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Myers Wins Race, Brown Takes Championship at Bowman Gray
Clifton, Sumner, and Barneycastle also claim championships.

(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) The 61st year of racing action at Bowman Gray Stadium came to a grand finale on Saturday night. With all the championships on the line, each and every lap was a nail-biter – with some drivers encountering bad luck at the worst possible time and other competitors ending their season on a high point.
            In the Farm Bureau Insurance Modified Series, both Tim Brown of Cana, VA and Burt Myers of Walnut Cove were smiling after Saturday nights’ racing. Myers took checkered in the Carolina Farm Credit 150 after leading every lap in dominant fashion. Brown finished behind him – but claimed the Modified championship.
            Myers qualified on the pole, narrowly beating Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg by a mere two-thousandths of a second. Jeffreys ended up starting outside of Myers in second.
            “We had two goals coming in to tonight: to take the pole and win the race,” said Burt Myers. “You never want to count your chickens before they hatch. I had a really good car. I knew that Lee would run me hard, but he’d run me clean.”
            “The only thing I was concerned about was that we were probably running a little faster pace at the beginning of the race than I wanted to run,” said Myers. “I wanted to make sure we had something left at the end. I hate to say that I doubted the car, but I was a little worried.”
            All Myers’ fears were relieved as he entered the final parts of the race with enough tire life left to allow him to power ahead from the rest of the pack. He went on to claim his 7th victory of the season, giving him 39 career victories and moving him past the 38 win total of his father, racing legend Gary Myers.
            At the end of the season, Myers had the fastest pole lap, the most poles, the most wins, and the most laps led. Myers didn’t take home the championship title, but he was unphased.
            “We had a stellar season,” said Myers. “If you go get a banana split and they forget to put the cherry on top, you’re not going to complain about it. We had our big banana split. We got ice cream all over our face. We just didn’t get the cherry, and I can live with that.”
            Brown took over second place as the green flag fell, but Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg muscled past Brown a few laps later. In the closing laps of the race, the ailing car of Jeffreys began to fall back – and Brown slipped by Jeffreys to reclaim the second place spot. Brown ended up finishing behind Myers, but he couldn’t be happier with a second place finish. He only needed to finish in the top 11 to take the championship, and Brown had his eye on the bigger picture.
            The #83 team took their eighth Modified championship – tying Brown with the record for most Modified championships.
            Many accuse Brown of being a “points racer” - an overly cautious driver who will settle for second instead of taking a risk for the win. But Brown rejects the notion. “I want to make this clear: I also have 50 race wins,” said Brown.
            “You don’t pass a car on the outside with 4 laps to go when you’re point racing,” said Brown, referring to passing Lee Jeffreys. “This year, I was leading the points and pulled up beside Burt Myers on a Double-File Restart – because I want to win.”
            “I race hard and I race smart, and I try to race for the win,” said Brown. “A lot of people call me a points-racer, and now they’re going to call me 8-time champion.”
            After the dust settled, Myers was second in the points and Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem was third in the final points standings.
            In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, the 40-lapper on Saturday was an absolute roller-coaster ride.
            Gary Ledbetter of Lexington entered the night leading in the points. Ronnie Clifton of Walkertown was his chief points rival: Clifton needed to finish only three positions ahead of Ledbetter to pass him in the points. Ledbetter started in 9th with Clifton starting in 16th – and Ledbetter looked to be in a good position to cruise to his first championship at the Stadium.
            Meanwhile, Tommy Neal of Walkertown was delivering some stout taps to the rear bumper of race leader Derek Stoltz of Walkertown. Slightly past the halfway point in the race, Neal gave a bump that sent Stoltz spinning. Heading straight into the spinning car of Stoltz was Ledbetter. The #70 of Ledbetter was forced to pit and end the race early, erasing his championship hopes.
            Ronnie Clifton was also mixed up in the incident, heading off to the pits for a quick tire change which sent him to the rear of the pack.
            Tommy Neal, who was fourth in the points entering the event, now was in a good position to take the Sportsman championship. Derek Stoltz, ranked third in the points entering the race, was also in a prime position to grab the title due to Clifton and Ledbetter’s bad luck.
            Clifton only had a few laps to fight his way up to a 12th place finish in order to end the season with more points than Tommy Neal. Although he was involved in yet another wreck that made him lose position, Clifton battled forward again and again.
            Neal took the checkered. Clifton finished the race in 10th place – making him the 2009 Champion. Clifton, normally the competitor to beat in the Sportsman Series, had not yet been in the points lead all season. But he was in the lead when it counted – after the last checkered flag was waved. Neal finished the season ranked second in the points standings.
            In the 104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series, Matt Cotner of Rural Hall started close to the front, while points rivals Joseph “Bobo” Brown of Winston-Salem and David Sumner of Trinity started towards the rear. Cotner surely was hoping to claim his first title, but involvement in a wreck on the very first lap relegated him to a 21st place finish.
            Joseph “Bobo” Brown had to finish three positions in front of Sumner to grab the championship. At various times during the race, Brown was ahead of Sumner by the crucial margin of three positions. But Sumner, also fighting for his first title, closed the gap during the final laps of the race – finishing only one position behind Brown and taking the championship.
            Brown finished the season ranked second in the points standings. Jerry Helms of Winston-Salem claimed the checkered on Saturday – his first win ever at the Stadium. The victory was enough to move him into a third place points ranking.
            Dale Barneycastle of Mocksville took the championship in the Time Warner Cable Stadium Stock Series – his first title in the division. Glenn Hamilton of Winston-Salem won the 15-lap race on Saturday after points contender A.J. Sanders ran into mechanical issues that took him out of the race.
            Jimmy Absher of Rural Hall ended up second in the points, with Sanders finishing third place in the final standings.

Race Results

Farm Bureau Insurance Modified Series
Carolina Farm Credit 150: 150 laps

FINISH	CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN
1	1	Burt Myers	Walnut Cove, NC
2	83	Tim Brown	Cana, VA
3	5	Randy Butner	Pfafftown, NC
4	20	Jeremy Stoltz	Walkertown, NC
5	4	Jason Myers	Walnut Cove, NC
6	77	Lee Jeffreys	High Point, NC
7	53	Jonathan Brown	Kernersville, NC
8	13	Chris Fleming	Mount Airy, NC
9	71	Dean Ward	Winston-Salem, NC
10	70	Alfred Hill	Jonesville, NC
11	69	Junior Miller	Danbury, NC
12	72	Brent Elliott	Denton, NC
13	75	Robert Jeffreys	Winston-Salem, NC
14	99	Kevin Powell	Winston-Salem, NC
15	33	Matt Caldwell	Lexington, NC
16	11	Ricky Knapp	Rochester, NY
17	31	Gene Pack	Walkertown, NC
18	40	Brad Robbins	Winston-Salem, NC
19	45	Lee Stimpson	Lewisville, NC
20	3	Terry Gaither	Walkertown, NC
21	28	Ricky Gregg	Colfax, NC
22	51	Stan Welborn	Germanton, NC

Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series
Sportsman Race: 40 laps

FINISH	CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN
1	21	Tommy Neal	Walkertown, NC
2	05	Kyle Edwards	King, NC
3	50	Barry Edwards	Pinnacle, NC
4	18	Kenny Bost	Kernersville, NC
5	23	Scott Hall	Walkertown, NC
6	68	Robbie Brewer	Winston-Salem, NC
7	30	Mike Evans	King, NC
8	38	Mitch Gales	Thomasville,NC
9	00	Shaun Cockerham	East Bend, NC
10	66	Ronnie Clifton	Walkertown, NC
11	8	Darin Redmon	Walkertown, NC
12	9	David Adams	Yadkinville, NC
13	79	Steven Berrier	Germanton, NC
14	86	Taylor Branch	Lewisville, NC
15	44	Daniel Beeson	Kernersville, NC
16	99	T.J. Moran	East Bend, NC
17	77	Keith McMichael	Belews Creek, NC
18	17	Kevin Neal	Walkertown, NC
19	19	Michael Adams	Yadkinville, NC
20	02	Derek Stoltz	Walkertown, NC
21	3	Jeff Garrison	Winston-Salem, NC
22	64	Steve Truell	Midway,NC
23	70	Gary Ledbetter	Lexington, NC
24	0	Steve Holleman	Winston-Salem, NC

104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series
Street Stock Race: 20 laps

FINISH	CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN
1	15	Jerry Helms	Winston-Salem, NC
2	81	Zack Clifton	Walkertown, NC
3	69	Joseph Brown	Winston-Salem, NC
4	1	David Sumner	Trinity, NC
5	44	Daniel Fishel	Greensboro, NC
6	16	Allen Henkel	Trinity, NC
7	18	Tim Vaden	Kernersville, NC
8	11	Richard Reeves	Cooleemee, NC
9	25	Johnny Arnder	Mount Airy, NC
10	00	Donnie Martin	Wallburg, NC
11	04	Reggie Doub	Germanton, NC
12	12	Doug Wall	Pfafftown, NC
13	4	Darren Cotner	Rural Hall, NC
14	3	Michael Nichols	Trinity, NC
15	2	Willie Wall	Winston-Salem, NC
16	8	K.J. Stimpson	Lewisville, NC
17	14	Randy Larimore	Walkertown, NC
18	99	Billy Gregg	Winston-Salem, NC
19	21	Justin Taylor	King, NC
20	13	Kevin Gilbert	Mocksville, NC
21	27	Matt Cotner	Rural Hall, NC
22	05	Spencer Martin	Winston-Salem, NC

Time Warner Cable Stadium Stock Series
Stadium Stock Race: 15 laps

FINISH	CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN
1	68	Glenn Hamilton	Winston-Salem, NC
2	22	Dale Barneycastle	Mocksville, NC
3	39	Jimmy Absher	Rural Hall, NC
4	01	Jason Keaton	Mocksville, NC
5	56	Johnny Burke	Midway, NC
6	99	Matt Hill	Yadkinville, NC
7	11	Wayne Hill	Kernersville, NC
8	98	T.J. Cox	Winston-Salem, NC
9	79	Chris Allison	Mocksville, NC
10	00	Adam Baker	Winston-Salem, NC
11	4	Andrew Sanders	Mocksville, NC
12	26	Derek Taylor	Yadkinville, NC
13	83	A.J. Quakenbush	Winston-Salem, NC
14	23	Kenny Dixon	Pfafftown, NC
15	70	D.J. Moore	Germanton, NC
16	8	Shane Southard	Yadkinville, NC
17	34	Chris Lawing	King, NC
18	28	Robert Mabe	Winston-Salem, NC
19	60	Ted Mickalowski	Mocksville, NC
20	1	Rob Young	Winston-Salem, NC
21	72	Gerald Robertson	Germanton, NC
22	78	K.C. Myers	Lexington, NC
23	42	Phillip Wright	King, NC
24	24	A.J. Sanders	Mocksville, NC

Final Points Standings

Farm Bureau Insurance Modified Series

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	POINTS
83	Tim Brown	Cana, VA	796
1	Burt Myers	Walnut Cove, NC	756
53	Jonathan Brown	Kernersville, NC	731
5	Randy Butner	Pfafftown, NC	730
4	Jason Myers	Walnut Cove, NC	670
70	Alfred Hill	Jonesville, NC	592
40	Brad Robbins	Winston-Salem, NC	581
13	Chris Fleming	Mount Airy, NC	577
69	Junior Miller	Danbury, NC	576
75	Robert Jeffreys	Winston-Salem, NC	566
77	Lee Jeffreys	High Point, NC	551
72	Brent Elliott	Denton, NC	527
50	Michael Clifton	Walkertown, NC	474
31	Gene Pack	Walkertown, NC	466
45	Lee Stimpson	Lewisville, NC	301
71	Dean Ward	Winston-Salem, NC	284
3	Terry Gaither	Walkertown, NC	241
51	Stan Welborn	Germanton, NC	213
99	Kevin Powell	Winston-Salem, NC	147
12	Mike Norman	Lewisville, NC	133
97	Bryan Dauzat	Midland,NC	123
33	Matt Caldwell	Lexington, NC	117
20	Jeremy Stoltz	Walkertown, NC	106
28	Mike Adams	Winston-Salem, NC	88
14	Bobby Hutchens	Lexington, NC	80
81	Austin Pack	Walkertown, NC	80
11	Ricky Knapp	Rochester, NY	52
79	Ronnie Silk	Norwalk,CT	44
21	Tommy Neal	Walkertown, NC	26
78	Susan Harwell	Elkin, NC	26
28	Ricky Gregg	Colfax, NC	20
00	Ricky Tatum	Kernersville, NC	4

Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	POINTS
66	Ronnie Clifton	Walkertown, NC	661
21	Tommy Neal	Walkertown, NC	649
50	Barry Edwards	Pinnacle, NC	638
18	Kenny Bost	Kernersville, NC	636
70	Gary Ledbetter	Lexington, NC	619
23	Scott Hall	Walkertown, NC	589
02	Derek Stoltz	Walkertown, NC	588
68	Robbie Brewer	Winston-Salem, NC	568
79	Steven Berrier	Germanton, NC	561
05	Kyle Edwards	King, NC	548
44	Daniel Beeson	Kernersville, NC	516
30	Mike Evans	King, NC	515
86	Taylor Branch	Lewisville, NC	480
77	Keith McMichael	Belews Creek, NC	461
38	Mitch Gales	Thomasville,NC	407
3	Jeff Garrison	Winston-Salem, NC	407
19	Michael Adams	Yadkinville, NC	374
13	Luke Fleming	Mount Airy, NC	369
00	Shaun Cockerham	East Bend, NC	297
9	David Adams	Yadkinville, NC	291
64	Steve Truell	Midway,NC	245
8	Darin Redmon	Walkertown, NC	153
35	David Sell	Winston-Salem, NC	147
12	Brad Smith	Winston-Salem, NC	144
75	Chad Brooks	Winston-Salem, NC	134
72	Bryant Robertson	Lexington, NC	129
7	Ronnie Barron	Lexington, NC	105
0	Steve Holleman	Winston-Salem, NC	93
99	T.J. Moran	East Bend, NC	86
17	Kevin Neal	Walkertown, NC	47
07	Matthew Silveri	Midway,NC	43
28	John Gregg	Winston-Salem, NC	43
31	Ryan Nelson	Winston-Salem, NC	23
72	Mike Robertson	Lexington, NC	20
10	Tate Henley	Winston-Salem, NC	19
29	Justin Hoyle	Winston-Salem, NC	12

104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	POINTS
1	David Sumner	Trinity, NC	790
69	Joseph Brown	Winston-Salem, NC	782
15	Jerry Helms	Winston-Salem, NC	724
27	Matt Cotner	Rural Hall, NC	712
25	Johnny Arnder	Mount Airy, NC	620
11	Richard Reeves	Cooleemee, NC	592
00	Donnie Martin	Wallburg, NC	582
12	Doug Wall	Pfafftown, NC	580
81	Zack Clifton	Walkertown, NC	538
16	Allen Henkel	Trinity, NC	530
44	Daniel Fishel	Greensboro, NC	520
18	Tim Vaden	Kernersville, NC	510
2	Willie Wall	Winston-Salem, NC	484
13	Kevin Gilbert	Mocksville, NC	480
04	Reggie Doub	Germanton, NC	474
14	Randy Larimore	Walkertown, NC	436
3	Michael Nichols	Trinity, NC	426
99	Billy Gregg	Winston-Salem, NC	310
06	Leon Hutchens	Winston-Salem, NC	292
99	John McNeal	Winston-Salem, NC	244
8	K.J. Stimpson	Lewisville, NC	224
21	Justin Taylor	King, NC	210
20	Brian Doty	Winston-Salem, NC	198
98	Jody Fritts	Winston-Salem, NC	166
97	Hal Seats	Yadkinville, NC	98
31	Ryan Nelson	Winston-Salem, NC	94
4	Darren Cotner	Rural Hall, NC	52
41	Frank Fritts	Kernersville, NC	44
22	Brian Wall	Winston-Salem, NC	42
20	David Joyce	Kernersville, NC	20
05	Spencer Martin	Winston-Salem, NC	16
4	Billy Cotner	King, NC	12
60	Ethan Stoltz	Walkertown, NC	12

Time Warner Cable Stadium Stock Series

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	POINTS
22	Dale Barneycastle	Mocksville, NC	784
39	Jimmy Absher	Rural Hall, NC	754
24	A.J. Sanders	Mocksville, NC	632
11	Wayne Hill	Kernersville, NC	586
56	Johnny Burke	Midway, NC	560
68	Glenn Hamilton	Winston-Salem, NC	556
00	Adam Baker	Winston-Salem, NC	556
4	Andrew Sanders	Mocksville, NC	518
1	Rob Young	Winston-Salem, NC	512
23	Kenny Dixon	Pfafftown, NC	508
70	D.J. Moore	Germanton, NC	490
21	Kevin L. Neal	Walkertown, NC	484
44	Michael Wells	Yadkinville, NC	440
79	Chris Allison	Mocksville, NC	426
72	Gerald Robertson	Germanton, NC	422
26	Derek Taylor	Yadkinville, NC	414
34	Chris Lawing	King, NC	408
98	T.J. Cox	Winston-Salem, NC	406
01	Jason Keaton	Mocksville, NC	402
99	Matt Hill	Yadkinville, NC	396
28	Robert Mabe	Winston-Salem, NC	386
83	A.J. Quakenbush	Winston-Salem, NC	368
60	Ted Mickalowski	Mocksville, NC	352
8	Shane Southard	Yadkinville, NC	350
78	K.C. Myers	Lexington, NC	334
42	Phillip Wright	King, NC	316
36	William Chilton	Eden, NC	298
7	James Allison	Mocksville, NC	292
03	Ray Forrest	Winston-Salem, NC	290
77	Randy McElveen	Winston-Salem, NC	290
62	Kevin Hedgecock	Thomasville, NC	288
90	Brandon Crotts	King, NC	284
71	Archie Sanders	Mocksville, NC	282
69	Matt Keller	Advance, NC	268
3	Mike McKnight	Pfafftown, NC	264
67	Jason Asbury	King, NC	256
33	Gary Brewer	Germanton, NC	238
49	Rodney Sears	Lexington, NC	234
27	Darren Cotner	King, NC	226
47	Kevin C. Neal	Danbury, NC	224
41	Bobby Yountz	Clemmons, NC	224
99	Jordan Fleming	Mount Airy, NC	208
35	Steve Myers	Pfafftown, NC	204
93	Robert Collins	Winston-Salem, NC	198
86	Tim Smith	Kernersville, NC	192
97	Nick Collens	King, NC	182
30	Tommy Stewart	Winston-Salem, NC	170
84	Wesley Thompson	Mocksville, NC	162
20	Bobby Harrison	Walkertown, NC	160
32	Roger Vogler	Winston-Salem, NC	152
37	Steve Smith	Kannapolis, NC	150
33	Travis Brewer	Germanton, NC	148
73	April Myers	Lexington, NC	124
4	Steven Sanders	Mocksville, NC	116
95	Billy Cameron Jr	Salisbury, NC	102
19	Richard Brannock	King, NC	100
88	Marty Freedle	Lexington, NC	100
12	Paul Wark	Winston-Salem, NC	94
2	Brandon Lucas	Asheboro,NC	92
50	David Conner	Sandy Ridge, NC	86
15	April Hopkins	Walnut Cove, NC	82
04	Brian Hawks	Advance, NC	78
13	Ben Brown	Westfield,NC	78
66	Chad Hopkins	Winston-Salem, NC	72
6	Dale Patterson	Winston-Salem, NC	52
17	Kyle Southern	King, NC	52
20	Jack Rash	Clemmons, NC	50
2	Nolan Marshall	Tobaccoville, NC	48
48	Bobby Smith, Jr	Lexington, NC	44
65	John Patterson	Welcome, NC	42
13	Matt Dilner	Concord,NC	40
66	David Hopkins	Winston-Salem, NC	40
9	Robbie Shrewsbury	Walnut Cove, NC	40
17	Andy Southern	Winston-Salem, NC	36
44	Randy Lineberry	Winston-Salem, NC	32
86	Tyler Ziglar	Kernersville, NC	30
2	Steve Holleman, Jr	Winston-Salem, NC	30
51	Matt Brelsford	Salisbury, NC	30
20	Donna Rash	Clemmons, NC	12
34	Jeremy Smith	King, NC	2