Bohn Back In Bowman Gray Victory Lane
Second-Straight Whelen Southern Mod Triumph At The Stadium
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The first names that come to mind when referring to modified racing at Bowman Gray Stadium are usually Brown, Miller and Myers. Danny Bohn is doing his best to get in the conversation.
Bohn, from Freehold, New Jersey, captured the checkered flag in the Strutmasters.com 199 Saturday night in NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour action. It was his second win in a row in the event.
Bohn also earned the 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship at the Bowman Gray quarter-mile in 2014 out of the weekly modified division – a division won so many times by Tim Brown, Junior Miller and Burt Myers.
Bohn gained the lead from George Brunnhoelzl III for the final time on Lap 155 and held on through three restarts. Polesitter Ryan Preece rallied from a flat tire early in the event to cross the finish line second while Jeremy Gerstner grabbed his first career podium in third place.
Myers, Bobby Measmer Jr., Andy Seuss, Joe Ryan Osborne, Kyle Ebersole, JR Bertuccio and Jason Myers rounded out the top 10.
Mid-race leader Brunnhoelzl finished 15th after contact with the wall while running fourth brought out the final caution of the night.
The Whelen Southern Modified Tour has held one event a year at Bowman Gray since 2005. Bohn joined L.W. Miller (2010-11) as just the second driver to earn back-to-back victories at the famed flat oval. It was his fourth southern tour win overall.
The Strutmasters.com 199 will be telecast by NBCSN on Aug. 7 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will return to action with the Bush’s Beans 150 combination race with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on Aug. 19 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
RESULTS | LAP-BY-LAP RECAP | AUDIO: RACE WINNER DANNY BOHN POST-RACE COMMENTS | RUNNER-UP RYAN PREECE POST-RACE COMMENTS | THIRD-PLACE JEREMY GERSTNER POST-RACE COMMENTS
NWSMT Bowman Gray 8/1/15 Results
Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Race: NWSMT Bowman Gray 8/1/15
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Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 2 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Rifenburg Construction/Bear gift Chevrolet 199 47 4 Running
2 1 6 Ryan Preece East West Marine, NAPA Chevrolet 199 43 1 Running
3 10 15 Jeremy Gerstner GMR Complete Lawn Care Chevrolet 199 41 Running
4 7 1 Burt Myers Remington SCT/Citrusafe/Speedway Auto Actn. Ford 199 40 Running
5 11 74 Bobby Measmer, Jr. Powerhouse Recycling, Lead 2 Real Estate Chevrolet 199 39 Running
6 4 11 Andy Seuss Northeast Race Cars/Ideal Finance Chevrolet 199 38 Running
7 12 79 Joe Ryan Osborne Coors Light 21 Means 21/Hillbilly Racing Pontiac 199 37 Running
8 17 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 199 36 Running
9 18 2 JR Bertuccio Gershow Recycling Chevrolet 199 35 Running
10 6 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing & Recovery Ford 199 34 Running
11 19 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records Chevrolet 199 33 Running
12 9 40 Frank Fleming Autos By Nelson/Lewisville Mtrs Chevrolet 199 32 Running
13 16 12 Mike Norman Speedway Auto Actn/Nationwide Ins./H&H Auto Sales 197 31 Running
14 20 14 Trey Hutchens, III * Wix Filters/All Star Truck & Trailer Repair Chevrolet 196 30 Running
15 3 28 George Brunnhoelzl, III Dunleavy Trk and Trailer Repair/Comp. Tech 196 31 2 Running
16 14 99 A.J. Winstead Health Diagnostic Laboratory Chevrolet 186 28 Running
17 5 25 John Smith Rick’s Home Improvement/Tutterow Surveying Co 173 27 Suspension
18 15 32 Tom Abele, Jr. Dunleavy Truck and Trailer Repair Chevrolet 167 26 Engine
19 13 43 David Calabrese Diamond Back Towing Chevrolet 150 25 Alternator
20 8 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights Chevrolet 146 24 Overheating
21 21 73 Paul Hartwig Jr. * Acasola Farms, Himmer Graphics Chevrolet 96 23 Accident
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ryan Preece, Time: 13.202 Seconds, Speed: 68.171 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 17 mins, 15 secs Average Speed: 38.641 mph Margin of Victory: 1.004 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 14-22; 27-29; 71-76; 78-82; 106-111; 115-120; 140-146; 149-152; 165-168; 176-179; 183-189. 11 for 61 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ryan Preece 1-15, Danny Bohn 16-23, George Brunnhoelzl, III 24, Danny Bohn 25-29, George Brunnhoelzl, III 30-82, Danny Bohn 83, George Brunnhoelzl, III 84-111, Danny Bohn 112, George Brunnhoelzl, III 113-120, Danny Bohn 121, George Brunnhoelzl, III 122-146, Danny Bohn 147-153, George Brunnhoelzl, III 154, Danny Bohn 155-199. Total Laps Led: George Brunnhoelzl, III 116, Danny Bohn 68, Ryan Preece 15. 13 changes involving 3 drivers.
* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the year Contender