Coby Keeps Rolling with Waterford Win
Third Whelen Modified Victory In Five Races
WATERFORD, Conn. – Doug Coby continued to roll in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour action Saturday when he captured the checkered flag in the Mr. Rooter 161 at Waterford Speedbowl.
Coby, from Milford, Conn., led 119 laps in the No. 52 Reynolds Auto Wrecking/Furnace & Duct Supply Chevrolet Saturday en route to his third victory in five races to start the 2012 season. It is his fifth career victory overall, and first in Whelen Modified Tour events at Waterford.
Justin Bonsignore crossed the line second with Ryan Preece in third. Ron Yuhas Jr. and Donny Lia brought home the top five in the Whelen Modified Tour’s first event at the .375-mile oval since 2006.
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Rowan Pennink, Eric Beers, Keith Rocco, polesitter Ted Christopher and Jon McKennedy rounded out the top 10.
With the victory, Coby extended his lead on defending champion Silk in the points standings to 20. Preece is third, 23 points out.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will return to action with the Town Fair Tire 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 14.
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR
NWMT Waterford 6/23/12 Unofficial Results
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 3 52 Doug Coby Reynolds Auto Wrkg/Furnace & Duct Chevrolet 163 48 5 Running
2 4 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology Chevrolet 163 42 Running
3 7 16 Ryan Preece Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises Ford 163 42 1 Running
4 11 64 Ron Yuhas, Jr. DreamRide.org/Hughes Motors Chevrolet 163 40 Running
5 8 4 Donny Lia Mystic Missile Racing Dodge 163 39 Running
6 6 93 Rowan Pennink Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet 163 38 Running
7 16 45 Eric Beers Horwith Freightliner/John Blewett Inc Ford 163 37 Running
8 12 3 Keith Rocco * Belltown Motors/Macara/Big A Chevrolet 163 36 Running
9 1 36 Ted Christopher Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet 163 36 1 Running
10 15 79 Jon McKennedy Hill Enterprises/Coors Light Pontiac 163 34 Running
11 5 6 Ron Silk Reynolds Auto Wrecking/Mr. Rooter Chevrolet 163 33 Running
12 17 46 Eric Berndt North End Auto Parts/Cape Cod Agts Chevrolet 163 32 Running
13 18 76 Jimmy Blewett John Blewett Inc./Ling Trucking Chevrolet 160 31 Running
14 9 88 Bryon Chew Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet 160 30 Running
15 24 33 Wade Cole Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil,/Ryan's Chevrolet 156 29 Running
16 14 99 Jamie Tomaino Supreme Manufacturing Chevrolet 155 28 Accident
17 23 38 Johnny Bush Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil,/Ryan's Chevrolet 153 27 Running
18 21 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/MacLad Drywall Chevrolet 111 26 Running
19 2 2 Todd Szegedy Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano Const. Ford 102 25 Running
20 20 28 Ed Flemke, Jr. Ron Bouchard's Autos/Raceworks TV Chevrolet 101 24 Running
21 13 07 Patrick Emerling Emerling Chevrolet Dealership Chevrolet 101 23 Accident
22 19 66 Mike Stefanik Town-line farms/Xtreme Auto Chevrolet 67 22 Accident
23 22 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape /TRC Electric Pontiac 59 21 Front End
24 10 58 Eric Goodale Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 39 20 Electrica
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ted Christopher, Time: 13.74 Seconds, Speed: 96.943 mph
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 53 mins, 3 secs Average Speed: 68.211 mph Margin of Victory: 0.505 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 49-55 (Car #36 spin frontstretch <76>); 102-110 (Cars No. 2, 07, 28 accident frontstretch [Red Flag 5 mins.]); 139-144 (Car No. 33 spin frontstretch <6>); 157-160 (Cars No. 38, 99 accident frontstretch [Red Flag 5 mins.]). 4 for 26 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ted Christopher 1-43, Doug Coby 44-145, Ryan Preece 146, Doug Coby 147-163.
Total Laps Led: Doug Coby 119, Ted Christopher 43, Ryan Preece 1. 3 changes involving 3 drivers.
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender