Southern Modified Stat Advance: Caraway
Analyzing The Zooland 150 At Caraway Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour returns to Caraway Speedway for the final time this season on Saturday, Sept. 28 for the Zooland 150. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the tour and selected drivers at Caraway, as well as some other statistical trends:
Caraway Race Setup
• With three races remaining, George Brunnhoelzl III, in search of his third consecutive Southern Modified Tour title and fourth overall, has a 20-point lead on Kyle Ebersole.
• Brunnhoelzl and Andy Seuss have combined to win nine of the last 12 Caraway events.
• The Myers brothers – Burt and Jason – have combined to make 92 Caraway starts, but each has just one victory at the track.
• Ebersole has five consecutive top-10 finishes at Caraway dating back to last season including a personal track-best finish of second in July.
• John Smith has a streak of four straight top-10 finishes overall this season with three of those inside the top five.
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour At Caraway Speedway
• The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour has made 47 visits to Caraway Speedway, including four previous events earlier this season.
• Caraway Speedway is a .455-mile oval near Asheboro, N.C., that boasts 13 degrees of banking in the corners with nine degrees of banking on the straightaways.
• The 47 tour events have resulted in 11 different winners. With his 10 wins, George Brunnhoelzl III has the most tour victories at Caraway. He won two of the four visits to Caraway this season.
• There have been seven different Coors Light Pole Award winners at Caraway. Brunnhoelzl and Burt Myers are tied for the most, with 12 each.
• Brunnhoelzl has led the most laps of tour competition at Caraway, running out front for 1,143 circuits. Andy Seuss is close behind at 1,138 laps led.
• Brian Loftin has the most top-five finishes in the tour at Caraway, with 26.
• Jason Myers has the most tour top-10 finishes at Caraway, with 35. His brother, Burt, is second on the list with 33.
• Brunnhoelzl has the best average finish among drivers with five or more starts in tour competition at Caraway. The three-time champion has an average finish of 5.58 in 34 starts.
• Jason Myers is the only driver to start all 47 tour events at Caraway.
• Ninety-one different drivers have competed in the tour at Caraway.
Caraway Data
Race: #10 of 12 (9/28/13)
Track Layout: .455-mile paved oval
Race Length: 150 laps (68.25 miles)
Records
1-Lap Qualifying: George Brunnhoelzl III, Chevrolet, 15.648 seconds, 104.678 mph, April 21, 2012
150-Lap Race: Junior Miller, Chevrolet, 44 min., 31 sec., 90.977 mph, Sept. 9, 2006
Race Winners
George Brunnhoelzl III … 10
Brian Loftin … 8
L.W. Miller … 7
Andy Seuss … 7
Junior Miller … 5
Ted Christopher … 4
Tim Brown … 2
Danny Bohn … 1
Burt Myers … 1
Jason Myers … 1
John Smith … 1
Pole Winners
George Brunnhoelzl III … 12
Burt Myers … 12
Brian Loftin … 6
Andy Seuss … 6
Tim Brown … 5
Junior Miller … 1
Selected Driver Information:
J.R. Bertuccio Jr. (No. 2 Gershow Recycling Chevrolet)
• One top five, six top 10s in 23 tour starts.
• Best career tour finish of fifth, at Caraway earlier this month.
• Average finish this season of 12.2.
• Tenth in championship standings.
• One top five, four top 10s in 12 tour starts at Caraway.
• Has led one lap at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 13.08.
Danny Bohn (No. 65 Cedar Peaks Ent./Rustoleum Chevrolet)
• 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year in Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
• One win, one pole, nine top fives, 14 top 10s in 19 tour starts.
• Best finish this season of fourth, on two occasions.
• Average finish this season of 8.6.
• Twelfth in championship standings.
• One win, four top fives, six top 10s in nine tour starts at Caraway.
• Has led eight laps at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 7.88.
Tim Brown (No. 02 Hayes Jewelers/T&C Motorsports Chevrolet)
• Seven wins, 12 poles, 52 top fives, 74 top 10s in 92 tour starts.
• Best finish this season of second.
• Average finish this season of 5.1.
• Fourth in championship standings.
• Two wins, five poles, 19 top fives, 29 top 10s in 38 tour starts at Caraway.
• Both wins were in 2008.
• Has led 414 laps at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 6.97.
George Brunnhoelzl III (No. 28 EpoxZ/Oval Speed Chevrolet)
• Three-time champion in Southern Modified Tour (2009, 2011 & 2012).
• Twenty wins, 20 poles, 47 top fives, 61 top 10s in 76 tour starts.
• Three wins this season.
• Average finish this season of 3.4.
• Leads championship standings.
• Ten wins, 12 poles, 22 top fives, 28 top 10s in 34 tour starts at Caraway.
• Wins were in 2009 (3), 2001 (2), 2012 (3) and in April and July of this year.
• Has led 1,143 laps at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 5.58.
Bryan Dauzat (No. 97 O.B. Builders Inc Chevrolet)
• One top five, seven top 10s in 39 tour starts.
• Best career tour finish of fifth.
• Best finish this season of seventh, among Southern drivers at Bristol.
• Average finish this season of 12.4.
• Eleventh in championship standings.
• Three top 10s in 19 tour starts at Caraway.
• Best Caraway finish was eighth last year.
• Average finish at Caraway of 14.84.
Kyle Ebersole (No. 5 Ebersole Excavating Ford)
• One win, nine top fives, 15 top 10s in 20 series starts.
• Won at Langley last month.
• Average finish this season of 4.3.
• Second in championship standings.
• Five top fives, six top 10s in nine starts at Caraway.
• Best Caraway finish was second, in July.
• Average finish at Caraway of 7.77.
Luke Fleming (No. 40 Koma Unwind/AutosbyNelson.com Ford)
• One win, four top 10s in 11 series starts.
• Win was in series debut at Bowman Gray in 2009.
• Best finish this season of sixth.
• Average finish this season of 12.8.
• Ninth in championship standings.
• Two top 10s in four starts at Caraway.
• Best Caraway finish was sixth, earlier this season.
• Average finish at Caraway of 9.75.
Burt Myers (No. 1 CitruSafe/Adams Towing & Recovery Ford)
• 2010 Whelen Southern Modified Tour Champion
• Ten wins, 25 poles, 51 top fives, 83 top 10s in 101 series starts.
• One win this season.
• Average finish this season of 7.0.
• Third in championship standings.
• One win, 12 poles, 17 top fives, 33 top 10s in 45 tour starts at Caraway.
• Win was in 2005.
• Has led 369 laps at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 8.13.
Jason Myers (No. 4 Myers Racing Ford)
• Three wins, 34 top fives, 77 top 10s in 105 series starts.
• Won season opener.
• Average finish this season of 9.3
• Seventh in championship standings.
• One win, 17 top fives, 35 top 10s in 47 tour starts at Caraway.
• Win was this year’s season opener in March.
• Has led 164 laps at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 8.42.
Mike Norman (No. 12 Perfection Exhaust/Lewisville Motors Chevrolet)
• Four top 10s in 36 series starts.
• Best career tour finish of sixth.
• Best finish this season of 10th.
• Average finish this season of 14.9.
• Fifteenth in championship standings, with eight starts.
• One top 10 in 16 tour starts at Caraway
• Best Caraway finish of 10th, earlier this year.
• Average finish at Caraway of 16.31.
Gary Putnam (No. 77 Stock Car Steel Chevrolet)
• One top five, 11 top 10s in 29 series starts.
• Best career tour finish of fifth, at Caraway in July.
• Average finish this season of 9.1.
• Eighth in championship standings.
• One top five, five top 10s in 14 tour starts at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 12.14.
Andy Seuss (No. 11 Ideal Racing/Danny Glad Engines Dodge)
• 13 wins, nine poles, 43 top fives, 58 top 10s in 77 series starts.
• Win was at Caraway, in most recent race.
• Average finish this season of 7.4.
• Fifth in championship standings.
• Seven wins, six poles, 17 top fives, 24 top 10s in 34 tour starts at Caraway.
• Has led 1,138 laps at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 8.08.
John Smith (No. 25 G-Oil/Shady Grady Racing Chevrolet)
• One win, 24 top fives, 55 top 10s in 84 series starts.
• Best finish this season of third.
• Average finish this season of 8.3.
• Sixth in championship standings.
• One win, 10 top fives, 23 top 10s in 38 tour starts at Caraway.
• Win was in 2010.
• Has led seven laps at Caraway.
• Average finish at Caraway of 9.63.
Sources: Kevin W. Green/NASCAR WSMT PR