Bonsignore Makes His Move Pay Off
Late Pass Produces NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Win At Monadnock
WINCHESTER, N.H. (July 19, 2014) – Justin Bonsignore made the late pass pay off as he drove to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory in the O’Reilly 200 at Monadnock Speedway Saturday night.
Bonsignore powered underneath Ryan Preece on Lap 175 en route to the win. Preece had started second and led all but one lap to that point.
It was the fifth career win for the Holtsville, New York, driver and second straight at Monadnock. It was also his second of 2014, as he opened the season with a win at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in April.
The race went caution-free, leaving just six cars on the lead lap at the checkered flag. Preece settled for second, followed by Eric Goodale, rookie Tommy Barrett Jr. and points leader Doug Coby.
Bonsignore won the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day, but Preece jumped to the lead on Lap 2 and held it until Bonsignore made his move.
Matt Hirschman finished sixth, followed by Patrick Emerling, Ted Christopher, Ron Silk and Ron Yuhas Jr.
With the win, Bonsignore moved to within four points of Coby in the championship points standings. Bobby Santos, who finished 11th, dropped to third in points — eight behind Coby. Christopher is fourth, another five points back, while Preece moved up a spot to fifth.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races next in the Call Before You Dig 8-1-1 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway on Friday, Aug. 8.
RESULTS | RACE CENTRAL LIVE REPLAY | AUDIO: POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH WINNER JUSTIN BONSIGNORE | AUDIO: POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH SECOND-PLACE RYAN PREECE | AUDIO: POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH THIRD-PLACE ERIC GOODALE
Sources: Tim Southers/NASCAR PR
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 Results
Saturday
At Monadnock Speedway
Winchester, N.H.
Lap length: 0.25 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1 1 51 Justin Bonsignore chem3.com Chevrolet 200 47 4 Running
2 2 16 Ryan Preece East West Marine/Diversified Metals Ford 200 44 2 Running
3 3 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/RBSCorp.com Chevrolet 200 41 Running
4 5 22 Tommy Barrett, Jr. * Canto Paving/Ferguson Waterworks Chevrolet 200 40 Running
5 10 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance Chevrolet 200 39 Running
6 7 52 Matt Hirschman B.C. Brennenstuhl/L.I. Mod Maniac Chevrolet 200 38 Running
7 15 7 Patrick Emerling Emerling Chevrolet Inc. Chevrolet 199 37 Running
8 11 13 Ted Christopher J&R Pre-Cast/Cape Cod Aggregates Chevrolet 199 36 Running
9 8 6 Ron Silk TS Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm Chevrolet 199 35 Running
10 6 64 Ron Yuhas, Jr. Fast Track Electric/Scorpion Const Chevrolet 198 34 Running
11 14 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Racing/ImperialCars.com Chevrolet 198 33 Running
12 16 8 Glen Reen Reflex Energy/Baja Construction Chevrolet 197 32 Running
13 4 75 Timmy Solomito * Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. Chevrolet 196 31 Running
14 19 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet 195 30 Running
15 22 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Pontiac 187 29 Running
16 21 38 Dave Salzarulo * Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet 186 28 Running
17 12 70 Andy Seuss Rockingham Boat/Leon Holmes Excavating Chevrolet 181 27 Power Steering
18 13 4 Donny Lia Mystic Missile Racing Dodge 114 26 Handling
19 17 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy’s Repair/N.A. Contractors Chevrolet 110 25 Engine
20 9 88 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet 73 24 Rear End
21 18 33 Wade Cole Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet 73 23 Leaking fluid
22 20 3 Jimmy Zacharias * Cape Cod Copper/Central States Chevrolet 68 22 Electrical
23 23 1 Melissa Fifield * Allstate Insurance Chevrolet 11 21 Handling
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate
RACE STATISTICS
Time of Race: 45 mins, 14 secs
Average Speed: 66.323 mph
Margin of Victory: 3.939 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Justin Bonsignore, Time: 12.593 Seconds, Speed: 71.468 mph
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps.
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Bonsignore 1; R. Preece 2-174; J. Bonsignore 175-200.
Total Laps Led: Ryan Preece 173, Justin Bonsignore 27. 2 changes involving 2 drivers.
Standings: 1. D. Coby, 285; 2. J. Bonsignore, 281; 3. B. Santos, 277; 4. T. Christopher,272; 5. R. Preece, 252; 6. R. Silk, 244; 7. E. Goodale, 234; 8. T. Solomito, 233; 9. M. Hirschman, 229; 10. W. Pitkat, 227.
STANDINGS
2014 Driver Standings: Monadnock
Race: NWMT Monadnock 7/19/14
Pos Driver Name Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 Doug Coby 285 7 1 5 7
2 Justin Bonsignore 281 7 2 5 6
3 Bobby Santos 277 7 3 4 5
4 Ted Christopher 272 7 0 3 7
5 Ryan Preece 252 7 0 3 6
6 Ron Silk 244 7 0 0 6
7 Eric Goodale 234 7 1 3 3
8 Timmy Solomito * 233 7 0 2 3
9 Matt Hirschman 229 7 0 1 3
10 Woody Pitkat 227 7 0 3 4
11 Patrick Emerling 225 7 0 1 3
12 Donny Lia 209 7 0 1 2
13 Ron Yuhas, Jr. 205 7 0 0 3
14 Jamie Tomaino 203 7 0 0 0
15 Glen Reen 197 7 0 0 1
16 Tommy Barrett, Jr. * 194 7 0 1 2
17 Wade Cole 189 7 0 0 0
18 Ken Heagy 187 7 0 0 0
19 Rowan Pennink 183 6 0 2 2
20 Dave Salzarulo * 173 6 0 0 0
21 Gary McDonald 167 6 0 0 0
22 Jimmy Zacharias * 163 6 0 0 1
23 Melissa Fifield * 138 7 0 0 0
24 Keith Rocco 98 4 0 0 1
25 Shawn Solomito 85 3 0 0 1
26 Andy Seuss 63 2 0 0 1
27 T.J. Zacharias * 44 2 0 0 0
28 Ryan Newman 40 1 0 1 1
29 Todd Szegedy 39 2 0 0 0
30 Tom Rogers, Jr. 36 1 0 0 1
31 Richie Pallai, Jr. 36 1 0 0 0
32 Chuck Hossfeld 34 1 0 0 1
33 John Beatty, Jr. * 34 1 0 0 0
34 Mike Stefanik 34 2 0 0 0
35 Spencer Davis * 34 2 0 0 0
36 Rob Fuller 31 1 0 0 0
37 Dave Brigati 25 1 0 0 0
38 Derek Ramstrom * 24 1 0 0 0
39 Gary Putnam 21 1 0 0 0
40 Frank Vigliarolo, Jr. 20 1 0 0 0
41 JR Bertuccio 20 1 0 0 0
42 Kyle Ellwood * 18 1 0 0 0
43 Craig Lutz * 16 1 0 0 0
44 Cole Powell 13 0 0 0 0
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender