Ebersole Races to Second Career Victory
Holds Off Late Charge By Seuss For South Boston Checkered Flag
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. – There must be something about the state of Virginia that brings out the best in Kyle Ebersole.
The Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, driver decided to change up his pit strategy and pitted early on Lap 53 and was able to hold off a late charge by Andy Seuss to win the South Boston 150 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour event at South Boston Speedway. It was the second career victory for Ebersole. His first came last season at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia.
Seuss made several attempts in his quest for a season sweep at South Boston, but was ultimately forced to settle for second. He was followed across the line by George Brunnhoelzl III, Burt Myers and J.R. Bertuccio.
Ebersole and Seuss had the fans on their feet over the final 10 laps of the races as the duo raced in a pack of lapped traffic with Ebersole able to hold off Seuss and score the win.
“I was really nervous late in the race as I knew everyone had fresher tires than me but we were able to hold on and get the win,” Ebersole said. “That was a lot of fun.”
Pole winner Danny Bohn, rookie Spencer Davis, Jason Myers, Joe Ryan Osborne, and Thomas Stinson rounded out the top-10 finishers.
The race was slowed just three times by caution with one multi-car incident on Lap 40.
NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Rex White served as the Grand Marshall and honorary starter of the race.
The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will next head to Southern National Motorsports Park on Sept. 20.
RESULTS | RACE CENTRAL LIVE RECAP | AUDIO: WINNER KYLE EBERSOLE | AUDIO: RUNNER-UP ANDY SEUSS | AUDIO: THIRD-PLACE GEORGE BRUNNHOELZL III
Race: NWSMT South Boston 9/13/14
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 5 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 150 47 4 Running
2 4 11 Andy Seuss Northeast Race Cars/Ideal Finance Chevrolet 150 43 1 Running
3 2 28 George Brunnhoelzl, III Composite Tech./Performance Tech. Chevrolet 150 42 1 Running
4 3 1 Burt Myers Citrusafe /Adams Towing & Recovery Ford 150 40 Running
5 10 2 JR Bertuccio Gershow Recycling Chevrolet 150 39 Running
6 1 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet 150 40 2 Running
7 6 79 Spencer Davis * Coors Light 21 Means 21/Hillbilly Racing/LeBlue 150 37 Running
8 11 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing & Recovery Ford 150 36 Running
9 8 15 Joe Ryan Osborne * Pinnacle Trucking/Osborne Const. Chevrolet 149 35 Running
10 13 7 Thomas Stinson Dennis’ Towing & Recovery Chevrolet 149 34 Running
11 19 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records Chevrolet 149 33 Running
12 18 12 Mike Norman Comds Wholesale Produce/Lewisville Motors 148 32 Running
13 7 23 Brian Loftin L&R Trans./QMF Metal & Electronics Chevrolet 124 31 Running
14 14 40 Luke Fleming AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Ford 94 30 Accident
15 12 51 Bobby Measmer, Jr. * Powerhouse Rcyclng./Haas Automation Chevrolet 38 29 Distributor
16 9 80 Daniel Speeney www.limitlesswalls.com Chevrolet 38 28 Accident
17 17 43 David Calabrese DiamondBack Towing Chevrolet 38 27 Accident
18 16 97 Bryan Dauzat O B Builders Inc Chevrolet 38 26 Accident
19 15 99 A.J. Winstead Health Diagnostic Laboratory Chevrolet 34 25 Steering
* – Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Danny Bohn, Time: 14.899 Seconds, Speed: 96.651 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 3 mins, 54 secs Average Speed: 56.338 mph Margin of Victory: 0.393 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 20-27 (#23 Spun turn 3); 39-52 (#51 Spun Back Stretch); 95-103 (#40 Spun Turn 2). 3 for 31 laps.
Lap Leaders: Danny Bohn 1-52, Andy Seuss 53, Danny Bohn 54-56, Andy Seuss 57-101, Kyle Ebersole 102-103, George Brunnhoelzl, III 104, Kyle Ebersole 105-150.
Total Laps Led: Danny Bohn 55, Kyle Ebersole 48, Andy Seuss 46, George Brunnhoelzl, III 1. 6 changes involving 4 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Andy Seuss 429, George Brunnhoelzl, III 405, Burt Myers 391, JR Bertuccio 390, Danny Bohn 383, Luke Fleming 368, Kyle Ebersole 365, Gary Putnam 350, Jason Myers 342, Spencer Davis * 341
Next Race: Southern National Motorsports Park
Sources: Tim Southers, NASCAR PR