(Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC) It all comes down to this Saturday: the final night of racing action in 2008. All four divisions will crown their champions – and with every race being worth double the points, anything can still happen.
Tim Brown enters the final event with a 28 points lead over Burt Myers in the Farm Bureau Insurance Modified Series. Myers was able to once again chip away at Brown’s points lead on Saturday. Brown won the first race, but finished 10th in the second race. Myers gained some points with a second place finish in the first race and a sixth place finish in the second race.
If Myers were to finish seven positions in front of Brown in the season-ending Carolina Farm Credit 150, then the two would tie each other in points. The tie-breaker would go to Brown for having the most wins in the season – so Myers must finish 8 positions ahead of Brown to clinch the championship.
In the Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series, Ronnie Clifton still leads the way in the points. Kenny Bost won on Saturday and narrowed the points gap, but Clifton also performed well.
Clifton leads Bost by 40 points - so if Bost were to finish 10 positions ahead of Clifton, their points totals would be tied. The victories of Bost would give him the tie-breaker.
Ryan Nelson extended his points lead in last event, being declared the winner of the race for the 104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series. Nelson crossed the finish line in third but was elevated to the win after the first two finishers were disqualified.
Nelson is 26 points higher than David Sumner and 34 points higher than Doug Wall. With 4 points per position, Sumner could take the championship by finishing 7 positions ahead of Nelson. Wall would grab the title if he finished 9 positions ahead of Nelson and 3 positions ahead of Sumner.
In the Time Warner Cable Stadium Stock Series, Johnny Burke came on strong in last event. Burke flew from dead last to a finish of sixth, keeping him in the points lead. Points rivals Matt Hill and Dale Barneycastle were involved in collisions which relegated them to poor finishing positions.
Entering the final event, Burke is 50 points ahead of Barneycastle and 52 points ahead of Hill. Barneycastle would need to finish 13 positions higher than Burke to win the championship. Hill would need to finish ahead of Barneycastle and 13 positions ahead of Burke to have a chance. A 13 position gap would tie Hill and Burke, and the tie-breaker would favor Hill.
This Saturday is the Carolina Farm Credit 150 Season Finale. There will be racing for all four divisions for one last time in 2008. Ticket gates open at 6 PM for practice, and the first race is at 8:00 PM. For directions, schedules, and other information, log on to www.bowmangrayracing.com.
2008 Current Points Standings
Farm Bureau Insurance Modified Series
Rank Car # Driver Points Gained Last Event Rank Change
1 83 Tim Brown 657 41 0
2 1 Burt Myers 629 44 0
3 77 Lee Jeffreys 601 41 0
4 14 Bobby Hutchens 583 42 0
5 50 Michael Clifton 518 43 0
6 5 Randy Butner 477 42 +1
7 40 Brad Robbins 460 38 +1
8 75 Robert Jeffreys 451 40 +2
9 81 Brian Pack 441 0 -3
10 47 Andrew Durham 429 9 -1
11 20 Jeremy Stoltz 415 30 0
12 70 Al Hill 392 28 +1
13 4 Jason Myers 366 0 -1
14 69 Junior Miller 320 0 0
15 72 Brent Elliott 316 25 0
Webb Heating & A/C Co. Sportsman Series
Rank Car # Driver Points Gained Last Event Rank Change
1 66 Ronnie Clifton 631 36 0
2 18 Kenny Bost 591 38 0
3 05 Kyle Edwards 574 42 0
4 21 Tommy Neal 559 32 0
5 02 Derek Stoltz 552 44 +1
6 9 David Adams 536 19 -1
7 26 Jim Shoaf 495 10 0
8 30 Mike Evans 486 15 0
9 68 Robbie Brewer 485 41 0
10 1 Gene Pack 461 41 0
11 38 Mitch Gales 421 11 0
12 79 Steven Berrier 415 31 +1
13 7 Ronnie Barron 409 0 -1
14 23 Scott Hall 390 41 +1
15 86 Taylor Branch 377 20 -1
104.1 WTQR Street Stock Series
Rank Car # Driver Points Gained Last Event Rank Change
1 31 Ryan Nelson 640 50 0
2 1 David Sumner 614 44 0
3 12 Doug Wall 606 48 0
4 27 Matt Cotner 582 30 0
5 18 Tim Vaden 528 10 0
6 04 Reggie Doub 502 34 +1
7 25 Johnny Arnder 498 8 -1
8 99 John McNeal 460 0 0
9 74 Leon Hutchens 434 38 1
10 69 Joseph Brown 432 0 -1
33 Matt Fletcher 432 36 0
12 11 Richard Reeves 402 46 +2
13 8 K.J. Stimpson 400 12 -1
14 60 Ethan Stoltz 384 0 -1
15 00 Donnie Martin 372 26 0
Time Warner Cable Stadium Stock Series
Rank Car # Driver Points Gained Last Event Rank Change
1 56 Johnny Burke 584 40 0
2 22 Dale Barneycastle 534 14 0
3 98 Matt Hill 532 22 0
21 Kevin L. Neal 532 42 +1
5 11 Wayne Hill 506 28 1
6 24 A.J. Sanders 496 12 -1
7 23 Kenny Dixon 494 44 +2
01 Jason Keaton 494 48 +3
9 72 Gerald Robertson 488 16 -2
10 99 Shaun Cockerham 482 20 -2
11 39 Jimmy Absher 434 0 0
12 64 Steven Truell 428 30 0
13 68 Glenn Hamilton 416 38 0
14 18 Travis Brewer 412 100 +13
15 83 A.J. Quakenbush 410 46 +3
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