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BRUNNHOELZL
RETURNING TO CONCORD
SEEKING NORTH-SOUTH SHOOTOUT WIN
Four-Time NASCAR Southern Modified Champion Eager for
Concord Return |
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last time George Brunnhoelzl, III raced at North
Carolina's daunting Concord Speedway tri-oval was
the last time the North-South Shootout was held
there in 2010. He finished third that day and now
he's looking to go a couple spots better when he
heads back to Concord for the 13th Annual John
Blewett III North-South Shootout Tour-Type Modified
event on November 7.
Four-time NWSMT champion Brunnhoelzl will make his
return to Concord in the North-South Shootout. After
the 2010 season, the North-South Shootout was moved
to Sophia, North Carolina's Caraway Speedway. Now
that the race is back to its original home of
Concord in 2015, Brunnhoelzl has his eyes solely
focused on the $10,000 winner's prize.
"I love Concord," said Brunnhoelzl. "That's my
favorite track and the fact that they moved the race
there is the reason we are going to run it. There's
no race track like it. It's fast, it's different,
it's fun, there's multiple grooves and you can pass.
It's just an all-around awesome track."
The four-time NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
champion has never won the North-South Shootout
before, nor has he ever won any Modified event at
Concord. Whether he's had a tire issue or something
else happen, Brunnhoelzl is aware that he's never
been to victory lane at the Concord half mile. That
goose egg in the win column is fueling his
competitive fire in this year's North-South
Shootout.
"We've had winning cars multiple times," he said.
"We've just always had problems late in the race
like flat tires and whatnot. It's definitely a goal
of ours to go there and try to win it. We should be
more than capable of it. In our past we've
definitely lost a couple so hopefully we can get one
back."
Brunnhoelzl said he's hoping to make the short trip
south from Mooresville where his shop is located to
Concord to do some testing in advance of the big
race.
"I'd definitely like to go run some laps before we
get there," said Brunnhoelzl. "I think it's been a
few years since we've been there. We'd definitely
like to run laps and get a head start. I know some
of the southern guys ran the KOMA race a few months
ago, but we didn't, so that gives them a little bit
of a notebook."
One of the reasons why Brunnhoelzl wants to win this
race is to claim a win for the south. Sure,
Brunnhoelzl is originally a northern guy, from Long
Island, New York, but he wants to show that the
Southern Tour teams can compete with the northern
guys like Matt Hirschman, Doug Coby and Ryan Preece.
"If you go to Concord you'll have the north guys be
good," said Brunnhoelzl, "but you'll have Burt Myers
and us and some of the southern guys that will be
just as good. It's the point now where the southern
guys are just as strong. It's always just great to
beat anybody. Especially when you beat a full field
of northern and southern guys."
Entry forms for the $10,000-to-win John Blewett III
Tour-Type Modified North-South Shootout event, as
well as the $5,000-to-win Mr. Rooter SK Modified
event, are currently available by visiting
www.northsouthshootout.net.
Practice day kicks off the 13th Annual North-South
Shootout on Thursday, November 5. Additional
practice and qualifying will take place on Friday,
November 6, with the North-South Shootout main
events taking the green flag on Saturday, November
7.
For more on the 13th Annual North-South Shootout,
visit
www.northsouthshootout.net.
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Source:
51 Sports / North-South Shootout
Posted:
October 5, 2015 |
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