{"id":16062,"date":"2016-05-28T20:25:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T00:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/16\/?p=16062"},"modified":"2016-05-28T20:25:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T00:25:02","slug":"bobby-measmer-jr-outlasts-foes-for-popular-smrs-mod-win-at-concord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2016\/05\/bobby-measmer-jr-outlasts-foes-for-popular-smrs-mod-win-at-concord\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Measmer, Jr. Outlasts Foes For Popular SMRS Mod Win At Concord"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MIDLAND, NC (May 27) \u2013 Bobby Measmer, Jr. grabbed the lead from Ryan Preece with less than five laps to go and held on to claim his first career Southern Modified Racing Series (SMRS) Presented By PASS win in the Charles Kepley Memorial 125 Friday<\/span> night at Concord Speedway.\u00a0 After being mired <\/strong>by<\/strong> bad luck, Measmer, a former track champion at Concord, took his first career Tour-type Modified win in front of an excited group of hometown fans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cTo finish second to Ryan Preece is an accomplishment, but I saw he was tight from the center off and I knew it was just a matter of time before I could get him,\u201d said Measmer in victory lane.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ve worked really hard, but I tell you, it hasn\u2019t sunk in yet.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Winston-Salem, NC\u2019s Brandon Ward scorched the treacherous speedway in qualifying with lap of 117.417 miles per hour to claim the C&C Race Souvenirs Pole Award.\u00a0 But, after the top six qualifies redraw, Ward would move back to the sixth starting position, while Cale Gale and James Civali would move<\/strong> up<\/strong> to the front row.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gale would lead the first six laps before Civali would take a turn up front.\u00a0 Civali dominated the early portions, while former two-time North-South Shootout winner Burt Myers was making his way through the field.\u00a0 Myers started last after crashing his primary car in qualifying, but was up to 10th<\/sup> by lap 33 driving his back-up machine.\u00a0 The first caution of the night would wave for debris on lap 50.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On the restart, Preece applied heavy pressure to Civali and would take the lead on lap 54.\u00a0 Civali struggled mightily with the handling on his machine and would eventually spin in the short chute with 50 laps to go.\u00a0 Everyone, with the exception of Chase Hunt, would take the opportunity to pit for new tires and fuel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Back under green, Hunt would lead until being bypassed by Ward on lap 76.\u00a0 <\/strong>Ward too was struggling with<\/strong> handling problems and would be overtaken by Preece for the lead in turn three with 35 laps to go.\u00a0 The final caution of the night would wave with 19 laps to go when Hunt slammed hard into the turn one wall.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Over the final few laps, Preece, Measmer, Burt Myers, and John Smith would battle hard for the lead.\u00a0 Measmer managed to wrestle the lead away from Preece with less than five laps to go. <\/strong>\u00a0As Preece and Myers battled for<\/strong> second, the two made contact in turn three allowing Measmer to pull away <\/strong>and go on to a<\/strong> popular win at his home track.\u00a0 Myers just beat out Preece at the line for second, while Smith and Jason Myers rounded out the top five.<\/strong>\u00a0 With his second place finish, Burt Myers claimed the Jerry Hunt Superstore Hard Charger Award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Southern Modified Racing Series Presented By PASS will be in action once again for 125 laps, along with the PASS South Super Late Models, on Friday, June 17<\/span> at Anderson Motor Speedway.\u00a0 Entry forms will be available at SouthernModifiedRacingSeries,com.\u00a0 Be sure to \u201cLike\u201d the Pro All Stars Series and Southern Modified Racing Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @PASSSLM14.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SMRS Modifieds \u2013 Charles Kepley Memorial 125 \u2013 Unofficial Results<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. 74 \u2013 Bobby Measmer, Jr. 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11.\u00a0 95 \u2013 Cale Gale 125<\/li>\n
  2. 1 \u2013 Burt Myers 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12.\u00a0 13 \u2013 Chase Hunt 105<\/li>\n
  3. 6 \u2013 Ryan Preece 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13.\u00a0 5 \u2013 Tom Buzze 101<\/li>\n
  4. 25 \u2013 John Smith 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14.\u00a0 22 \u2013 Kyle Bonsignore 88<\/li>\n
  5. 4 \u2013 Jason Myers 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15.\u00a0 23 \u2013 Brian Loftin 86<\/li>\n
  6. 19 \u2013 Brandon Ward 125 16.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a08 \u2013 Jeremy Mayfield 52<\/li>\n
  7. 97 \u2013 Bryan Dauzat 125\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17.\u00a0 22 \u2013 Jimmy Wallace 34<\/li>\n
  8. 77 \u2013 Gary Putnam 125<\/li>\n
  9. 17 \u2013 Jamie Tomaino 125<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    79 \u2013 James Civali 125<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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