Seuss Dominates For Whelen Southern Mod Opener Win

Andy Seuss takes a victory lap with the checkered flag after scoring the victory in Sunday’s Whelen Season Opener 150 at Caraway Speedway. Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images for NASCAR

Andy Seuss mounted his challenge to dethrone George Brunnhoelzl III for the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Sunday in dominating fashion.

The 26-year-old from Hampstead, NH, was fastest in practice, won the Coors Light Pole Award and led every lap en route to winning the Whelen Season Opener 150 at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, NC. His No. 11 Ideal Finance/Phoenix Motors Chevrolet finished 1.465 seconds ahead of runner-up Brunnhoelzl.

JR Bertuccio, Burt Myers and Jason Myers rounded out the top five.

Danny Bohn was sixth, followed by Brian Loftin, Luke Fleming, Thomas Stinson and rookie Joe Ryan Osborne.

Dawsonville, GA’s Spencer Davis, making his first NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified start, finished in 11th.

The win was the 16th of Seuss’ career and his ninth at Caraway, including his third straight. He won the tour’s last two stops at the .455-mile banked oval last September.

Seuss has won four of the last five Whelen Southern Modified Tour events dating to last year.

“There was a lot of anticipation going into this race the way we finished last year, and I’m glad it’s behind us,” Seuss said. “We won everything – practice, the pole, led every lap in the race – and with a car like this you should.”

Seuss became just the third driver to win three straight Whelen Southern Modified races at Caraway, joining and Junior Miller and L.W. Miller, who won five in a row.

For Brunnhoelzl, who holds the record for Caraway wins with 10 – now just one ahead of Seuss – it was his ninth career runner-up finish at the track. Six of those runner-ups have come to Seuss, including each of the last three visits.

“We know what we need to do, so we’ll be better off when we come back,” Brunnhoelzl said. “That’s the biggest thing – knowing what to do to make it better.”

Bertuccio recorded his third straight top-five finish at Caraway, the only three of his Whelen Southern Modified Tour career overall. Sunday’s effort was his best in 27 southern tour races.

“We’ve been doing some experimenting [on the car] and it’s starting to work out,” Bertuccio said. “We just need a little bit more power, and you’ll see us in victory lane by the end of the year.”

The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will be back on track Saturday, March 15 with the Southern National 150 at Southern National Motorsports Park in Lucama, NC.

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Caraway Speedway – Sophia, NC
Whelen Season Opener 150 – March 9, 2014

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	B/Points	Status
1	1	11	Andy Seuss	Ideal Finance/Phoenix Motors Chevrolet	150	48	5	Running
2	4	28	George Brunnhoelzl, III	Composite Tech./Performance Tech. Chevrolet	150	42		Running
3	2	2	JR Bertuccio	Gershow Recycling/Hagerman Systems Chevrolet	150	41		Running
4	16	1	Burt Myers	Citrusafe/Spdwy Auto Auction/Adam’s Ford	150	40		Running
5	9	4	Jason Myers	Adam’s Towing/Corks Caps & Taps Ford	150	39		Running
6	6	65	Danny Bohn	Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet	150	38		Running
7	12	23	Brian Loftin	L&R Transmissions Chevrolet	150	37		Running
8	10	40	Luke Fleming	AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Ford	150	36		Running
9	8	7	Thomas Stinson	Dennis’ Towing & Recovery Chevrolet	150	35		Running
10	5	15	Joe Ryan Osborne *	Pro Systems/Joie of Seating Chevrolet	150	34		Running
11	14	79	Spencer Davis *	Hillbilly Racing/Coors 21 Means 21 Pontiac	150	33		Running
12	17	77	Gary Putnam	Curb Records/Stock Car Steel Chevrolet	150	32		Running
13	11	31	Cody Ware *	RaceTrac Chevrolet	150	31		Running
14	3	5	Kyle Ebersole	Ebersole Excavating Ford	150	30		Running
15	18	97	Bryan Dauzat	O.B. Builders Chevrolet	150	29		Running
16	19	12	Mike Norman	GoAero Nationwide by Stormie Speaks Chevrolet	138	28		Mechanical
17	13	51	Bobby Measmer, Jr. *	Powerhouse Recycling/Speed51.com Chevrolet	125	27		Out of Fuel
18	7	73	Cole Powell	Copp’s BuildAll/Tricar Developments Chevrolet	114	26		Mechanical
19	15	43	David Calabrese	Diamond Back Towing Chevrolet	41	25		Mechanical

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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Andy Seuss, Time: 16.05 Seconds, Speed: 102.056 mph
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 54 mins, 14 secs Average Speed: 75.507 mph Margin of Victory: 1.465 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 40-46 (Car #5 spinout (Frontstretch) [12]); 76 (Competition (Midway Break) [12]); 80-85 (Cars #51, 77 accident (Turn 3) [5]); 100-103 (Car #13 spinout (Turn 3) [5]); 128-131 (Car #12 accident (Turn 3) [12]). 5 for 22 laps.
Lap Leaders: Andy Seuss 1-150.
Total Laps Led: Andy Seuss 150. 0 changes involving 1 drivers.