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IRSVILLE, GA – Dannon LaCoste of Theriot, LA used Double Features on Saturday night at Pike County Speedway in McComb, LA to move into the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stock point lead. LaCoste finished fourth in the Week 5 Make-Up Race and then took second in the Week 9 Race driving the Wilson’s Oysters Special.

LaCoste has 423 points and holds a 23-point lead over Kaleb Vandygriff of Mount Pleasant, TN, who has 400 points. Gary Tucker of Fayetteville, TN is third in the Street Stock National standings with 399 points.

Carl Kilgore IV of Greenville, MS is fourth in the Street Stock National standings with 394 points. Kilgore drove the Lee’s Body Shop Special to his fourth win of the season on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, MS.

The 2018 Street Stock Weekly Racing Series National Champion Ricky Idom of Hattiesburg, MS picked up his sixth win of the season on Friday night at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, MS in the Tri State Rock and Rails Special powered by an economical Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine.

Idom went to Pike County Speedway on Saturday night and picked up his seventh win of the season in the Week 5 Make-Up Race and is fifth in the Street Stock National standings with 392 points. Landen Jackson of Norco, LA is sixth in the Street Stock National standings with 390 points and J.R. Brown of Calera, AL is seventh with 383 points.

Lee Ray of Columbus, MS is eighth with 382 points and Noel Bailey of Lacy Spring, AL is ninth with 374 points. Michael Rodrigue of LaPlace, LA rounds out the top ten of the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stock standings after Week 9 competition with 373 points.

In other Saturday night Newsome Raceway Parts Week 9 Street Stock action, Chris Bayhi of Milton, FL was the winner at Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL driving the Roberson Underground Utilities Special with Chevrolet Performance 602 power. Sam Hughes took the victory at ECM Speedway in Arkadelphia, AL.

Roger Flynn of Denham Springs, LA won the Week 9 Race at Pike County Speedway driving the Flynn Racing Special and Michael Santangelo of Harahan, LA was the winner at Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, MS.

Damon Crump drove the Crump Racing Special to the win at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC and Keenan Vandygriff of Mount Pleasant, TN took the victory at Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN in the Vandygriff Racing Special with Chevrolet Performance 602 power.

Week 9 Street Stock action at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS was rained out at Feature Race time on Saturday night. The Week 9 Race will be made up this Saturday night before the Week 10 races. All-Tech Raceway in Lake City, FL and Lake View Motor Speedway in Nichols, SC did not report their Week 9 Crate Racin’ USA Street Stock results.

Drivers in the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stock 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 economical Steel Block, Steel Head Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine is the engine of choice for many Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Street Stock Division competitors. The Chevrolet Performance 602 Engine is 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 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 1-877-497-3624.

For more information and rules about the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Street Stock Division, visit the series web site atwww.crateracinusa.com, or visit the series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CrateRacinUSAStreetStocks/. You can follow us on Twitter @CrateUSAStrtStk, and at Instagram at crateracinusastreetstocks.

NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES STREET STOCK POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/1/2020:

1. 91 Dannon LaCoste – 423
2. 13 Kaleb Vandygriff – 400
3. 17 Gary Tucker – 399
4. 999 Carl Kilgore IV – 394
5. KC21 Ricky Idom – 392
6. 18 Landon Jackson – 390
7. 12 J.R. Brown – 383
8. 2 Lee Ray – 382
9. 30 Noel Bailey – 374
10. 14 Michael Rodrigue – 373

NEWSOME RACEWAY PARTS CRATE RACIN’ USA WEEKLY RACING SERIES STREET STOCK WEEK 9 RESULTS:

Friday, July 31:

HATTIESBURG SPEEDWAY – HATTIESBURG, MS:

1. KC21 Ricky Idom; 2. 05 Caiden Jackson; 3. 20 Michael Sheasby; 4. 96 Richard Mackenzie; 5. 211 Woody Hughes; 6. 2k Greg Knight; 7. 16 Richard Zeller; 8. T2 Nathan Taylor; 9. 18 Landon Jackson.

Saturday, August 1:

DEEP SOUTH SPEEDWAY – LOXLEY, AL:

1. 56 Chris Bayhi; 2. 42 Kyle Kichler; 3. 10 Chad Robinson; 4. 22 Michael Porter; 5. 5 Josh Howell; 6. 56 David Peleschak; 7. 64 Sunny Gilmore; 8. 10 Lee Reynolds; 9. 1D Jeffrey Kightlinger; 10. 549 Joe Richbourg; 11. 36 Jim Jarvis DNS.

ECM SPEEDWAY – ARKADELPHIA, AL:

1. 35 Sam Hughes; 2. 76 Jeremy Isbell; 3. 0 Jay Hutchinson; 4. 12 J.R. Brown; 5. 30 Noel Bailey; 6. 4m E.J. Carter; 7. 00 Bobby Joe Robinson; 8. 3 Justin Berry.

GREENVILLE SPEEDWAY – GREENVILLE, MS:

1. 999 Carl Kilgore IV; 2. 3 Justin Reynolds; 3. C12 Clayton Kilgore; 4. 8 Brandon Nobles; 5. 7 Chris Weeks; 6. 73 Joseph Hughes; 7. 15 Shane Hawkins; 8. 19 Don Hooker; 9. 58 Calvin Summers DNS; 10. 92 Ricky Wrinkle DNS.

PIKE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – McCOMB, MS:
(Week 5 Make-Up Race): 1. KC21 Ricky Idom; 2. 37 Mickey Steele; 3. KC2 Jeremy Eaton; 4. 91 Dannon LaCoste; 5. 12 Jeffrey Gaunt; 6. 41 Roger Flynn; 7. 50 Tim Dillon; 8. 13 Korky McClendon; 9. 14 Michael Rodrigue; 10. 2k Greg Knight; 11. 30 Liston Lee; 12. 81 Keith Rodriguez; 13. T2 Nathan Taylor; 14. 11 Michelle Rodrigue; 15. 896 Richard Mackenzie; 16. 20 Stacey Herron; 17. 16 Richard Zeller; 18. 30 Justin Jefferson; 19. 17 Newell Didone; 20. 1 Noah Daspit; 21. 18 Landen Jackson DNS; 22. 2 Leo Edwards DNS; 23. 05 Caiden Jackson DQ.

(Week 9 Race): 1. 41 Roger Flynn; 2. 91 Dannon LaCoste; 3. 14 Michael Rodrigue; 4. 37 Mickey Steele; 5. 50 Tim Dillon; 6. 2k Greg Knight; 7. 896 Richard Mackenzie; 8. 30 Liston Lee; 9. 13 Korky McClendon; 10. 81 Keith Rodriguez; 11. T2 Nathan Taylor; 12. 05 Caiden Jackson; 13. 17 Newell Didone; 14. KC2 Jeremy Eaton; 15. 16 Richard Zeller; 16. 20 Stacey Herron; 17. 12 Jeffrey Gaunt DNS; 18. 30 Justin Jefferson DNS; 19. 1 Noah Daspit DNS; 20. 18 Landen Jackson DNS; 21. 2 Leo Edwards DNS; 22. KC21 Ricky Idom DNS.

WHYNOT MOTORSPORTS PARK – MERIDIAN, MS:

1. 77 Michael Santangelo; 2. K1 Dewayne Estes; 3. 24 Mark Throne; 4. 008 Gregg Hollingsworth; 5. 2 Lee Ray; 6. 1 Bo Minor; 7. 82 Trey Bright; 8. 11 Jamie Sudduth; 9. 45 Race McMahon; 10. 28 David Williamson; 11. 11 Russ Gabbert; 12. 15 Heath Minor; 13. 27 Chase Cooper; 14. 99 Bryan Fortner; 15. 3 Leslie Brown; 16. 4 Ryan Allday; 17. 44 Will Burke; 18. 3 Larry Faulk; 19. 48 Rob Slott; 20. 20 Michael Kirby; 21. 2 Woody Hughes; 22. 69 Jason Harrison; 23. 25 Billy Pate; 24. 7 Justin McRee; 25. 95 Steven Pate II; 26. 4 Chris Dixon.

CHEROKEE SPEEDWAY – GAFFNEY, SC:

1. 18 Damon Crump; 2. 78 Hank Taylor; 3. 5 Earl Petty; 4. 35 Chris Jackson; 5. 18r Bryant Rayfield; 6. 1 Jake Jackson DNS; 7. 66 Brandon Davis DNS.

DUCK RIVER RACEWAY PARK – LEWISBURG, TN:

1. 8 Keenan Vandygriff; 2. 07 Brian Vandygriff; 3. 56 David Earl Gentry; 4. 13 Kaleb Vandygriff; 5. 17 Gary Tucker; 6. K04 Krista Travis; 7. 23 David Vandygriff; 8, 15 Timmy Woodard; 9. 02 Brian Hudson; 10. 100 Dillard Hatchett; 11. 4 John Duncan; 12. 10 Trace Underwood; 13. 18 Kenneth Faulkner; 14. 40 Kevin Pack.

JACKSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY – JACKSON, MS:
Rained Out

ALL-TECH RACEWAY – LAKE CITY, FL:
Did Not Report

LAKE VIEW MOTOR SPEEDWAY – NICHOLS, SC:
Did Not Report

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PHOTO CUTLINE: Chris Bayhi of Milton, FL was the Newsome Raceway Parts Crate Racin’ USA Weekly Racing Series Street Stock winner on Saturday night at Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL driving the #56 Roberson Underground Utilities Special powered by the economical Chevrolet Performance 602 Circle Track Engine. (Photo by Phil Frye)