SOPHIA, N.C. - Andy Seuss will take a win any way he can get it and that was the case in Friday night’s NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour event at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, North Carolina.
Seuss was able to take the lead in the pits during the second caution of the race. Once he got the lead he was able to hold off a strong J.R. Bertuccio to score his first win of the season taking the Davis Roofing 150.
Bertuccio appeared to have the best car of the field after he started from the front row winning his first Coors Light Pole Award of the season during qualifying.
The Centereach, NewYork native swapped the lead with Danny Bohn on lap 4 and retook the top spot on lap 10 as he built leads by as much as 15 car lengths.
Bertuccio led until the second caution of the race for debris was given to the field on lap 118. Seuss took the lead on lap 120 after pit stops with George Brunnhoelzl III second and Bertuccio third.
Bertuccio was able to quickly get past Brunnhoelzl but could never get beside Seuss to try and make a pass for the lead.
Brunnhoelzl came home third with Burt Myers – who entered the day trying for his third consecutive win at Caraway – fourth and Bobby Measmer, Jr. fifth.
Rounding out the top-10 was Jeremy Gerstner, Kyle Bosignore, Danny Bohn, Gary Putnam and Bobby Hutchens III.
The win also moved Seuss into a tie with Brunnhoelzl for the most tour wins at Caraway with 12 and the Hampstead, New Hampshire native now has 22 career wins.
The 2010 champion maintains his points lead with an eight-point advantage over Brunnhoelzl (221-213) with Seuss third at 210.
The Southern Tour will return to action with its annual stop to historic Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 6 for the Strutmasters.com 199.
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Caraway Speedway – Sophia, NC
Davis Roofing 150 – July 1, 2016
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | Andy Seuss | Davis Roofing/Vestal Buick GMC Chevrolet | 150 | 47 | 4 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | JR Bertuccio | Gershow Recycling Chevrolet | 150 | 44 | 2 | Running |
| 3 | 7 | 28 | George Brunnhoelzl, III | Dunleavy Trk and Trailer Repair/Comp Tech | 150 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | Burt Myers | Remington SCT/Citrusafe/Speedway Auto Actn Ford | 150 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 2 | 74 | Bobby Measmer, Jr. | Shirlco Consulting/Lead 2 Real Estate Chevrolet | 150 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 9 | 15 | Jeremy Gerstner | GMR Lawn Care/Carriage House Restaurant | 150 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 4 | 22 | Kyle Bonsignore * | Snap-On Tools/Arts Radiator/Wilwood Brks Chevrolet | 150 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 3 | 40 | Danny Bohn | Dunleavy Truck & Trl/Wm Smith Trucking Chevrolet | 150 | 37 | 1 | Running |
| 9 | 8 | 77 | Gary Putnam | Curb Records Chevrolet | 149 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 11 | 14 | Trey Hutchens, III | Hutchens Racing Chevrolet | 149 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 10 | 4 | Jason Myers | Moorefield Enterprises Ford | 57 | 33 | Suspension | |
| 12 | 12 | 16 | Shawn Balluzo | Signs & Graphics To Go Chevrolet | 15 | 32 | Handling |
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: JR Bertuccio, Time: 16.154 Seconds, Speed: 101.399 mph
Failed to Qualify: (2) Austin Pickens * (#33), Kyle Ebersole (#5).
Time of Race: 48 mins, 4 secs Average Speed: 85.194 mph Margin of Victory: 0.338 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 51-55 (Debris on backstretch No Free Pass); 118-122 (Debris on backstretch #14 Free Pass). 2 for 10 laps.
Lap Leaders: JR Bertuccio 1-3, Danny Bohn 4-9, JR Bertuccio 10-119, Andy Seuss 120-150.
Total Laps Led: JR Bertuccio 113, Andy Seuss 31, Danny Bohn 6. 3 changes involving 3 drivers.
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
