Fortune Smiles on Tim Brown at Bowman Gray
 

(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) It takes a combination of several factors to be competitive at Bowman Gray Stadium. You need driving talent and hard work in the garage – but you also need to have a little luck on your side.
            And the way Tim Brown of Rural Hall is performing in 2012, he must have a four-leaf clover in his pocket.
            Brown grabbed the checkered in the first race for the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series on Friday, August 3, and then went on to grab a second-place finish in the second race. “What a season we’re having,” said Brown. “We’re just trying to be like a well-oiled machine.”
            On the opposite end of the spectrum, points contenders Jason Myers of Walnut Cove and Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem couldn’t catch a break on Friday. Both were involved in a pileup during the second race, hurting their points totals.
            “I hate that the guys behind me had such trouble, but I’ll take it,” said Tim Brown. “We’ve worked so hard, and we’ve had such a great year. It’s just awesome.”
            Tim Brown adds another 19 points to his lead after Friday’s race, placing him 44 points ahead of Myers. Lee Jeffreys of Wallburg stayed out of the wreckage to move up to third in the points – 14 points behind Myers.
            Friday’s victory was the eighth of the season for Tim Brown, breaking his personal record for most wins in a single year. But the #83 team is aiming for two more checkered flags in 2012.
            “In the winter time, when we’re working on the car, we set stupid, astronomical goals to try to work for,” said Tim Brown. “Naturally, championship number nine was one. But I told them I wanted to win ten races this year – and I’ve already won eight. We’ve got a great shot of winning some more, so it’s doable.”
            But the win record pales in comparison to Brown’s hopes for the championship. He currently has eight Modified titles, tying him with Ralph Brinkley for the most Modified championships in the 64-year history of Bowman Gray Stadium. If he were to win the title this season, he would shatter that record and would sit alone as a nine-time champ.
            With just two scheduled weeks of racing left in the Stadium’s season, the tension grows with each passing lap. Jason Myers, Lee Jeffreys, and Jonathan Brown hope to claim their first title, with Tim Brown giving it everything he’s got to engrave his name in the record books.
            In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, disaster struck for Derek Stoltz of Walkertown on Saturday. A collision relegated him to a 22nd place finish, hammering him in the points. Although Jeff Garrison of Arcadia had his share of bad luck on Saturday with a 14th place finish, Garrison gains 16 points on Stoltz – reducing Stoltz’s lead to only five points.
            Points contender John Holleman of Winston-Salem finished second in the 20-lapper for the Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series, but points leader Billy Gregg of Lexington finished fifth to maintain a healthy lead.
            In the Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series, A.J. Sanders of Mocksville grabbed the checkered. But Charlie Curry of Welcome finished second to maintain the points lead.
            This Saturday is your last chance to see the racing action for just one dollar – it’s Whelen One Dollar Ladies’ Night. Women are admitted for just one buck to see twin 25s for the Modifieds, plus racing for the Sportsman, Street Stock, and Stadium Stock Divisions. And the night ends with the always wild thrills of the 109 U-Pull-It Train Race.
            Gates open at 6:00 for practice, 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	83	Tim Brown	643	49
2	4	Jason Myers	599	30
3	77	Lee Jeffreys	585	46
4	22	Jonathan Brown	583	30
5	65	Danny Bohn	564	48
6	1	Burt Myers	538	33
7	5	Randy Butner	533	34
8	25	John Smith	532	23
9	71	Dean Ward	512	41
	50	Michael Clifton	512	22
11	66	Ronnie Clifton	435	23
12	81	Austin Pack	378	31
13	69	Junior Miller	369	0
14	40	Chris Fleming	351	0
15	21	Tommy Neal	342	34

 

 

Webb Heating and A/C Co. Sportsman Series:

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	02	Derek Stoltz	592	8
2	3	Jeff Garrison	587	24
3	81	Zack Clifton	535	50
	18	Kenny Bost	535	10
5	19	Michael Adams	534	44
6	79	John Lain	510	26
7	72	Bryant Robertson	485	40
8	86	Taylor Branch	466	46
9	9	David Adams	452	14
10	92	Kyle Southern	451	42
11	26	Michael Tilley	407	6
12	07	Danny Cornwell	321	20
13	22	Stacey Miller	303	22
14	8	Bobby Reed	291	12
15	70	Noah Triplett	270	32

 

Q104.1 New Country Street Stock Series

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	98	Billy Gregg	680	42
2	4	John Holleman	634	48
3	1	David Sumner	626	46
4	12	Doug Wall	602	44
5	8	K.J. Stimpson	548	32
6	44	Daniel Fishel	546	40
7	55	Stephen Baker	536	30
8	66	Whitney Clifton	486	36
9	18	Tim Vaden	456	38
10	22	Brian Wall	414	0
11	9	Darren Cotner	320	0
12	21	Justin Taylor	302	24
13	16	Allen Henkel	238	0
14	25	Johnny Arnder	236	50
15	05	Spencer Martin	222	34

 

Summer Shootout Stadium Stock Series

RANK	CAR	DRIVER	POINTS	GAINED LAST EVENT
1	61	Charlie Curry	676	48
2	24	A.J. Sanders	626	50
3	81	Chuck Wall	590	40
4	26	Derek Taylor	562	34
5	1	Rob Young	546	14
6	13	Chase Hunt	502	18
7	7	Chris Allison	484	44
8	62	Kevin Hedgecock	472	38
9	8	Shane Southard	470	46
10	60	Ted Mickalowski	466	32
11	01	Jason Keaton	452	36
	89	Joseph Swanson	452	16
13	31	Zack Staley	436	100
14	44	Wesley Thompson	434	42
	59	Shane Tuttle	434	96