PRACTICE: Brunnhoelzl III Tops SNMP Charts

Fast in G-Oil 150 Practice

KENLY, N.C. – George Brunnhoelzl III topped the speed charts in final practice for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour’s G-Oil 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park on Saturday.

The West Babylon, N.Y., native turned in a fast lap of 14.628 seconds (98.441 mph) on the .4-mile high-banked paved oval. Brunnhoelzl, who enters the weekend with a 20-point lead in the championship standings, will look to win his 21st career pole and first at SNMP when qualifying gets underway at 5:30 p.m.

Tim Brown, who has one victory in four SNMP starts, finished second on the speed chart at 14.665 (98.193), followed by Andy Seuss at 14.765 (97.528), Kyle Ebersole at 14.775 (97.462) and Danny Bohn at 14.778 (97.442).

Two-time SNMP winner Burt Myers, looking for his third consecutive win at the track, finished sixth on the practice chart, with John Smith, J.R. Bertuccio, A.J. Winstead and Mike Norman rounding out the top 10.

The G-Oil 150 is slated to take the green flag on Saturday at 7:45 p.m.

PRACTICE RESULTS

NWSMT Southern National 9/21/13 Practice Results
Submitted by jtejeda on September 21, 2013 – 2:58pm

FINAL PRACTICE
Pos No. Name Team Best Tm Best Speed
1 28 George Brunnhoelzl lll Epox-z/Oval Speed 14.628 98.441
2 02 Tim Brown Hayes Jewlers/ T&C Motorsports 14.665 98.193
3 11 Andy Seuss Twisted Fabrications 14.765 97.528
4 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating 14.775 97.462
5 65 Danny Bohn Cedar Peaks Ent/Rustoleum/Ray Evernham Ent 14.778 97.442
6 1 Burt Myers CitruSafe/Adams Towing & Recovery Budget Leasing 14.782 97.416
7 25 John Smith G-Oil/Shady Grady Racing 14.818 97.179
8 2 J R Bertuccio Gershow Recycling 14.818 97.179
9 99 A.J. Winstead Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc/Clarke American Sanders 14.895 96.677
10 12 Mike Norman DMC Auto Exchange 14.923 96.495
11 4 Jason Myers Myers Racing 14.986 96.09
12 40 Luke Fleming* Koma Unwind/Autos By Nelson.com 15.018 95.885
13 97 Bryan Dauzat OB Builders Inc 15.031 95.802
14 04 David Calabrese* Diamond Back Towing 15.075 95.522
15 70 Jeremy Gerstner* GMR Complete Lawn /Fountain Motorspts 15.259 94.371
16 24 Darryl Lacks Lacks Auto Service 15.523 92.766
17 7 Thomas Stinson M & M Custom Painting 15.699 91.726

FIRST PRACTICE
Pos No. Driver Team Best Tm Best Speed
1 99 A.J. Winstead Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc/Clarke American Sanders 14.680 98.093
2 11 Andy Seuss Twisted Fabrications 14.682 98.079
3 02 Tim Brown Hayes Jewlers/ T&C Motorsports 14.688 98.039
4 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating 14.717 97.846
5 28 George Brunnhoelzl lll Epox-z/Oval Speed 14.752 97.614
6 1 Burt Myers CitruSafe/Adams Towing & Recovery Budget Leasing 14.777 97.449
7 2 J R Bertuccio Gershow Recycling 14.843 97.015
8 04 David Calabrese* Diamond Back Towing 14.948 96.334
9 25 John Smith G-Oil/Shady Grady Racing 15.060 95.618
10 40 Luke Fleming* Koma Unwind/Autos By Nelson.com 15.065 95.586
11 12 Mike Norman DMC Auto Exchange 15.081 95.484
12 65 Danny Bohn Cedar Peaks Ent/Rustoleum/Ray Evernham Ent 15.135 95.144
13 4 Jason Myers Myers Racing 15.332 93.921
14 97 Bryan Dauzat OB Builders Inc 15.367 93.707
15 70 Jeremy Gerstner* GMR Complete Lawn /Fountain Motorspts 15.407 93.464
16 24 Darryl Lacks Lacks Auto Service 15.759 91.376
17 7 Thomas Stinson M & M Custom Painting 16.001 89.994

*Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender

Sources: John Tejeda/NASCAR WSMT PR