Brown, Butner Grab Wins at Bowman Gray
Jonathan Brown bumps Myers out of the way; Butner breaks dry spell.
Track PR
A lot can change in a week at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Just one week ago in the GMAC Insurance Modified Series, Jonathan Brown of Winston-Salem was fighting for the lead with Burt Myers of Walnut Cove. Myers got the best of him, overpowering him to claim the win.
But on Saturday, situations reversed and Jonathan Brown was the one grabbing the lead away from Myers. Brown then went on to take the win with Myers finishing behind him in second.
Myers qualified on the pole with a blistering lap and grabbed the lead when the green flag waved. Tim Brown of Rural Hall gave a few stout bumps to Myers’s rear bumper and tried to pass on the outside lane during a double-file restart.
But as Tim Brown was caught on the outside, Jonathan Brown slipped into second. That allowed the #53 of Jonathan Brown to choose the outside lane during a double-file restart and pull up door-to-door with Myers.
Jonathan Brown pushed to pass Myers on two occasions but was unsuccessful. In the closing laps, Jonathan tried a different approach: He gave a stuff bump to Myers as they came out of turn three, pushing Myers into the outside groove. Jonathan Brown flew to the inside, taking the lead away from Myers.
“We’ve had a fast car every week, we just haven’t had the luck to seal the deal,” said Jonathan Brown. “Tonight, we got our win.”
Tim Brown finished third and Jason Myers came in fourth.
The “Madhouse Scramble” put Kevin Wilson of Elkin to the pole for the start of the second 50-lapper. Randy Butner of Pfafftown started on the outside front row and stole the lead away from Wilson during the opening laps.
Butner was pressured heavily by rookie Danny Bohn of Huntersville, but Butner held on to take his first win since 2007. “It wasn’t a gimme. We had to get up on the wheel and stay there to hold him off. There were so many different restarts,” said Butner.
Bohn finished second. Burt Myers, who battled forward from a 15th place start, finished third.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, Kenny Bost of Kernersville won the first race, holding off Robbie Brewer of Winston-Salem. In the second 20-lapper, Kevin Neal of Walkertown took the checkered, with Taylor Branch of Lewisville finishing second.
The 104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series race had an unforgettable finish as Billy Gregg of Winston-Salem and Matt Cotner of Rural Hall fought for the win. They raced side by side and collided as they headed towards the checkered flag. Gregg ended up claiming the victory while Cotner slid across the finish line in second.
In the Freeman’s Auto Center Stadium Stock Series, Chuck Wall of Clemmons grabs the win in the first 15-lapper, with Billy Cameron Jr. of Salisbury taking the checkered flag in the second race.
Unofficial Race Results
GMAC Insurance Modified Series
1st Modified Race - 50 laps
FINISHCARDRIVERHOMETOWN
CARDRIVERHOMETOWN153Jonathan BrownWinston-Salem, NC
53Jonathan BrownWinston-Salem, NC21Burt MyersWalnut Cove, NC
1Burt MyersWalnut Cove, NC383Tim BrownRural Hall, NC
83Tim BrownRural Hall, NC44Jason MyersWalnut Cove, NC
4Jason MyersWalnut Cove, NC577Lee JeffreysWallburg, NC
77Lee JeffreysWallburg, NC63Terry GaitherWalkertown, NC
3Terry GaitherWalkertown, NC728Joseph BrownWinston-Salem, NC
28Joseph BrownWinston-Salem, NC869Junior MillerDanbury, NC
69Junior MillerDanbury, NC90John SmithMount Airy, NC
0John SmithMount Airy, NC1071Dean WardWinston-Salem, NC
71Dean WardWinston-Salem, NC1181Austin PackWalkertown, NC
81Austin PackWalkertown, NC1259Danny BohnHuntersville, NC
59Danny BohnHuntersville, NC1327Mike AdamsWinston-Salem, NC
27Mike AdamsWinston-Salem, NC1466Ronnie CliftonWalkertown, NC
66Ronnie CliftonWalkertown, NC155Randy ButnerPfafftown, NC
5Randy ButnerPfafftown, NC166Kevin WilsonElkin, NC
6Kevin WilsonElkin, NC1711Ricky KnappDenver, NC
11Ricky KnappDenver, NC1845Lee StimpsonLewisville, NC
45Lee StimpsonLewisville, NC1913Chris FlemingMount Airy, NC
13Chris FlemingMount Airy, NC2048Brad RobbinsWinston-Salem, NC
48Brad RobbinsWinston-Salem, NC2164Steven TruellWinston-Salem, NC
64Steven TruellWinston-Salem, NC2275Robert JeffreysWinston-Salem, NC
75Robert JeffreysWinston-Salem, NC2nd Modified Race - 50 laps
FINISHCARDRIVERHOMETOWN
CARDRIVERHOMETOWN15Randy ButnerPfafftown, NC
5Randy ButnerPfafftown, NC259Danny BohnHuntersville, NC
59Danny BohnHuntersville, NC31Burt MyersWalnut Cove, NC
1Burt MyersWalnut Cove, NC413Chris FlemingMount Airy, NC
13Chris FlemingMount Airy, NC566Ronnie CliftonWalkertown, NC
66Ronnie CliftonWalkertown, NC60John SmithMount Airy, NC
0John SmithMount Airy, NC74Jason MyersWalnut Cove, NC
4Jason MyersWalnut Cove, NC828Joseph BrownWinston-Salem, NC
28Joseph BrownWinston-Salem, NC927Mike AdamsWinston-Salem, NC
27Mike AdamsWinston-Salem, NC106Kevin WilsonElkin, NC
6Kevin WilsonElkin, NC1111Ricky KnappDenver, NC
11Ricky KnappDenver, NC1245Lee StimpsonLewisville, NC
45Lee StimpsonLewisville, NC1371Dean WardWinston-Salem, NC
71Dean WardWinston-Salem, NC1481Austin PackWalkertown, NC
81Austin PackWalkertown, NC1583Tim BrownRural Hall, NC
83Tim BrownRural Hall, NC1653Jonathan BrownWinston-Salem, NC
53Jonathan BrownWinston-Salem, NC1777Lee JeffreysWallburg, NC
77Lee JeffreysWallburg, NC1869Junior MillerDanbury, NC
69Junior MillerDanbury, NC193Terry GaitherWalkertown, NC
3Terry GaitherWalkertown, NC
Jonathan Brown got the win in race number one. (Eric Hylton Photography)
Randy Butner picked up career win number 12 and his first since 2007. (Eric Hylton Photography)
