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07-27-2016, 08:03 PM
It was a dream scenario for Burt Myers of Walnut Cove: not only did he perform in an outstanding fashion at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, but his closest rivals ran into some bad luck.
Myers claimed the checkered in Saturday’s FOX8 WGHP 100 for the Brad’s Golf Cars, pulling ahead of the field as the race drew to a close. “Today, we practiced on the tires we finished the last 100-lapper on,” said Myers after the
race. “We weren’t very good in practice on the stopwatch, but we wanted to get an idea of where we would be towards the end of the race. And I think we had a great idea of where we would be - and it showed up tonight.”
“This LFR chassis turns better than anything I’ve ever sat in, but that’s been hurting us here lately,” said Myers. “It turns so good that the car just over rotates. So we’ve been gradually creeping up on it because a Modified that turns
too good is unheard of.”
While Myers was leading the way, brother Jason Myers of Walnut Cove and Tim Brown of Tobaccoville were battling fiercely for second place. In a split second, Brown took a shot at the bumper of Jason Myers, the 4 car of Myers
spun, and Brown was caught up in the wreckage.
Brown was forced to pit, giving him a 16th place finish and dropping him from second in the points down to fourth. Jason Myers went to the rear and managed to climb back up to a seventh place finish. It was enough to move him
to third on the points rankings, but the points gap between he and his brother continues to get wider.
“You don’t wish bad luck on anybody, you just wish for you to have better luck – and tonight we did,” said Burt Myers. But he knows the championship is far from locked up. “You’re never sitting pretty good. That last race of the
year you fall out on the last lap and you can finish fourth.”
“We’ve been really solid this year, but all it takes is one back night to knock you down,” said Myers. “So we’re just going to keep trying and working hard and keep doing the normal things that we do that have put us in this
position.”
In the Yates Grading & Paving Sportsman Series, Zack Clifton of Walkertown tangled with Michael Adams of Yadkinville for the lead in the first Sportsman race on Saturday. Tempers got heated, bumpers were dented, and Clifton
dropped from the points lead down to second. Tommy Neal of Walkertown moved up from second to take Clifton’s place.
Derrick Rice of Kernersville maintains the points lead in the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series, although Brian Wall of Winston-Salem finished second to inch closer to passing Rice in the standings.
In the McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series, A.J. Sanders of Mocksville won on Saturday. Sanders entered Saturday tied with Billy Cameron, Jr. for the points lead. The victory allows Sanders to claim the points lead to
himself, but Cameron’s fifth place finish keeps the damage to a minimum.
The action continues this Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium – it’s Colors Edge Night with twin Modified 50s plus racing for the three other divisions. The championship battles heat up as the season’s end draws closer and closer.
And stick around to the end of the night for another exciting 109 U-Pull-It Chain 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 1 Burt Myers 475 50
2 77 Lee Jeffreys 418 46
3 4 Jason Myers 408 38
4 83 Tim Brown 402 20
5 53 John Smith 392 44
6 04 Brandon Ward 348 28
7 5 Randy Butner 323 32
8 50 Michael Clifton 292 42
9 66 Ronnie Clifton 264 14
10 18 Daniel Yates 255 30
11 27 Joe Ryan Osborne 248 34
12 16 Chris Fleming 246 48
13 87 Mike Speeney 238 40
14 2 Joseph Brown 198 18
15 71 Dean Ward 187 22
Yates Grading & Paving Sportsman Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED
LAST EVENT
1 21 Tommy Neal 467 40
2 81 Zack Clifton 453 19
3 07 Kevin Neal 431 40
4 0 Michael Adams 427 46
5 4 John Holleman 422 28
6 68 Robbie Brewer 413 37
7 7 Dylan Ward 395 32
8 26 Michael Tilley 371 0
9 28 Billy Gregg 356 48
10 55 Zack Ore 338 28
11 3 Jeff Garrison 311 0
12 70 Noah Triplett 185 0
13 12 Justin Taylor 184 31
14 86 Taylor Branch 183 43
15 31 Mike Robertson 152 0
Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED
LAST EVENT
1 20 Derrick Rice 456 44
2 22 Brian Wall 418 48
3 50 Austin Edwards 404 42
4 30 Blake Shupe 372 22
5 40 Taylor Robbins 356 50
6 19 Tom Zachary 346 28
7 97 Jeremy Warren 294 20
8 14 Aaron Hylton 288 40
9 0 Kirk Sheets 282 12
10 1 Jasper Sumner 274 32
11 69 Gerald Robinson Jr 268 38
13 Kevin Gilbert 264 34
13 52 Fletcher Whaley 262 14
14 7 Jamie Byrd 238
15 12 Doug Wall 234 46
McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED
LAST EVENT
1 24 A.J. Sanders 458 50
2 76 Billy Cameron Jr 450 42
3 97 Bryan Sykes 438 44
4 8 Shane Southard 406 46
5 30 Stephen Sanders 388 44
6 62 Kevin Hedgecock 370 34
7 06 Derek Sheets 350 34
8 10 David Hopkins 340 40
9 02 Wesley Thompson 320 48
10 81 Chuck Wall 298 42
09 Tim Evans 298 38
12 40 Brandon Brendle 288 40
38 Christian Joyce 288 46
14 71 Auston McElveen 278 36
15 77 Randy McElveen 272 38
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Myers claimed the checkered in Saturday’s FOX8 WGHP 100 for the Brad’s Golf Cars, pulling ahead of the field as the race drew to a close. “Today, we practiced on the tires we finished the last 100-lapper on,” said Myers after the
race. “We weren’t very good in practice on the stopwatch, but we wanted to get an idea of where we would be towards the end of the race. And I think we had a great idea of where we would be - and it showed up tonight.”
“This LFR chassis turns better than anything I’ve ever sat in, but that’s been hurting us here lately,” said Myers. “It turns so good that the car just over rotates. So we’ve been gradually creeping up on it because a Modified that turns
too good is unheard of.”
While Myers was leading the way, brother Jason Myers of Walnut Cove and Tim Brown of Tobaccoville were battling fiercely for second place. In a split second, Brown took a shot at the bumper of Jason Myers, the 4 car of Myers
spun, and Brown was caught up in the wreckage.
Brown was forced to pit, giving him a 16th place finish and dropping him from second in the points down to fourth. Jason Myers went to the rear and managed to climb back up to a seventh place finish. It was enough to move him
to third on the points rankings, but the points gap between he and his brother continues to get wider.
“You don’t wish bad luck on anybody, you just wish for you to have better luck – and tonight we did,” said Burt Myers. But he knows the championship is far from locked up. “You’re never sitting pretty good. That last race of the
year you fall out on the last lap and you can finish fourth.”
“We’ve been really solid this year, but all it takes is one back night to knock you down,” said Myers. “So we’re just going to keep trying and working hard and keep doing the normal things that we do that have put us in this
position.”
In the Yates Grading & Paving Sportsman Series, Zack Clifton of Walkertown tangled with Michael Adams of Yadkinville for the lead in the first Sportsman race on Saturday. Tempers got heated, bumpers were dented, and Clifton
dropped from the points lead down to second. Tommy Neal of Walkertown moved up from second to take Clifton’s place.
Derrick Rice of Kernersville maintains the points lead in the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series, although Brian Wall of Winston-Salem finished second to inch closer to passing Rice in the standings.
In the McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series, A.J. Sanders of Mocksville won on Saturday. Sanders entered Saturday tied with Billy Cameron, Jr. for the points lead. The victory allows Sanders to claim the points lead to
himself, but Cameron’s fifth place finish keeps the damage to a minimum.
The action continues this Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium – it’s Colors Edge Night with twin Modified 50s plus racing for the three other divisions. The championship battles heat up as the season’s end draws closer and closer.
And stick around to the end of the night for another exciting 109 U-Pull-It Chain 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 1 Burt Myers 475 50
2 77 Lee Jeffreys 418 46
3 4 Jason Myers 408 38
4 83 Tim Brown 402 20
5 53 John Smith 392 44
6 04 Brandon Ward 348 28
7 5 Randy Butner 323 32
8 50 Michael Clifton 292 42
9 66 Ronnie Clifton 264 14
10 18 Daniel Yates 255 30
11 27 Joe Ryan Osborne 248 34
12 16 Chris Fleming 246 48
13 87 Mike Speeney 238 40
14 2 Joseph Brown 198 18
15 71 Dean Ward 187 22
Yates Grading & Paving Sportsman Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED
LAST EVENT
1 21 Tommy Neal 467 40
2 81 Zack Clifton 453 19
3 07 Kevin Neal 431 40
4 0 Michael Adams 427 46
5 4 John Holleman 422 28
6 68 Robbie Brewer 413 37
7 7 Dylan Ward 395 32
8 26 Michael Tilley 371 0
9 28 Billy Gregg 356 48
10 55 Zack Ore 338 28
11 3 Jeff Garrison 311 0
12 70 Noah Triplett 185 0
13 12 Justin Taylor 184 31
14 86 Taylor Branch 183 43
15 31 Mike Robertson 152 0
Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED
LAST EVENT
1 20 Derrick Rice 456 44
2 22 Brian Wall 418 48
3 50 Austin Edwards 404 42
4 30 Blake Shupe 372 22
5 40 Taylor Robbins 356 50
6 19 Tom Zachary 346 28
7 97 Jeremy Warren 294 20
8 14 Aaron Hylton 288 40
9 0 Kirk Sheets 282 12
10 1 Jasper Sumner 274 32
11 69 Gerald Robinson Jr 268 38
13 Kevin Gilbert 264 34
13 52 Fletcher Whaley 262 14
14 7 Jamie Byrd 238
15 12 Doug Wall 234 46
McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series Current Points Standings
RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS GAINED
LAST EVENT
1 24 A.J. Sanders 458 50
2 76 Billy Cameron Jr 450 42
3 97 Bryan Sykes 438 44
4 8 Shane Southard 406 46
5 30 Stephen Sanders 388 44
6 62 Kevin Hedgecock 370 34
7 06 Derek Sheets 350 34
8 10 David Hopkins 340 40
9 02 Wesley Thompson 320 48
10 81 Chuck Wall 298 42
09 Tim Evans 298 38
12 40 Brandon Brendle 288 40
38 Christian Joyce 288 46
14 71 Auston McElveen 278 36
15 77 Randy McElveen 272 38
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