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Myers captures Caraway’s SMART Modified Tour race

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SOPHIA – Bowman Gray Stadium regulars made big impacts in Saturday night’s main event at Caraway Speedway.

Burt Myers was the winner of the SMART Modified Tour’s Revolutionary 99, followed by Tim Brown and Ronnie Williams.

“It feels great,” Myers said. “Things kind of clicked and we came together. My guys stuck it out on a night like this (when it had been really hot).”

Burt Myers (Courtesy photo)

Myers, who leads the SMART Modified Tour points standings, and Brown are co-leaders in the Bowman Gray Stadium standings in the Modifieds division at the Winston-Salem track.

Myers started in the third spot in the Revolutionary 99 and moved to the front on the 18th lap and led the rest of the way. He maneuvered around lapped traffic during parts of the last nine laps.

The Modifieds feature drew the most attention on the second big race night of the week at Caraway Speedway. Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte ended up sixth behind fourth-place finisher Joey Coulter and fifth-place finisher Brian Loftin. There were 26 entries.

The race was part of the Rusty Harpe Memorial card at the track.

Josh Lowder of Archdale was the winner in the 50-lap 602 Modifieds, marking his second victory in a row at the track. Luke Baldwin was in second place and Slate Myers placed third.

A.J. Sanders claimed the 40-lap Mini Stocks race. Chuck Wall was second and followed by Luke Smith, Michael Wells and Bryson Pickard.

In Challengers, Cody Griffin captured the victory, with Matthew Smith second. Jacob Brooks was third and followed by Caleb Allred and 2023 five-time winner Allen Vance.

The UCARs race was won by Daniel Hughes ahead of Blair Patterson. In Bootleggers, Jon Morton was the winner, with Robbie Perkins the runner-up.

Because of a late-afternoon storm and time needed to dry the track, qualifying was nixed and the start of the races were slightly delayed.

Meanwhile in South Boston, Va., Carson Kvapil won the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 at South Boston Speedway three nights after his third-place finish in the Firecracker 125 as part of June 28’s CARS Tour main event at Caraway Speedway.

Caraway’s next race night comes July 22 with twin features in Late Models, Challengers 602 Modifieds, UCARs and Bootleggers plus single races for Bandoleros and Legends.

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Lowder roars in Modifieds at Caraway

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Josh Lowder, left, accepts the trophy for winning a Modifieds race at Caraway Speedway. (Courtesy photo)

SOPHIA – Josh Lowder dominated the Modifieds race for a victory Saturday night at Caraway Speedway.

Lowder was the fastest qualifier and once he moved into the lead he never gave up the front spot in the 40-lap race. He won the fifth time this year at the track.

Kevin Orlando made a late bid after a caution, but he ended up in second place. Justice Calabro, who’s the division’s points leader, ended up third, Mitchell Wright was fourth and Junior Harvill claimed fifth.

In the Challengers class, Allen Vance cranked out another victory despite track promoter Darren Hackett’s bounty that would have rewarded a different winner.

Corey Rose was the runner-up, followed by Dante Curtis, Josh Waldron and DJ Dean.

The UCARs feature included 19 drivers, with Steven Collins hanging on to win the race.

Josh Phillips was second, followed by Ron Mock, Daniel Hughes and Jason Garwood.

In the Bootleggers race, Jon Morton stayed in command for a victory, fending off Robbie Perkins and Brandon Collins.

Collins also was in action in the Any Car Enduro, winning that event.

Racing returns to the speedway June 28 with the CARS Tour Late Models competing in the Firecracker 265. This marks the second year in a row the touring series will conduct a mid-week event at that track in a throwback nod to the “Firecracker” events that Russell Hackett made so popular, according to information from the speedway.

A field of more than 25 Late Models cars is expected, while there’s also a Pro Late Models feature on the card. A national points race for U.S. Legends Cars plus Bandoleros sets the stage for the CARS Tour stop.

Also, on July 1 is the annual Rusty Harpe Memorial, with a 99-lap in the SMART Modifieds Tour plus regular Modifieds, Mini Stocks, Challengers, UCARs and Bootleggers.

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Ward claims Late Models win in Caraway opener

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SOPHIA – There was a different driver in a certain Late Models car but a familiar name behind the wheel when Caraway Speedway’s points season opened Sunday. It began the 57th season at the track.

Third-generation driver Trevor Ward guided a car owned by former track champion Jay Hedgecock to the victory in the 60-lap race.

Ward led for about the last 40 laps after getting around pole sitter Coy Beard, the 2020 champion who finished as the runner-up. Tony Black was third, and reigning track champion Blaise Brinkley took fourth ahead of Daniel Schadt in the nine-car field.

On the Modifieds, the winner was Josh Lowder, who ended up ahead of Carson Loftin, Lee Jeffreys and Paul Hartwig Jr.

In Mini Stocks, Chuck Wall prevailed after trading the lead with Tyler Bush during a riveting span. Adam Thomas ended up in third.

Enoch McNeil claimed the season-opening triumph in the Challenger class, topping a field of 17 entrants. Toby Layne was second and Jacob Brooks placed third.

There were also 17 cars in the UCARs event, with Josh Phillips finishing first ahead of Daniel Hughes, Steven Collins, Cory Rose and Troy Ring.

The Legends victory went to Landon Lewis ahead of Daniel Wilk.

Bryson Brinkley, a younger brother of Blaise Brinkley and son of multi-time track champion Brad Brinkley, was the Bandoleros winner, speeding ahead of Phoenyx Kimball, a Raleigh girl, and Bobby Gossett.

This week, the racing shifts to the normal slot on Saturday night. The main event is a 99-lap feature as the SMART Modified Tour visits.