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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH |
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JASON MYERS #4 |
SMRS Modifieds at Dillon
Motor
Speedway
OFFICIAL RACE
RESULTS - 9-5-16 |
1) 4 - Jason Myers
2) 1 - Burt Myers
3) 37 -
Andy Jankoiak
4) 95 -
Cale Gale
5) 25 - John
Smith
6) 54 - Scott Hall
7) 19 - Brandon Ward |
8) 33 - Jason
Tutterow
9) 12 - Mike
Norman
10) 9 - Justin
Hicks
11) 99 - AJ
Winstead
12) 70 - John
Barillka
13) 75 - Ronnie
Souders, Jr. |
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Jason
Myers Claims 1st
SMRS
Modified Win
In
Labor Day Action At Dillon |
DILLON, SC
(September 5) -
Walnut Cove, NC's Jason
Myers used the correct pit
strategy to edge out his
older brother, Burt, and New
York driver Andy Jankoiak to
claim his first career
Southern Modified Racing
Series (SMRS) Presented By
PASS win Monday afternoon at
Dillon Motor Speedway.
"I knew how good our car
was for about 60 laps, so
when the caution fell when
it did, I knew we needed to
pit then," said J. Myers,
driver of the Adams Towing &
Recovery #4. "I started
worrying though when the
last caution flew so much
later and everybody was able
to get that much more
fresher tires than we did.
My dad was on that radio
making those pit calls is
what put us back up front.
We had a heck of a race car
to set on the pole, lead as
many laps as we did, and
come home with the win."
For the first time this
year, J. Myers was able to
capture the Precision Built
Spindles Pole Award with a
lap of 15.659 seconds
(96.959 MPH) around the
egg-shaped, 4/10 mile
speedway. But, after the top
six qualifiers redraw, Scott
Hall and Cale Gale would
move to the front row, while
J. Myers, would join his
brother, Burt, on row three.
At the drop of the
green, Gale would jump into
the lead from the outside
pole position, but the Myers
brothers were quickly making
their way towards the front,
with Jason taking the lead
on lap 10. J. Myers and Gale
would swap the lead several
times, until B. Myers would
join the fray, passing Gale
for second on lap 40. Just
six laps later, Burt would
go by Jason for the lead and
begin to stretch his
advantage.
The race
would go green until lap 58
when AJ Winstead and Mike
Norman spun in turn four as
they battled for the seventh
position. Under the caution,
Norman, Jankowiak, and J.
Myers would pit, with J.
Myers being the only one of
the three to take tires.
Back under green, Gale
would take the lead, until
B. Myers reclaimed the top
spot just past the halfway
mark on lap 69. B. Myers
would remain in the lead
until the final caution of
the afternoon waved with 32
laps to go for debris. All
the leaders would pit for
tires, with only J. Myers
staying out to assume the
lead.
When the race
went back to green, J. Myers
quickly moved out front,
while Jankoiak would pass
Brandon Ward for second. B.
Myers would make his way
back up towards the front,
joining J. Myers and
Jankoiak in the battle for
the lead. While J. Myers
made his way through lapped
traffic, Jankoiak and B.
Myers raced hard for second,
with Burt finally able to
move by with three laps to
go. Burt would run out of
time as Jason claimed his
first win with the SMRS
tour, followed by Jankoiak,
Gale, and John Smith in the
top five. Rounding out the
top 10 were Mod Lite winner,
Scott Hall, Ward, Jason
Tutterow, Norman, and local
favorite, Justin Hicks.
The Southern Modified
Racing Series Presented By
PASS will be in action again
this Saturday night,
September 10 at Caraway
Speedway as part of the
track's 51st Anniversary
celebration. Entry forms
available at
SouthernModifiedRacingSeries,com.
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