| Burt Myers | |
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| Born | December 30, 1975 Walnut Cove, North Carolina |
| Statistics current as of July 7, 2009. | |
Burt Myers (born December 30, 1975) is a race car driver on NASCAR's Whelen Southern Modified Tour. In 1999, at the age of 23, he became the youngest Bowman Gray Stadium track champion in history. He has won more pole awards than any other driver in the Whelen Southern Modified Tour's history.[1][2][3] Myers has five career wins and finished second in the year-end point standings in 2005.[1] He won the 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
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History [link]
In 1952 Bobby Myers, Burt's great uncle, set the record for the youngest driver ever to win a Stadium title at the age of 25. Bobby won 16 Races and 1 championship in 1952. Five years later, in 1957, Bobby was killed in a crash at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina while driving for Lee Petty. Billy Myers was Burt Myers grandpa and he ranks 20th with 22 victories on Bowman Gray Stadium's Modified All-Time Wins List, and he has won 3 championships ('51,'53,'55). Billy died at Bowman Gray Stadium. In 1999, at the age of 23, Burt Myers broke his great uncle's record.[4]
Burt's father, Gary Myers, is the second generation of Myers' to compete at Bowman Gray Stadium.[4] Gary ranks seventh on the stadium's all-time victory list with a total of thirty-eight (38) wins. In addition, he was the 1996 champion on the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
Burt, along with his brother, Jason, represent the third generation of Myers racing. Burt quickly established himself as a serious competitor on the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.[citation needed] The Myers Family (Billy, Bobby, Gary, Burt and Jason), is currently first on the Families All-Time Wins List with 150 wins.
Burt Myers was put on probation by NASCAR for the 2009 racing season at Bowman Gray Stadium, along with fellow competitor Junior Miller, as result of his actions in 2008 final race.[5][6]
He was featured in Madhouse a History Channel television documentary series that followed the drivers at Bowman Gray Stadium for a racing season.[7][8] He is also a five-time champion at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Racing career [link]
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| TRACK | FINAL | TRACK | FINAL | TRACK | FINAL | TRACK | FINAL | TRACK | FINAL | TRACK | FINAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caraway Speedway | 2nd | Caraway Speedway | 14th | Caraway Speedway | 3rd | Caraway Speedway | 2nd | Caraway Speedway | 25th | Caraway Speedway | RAIN | |||||
| Friendship Motor Speedway | 8th | Caraway Speedway | 1st | Greenville-Pickins Speedway | 4th | Music City Motoplex | 8th | Southern National Raceway | RAIN | Concord Motorsports Park | 4th | |||||
| Caraway Speedway | 4th | Caraway Speedway | 2nd | Caraway Speedway | 23rd | Greenville-Pickins Speedway | 6th | Greenville-Pickins Speedway | RAIN | Ace Speedway | RAIN | |||||
| Caraway Speedway | 8th | Caraway Speedway | 11th | Motor Mile Speedway | 7th | Caraway Speedway | 3rd | Ace Speedway | 3rd | Caraway Speedway | RAIN | |||||
| Friendship Motor Speedway | 1st | Bowman Gray Stadium | 1st | Caraway Speedway | N/A | Caraway Speedway | 7th | Caraway Speedway | 5th | South Boston Speedway | 3rd | |||||
| Friendship Motor Speedway | 2nd | Martinsville Speedway | 34th | Bowman Gray Stadium | 17th | Bowman Gray Stadium | 1st | Caraway Speedway | RAIN | Ace Speedway | RAIN | |||||
| Caraway Speedway | 10th | Martinsville Speedway | 34th | Martinsville Speedway | 13th | Martinsville Speedway | N/A | Bowman Gray Stadium | 2nd | Caraway Speedway | 10th | |||||
| Myrtle Beach Speedway | 10th | Ace Speedway | 1st | Caraway Speedway | 7th | Ace Speedway | 4th | Caraway Speedway | 2nd | Lanier Speedway | 9th | |||||
| Ace Speedway | RAIN | Caraway Speedway | 3rd | Ace Speedway | 3rd | Caraway Speedway | 8th | Lanier Speedway | 6th | Caraway Speedway | ||||||
| Caraway Speedway | RAIN | Caraway Speedway | 3rd | Caraway Speedway | 10th | Southern National Raceway | 5th | Caraway Speedway | 6th | Bowman Gray Speedway | ||||||
| Caraway Speedway | 5th | Motor Mile Speedway | 7th | Hickory Speedway | 3rd | Caraway Speedway | 12th | Southern National Raceway | 1st | Bristol Motor Speedway | ||||||
| Motor Mile Speedway | 5th | Ace Speedway | 9th | Motor Mile Speedway | 7th | Caraway Speedway | 12th | Martinsville Speedway | 1st | Caraway Speedway | ||||||
| Concord Motorsports Park | 6th | Southern National Raceway | 3rd | Caraway Speedway | 12th | Myrtle Beach Speedway | ||||||||||
| Friendship Motor Speedway | 24th | Caraway Speedway | N/A | Caraway Speedway | ||||||||||||
| Caraway Speedway | ||||||||||||||||
| Martinsville Speedway | ||||||||||||||||
| Ace Speedway | ||||||||||||||||
| Caraway Speedway |
Ace Speedway
Races: 5 Wins: 1 Average Finish: 4
Bowman Gray Stadium
Races: 4 Wins: 2 Average Finish: 5.3
Caraway Speedway
Races: 27 Wins: 1 Average Finish: 7.8
Concord Motorsports Park
Races: 2 Wins: 0 Average Finish: 5
Friendship Motor Speedway
Races: 4 Wins: 1 Average Finish: 8.8
Greenville-Pickins Speedway
Races: 1 Wins: 0 Average Finish: 5
Hickory Speedway
Races: 1 Wins: 0 Average Finish: 3
Lanier Speedway
Races: 2 Wins: 0 Average Finish: 7.5
Martinsville Speedway
Races: 3 Wins: 1 Average Finish: 16
Motor Mile Speedway
Races: 4 Wins: 1 Average Finish: 6.5
Music City Motoplex
Races: 1 Wins: 0 Average Finish: 8
Myrtle Beach Speedway
Races: 1 Wins: 0 Average Finish: 10
South Boston Speedway
Races: 4 Wins: 1 Average Finish: 8.8
Southern National Raceway
Races: 3 Wins: 1 Average Finish: 3
Awards [link]
NASCAR Modified Bowman Gray Stadium Champion:
1999
2001
2007
2010
2011
NASCAR Southern Modified Tour Champion:
2002 2010
ASA Friendship Motor Speedway Champion:
2004
ASA Modified Tour Champion:
2006
References [link]
- ^ a b https://www.nascarlocalracing.com/node/2086
- ^ https://myersracing.net/
- ^ https://capitalbank-us.com/
- ^ a b Tommy Bowman (2000-04-28). "Myers, Bowman Gray Are Linked; Racing Family Is Working Toward Another Stadium Championship". Winston-Salem Journal. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/journalnow/access/489113681.html?dids=489113681:489113681&FMT=ABS.
- ^ "Myers Hit With More Penalties". Winston-Salem Journal. 2008-09-27. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/journalnow/access/1562783731.html?dids=1562783731:1562783731&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS.
- ^ "NASCAR levels fines for drivers at Bowman Gray". Greensboro News and Record. 2008-08-21. https://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/GB/lib00156,122B69F05AFD4570.html.
- ^ Mason Dunn (2010-01-12). "History Channel Strikes Gold with "Madhouse"". Bleacher Report. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/324436-history-channel-strikes-gold-with-madhouse.
- ^ Jesse Kiser (2010-02-03). "Track Record". Yes! weekly. https://www.yesweekly.com/article-8456-track-record.html.
