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Photos: Race Night at Bowman Gray Stadium
Micah Stargartt watches practice prior to the races at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
6-year-old race fan Kenan Brown waves checkered flags during the first race night of the season at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Jason Thornton carries his 4-year-old son, Levi, into the stands for the first race night of the season at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Harper East, 2, looks across Bowman Gray Stadium from her dad, Joe East's, shoulders during the first race night of the season on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
8-year-old Colton McLendon waves his hands in the air during the t-shirt toss prior to the races at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The Bandit Flight team performs a flyover during the National Anthem for the first race night of the season at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Jonathan Brown's crew members and supporters cheer after he won the 200-lap modified race on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Jonathan Brown (22) celebrates after winning the 200-lap modified race during the first race night of the season at Bowman Gray on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sportsman drivers Tommy Neal (21) and Michael Adams (19) race side by side on a restart on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sportsman driver Sterling Plemmons (03) is involved in a wreck in turn two on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sportsman driver Jack Creed (08) spins out of turn one on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Flagman Randy Smith hands Sportsman driver Tommy Neal (21) the checkered flag after Neal won the first race of the evening on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sportsman driver Tommy Neal (21) celebrates after winning the first race of the season on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Crew members watch the 200-lap modified race from the stands in turn four on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Danny Propst (3) spins out of turn four on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Greg Adams, crew member for modified driver Brandon Ward, watches the 200-lap modified race from the pits on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver James Civali (79) spins out of turn four on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Tim Brown's (83) crew members work on his car during a pitstop on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Assistant flagman Jeff Bunton looks toward the tower during the 200-lap modified race on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Jonathan Brown (22) races down the back stretch on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Tim Brown (83) races through turn four during practice on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Race fans applaud during the first race night of the season at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sportsman driver Tommy Neal (21) leads Michael Adams (19) down the front stretch on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Bowman Gray track announcer Randy Pettitt calls the final laps of the Sportsman race from the stands on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sportsman driver Tommy Neal (21) celebrates after winning the first race of the season on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Burt Myers (1) smiles as he walks onto the track for the first race of the season on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified drivers Tim Brown (83) and Burt Myers (1) start the first race of the season side by side on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Burt Myers (1) leads his brother, Jason Myers (4), through turn four on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Danny Bohn (65) races through turn four on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver John Holleman IV (69) races through turn four on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Jonathan Brown's (83) crew works on his car during a pitstop on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Jason Myers (4) exits the pits after a stop on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified drivers Jonathan Brown (22) and Tim Brown (83) restart side by side through turn four on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Modified driver Jonathan Brown (22) races through turn four on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
