Bonsignore Notches Third Career Win
Takes Checkers In Town Fair Tire Whitcomb 200 At Monadnock
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Justin Bonsignore got faster and faster as the day went on.
The 23-year old driver earned his first victory of the 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season in the Whitcomb 200 from Monadnock Speedway in rural Winchester, N.H., on Saturday night.
Bonsignore, from Holtsville, N.Y., recorded a time just outside the top 10 during the day’s final practice session, before turning it up in qualifying, scoring a spot on the front row alongside pole winner Eric Goodale. When the green flag dropped, it didn’t take long for Bonsignore to establish his dominance, as he took the lead on lap 17 and never looked back.
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The victory is the third of his career, and first at a quarter-mile track since his 2011 win at Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway.
Doug Coby, coming off his first win of the season in the Town Fair Tire 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 14, settled for the runner-up spot. After having to begin the race from the rear due to missing the driver’s meeting, Rowan Pennink worked his way up to the front, finishing third. Bryon Chew and Ryan Preece completed the top five.
Ron Silk, Andy Seuss, Richie Pallai Jr., Woody Pitkat and Eric Berndt rounded out the top 10.After seven of 14 races Preece now leads Pennink by 42 points with the defending champion Coby in third, 45 back.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is next in action on August 2 for the CARQUEST 150 from Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway.
RACE RESULTS | LAP BY LAP RECAP | AUDIO: Winner Justin Bonsignore | AUDIO: Runner-Up Doug Coby | AUDIO: Third Place Rowan Pennink
Sources: John Tejeda/NASCAR WMT PR
NWMT Monadnock 7/27/13 Unofficial Results
Whelen Modified Tour
Race: NWMT Monadnock 7/27/13
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 2 51 Justin Bonsignore SEM/M3 Technology Chevrolet 200 48 5 Running
2 5 52 Doug Coby Furnace & Duct/Seekonk Grand Prix Chevrolet 200 42 Running
3 12 93 Rowan Pennink Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet 200 41 Running
4 3 88 Bryon Chew Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet 200 40 Running
5 13 16 Ryan Preece East West Marine/Diversified Metals Ford 200 39 Running
6 10 6 Ron Silk T S Haulers/ Calverton Tree Farm Chevrolet 200 38 Running
7 16 70 Andy Seuss Coppola Inc./Rockingham Boat Chevrolet 200 37 Running
8 17 39 Richie Pallai,, Jr. MAHLE Performance/Lucas Oil Chevrolet 200 36 Running
9 19 79 Woody Pitkat Hill Enterprises/Coors Light Pontiac 200 35 Running
10 9 46 Eric Berndt Cape Cod Aggts/North End Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 34 Running
11 7 3 Ted Christopher Silver Dollar Const/Cape Cod Copper Chevrolet 200 33 Running
12 21 73 Cole Powell * Copps BuildAll/Tricar Chevrolet 200 32 Running
13 15 64 Ron Yuhas, Jr. Fast Track Elect./Complete Const. Chevrolet 200 31 Running
14 6 22 Mike Stefanik Robert B Our Co/Canto & Sons Paving Ford 200 30 Running
15 4 4 Donny Lia Circle Track Magazine Dodge 200 29 Running
16 8 2 Todd Szegedy Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano Const Ford 199 28 Running
17 14 28 Ed Flemke, Jr. Ron Bouchard’s Auto Stores Chevrolet 198 27 Running
18 23 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape /TRC Electric Pontiac 197 26 Running
19 11 07 Patrick Emerling Emerling Chevrolet Dealership Chevrolet 183 25 Handling
20 1 58 Eric Goodale Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 171 25 1 Electrical
21 22 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/ Mehner Racing Chevrolet 70 23 Accident
22 18 99 Jamie Tomaino Supreme Manufacturing Chevrolet 55 22 Accident
23 20 33 Wade Cole Perf Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s Oil Chevrolet 48 21 Accident
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Eric Goodale, Time: 12.622 Seconds, Speed: 71.304 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 1 mins, 28 secs Average Speed: 48.807 mph Margin of Victory: 0.612 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 12-15 (Car #18 spin Backstretch); 50-56 (Cars #33 & 99 accident Frontstretch); 128-134 (Cars #16, 3, 93 spin Turn 4 ); 168-176 (Car #2 accident Turn 4 ); 179-186 (Car #4 accident Backstretch ); 188-195 (Cars #26, 18, 64 accident Backstretch [Red Flag 2 mins.]). 6 for 43 laps.
Lap Leaders: Eric Goodale 1-16, Justin Bonsignore 17-200.
Total Laps Led: Justin Bonsignore 184, Eric Goodale 16. 1 changes involving 2 drivers.