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08-10-2011, 05:28 PM
Burt Myers moves through field to challenge Miller but finishes second
L.W Miller of Dushore, PA made history tonight, becoming the first NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
competitor to win the annual Strutmasters.com 199 twice in a row at Bowman Gray Stadium. Miller also drew the cheers and boos of the crowd as he
successfully held off local racer Burt Myers of Walnut Cove.
George Brunnhoelzl III of West Babylon, NY qualified on the pole and shot out into the lead as the green flag waved. He stuck to the
inside and was able to defend his position successfully for the first half of the race.
But a bump from L.W. Miller on lap 97 sent him spinning, giving Miller the chance to steal the lead away. “I didn’t want to be in second.
I didn’t want to have those outside restarts,” said Miller. “I pushed him up going into corner down there and drove under him - and then just ran
like heck for the rest of the race.”
Brunnhoelzl gave some stiff shots to the bumper of Miller in an attempt to reclaim the lead, but the #09 car of Brunnhoelzl couldn’t
shake him. That left Brunnhoelzl in the vulnerable position of starting on the outside front row for double-file restarts.
Burt Myers had slipped out of second place after a run-in with John Smith of Mount Airy sent him sliding to a stop. Myers began to climb
his way through the field lap-by-lap until he found himself in third – on the inside row behind Miller. Myers slipped to the inside of
Brunnhoelzl to secure the bottom groove and second place.
Miller didn’t want to see the #1 car of Myers behind him. “I thought ‘Oh boy, here we go. This is going to be a replay of last year only
in reverse. Burt’s going to put the bumper to me,’” said Miller, referencing last year’s Strutmasters.com 199 where Miller bumped Myers out of
the lead.
Myers began to close in on Miller, looking for any opportunity to nudge him out of the way. The #1 car of Myers gave Miller a few good
shots but was unable to get the chance he wanted.
“When I got back in line on the last restart, the 09 [of Brunnhoelzl] actually got into me a little bit and lifted me up,” said Myers.
“That let L.W. get away from me just a little bit.”
Myers went on to finish second. “We had to battle back from the adversity coming through the field, so second’s not too bad, I guess,”
said Myers. “I would say that we’re not satisfied, but we’re happy with where we finished.”
Miller claimed the checkered, with Brunnhoelzl coming in third.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, Michael Adams of Yadkinville brought home the win in the night’s 40-lapper. After Kenny
Bost of Kernersville and Bryant Robertson of Lexington took each other out as they fought for the lead, Adams was able to avoid the situation and
grab the checkered. Luke Fleming of Mount Airy finished second, with Robbie Brewer of Winston-Salem taking third.
After the time limit expired in the Q104.1 Street Stock Series, Darren Cotner of King claimed the victory. Billy Gregg of Winston-Salem
and Johnny Arnder of Mount Airy finished second and third.
In the Freeman’s Auto Center Stadium Stock Series, Jimmy Absher of Rural Hall won the first 15-lapper, with Travis Brewer of Germanton
taking the checkered in the second 15-lap race.
Unofficial Race Results
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Strutmasters.com 199 – 199 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 36 L.W. Miller Dushore, PA
2 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
3 09 George Brunnhoelzl III West Babylon, NY
4 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
5 5 Randy Butner Winston-Salem, NC
6 12 Mike Norman Lewisville, NC
7 0 Greg Butcher Mocksville, NC
8 11 Andy Seuss Hampstead, NH
9 02 Tim Brown Rural Hall, NC
10 79 Derrick Hill Westfield, NC
11 2 Josh Nichols Winston-Salem, NC
12 40 Frank Fleming Mount Airy, NC
13 25 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
14 8 Jonathan Kievman Deerfield Beach, FL
15 31 Austin Pack Winston-Salem, NC
16 71 Dean Ward Winston-Salem, NC
Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series
34 laps of 40 completed (time limit expired)
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 19 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
2 13 Luke Fleming Mount Airy, NC
3 68 Robbie Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
4 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
5 02 Derek Stoltz Walkertown, NC
6 12 Evan Duggins Rural Hall, NC
7 70 Gary Ledbetter Lexington, NC
8 81 Zack Clifton Walkertown, NC
9 16 Mitch Gales Thomasville,NC
10 9 David Adams Yadkinville, NC
11 30 Cody Evans King, NC
12 79 John Lain Germanton, NC
13 72 Bryant Robertson Lexington, NC
14 0 Steve Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
15 18 Kenny Bost Kernersville, NC
16 21 Tommy Neal Walkertown, NC
17 3 Jeff Garrison Clemmons, NC
18 92 Kyle Southern King, NC
19 05 Kyle Edwards King, NC
20 6 Kirk Sheets Winston-Salem, NC
21 99 T.J. Moran Yadkinville, NC
22 22 Todd Gray Lexington, NC
23 50 Barry Edwards Pinnacle, NC
24 1 Ryan Nelson Winston-Salem, NC
25 38 Chris Hedgecock Winston-Salem, NC
Q 104.1 Street Stock Series
19 laps of 20 completed (time limit expired)
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 9 Darren Cotner King, NC
2 98 Billy Gregg Winston-Salem, NC
3 25 Johnny Arnder Mount Airy, NC
4 27 Matt Cotner Rural Hall, NC
5 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
6 14 Randy Larimore Walkertown, NC
7 32 Craig West Walkertown, NC
8 99 John McNeal Winston-Salem, NC
9 18 Tim Vaden Kernersville, NC
10 55 Stephen Baker Kernersville, NC
11 0 Richard Brannock Tobaccoville, NC
12 66 Whitney Clifton Walkertown, NC
13 44 Daniel Fishel Greensboro, NC
14 2 Willie Wall Lexington, NC
15 96 Terry Sink Winston-Salem, NC
16 94 Jeffery Wood Southmont, NC
17 21 Justin Taylor King, NC
18 00 Donnie Martin Winston-Salem, NC
19 47 Kevin Gilbert Pfafftown, NC
20 39 David Thomas Walkertown, NC
21 22 Brian Wall Winston-Salem, NC
22 23 Kris Hoots Mocksville, NC
Freeman’s Auto Center Stadium Stock Series
1st Stadium Stock race - 14 laps of 15 completed (time limit expired)
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 39 Jimmy Absher Rural Hall, NC
2 22 Jason Tutterow Advance, NC
3 21 Michael Wells Walkertown, NC
4 26 Derek Taylor Yadkinville, NC
5 01 Jason Keaton Mocksville, NC
6 34 Chris Lawing King, NC
7 60 Ted Mickalowski Mocksville, NC
8 62 Kevin Hedgecock Thomasville, NC
9 55 Tyler Burke Winston-Salem, NC
10 17 Andy Southern Winston-Salem, NC
11 42 Phillip Wright King, NC
12 93 Robert Collins Winston-Salem, NC
13 14 Ken Bridges King, NC
14 61 Charlie Curry Lexington, NC
15 1H Chase Hunt Lexington, NC
16 56 Johnny Burke Winston-Salem, NC
17 58 Brandon Brendle Winston-Salem, NC
18 02 Wesley Thompson Mocksville, NC
19 69 Drew Moffitt Winston-Salem, NC
20 23 Kenny Dixon Pfafftown, NC
21 81 Chuck Wall Clemmons, NC
2nd Stadium Stock race – 15 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 18 Travis Brewer Germanton, NC
2 8 Shane Southard Yadkinville, NC
3 4 Andrew Sanders Mocksville, NC
4 16 Stephen Sanders Midway, NC
5 48 Bobby Smith Lexington, NC
6 98 T.J. Cox Winston-Salem, NC
7 33 Gary Brewer Germanton, NC
8 05 Dave Surry Winston-Salem, NC
9 3 Rik Newsome East Bend, NC
10 64 Ricky Wall East Bend, NC
11 24 Dale Barneycastle Mocksville, NC
12 86 Tyler Ziglar Kernersville, NC
13 20 Bobby Harrison Lexington, NC
14 96 Casey Kirkman Winston-Salem, NC
15 29 Cody Arrington Mount Airy, NC\
Loren Pinilis
L.W Miller of Dushore, PA made history tonight, becoming the first NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
competitor to win the annual Strutmasters.com 199 twice in a row at Bowman Gray Stadium. Miller also drew the cheers and boos of the crowd as he
successfully held off local racer Burt Myers of Walnut Cove.
George Brunnhoelzl III of West Babylon, NY qualified on the pole and shot out into the lead as the green flag waved. He stuck to the
inside and was able to defend his position successfully for the first half of the race.
But a bump from L.W. Miller on lap 97 sent him spinning, giving Miller the chance to steal the lead away. “I didn’t want to be in second.
I didn’t want to have those outside restarts,” said Miller. “I pushed him up going into corner down there and drove under him - and then just ran
like heck for the rest of the race.”
Brunnhoelzl gave some stiff shots to the bumper of Miller in an attempt to reclaim the lead, but the #09 car of Brunnhoelzl couldn’t
shake him. That left Brunnhoelzl in the vulnerable position of starting on the outside front row for double-file restarts.
Burt Myers had slipped out of second place after a run-in with John Smith of Mount Airy sent him sliding to a stop. Myers began to climb
his way through the field lap-by-lap until he found himself in third – on the inside row behind Miller. Myers slipped to the inside of
Brunnhoelzl to secure the bottom groove and second place.
Miller didn’t want to see the #1 car of Myers behind him. “I thought ‘Oh boy, here we go. This is going to be a replay of last year only
in reverse. Burt’s going to put the bumper to me,’” said Miller, referencing last year’s Strutmasters.com 199 where Miller bumped Myers out of
the lead.
Myers began to close in on Miller, looking for any opportunity to nudge him out of the way. The #1 car of Myers gave Miller a few good
shots but was unable to get the chance he wanted.
“When I got back in line on the last restart, the 09 [of Brunnhoelzl] actually got into me a little bit and lifted me up,” said Myers.
“That let L.W. get away from me just a little bit.”
Myers went on to finish second. “We had to battle back from the adversity coming through the field, so second’s not too bad, I guess,”
said Myers. “I would say that we’re not satisfied, but we’re happy with where we finished.”
Miller claimed the checkered, with Brunnhoelzl coming in third.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, Michael Adams of Yadkinville brought home the win in the night’s 40-lapper. After Kenny
Bost of Kernersville and Bryant Robertson of Lexington took each other out as they fought for the lead, Adams was able to avoid the situation and
grab the checkered. Luke Fleming of Mount Airy finished second, with Robbie Brewer of Winston-Salem taking third.
After the time limit expired in the Q104.1 Street Stock Series, Darren Cotner of King claimed the victory. Billy Gregg of Winston-Salem
and Johnny Arnder of Mount Airy finished second and third.
In the Freeman’s Auto Center Stadium Stock Series, Jimmy Absher of Rural Hall won the first 15-lapper, with Travis Brewer of Germanton
taking the checkered in the second 15-lap race.
Unofficial Race Results
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Strutmasters.com 199 – 199 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 36 L.W. Miller Dushore, PA
2 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
3 09 George Brunnhoelzl III West Babylon, NY
4 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
5 5 Randy Butner Winston-Salem, NC
6 12 Mike Norman Lewisville, NC
7 0 Greg Butcher Mocksville, NC
8 11 Andy Seuss Hampstead, NH
9 02 Tim Brown Rural Hall, NC
10 79 Derrick Hill Westfield, NC
11 2 Josh Nichols Winston-Salem, NC
12 40 Frank Fleming Mount Airy, NC
13 25 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
14 8 Jonathan Kievman Deerfield Beach, FL
15 31 Austin Pack Winston-Salem, NC
16 71 Dean Ward Winston-Salem, NC
Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series
34 laps of 40 completed (time limit expired)
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 19 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
2 13 Luke Fleming Mount Airy, NC
3 68 Robbie Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
4 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
5 02 Derek Stoltz Walkertown, NC
6 12 Evan Duggins Rural Hall, NC
7 70 Gary Ledbetter Lexington, NC
8 81 Zack Clifton Walkertown, NC
9 16 Mitch Gales Thomasville,NC
10 9 David Adams Yadkinville, NC
11 30 Cody Evans King, NC
12 79 John Lain Germanton, NC
13 72 Bryant Robertson Lexington, NC
14 0 Steve Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
15 18 Kenny Bost Kernersville, NC
16 21 Tommy Neal Walkertown, NC
17 3 Jeff Garrison Clemmons, NC
18 92 Kyle Southern King, NC
19 05 Kyle Edwards King, NC
20 6 Kirk Sheets Winston-Salem, NC
21 99 T.J. Moran Yadkinville, NC
22 22 Todd Gray Lexington, NC
23 50 Barry Edwards Pinnacle, NC
24 1 Ryan Nelson Winston-Salem, NC
25 38 Chris Hedgecock Winston-Salem, NC
Q 104.1 Street Stock Series
19 laps of 20 completed (time limit expired)
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 9 Darren Cotner King, NC
2 98 Billy Gregg Winston-Salem, NC
3 25 Johnny Arnder Mount Airy, NC
4 27 Matt Cotner Rural Hall, NC
5 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
6 14 Randy Larimore Walkertown, NC
7 32 Craig West Walkertown, NC
8 99 John McNeal Winston-Salem, NC
9 18 Tim Vaden Kernersville, NC
10 55 Stephen Baker Kernersville, NC
11 0 Richard Brannock Tobaccoville, NC
12 66 Whitney Clifton Walkertown, NC
13 44 Daniel Fishel Greensboro, NC
14 2 Willie Wall Lexington, NC
15 96 Terry Sink Winston-Salem, NC
16 94 Jeffery Wood Southmont, NC
17 21 Justin Taylor King, NC
18 00 Donnie Martin Winston-Salem, NC
19 47 Kevin Gilbert Pfafftown, NC
20 39 David Thomas Walkertown, NC
21 22 Brian Wall Winston-Salem, NC
22 23 Kris Hoots Mocksville, NC
Freeman’s Auto Center Stadium Stock Series
1st Stadium Stock race - 14 laps of 15 completed (time limit expired)
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 39 Jimmy Absher Rural Hall, NC
2 22 Jason Tutterow Advance, NC
3 21 Michael Wells Walkertown, NC
4 26 Derek Taylor Yadkinville, NC
5 01 Jason Keaton Mocksville, NC
6 34 Chris Lawing King, NC
7 60 Ted Mickalowski Mocksville, NC
8 62 Kevin Hedgecock Thomasville, NC
9 55 Tyler Burke Winston-Salem, NC
10 17 Andy Southern Winston-Salem, NC
11 42 Phillip Wright King, NC
12 93 Robert Collins Winston-Salem, NC
13 14 Ken Bridges King, NC
14 61 Charlie Curry Lexington, NC
15 1H Chase Hunt Lexington, NC
16 56 Johnny Burke Winston-Salem, NC
17 58 Brandon Brendle Winston-Salem, NC
18 02 Wesley Thompson Mocksville, NC
19 69 Drew Moffitt Winston-Salem, NC
20 23 Kenny Dixon Pfafftown, NC
21 81 Chuck Wall Clemmons, NC
2nd Stadium Stock race – 15 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 18 Travis Brewer Germanton, NC
2 8 Shane Southard Yadkinville, NC
3 4 Andrew Sanders Mocksville, NC
4 16 Stephen Sanders Midway, NC
5 48 Bobby Smith Lexington, NC
6 98 T.J. Cox Winston-Salem, NC
7 33 Gary Brewer Germanton, NC
8 05 Dave Surry Winston-Salem, NC
9 3 Rik Newsome East Bend, NC
10 64 Ricky Wall East Bend, NC
11 24 Dale Barneycastle Mocksville, NC
12 86 Tyler Ziglar Kernersville, NC
13 20 Bobby Harrison Lexington, NC
14 96 Casey Kirkman Winston-Salem, NC
15 29 Cody Arrington Mount Airy, NC\
Loren Pinilis