By Kevin W. Green , NASCAR
October 1st, 2011 - 9:18pm

 

ASHEBORO, N.C. - Andy Seuss led flag-to-flag to win the Caraway 150 at a blistering pace at Caraway Speedway on Saturday.

The victory on the .455-mile paved oval marked the third win this year and 11th career win for the Hampstead, N.H., driver. It was his sixth race win at Caraway.

While Seuss gained ground in the championship standings with the win - his teammate, George Brunnhoelzl III, maintained a commanding lead in the points by finishing second. Brunnhoelzl's lead dropped from 150 points to 130 on the night.

Seuss dashed into the lead past pole-sitter Brunnhoelzl at the drop of the green and then maintained command through two early restarts. He paced the field from there to the finish, with his biggest challenge appearing to be working lapped traffic late in the race.

Seuss won by a margin of 2.785 seconds over Brunnhoelzl. Tim Brown took third, with Brian Loftin fourth and Brandon Ward charging forward to take fifth. Thomas Stinson, Jason Myers, Burt Myers, Austin Pack and LW Miller completed the top 10.

Pack has locked up this year's Sunoco Rookie of the Year title in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

The Caraway 150, the 12th of 14 races on this year's tour schedule, was originally scheduled for March 26, but was postponed due to heavy rain.

Race: NWSMT Caraway 10/1/11

Fin	Str	Car#	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	B/Points	Status
1	2	#11	Andy Seuss	Phoenix Pre-owned/Triad Auto Sales Chevrolet	150	190	10	Running
2	1	#09	George Brunnhoelzl III	Phoenix Pre-owned/Triad Auto Sales Chevrolet	150	170		Running
3	4	#02	Tim Brown	Hayes Jewelers/Wall to Wall Mfg. Housing/TC Mtrspt	150	165		Running
4	5	#23	Brian Loftin	L&R Transmissions/QMF Solutions Chevrolet	150	160		Running
5	10	#44	Brandon Ward	Crane & Rigging/Konnoak Giant Service Chevrolet	150	155		Running
6	12	#7	Thomas Stinson	M&M Painting/Cowardin Jewelers/New Image	150	150		Running
7	6	#4	Jason Myers	Capital Bank/Wendell Edwards/Flomet Ford	150	146		Running
8	3	#1	Burt Myers	Capital Bank/The Five Mediums Ford	149	142		Running
9	11	#31	Austin Pack *	B&J Builders/Shady Grady Racing/Comtech Chevrolet	149	138		Running
10	8	#36	L.W. Miller	Speedco/Lucas Oil/Breyers Ice Cream Chevrolet	149	134		Running
11	9	#25	John Smith	Tutterow Surveying/Rick's Home Repair Chevrolet	149	130		Running
12	7	#40	Frank Fleming	Autos by Nelson/Lewisville Motors Ford	149	127		Running
13	13	#2	Josh Nichols	Gershow Recycling Chevrolet	147	124		Running

RACE STATISTICS

Fastest Qualifier: George Brunnhoelzl III, Time: 15.818 Seconds, Speed: 103.553 mph

Time of Race: 1 hrs., 15 mins, 58 secs Average Speed: 53.905 mph Margin of Victory: 2.785 Seconds

Caution Flags: Laps 8-10 (Accident Car #31 & #2 Turn 4); 24-27 (Spin Car #2 Turn 4).  2 for 7 laps.

Lap Leaders: George Brunnhoelzl III –grid, Andy Seuss 1-150.

Total Laps Led: Andy Seuss 150. 1 change involving 2 drivers.

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

COCA-COLA MOVE OF THE RACE:  Brandon Ward, 44 Crane & Rigging/Konnoak Giant Service Chevrolet

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  George Brunnhoelzl III, 09 Phoenix Pre-owned/Triad Auto Sales Chevrolet

FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER:  Thomas Stinson, 7 M&M Painting/Cowardin Jewelers/New Image Chevrolet

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:  Austin Pack *, 31 B&J Builders/Shady Grady Racing/Comtech Chevrolet

Top 10 Driver Points: George Brunnhoelzl III 2041, Andy Seuss 1911, Jason Myers 1798, John Smith 1780, Tim Brown 1736, L.W. Miller 1735, Frank
Fleming 1711, Austin Pack * 1612, Burt Myers 1519, Thomas Stinson 1314

* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender