QUALIFYING: Seuss Earns 10th Pole
NH Driver Will Lead Whelen Southern Mod Opener To Green
SOPHIA, N.C. — Andy Seuss continues his mastery of Caraway Speedway.
The driver of the No. 11 Ideal Finance/Phoenix Motors Chevrolet earned his 10th career NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Coors Light Pole Award — and seventh at Caraway — Sunday afternoon. Seuss put down a lap of 16.050 seconds (102.050 mph) around the .455-mile banked oval.
Seuss won the final two races of 2013 at Caraway and will start the Whelen Opener 150 on the front row alongside JR Bertuccio. Bertuccio qualified second fastest at 16.079 (101.872).
Kyle Ebersole was third quickest at 16.094 (101.777), followed by three-time defending tour champion George Brunnhoelzl III. Brunnhoelzl had two wins and three runner-up finishes at Caraway last year. Rookie Joe Ryan Osborne qualified fifth.
Danny Bohn will start sixth, followed by Cole Powell, Thomas Stinson, Jason Myers and Luke Fleming.
The Whelen Opener 150 is schedule to start at approxiametly 4:15 p.m.
QUALIFYING RESULTS
NWSMT Caraway 03/09/14 Qualifying
Pos No. Name Sponsor Best Tm Best Speed Diff
1 11 Andy Seuss Ideal Finance/Phoenix Motors Chevrolet 16.050 102.056
2 2 J R Bertuccio Gershow Recycling/Hagerman Systems Chevrolet 16.079 101.872 0.029
3 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 16.094 101.777 0.044
4 28 George Brunnhoelzl lll Composite Tech./Performance Tech. Chevrolet 16.135 101.518 0.085
5 15 Joe Ryan Osborne* Pro Systems/Joie of SEating Chevrolet 16.137 101.506 0.087
6 65 Danny Bohn Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet 16.144 101.462 0.094
7 73 Cole Powell Copp’s BuildAll/Tricar Developments Chevrolet 16.184 101.211 0.134
8 7 Thomas Stinson Dennis’ Towing & Recovery Chevrolet 16.192 101.161 0.142
9 4 Jason Myers Adams Towing/Corks Caps & Taps Ford 16.212 101.036 0.162
10 40 Luke Fleming AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Chevrolet 16.257 100.757 0.207
11 31 Cody Ware* RaceTrac Chevrolet 16.266 100.701 0.216
12 23 Brian Loftin L & R Transmissions Chevrolet 16.277 100.633 0.227
13 51 Bobby Measmer Jr* Powerhouse Recycling/Speed51.com Chevrolet 16.328 100.318 0.278
14 79 Spencer Davis* HillbillyRacing/Coors 21 Means 21 Pontiac 16.347 100.202 0.297
15 43 David Calabrese Diamond Back Towing Chevrolet 16.347 100.202 0.297
16 1 Burt Myers Citrusafe/Spdwy Auto Auction/Adam’s Ford 16.361 100.116 0.311
17 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records/Stock Car Steel Chevrolet 16.435 99.665 0.385
18 97 Bryan Dauzat OB Builders Chevrolet 16.516 99.177 0.466
19 12 Mike Norman GoAero Nationwide by Stormie Speaks Chevrolet 16.742 97.838 0.692
Sources:Jason Christley/NASCAR WSMT PR