Brother Against Brother at Bowman Gray

Brother Against Brother at Bowman Gray
(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Before the green flag waved, Burt Myers seemed to have the odds stacked against him. But when the checkered fell, Myers walked away with the trophy.
In qualifying for the Hayes Jewelers 200, Burt Myers of Walnut Cove was fourth fastest. His younger brother, Jason Myers of Walnut Cove, clinched the pole with a blistering lap. Tim Brown of Tobaccoville jumped behind the wheel
of a new car and turned the second-fastest lap. Brandon Ward of Winston-Salem was third-fastest, piloting the powerful car that used to belong to Tim Brown.
Getting to the lead would be tough for Myers. Staying in the lead would be tougher. Yet that was his plan. “I wanted to get out front. If I can put it out front, I can set my pace,” said Burt Myers.
Burt Myers was able to maneuver past Ward on the initial start and get by Tim Brown on the first double-file restart. 20 laps into the race, Burt Myers was already able to start challenging Jason Myers for the lead.
The #1 car of Burt Myers was impressive on the outside, seemingly unbeatable during a double-file restart. But with a cluster of incidents one after the other, it took a while before Burt was able to make his pass stick.
Burt Myers held his own during the next eight restarts, fending off Jason Myers for each double-file challenge. “The car was awesome. The car did exactly what we needed to do. When we dialed the car in, it was on older tires – so
we knew what to expect late in the run,” said Burt Myers.
The closest Burt came to losing the lead wasn’t due to the competitors behind him itching to pass – it was due to slower traffic that Myers was preparing to lap. Long-time rival Junior Miller of Winston-Salem spun into the infield
and resumed the pace at the tail end of the lead lap – right in front of leader Burt Myers.
Myers held back for nearly 50 laps, unwilling to go around Miller. “I was just trying to set a good pace and not trying to run hard. You run as hard as you have to run,” said Burt Myers. “I was content there for a little while, and the
pace needed to be picked up a little bit – so I made a move.”
As the laps ticked by, Jason Myers waited patiently for the chance to make his move. With 10 laps to go, Jason slammed the gas from the outside row in a double-file restart, riding door to door with older brother Burt for almost a
lap. At times, Jason got a nose ahead of Burt. But the younger of the Myers brothers couldn’t complete the pass.
“I was saving tires and trying to beat him on the restart. I knew I wasn’t going to pass him just racing, because we were too even,” said Jason Myers. “I knew I had a shot – just making it stick was the whole thing. And both of us on
worn out tires, we were both sliding around.”
Burt Myers went on to grab the checkered in the Hayes Jewelers 200, the longest race of the season for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series. Jason Myers finished second. Brandon Ward battled back and forth with Tim Brown to
take third.
Tim Brown had a rollercoaster ride of a race, running in third in the early stages before falling back to eighth – only to fight back to a fourth place finish. “We had an ignition problem,” said Brown. “And I think I was in like four
different wrecks.”
In the Farm Bureau Insurance Sportsman Series, Zack Ore of Winston-Salem put the pedal down to win an uncharacteristically caution-free 40-lap race. John Holleman of Winston-Salem came in second.
Derrick Rice of Kernersville flew from fourteenth up to the front to win the 20-lapper for the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series. Father and son, Jacob Creed and David Creed of Ararat, finished second and third.
In the McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series, Daniel Yates of Lexington won the first 15-lapper. A.J. Sanders of Mocksville claimed the checkered in the second 15-lap race.

Race Results

Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series
Hayes Jewelers 200

FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 1 Burt Myers Walnut Cove, NC
2 4 Jason Myers Walnut Cove, NC
3 04 Brandon Ward Winston-Salem, NC
4 83 Tim Brown Tobaccoville, NC
5 13 Chris Fleming Mount Airy, NC
6 71 Dean Ward Winston-Salem, NC
7 12 Mike Norman Lewisville, NC
8 43 David Calabrese Toms River, NJ
9 28 Austin Pack Walkertown, NC
10 5 Randy Butner Pfafftown, NC
11 69 Junior Miller Sandy Ridge, NC
12 77 Lee Jeffreys Winston-Salem, NC
13 48 Brad Robbins Winston-Salem, NC
14 53 John Smith Mount Airy, NC
15 50 Michael Clifton Walkertown, NC
16 79 Brian Loftin Lexington, NC
17 2 Joseph Brown Lewisville, NC
18 92 Brody Jones Statesville, NC
19 75 Robert Jeffreys Winston-Salem, NC
20 27 Mike Bohn Huntersville, NC
21 66 Ronnie Clifton Walkertown, NC
22 44 Daniel Beeson Kernersville, NC
Farm Bureau Insurance Sportsman Series: 40 laps

FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 55 Zack Ore Winston-Salem, NC
2 4 John Holleman Winston-Salem, NC
3 19 Michael Adams Yadkinville, NC
4 81 Zack Clifton Walkertown, NC
5 86 Taylor Branch Lewisville, NC
6 02 Derek Stoltz Walkertown, NC
7 21 Tommy Neal Rural Hall, NC
8 13 Chase Hunt Lexington, NC
9 3 Jeff Garrison Arcadia, NC
10 68 Robbie Brewer Winston-Salem, NC
11 1 Jordan Fleming Mount Airy, NC
12 9 David Adams Yadkinville, NC
13 51 Rob Knabel Tobaccoville, NC
14 12 Justin Taylor King, NC
15 28 Billy Gregg Lexington, NC
Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series: 20 laps

FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 20 Derrick Rice Kernersville, NC
2 08 Jacob Creed Ararat, NC
3 09 David Creed Ararat, NC
4 22 Brian Wall Winston-Salem, NC
5 14 Aaron Hylton Kernersville, NC
6 2 Willie Wall Lexington, NC
7 97 Jeremy Warren Winston-Salem, NC
8 12 Doug Wall Pfafftown, NC
9 13 Kevin Gilbert Mocksville, NC
10 50 Austin Edwards Winston-Salem, NC
11 01 Trey Phelps Winston-Salem, NC
12 30 Blake Shupe Mount Airy, NC
13 81 Robert Lawson King, NC
14 1 Jasper Sumner Trinity, NC
15 40 Taylor Robbins Winston-Salem, NC
16 7 K.J. Stimpson Lewisville, NC
17 47 Steve Idol Kernersville, NC
18 10 Zach Linville Kernersville, NC
19 29 Bradley Potts Clemmons, NC
20 6 A.J. Quakenbush Winston-Salem, NC
21 00 Donnie Martin Winston-Salem, NC
22 4 Steven Berrier Germanton, NC
23 07 Shane Tuttle Germanton, NC
McDowell Heating & Air Stadium Stock Series
1st race – 15 laps

FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 40 Daniel Yates Lexington, NC
2 11 Brandon Brendle Winston-Salem, NC
3 95 Jeremy Stainback Winston-Salem, NC
4 76 Billy Cameron Jr Salisbury, NC
5 81 Chuck Wall Lexington, NC
6 49 P-Nut Vernon Walkertown, NC
7 97 Brian Sykes Lexington, NC
8 91 Coty Crews Greensboro, NC
9 30 Jacob Griffin Tobaccoville, NC
10 64 Ricky Wall East Bend, NC
11 78 Robbie Mabe Germanton, NC
12 23 Andy Spears Lexington, NC
13 36 Rick McKnight Winston-Salem, NC
14 51 Sam Whitman Winston-Salem, NC

2nd race – 15 laps

FINISH CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN
1 24 A.J. Sanders Mocksville, NC
2 16 Stephen Sanders Lexington, NC
3 02 Wesley Thompson Advance, NC
4 7 Chris Allison Mocksville, NC
5 8 Shane Southard Yadkinville, NC
6 89 Joseph Swanson Rural Hall, NC
7 08 Dan Speeney Mocksville, NC
8 71 Auston McElveen Winston-Salem, NC
9 77 Randy McElveen Winston-Salem, NC
10 6 Dale Patterson Winston-Salem, NC
11 55 Tyler Burke Midway. NC
12 14 Ken Bridges King, NC
13 10 David Hopkins Winston-Salem, NC
14 62 Kevin Hedgecock Thomasville, NC
15 50 Jimmy Walker Winston-Salem, NC
16 09 Tim Evans Clemmons, NC
17 57 Ray Heath Winston-Salem, NC

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