Danny Bohn fends off Tim Brown to win the Market USA 100 at Bowman Gray
Whenever he can, Danny Bohn goes and visits the great Melvin "Puddin" Swisher on race days. He did it on Saturday, and when the Market USA 100 Modified race was over, Bohn was the winner.
"Maybe that's the key," Bohn said about his win in front of nearly 10,000 at Bowman Gray Stadium.
It was the start of the second half of the season in the 18-week marathon.
Bohn won for the 21st time in his Modified career, and while he only shows up for the big races, he makes it count. It was his second 100-lap win of the season.
Swisher, 89, who is fighting health issues, still gets to the garage he runs in Kernersville on most days. Bohn said Swisher's been a mentor to him for years.
"He's doing pretty good," Bohn said in Victory Lane after he held off Tim Brown for the win.
Midway through the race, it was Jason Myers, the pole-sitter, who was right on Bohn's bumper, but Myers had to go to the pits just before a restart and never returned.
"I don't know what happen to Jason, so something must have broke," Bohn said.
Chris Fleming, who qualified fourth, took the Fan's Challenge, but thanks to getting caught up in a wreck and having to go to the pits during a caution, finished eighth. If he would have finished in the top four, he would have won an extra $3,000.
Among the four drivers – Jason Myers, Burt Myers, Brown and Fleming – it was Fleming who took the challenge.
"I want to give the fans a show, so I'm going for it," Fleming said during pre-race activities.
Brown, who is neck and neck with Burt Myers for the points' title, likes the way his season is unfolding. Although he wrecked his main car in practice, the backup car was good enough to give Bohn a challenge.
"We want to win more," Brown said. "I've always said that when I come over here. We had to go to the backup car, and we were right there, but just couldn't get it close enough."
There were six cautions in the 100-lap race, but Bohn handled all the restarts without any problems. He started on the front row next to Jason Myers.
"Just controlling the race is important, and when you start on the front row, it's a little easier to do that," Bohn said. "We had a really good car, and I'm glad to get another win. It was a really good night."
‘Tiger' Tommy Neal wins again
Leading from the pole, Tommy Neal won the first 20-lap Sportsman race, but it wasn't without a harrowing time on lap six when he hit some Speedy Dry and nearly lost it.
"Yeah, I hit some of that, and I thought it was over, but I've raced on dirt before so I was fine," said Neal, who held off points' leader Billy Gregg for the win.
Neal said this will likely be his final season of driving full-time at his favorite track. He's a three-time Sportsman Division champion and said winning the title would be nice as he bows out, but he's about winning races.
"I think that was career win 60, so I wouldn't mind getting a couple more this season," Neal said.
In the second 20-lap Sportsman race, it was Zack Ore's fifth win of the season, and midway through it, he took the lead and never let up. It was the 30th win of his career.
"We are rolling pretty good, and I got this thing going," Ore said. "This win was for my dad, because he and I grew up at the track, and this is for him."
Justin Taylor was second, Billy Gregg was third, and his son Nate was fourth.
Pit Notes
* In the first Stadium Stock race, it was Billy Andrews who won the time-shortened nine-lap race. After the race, however, he failed the post-race inspection, so the winner was Jacob Hayes. It was Andrews' third career win, but it wound up not counting. Joel Stewart was second and Cody Livengood was third. In the second 15-lap Stadium Stock race AJ Sanders won with Brandon Brendle second.
* Brandon Ward, who is the defending champion in the Modified Division, was not in the field for the Market USA 100 lapper. He decided at the start of the season to run other tracks. He will be back, however, for the July 11th scheduled 100 lapper.
* Winning his first career race in the Street Stock Division was 15-year-old Jayden Cordell, who held off Zac Cogar. Bryant Robertson was third, and Brandon Brown was fourth.
* Chase Robertson will run two races on July 4th at Caraway Speedway. Robertson is running a couple of cars this season at other tracks. He will race a few more times this season at Bowman Gray Stadium in the Sportsman Division, where he's the defending champion. He's scheduled to race next Saturday in a 100-lap race along with his brother, Ryan.
* One of the twists to next week's racing: the Modified drivers will have transponders on their cars. It's the first time in the stadium history that those will be used, and it will be on a trial basis. The drivers were told by general manager Austin Shuford in the Modified meeting before Saturday's races.
* Track researcher Justin Mincey discovered that the Myers family has won 225 times out of the 5,044 Modified races that have been run in the 78-year history of the weekly series.
Next week's racing
It's $2 Ladies Night this coming week at the Stadium. The featured race will be the Red Oak Sportsman 100-lapper that will have double-file restarts after cautions.
There will also be two 25-lap races in the Modified Division as well as two races in the Stadium Stock Division.
The Street Stock Division will run a 20-lap race.
Adding to the final weekend before the break for the Fourth of July will be a Skid race, and the Special Forces Association Parachute Team will perform in honor of America's 250th birthday.
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