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Bobby Measmer Jr. Grabs First Pole for 2022
Walter Smith Photo
Florence SC 3/5/2022: SMART Modified’s season opener was at Florence Motor Speedway this weekend. Hirschman would keep his winning ways going after a great start to the season in Florida at the World Series at New Smyrna Speedway.
Bobby Measmer would start his season off on a good note by winning the pole with a time of 17.086 over Dennis Holdren. After the redraw for the event Measmer would start sixth.
In the first thirty laps there were three lead changes for the “Jerry Hunt Supercenter” 30 lap stage winner and the #02 Holden taking the money for winning that stage.
After the restart on lap 31, Jason Myers would spin on lap 34 bringing out a quick caution.
The race would go green and on lap 50 Matt Hirschman would grab the halfway bonus.
On lap 66 Cody Kohler would spin in turn three closing the field back up and the pit crews would go to work on a crowded pit row to take on tires.
When the race resumed on lap 67 there would be another caution for a checkup of Brian Loftin and causing the cars of Greg Butcher and Gary Young to tangle and sending Butch over the bank “Note I said bank due to Florence has no walls in turn 1 and down the back straightaway”
There would be another caution on lap 69 when Bobby Labonte and Jeremy Gerstner would tangle on the back straightway sending Labonte to spin and Gerstner over the bank.
In the closing laps Heady would try and make a final charge for the lead but would come home race runner up behind Hirschman
LOW COUNTRY 99 FINISHING ORDER 3/5/2022
1. #60 Matt Hirschman – 99
2. #7NY Caleb Heady – 99
3. #2 Brandon Ward – 99
4. #1 Burt Myers – 99
5. #22 Jonathon Brown – 99
6. #25 Bobby Labonte – 99
7. #15 Brian Loftin – 99
8. #21W Jimmy Wallace – 99
9. #4 Jason Myers – 99
10. #14 Bobby Measmer Jr. – 99
11. #12 Dean Ward – 99
12. #07H Dennis Holden – 99
13. #95 Cody Kolher – 99
14. #48 Jon Keivman – 99
15. #79 Jeremy Gerstner – 99
16. #99 Jamie Tomaino – 99
17. #00 Kevin Orlando – 98
18. #02 Tony Young – 98
19. #21N Tommy Neal – 97
20. #01 Brian Weber – 94
21. #03 Craig Young – 93
22. #45 Gary Young Jr. –
23 #6 Greg Butcher – 67
