Danny Bohn, seen here from an earlier win, scored the the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour victory Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Photo by Sarah Davis/NASCAR
SOPHIA, NC – It was a circle track event, but it took a drag race to decide the winner as Danny Bohn just edged Brian Loftin at the finish line to take the Prestoria Farms 150 checkered flag in NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour action Saturday at Caraway Speedway.
It was the third career victory for Bohn, and second at the .455-mile oval in rural Sophia, North Carolina.
The dramatics were setup by a series of late-race cautions. Burt Myers had dominated the bulk of the event, but mechanical issues on lap 130 opened the door to the field. Loftin assumed the lead and held Bohn at bay for two subsequent restarts before the green-white-checkered flag conclusion.
Loftin, an eight-time winner at Caraway, took the white flag in the lead, but coming to the checkers Bohn made it a side-by-side dash. With four-time titlist and current championship contender George Brunnhoelzl III wrecking behind them as they came to the stripe, it was Bohn that edged ahead.
It was so close that it took a review of the official timing and scoring by NASCAR Race Control to determine the winner. The final margin of victory: 0.019 seconds.
Bohn and Loftin were followed across the finish line by Kyle Ebersole, points leader Andy Seuss and Luke Fleming in the top five. The rest of the top 10 included: Spencer Davis, JR Bertuccio, Daniel Speeney, Mike Norman and Bobby Measmer, Jr.
Brunnhoelzl finished 12th. The last-lap accident proved costly as he lost crucial ground in the championship chase to leader Seuss, who will take a 17-point advantage to the season finale.
Bohn, from Freehold, NJ, earned his fifth career pole earlier in the day. The race victory was his second of the season behind the wheel of the No. 65 Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Chevrolet.
The Whelen Southern Modified Tour will conclude its 2014 season and crown a champion in the finale on the quarter-mile at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 9.
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Caraway Speedway – Sophia, NC
Race Results – Oct. 4, 2014
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 65 | Danny Bohn | Rustoleum/Cedar Peaks Enterprises Chevrolet | 152 | 47 | 4 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | 23 | Brian Loftin | L&R Trans./QMF Metal & Electronics Chevrolet | 152 | 43 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Ebersole | Ebersole Excavating Ford | 152 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Andy Seuss | Northeast Race Cars/Ideal Finance Chevrolet | 152 | 40 | Running | |
| 5 | 10 | 40 | Luke Fleming | AutosByNelson.com/Koma Unwind Ford | 152 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 79 | Spencer Davis * | Coors Light 21 Means 21/Hillbilly Racing/LeBlue | 152 | 39 | 1 | Running |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | JR Bertuccio | Gershow Recycling Chevrolet | 152 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 17 | 80 | Daniel Speeney | www.limitlesswalls.com Chevrolet | 152 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 12 | Mike Norman | Nationwide Insurance by Stormy/Hometown Auto | 152 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 13 | 51 | Bobby Measmer, Jr. * | Powerhouse Recycling Chevrolet | 152 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 9 | 77 | Gary Putnam | Curb Records Chevrolet | 152 | 34 | 1 | Running |
| 12 | 3 | 28 | George Brunnhoelzl, III | Composite Tech./Performance Tech. Chevrolet | 151 | 32 | Accident | |
| 13 | 14 | 73 | Cole Powell | Copp’s BuildAll/Tricar Chevrolet | 151 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 15 | 43 | David Calabrese | DiamondBack Towing/Dunleavy Truck & Trailer | 146 | 30 | Accident | |
| 15 | 12 | 15 | Joe Ryan Osborne * | Pinnacle Trucking/Osborne Const. Chevrolet | 145 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Burt Myers | Citrusafe /Adams Towing & Recovery Ford | 130 | 30 | 2 | Rear End |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | Jason Myers | Adams Towing & Recovery Ford | 25 | 27 | Engine |
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* – Denotes Rookie of the Race Contender
Fastest Qualifier: Danny Bohn, Time: 15.831 Seconds, Speed: 103.468 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 0 mins, 28 secs Average Speed: 68.626 mph Margin of Victory: 0.019 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 48-51 (#80 Spun Turn 2); 54-58 (#15, #43, and #80 Spun Turn 1); 89-94 (#15 Stopped on Backstretch); 104-107 (#79 Spun Frontstretch); 130-137 (#73 Spun Turn 2 and #1 Stopped on Frontstretch); 140-143 (#28 Accident Turn 4 and #2 and #43 involved); 146-149 (#73, #80, #77, #43, #2, and #12 Accident Turn 2). 7 for 35 laps.
Lap Leaders: Danny Bohn 1-5, Burt Myers 6-51, Danny Bohn 52, Burt Myers 53-58, Danny Bohn 59, Burt Myers 60-90, Gary Putnam 91-94, Spencer Davis * 95, Gary Putnam 96-97, Burt Myers 98-107, Brian Loftin 108, Burt Myers 109-129, Brian Loftin 130-143, Danny Bohn 144-147, Brian Loftin 148-149, Danny Bohn 150, Brian Loftin 151, Danny Bohn 152.
Total Laps Led: Burt Myers 114, Brian Loftin 18, Danny Bohn 13, Gary Putnam 6, Spencer Davis * 1. 17 changes involving 5 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Andy Seuss 544, George Brunnhoelzl, III 527, Burt Myers 512, Danny Bohn 507, JR Bertuccio 506, Kyle Ebersole 480, Luke Fleming 477, Spencer Davis * 445, Gary Putnam 445, Jason Myers 442
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