BROWN EARNS FINAL POLE AT CARAWAY
Will start third; Leader Loftin lines up seventh
Tim Brown earned his third Coors Light Pole Award and wrapped up the
season-long award in Saturday's NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
qualifying at Caraway Speedway.
Brown (No. 83 Hayes Jewelers/Triad Auto Sales Chevrolet) had the
top time of 15.930 seconds on the .455-mile oval for an average speed of
102.825.
Brandon Ward (No. 93 Old Town Jewelry & Pawn/Rayco Chevrolet) was
second in qualifying at 16.016 (102.273), followed by Andy Seuss (No. 47
Advance Auto Parts/Q Racing Oil Dodge) in third at 16.064 (101.967).
Brian Loftin and Frank Fleming rounded out the top five.
Following the redraw of the top 10 qualifiers, Jay Mize and Jason
Myers will start on the front row, while Brown and Seuss will make up
the second row. Loftin will start seventh, and Miller will start 12th.
Loftin enters the final race of the season with a 35-point lead
over Brown and 67-point lead over defending champion Miller. Brown has
won the last two NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour races at Caraway,
while Loftin has finished second in both.
The Caraway 150 is scheduled to go green at 8 p.m. ET.
NWSMT Caraway 10/4/08 Qualifying Results
NOTE - Top 10 qualifiers redrew for starting
position
POS / CAR / DRIVER/HOMETOWN / SPONSOR / TIME / SPEED
1. 8 Jay Mize, Clemmons N.C. Mize Construction Chevrolet
16.257 100.757
2. 4 Jason Myers, Walnut Cove N.C. Moorefields Trantham
Enterprises/DMZ/ RH2 Ford 16.196
101.136
3. 83 Tim Brown, Cana VA. Hayes Jewelers/Triad Auto Sales Chevrolet
15.930 102.825
4. 47 Andy Seuss, Hampstead N.H. Advance Auto Parts/ Q Racing Oil Dodge
16.064 101.967
5. 07 Frank Fleming, Mount Airy N.C. Patterson Automotive/ProHealth
Center Pontiac 16.128
101.563
6. 14 Bobby Hutchens, Lexington N.C. Trim USA/ Motorsports Designs
Chevrolet 16.225 100.955
7. 23 Brian Loftin, Lexington N.C. L&R Transmission/QMF Solutions
Chevrolet 16.108 101.689
8. 76 Jason Trinchere, Sherrills Ford N.C. Nitro Manufacturing/Just
Batteries Inc. Chevrolet 16.237
100.881
9. 28 George Brunnhoelzl, Babylon N.Y. Oval Speed Unlimited Ford 16.212
101.036
10. 93 Brandon Ward, Winston-Salem N.C. Old Town Jewlery & Pawn/Rayco
Chevrolet 16.016
102.273
11. 71 Dean Ward, Winston-Salem N.C. Savage Energy Drink Chevrolet
16.306 100.454
12. 36 L.W. Miller, Mooresville N.C. John Baker Plumbing &
Utilities/Sink Towers Pontiac 16.309
100.435
13. 15 Mike Herman Jr., Kannapolis N.C. Fireside Hearth &Home Chevrolet
16.363 100.104
14. 02 Buddy Emory, Petersburg VA. * RCS Construction Chevrolet 16.367
100.079
15. 18 Zach Brewer, Winston-Salem N.C. * Mainland Supply Co. Pontiac
16.446 99.599
16. 7 Thomas Stinson, Chester VA. Jenkins Towing Chevrolet
16.453 99.556
17. 69 Junior Miller, Pine Hall N.C. Hayes Jewelers/Advance Auto Parts
Chevrolet 16.458 99.526
18. 98 Rich Kuiken, Jr., Staffordville N.J. * Flow Masters Testing &
Balancing Chevrolet 16.488
99.345
19. 25 John Smith, Mount Airy N.C. Tutterow Surveying Chevrolet 16.523
99.135
20. 31 Gene Pack, Myrtle Beach S.C. B&J Builders Chevrolet 16.538 99.045
21. 1 Jay Foley, Stuart VA. Leonard Logging Chevrolet 16.645
98.408
22. 99 Jamie Tomaino, Jr., Howell N.J. Phoenix Used Cars Chevrolet
16.775 97.645