Brown Defends Points Lead at Bowman Gray
Disaster for Brown is narrowly avoided.

(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) With Saturday night being a Double Points Night, it looked as if Tim Brown of Cana, VA was in a troubling position.
            Starting lineup for the Farm Bureau Insurance 100 was determined by random draw, and Brown plucked 18th for his start out of a 19 car field. Fortunately for Brown, points contenders Randy Butner of Pfafftown and Burt Myers of Walnut Cove drew 7th and 12th.
            But unfortunately for Brown, Myers was able to take advantage of a few double-file restarts to climb his way towards the front of the pack. It wasn’t long before Myers was ramming the bumper of race leader Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg – and Myers ended up taking the lead on a double-file restart on lap 38.
            Myers defended his lead against a few taps to the rear from Lee Jeffreys and an outside row challenge during a double-file restart. With less than 30 laps to go, Myers was leading the way with Brown floundering in 11th place. If their positions remained unchanged, Brown’s points lead would be reduced from 62 points to only 22 points.
            A multiple car collision gave Brown the opportunity to dodge past the melee and pick up some more positions. Then, he was able to take advantage of the ensuing double-file restart to climb through the field even more.
            Jonathan Brown of Kernersville took to the outside row to challenge Myers for the lead, but the #1 car was able to beat Brown’s #53 into turn one to maintain the lead.
            Myers ended up taking the checkered, bumping him up to second in the points. Randy Butner climbed from seventh to third on Saturday, dropping him down to third in the points standings – but keeping him only two points behind Myers.
            Tim Brown’s battle to the front kept him in the top spot on the points ladder, 46 points ahead of Myers. Jonathan Brown’s second place finish keeps him fourth in the points.
            In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, Derek Stoltz of Walkertown took the checkered in the first race. Involvement in an incident in the second race threw him a curveball, but Stoltz dug in and flew back up to an 11th place finish.
            Points leader Gary Ledbetter of Lexington measured up to the challenge set forth by points contender Derek Stoltz. Ledbetter finished second in the first race and ninth in the second race, strengthening his points lead.
            Stoltz’s victory kept him in second in the points. Ronnie Clifton of Walkertown finishes fourth and eighth, earning the same amount of points as Stoltz and keeping him in the third spot on the points ladder.
            Matt Cotner of Rural Hall raced from a 17th place start up to an 8th place finish, defending his points lead in the 104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series but narrowing the gap that separated him from the rest of the pack. David Sumner of Trinity claimed victory, maintaining his second place position in the points standings and moving him much closer to overtaking Cotner. Joseph “Bobo” Brown of Winston-Salem finished in second on Saturday, keeping him third in the points.
            In the Time Warner Cable Stadium Stock Series, Dale Barneycastle of Mocksville drew the pole for his starting position and led every lap to claim victory. The win boosts him back into the points lead. A.J. Sanders of Mocksville, on the other hand, drew dead last for his starting position. Sanders fought up to a sixth place finish but still relinquished the points lead, dropping back to second in the points standings.
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Farm Bureau Insurance Modified Series Current Points Standings

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	83	Tim Brown	543	84
2	1	Burt Myers	497	100
3	5	Randy Butner	495	92
4	53	Jonathan Brown	482	96
5	4	Jason Myers	440	88
6	40	Brad Robbins	402	68
7	13	Chris Fleming	401	72
8	50	Michael Clifton	393	36
8	70	Alfred Hill	393	56
10	69	Junior Miller	374	48
11	75	Robert Jeffreys	349	44
12	31	Gene Pack	335	40
13	72	Brent Elliott	330	64
14	77	Lee Jeffreys	329	60
15	45	Lee Stimpson	235	32

Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series Current Points Standings

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	70	Gary Ledbetter	490	82
2	02	Derek Stoltz	442	80
3	66	Ronnie Clifton	439	80
4	18	Kenny Bost	421	80
4	50	Barry Edwards	421	70
6	21	Tommy Neal	399	78
7	30	Mike Evans	384	74
8	68	Robbie Brewer	365	34
9	23	Scott Hall	357	78
10	79	Steven Berrier	355	80
11	77	Keith McMichael	353	38
12	86	Taylor Branch	334	78
13	13	Luke Fleming	332	44
14	44	Daniel Beeson	321	70
15	3	Jeff Garrison	285	38

104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series Current Points Standings

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	27	Matt Cotner	540	72
2	1	David Sumner	524	100
3	69	Joseph Brown	512	96
4	25	Johnny Arnder	470	92
5	12	Doug Wall	456	88
6	15	Jerry Helms	454	76
7	11	Richard Reeves	434	56
8	2	Willie Wall	376	80
9	00	Donnie Martin	372	68
10	13	Kevin Gilbert	358	64
11	44	Daniel Fishel	352	20
12	16	Allen Henkel	326	44
13	18	Tim Vaden	312	32
14	81	Zack Clifton	310	52
15	04	Reggie Doub	304	36

Time Warner Cable Stadium Stock Series Current Points Standings

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	22	Dale Barneycastle	510	100
2	24	A.J. Sanders	496	80
3	39	Jimmy Absher	490	92
4	21	Kevin L. Neal	430	76
5	1	Rob Young	410	48
6	68	Glenn Hamilton	404	72
7	00	Adam Baker	374	64
8	11	Wayne Hill	358	40
9	44	Michael Wells	350	32
10	56	Johnny Burke	338	60
11	23	Kenny Dixon	336	8
12	4	Andrew Sanders	328	84
13	99	Matt Hill	316	0
14	70	D.J. Moore	312	52
15	72	Gerald Robertson	300	88