Burt Myers poses in victory lane after winning Friday night’s SMART Modified Tour feature at Franklin County Speedway. Photo: Phil Cavali
Burt Myers used some late-race heroics to score the SMART Modified Tour victory at Franklin County Speedway in Callaway, Virginia on Friday night.
The Walnut Cove, North Carolina racer is the fifth different winner in as many races in the 2023 tour season.
Myers qualified 12th for Friday night’s Kenny Minter Classic and worked his way methodically to the front of the field. He took over the lead on lap 98 from Joey Coulter and powered to his ninth career series victory.
“It’s redemption for us personally because we’ve been right there. We won the championship (2021) for crying out loud and didn’t win a race,” said Myers. “To be able to win a race, a place like Franklin County where I watched my dad race while I was growing up, is pretty cool. I was at Caraway when Kenny Minter lost his life, so to win on a night honoring Kenny Minter, man, a lot of things came together to make this night pretty special.”
“Joey Coulter and I have raced side-by-side so many times. I love racing him,” continued Myers. “Me and Joey can run door-to-door and we might bang off each other, but it’s just hard racing. We put ourselves in position at that late race caution. I don’t know if we got any better, it’s just that they fell off and once I got out front, man, that was it.”
Coulter finished in second, with Brandon Ward in third, NASCAR Cup Series veteran Ryan Newman in fourth, and Caleb Heady in fifth.
Brian Loftin, Carson Loftin, Jeremy Gerstner, Jonny Kay, and Dennis Holdren rounded out the top 10.
The SMART Modified Tour will be off for the next few weeks before visiting Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, North Carolina on Friday, June 23. For more information, visit SMARTModTour.com.
SMART Modified Tour
Franklin County Speedway – Callaway, VA
Kenny Minter Classic – May 26, 2023
1. Burt Myers
2. Joey Coulter
3. Brandon Ward
4. Ryan Newman
5. Caleb Heady
6. Brian Loftin
7. Carson Loftin
8. Jeremy Gerstner
9. Jonny Kay
10. Dennis Holdren
11. Bobby Labonte
12. Wes Gilbert
13. Tim Brown
14. Bobby Measmer, Jr.
15. Jason Myers
16. Dwight Sauls
17. James Civali
18. Daniel Yates
19. Jonathan Brown
20. Brian Weber
21. John Smith
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