Southern Modifieds Loses A Great Driver And Friend
A motorcycle accident claims Brian Pack's life Friday July 25th around 1:45pm. Brian was a great Modified driver who race weekly at Bowman Gray Stadium and was a regular racer on the NASCAR Whelen Southern Tour.
Brian will be missed by many of his friends and by the fans of the Modified tour.
Pack was a 14-year racing veteran in the modified series at Bowman Gray Stadium. His car was No. 81. He'd won two races, including one last June and another in 2002.
Pack had no wins so far 2008, but he was in 5th place in the points standings at Bowman Gray and 14th on the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
He leaves behind his wife, Julie, and three sons, Austin, Brandon and Zach. Pack's father, Gene Pack, is a longtime driver in the sportsman division. "Brian is probably the most easygoing, laidback guy," friend David Sell said. "Nicest dude you'd ever want to meet."
Friends were having a difficult time after hearing the news Friday night. "Everybody's taking it very hard," Sell said. "It's a shock." Friend Chip Johnson said Pack was a fierce competitor on the track and a great father off the track. Sell said the Bowman Gray family will find it hard to believe the news at Saturday night's race. Johnson said he got a No. 81 sticker by which to remember his friend.
April 19th
1974 - July 25th 2008 "RIP We'll Miss You" |
WALKERTOWN - Mr. Christopher Brian Pack, 34, died Friday, July 25, 2008, due to injuries he received in an accident. He was born in Forsyth County to Lynne Watson and Gene L. Pack. He graduated from Carver High School and was vice president/supervisor of B&J Builders. He attended New Birth Baptist Church. Brian was involved with the Walkertown Wolfpack and Little League where he enjoyed his boys playing football and baseball. He raced car No. 81 in the modified division at Bowman Gray and was on the Wheelen Tour. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Kathryn and Wayne Watson; paternal grandparents Gladys and Jim Pack; and uncle Johnny Pack. Surviving are his wife, Julie Slate Pack; three sons, Austin Dean Pack, Brandon Gene Pack and Zachery Taylor Burick; mother Lynne (Michael) Branon; father Gene (Michelle) Pack; sister Joni Renae Pack; nephew Cameron Pack; stepsisters Amanda Dunnigan Bennett and Brandi Ingram; stepniece Gracie Bennett; and in-laws Mindy and Ricky Slate. An 11 a.m. funeral service will be conducted Monday, July 28, at New Birth Baptist Church, with the Rev. Brian Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 tonight, July 27, at Burroughs Funeral Home, and other times at the home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Walkertown Little League, P.O. Box 522, Walkertown, NC 27051, or the Walkertown Wolfpack Booster Club, P.O. Box 706, Walkertown, NC 27051. |
BRIAN's TOUR STATS
NASCAR WHELEN SOUTHERN MODIFIED TOUR STATS (2005-2008)
Starts 39, Top5s 8, Top 10s 23
FIRST START: March 26 2005 at Caraway Speedway
Best Finish: Second on two occasions, most recent Greenville-Pickens Speedway on April 7, 2007.
BEST POINTS FINISH WAS : 7th in 2006 and finished 9th in 2005& 2007
Began his racing career at Bowman Gray Stadium in 1995 in the track's Sportsman division.