George Brunnhoelzl III

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George Brunnhoelzl III
NationalityAmerican
Born (1982-10-28) October 28, 1982 (age 41)
North Babylon, New York
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour career
Debut season2006
Years active2006–2016
Starts114
Championships4
Wins28
Poles27
Best finish1st 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]

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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]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819NWMTCPtsRef
2002 N/A2 Dodge TMP STA WFD NZH RIV SEE RCH
38
STA BEE NHA RIV TMP STA WFD TMP NHA STA 77th98 [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
17th1478 [5]
2011 Howard Harvey09 Chevy TMP STA STA MND TMP NHA RIV
27
STA NHA BRI DEL TMP LRP NHA STA TMP 53rd82 [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 47th27 [7]
2017 Heather Brunnhoelzl MYR THO STA
20
50th50 [8]
Ed Partridge6 Chevy LGY
18
THO RIV NHA STA THO BRI SEE OSW RIV NHA STA THO
2019 Eddie Harvey1 Chevy MYR SBO TMP STA WAL SEE TMP
15
RIV
15
NHA STA
16
TMP OSW RIV NHA STA TMP 42nd86 [9]

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
YearCar ownerNo.Make1234567891011121314NSWMTCPtsRef
2006 George Brunnhoelzl Jr.2 Chevy CRW GRE CRW DUB CRW BGS MAR CRW ACE CRW HCY DUB
20
SNM
11
33rd233 [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
8th1609 [11]
Chevy FAI
13
2008 George Brunnhoelzl28 Ford CRW
26
ACE
15
CRW
4
BGS
25
CRW
6
LAN
1*
CRW
13
SNM
5
MAR
4
CRW
3
CRW
5
7th1540 [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*
1st2385 [13]
2010 George Brunnhoelzl Jr. ATL CRW SBO
15
CRW BGS BRI CRW
5
LGY TRI
17
CLT 23rd385 [14]
2011 Howard Harvey09 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*
1st2415 [15]
2012 CRW
1*
CRW
7
SBO
8*
CRW
1*
CRW
1**
BGS
1*
BRI
1
LGY
10
THO
8
CRW
10
CLT
1**
1st468 [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
1st506 [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
2nd569 [18]
2015 CRW
16*
CRW
11
SBO
18
LGY
3
CRW
1
BGS
15*
BRI
3
LGY
1*
SBO
2
CLT
1*
2nd390 [19]
2016 CRW
7
CON
1
SBO
1*
CRW
5
CRW
3
BGS
14
ECA
6
SBO
3
CRW
1
CLT
2*
2nd445 [20]
28S BRI
12

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