PRACTICE: Preece Ready for Record
Former Champion Leads Field In Session At Bowman Gray
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Ryan Preece has said he loves coming south to race at Bowman Gray Stadium and he proved that by leading the way in practice at Bowman Gray Stadium for the Strutmasters.com 199.
The 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion has already won once this season in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour – at South Boston Speedway – and he’s off to a good start for win No. 2 as he led the field with a fast lap of 13.191 seconds (68.228 mph) in the 45-minute session.
Preece’s fast lap approached the track qualifying record time of 13.186 seconds, set by Tim Brown in 2008. Today’s Coors Light Pole qualifying is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Four-time NWSMT champion George Brunnhoelzl III was a close behind Preece at 13.339 seconds (67.471) as he looks for his second career Stadium win.
Defending champion Andy Seuss was third (13.358/67.375) with Danny Bohn, who won a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series race last night at Bowman Gray, fourth on the speed chart (13.481/66.761).
John Smith, making his first start since his former car owner Grady Tutterow lost his brief battle with cancer, finished fifth.
Whelen Modified Tour regular Eric Goodale joined Preece in making the trip south and was sixth with Kyle Ebersole, Jeremy Gerstner, Jason Myers and Joe Ryan Osborne rounding out the top 10.
Green flag for the Strutmasters.com 199 slated for approximately 8:40 p.m.
NWSMT Bowman Gray 8/1/15 Practice
Submitted by tsouthers on August 1, 2015 – 4:12pm
Series:
Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 6 Ryan Preece East West Marine/NAPA Chevrolet 13.191 68.228 48 49
2 28 George Brunnhoelzl III Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair/Composite Tech Chevrolet 13.339 67.471 30 64 0.148
3 11 Andy Seuss Northeast Race Cars/Ideal Financial Chevrolet 13.358 67.375 30 51 0.167
4 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks/Ray Evernham Chevrolet 13.481 66.761 10 36 0.29
5 25 John Smith Rick’s Home Imprv/Mumy Financial/Don & Dee Store Chevrolet 13.514 66.598 39 46 0.323
6 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing Chevrolet 13.542 66.460 70 71 0.351
7 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 13.553 66.406 43 56 0.362
8 15 Jeremy Gerstner GMR Lawncare/Shady Grady Racing Chevrolet 13.555 66.396 21 35 0.364
9 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing & Recovery Ford 13.616 66.099 27 61 0.425
10 79 Joe Ryan Osborne Coors Light 21 Means 21/Hillbilly Racing Pontiac 13.623 66.065 43 52 0.432
11 43 David Calabrese Diamond Back Towing Chevrolet 13.635 66.007 33 37 0.444
12 1 Burt Myers Remington SCT/Citrusafe/Speedway Ford 13.674 65.818 39 53 0.483
13 2 JR Bertuccio Gershow Recycling Chevrolet 13.743 65.488 38 38 0.552
14 74 Bobby Measmer, Jr. Powerhouse Recycling/Town& Country Ford/Lead 2 Real Estate Chevrolet 13.770 65.359 35 43 0.579
15 99 A J Winstead VCE Technologies Chevrolet 13.810 65.170 22 25 0.619
16 32 Tom Abele, Jr. Dunleavy Truck and Trailer Repair/Thirty Two Signs Chevrolet 13.830 65.076 41 42 0.639
17 40 Frank Fleming Autos By Nelson/Perkins/Lewisville Mtrs/Wm Smith Trk/Chevrolet 13.908 64.711 28 29 0.717
18 12 Mike Norman NP Chry/NW by Stormy Speaks/Speedwy Auto Chevrolet 13.988 64.341 36 54 0.797
19 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records Chevrolet 14.004 64.267 24 46 0.813
20 14 Trey Hutchens Wix Filters/All Star Trk and Trailer Repair Chevrolet 14.015 64.217 49 55 0.824
21 73 Paul Hartwig JR Acasola Farms/Himmer Graphics Chevrolet 14.106 63.803 28 33 0.915
* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
Sources: Tim Southers/NASCAR PR