Burt Myers broke an 11 year old record at Bowman Gray on Saturday, becoming the winningest driver in the Modified division with 107. He is also now the all time wins leader at the track with 108.
Long-time rival Tim Brown has held the record for most Modified wins since May 30, 2015. Myers tied it last week with a win in a 100 lap feature, but now he stands alone at the top of the record books, something that means a lot to him. He won the pole for the first Twin-50, and in the redraw he drew to keep the pole position. He led every lap of the first main en route to the record breaking victory.
“That’s the crazy thing about the Twin-50s, man,” Myers said after the win. “I love the Twin-50s with the [choose] cone. But the top six is the fastest six cars. So that redraw, man, if you get a bad draw, you’re in bad shape. Somebody said, ‘man, you’re lucky you drew the pole’. I said, well, I kind of did earn it. The car is really good. It’s just Bowman Gray. It’s not about the best driver and the fastest car sometimes. But tonight, in the first race, we were really good. Survived the second race. Couldn’t believe we went, what did we go, 40-something laps with no caution. After that first race, I thought it was going to be bad.”
What is their gameplan to win the championship next week? Keep doing what they’ve been doing, win.
“Well, it’s like Jamie said,” Myers said. “We feel like the safest place to be is out front. So if we can sit on the pole and hopefully get out front, we can kind of dictate, hopefully, the race, the pace, and, you know, where we’re at, where we need to be. I’ve had some drama happen in the last couple years, but I really don’t think it’s anything that was self-induced. You know what I mean? I don’t really feel like I’ve not roughed anybody up. I haven’t spun anybody out. I haven’t, you know, I’ve just raced hard. But trying to race people the way I want to be raced. And we’ll see, man. Who knows that last race.”
Myers and Brown have had a tight points battle all season long. Despite the nature of the track, as well as the pressure of chasing a championship and the fact the two have been rivals for years, the duo have been exceptionally clean all season long, rarely getting in incidents or ruffling any feathers.
Myers entered the night with a ten point lead over Brown, and after a win and 14th place run in the second Twin-50, Myers has a slim points lead heading into championship night next week.
While Myers collected his 107th Modified win to start the night, Jordan Flemming got his first career Modified win in the second Twin-50.
The Flemming’s are another historic family at the stadium, and it was now Jordan’s turn to visit victory lane.
“First off, I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” Fleming said in victory lane on FloRacing. “Without him, this wouldn’t be possible. Crabb Smith, Thomas Taylor, CarQuest, Taylor’s Auto Parts, Smith Trucking, and my buddy Tim Kirkman, River Place Logistics, Surrey Chemicals, Peterbilt, all you guys. My wife’s here. She’s coming to this shop every night with me, every week with my baby boy, and I hope he’s watching right now at home. I love you, baby boy.”
The full finishing results can be viewed below.
Twin-50 race 1
Bowman Gray Stadium
August 15, 2026
1. 1 Burt Myers
2. 4 Jason Myers
3. 83 Tim Brown
4. 6 Slate Myers
5. 07 Riley Neal
6. 16 Chris Fleming
7. 15 Ryan Flores
8. 22 Jonathan Brown
9. 69 John Holleman IV
10. 9 Kyle Southern
11. 51 Junior Snow
12. 64 Ethan Truell
13. 99 Jordan Fleming
14. 13 Luke Fleming
15. 44 Daniel Beeson
16. 18 Daniel Yates
17. 10 Mike Speeney
18. 47 Jaxson Casper
19. 5 Randy Butner
20. 17 Lonnie Oakley
21. 68 Gerald Robinson Jr.
22. 00 Danny Propst
23. 53 Mason Lawson
Twin-50 race 2
Bowman Gray Stadium
August 15, 2026
1. 99 Jordan Fleming
2. 44 Daniel Beeson
3. 13 Luke Fleming
4. 18 Daniel Yates
5. 51 Junior Snow
6. 15 Ryan Flores
7. 22 Jonathan Brown
8. 64 Ethan Truell
9. 69 John Holleman IV
10. 9 Kyle Southern
11. 6 Slate Myers
12. 07 Riley Neal
13. 16 Chris Fleming
14. 1 Burt Myers
15. 4 Jason Myers
16. 83 Tim Brown
17. 47 Jaxson Casper
18. 5 Randy Butner
19. 68 Gerald Robinson Jr.
20. 75 Lee Jeffreys
21. 17 Lonnie Oakley
22. 00 Danny Propst
23. 11 John Smith
