Brown back in Victory Lane after a Wild Night at The Madhouse

After a race that was nothing short of exciting, Tim Brown piloted his No. 83 Hayes Jewelers modified to its 3rd victory of the season in the Great Clips 100 at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday night.

The Cana, V.A. native moved up one spot to second in the point standings following his win on double points night. With 6 races remaining in the 2010 season, he sits 55 markers behind point leader, Burt Myers.

Brown proved what a strong car he had in both the morning and evening practices. Later that evening, he collected his 6th pole of the season after touring the famed quarter mile in 13.409 seconds. Brown drew seventh in the full field redraw.

The fans were on their feet to greet the starting line up shortly before 9:00 p.m. Brown lined up to start fifth after two cars that were set to start at the front of the field did not. The Rocket didn’t waste any time showing the potential the No. 83 Rahmoc powered modified had as he immediately clinched fourth position on the first circuit. It was only a matter of nine circuits before the event’s first yellow flag was waved. As the field came around to the cone for the double file restart, Brown lined up on the outside row in fourth position, and quickly closed in on third after taking the green.

Brown maintained third throughout several more cautions. Just past the halfway point of the race, he lined up on the outside of the No. 53 of Jonathan Brown on the front row for a restart. After two more cautions, and battling with the No. 53 and the No. 79 of Teddy Christopher, Brown seized the lead. The closing laps were hard fought by The Rocket, and on lap 104 he took the checkered in first position.

“I told all of my sponsors and all of my fans that we, as a race team, would work hard to get back in victory lane. We worked hard as usual and things went our way tonight. We had a great race car, sat on the pole, and won the race. Thank you all for your continued support.” stated The Rocket.

Brown and crew were very happy to see their luck make a turn on Saturday. As the season progresses, they will continue to keep their eye on the prize. The Rocket will be back on Saturday for the two 25 lap events to try to capture his 7th pole and another victory!