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04-30-2011, 06:38 PM
The 83 team begins fighting for their ninth championship.
Tim Brown and his crew put a lot of work into a single lap last night at Bowman Gray Stadium. But it was
an important lap – a qualifying run that placed Brown on the pole for the start of the GMAC Insurance 200 tonight for the GMAC Insurance Modified
Series.
“We didn’t sleep last night because we were trying to put the perfect final touches on this car,” said Brown. “It’s all my fault. Everything has
got to be absolutely perfect. Put it together, take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, look at it for an hour, then take
it apart and put it back together again – until I get it like I want it.”
And there was a lot for the team to look at – Brown will compete in 2011 with a brand new race car and motor package. “I work for Michael Waltrip
racing - and if you’re running the same Cup car today that you were running six months ago, you’re getting beat,” said Brown. “Our deal is the
same way. If you’re running the same exact car right now that you ran last year, you’re getting beat.”
“We unloaded the car today, and I drove it for the first few laps - I knew that we had something special there with that racecar,” said Brown.
The car performed so well that Brown turned the fastest lap despite getting into the dirt in turn three and sliding a little. “I ran through the
grass, it slid out, and I’m like ‘Gosh, I just gave the pole away,’” said Brown. “When I saw the time come up, I was like ‘What?!’”
But Brown realizes last night was only one lap. The real test will come tonight in the GMAC Insurance 200 – a 200-lap endurance contest for
driver and car alike. “This is one of the toughest places I’ve ever been to race,” said Brown. “You have to race yourself here along with other
competitors. These things have so much power, you can go out there and burn your tires off in the first 25 laps – and you’ve still got 175 more
to go. Or you can sit there and ride for 180 laps and leave yourself only 20 to try to get the front - and you didn’t leave yourself enough.”
Sure, Brown wants to qualify on the pole and win the race – but he’ll tell you his main goal is winning the championship. With 8 championships in
the GMAC Insurance Modified Series, one more would shatter Ralph Brinkley’s record and give Brown more championships than any other driver in the
63-year history of Bowman Gray Stadium.
The 2011 season will be well over 1,000 laps at Bowman Gray Stadium for Tim Brown – but the first lap has him excited to get started racing
tonight. “The weather’s supposed to be beautiful, I’m grinning from ear to ear, and I can’t wait,” said Brown.
Lee Jeffreys of High Point will be starting on the outside front row. Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem starts in third with Burt Myers of Walnut
Cove lining up in fourth. These competitors will be itching to utilize the Double File “Choice” Restart Rule to claim the lead for themselves.
The top 10 qualifiers locked in their starting position last night. There will be another round of qualifying tonight to determine
positions 11 through 24. Competitors may choose to stand on their times from last night or scrap their time and requalify tonight.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, Tommy Neal of Walkertown turned the fastest qualifying lap for tonight’s 40-lap Sportsman
race.
Ticket gates open at 6:00 for practice. The first race starts at 8:00. For more information, visit www.bowmangrayracing.com.
GMAC Insurance Modified Series
April 29 Qualifying Results for the GMAC Insurance 200
RANK TIME CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 13.257 83 Tim Brown Cana, VA
2 13.329 77 Lee Jeffreys High Point, NC
3 13.416 53 Jonathan Brown Kernersville, NC
4 13.421 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
5 13.450 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
6 13.490 5 Randy Butner Pfafftown, NC
7 13.497 23 Brian Loftin Lexington, NC
8 13.506 25 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
9 13.520 13 Chris Fleming Mount Airy, NC
10 13.550 69 Junior Miller Danbury, NC
11 13.577 50 Michael Clifton Walkertown, NC
12 13.618 75 Robert Jeffreys Winston-Salem, NC
13 13.625 7 Bobby Reed Clemmons, NC
14 13.642 04 Kevin Powell Winston-Salem, NC
15 13.685 28 Joseph Brown Winston-Salem, NC
16 13.711 66 Ronnie Clifton Walkertown, NC
17 13.720 72 Brent Elliott Denton, NC
18 13.779 81 Austin Pack Walkertown, NC
19 13.788 65 Danny Bohn Huntersville, NC
20 13.819 48 Brad Robbins Winston-Salem, NC
21 13.895 6 Kevin Wilson Elkin, NC
22 13.936 12 Mike Norman Lewisville, NC
23 13.975 27 Jeremy Stoltz Walkertown, NC
24 14.101 45 Lee Stimpson Lewisville, NC
25 14.277 51 Stan Welborn Germanton, NC
26 14.602 71 Dean Ward Winston-Salem, NC
27 14.620 64 Steven Truell Winston-Salem, NC
Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series
April 29 Qualifying Results for tonight’s 40-lapper
RANK TIME CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 15.093 21 Tommy Neal Walkertown, NC
2 15.218 05 Kyle Edwards King, NC
3 15.247 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
4 15.255 13 Luke Fleming Mount Airy, NC
5 15.271 18 Kenny Bost Kernersville, NC
6 15.274 02 Derek Stoltz Walkertown, NC
7 15.275 50 Barry Edwards Pinnacle, NC
8 15.292 3 Jeff Garrison Walkertown, NC
9 15.304 19 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
10 15.337 38 Mitch Gales Thomasville,NC
11 15.347 23 Ryan Robertson Winston-Salem, NC
12 15.397 12 Evan Duggins Rural Hall, NC
13 15.424 22 Todd Gray Lexington, NC
14 15.446 72 Bryant Robertson Lexington, NC
15 15.453 9 David Adams Yadkinville, NC
16 15.522 7 Ronnie Barron Lexington, NC
17 15.547 79 John Lain Germanton, NC
18 15.568 30 Cody Evans King, NC
19 15.656 81 Zack Clifton Walkertown, NC
20 15.676 17 Kevin Neal Walkertown, NC
21 16.180 60 Jeff McCrary Linwood, NC
22 16.741 07 Danny Cornwell Clemmons, NC
Loren Pinilis
Tim Brown and his crew put a lot of work into a single lap last night at Bowman Gray Stadium. But it was
an important lap – a qualifying run that placed Brown on the pole for the start of the GMAC Insurance 200 tonight for the GMAC Insurance Modified
Series.
“We didn’t sleep last night because we were trying to put the perfect final touches on this car,” said Brown. “It’s all my fault. Everything has
got to be absolutely perfect. Put it together, take it apart, put it together, take it apart, put it together, look at it for an hour, then take
it apart and put it back together again – until I get it like I want it.”
And there was a lot for the team to look at – Brown will compete in 2011 with a brand new race car and motor package. “I work for Michael Waltrip
racing - and if you’re running the same Cup car today that you were running six months ago, you’re getting beat,” said Brown. “Our deal is the
same way. If you’re running the same exact car right now that you ran last year, you’re getting beat.”
“We unloaded the car today, and I drove it for the first few laps - I knew that we had something special there with that racecar,” said Brown.
The car performed so well that Brown turned the fastest lap despite getting into the dirt in turn three and sliding a little. “I ran through the
grass, it slid out, and I’m like ‘Gosh, I just gave the pole away,’” said Brown. “When I saw the time come up, I was like ‘What?!’”
But Brown realizes last night was only one lap. The real test will come tonight in the GMAC Insurance 200 – a 200-lap endurance contest for
driver and car alike. “This is one of the toughest places I’ve ever been to race,” said Brown. “You have to race yourself here along with other
competitors. These things have so much power, you can go out there and burn your tires off in the first 25 laps – and you’ve still got 175 more
to go. Or you can sit there and ride for 180 laps and leave yourself only 20 to try to get the front - and you didn’t leave yourself enough.”
Sure, Brown wants to qualify on the pole and win the race – but he’ll tell you his main goal is winning the championship. With 8 championships in
the GMAC Insurance Modified Series, one more would shatter Ralph Brinkley’s record and give Brown more championships than any other driver in the
63-year history of Bowman Gray Stadium.
The 2011 season will be well over 1,000 laps at Bowman Gray Stadium for Tim Brown – but the first lap has him excited to get started racing
tonight. “The weather’s supposed to be beautiful, I’m grinning from ear to ear, and I can’t wait,” said Brown.
Lee Jeffreys of High Point will be starting on the outside front row. Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem starts in third with Burt Myers of Walnut
Cove lining up in fourth. These competitors will be itching to utilize the Double File “Choice” Restart Rule to claim the lead for themselves.
The top 10 qualifiers locked in their starting position last night. There will be another round of qualifying tonight to determine
positions 11 through 24. Competitors may choose to stand on their times from last night or scrap their time and requalify tonight.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, Tommy Neal of Walkertown turned the fastest qualifying lap for tonight’s 40-lap Sportsman
race.
Ticket gates open at 6:00 for practice. The first race starts at 8:00. For more information, visit www.bowmangrayracing.com.
GMAC Insurance Modified Series
April 29 Qualifying Results for the GMAC Insurance 200
RANK TIME CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 13.257 83 Tim Brown Cana, VA
2 13.329 77 Lee Jeffreys High Point, NC
3 13.416 53 Jonathan Brown Kernersville, NC
4 13.421 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
5 13.450 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
6 13.490 5 Randy Butner Pfafftown, NC
7 13.497 23 Brian Loftin Lexington, NC
8 13.506 25 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
9 13.520 13 Chris Fleming Mount Airy, NC
10 13.550 69 Junior Miller Danbury, NC
11 13.577 50 Michael Clifton Walkertown, NC
12 13.618 75 Robert Jeffreys Winston-Salem, NC
13 13.625 7 Bobby Reed Clemmons, NC
14 13.642 04 Kevin Powell Winston-Salem, NC
15 13.685 28 Joseph Brown Winston-Salem, NC
16 13.711 66 Ronnie Clifton Walkertown, NC
17 13.720 72 Brent Elliott Denton, NC
18 13.779 81 Austin Pack Walkertown, NC
19 13.788 65 Danny Bohn Huntersville, NC
20 13.819 48 Brad Robbins Winston-Salem, NC
21 13.895 6 Kevin Wilson Elkin, NC
22 13.936 12 Mike Norman Lewisville, NC
23 13.975 27 Jeremy Stoltz Walkertown, NC
24 14.101 45 Lee Stimpson Lewisville, NC
25 14.277 51 Stan Welborn Germanton, NC
26 14.602 71 Dean Ward Winston-Salem, NC
27 14.620 64 Steven Truell Winston-Salem, NC
Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series
April 29 Qualifying Results for tonight’s 40-lapper
RANK TIME CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 15.093 21 Tommy Neal Walkertown, NC
2 15.218 05 Kyle Edwards King, NC
3 15.247 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
4 15.255 13 Luke Fleming Mount Airy, NC
5 15.271 18 Kenny Bost Kernersville, NC
6 15.274 02 Derek Stoltz Walkertown, NC
7 15.275 50 Barry Edwards Pinnacle, NC
8 15.292 3 Jeff Garrison Walkertown, NC
9 15.304 19 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
10 15.337 38 Mitch Gales Thomasville,NC
11 15.347 23 Ryan Robertson Winston-Salem, NC
12 15.397 12 Evan Duggins Rural Hall, NC
13 15.424 22 Todd Gray Lexington, NC
14 15.446 72 Bryant Robertson Lexington, NC
15 15.453 9 David Adams Yadkinville, NC
16 15.522 7 Ronnie Barron Lexington, NC
17 15.547 79 John Lain Germanton, NC
18 15.568 30 Cody Evans King, NC
19 15.656 81 Zack Clifton Walkertown, NC
20 15.676 17 Kevin Neal Walkertown, NC
21 16.180 60 Jeff McCrary Linwood, NC
22 16.741 07 Danny Cornwell Clemmons, NC
Loren Pinilis