DAYTONA BEACH, FL :: The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour takes to the track for the second event of the 2013 season on Saturday, March 23 in the KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, N.C. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at SNMP, as well as some other statistical trends:
Southern National Race Setup
• Two former Southern National winners – Tim Brown and Burt Myers – in the Southern Modified Tour will be on hand for the event.
• Brown has an average finish of 1.67 in three career SNMP starts including a win and two runner-up performances.
• Three-time and defending tour champion George Brunnhoelzl III has finished inside the top 10 in 26 straight Southern Modified races dating back to the beginning of the 2011 season.
• Andy Seuss has a string of seven top-10 finishes on the tour.
• Just eight of the 24 drivers entered in the event have tour experience at Southern National.
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour At Southern National
• This is the Whelen Southern Modified Tour’s fourth visit to the .4-mile oval in Kenly, N.C., that boasts 17 degrees of banking in the corners and seven-degree banking on the straightaways.
• The Southern Modified Tour has not competed at the track since Sept. 13, 2008.
• Three drivers – Tim Brown, Junior Miller and Burt Myers – have won at the track.
• Just eight drivers – Brown, George Brunnhoelzl III, Brian Loftin, Burt Myers, Jason Myers, Andy Seuss, John Smith and Thomas Stinson – out of the 24 entered have Southern Modified experience at the Kenly oval.
• The inaugural tour event in 2006 had 100 laps while the subsequent races have been 150 laps in duration.
• Chevrolet has two of the three wins at the North Carolina oval.
Southern National Data
Race: #2 of 12 (3/23/13)
Track Layout: .4-mile high-banked paved oval
Race Length: 150 laps (60 miles)
Records
1-Lap Qualifying: L.W. Miller, Pontiac, 14.167 seconds, 101.646 mph, Sept. 13, 2008
150-Lap Race: Burt Myers, Chevrolet, 43 min., 6 sec., 83.527 mph, Sept. 13, 2008
Race Winners
Tim Brown … 1
Junior Miller … 1
Burt Myers … 1
Pole Winners
L.W. Miller … 2
Frank Fleming … 1
Manufacturer Wins
Chevrolet … 2
Dodge … 1
Laps Led
Tim Brown … 210
L.W. Miller … 107
Burt Myers … 52
Frank Fleming … 22
Junior Miller … 18
Selected Driver Information:
Danny Bohn (No. 65 Rustoleum/Rifenburg Construction Chevrolet)
• Making his Southern National debut.
• Has recorded top-10 finishes in three of his last four points races dating back to last season.
• Was 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year for the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
• Was championship runner-up to George Brunnhoelzl III a season ago.
Tim Brown (No. 02 Hayes Jewelers/T&C Motorsports Chevrolet)
• Finished second in his last Southern National outing on Sept. 13, 2008.
• Won at SNMP on Sept. 15, 2007.
• Has not finished worse than second in three Southern National starts.
• Leads tour drivers with 210 laps led at the Kenly track.
George Brunnhoelzl III (No. 28 Epoxz Chevrolet)
• Scored a fifth-place finish in last SNMP outing in Sept. 2008.
• Finished eighth in the Sept. 2007 event at the North Carolina track.
• Best starting position at Southern National is eighth in both 2007 and 2008.
• Has posted top-10 finishes in his last 26 Southern Modified outings dating back to the start of the 2011 season.
• Won the Southern Modified Tour championship in 2009 and 2011 and 2012.
Ted Christopher (No. 00 M&T Enterprises Chevrolet)
• Making debut at Southern National in a Southern Modified car.
• Has six wins in 17 career SoMod starts.
• Has 42 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour wins to his credit over a 24-year career.
• Was the 2008 Whelen Modified Tour champion.
Bryan Dauzat (No. 97 O.B. Builders Chevrolet)
• Making first Southern National appearance in Southern Modified equipment.
• Scored sixth Southern Modified career top 10 on March 16 at Caraway Speedway.
Kyle Ebersole (No. 5 Ebersole Excavating Ford)
• Making Southern National debut.
• Has top-10 finishes in his last three tour starts dating back to last season.
• Finished sixth in four of his last seven Southern Modified outings.
Brian Loftin (No. 23 L&R Transmission/QMF Metal & Electronic Solutions Chevrolet)
• Finished 15th in his lone tour start at Southern National in Sept. 2008.
• Won the 2008 Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship.
Burt Myers (No. 1 CitruSafe/Adams Towing & Recovery Ford)
• Won the last SoMod event in Sept. 2008 at Southern National.
• Scored finishes of fifth (2007) and third (2006) at the Kenly oval.
• Has led 52 laps in Southern Modified action at SNMP.
• Won the 2010 Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship.
Jason Myers (No. 4 Myers Racing Ford)
• Finished sixth in last Southern National start in Sept. 2008.
• Posted a seventh-place finish at inaugural SNMP race in 2006.
• Collected third career win in March 16 opener at Caraway Speedway.
• Has top-10 finishes in each of his last three SoMod outings dating back to last year.
Ryan Preece (No. 41 East West Marine/NAPA Chevrolet)
• Making Southern National Motorsports Park debut.
• Finished second in last Southern Modified start at the 2012 finale in Charlotte.
• Has top-five finishes in two of his three career Southern Modified Tour starts.
Gary Putnam (No. 77 Stock Car Steel Chevrolet)
• Making Southern National debut.
• Has record consecutive top 10s in SoMod Tour dating back to last season’s finale.
Andy Seuss (No. 11 Ideal Racing/RAHMOC Engines Chevrolet)
• Finished fourth in his only tour start at Southern National in Sept. 2008.
• Opened the 2013 season with a fifth-place effort on March 16 at Caraway Speedway.
• Has scored a top-10 finish in seven consecutive Southern Modified Tour starts.
John Smith (No. 25 Havoline xpress Lube/G-Oil Chevrolet)
• Placed ninth in last visit to SNMP in Sept. 2008.
• Recorded a top-10 finish in four of last five tour starts dating back to last season.
• Earned his only tour win on July 2, 2010 at Caraway Speedway.
Thomas Stinson (No. 7 Cowardin Jewelers Chevrolet)
• Was eighth in last Southern National outing in Sept. 2008.
• Scored a sixth-place finish at the Sept. 2007 SNMP event.
• Finished inside the top 10 in four of his last six tour starts dating back to 2012.
