Szegedy Captured Whelen Modified Checkers At Stafford
Ends 26-Race Winless Streak In Town Fair Tire 150
Stafford, CT — Todd Szegedy ended the longest Victory Lane drought of his career Friday night when he won the Town Fair Tire 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Szegedy, who had been winless since September 2008 at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway, took the lead from Mike Stefanik on Lap 100 en route to his 14th career win. It was the third triumph at Stafford for Szegedy, who led a race-high 54 laps.
Stefanik finished second and Ron Silk third. It is the fifth-straight top-five finish for Silk, who earned the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day. Erick Rudolph and Ted Christopher rounded out the top five.
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Eric Beers, Eric Goodale, Bobby Grigas III, Chuck Hossfeld and George Brunnhoelzl III completed the top 10.
Points leader Bobby Santos suffered a blown motor that brought out a red-flag for cleanup on Lap 100 and ended his day early. As a result, the 67-point advantage he brought into the race on Christopher was chopped to just six. Stefanik remained third in the standings, now 56 tallies out of first.
The Town Fair Tire 150 will air on VERSUS on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will next race in the Budweiser King of Beers 150 at Thompson on Thursday, Aug. 12.
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-Town Fair Tire 150 Unofficial Results
Friday
At Stafford Motor Speedway
Stafford, Conn.
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 150 laps, 65.950 mph, $7,600.
2. (4) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 150, $3,700.
3. (6) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $3,800.
4. (2) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $2,800.
5. (3) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,400.
6. (16) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 150, $1,950.
7. (21) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $2,800.
8. (1) Bobby Grigas, III, Marshfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,750.
9. (8) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $1,700.
10. (10) George Brunnhoelzl, III, W. Babylon, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $1,650.
11. (15) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $1,925.
12. (9) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,600.
13. (26) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,525.
14. (23) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Ford, 150, $1,100.
15. (22) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,075.
16. (17) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 149, $1,550.
17. (13) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 148, $1,025.
18. (25) Danny Knoll, Jr., Buffalo, N.Y., Chevrolet, 146, $1,400.
19. (30) Michael Speeney, Newtown, Pa., Chevrolet, 146, $975.
20. (28) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 146, $1,325.
21. (24) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 142, $1,400.
22. (19) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 138, $1,275.
23. (14) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 100, $1,950.
24. (27) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 99, $1,225.
25. (11) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 89, $1,318.
26. (20) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 88, $800.
27. (12) Eric Berndt, Cromwell, Conn., Chevrolet, 64, $1,200.
28. (18) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 47, $1,200.
29. (7) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 43, $1,300.
30. (29) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 16, $1,200.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 8 minutes 14 seconds
Margin of Victory: 2.967 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: R.Silk (98.382 mph, 18.296 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 39 laps.
Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: E. Rudolph 1-50; D. Coby 51-55; R. Silk 56-63; M. Stefanik 64-95; T. Szegedy 96-108; M. Stefanik 109; T. Szegedy 110-150.
Standings: 1. B. Santos, 1399; 2. T. Christopher, 1393; 3. M. Stefanik, 1343; 4. T. Szegedy, 1313; 5. R. Silk, 1292; 6. R. Preece, 1261; 7. E. Rudolph, 1146; 8. E. Beers, 1097; 9. E. Goodale, 1089; 10. J. Bonsignore, 1086.