Brandon Ward left with the
trophy on Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium, but Jonathan Brown was
smiling just as big.
Ward qualified seventh – and when the entire field randomly drew for
starting position, he was set to start fourth. Frank Fleming of Mount
Airy drew the pole for his start and shot out into the lead, with Ward
quickly moving up to second.
Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem and John Smith of Mount Airy elected to
take on the Fans’ Challenge after qualifying in the top four: they would
start in the rear and win $3,000 if either of them were to make it back
up to top-four finish.
A few double-file restarts allowed Ward to challenge Fleming for the
lead, completing the pass on lap17. The double-file restarts also
allowed defending champ Burt Myers of Walnut Cove to make his way
forward up to second – where he began pressuring Ward.
Ward defended his territory until lap 74 when Myers completed a smooth
pass for the lead on the outside row. It seemed like the race was over
for Ward, but he battled back to reclaim the lead on lap 90. Myers
delivered some stiff shots to Ward’s bumper, but Ward held strong and
grabbed the checkered.
“We had a really good car early, and it just went away on me. It got
way too free getting in, but these guys don’t give up on me – I can’t
give up on them,” said Ward. “I just felt like if I could get a good
start and get back to the front, get some laps under us, get some bite
back in getting into the corner, we’d be okay.”
Jonathan Brown flew from 22nd up to 4th to win the $3,000 in Fans’
Challenge bonus money. But just as exciting as the prize money for Brown
was the performance of his car – and what that means for the future.
“The $3,000 is a nice bonus, but the main thing I’m happy about is
building the car and making it better. I came last week after only
having the car for two days, and we qualified seventh and got two
top-fives,” said Brown. “We took it to the shop and completely rebuilt
it – we finished up about one o’clock this morning. We came over all day
long and busted our butts to make it better.”
“Tonight we qualified fourth, so we’ve gained on it,” said Brown. “I
know we were as fast as or faster than the leaders. We had something to
win with, for sure.”
Burt Myers finished on Ward’s bumper in second, with brother Jason
Myers of Walnut Cove finishing third.
In the McDowell Heating & Air Sportsman Series, Justin Taylor of
Kernersville slipped past Kyle Southern of Rural Hall to win in the
first 20-lapper. In the second 20-lap race, Dylan Ward of Winston-Salem
claimed victory.
Billy Gregg of Lexington won for the Law Offices of John Barrow Street
Stock Series after spending all day struggling to fix his car. He got it
race-ready just minutes before the green flag and held on to take the
win.
In the Q104.1 Stadium Stock Series, Chuck Wall of Lexington and Chris
Allison of Mocksville each brought home a victory.
Race Results
Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series
Modified 100: 100 laps completed
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 04 Brandon Ward Winston-Salem, NC
2 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
3 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
4 22 Jonathan Brown Winston-Salem, NC
5 16 Chris Fleming Mount Airy, NC
6 79 James Civali Davidson, NC
7 83 Tim Brown Tobaccoville, NC
8 18 Daniel Yates Lexington, NC
9 75 Lee Jeffreys Wallburg, NC
10 53 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
11 8 Darin Redmon Walnut Cove, NC
12 24 Carson Ware Greensboro, NC
13 5 Randy Butner Pfafftown, NC
14 41 Chris Williams Martinsville, VA
15 44 Daniel Beeson Kernersville, NC
16 40 Frank Fleming Winston-Salem, NC
17 31 Zach Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
18 66 Zack Clifton Walkertown, NC
19 51 Drew Moffitt Lexington, NC
20 15 Jeremy Gerstner Wesley Chapel, FL
21 50 Michael Clifton Walkertown, NC
22 78 Jody Fritts Winston-Salem, NC
23 77 Susan Harwell Jonesville, NC
McDowell Heating & Air Sportsman Series
1st Sportsman race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 12 Justin Taylor Kernersville, NC
2 92 Kyle Southern Rural Hall, NC
3 2 Amber Lynn Walkertown, NC
4 21 Tommy Neal Walkertown, NC
5 55 Zack Ore Winston-Salem, NC
6 19 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
7 7 Dylan Ward Winston-Salem, NC
8 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
9 3 Jeff Garrison Arcadia, NC
10 30 Blake Shupe Mt Airy, NC
11 31 Chase Robertson Winston-Salem, NC
12 25 Matt Bodenheimer Wallburg, NC
13 03 Sterling Plemmons Winston-Salem, NC
14 5 Bubba Tilley Mount Airy, NC
15 0 Steve Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
16 56 Fishel Dale Thomasville,NC
17 22 Wesley Thompson Advance, NC
18 80 Brian Shupe Winston-Salem, NC
19 14 Terry Thompson Winston-Salem, NC
20 9 Ryan Dixon Yadkinville, NC
21 05 Spencer Martin Winston-Salem, NC
2nd Sportsman race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 7 Dylan Ward Winston-Salem, NC
2 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
3 55 Zack Ore Winston-Salem, NC
4 21 Tommy Neal Walkertown, NC
5 92 Kyle Southern Rural Hall, NC
6 19 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
7 31 Chase Robertson Winston-Salem, NC
8 30 Blake Shupe Mt Airy, NC
9 2 Amber Lynn Walkertown, NC
10 12 Justin Taylor Kernersville, NC
11 22 Wesley Thompson Advance, NC
12 3 Jeff Garrison Arcadia, NC
13 03 Sterling Plemmons Winston-Salem, NC
14 25 Matt Bodenheimer Wallburg, NC
15 0 Steve Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
16 56 Fishel Dale Thomasville,NC
17 80 Brian Shupe Winston-Salem, NC
18 5 Bubba Tilley Mount Airy, NC
19 14 Terry Thompson Winston-Salem, NC
20 9 Ryan Dixon Yadkinville, NC
Law Offices of John Barrow Street Stock Series
Street Stock Race: 20 laps
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 98 Billy Gregg Lexington, NC
2 97 Jeremy Warren Winston-Salem, NC
3 1 Christian Joyce Trinity, NC
4 99 Bryan Sykes Winston-Salem, NC
5 08 Jacob Creed Dobson, NC
6 6 Austin Powell Concord, NC
7 02 David Creed Mount Airy, NC
8 28 Nate Gregg Lexington, NC
9 40 Taylor Robbins Winston-Salem, NC
10 69 Gerald Robinson Jr Winston-Salem, NC
11 31 Brandon Butner East Bend, NC
12 33 Dennis Lanier Lexington, NC
13 19 Corey Rose Trinity, NC
14 62 Kevin Hedgecock Thomasville, NC
15 2 Willie Wall Winston-Salem, NC
16 29 Bradley Potts Clemmons, NC
17 13 Kevin Gilbert Mocksville, NC
18 66 Tim Geison Mocksville, NC
19 22 Brian Wall Winston-Salem, NC
20 3 Jeff Potts Lexington, NC
21 16 Brad Lewis Winston-Salem, NC
Q104.1 Stadium Stock Series
Stadium Stock “A” Race: 15 laps completed
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 81 Chuck Wall Lexington, NC
2 24 A.J. Sanders Mocksville, NC
3 80 Luke Smith Advance, NC
4 43 Brandon Brendle Winston-Salem, NC
5 3 K.C. Myers Winston-Salem, NC
6 47 Tyler McDonald Thomasville, NC
7 69 Brandon Crotts Winston-Salem, NC
8 40 Kenny Dixon Pfafftown, NC
9 1 Grayson Keaton Mocksville, NC
10 54 Justin Owens Walnut Cove, NC
11 76 Billy Cameron Jr Salisbury, NC
12 60 Brad Mickalowski Mocksville, NC
13 03 Cody Gum Winston-Salem, NC
14 79 Junior Smith Lexington, NC
15 16 Stephen Sanders Midway, NC
16 68 Tyler Bush Clemmons, NC
17 10 David Hopkins Winston-Salem, NC
Stadium Stock “B” Race: 15 laps completed
FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 01 Chris Allison Mocksville, NC
2 27 Austin Cates Tobaccoville, NC
3 51 Junior Snow King, NC
4 33 DJ Dean Thomasville, NC
5 44 Justin Whitaker Elon, NC
6 4 Tommy Stewart Mocksville, NC
7 61 Braxton McDaniel Mocksville, NC
8 0 Carlos Clifton Germanton, NC
9 30 Jeremy Sealy Sophia, NC
10 18 Jonathan Simacek Winston-Salem, NC
11 20 Scarlett Dahmer Kernersville, NC
12 9 Robbie Shrewsbury Walnut Cove, NC
13 34 Steven Stoneman Asheboro, NC
14 88 Mickey Tuttle Pinnacle, NC
15 14 Ken Bridges King, NC
16 28 Robert Mabe Germanton, NC
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