard, 141; 15. Ben Keith, 138; 16. Jaxon Moore, 137; 17. Mark Thorne, 135; 18. Chuck Thorne, 132; 19. Travis Sneed. 131; 20. Tyler Smith, 130.
Weekly Notes (Week 7):
A dozen events were scheduled for the seventh week of competition, and 50 percent of those races were rained out as Mother Nature continues to smack local racing events… There have been 168 different drivers who have raced in a sanctioned event thus far during the ’23 season, which was an increase of 30 competitors from last week… A total of 20 different competitors have reached victory lane this season during the first seven weeks of a 27-event campaign that counts a driver’s best 14 finishes towards the highly-competitive division’s national championship… Cerulean, Ky., driver Mike Neighbors added his name to the multiple-win list with a victory at high-banked Paducah International Raceway, and moved into the top five in the national points standings… Four different events at 10 different facilities are scheduled for the eighth week of a 27-race season that counts a driver’s best 14 finishes towards the championship… Heading into the eighth week of competition, just four events at four different tracks in two states are on the slate… Windy Hollow Speedway in Owensboro, Ky., has plans to widen its corners and put up inside barrier stakes before a Kentucky Top Dog Street Stock Series event scheduled Sun., May 28. Three tracks will participate during the Memorial Day weekend trio of events, including Fri., May 26 at Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway and Sat., May 27 at Western Kentucky Speedway. All three events will pay $2,000 to win, and there’s an overall championship points prize after the three races that awards another $2,000 and pays through fifth place in the weekend standings… Shane Taylor participated in the unsanctioned $10,000-to-win Ultimate Street Stock Showdown held May 13 at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., and was driving the sixth-fastest car in practice aboard his topless machine at the 3/8-mile oval. Unfortunately, Taylor suffered motor issues. He got those fixed, but the difficulties put him behind and the team didn’t want to chance additional issues. They headed home to Trenton, Fla., but made a stop at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga., where the CRUSA Street Stock division had a $1,000-to-win feature scheduled on the night’s program that was headlined by the $10,000-to-win Gene Maine Memorial for 604 Late Model-style cars. Allowed to run without a roof after an unexpected and unplanned side trip to the Chance Smith-promoted oval, Taylor salvaged the weekend with a victory. “We went there just to try and get the car better, and to dial it in a little more with some adjustments,” Taylor said. “We had our engine problems fixed, but we were already way behind in the program at Cherokee, and felt it was too much to overcome. Fortunately we arrived at Needmore in time to race, and secured a win.”
