QUALIFYING: Loftin Back in Form
Veteran Scores Seventh Career Pole Award At Caraway
SOPHIA, N.C. – While Andy Seuss and George Brunnhoelzl III have gained most of the headlines from racing recently at Caraway Speedway, for a while Brian Loftin was the driver to beat at Caraway Speedway. After qualifying, Loftin might be ready to reclaim his success at the .455-mile track.
Loftin captured his first Coors Light Pole Award on the tour since July 1, 2011 during qualifying for the Zooland 150. Loftin led the field with a fast lap of 15.936 seconds (102.786 mph) to capture his 13th career pole and seventh at Caraway.
Brunnhoelzl followed closely in second with a fast lap time of 15.967 seconds (102.587) with defending race Caraway race winner Burt Myers third (16.004/102.349).
Danny Bohn (16.021/102.241) and Andy Seuss (16.050/102.056) completed the top five.
Kyle Ebersole, JR Bertuccio, Daniel Speeney, Spencer Davis, Bobby Measmer Jr. completed the top 10.
Brandon Ward was forced to withdraw due to mechanical issues in practice and was not able to qualify.
The Zooland 150 is slated to begin at approximately 8 p.m.
QUALIFYING RESULTS
NWSMT Caraway 9/27/14 Qualifying
Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed Diff
1 23 Brian Loftin L & R Transmissions/QMF Metal & Electronics Chevrolet 15.936 102.786
2 28 George Brunnhoelzl lll Composite Tech/Performance Tech/Oval Speed Chevrolet 15.967 102.587 0.031
3 1 Burt Myers Citrusafe/Adams Towing & Recovery Ford 16.004 102.349 0.068
4 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet 16.021 102.241 0.085
5 11 Andy Seuss Northeast Race Cars /Ideal Finance Chevrolet 16.050 102.056 0.114
6 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 16.138 101.500 0.202
7 2 J R Bertuccio Gershow Recycling Chevrolet 16.181 101.230 0.245
8 80 Daniel Speeney www.limitlesswalls.com Chevrolet 16.250 100.800 0.314
9 79 Spencer Davis* Coors Light 21 Means 21/Hillbilly Racing/LeBlue Pontiac 16.259 100.744 0.323
10 51 Bobby Measmer Jr* Powerhouse Recycling Chevrolet 16.271 100.670 0.335
11 15 Joe Ryan Osborne* Pinnacle Trucking/RTX/Osborne Constr Chevrolet 16.299 100.497 0.363
12 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing & Recovery Ford 16.358 100.134 0.422
13 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records Chevrolet 16.360 100.122 0.424
14 8 Dalton Baldwin* ChildrensDreamRacer.com Chevrolet 16.368 100.073 0.432
15 40 Luke Fleming AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Chev 16.402 99.866 0.466
16 43 David Calabrese DiamondBack Towing/Dunleavy Truckin & Trailer Repair Chevrolet 16.458 99.526 0.522
17 12 Mike Norman Tri City Trading/DMC Auto Exchange Chev 16.573 98.835 0.637
18 72 Justin Taylor Level 1 Motorsports Chevrolet 16.744 97.826 0.808
* – Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender
Sources: Tim Southers/NASCAR WSMT PR