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08-09-2012, 12:30 AM
It takes a combination of several factors to be competitive at Bowman Gray Stadium. You need driving
talent and hard work in the garage – but you also need to have a little luck on your side.
And the way Tim Brown of Rural Hall is performing in 2012, he must have a four-leaf clover in his pocket.
Brown grabbed the checkered in the first race for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series on Friday, August 3, and then went on to grab a
second-place finish in the second race. “What a season we’re having,” said Brown. “We’re just trying to be like a well-oiled machine.”
On the opposite end of the spectrum, points contenders Jason Myers of Walnut Cove and Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem couldn’t catch a
break on Friday. Both were involved in a pileup during the second race, hurting their points totals.
“I hate that the guys behind me had such trouble, but I’ll take it,” said Tim Brown. “We’ve worked so hard, and we’ve had such a great
year. It’s just awesome.”
Tim Brown adds another 19 points to his lead after Friday’s race, placing him 44 points ahead of Myers. Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg stayed
out of the wreckage to move up to third in the points – 14 points behind Myers.
Friday’s victory was the eighth of the season for Tim Brown, breaking his personal record for most wins in a single year. But the #83
team is aiming for two more checkered flags in 2012.
“In the winter time, when we’re working on the car, we set stupid, astronomical goals to try to work for,” said Tim Brown. “Naturally,
championship number nine was one. But I told them I wanted to win ten races this year – and I’ve already won eight. We’ve got a great shot of
winning some more, so it’s doable.”
But the win record pales in comparison to Brown’s hopes for the championship. He currently has eight Modified titles, tying him with
Ralph Brinkley for the most Modified championships in the 64-year history of Bowman Gray Stadium. If he were to win the title this season, he
would shatter that record and would sit alone as a nine-time champ.
With just two scheduled weeks of racing left in the Stadium’s season, the tension grows with each passing lap. Jason Myers, Lee Jeffreys,
and Jonathan Brown hope to claim their first title, with Tim Brown giving it everything he’s got to engrave his name in the record books.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, disaster struck for Derek Stoltz of Walkertown on Saturday. A collision relegated him to
a 22nd place finish, hammering him in the points. Although Jeff Garrison of Arcadia had his share of bad luck on Saturday with a 14th place
finish, Garrison gains 16 points on Stoltz – reducing Stoltz’s lead to only five points.
Points contender John Holleman of Winston-Salem finished second in the 20-lapper for the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series, but
points leader Billy Gregg of Lexington finished fifth to maintain a healthy lead.
In the Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series, A.J. Sanders of Mocksville grabbed the checkered. But Charlie Curry of Welcome finished
second to maintain the points lead.
This Saturday is your last chance to see the racing action for just one dollar – it’s Whelen One Dollar Ladies’ Night. Women are admitted
for just one buck to see twin 25s for the Modifieds, plus racing for the Sportsman, Street Stock, and Stadium Stock Divisions. And the night ends
with the always wild thrills of the 109 U-Pull-It Train Race.
Gates open at 6:00 for practice, and the first race begins at 8:00 PM – this Saturday night. Ticket prices, directions, and more
information can be found online at www.bowmangrayracing.com or by calling (336) 723-1819.
Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED LAST EVENT
1 83 Tim Brown 643 49
2 4 Jason Myers 599 30
3 77 Lee Jeffreys 585 46
4 22 Jonathan Brown 583 30
5 65 Danny Bohn 564 48
6 1 Burt Myers 538 33
7 5 Randy Butner 533 34
8 25 John Smith 532 23
9 71 Dean Ward 512 41
9 50 Michael Clifton 512 22
11 66 Ronnie Clifton 435 23
12 81 Austin Pack 378 31
13 69 Junior Miller 369 0
14 40 Chris Fleming 351 0
15 21 Tommy Neal 342 34
Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED LAST EVENT
1 02 Derek Stoltz 592 8
2 3 Jeff Garrison 587 24
3 81 Zack Clifton 535 50
3 18 Kenny Bost 535 10
5 19 Michael Adams 534 44
6 79 John Lain 510 26
7 72 Bryant Robertson 485 40
8 86 Taylor Branch 466 46
9 9 David Adams 452 14
10 92 Kyle Southern 451 42
11 26 Michael Tilley 407 6
12 07 Danny Cornwell 321 20
13 22 Stacey Miller 303 22
14 8 Bobby Reed 291 12
15 70 Noah Triplett 270 32
Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED LAST EVENT
1 98 Billy Gregg 680 42
2 4 John Holleman 634 48
3 1 David Sumner 626 46
4 12 Doug Wall 602 44
5 8 K.J. Stimpson 548 32
6 44 Daniel Fishel 546 40
7 55 Stephen Baker 536 30
8 66 Whitney Clifton 486 36
9 18 Tim Vaden 456 38
10 22 Brian Wall 414 0
11 9 Darren Cotner 320 0
12 21 Justin Taylor 302 24
13 16 Allen Henkel 238 0
14 25 Johnny Arnder 236 50
15 05 Spencer Martin 222 34
Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED LAST EVENT
1 61 Charlie Curry 676 48
2 24 A.J. Sanders 626 50
3 81 Chuck Wall 590 40
4 26 Derek Taylor 562 34
5 1 Rob Young 546 14
6 13 Chase Hunt 502 18
7 7 Chris Allison 484 44
8 62 Kevin Hedgecock 472 38
9 8 Shane Southard 470 46
10 60 Ted Mickalowski 466 32
11 01 Jason Keaton 452 36
11 89 Joseph Swanson 452 16
13 31 Zack Staley 436 100
14 44 Wesley Thompson 434 42
14 59 Shane Tuttle 434 96
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talent and hard work in the garage – but you also need to have a little luck on your side.
And the way Tim Brown of Rural Hall is performing in 2012, he must have a four-leaf clover in his pocket.
Brown grabbed the checkered in the first race for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series on Friday, August 3, and then went on to grab a
second-place finish in the second race. “What a season we’re having,” said Brown. “We’re just trying to be like a well-oiled machine.”
On the opposite end of the spectrum, points contenders Jason Myers of Walnut Cove and Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem couldn’t catch a
break on Friday. Both were involved in a pileup during the second race, hurting their points totals.
“I hate that the guys behind me had such trouble, but I’ll take it,” said Tim Brown. “We’ve worked so hard, and we’ve had such a great
year. It’s just awesome.”
Tim Brown adds another 19 points to his lead after Friday’s race, placing him 44 points ahead of Myers. Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg stayed
out of the wreckage to move up to third in the points – 14 points behind Myers.
Friday’s victory was the eighth of the season for Tim Brown, breaking his personal record for most wins in a single year. But the #83
team is aiming for two more checkered flags in 2012.
“In the winter time, when we’re working on the car, we set stupid, astronomical goals to try to work for,” said Tim Brown. “Naturally,
championship number nine was one. But I told them I wanted to win ten races this year – and I’ve already won eight. We’ve got a great shot of
winning some more, so it’s doable.”
But the win record pales in comparison to Brown’s hopes for the championship. He currently has eight Modified titles, tying him with
Ralph Brinkley for the most Modified championships in the 64-year history of Bowman Gray Stadium. If he were to win the title this season, he
would shatter that record and would sit alone as a nine-time champ.
With just two scheduled weeks of racing left in the Stadium’s season, the tension grows with each passing lap. Jason Myers, Lee Jeffreys,
and Jonathan Brown hope to claim their first title, with Tim Brown giving it everything he’s got to engrave his name in the record books.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, disaster struck for Derek Stoltz of Walkertown on Saturday. A collision relegated him to
a 22nd place finish, hammering him in the points. Although Jeff Garrison of Arcadia had his share of bad luck on Saturday with a 14th place
finish, Garrison gains 16 points on Stoltz – reducing Stoltz’s lead to only five points.
Points contender John Holleman of Winston-Salem finished second in the 20-lapper for the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series, but
points leader Billy Gregg of Lexington finished fifth to maintain a healthy lead.
In the Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series, A.J. Sanders of Mocksville grabbed the checkered. But Charlie Curry of Welcome finished
second to maintain the points lead.
This Saturday is your last chance to see the racing action for just one dollar – it’s Whelen One Dollar Ladies’ Night. Women are admitted
for just one buck to see twin 25s for the Modifieds, plus racing for the Sportsman, Street Stock, and Stadium Stock Divisions. And the night ends
with the always wild thrills of the 109 U-Pull-It Train Race.
Gates open at 6:00 for practice, and the first race begins at 8:00 PM – this Saturday night. Ticket prices, directions, and more
information can be found online at www.bowmangrayracing.com or by calling (336) 723-1819.
Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED LAST EVENT
1 83 Tim Brown 643 49
2 4 Jason Myers 599 30
3 77 Lee Jeffreys 585 46
4 22 Jonathan Brown 583 30
5 65 Danny Bohn 564 48
6 1 Burt Myers 538 33
7 5 Randy Butner 533 34
8 25 John Smith 532 23
9 71 Dean Ward 512 41
9 50 Michael Clifton 512 22
11 66 Ronnie Clifton 435 23
12 81 Austin Pack 378 31
13 69 Junior Miller 369 0
14 40 Chris Fleming 351 0
15 21 Tommy Neal 342 34
Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED LAST EVENT
1 02 Derek Stoltz 592 8
2 3 Jeff Garrison 587 24
3 81 Zack Clifton 535 50
3 18 Kenny Bost 535 10
5 19 Michael Adams 534 44
6 79 John Lain 510 26
7 72 Bryant Robertson 485 40
8 86 Taylor Branch 466 46
9 9 David Adams 452 14
10 92 Kyle Southern 451 42
11 26 Michael Tilley 407 6
12 07 Danny Cornwell 321 20
13 22 Stacey Miller 303 22
14 8 Bobby Reed 291 12
15 70 Noah Triplett 270 32
Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED LAST EVENT
1 98 Billy Gregg 680 42
2 4 John Holleman 634 48
3 1 David Sumner 626 46
4 12 Doug Wall 602 44
5 8 K.J. Stimpson 548 32
6 44 Daniel Fishel 546 40
7 55 Stephen Baker 536 30
8 66 Whitney Clifton 486 36
9 18 Tim Vaden 456 38
10 22 Brian Wall 414 0
11 9 Darren Cotner 320 0
12 21 Justin Taylor 302 24
13 16 Allen Henkel 238 0
14 25 Johnny Arnder 236 50
15 05 Spencer Martin 222 34
Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED LAST EVENT
1 61 Charlie Curry 676 48
2 24 A.J. Sanders 626 50
3 81 Chuck Wall 590 40
4 26 Derek Taylor 562 34
5 1 Rob Young 546 14
6 13 Chase Hunt 502 18
7 7 Chris Allison 484 44
8 62 Kevin Hedgecock 472 38
9 8 Shane Southard 470 46
10 60 Ted Mickalowski 466 32
11 01 Jason Keaton 452 36
11 89 Joseph Swanson 452 16
13 31 Zack Staley 436 100
14 44 Wesley Thompson 434 42
14 59 Shane Tuttle 434 96
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