Lady Luck can be fickle at
Bowman Gray Stadium, and one man’s misfortune can be another man’s lucky
break.
Such was the case for Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg in Saturday’s first race
for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. He turned the fastest lap yet
again – taking the pole for the third time in a row and the fifth time
this season.
He bolted out into the lead on the initial start past the outside
pole-starter, Bobby Measmer of Concord. Measmer followed closely behind
Jeffreys, but the #75 of Jeffreys seemed hard to beat.
But disaster struck for Jeffreys when mechanical problems sent his car
to the pits on lap 13. Measmer was the beneficiary of Jeffreys’s
absence, moving up to the lead. “I thought I saw a tire going down. He
started getting really loose,” said Measmer about Jeffreys’s ailing car.
“I saw him pull over and waving outside – and I’m like, ‘Alright, this
is mine.’”
Despite the threats from Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem, Measmer held
on to grab the victory. “We’ve rebuilt this car front to back, and every
week we come out it’s fast. But the driver loses his head, or I get
caught up in somebody else’s stuff,” said Measmer.
The “Madhouse Scramble” sent Daniel Yates of Lexington to the pole for
the start of the second race. Darin Redmon of Walnut Cove started beside
him on the outside. Redmon encountered some disasters of his own as
mechanical issues caused him to lose control and slide into the guard
rail on the first lap.
George Brunnhoelzl III of Mooresville moved up to battle with Yates for
the lead and slipped by him in short order. But Brunnhoelzl soon had his
hands full with Burt Myers pressuring his bumper.
On lap 8, Myers made a risky move on the outside row to power his way
around Brunnhoelzl to grab the lead. Then it was smooth sailing to the
checkered flag for Myers, with John Smith of Mount Airy finishing on his
bumper.
“We knew we were bad,” said Myers about his car in the first race. “We
didn’t quit. It’s hard to believe I’m standing here.”
In the Texas Steak & Tap House Sportsman Series, Kevin Neal of
Walkertown dominated the first part of Saturday’s 100-lapper. Neal
defended his lead for five double-file restarts and was just a few laps
from taking the checkered flag. But a late-race caution gave Derek
Stoltz of Walkertown the chance to dart to the inside of Neal and steal
the lead. Stoltz went on to win.
Billy Gregg of Lexington claimed the checkered in a caution-filled race
for the Law Offices of John Barrow Street Stock Series. And in the
Q104.1 Stadium Stock Series, both Wesley Thompson of Advance and Tim
Evans of Arcadia walked away with a victory trophy.
Race Results
Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series
1st Modified Race: 25 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 14 Bobby Measmer Jr. Concord, NC
2 22 Jonathan Brown Winston-Salem, NC
3 5 Randy Butner Pfafftown, NC
4 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
5 53 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
6 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
7 83 Tim Brown Tobaccoville, NC
8 79 George Brunnhoelzl III Mooresville, NC
9 44 Daniel Beeson Kernersville, NC
10 18 Daniel Yates Lexington, NC
11 8 Darin Redmon Walnut Cove, NC
12 16 William Smith Mount Airy, NC
13 75 Lee Jeffreys Wallburg, NC
14 7 Derrik Hill Winston-Salem, NC
15 41 Jimmy Wallace Winston-Salem, NC
16 2 Joseph Brown Winston-Salem, NC
17 51 Matt Smith King, NC
18 10 Tommy Dillon Winston-Salem, NC
19 77 Susan Harwell Jonesville, NC
2nd Modified Race: 25 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
2 53 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
3 79 George Brunnhoelzl III Mooresville, NC
4 22 Jonathan Brown Winston-Salem, NC
5 5 Randy Butner Pfafftown, NC
6 44 Daniel Beeson Kernersville, NC
7 83 Tim Brown Tobaccoville, NC
8 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
9 14 Bobby Measmer Jr. Concord, NC
10 77 Lee Jeffreys Wallburg, NC
11 18 Daniel Yates Lexington, NC
12 16 William Smith Mount Airy, NC
13 7 Derrik Hill Winston-Salem, NC
14 2 Joseph Brown Winston-Salem, NC
15 51 Matt Smith King, NC
16 41 Jimmy Wallace Winston-Salem, NC
17 10 Tommy Dillon Winston-Salem, NC
18 8 Darin Redmon Walnut Cove, NC
Texas Steak & Tap House Sportsman Series
Sportsman 100: 116 laps (race extended due to caution)
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 02 Derek Stoltz Walkertown, NC
2 07 Kevin Neal Walkertown, NC
3 2 Andrew Durham Winston-Salem, NC
4 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
5 01 Amber Lynn Walkertown, NC
6 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
7 12 Justin Taylor Kernersville, NC
8 19 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
9 3 Jeff Garrison Arcadia, NC
10 21 Tommy Neal Walkertown, NC
11 38 Mitch Gales Thomasville,NC
12 8 Casey Kepley Jr Winston-Salem, NC
13 30 Tanner Tilley Mount Airy, NC
14 55 Zack Ore Winston-Salem, NC
15 25 Matt Bodenheimer Wallburg, NC
16 81 Zack Clifton Walkertown, NC
17 70 Dylan Ward Winston-Salem, NC
18 41 Donnie Martin Winston-Salem, NC
19 68 Robbie Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
20 92 Kyle Southern Rural Hall, NC
21 62 Bubba Tilley Mount Airy, NC
Law Offices of John Barrow Street Stock Series
Street Stock Race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 28 Billy Gregg Lexington, NC
2 08 Jacob Creed Dobson, NC
3 15 Nick Wall Pfafftown, NC
4 5 Spencer Martin Winston-Salem, NC
5 97 Jeremy Warren Winston-Salem, NC
6 6 Shane Tuttle Winston-Salem, NC
7 16 Brad Lewis Winston-Salem, NC
8 99 Bryan Sykes Winston-Salem, NC
9 09 David Creed Mount Airy, NC
10 11 Hunter Hutchens Boonville, NC
11 13 Kevin Gilbert Mocksville, NC
12 40 Taylor Robbins Winston-Salem, NC
13 1 Christian Joyce Trinity, NC
14 69 Gerald Robinson Jr Winston-Salem, NC
15 66 Mike Evans King, NC
16 29 Bradley Potts Clemmons, NC
17 62 Kevin Hedgecock Thomasville, NC
18 30 Blake Shupe Mount Airy, NC
19 72 Bryant Robertson Lexington, NC
20 98 Nate Gregg Lexington, NC
21 33 Dennis Lanier Lexington, NC
22 14 Aaron Hylton Kernersville, NC
Q104.1 Stadium Stock Series
Stadium Stock A Race: 15 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 02 Wesley Thompson Advance, NC
2 81 Chuck Wall Lexington, NC
3 2 Brandon Brendle Winston-Salem, NC
4 01 Chris Allison Mocksville, NC
5 24 A.J. Sanders Mocksville, NC
6 1 Grayson Keaton Mocksville, NC
7 61 Jason Keaton Mocksville, NC
8 68 Tyler Bush Clemmons, NC
9 3 Kyler Staley Reedy Creek, NC
10 76 Billy Cameron Jr Salisbury, NC
11 69 Brandon Crotts Winston-Salem, NC
12 27 Austin Cates Tobaccoville, NC
13 54 Justin Owens Walnut Cove, NC
14 20 Scarlett Dahmer Kernersville, NC
15 26 K.C. Myers Winston-Salem, NC
16 22 Adam Thomas Winston-Salem, NC
Stadium Stock B Race: 15 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 09 Tim Evans Arcadia, NC
2 8 Shane Southard Yadkinville, NC
3 35 Johnny Baker Randleman, NC
4 39 Patrick Mullen Lexington, NC
5 33 DJ Dean Thomasville, NC
6 6 Dale Patterson Mocksville, NC
7 37 Josh Osborne Salisbury, NC
8 2 Jason Everhart Lexington, NC
9 91 David Houck New London, NC
10 14 Ken Bridges King, NC
11 9 Robbie Shrewsbury Walnut Cove, NC
12 28 Robert Mabe Germanton, NC
13 49 Shawn Hayes Lenoir, NC
14 10 David Hopkins Winston-Salem, NC
Bowman Gray Stadium PR/Photo Credit Eric Hylton Photography
