PRACTICE: Blewett Paces Field

By admin April 25, 2009 NASCAR WMT, Stafford

Stafford Springs, CT — Jimmy Blewett, who earned his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win at Stafford Motor Speedway in 2008, paced the field Saturday morning in practice at the half-mile oval in advance of the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST.

Blewett (No. 12 TS Haulers/Blewett Recycling Chevrolet) turned a fast lap of 18.058 seconds (99.679 mph) in the 90-minute morning practice. Doug Coby (No. 19 Major Motion Transport/Family Auto Center Chevrolet) was second-fastest at 18.066 seconds (99.635 mph).

Ted Christopher, the defending winner of the Spring Sizzler, and Reggie Ruggiero tied for the third-best lap time Saturday morning at 18.109 seconds (99.398 mph) and Chris Pasteryak was fifth-fastest at 18.123 seconds (99.321 mph).

Qualifying for Sunday’s 200-lap feature is slated for Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Sources: NASCAR WMT PR

NWMT Stafford Practice – 4/26/09

POS

CAR

DRIVER

SPONSOR

TIME

SPEED
1 12 Jimmy Blewett TS Haulers/Blewett Recycling 18.058 99.679
2 19 Doug Coby Major Motion Trans/Family Auto Center 18.066 99.635
3 14 Reggie Ruggiero Atlantic Sprinkler 18.109 99.398
4 36 Ted Christopher Al-Lee Installation 18.109 99.398
5 52 Chris Pasteryak Furnace & Duct Supply 18.123 99.321
6 3 Ryan Preece Mizzy Const./Logan Steel 18.140 99.228
7 2 Todd Szegedy Wisk/Snuggle/Ford 18.164 99.097
8 16 Michael Stefanik Diversified Metals/Saunderson-Mac Leod 18.221 98.787
9 21 Richard Savary Pine Hill Service/Spafco 18.223 98.776
10 59 Erick Rudolph Ed Bennett Properties 18.262 98.565
11 93 Rowan Pennink Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner 18.294 98.393
12 46 Eric Beers Cape Cod Aggregates/J&R Pre-Cast 18.303 98.345
13 99 Jamie Tomaino Ideal Racing 18.314 98.285
14 1 Rob Summers Frasco Fuel/Hook & Ladder 18.316 98.275
15 60 Matt Hirschman Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner 18.322 98.243
16 75 Carl Pasteryak Dawleys Auto/Sunoco 18.323 98.237
17 8 Glen Tyler Sypher Const/Financial Fed. Credit 18.330 98.200
18 10 Ed Flemke Jr. Ron Bouchard Auto Stores/Kleer Trimboards 18.339 98.151
19 4 Donny Lia Mystic Missile 18.353 98.077
20 17 Glen Reen Reen Orthodontics/Pep-Boys 18.360 98.039
21 18 Ken Heagy Budy One Seafood 18.361 98.034
22 09 Bobby Grigas III Triple G Scaffold Service 18.379 97.938
23 50 Kevin Goodale Riverhead Building Supply 18.389 97.885
24 79 Ron Silk Hill Enterprises/Coors Light/Sunoco 18.390 97.879
25 90 Renee Dupuis UIG/SFI 18.410 97.773
26 70 Andy Seuss Stuart’s Automotive/Rockingham Boat 18.430 97.667
27 08 Tommy Farrrell III TheraFizz Energy 18.441 97.609
28 54 Eric Berndt North End Auto Parts 18.450 97.561
29 58 Eric Goodale Riverhead Building Supply 18.457 97.524
30 28 Woody Pitkat Ramar-Hall Inc. 18.476 97.424
31 05 Joe Hartmann Charlie’s Quality Collision 18.487 97.366
32 32 Tom Abele Crystal Auto Body/RH2 Radios 18.543 97.072
33 33 Wade Cole Perf Engines/Kendall Oil/ Ryan’s Oil 18.641 96.561
34 68 Johnny Bush J.B. Stone Setters/Mehner Racing 18.782 95.836
35 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape Supply/RC Electric 19.090 94.290
36 9 John Marosz Middlesex Auto Center 19.121 94.137