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Myers Steadily Gains Points at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Jason Myers and John Smith stole the show with their victories on Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium. But it wasn’t lost on fans that, without much fanfare, Burt Myers of Walnut Cove got a step closer to overtaking the points lead. With two solid fourth-place finishes on Saturday in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, Myers reduced Tim Brown’s points lead from seven down to just four. “The racer in me wants to be disappointed,” said Myers. “But on a Twin 50s night: two top fives, gaining a handful of points, nothing’s torn…

Myers and Smith Grab Wins at Bowman Gray

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Myers and Smith Grab Wins at Bowman Gray (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Saturday night brought a chance for redemption for Jason Myers at Bowman Gray Stadium. And it was an opportunity he didn’t let go to waste. Myers, a resident of Walnut Cove, took the checkered in the first 50-lapper for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series on Saturday. He qualified second but started on the pole after the top six qualifiers drew for starting position. Starting on the outside row beside him was Chris Fleming of Mount Airy. It was a situation reminiscent of one week earlier –…

Luck Allows Myers to Chip at Brown’s Lead at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) For the last several weeks, Burt Myers of Walnut Cove has been slowly gaining momentum at Bowman Gray Stadium. He’s finished higher than Tim Brown of Tobaccoville for the last four events in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, chipping away at Brown’s points lead each and every time. Saturday’s victory for Myers, coupled with some bad luck for Brown, made up even more ground in the battle for the championship. Myers qualified in second, shot out in the lead, and led every lap to take the checkered. Meanwhile, Brown had to slam the brakes…

Myers Breaks Winless Streak at Bowman Gray

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Myers Breaks Winless Streak at Bowman Gray (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) “I want to win every week - and I’ve always said that if I can’t win I want to chase my little brother,” said Burt Myers. “But I’ve been getting tired of chasing my little brother.” Burt Myers of Walnut Cove remedied that situation on Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium, breaking his winless streak in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. 2015 started off on a strong note for Myers with two victories coming in the first two races of the season. But then Myers’s performance started suffering,…

Double Points Night Shakes Rankings at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) The dust has settled from Saturday’s Double Points Night at Bowman Gray Stadium, with the points races for each division tightening up even more. Tim Brown of Tobaccoville entered Saturday with an 18-point lead over Burt Myers of Walnut Cove in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. Brown qualified on the pole with a fast car and continued his good luck streak when the competitors randomly drew for starting position: Brown plucked third for his starting spot. Brown slipped by Cale Gale of Winston-Salem to move into second and began to threaten Danny…

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Bohn Grabs Win; Jeffreys Takes Colors Edge Money at Bowman Gray

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[xyz-ihs snippet="Horizontal-Google-Banner-Series"] (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) A lucky draw and a strong car brought home the trophy for Danny Bohn on Saturday. And while Lee Jeffreys only finished fourth, he has 6,000 reasons to celebrate. Bohn was last year’s champion in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series but moved back up to his northern hometown of Freehold, NJ to pursue career opportunities. But Saturday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 100 brought about the Colors Edge Challenge: the top four qualifiers could opt to go to the rear for the chance at $6,000 if they fight back up to…

Myers Determined to Improve at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) As Bowman Gray Stadium nears the halfway point of the 2015 season, the points races start to come into more focus for fans and competitors. Tim Brown of Tobaccoville, who has more championships under his belt than any competitor ever in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, currently leads the way for another season. Brown’s year started off on a mediocre note for the nine-time champ. In the May 23 Double Points Night, Brown fell to fifth in the points standings and was 24 points behind leader Burt Myers of Walnut Cove. But in past…

Myers’s Speed on Display at Bowman Gray

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Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Nothing displays a car’s raw speed and handling quite like the twin 25-lap races for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series at Bowman Gray Stadium. And on Saturday, Jason Myers of Walnut Cove showed that he had the car to beat. With starting position being determined strictly by qualifying, Myers turned the fastest lap to start up front and then led all the way. It was his sixth pole of the season and his third victory. “You’ve got to have a good car to start up front. Fortunately, we do - and that’s where we’ve…

Brown and Myers Swap Points Lead at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) At Bowman Gray Stadium, the true mark of a champion isn’t how they react when they qualify on the pole or take the checkered flag. The points battle is about perseverance when misfortune strikes. And on Saturday in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, both Tim Brown of Tobaccoville and Burt Myers of Walnut Cove showed that they are excellent examples of the mindset necessary to take the Modified crown. Tim Brown’s season started off on a surprisingly mediocre note. His qualifying was off and his performance in the race wasn’t what Brown is accustomed…

Brown Takes Advantage of Luck at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Some say it’s better to be lucky than good. But Tim Brown has been both. Brown, a resident of Tobaccoville, got a lucky draw for position in Saturday’s Camping World 100 at Bowman Gray Stadium. He powered ahead to claim his fourth victory of the season in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. Joe Ryan Osborne of Kannapolis started on the pole and jumped out into the lead when the green flag fell. However, his time at the top was short lived: Brown, who started second, darted to the inside to take the lead away…

Jason Myers, Danny Bohn Grab Wins at Bowman Gray

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Jason Myers, Danny Bohn Grab Wins at Bowman Gray (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) “To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best,” said Jason Myers of Walnut Cove. “And we may not be the best next week, but I feel like we were the best tonight.” Myers qualified on the pole for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series and grabbed the victory in the first race in dominant fashion. It was his second win, but most impressively it was his fourth pole of the season – twice more than any other competitor. His qualifying performance is what Myers…

Brown Gets Points Boost at Bowman Gray

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Brown Gets Points Boost at Bowman Gray (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Tim Brown of Tobaccoville made history over the weekend, breaking the record for most all-time Modified wins at the Madhouse. And now, his points total is seeing the benefit. Brown started off the season with a new chassis and high hopes. However, his first few weeks were what the nine-time champ would consider mediocre. Brown acknowledged that the first part of his season would be a struggle as he figured out the adjustments that needed to be made to dial in his new ride. Apparently, Brown and his…

History Still Being Made at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) After Tim Brown made history on Friday night by breaking the all-time win record, Scott Heckert of Ridgefield, CT made his own mark on the history books by taking his first featured victory at the Madhouse. Heckert dominated in the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150, leading from start to finish. It was, however, no easy walk in the park – Heckert had to navigate through lapped traffic with second-place Dalton Sargeant pressuring his rear bumper. “I tried to be as patient as I could,” said Heckert, who noted that the surprisingly low number of cautions…

Brown Shatters Lifetime Win Record at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) On Friday at Bowman Gray Stadium, Burt Myers pulled off an astounding feat winning him $6,000. But he was overshadowed by Tim Brown’s accomplishment which was literally a career in the making. Tim Brown of Tobaccoville claimed the checkered in the Midway Mobile Storage 100 – his 74th career victory. The victory breaks Junior Miller’s record for most all-time Modified wins and makes Brown the holder of more victory trophies than any other Modified competitor. “Until it happened, I hadn’t really thought about it. But sitting out there in the car - from where I…

Young Talent Gets Ready at Bowman Gray

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Young Talent Gets Ready at Bowman Gray (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Wednesday was a day for NASCAR’s up and coming talent to prepare as best as they could for the Madhouse. The K&N Pro Series East had a test day as the teams adjusted their cars for this Saturday’s NASCAR Hall of Fame 150. The touring series is full of young drivers being groomed for potential higher levels of NASCAR racing, and Saturday will be the first time that many of the competitors have ever raced around a tight quarter-mile. Drivers hail from all over – from Massachusetts to…

Double Points Night Shakes Rankings at Bowman Gray

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Double Points Night Shakes Rankings at Bowman Gray (Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Double Points Night. It just takes those three words to get the blood pressure pumping for competitors at Bowman Gray Stadium. Twice as many points on the line means twice the chance for a contender to jump into the lead, twice the effort that the current leaders are giving to stay on top, and twice the impact that a little ill-timed bad luck can have on your season. In the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, Brandon Ward of Winston-Salem ran into some mechanical problems at the worst…

Points Leaders Suffer at Bowman Gray

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(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) With an abundance of competitive drivers in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, the points battle doesn’t allow much margin for error. Burt Myers of Walnut Cove ran into some mechanical issues during the first 25-lapper on Saturday, relegating him to a 15th and 13th place finish. He drops from a healthy 12-point lead down to second place – 6 points out of the points lead. Nine-time champion Tim Brown of Tobaccoville qualified second on Saturday and finished second and 10th. Brown moves from fifth in the points up to tie Myers for second…

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