Myers Breaks Through at Tri-County
Late pass provides first Whelen Southern Modified win of 2010
Hudson, NC — Burt Myers passed John Smith with five laps remaining en route his first win of the season Saturday in the Tri-County 150. It was the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour’s first visit to Tri-County Motor Speedway.
It is Myers’ seventh career win and first since he was credited with a victory as the highest finishing NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver in the combination race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway in Sept. of 2009.
Smith wound up second, followed by Andy Seuss in third. Brandon Hire finished fourth and James Civali fifth.
Rounding out the top 10 were Brian Loftin, Jason Myers, L.W. Miller, Gene Pack and Bryan Dauzat.
The race was slowed due to caution five times for 21 laps and featured a season-high 12 lead changes among six drivers.
Civali used his fifth-place finish to maintain his points lead over Seuss, who rebounded from an early spin to get a podium finish. Civali leads Seuss by just three points (1,460-1,457) with Miller still third 32 points out of the lead. Burt Myers sits fourth with Smith completing the top five.
The Tri-County 150 will air on VERSUS on Wednesday, Sept. 29 and re-air on Sunday, Oct. 3.
The 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour season will conclude on the quarter-mile on the front stretch of Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday, Oct. 14.
RESULTS | LAP-BY-LAP RECAP |BURT MYERS POST-RACE PRESS CONFERENCE | JOHN SMITH SECOND PLACE POST-RACE INTERVIEW | ANDY SEUSS THIRD PLACE POST-RACE INTERVIEW
Sources: Tim Southers/NASCAR WSMT PR