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By James Stewart

 

For the 3rd time this year, rain was the winner of the Bowman Gray racing program.  Blue skies welcomed fans when the gates opened at 6:00 and a capacity $2 ladies night crowd filled the stadium by the 8:00 race time….but some very ominous black clouds had rolled in also and after 1 lap of the Street Stock race, the skies opened up and the night was over.
Fans arriving early did get to see all divisions practice and watch the modifieds qualify.  Jason Myers won the pole for the NASCAR Hall of Fame 100 followed by Tim Brown, Chris Fleming, Brandon Ward, and Burt Myers.  The top 4 qualifiers were eligible for a $6000 bonus if they would choose to start in the rear instead of drawing as is the theme for the 100 lap modified races.  All declined, meaning that the next scheduled 100 lap race July 9 will have a $9000 bonus.  The lineups from last night will stay the same for next week with the exception of the 2 Stadium Stock races. This Saturday the 4 cylinders will run their annual 50 lap race as their longest event of the season and because of this, they will qualify.  This is always exciting as there are always 30 plus cars vying for just 24 starting spots.  The first Sportsman race will start with Robbie Brewer and Taylor Branch on the front row with Ron Knabel, Michael Adams, and John Holleman IV rounding out the top 5. The 2nd race starting lineup will be determined by the winners draw from the first race.  The Modifieds will lineup after the draw with Tim Brown and Ronnie Clifton on the front row followed by Michael Clifton, Jonathan Brown, and Jason Myers as the top 5.
The Street Stock race actually lined up and got the green flag before the rains came but didn’t complete a lap.  2nd starting Blake Shupe spun in turn 1 as pole winner Taylor Robbins jumped to the lead.  The caution came out before the lap was completed.  Since Shupe’s car was involved with the caution, he will have to restart from the rear Saturday.  The top 5 starters should be Taylor Robbins, Robert Lawson, Brad Lewis,Kevin Gilbert, and Shane Tuttle.
This is the 3rd rainout this season out of 6 possible race dates.  A .500 average would be awesome in most sports, but not with racing and rain!  With the summer forecast for this area according to the almanac showing it to be a wet, rainy one, we might get close to the record for rainouts in a season.  There have been quite a few years with 4 or more rainouts, but 1959 has the record with 9.  Here’s hoping this is one record that is not broken!  So Saturday’s lineup will be two 20 lap races for the Sportsman cars, 20 lap Street Stock race, the 100 lap Modified race, and a 50 lap Stadium Stock race.  Hoping the rain stays away and see you there!!
Here are the current point standings after last weeks double points events.


Modified Point Standings going into June 4

RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS
1 1 Burt Myers 188
2 77 Lee Jeffreys 170
3 53 John Smith 164
4 83 Tim Brown 154
5 4 Jason Myers 152
6 04 Brandon Ward 144
7 50 Michael Clifton 134
8 2 Joseph Brown 130
9 27 Joe Ryan Osborne 128
10 5 Randy Butner 122
11 71 Dean Ward 118
12 22 Jonathan Brown 98
13 66 Ronnie Clifton 96
14 18 Daniel Yates 94
15 40 Chris Fleming 92
16 79 David Calabrese 74
17 76 Scott Gordon 62
18 87 Mike Speeney 56
19 65 Danny Bohn 46
20 40 Luke Fleming 42
21 15 Jeremy Gerstner 36
22 12 Mike Norman 32
87 Danny Speeney 32
24 16 William Smith 28
25 11 Junior Miller 26
26 01 Jimmy Wallace 24
44 Daniel Beeson 24
Sportsman Point Standings going into June 4

RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS
1 21 Tommy Neal 222
2 81 Zack Clifton 221
3 26 Michael Tilley 204
4 4 John Holleman 191
5 70 Noah Triplett 185
6 7 Dylan Ward 174
7 0 Michael Adams 170
8 22 Kevin Neal 169
9 68 Robbie Brewer 162
10 3 Jeff Garrison 156
11 28 Billy Gregg 146
12 55 Zack Ore 143
13 11 Wayne Hill 136
14 31 Mike Robertson 112
15 12 Justin Taylor 103
16 31 Ryan Robertson 92
17 40 Jordan Fleming 84
18 92 Kyle Southern 60
19 51 Rob Knabel 54
20 86 Taylor Branch 52
21 19 David Adams 44
72 Bryant Robertson 44
23 14 Les Miranda 32
24 41 Terry Thompson 27
25 22 Robert Lawson 16
26 14 Darren Jordan 8
27 19 Rob Dixon 6

Street Stock Point Standings going into June 4

RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS
1 20 Derrick Rice 190
2 50 Austin Edwards 166
3 22 Brian Wall 152
4 19 Tommy Zachary 150
7 Jamie Byrd 150
6 30 Blake Shupe 148
7 40 Taylor Robbins 136
8 0 Kirk Sheets 128
9 69 Gerald Robinson Jr 116
10 24 Chris Thomas 114
11 16 Brad Lewis 106
12 1 Jasper Sumner 96
13 49 Phillip Jones 94
14 9 Darren Cotner 90
15 97 Jeremy Warren 84
14 Aaron Hylton 84
17 13 Kevin Gilbert 80
18 81 Robert Lawson 72
19 29 Bradley Potts 70
20 10 Zach Linville 64
21 52 Fletcher Whaley 58
17 Jeremiah Simonis 58
23 58 Steven Berrier 42
24 12 Doug Wall 38
25 2 Willie Wall 30
26 58 Barry Edwards 20
27 5 Spencer Martin 18
28 94 Jeffery Wood 16

Stadium Stock Point Standings going into June 4

RANK CAR DRIVER POINTS
1 02 Wesley Thompson 182
76 Billy Cameron Jr 182
3 24 A.J. Sanders 180
97 Bryan Sykes 180
5 62 Kevin Hedgecock 172
6 17 Andy Southern 170
7 30 Stephen Sanders 166
8 71 Auston McElveen 158
9 29 Cody Arrington 156
10 10 David Hopkins 152
11 77 Randy McElveen 148
12 8 Shane Southard 140
13 31 Zack Staley 134
09 Tim Evans 134
83 Shane Tuttle 134
06 Derek Sheets 134
17 81 Chuck Wall 132
18 38 Christian Joyce 128
19 14 Ken Bridges 126
20 27 Austin Cates 124
21 22 Adam Thomas 122
22 48 Junior Smith 120
7 Barry Wilson 120
24 88 Ronnie Cranfill 116
25 40 Brandon Brendle 106
26 54 Justin Owens 104
27 90 Robert Strmiska 96
28 49 P-Nut Vernon 88
29 91 Coty Crews 84
30 99 Dustin McClure 82
31 68 Tyler Bush 72
32 23 Andy Spears 66
33 0 Carlos Clifton 56
34 6 Dale Patterson 52

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