George Brunnhoelzl III | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | North Babylon, New York | October 28, 1982
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour career | |
Debut season | 2006 |
Years active | 2006–2016 |
Starts | 114 |
Championships | 4 |
Wins | 28 |
Poles | 27 |
Best finish | 1st in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Last updated on: August 12, 2024. |
George "Georgie" Brunnhoelzl III (born October 28, 1982) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. He is the son of George Brunnhoelzl Jr., who competed in the Modified Tour from 1985 to 2001. [1] [2]
Brunnhoelzl III is a multi-time champion of the now-defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, having won the championship in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013, where he won twenty eight races and twenty seven pole positions.
Brunnhoelzl III has previously competed in series such as the SMART Modified Tour, the X-1R Pro Cup Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the ASA Southern Modified Race Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. [3]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||
2002 | N/A | 2 | Dodge | TMP | STA | WFD | NZH | RIV | SEE | RCH 38 | STA | BEE | NHA | RIV | TMP | STA | WFD | TMP | NHA | STA | 77th | 98 | [4] | ||||||||||||||
02 | Chevy | MAR 38 | TMP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Robert Katon Jr. | 46 | Chevy | TMP 16 | STA 29 | STA 9 | MAR 29 | NHA 29 | LIM | MND 6 | RIV 5 | STA 10 | TMP 17 | BRI 20 | NHA 13 | STA 13 | TMP 26 | 17th | 1478 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Howard Harvey | 09 | Chevy | TMP | STA | STA | MND | TMP | NHA | RIV 27 | STA | NHA | BRI | DEL | TMP | LRP | NHA | STA | TMP | 53rd | 82 | [6] | |||||||||||||||
2016 | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | 28 | Chevy | TMP | STA 17 | WFD | STA | TMP | RIV | NHA | MND | STA | TMP | BRI | RIV | OSW | SEE | NHA | STA | TMP | 47th | 27 | [7] | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Heather Brunnhoelzl | MYR | THO | STA 20 | 50th | 50 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ed Partridge | 6 | Chevy | LGY 18 | THO | RIV | NHA | STA | THO | BRI | SEE | OSW | RIV | NHA | STA | THO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Eddie Harvey | 1 | Chevy | MYR | SBO | TMP | STA | WAL | SEE | TMP 15 | RIV 15 | NHA | STA 16 | TMP | OSW | RIV | NHA | STA | TMP | 42nd | 86 | [9] |
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NSWMTC | Pts | Ref | ||
2006 | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | 2 | Chevy | CRW | GRE | CRW | DUB | CRW | BGS | MAR | CRW | ACE | CRW | HCY | DUB 20 | SNM 11 | 33rd | 233 | [10] | |||
2007 | Dodge | CRW 9 | GRE 12 | CRW 9 | CRW 14 | BGS 6 | MAR 5 | ACE 8 | CRW 12 | SNM 8 | CRW 20 | CRW 8 | 8th | 1609 | [11] | |||||||
Chevy | FAI 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | George Brunnhoelzl | 28 | Ford | CRW 26 | ACE 15 | CRW 4 | BGS 25 | CRW 6 | LAN 1* | CRW 13 | SNM 5 | MAR 4 | CRW 3 | CRW 5 | 7th | 1540 | [12] | |||||
2009 | CON 3 | SBO 2 | CRW 11* | LAN 2 | CRW 1 | BGS 2 | BRI 1 | CRW 2 | MBS 2 | CRW 1* | CRW 2 | MAR 2 | ACE 1* | CRW 1* | 1st | 2385 | [13] | |||||
2010 | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | ATL | CRW | SBO 15 | CRW | BGS | BRI | CRW 5 | LGY | TRI 17 | CLT | 23rd | 385 | [14] | ||||||||
2011 | Howard Harvey | 09 | Chevy | CRW 1 | HCY 1 | SBO 2 | CRW 4 | CRW 2 | BGS 3 | BRI 10 | CRW 2 | LGY 7 | THO 1 | TRI 1* | CRW 2 | CLT 2* | CRW 1* | 1st | 2415 | [15] | ||
2012 | CRW 1* | CRW 7 | SBO 8* | CRW 1* | CRW 1** | BGS 1* | BRI 1 | LGY 10 | THO 8 | CRW 10 | CLT 1** | 1st | 468 | [16] | ||||||||
2013 | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | 28 | Chevy | CRW 2 | SNM 4 | SBO 1** | CRW 1 | CRW 1** | BGS 14 | BRI 4 | LGY 2 | CRW 2 | CRW 2 | SNM 2 | CLT 3 | 1st | 506 | [17] | ||||
2014 | CRW 2 | SNM 3 | SBO 2 | LGY 1* | CRW 2 | BGS 16 | BRI 2 | LGY 2 | CRW 12* | SBO 3 | SNM 2 | CRW 1* | CRW 13 | CLT 7 | 2nd | 569 | [18] | |||||
2015 | CRW 16* | CRW 11 | SBO 18 | LGY 3 | CRW 1 | BGS 15* | BRI 3 | LGY 1* | SBO 2 | CLT 1* | 2nd | 390 | [19] | |||||||||
2016 | CRW 7 | CON 1 | SBO 1* | CRW 5 | CRW 3 | BGS 14 | ECA 6 | SBO 3 | CRW 1 | CLT 2* | 2nd | 445 | [20] | |||||||||
28S | BRI 12 |
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