Jonathan Brown Grabs Points Lead at Bowman Gray
Championship hopeful ties Burt Myers for the top spot in the Modifieds.

Jonathan Brown (22) takes his victory lap after winning last event’s Kevin Powell Motorsports 100 . photo by Eric Hylton Photography

(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem threw his hat in the ring as a championship contender on Saturday. Brown claimed the checkered in the Kevin Powell Motorsports 100, tying him with Burt Myers of Walnut Cove for the points lead in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series.
            Brown credits his strong performance to his new race team and new car. “I’ve got new car owners – Darrell and Brandy Jones,” said Brown. “It really helps out that they’ve put me in top notch equipment.”
            “I definitely knew I had a car that would be hard to beat unless I just messed up myself,” said Brown after drawing the pole as his starting spot in the 100-lapper. “So more than anything, I had to keep myself calm inside the car.”
            Knowing that he would have to tangle in multiple double-file restarts, Brown hoped to strategically conserve his tires. The extra horsepower in his new car allowed him to do just that, enabling him to retake the lead after John Smith stole it mid-race.
            Burt Myers, who started fifth, managed to finish sixth. Myers loses some ground in the points, while Brown moves up to tie him for the top spot on the points ladder. “It was a tough night at Bowman Gray,” said Myers. “We had to battle it out and hang in there – but we ended up with a decent finish.”
            This early in the season, Myers says he doesn’t think about the points battle yet. “You want to stay within striking distance,” said Myers. “But right now, you just go out there to win races.”
            Brown, on the other hand, has been thinking about the points championship since the first green flag of the season. “You’ve got to come over here and think about points from lap one,” said Brown. “I tell my guys before every race starts that every lap could be the championship. One point could be the deciding factor.”
            Jason Myers of Walnut Cove flew through the field, climbing from 16th up to a fifth place finish. He drops from second in the points to third – just three points out of the lead. Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg moves up to fourth in the points after an eighth place finish.
            In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, Bryant Robertson of Lexington leaps up into the points lead. Jeff Garrison of Arcadia climbs from fourth up to second – just four points under Robertson. Gary Ledbetter of Lexington drops from the points lead down to fourth after being involved in an early wreck.
            Billy Gregg of Winston-Salem moves up to lead the rankings for the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series. Doug Wall of Pfafftown won on Saturday, taking him from fourth up to second in the points. And bad news for another points leader: a last-lap collision relegated John Holleman to a 13th place finish, dropping him from the top of the points ladder down to fourth.
            In the Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series, Derek Taylor of Yadkinville ties Charlie Curry of Lexington for the points lead. A.J. Sanders’s win on Saturday moves him up to second in the rankings.
This Saturday night is the biggest night of the year for the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series – it’s the USG Street Stock 50. There will also be racing for the Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stock Divisions – plus another 109 U-Pull-It Train Race.
            Gates open at 6:00 for practice, qualifying begins at 6:50, and the first race begins at 8:00 PM – this Saturday night. Ticket prices, directions, and more information can be found online at www.bowmangrayracing.com or by calling (336) 723-1819.

 

 

Points Standings

Brad's Golf Cars Modified Series

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	1	Burt Myers	133	40
	22	Jonathan Brown	133	50
3	4	Jason Myers	130	42
4	77	Lee Jeffreys	118	36
5	83	Tim Brown	114	28
6	66	Ronnie Clifton	108	38
7	50	Michael Clifton	104	46
8	81	Austin Pack	97	34
9	69	Junior Miller	96	32
10	65	Danny Bohn	92	44
11	25	John Smith	88	48
12	05	Tony Black	80	30
13	5	Randy Butner	73	14
14	48	Brad Robbins	66	24
15	21	Tommy Neal	65	22

 

 

Webb Heating and A/C Co. Sportsman Series:

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	72	Bryant Robertson	133	45
2	3	Jeff Garrison	129	46
3	02	Derek Stoltz	120	31
4	70	Gary Ledbetter	115	21
5	81	Zack Clifton	113	38
6	18	Kenny Bost	112	41
7	9	David Adams	111	43
8	50	Barry Edwards	104	32
9	86	Taylor Branch	96	30
10	19	Michael Adams	84	30
11	20	Jacob Creed	82	31
12	07	Danny Cornwell	77	16
13	79	John Lain	71	45
14	92	Kyle Southern	70	29
15	14	Rudy Ruddock	65	17

 

Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	98	Billy Gregg	142	48
2	12	Doug Wall	136	50
3	1	David Sumner	128	36
4	4	John Holleman	122	26
5	44	Daniel Fishel	120	44
6	8	K.J. Stimpson	106	46
7	55	Stephen Baker	102	42
	22	Brian Wall	102	38
9	66	Whitney Clifton	100	24
	05	Spencer Martin	100	28
11	21	Justin Taylor	80	18
12	88	Nick Brill	74	22
13	9	Darren Cotner	72	34
14	15	Jerry Helms	66	30
15	16	Allen Henkel	56	32

 

Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	26	Derek Taylor	142	48
1	61	Charlie Curry	142	46
3	24	A.J. Sanders	134	50
4	81	Chuck Wall	130	48
5	44	Andrew Durham	120	50
	1	Rob Young	120	28
	7	Chris Allison	120	32
8	13	Chase Hunt	116	30
9	22	Jason Tutterow	114	38
10	59	Shane Tuttle	112	28
11	16	Stephen Sanders	110	44
12	89	Joseph Swanson	106	34
	54	Jeremy Smith	106	36
14	69	Drew Moffitt	102	22
	3	Rik Newsome	102	38