QUALIFYING: Record Run for Preece
Sets Langley Mark, Collects 4th Straight Southern Tour Pole
HAMPTON, Va. — Ryan Preece continued his mastery of NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour tracks, earning the Coors Light Pole Award Saturday for the Courtyard by Marriott/Pepsi 150 with a track-record at Langley Speedway.
Preece, the defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, collected his fourth straight pole award in the southern tour with a lap of 14.675 seconds (97.145 mph) around the .396-mile oval. He broke the mark set by Andy Seuss of 14.711 (96.513) in 2013.
Seuss qualified second Saturday at 14.817 (96.214). The points leader has won two of the first three races of the season.
Danny Bohn qualified third at 14.823 (96.175), followed by George Brunnhoelzl III and JR Bertuccio.
Rookie Joe Ryan Osborne, Thomas Stinson, Burt Myers, Luke Fleming and Brian Loftin rounded out the top 10.
The Courtyard by Marriott/Pepsi 150 is set for green flag at 8 p.m.
QUALIFYING RESULTS
NWMT Langley 04/12/14 Qualifying
STARTING LINEUP (PDF)
Pos No. Name Best Tm Best Speed
1 41 Ryan Preece 14.675 97.145
2 11 Andy Seuss 14.817 96.214
3 65 Danny Bohn 14.823 96.175
4 28 George Brunnhoelzl lll 14.836 96.091
5 2 JR Bertuccio 14.854 95.974
6 15 Joe Ryan Osborne* 14.871 95.864
7 7 Thomas Stinson 14.874 95.845
8 1 Burt Myers 14.921 95.543
9 40 Luke Fleming 14.933 95.466
10 23 Brian Loftin 14.940 95.422
11 4 Jason Myers 15.044 94.762
12 97 Bryan Dauzat 15.060 94.661
13 77 Gary Putnam 15.112 94.336
14 79 Spencer Davis* 15.118 94.298
15 51 Bobby Measmer Jr.* 15.122 94.273
16 43 David Calabrese 15.159 94.043
17 12 Mike Norman 15.186 93.876
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WSMT PR