PRACTICE: Seuss Brings Momentum to SNMP

Suess, Brunnhoelzl III Top Two In Final SN150 Final Practice

KENLY, N.C. – The brisk North Carolina weather had done nothing to cool off Andy Seuss.

The Hampstead, N.H., native topped the speed charts in final practice for the for the Southern National 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park on Saturday with a fast lap of 14.692 seconds (98.013 mph). George Brunnhoelzl III was second quickest in final practice at 14.740 seconds (97.693 mph), followed by Brian Loftin at 14.755 seconds (97.594 mph), Burt Myers at 14.763 seconds (97.541 mph) and J.R. Bertuccio at 14.782 seconds (97.416 mph).

Rookie Spencer Davis, Danny Bohn, Luke Fleming, Joe Ryan Osborne and Kyle Ebersole rounded out the top 10.

[Photo Galleryby Brad Newman

Qualifying for the Southern National 150 is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET. Seuss will try and make it two pole awards in a row as he looks for a second victory to start the season and a second consecutive victory at Southern National Motorsports Park, where he won on Oct. 5, 2013.

Green flag for the Southern National 150 is set to fly at approximately 6:15 p.m. ET.

PRACTICE RESULTS

NWSMT Southern National 3/15/14 Practice Results
Submitted by jtejeda on March 15, 2014 – 12:20pm
FINAL PRACTICE

Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 11 Andy Seuss Ideal Finance/Phoenix Motors Chevrolet 14.692 98.013 1 27
2 28 George Brunnhoelzl lll Composite Tech./Performance Tech. Chevrolet 14.74 97.693 9 34 0.048
3 23 Brian Loftin L & R Transmissions Chevrolet 14.755 97.594 11 13 0.063
4 1 Burt Myers Citrusafe/Spdwy Auto Auction/Adam’s Ford 14.763 97.541 14 24 0.071
5 2 J R Bertuccio Gershow Recycling/Hagerman Systems Chevrolet 14.782 97.416 31 32 0.09
6 79 Spencer Davis* HillbillyRacing/Coors 21 Means 21 Pontiac 14.788 97.376 2 23 0.096
7 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet 14.791 97.357 34 38 0.099
8 40 Luke Fleming AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Chevrolet 14.82 97.166 2 40 0.128
9 15 Joe Ryan Osborne* Cycle Max/Joie of Seating Chevrolet 14.85 96.97 27 29 0.158
10 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 14.9 96.644 2 22 0.208
11 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing/Corks Caps & Taps Ford 14.922 96.502 5 29 0.23
12 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records Chevrolet 14.963 96.237 15 16 0.271
13 99 A.J. Winstead Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc/Clarke American Sanders 15.007 95.955 6 11 0.315
14 12 Mike Norman GoAero Nationwide by Stormie Speaks Chevrolet 15.033 95.789 14 36 0.341
15 97 Bryan Dauzat OB Builders Chevrolet 15.109 95.307 2 21 0.417
16 51 Bobby Measmer Jr* Powerhouse Recycling/Speed51.com Chevrolet 15.139 95.119 2 28 0.447
17 43 David Calabrese Diamond Back Towing Chevrolet 15.173 94.905 14 29 0.481
18 7 Thomas Stinson Dennis’ Towing & Recovery Chevrolet 15.437 93.282 2 22 0.745
FIRST PRACTICE

Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet 14.627 98.448 2 15
2 28 George Brunnhoelzl lll Composite Tech./Performance Tech. Chevrolet 14.666 98.186 9 28 0.039
3 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 14.667 98.18 2 27 0.04
4 23 Brian Loftin L & R Transmissions Chevrolet 14.778 97.442 2 18 0.151
5 11 Andy Seuss Ideal Finance/Phoenix Motors Chevrolet 14.784 97.403 13 25 0.157
6 2 J R Bertuccio Gershow Recycling/Hagerman Systems Chevrolet 14.82 97.166 3 33 0.193
7 99 A.J. Winstead Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc/Clarke American Sanders 14.871 96.833 3 19 0.244
8 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing/Corks Caps & Taps Ford 14.884 96.748 4 10 0.257
9 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records Chevrolet 14.916 96.541 5 17 0.289
10 15 Joe Ryan Osborne* Pro Systems/Joie of SEating Chevrolet 14.93 96.45 18 29 0.303
11 79 Spencer Davis* HillbillyRacing/Coors 21 Means 21 Pontiac 14.956 96.282 14 19 0.329
12 1 Burt Myers Citrusafe/Spdwy Auto Auction/Adam’s Ford 15.015 95.904 9 21 0.388
13 97 Bryan Dauzat OB Builders Chevrolet 15.027 95.828 5 32 0.4
14 43 David Calabrese Diamond Back Towing Chevrolet 15.076 95.516 7 21 0.449
15 40 Luke Fleming AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Chevrolet 15.077 95.51 9 26 0.45
16 51 Bobby Measmer Jr* Powerhouse Recycling/Speed51.com Chevrolet 15.203 94.718 16 24 0.576
17 7 Thomas Stinson Dennis’ Towing & Recovery Chevrolet 15.469 93.089 3 25 0.842
18 12 Mike Norman GoAero Nationwide by Stormie Speaks Chevrolet 16.272 88.496 9 17 1.645
*Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender

Sources: John Tejeda/NASCAR WSMT PR