PRACTICE: Seuss Off to Fast Early Start
Led The Way In Whelen Southern Modified Caraway Practice
SOPHIA, N.C. – Andy Seuss won the last two NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour events at Caraway Speedway last fall, and he’s picked up right where he left off.
Seuss, from Hampstead, N.H., posted a fast lap of 15.983 seconds (102.484 mph) during the 30-minute practice session in advance of Sunday’s Whelen Season Opener 150 at the venerable .455-mile oval.
Seuss has eight career victories at Caraway, tied for second with Brian Loftin and trailing only George Brunnhoelzl III’s 10.
Kyle Ebersole finished second on the speed chart at 16.104 (101.714) followed by Brunnhoelzl at 16.117 (101.632).
Loftin and Danny Bohn rounded out the top five while JR Bertuccio, Cody Ware, Cole Powell, Joe Ryan Osborne and Luke Fleming brought home the top 10 in the 19-car field. Defending race winner Jason Myers ranked 11th.
Coors Light Pole qualifying is slated for 2:20 p.m., and green flag for the Whelen Season Opener 150 will be at approximately 4:15 p.m.
The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series late models will lead off Sunday’s features with a 100-lap race starting at 3 p.m.
PRACTICE
NWSMT Caraway 3/9/14 Practice
Submitted by jcunningham on March 9, 2014 – 1:18pm
Pos No. Name Sponsor Time Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 11 Andy Seuss Ideal Finance/Phoenix Motors Chevrolet 15.983 102.484 36 40
2 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 16.104 101.714 4 24 0.121
3 28 George Brunnhoelzl lll Composite Tech./Performance Tech. Chevrolet 16.117 101.632 19 26 0.134
4 23 Brian Loftin L&R Transmissions Chevrolet 16.139 101.493 19 25 0.156
5 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet 16.160 101.361 16 38 0.177
6 2 JR Bertuccio Gershow Recycling/Hagerman Systems Chevrolet 16.173 101.280 13 31 0.190
7 31 Cody Ware* RaceTrac Chevrolet 16.180 101.236 21 30 0.197
8 73 Cole Powell Copp’s BuildAll/Tricar Developments Chevrolet 16.193 101.155 24 24 0.210
9 15 Joe Ryan Osborne* Pro Systems/Joie of Seating Chevrolet 16.258 100.750 40 40 0.275
10 40 Luke Fleming AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Ford 16.265 100.707 21 28 0.282
11 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing/Corks Caps & Taps Ford 16.292 100.540 22 26 0.309
12 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records/Stock Car Steel Chevrolet 16.301 100.485 17 18 0.318
13 79 Spencer Davis* HillbillyRacing/Coors 21 Means 21 Pontiac 16.314 100.405 22 33 0.331
14 1 Burt Myers Citrusafe/Spdwy Auto Auction/Adam’s Ford 16.394 99.915 24 34 0.411
15 97 Bryan Dauzat OB Builders Chevrolet 16.455 99.544 22 23 0.472
16 7 Thomas Stinson Dennis’ Towing & Recovery Chevrolet 16.485 99.363 12 24 0.502
17 43 David Calabrese Diamond Back Towing Chevrolet 16.510 99.213 9 13 0.527
18 12 Mike Norman GoAero Nationwide by Stormie Speaks Chevrolet 16.519 99.159 13 20 0.536
19 51 Bobby Measmer Jr.* Powerhouse Recycling/Speed51.com Chevrolet 16.588 98.746 30 35 0.605
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WSMT PR