WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – As the weather gets hotter during the summer stretch, so do the tempers at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Law Offices of John Barrow Sportsman Series driver Chase Robertson and reigning Sportsman champion Zack Ore once again find themselves in an intense championship battle heading into the Colors Edge Sportsman 100 on Saturday. They’ve also butted heads two weeks in a row after hard racing, showing their displeasure with each other by banging fenders on cooldown laps.
“I don’t know what it is, but we always seem to find each other on the track,” Ore said. “Chase is a good guy, but he’s a top dog in our series, and we want to beat him a little extra because of that.”
“Yeah, Zack and I have been racing a little harder with each other, but I get it,” Robertson said. “We expect to be up front battling with him.”
In the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, Tim Brown broke his tie with Burt Myers atop the all-time wins list by scoring his 102nd career victory in the second Twin 25 on July 12. Brown says that might be the shot in the arm his team needs down the stretch.
“We just need to keep this momentum going and have a good last half of the season here,” Brown said. “We’re nowhere near finished.”
Mike Speeney dropped from second to fourth in points after contact from Burt Myers in the first Twin 25 race on July 12 ended his night.
“Congratulations to Brandon Ward on this year’s championship, because I’m going to make sure Burt (Myers) doesn’t win it,” Speeney said.
Myers doesn’t think he did anything wrong.
“Mike came down on me, and I held my line. That’s all there is to it,” Myers said.
Gates open at 6 p.m. Saturday night, with racing action to start at 8 p.m. Fans can get tickets online right now at www.bowmangrayracing.com. Tickets are $12 for adults and $2 for kids ages 6 to 11. The Special Forces Parachute Team’s postponed jump is slated to happen on Saturday as well.