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Opening night of Bowman Gray racing kicked off this weekend and it was action packed with no disappointments. Qualifying was held on Friday evening for the Hayes Jewelers 200. Chase Robertson would snag the Sportsman pole, and Burt Myers would grab the pole for Modified.
Sportsman would kick the night off in front of a sold out crowd of 17,000 plus. Kirk Sheets led the charge after the full field redraw. While pole winner Chase Robertson would draw 14th. Sterling Plemmons quickly took the lead until Zack Ore would get by Plemmons on lap 18 and led until a caution on lap 25. Then on the double-file restart, Neal would go to the outside against Ore on the front row. Neal would take the lead on lap 29 and hold the lead until a last lap pass by the defending champion Chase Robertson for a photo finish at the line.
“On that last lap, I feel like he would’ve done the same thing to me,” Robertson said. “I just moved him. I didn’t wreck him or anything, so it’s just a pleasure to be in victory lane again.”
For the second year in a row Robertson would grab the win and head to prom after collecting the trophy.
Tommy Neal finished runner-up, followed by Zack Ore, Michael Adams and Plemmons.
After sitting on the pole after an impressive qualifying session, Burt Myers would lead wire-to-wire holding off Timmy Brown. Myers would over come the raft of Brandon Ward, Danny Bohn and then Tim Brown. He overcame a handful of cautions to go on and pick up his 11th Hayes Jewelers 200 and 92nd of his career.
Chris Fleming was third, Jordan was fourth, and Brandon Ward, last year’s champion was fifth.
Next up would be the first Q104.1 Stadium Stock Series 15-lap race. Chris “Pintang” Allison would lead from the start, until Charlie Curry, 1996 Stadium Stock champion in his return to the Madhouse for the first time in years, would take the lead. Curry would hold the lead up until A.J. Sanders would get by and go on to win. Chuck Wall finished runner up, followed by Charlie Curry, Chris Allison and Tyler McDonald.
The second of the two Stadium Stock races would be up next as Brandon Crotts would pull off his first win in his 15 years of racing at Bowman Gray. Holding off Connor Keaton finished runner up, followed by Austin Long and Matt Alley.
“It’s been a long time,” Crotts said. “I’ve been coming out here 15 years and this is the first one.”
Closing out the night would be the QRC HVAC & Refrigeration Street Stock Series, Christian Joyce would continue where he left off last year after winning the championship to kicking the season off with winning the season opening race. Overcoming four cautions to win the race.
Nick Wall finished runner up, followed by Evan Ingleston, Brad Lewis, and Austin Jones.
“This is the last race I haven’t won in this division,” Joyce said. “So, I really wanted it.”
“Dylan Ward (who works on Joyce’s car), he is the man,” Joyce said. “He gave me a hot rod.”
Next week, the night is highlighted by twin 25-lap races in the Brad’s Golf Car’s Modified Series. In addition, there will be twin 20-lap races in the Law Offices of John Barrow Sportsman Series.
With both the Modified and Sportsman Series next week there will be a “Madhouse Scramble” where the winner of the first race in each series will pull a number – 8, 10, 12, 14 or 16. The number that is pulled will invert the field for the second race.
In addition to the twin 25-lap races in the Modified Series and the twin 20-lap Sportsman Series, there will be a 20-lap race in the QRC HVAC & Refrigeration Street Stock Series, and there will be one or two 15-lap races in the Q104.1 Stadium Stock Series.
The final event of the night next week will be the wild Midway Mobile Storage Chain Race where teams of two cars are chained together.
Saturday’s Results
RACE RESULTS: April 20
BRAD’S GOLF CARS MODIFIED SERIES
Hayes Jewelers 200
FINISH | CAR | DRIVER |
1 | 1 | Burt Myers |
2 | 83 | Tim Brown |
3 | 16 | Chris Fleming |
4 | 13 | Jordan Fleming |
5 | 04 | Brandon Ward |
6 | 79 | Ryan Flores |
7 | 4 | Jason Myers |
8 | 57 | Danny Bohn |
9 | 92 | Kyle Southern |
10 | 75 | Lee Jeffreys |
11 | 5 | Randy Butner |
12 | 6 | Slate Myers |
13 | 72 | Bryant Robertson |
14 | 99 | William Smith |
15 | 45 | Lee Stimpson |
16 | 39 | Gerald Robinson Jr. |
17 | 51 | Drew Moffitt |
18 | 7 | Junior Snow |
19 | 69 | John Holleman IV |
20 | 07 | Riley Neal |
21 | 81 | Zack Clifton |
22 | 19 | Andy Noto |
23 | 77 | Susan Harwell |
24 | 35 | Brandon Butner |
25 | 41 | Cory Lovette |
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BARROW SPORTSMAN SERIES
FINISH | CAR | DRIVER |
1 | 31 | Chase Robertson |
2 | 21 | Tommy Neal |
3 | 55 | Zack Ore |
4 | 19 | Michael Adams |
5 | 03 | Sterling Plemmons |
6 | 12 | Justin Taylor |
7 | 22 | Wesley Thompson |
8 | 7 | Connor Branch |
9 | 38 | Mitch Gales |
10 | 54 | Braden Mills |
11 | 15 | T. Dawson |
12 | 43 | Brandon Brendle |
13 | 0 | Kirk Sheets |
14 | 37 | Chris Massie |
15 | 24 | A.J. Bernys |
16 | 2 | Amber Lynn |
QRC HVAC & REFRIGERATION STREET STOCK SERIES
FINISH | CAR | DRIVER |
1 | 1 | Christian Joyce |
2 | 12 | Nick Wall |
3 | 16 | Brad Lewis |
4 | 77 | Evan Ingleston |
5 | 24 | Austin Jones |
6 | 23 | Jordan Atkins |
7 | 25 | Cooper Lowe |
8 | 35 | Andy Avery |
9 | 21 | Wes Glascoe |
10 | 17 | Andy Southern |
11 | 13 | Kevin Gilbert |
12 | 7 | Zack Staley |
13 | 03 | Cody Gum |
14 | 45 | Josh Williams |
15 | 4 | Emilee Lewis |
16 | 10 | Craig Hartless |
17 | 30 | Zachary Cogar |
18 | 48 | Jeff McCary |
19 | 05 | Hayden Hall |
20 | 00 | Donnie Martin |
21 | 11 | Chase Lewis |
Q104.1 STADIUM STOCK SERIES
Race One
FINISH | CAR | DRIVER |
1 | 24 | A.J. Sanders |
2 | 81 | Chuck Wall |
3 | 16 | Charlie Curry |
4 | 7 | Chris Allison |
5 | 47 | Tyler McDonald |
6 | 60 | Brad Mickalowski |
7 | 22 | Peanut Baker |
8 | 2 | Carson Reed |
9 | 06 | TJ Gibson |
10 | 19 | Kyler Staley |
11 | 3 | Skyler Brooks |
12 | 56 | Drew Mason |
13 | 1 | Grayson Keaton |
Q104.1 STADIUM STOCK SERIES
Race Two
FINISH | CAR | DRIVER |
1 | 69 | Brandon Crotts |
2 | 5 | Connor Keaton |
3 | 36 | Austin Long |
4 | 74 | Matt Alley |
5 | 27 | Austin Cates |
6 | 51 | Andrew Cates |
7 | 44 | Blaze Sanders |
8 | 14 | Ken Bridges |
9 | 11 | Sydney Sanders |
10 | 08 | Shane Tuttle |
11 | 28 | Robert Mabe |
12 | 18 | Billy Andrews |
13 | 93 | Jonathan Simacek |
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