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07-22-2013, 07:38 PM
With the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series running Saturday’s first 25-lapper at Bowman Gray Stadium with no cautions, it may have appeared to be a calm, easy
race. But nothing could have been further from the truth for Burt Myers of Walnut Cove.
“That’s as hard as I’ve had to drive all year, because the car wasn’t good,” said Myers. With the lineup for the first race being based strictly off of qualifying, time trials take the highest priority.
“You’ve got to do whatever it takes on your setup to get on the pole and then adjust your car for the race,” said Myers. “We missed it a little bit on the race - but being out front, we were able to set our own
pace.”
Myers grabbed the lead during the initial lap, beating outside pole-starter Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg as the green flag fell. But Jeffreys stayed right on Myers’s bumper. “Lee’s car was great tonight. Every time I
looked up all I could see was a white roof,” said Myers.
Jeffreys finished second with John Smith of Mount Airy coming in third.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts “Madhouse Scramble” sent Tony Black of Lexington to the pole for the start of the second race, with Danny Bohn of Huntersville starting right beside him on the outside front row.
Both were hungry for the win and fought hard going into turn one of the first lap to claim the lead. As Bohn tried to maneuver ahead of Black, the two collided – and Bohn was sent sliding through turns one
and two. Bohn managed to wheel himself back into the groove and maintained the lead.
“We took off and my spotter told me I was clear, so I came down,” said Bohn. “I guess I just wasn’t clear.”
“We touched a little bit, and I slid down into one and two,” said Bohn. “But after that, I think we were the car to win the race.”
Bohn powered ahead, hanging onto the lead even despite the threats from Defending Champion Tim Brown of Rural Hall. “He tapped me once or twice. I was watching in the mirror to see where I was
beating him and where he was beating me,” said Bohn. “I think we had one of the fastest cars out there.”
Danny Bohn grabbed the victory, with Tim Brown finishing second and Tony Black in third.
In the Classic Muscle Sportsman Series, racing veteran Bubba Gale of Mocksville grabbed the checkered flag in the first 20-lapper. Gale was able to strategically use lapped traffic to pass by Derek Stoltz of
Walkertown to steal the lead away.
Zack Clifton of Walkertown was in the right place at the right time during the second Sportsman race, steering past the wreckage as Kenny Mitchell of Winston-Salem and Michael Tilley of Winston-Salem
collided as they fought for the lead. Clifton went on to win.
Billy Gregg of Lexington took the checkered just in time in the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series. Gregg tangled with Trevor Collins of Seaford, DE in turn four of the last lap as they headed towards
the finish line. Gregg’s car was damaged but still managed to limp across the line to take the win.
In the Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series, A.J. Sanders of Mocksville brought home the win in the first race, with son Stephen Sanders of Winston-Salem winning the second 15-lapper.
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race. But nothing could have been further from the truth for Burt Myers of Walnut Cove.
“That’s as hard as I’ve had to drive all year, because the car wasn’t good,” said Myers. With the lineup for the first race being based strictly off of qualifying, time trials take the highest priority.
“You’ve got to do whatever it takes on your setup to get on the pole and then adjust your car for the race,” said Myers. “We missed it a little bit on the race - but being out front, we were able to set our own
pace.”
Myers grabbed the lead during the initial lap, beating outside pole-starter Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg as the green flag fell. But Jeffreys stayed right on Myers’s bumper. “Lee’s car was great tonight. Every time I
looked up all I could see was a white roof,” said Myers.
Jeffreys finished second with John Smith of Mount Airy coming in third.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts “Madhouse Scramble” sent Tony Black of Lexington to the pole for the start of the second race, with Danny Bohn of Huntersville starting right beside him on the outside front row.
Both were hungry for the win and fought hard going into turn one of the first lap to claim the lead. As Bohn tried to maneuver ahead of Black, the two collided – and Bohn was sent sliding through turns one
and two. Bohn managed to wheel himself back into the groove and maintained the lead.
“We took off and my spotter told me I was clear, so I came down,” said Bohn. “I guess I just wasn’t clear.”
“We touched a little bit, and I slid down into one and two,” said Bohn. “But after that, I think we were the car to win the race.”
Bohn powered ahead, hanging onto the lead even despite the threats from Defending Champion Tim Brown of Rural Hall. “He tapped me once or twice. I was watching in the mirror to see where I was
beating him and where he was beating me,” said Bohn. “I think we had one of the fastest cars out there.”
Danny Bohn grabbed the victory, with Tim Brown finishing second and Tony Black in third.
In the Classic Muscle Sportsman Series, racing veteran Bubba Gale of Mocksville grabbed the checkered flag in the first 20-lapper. Gale was able to strategically use lapped traffic to pass by Derek Stoltz of
Walkertown to steal the lead away.
Zack Clifton of Walkertown was in the right place at the right time during the second Sportsman race, steering past the wreckage as Kenny Mitchell of Winston-Salem and Michael Tilley of Winston-Salem
collided as they fought for the lead. Clifton went on to win.
Billy Gregg of Lexington took the checkered just in time in the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series. Gregg tangled with Trevor Collins of Seaford, DE in turn four of the last lap as they headed towards
the finish line. Gregg’s car was damaged but still managed to limp across the line to take the win.
In the Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series, A.J. Sanders of Mocksville brought home the win in the first race, with son Stephen Sanders of Winston-Salem winning the second 15-lapper.
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