1. SOUTH BOSTON 150

    April 19, 2012 by Winstead

    SOUTH BOSTON, Va. – The Winstead Motorsports team entered South Boston Speedway with high hopes, because finally a track on the tour they were familiar with! Unfortunately, the good vibes were short lived as the #9 Clarke American Sanders Chevrolet had to call it an earlier night because of an overheating engine caused by a small puncture in the radiator. A.J. had moved from the 22nd starting position up to 12th place when they were forced to retire for the evening.
    Results:
    Lap length: 0.4 miles

    (Start position in parentheses)

    1. (7) #44 Brandon Ward, Winston-Salem, NC, Chevrolet, 150 laps, 54.203 mph.

    2. (4) #11 Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H., Chevrolet, 150.

    3. (13) #65 Danny Bohn, Freehold, NJ, Chevrolet, 150.

    4. (6) #51 Kyle Ebersole, Hummelstown, PA, Chevrolet, 150.

    5. (1) #88 L W Miller, Dushore, PA, Chevrolet, 150.

    6. (8) #7 Thomas Stinson, Chester, VA, Chevrolet, 150.

    7. (17) #1 Burt Myers, Walnut Cove, NC, Ford, 150.

    8. (3) #09 George Brunnhoelzl, III, West Babylon, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.

    9. (20) #59 Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn, Chevrolet, 150.

    10. (9) #25 John Smith, Mount Airy, NC, Chevrolet, 150.

    11. (2) #02 Tim Brown, Cana, VA, Chevrolet, 150.

    12. (11) #40 Frank Fleming, Mount Airy, N.C., Ford, 150.

    13. (14) #48 Jonny Kievman, Deerfield Beach, Fla, Pontiac, 150.

    14. (19) #79 Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Pontiac, 150.

    15. (23) #77 Gary Putnam, Concord, NC, Chevrolet, 150.

    16. (26) #24 Darryl Lacks, Forrest, VA, Chevrolet, 150.

    17. (18) #12 Mike Norman, Lewisville, NC, Ford, 135.

    18. (12) #2 J R Bertuccio, Jr, Centerrach, N.Y., Chevrolet, 124.

    19. (25) #78 Donnie Lacks, Forest, VA, Chevrolet, 124, accident.

    20. (5) #4 Jason Myers, Walnut Cove, N.C., Ford, 89, accident.

    21. (22) #9 A.J. Winstead, Richmond, VA, Chevrolet, 64, overheating.

    22. (21) #37 Joe Scarbrough, Richmond, VA, Chevrolet, 52, power steering.

    23. (10) #23 Brian Loftin, Lexington, NC, Chevrolet, 40, rear end.

    24. (15) #97 Bryan Dauzat, Alexandria, LA, Chevrolet, 28, suspension.

    25. (16) 80 Michael Speeney, Newtown, PA, Chevrolet, 18, accident.

    26. (24) #33 Gary Fountain, Minneola, Fla, Chevrolet, 18, accident.

    27. (27) #01 Rich Kuiken, Staffordsville, N.J., Chevrolet, 2, engine.

    Race Statistics

    Time of Race: 1 hour 6 minutes 25 seconds

    Margin of Victory: 1.368 seconds

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  2. CARAWAY SPRING CLASSIC 150

    by Winstead

    ASHEBORO, N.C. – George Brunnhoelzl III opened the 2012 season just like he finished the 2011 season during his NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship run – with a win at Caraway Speedway on Saturday night. Although Brunnhoelzl started from the pole and led every lap it wasn’t easy, as he had to hold off Jason Myers on the final lap to win by just .236 seconds for his 12th career win and sixth at Caraway Speedway.L.W. Miller followed Myers for third with Brandon Ward fourth and John Smith fifth. Daniel Hemric was sixth with Brian Loftin seventh and Burt Myers eighth. Gary Fountain Sr., and Rich Kuiken Jr. completed the top 10
    Although Brunnhoelzl has enjoyed recent success at Caraway Speedway he really didn’t know what to expect in the season opener.“This is a brand new car and the guys did a great job building this car and Howard gives me great equipment,” Brunnhoelzl said. “We had a little bit of a problem with the steering but all in all it was a good day for us here at Caraway.”
    For Jason Myers, he was all smiles after his second-place showing.
    “Second place in one of these races is a big deal because you are racing the best of the best in these Whelen Southern Modifieds,” Jason Myers said. “Running second is good but knowing we had the fastest car at the end of the race really puts a lot of hope for the future for this race team especially here at Caraway where you have to run well to have a chance to win the championship.” Miller finished third but was involved in an incident with Andy Seuss on Lap 93 on a restart when the drivers made contact in Turn 2 sending Seuss into the wall and ending his night.
    Although the contact with Seuss didn’t end the night for Miller, he said he had nothing for Brunnhoelzl.“The pit stop we made at halfway helped us a little, but he (Brunnhoelzl) had the best car all night long,” Miller said. “Jason (Myers) had the fastest car at the end and probably would have won the race if had gotten by me a little sooner.”
    Daniel Hemric led the group of seven rookies in the field with his sixth-place finish to earn Sunoco Rookie of the Race honors, while John Smith won the Featherlite Move of the Race and Gary Fountain Sr. used his first career top-10 finish to win the Coca-Cola Move of the Race. A.J. Winstead came home in 15th place after starting 17th in his first NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour start.
    The race was slowed nine times by caution with one red flag for 17:58 after the Seuss-Miller incident on Lap 93.
    Race: NWSMT Caraway 1 3/31/12
    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
    1 1 09 George Brunnhoelzl, III Phoenix Pre-Owned Chevrolet Chevrolet 150 48 5 Running
    2 4 4 Jason Myers Trantham Moorefield/Wendell Edwards Ford 150 42 Running
    3 3 88 L W Miller Tax Sleyer/Speedco Chevrolet 150 41 Running
    4 6 44 Brandon Ward Clemmons Speed Shop/Hire’s Automotive Chev 150 40 Running
    5 14 25 John Smith Shady Grady Racing Chevrolet 150 39 Running
    6 13 79 Daniel Hemric * Hill Enterprises/Coors Light/LeBleu Water Pont 149 38 Running
    7 9 23 Brian Loftin QMF Metal & Electronic Sol/L & K Trans Chevrolet 149 37 Running
    8 5 1 Burt Myers Adams Towing/Citrusafe Ford Ford 149 36 Running
    9 19 33 Gary Fountain * Andy Petree Racing/Race Car Engineering Chevrolet 149 35 Running
    10 18 01 Rich Kuiken Flowmasters Testing & Balancing Chevrolet 148 34 Running
    11 10 2 J R Bertuccio, Jr Gershow Recycling Chevrolet 148 33 Running
    12 7 65 Danny Bohn * Rifenburg Construction/Rustoleum Chevrolet 146 32 Running
    13 2 02 Tim Brown Hayes Jewelers/T&C Motorsports Chevrolet 144 31 Running
    14 11 40 Frank Fleming Jerry Hunt Auto & Truck Sales/Adams Towing Ford 142 30 Running
    15 17 9 AJ Winstead * Clark American Sanders Chevrolet 124 29 Running
    16 23 80 Michael Speeney * UNC Charlotte Motorsports Chevrolet 96 28 Engine
    17 12 11 Andy Seuss Phoenix Pre-Owned Chevrolet 94 27 Accident
    18 16 48 Jonny Kievman A Best Forklift Chevrolet 94 26 Accident
    19 22 37 Joe Scarbrough * Hyperion Stud Chevrolet 87 25 Accident
    20 24 12 Mike Norman Auto Solution Mag/Perfection Exhaust Ford 79 24 Accident
    21 21 77 Gary Putnam Stock Car Steel Chevrolet 78 23 Suspension
    22 20 97 Bryan Dauzat O B Builders Inc Chevrolet 78 22 Radiator
    23 15 7 Thomas Stinson Cowardin Jewelers/United Solar Chevrolet 77 21 Accident
    24 8 51 Kyle Ebersole * Ebersole Excavating Inc Ford 40 20 Suspension

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  3. Rain Forces Spring Classic 150 to be Postponed until March 31st

    March 24, 2012 by Winstead

    Tim Southers, NASCAR
    March 19, 2012 – 11:15am

    Tweet DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – There’s no place like home and for the sixth time in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, the season will begin at its ‘home track.’

    Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C., will play host to the Spring Classic 150 on Sunday, March 25, and drivers know they have to run well at Caraway if they want to have a shot at the 2012 championship. The .455-mile oval will hold six of the 12 races this season, including four of the first five on the schedule.

    Having held 39 races over seven seasons – the most in tour history – Caraway has proven to be the measure for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. Just one champion – Burt Myers in 2010 – claimed his title without winning an event there. Myers has just one Caraway win despite claiming 12 Coors Light Pole Awards there. His lone triumph came in April 2005, the tour’s inaugural season.

    The track will celebrate its 40th Whelen Southern Modified Tour race with the Spring Classic as the new season gets underway. Seven previous race winners at the track are entered for the event with Brian Loftin and L.W. Miller leading the way with seven career victories each. Other Caraway winners expected to race are Tim Brown, defending tour champion George Brunnhoelzl III, John Smith and Andy Seuss.

    With 24 cars pre-entered as of March 14, each team has dreams of a championship season and they look to kick start the 2012 campaign with a solid performance and take the first step to achieving the ultimate goal.

    Race Notes
    Familiar Ground: The Spring Classic 150 marks the first of five events for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour scheduled at Caraway Speedway in 2012.

    The First Modified Lock Goes To … : The winner of the Spring Classic 150 will be the first Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver locked into the inaugural UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February 2013. Each race winner throughout the season from the Whelen Modified and Whelen Southern Modified Tours will earn guaranteed starting positions for the combined Whelen Modified exhibition feature on the short track at Daytona.

    New Math: Over the offseason, NASCAR’s regional touring series adopted the points program previously instituted at the national series level in 2011, the 43-to-1 system. The same bonus system also applies: one point for leading a lap, one additional point for leading the most laps and three points for a win. Therefore, the maximum point total that can be collected at each event is 48 compared to 190 in the more complex old system.

    Expecting New Faces: A.J. Winstead leads a group of four drivers expected to make their NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour debut at Caraway. Joining Winstead are Kyle Ebersole, Danny Bohn and Joe Scarbrough.

    Welcome Back: Ric Kuiken, Jr. is returning to fulltime competition this season since taking a break following the 2009 to concentrate on his studies as an engineering student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Also expected to make his first tour start since early in the 2010 campaign is J.R. Bertuccio Jr.

    Busy, Busy, Busy: This weekend’s Caraway 150 begins a stretch of four races in five weeks for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour with upcoming events at Caraway (April 7), South Boston Speedway (April 14) and again at Caraway (April 21).

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