[SIZE=“4”]The Race: Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150
The Place: Caraway (N.C.) Speedway
The Date: March 22
The Time: 8 p.m.
Track Layout: .455-mile paved
Race Purse: $25,375
2007 Winner: L.W. Miller
2007 Pole: Burt Myers
Schedule: Saturday: Practice 4-4:30 p.m., Qualifying 6:30 p.m.
News & Notes
The race: This event is the 1st of 12 races on the 2008 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour schedule. It is the first of six races in 2008 at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C…
The procedure: The starting field is 26 cars, including provisionals. The first 24 cars will qualify through two-lap time trials. The remaining two spots will be awarded through the provisional process. The race will be 150 laps (68.25 miles).
Caraway Qualifiers: Burt Myers won the pole for last year’s season-opening Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 when he circled the .455-mile Caraway track at a speed of 103.723 mph.
Brian Loftin may well be the hottest driver when it comes to Caraway, as he won not only the last two poles last fall, but went on to win both races.
2007 Final Standings
Rk Driver Points
1 L.W. Miller 1,930
2 Tim Brown 1,905
3 Burt Myers 1,798
4 Junior Miller 1,766
5 Brian King 1,718
6 Jason Myers 1,694
7 Frank Fleming 1,692
8 G. Brunnhoelzl 1,609
9 Brian Pack 1,593
10 Jason Myers 1,475
Track Contact:
Renee Hackett
(336) 629-5803 or Carawayspeedway @embarqmail.com
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