Santos Superb In Stafford Spring Sizzler
Gains 9th Career Win In Whelen Modified Tour, 5th At Stafford
STAFFORD, Conn. – Bobby Santos dominated NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour action in winning the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway on Sunday, giving him back-to-back wins at the historic half-mile track.
The 2010 tour champion from Franklin, Mass., led nearly all 200 laps – holding on in a dash to the finish after a late-race restart.
It marks the ninth career tour win for Santos, who had notched his ninth career Coors Light Pole Award in qualifying on Saturday. He was the Spring Sizzler runner-up during his title campaign and followed that with a win in the 2011 event. Sunday’s victory marks the fifth overall Stafford win for the No. 44 Curb Records/Brendan Kelley Music Chevrolet driver.
Justin Bonsignore finished in the runner-up spot – followed by Ted Christopher, Ryan Preece and Rowan Pennink. Doug Coby, Ron Yuhas Jr., Donny Lia, Jimmy Blewett and Mike Stefanik completed the top 10.
Sunday’s race featured two lead changes among two drivers, with Patrick Emerling leading briefly during the fourth of nine cautions.
The annual Stafford stop was the second event on a 14-race tour schedule. The next stop is Monadnock Speedway on May 11.
LAP-BY-LAP RECAP | RESULTS | POSTRACE AUDIO: JUSTIN BONSIGNORE | POSTRACE AUDIO: TED CHRISTOPHER
Sources: Kevin W. Green/NASCAR WMT PR
NWMT Stafford 4/28/13 Unofficial Results
Whelen Modified Tour
Race: NWMT Stafford 4/28/13
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Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 44 Bobby Santos Curb Records/Brendan Kelley Music Chevrolet 200 48 5 Running
2 14 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology Chevrolet 200 42 Running
3 15 3 Ted Christopher Silver Dollar Const/Cape Cod Copper Chevrolet 200 41 Running
4 7 16 Ryan Preece East West Marine/Diversified Metals Ford 200 40 Running
5 3 93 Rowan Pennink Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet 200 39 Running
6 9 52 Doug Coby Reynolds Auto Wrkg/Furnace & Duct Chevrolet 200 38 Running
7 19 64 Ron Yuhas, Jr. Hughes Motors/Complete Construction Chevrolet 200 37 Running
8 11 76 Jimmy Blewett John Blewett Inc./T.S. Haulers Chevrolet 200 36 Running
9 5 22 Mike Stefanik Robert B Our Co/Canto & Sons Paving Ford 200 35 Running
10 10 4 Donny Lia Circle Track Magazine Dodge 200 34 Running
11 21 07 Patrick Emerling Emerling Chevrolet Dealership Chevrolet 200 34 1 Running
12 17 99 Jamie Tomaino Supreme Manufacturing Chevrolet 200 32 Running
13 24 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/ Mehner Racing Ford 200 31 Running
14 8 46 Eric Berndt Cape Cod Aggts/North End Auto Parts Chevrolet 199 30 Running
15 12 39 Richie Pallai,, Jr. MAHLE Performance/Lucas Oil Chevrolet 199 29 Running
16 22 28 Ed Flemke, Jr. Ron Bouchard’s Auto Stores Chevrolet 194 28 Mechanical
17 13 6 Ron Silk TS Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm Chevrolet 187 27 Running
18 2 2 Todd Szegedy Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano Const Chevrolet 184 26 Accident
19 16 73 Cole Powell * Copps BuildAll/Tricar Chevrolet 172 25 Battery
20 20 58 Eric Goodale Riverhaed Bldg Supply Chevrolet 168 24 Ignition
21 23 33 Wade Cole Perf Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s Oil Chevrolet 156 23 Mechanical
22 6 88 Bryon Chew Buzz Chew Chevrolet/GT Vodka Chevrolet 149 22 Accident
23 26 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape /TRC Electric Pontiac 147 21 Accident
24 25 38 Brian Schofield * Perf Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s Oil Chevrolet 56 20 Transmission
25 4 72 Chuck Hossfeld Jerry Gradl Motors Chevrolet 44 19 Transmission
26 18 79 Woody Pitkat Hill Enterprises/Coors Light Pontiac 2 18 Engine
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Bobby Santos, Time: 18.082 Seconds, Speed: 99.547 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 7 mins, 5 secs Average Speed: 89.441 mph Margin of Victory: Caution
Caution Flags: Laps 27-30 (Cars #07, 39 accident Turn 2); 46-51 (Car #72 stalled Turn 4); 63-68 (Car #6 spin Turn 2 ); 103-107 (Car #33 spin Turn 4 ); 135-138 (Car #07 spin Turn 4 ); 143-146 (Car #18 spin Turn 4 ); 150-153 (Cars # 6, 88, 18, 26 accident Backstretch ); 178-182 (Car #28 spin Turn 2 ); 185-189 (Cars #39, 46, 3, 2, accident Frontstretch ); 194-196 (Car #28 spin Backstretch ). 10 for 46 laps.
Lap Leaders: Bobby Santos 1-105, Patrick Emerling 106-108, Bobby Santos 109-200.
Total Laps Led: Bobby Santos 197, Patrick Emerling 3. 2 changes involving 2 drivers.