TWO RACES, TWO TRACKS, TWO WINNERS, ONE DAY FOR SMART BEACH TRIP
Danny Bohn Grabs First SMART Victory With Score in Carteret Clash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Swansboro, NC (August 31, 2024) - History was made by the SMART Modified Tour. The series completed two races on a single day, within a 14-hour span, at two different race tracks, on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
The nightcap saw Danny Bohn, from Freehold, NJ, grab his first Bankers Life SMARTY trophy in dramatic fashion in the Carteret Clash at Carteret County Speedway in Swansboro, NC.
Race strategy helped provide an opportunity for the third-generation racer at the end of the contest. Bohn, who had taken tires earlier in the race, stayed on the track when many of the top competitors pitted with eight laps to go in the 99-lap race.
From his front row starting spot, Bohn had to survive two more restarts and some strong challenges from Blake Barney, Jonathan Cash, Luke Baldwin and Ryan Newman to win the trophy.
“Finally, huh? Man, I’ve wanted one of these SMARTY trophies so bad. I might sleep with this tonight,” said Bohn, who drives the Ameri-Fast Supply of NC number-24 for Buddy Ellis.
“If I’m being honest, I thought we were done there. You play the game, but when we had that long red flag, it kind of brought back memories of last year when we were leading (and didn’t win the race).
“We’ve worked our butts off to get this one and it’s nice,” continued Bohn, who has 18 career starts with the SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic. “We’ve been knocking on the door. That’s a third, a second, a second and a win (in the last four races), so we’re going to celebrate this one a little. We needed it. Hopefully we’ll get another one at Caraway.”
Jonathan Cash, in the Pace-O-Matic 16va for SS Racing, finished second, his best-career SMART effort.
“When you take tires, you’re tight for a little bit, and it took about to the last lap for me to get the front grip again,” explained Cash, who hails from Oxford, NC. “We were really bad at Caraway, but these guys went to work. Luke (Baldwin) went to work, even drove my car to help me. We all got better and it showed tonight with this SS Racing team and I can’t thank them enough.”
Ryan Newman won the Pace-O-Matic 99 earlier in the day, which was held at 9am at New River All-American Speedway in Jacksonville, NC. After making the 34-mile commute to Carteret, the SHITI Coolers team finished third at Carteret.
Luke Baldwin, a teammate to Cash, was the Bankers Life Halfway Leader and the Jostens Lap Leader of the race by pacing the field for 91 laps. The Pace-O-Matic 7va finished in fourth.
Point leader Carson Loftin, who has five wins this season, rounded out the top-5 finishers.
Bobby Labonte won the Pace-O-Matic Pole Award in qualifying and turned the MJ Printing & Graphics fastest lap of the race on lap four with a time of 16.255. He finished ninth after being involved in an incident with a handful of laps to go.
The SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic will be back in action this Saturday, September 7, at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, NC, for the Robert Jeffreys Memorial. Racing is scheduled to begin at 7pm ET.
All SMART races are streamed live on FloRacing, the official streaming broadcast partner of the SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic.
For updates on Saturday’s single-day doubleheader, be sure to follow the series on social media (Facebook: SMART Modified Tour| Twitter: @SMARTMods_ | IG: @smartmods_).
By Bob Dillner - X: @shorttracklife_
SMART Modified Tour Race #10
Official Race Results for the Carteret Clash - 08/31/2024
Carteret County Speedway - Swansboro, NC - 0.4 mile
Race Length: 99L - 37.125 M - 59.796 KM
Fin - Str - Car - Driver - Sponsors
1 - 24 - Danny Bohn - Ameri-Fast Supply of NC
2 - 16va - Jonathan Cash - Pace-O-Matic
3 - 2 - Ryan Newman - SHITI Coolers / Aggressive Hydraulics
4 - 7va - Luke Baldwin - Pace-O-Matic
5 - 23 - Carson Loftin - L&R Transmissions / LeBleu Water
6 - 48 - Jonny Kievman - A-Best Forklift
7 - 25 - Tom Buzze, Jr. - Mark III FInancial / UNITS Moving
8 - 7ny - Jack Baldwin - Mohawk Northeast
9 - 18va - Bobby Labonte - Pace-O-Matic / COOKOUT
10 - 02 - Joey Coulter - SRI Performance / Torch Eyewear
11 - 12nc - Jake Crum - Cherokee Unlimited
12 - 79 - Anthony Bello - SunDrop
13 - 99 - Jimmy Blewett - Atlantic Sprinkler
14 - 21w - Jimmy Wallace - Carolina Drilling
15 - 45 - Gary Young Jr. - Ideal Comfort Heating & Air
16 - 12 - Cody Norman - Jerry Hunt Supercenter
17 - 15 - Brian Loftin - Steve Tire & Automotive
18 - 22 - Jason Tutterow - Carolina Drilling
19 - 27 - Blake Barney - Pete & Elda's Farmers Pizzeria
20 - 1 - Burt Myers - Citrusafe / Peanut Patch
21 - 4 - Jason Myers - QRC HVAC & Refrigeration
22 - 24x - Carsten DiGiantomasso
23 - 18 - Daniel Yates - Yates Grading & Paving
24 - 8 - John-Michael Shennette - Eighty-Two Services
SMART Modified Tour
The SMART Modified Tour captures the essence of one of the most legendary forms of racing in America, pavement Modifieds. Born in 1988, these ground-pounding, 600-horsepower missiles for the SMART Tour are a must-see for any racing fan.
In 2020, Chris Williams brought SMART Modifieds back to prominence after a brief hiatus. Due to the overwhelming popularity from its fan base, a four-race schedule in its initial year has given birth to an adventurous 15-race schedule in 2024.
This year will mark the fourth full-season of SMART Modified Tour racing since its return. Many of Modified racing’s best drivers, from all over the country, will compete with the series, which visits 13 different racetracks in three different states in the Mid-Atlantic - North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
SMART Modifieds compete on grueling asphalt oval short tracks, embedded in quaint local communities, each spring, summer and fall.
Pace-O-Matic
Pace-O-Matic develops, produces, and licenses fun and entertainment in the form of skill games in various states, including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kansas, South Carolina, Texas and Wyoming, among others. Since its founding in 2000, the organization has built a talented leadership team and a culture defined by integrity, innovation, and compliance. Learn more at www.paceomatic.com.
Danny Bohn Grabs First SMART Victory With Score in Carteret Clash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Swansboro, NC (August 31, 2024) - History was made by the SMART Modified Tour. The series completed two races on a single day, within a 14-hour span, at two different race tracks, on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
The nightcap saw Danny Bohn, from Freehold, NJ, grab his first Bankers Life SMARTY trophy in dramatic fashion in the Carteret Clash at Carteret County Speedway in Swansboro, NC.
Race strategy helped provide an opportunity for the third-generation racer at the end of the contest. Bohn, who had taken tires earlier in the race, stayed on the track when many of the top competitors pitted with eight laps to go in the 99-lap race.
From his front row starting spot, Bohn had to survive two more restarts and some strong challenges from Blake Barney, Jonathan Cash, Luke Baldwin and Ryan Newman to win the trophy.
“Finally, huh? Man, I’ve wanted one of these SMARTY trophies so bad. I might sleep with this tonight,” said Bohn, who drives the Ameri-Fast Supply of NC number-24 for Buddy Ellis.
“If I’m being honest, I thought we were done there. You play the game, but when we had that long red flag, it kind of brought back memories of last year when we were leading (and didn’t win the race).
“We’ve worked our butts off to get this one and it’s nice,” continued Bohn, who has 18 career starts with the SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic. “We’ve been knocking on the door. That’s a third, a second, a second and a win (in the last four races), so we’re going to celebrate this one a little. We needed it. Hopefully we’ll get another one at Caraway.”
Jonathan Cash, in the Pace-O-Matic 16va for SS Racing, finished second, his best-career SMART effort.
“When you take tires, you’re tight for a little bit, and it took about to the last lap for me to get the front grip again,” explained Cash, who hails from Oxford, NC. “We were really bad at Caraway, but these guys went to work. Luke (Baldwin) went to work, even drove my car to help me. We all got better and it showed tonight with this SS Racing team and I can’t thank them enough.”
Ryan Newman won the Pace-O-Matic 99 earlier in the day, which was held at 9am at New River All-American Speedway in Jacksonville, NC. After making the 34-mile commute to Carteret, the SHITI Coolers team finished third at Carteret.
Luke Baldwin, a teammate to Cash, was the Bankers Life Halfway Leader and the Jostens Lap Leader of the race by pacing the field for 91 laps. The Pace-O-Matic 7va finished in fourth.
Point leader Carson Loftin, who has five wins this season, rounded out the top-5 finishers.
Bobby Labonte won the Pace-O-Matic Pole Award in qualifying and turned the MJ Printing & Graphics fastest lap of the race on lap four with a time of 16.255. He finished ninth after being involved in an incident with a handful of laps to go.
The SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic will be back in action this Saturday, September 7, at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, NC, for the Robert Jeffreys Memorial. Racing is scheduled to begin at 7pm ET.
All SMART races are streamed live on FloRacing, the official streaming broadcast partner of the SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic.
For updates on Saturday’s single-day doubleheader, be sure to follow the series on social media (Facebook: SMART Modified Tour| Twitter: @SMARTMods_ | IG: @smartmods_).
By Bob Dillner - X: @shorttracklife_
SMART Modified Tour Race #10
Official Race Results for the Carteret Clash - 08/31/2024
Carteret County Speedway - Swansboro, NC - 0.4 mile
Race Length: 99L - 37.125 M - 59.796 KM
Fin - Str - Car - Driver - Sponsors
1 - 24 - Danny Bohn - Ameri-Fast Supply of NC
2 - 16va - Jonathan Cash - Pace-O-Matic
3 - 2 - Ryan Newman - SHITI Coolers / Aggressive Hydraulics
4 - 7va - Luke Baldwin - Pace-O-Matic
5 - 23 - Carson Loftin - L&R Transmissions / LeBleu Water
6 - 48 - Jonny Kievman - A-Best Forklift
7 - 25 - Tom Buzze, Jr. - Mark III FInancial / UNITS Moving
8 - 7ny - Jack Baldwin - Mohawk Northeast
9 - 18va - Bobby Labonte - Pace-O-Matic / COOKOUT
10 - 02 - Joey Coulter - SRI Performance / Torch Eyewear
11 - 12nc - Jake Crum - Cherokee Unlimited
12 - 79 - Anthony Bello - SunDrop
13 - 99 - Jimmy Blewett - Atlantic Sprinkler
14 - 21w - Jimmy Wallace - Carolina Drilling
15 - 45 - Gary Young Jr. - Ideal Comfort Heating & Air
16 - 12 - Cody Norman - Jerry Hunt Supercenter
17 - 15 - Brian Loftin - Steve Tire & Automotive
18 - 22 - Jason Tutterow - Carolina Drilling
19 - 27 - Blake Barney - Pete & Elda's Farmers Pizzeria
20 - 1 - Burt Myers - Citrusafe / Peanut Patch
21 - 4 - Jason Myers - QRC HVAC & Refrigeration
22 - 24x - Carsten DiGiantomasso
23 - 18 - Daniel Yates - Yates Grading & Paving
24 - 8 - John-Michael Shennette - Eighty-Two Services
SMART Modified Tour
The SMART Modified Tour captures the essence of one of the most legendary forms of racing in America, pavement Modifieds. Born in 1988, these ground-pounding, 600-horsepower missiles for the SMART Tour are a must-see for any racing fan.
In 2020, Chris Williams brought SMART Modifieds back to prominence after a brief hiatus. Due to the overwhelming popularity from its fan base, a four-race schedule in its initial year has given birth to an adventurous 15-race schedule in 2024.
This year will mark the fourth full-season of SMART Modified Tour racing since its return. Many of Modified racing’s best drivers, from all over the country, will compete with the series, which visits 13 different racetracks in three different states in the Mid-Atlantic - North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
SMART Modifieds compete on grueling asphalt oval short tracks, embedded in quaint local communities, each spring, summer and fall.
Pace-O-Matic
Pace-O-Matic develops, produces, and licenses fun and entertainment in the form of skill games in various states, including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kansas, South Carolina, Texas and Wyoming, among others. Since its founding in 2000, the organization has built a talented leadership team and a culture defined by integrity, innovation, and compliance. Learn more at www.paceomatic.com.
