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LATE RACE PASS PAYS OFF FOR BRUNNHOELZL
Collects First So. Modified Tour Victory of 2016 At Concord |
 Late
race heroics paid off for George Brunnhoelzl III at
North Carolina’s Concord Speedway.
The 33-year-old North Babylon, New York, native
joined the battle for first place with 12 laps
remaining and passed Ted Christopher with three laps
to go to collect his first win of the 2016 NASCAR
Whelen Southern Modified Tour season and his 26th
career tour win.
Saturday at the half-mile oval saw more passing in
in the first 37 laps than the tour’s last visit to
the track combined.
Brunnhoelzl settled for mid-pack for most of the
race until late in the race when he turned on the
pressure and took the lead from Christopher off of
Turn 3.
Christopher settled for second followed by Burt
Myers, defending champion Andy Seuss and Jason
Myers.
While Bobby Measmer Jr., JR Bertuccio, Kyle
Bonsignore, Gary Putnam and Danny Bohn rounded out
the top 10.
NASCAR XFINITY Series driver, Ryan Preece, led the
first 63 laps before falling to eighth with 58 laps
to go. The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion
ultimately finished 12th.
Burt Myers maintains his lead in the standings by
six points over Brunnhoelzl (90-84) followed by
Seuss in third with 81.
The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will be
back in action on April 9 with the South Boston 150
at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway.
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NASCAR Whelen Southern
Modified Tour-Spring Explosion 150 Results
Saturday At Concord Speedway, Concord, NC
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (4) George Brunnhoelzl, III, West Babylon, N.Y.,
Chevrolet, 150 laps, 85.823 mph.
2. (8) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
3. (2) Burt Myers, Walnut Cove, N.C., Ford, 150.
4. (7) Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H., Chevrolet, 150.
5. (1) Jason Myers, Walnut Cove, N.C., Ford, 150.
6. (13) Bobby Measmer, Jr., Concord, N.C., Chevrolet, 150.
7. (11) JR Bertuccio, Centereach, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.
8. (14) Kyle Bonsignore, Bay Shore, NY, Chevrolet, 150.
9. (10) Gary Putnam, Vernon, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
10. (5) Danny Bohn, Freehold, NJ, Chevrolet, 149.
11. (12) Trey Hutchens, III, Winston-Salem, N.C., Chevrolet, 149.
12. (3) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 149.
13. (9) Jeremy Gerstner, Wesley Chapel, FL, Chevrolet, 148.
14. (17) Richie Pallai Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Pontiac, 148.
15. (15) Bryan Dauzat, Alexandria, La., Chevrolet, 140, accident.
16. (6) Kyle Ebersole, Hummelstown, Pa., Ford, 93, engine.
17. (16) Austin Pickens, Orlando, Fla., Chevrolet, 22, oil leak.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 52 minutes 26 seconds
Margin of Victory: .474 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: J. Myers (115.875 mph, 15.534 seconds)
Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps.
Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: B. Myers 1-18; R. Preece 19-62; B. Myers 63-83; R.
Preece 84-89; A. Seuss 90-95; T. Christopher 96-132; B. Myers 133-137; T.
Christopher 138-147; G. Brunnhoelzl,III 148-150.
Standings: 1. B. Myers, 90; 2. G. Brunnhoelzl III, 84; 3. A. Seuss,
81; 4. B. Measmer Jr., 80; 5. J. Myers
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Source:
Tim Southers /
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Posted:
April 3, 2016 |
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