ASHEBORO, N.C. — Defending NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion L.W. Miller won Saturday night’s season-opening event for the series at Caraway Speedway.
Miller won a thrilling dash to the checkered flag over second-place finisher Ted Christopher. Miller has a knack of winning at Caraway — winning there on four different occasions last year en route to the title.
“This was a great way to start the season,” Miller said. “We didn’t have the dominant car, so we had to do a little bit of blocking there towards the end of the race. I just have to take my hat off to Ted Christopher because he raced me clean and could have spun me out. But he didn’t. Ted knows we’re racing for the Whelen Southern Modified Tour championship and I would race him the same way if it was a Whelen Modified Tour race.”
Christopher, who won at the opener at Caraway in 2005 and 2006, settled for second.
Rounding out the top five were Brian Loftin, Tim Brown and Bobby Grigas III.
The finish:
L.W. Miller, Ted Christopher, Brian Loftin, Tim Brown, Bobby Grigas III, Ronnie Silk, Jason Myers, Matt Hirschman, Frank Fleming, Andy Seuss, Rowan Pennink, Brian King, Thomas Stinson, Kevin Goodale, Brandon Hire, Buddy Emory, Johnny Sutton, Zach Brewer, John Smith, J.R. Bertuccio, Jay Foley, James Civali, Bobby Hutchens, Junior Miller, Burt Myers, George Brunnhoelzl.