Brunnhoelzl Returns to Victory Lane
Holds Off Myers For Whelen Southern Modified Win At Caraway
SOPHIA, N.C. — George Brunnhoelzl held off Burt Myers Saturday night in a green-white-checkered finish and in the process kept alive his hopes for a fifth NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship with his win in the Zooland 150.
JR Bertuccio finished third, followed by Danny Bohn and championship points leader Andy Seuss.
Brunnhoelzl cut Seuss’ championship points lead from 18 to nine with two races remaining. Myers, who entered the night winning three of the last four races, remains in third place 22 points out of the lead.
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Jason Myers, Luke Fleming, Brian Loftin, and rookies Bobby Measmer Jr. and Joe Ryan Osborne completed the top 10. Loftin won the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day.
The victory is the 22 of Brunnhoelzl’s career and second of the season. Brunnhoelzl also became the all-time wins leader at Caraway Speedway with 11 wins.
The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour returns to Caraway on Saturday, Oct. 4, for the Prestoria Farms 150. The penultimate race of the 2014 season was rescheduled from March 29 after a rain-out.
RESULTS | RACE CENTRAL LIVE REPLAY | AUDIO: RACE WINNER GEORGE BRUNNHOELZL III POST-RACE |AUDIO: SECOND-PLACE BURT MYERS POST-RACE | AUDIO: THIRD-PLACE JR BERTUCCIO POST-RACE
NWSMT Caraway 9/27/14 Results
Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Race: NWSMT Caraway 9/27/14
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 2 28 George Brunnhoelzl, III Composite Tech./Performance Tech. Chevrolet 153 48 5 Running
2 3 1 Burt Myers Citrusafe /Adams Towing & Recovery Ford 153 43 1 Running
3 7 2 JR Bertuccio Gershow Recycling Chevrolet 153 41 Running
4 4 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet 153 40 Running
5 5 11 Andy Seuss Northeast Race Cars/Ideal Finance Chevrolet 153 39 Running
6 12 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing & Recovery Ford 153 38 Running
7 15 40 Luke Fleming AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Chevrolet 153 37 Running
8 1 23 Brian Loftin L&R Trans./QMF Metal & Electronics Chevrolet 153 37 1 Running
9 10 51 Bobby Measmer, Jr. * Powerhouse Recycling Chevrolet 153 35 Running
10 11 15 Joe Ryan Osborne * Pinnacle Trucking/RTX/Osborne Const. Chevrolet 153 34 Running
11 6 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 153 33 Running
12 16 43 David Calabrese DiamondBack Towing/Dunleavy Truck & Trailer 152 33 1 Running
13 9 79 Spencer Davis * Coors Light 21 Means 21/Hillbilly Racing/LeBlue 151 31 Running
14 13 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records Chevrolet 150 30 Running
15 17 12 Mike Norman Tri City Trading/DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet 150 29 Running
16 14 8 Dalton Baldwin * ChildrensDreamRacer.com Chevrolet 149 28 Running
17 18 72 Justin Taylor Level 1 Motorsports Chevrolet 149 27 Running
18 8 80 Daniel Speeney www.limitlesswalls.com Chevrolet 0 26 Electrical
19 19 44 Brandon Ward Crane & Rigging Chevrolet 0 25 Did Not Start
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Brian Loftin, Time: 15.936 Seconds, Speed: 102.786 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 1 mins, 30 secs Average Speed: 67.917 mph Margin of Victory: 0.608 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 2-5 (#80 Spun Turn 4); 9-11 (#72 Spun Turn 2); 14-16 (#79 Spun Turn 3&4 ); 41-45 (#79 Spun Turn 2 #77 involved); 62-69 (#5 Spun Back Stretch); 74-77 (#12 Spun Turn 2); 80-83 (#43 Spun Turn 2); 132-136 (#77 Spun Back Stretch); 147-150 (#5 and #12 Spun Turn 2). 9 for 40 laps.
Lap Leaders: Brian Loftin 1-63, Burt Myers 64-77, David Calabrese 78, Burt Myers 79-84, George Brunnhoelzl, III 85-150, Burt Myers 151, George Brunnhoelzl, III 152-153.
Total Laps Led: George Brunnhoelzl, III 68, Brian Loftin 63, Burt Myers 21, David Calabrese 1. 6 changes involving 4 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Andy Seuss 504, George Brunnhoelzl, III 495, Burt Myers 482, JR Bertuccio 469, Danny Bohn 460, Kyle Ebersole 439, Luke Fleming 438, Jason Myers 415, Gary Putnam 411, Spencer Davis * 406
Next Race: Caraway
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
Sources: Tim Southers/NASCAR WSMT PR