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07-10-2016, 01:21 PM
Danny Bohn rolled up at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday aiming to leave with the $9,000 Fans’ Challenge prize money. That didn’t pan out for the former champ –
so he grabbed the checkered instead.
Two years ago, Bohn was the 2014 champion in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. Due to changing work obligations, he hasn’t had the opportunity to race regularly at the Madhouse. So far this season,
Bohn competed in the opening night 200-lapper where he finished third despite being down two laps at one point.
But Bohn made a special effort to be at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday to compete in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 100. Just like each 100-lapper this season, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 100 offered daring drivers
the chance to take on the Fans’ Challenge and start in the rear for a chance to win a large prize pool. With the challenge not having been completed so far this season, the prize pool was up to a healthy $9,000.
Only the top four qualifiers have the option of taking on the challenge, and Bohn qualified a disappointing 11th. “We came over here trying to do the Fans’ Challenge, but we didn’t qualify in the top four. We
were just real loose,” said Bohn.
John Smith of Mount Airy and Lee Jeffreys of Winston-Salem elected to take on the challenge and start in the rear. Every other competitor randomly drew for starting position. In a stroke of good luck, Bohn’s
night turned around quickly – he drew the pole for his starting position.
The heat was on from the beginning as a first-lap caution flag led to the first of many double-file restarts. Brandon Ward of Winston-Salem took to the outside and tried to muscle ahead of Bohn. Ward
couldn’t make the pass stick – at first.
On the third restart, some mind games between Bohn and Ward allowed Ward to rocket into the lead. As they moved into turn one, Bohn gave a stiff shot to the bumper of Ward to send him spinning out of
the lead he held so briefly. Bohn reclaimed the top spot.
“I hate it for Brandon Ward,” said Bohn. “I didn’t want to get into him like that. But he jumped the start and I didn’t know if he was going to come down or stay up high. I just got in too high and got in the
back of him.”
Ward’s spin created a huge traffic jam, holding up many competitors but allowing Burt Myers of Walnut Cove to take over second. Myers tried over four double-file restarts to grab the lead away, but the
points leader had to settle for second place.
“I think I was a little better than the 65 [of Bohn] in certain spots, and he was better than I was in certain spots. The blue car [of Tim Brown] was right there – we were all pretty close,” said Burt Myers. “A
couple weeks ago they accused me of points racing. I’m racing hard. I’m just racing hard and doing what I think is the right thing to do. If I would have been that much better than the 65 I could’ve been more
aggressive, but I didn’t feel like it was necessary to overdrive my car and knock him out of the way and maybe crash myself at the same time.”
“I don’t know if he was that much faster,” said Bohn about Myers. “He could get in a little better, but I could pull him off. I knew he was points-racing. I didn’t think he’d try to do anything crazy.”
Bohn held on to grab the checkered with Myers finishing second and Tim Brown taking third.
Lee Jeffreys ended up pulling off what Bohn had initially aimed at – Jeffreys elected to start in the rear and then finished fourth to earn the $9,000 Fans’ Challenge prize pool.
In the Yates Grading and Paving Sportsman Series, Zack Ore of Winston-Salem and Dylan Ward of Winston-Salem each won a 20-lapper. Brian Wall of Lexington won in the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock
Series. After Brandon Brendle of Winston-Salem was disqualified after post-race technical inspection, Bryan Sykes of Lexington was declared the winner in the McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series.
Race Results
Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series
O’Reilly Auto Parts 100: 100 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 65 Danny Bohn Huntersville, NC
2 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
3 83 Tim Brown Tobaccoville, NC
4 77 Lee Jeffreys Winston-Salem, NC
5 16 Chris Fleming Mount Airy, NC
6 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
7 53 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
8 04 Brandon Ward Winston-Salem, NC
9 50 Michael Clifton Walkertown, NC
10 69 Junior Miller Winston-Salem, NC
11 76 Scott Gordon Lewisville, NC
12 5 Randy Butner Pfafftown, NC
13 18 Daniel Yates Lexington, NC
14 66 Ronnie Clifton Walkertown, NC
15 12 Mike Norman Lewisville, NC
16 01 Jimmy Wallace Lexington, NC
17 75 Al Hill Jonestown, NC
18 14 Marty Edwards King, NC
Yates Grading & Paving Sportsman Series
1st Sportsman Race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 55 Zack Ore Winston-Salem, NC
2 07 Kevin Neal Walkertown, NC
3 0 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
4 81 Zack Clifton Belews Creek, NC
5 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
6 68 Robbie Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
7 70 Tony Black Winston-Salem, NC
8 21 Tommy Neal Rural Hall, NC
9 75 Andrew Durham Winston-Salem, NC
10 3 Jeff Garrison Clemmons, NC
11 7 Dylan Ward Winston-Salem, NC
12 26 Michael Tilley Winston-Salem, NC
13 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
14 28 Billy Gregg Lexington, NC
15 14 Les Miranda Manassas, VA
16 41 Terry Thompson Winston-Salem, NC
17 19 Rob Dixon Winston-Salem, NC
2nd Sportsman Race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 7 Dylan Ward Winston-Salem, NC
2 21 Tommy Neal Rural Hall, NC
3 68 Robbie Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
4 81 Zack Clifton Belews Creek, NC
5 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
6 26 Michael Tilley Winston-Salem, NC
7 07 Kevin Neal Walkertown, NC
8 0 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
9 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
10 70 Tony Black Winston-Salem, NC
11 28 Billy Gregg Lexington, NC
12 3 Jeff Garrison Clemmons, NC
13 14 Les Miranda Manassas, VA
14 75 Andrew Durham Winston-Salem, NC
15 55 Zack Ore Winston-Salem, NC
16 41 Terry Thompson Winston-Salem, NC
Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series
Street Stock Race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 22 Brian Wall Lexington, NC
2 30 Blake Shupe Mount Airy, NC
3 20 Derrick Rice Kernersville, NC
4 52 Fletcher Whaley Advance, NC
5 40 Taylor Robbins Winston-Salem, NC
6 50 Austin Edwards Winston-Salem, NC
7 10 Zach Linville Kernersville, NC
8 12 Doug Wall Pfafftown, NC
9 97 Jeremy Warren Winston-Salem, NC
10 0 Kirk Sheets Hornytown, NC
11 13 Kevin Gilbert Mocksville, NC
12 1 Jasper Sumner Trinity, NC
13 69 Gerald Robinson Jr Winston-Salem, NC
14 14 Aaron Hylton Kernersville, NC
15 19 Tommy Zachary Yadkinville, NC
16 24 Chris Thomas East Bend, NC
17 49 Phillip Jones Lexington, NC
McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series
Stadium Stock Race: 15 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 97 Bryan Sykes Lexington, NC
2 24 A.J. Sanders Mocksville, NC
3 16 Stephen Sanders Lexington, NC
4 76 Billy Cameron Jr Salisbury, NC
5 01 Chris Allison Mocksville, NC
6 8 Shane Southard Yadkinville, NC
7 06 Derek Sheets Walkertown, NC
8 90 Robert Strmiska Lexington, NC
9 62 Kevin Hedgecock Thomasville, NC
10 10 David Hopkins Winston-Salem, NC
11 83 Shane Tuttle Tobaccoville, NC
12 78 Robert Mabe Germanton, NC
13 88 Gene Ward Winston-Salem, NC
14 68 Tyler Bush Clemmons, NC
15 57 Ray Heath Jr. Winston-Salem, NC
16 09 Tim Evans Clemmons, NC
17 27 Austin Cates Tobaccoville, NC
18 99 Dustin McClure Mooresville, NC
19 29 Cody Arrington Mount Airy, NC
20 22 Adam Thomas Winston-Salem, NC
21 91 Coty Crews Greensboro, NC
22 38 Christian Joyce Winston-Salem, NC
23 14 Ken Bridges King, NC
24 02 Wesley Thompson Advance, NC
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so he grabbed the checkered instead.
Two years ago, Bohn was the 2014 champion in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. Due to changing work obligations, he hasn’t had the opportunity to race regularly at the Madhouse. So far this season,
Bohn competed in the opening night 200-lapper where he finished third despite being down two laps at one point.
But Bohn made a special effort to be at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday to compete in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 100. Just like each 100-lapper this season, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 100 offered daring drivers
the chance to take on the Fans’ Challenge and start in the rear for a chance to win a large prize pool. With the challenge not having been completed so far this season, the prize pool was up to a healthy $9,000.
Only the top four qualifiers have the option of taking on the challenge, and Bohn qualified a disappointing 11th. “We came over here trying to do the Fans’ Challenge, but we didn’t qualify in the top four. We
were just real loose,” said Bohn.
John Smith of Mount Airy and Lee Jeffreys of Winston-Salem elected to take on the challenge and start in the rear. Every other competitor randomly drew for starting position. In a stroke of good luck, Bohn’s
night turned around quickly – he drew the pole for his starting position.
The heat was on from the beginning as a first-lap caution flag led to the first of many double-file restarts. Brandon Ward of Winston-Salem took to the outside and tried to muscle ahead of Bohn. Ward
couldn’t make the pass stick – at first.
On the third restart, some mind games between Bohn and Ward allowed Ward to rocket into the lead. As they moved into turn one, Bohn gave a stiff shot to the bumper of Ward to send him spinning out of
the lead he held so briefly. Bohn reclaimed the top spot.
“I hate it for Brandon Ward,” said Bohn. “I didn’t want to get into him like that. But he jumped the start and I didn’t know if he was going to come down or stay up high. I just got in too high and got in the
back of him.”
Ward’s spin created a huge traffic jam, holding up many competitors but allowing Burt Myers of Walnut Cove to take over second. Myers tried over four double-file restarts to grab the lead away, but the
points leader had to settle for second place.
“I think I was a little better than the 65 [of Bohn] in certain spots, and he was better than I was in certain spots. The blue car [of Tim Brown] was right there – we were all pretty close,” said Burt Myers. “A
couple weeks ago they accused me of points racing. I’m racing hard. I’m just racing hard and doing what I think is the right thing to do. If I would have been that much better than the 65 I could’ve been more
aggressive, but I didn’t feel like it was necessary to overdrive my car and knock him out of the way and maybe crash myself at the same time.”
“I don’t know if he was that much faster,” said Bohn about Myers. “He could get in a little better, but I could pull him off. I knew he was points-racing. I didn’t think he’d try to do anything crazy.”
Bohn held on to grab the checkered with Myers finishing second and Tim Brown taking third.
Lee Jeffreys ended up pulling off what Bohn had initially aimed at – Jeffreys elected to start in the rear and then finished fourth to earn the $9,000 Fans’ Challenge prize pool.
In the Yates Grading and Paving Sportsman Series, Zack Ore of Winston-Salem and Dylan Ward of Winston-Salem each won a 20-lapper. Brian Wall of Lexington won in the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock
Series. After Brandon Brendle of Winston-Salem was disqualified after post-race technical inspection, Bryan Sykes of Lexington was declared the winner in the McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series.
Race Results
Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series
O’Reilly Auto Parts 100: 100 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 65 Danny Bohn Huntersville, NC
2 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
3 83 Tim Brown Tobaccoville, NC
4 77 Lee Jeffreys Winston-Salem, NC
5 16 Chris Fleming Mount Airy, NC
6 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
7 53 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
8 04 Brandon Ward Winston-Salem, NC
9 50 Michael Clifton Walkertown, NC
10 69 Junior Miller Winston-Salem, NC
11 76 Scott Gordon Lewisville, NC
12 5 Randy Butner Pfafftown, NC
13 18 Daniel Yates Lexington, NC
14 66 Ronnie Clifton Walkertown, NC
15 12 Mike Norman Lewisville, NC
16 01 Jimmy Wallace Lexington, NC
17 75 Al Hill Jonestown, NC
18 14 Marty Edwards King, NC
Yates Grading & Paving Sportsman Series
1st Sportsman Race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 55 Zack Ore Winston-Salem, NC
2 07 Kevin Neal Walkertown, NC
3 0 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
4 81 Zack Clifton Belews Creek, NC
5 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
6 68 Robbie Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
7 70 Tony Black Winston-Salem, NC
8 21 Tommy Neal Rural Hall, NC
9 75 Andrew Durham Winston-Salem, NC
10 3 Jeff Garrison Clemmons, NC
11 7 Dylan Ward Winston-Salem, NC
12 26 Michael Tilley Winston-Salem, NC
13 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
14 28 Billy Gregg Lexington, NC
15 14 Les Miranda Manassas, VA
16 41 Terry Thompson Winston-Salem, NC
17 19 Rob Dixon Winston-Salem, NC
2nd Sportsman Race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 7 Dylan Ward Winston-Salem, NC
2 21 Tommy Neal Rural Hall, NC
3 68 Robbie Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
4 81 Zack Clifton Belews Creek, NC
5 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
6 26 Michael Tilley Winston-Salem, NC
7 07 Kevin Neal Walkertown, NC
8 0 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
9 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
10 70 Tony Black Winston-Salem, NC
11 28 Billy Gregg Lexington, NC
12 3 Jeff Garrison Clemmons, NC
13 14 Les Miranda Manassas, VA
14 75 Andrew Durham Winston-Salem, NC
15 55 Zack Ore Winston-Salem, NC
16 41 Terry Thompson Winston-Salem, NC
Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series
Street Stock Race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 22 Brian Wall Lexington, NC
2 30 Blake Shupe Mount Airy, NC
3 20 Derrick Rice Kernersville, NC
4 52 Fletcher Whaley Advance, NC
5 40 Taylor Robbins Winston-Salem, NC
6 50 Austin Edwards Winston-Salem, NC
7 10 Zach Linville Kernersville, NC
8 12 Doug Wall Pfafftown, NC
9 97 Jeremy Warren Winston-Salem, NC
10 0 Kirk Sheets Hornytown, NC
11 13 Kevin Gilbert Mocksville, NC
12 1 Jasper Sumner Trinity, NC
13 69 Gerald Robinson Jr Winston-Salem, NC
14 14 Aaron Hylton Kernersville, NC
15 19 Tommy Zachary Yadkinville, NC
16 24 Chris Thomas East Bend, NC
17 49 Phillip Jones Lexington, NC
McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series
Stadium Stock Race: 15 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 97 Bryan Sykes Lexington, NC
2 24 A.J. Sanders Mocksville, NC
3 16 Stephen Sanders Lexington, NC
4 76 Billy Cameron Jr Salisbury, NC
5 01 Chris Allison Mocksville, NC
6 8 Shane Southard Yadkinville, NC
7 06 Derek Sheets Walkertown, NC
8 90 Robert Strmiska Lexington, NC
9 62 Kevin Hedgecock Thomasville, NC
10 10 David Hopkins Winston-Salem, NC
11 83 Shane Tuttle Tobaccoville, NC
12 78 Robert Mabe Germanton, NC
13 88 Gene Ward Winston-Salem, NC
14 68 Tyler Bush Clemmons, NC
15 57 Ray Heath Jr. Winston-Salem, NC
16 09 Tim Evans Clemmons, NC
17 27 Austin Cates Tobaccoville, NC
18 99 Dustin McClure Mooresville, NC
19 29 Cody Arrington Mount Airy, NC
20 22 Adam Thomas Winston-Salem, NC
21 91 Coty Crews Greensboro, NC
22 38 Christian Joyce Winston-Salem, NC
23 14 Ken Bridges King, NC
24 02 Wesley Thompson Advance, NC
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