PRACTICE: Pitkat Leads at Thompson
Fastest In Rain-Altered Sunoco World Series 150 Session
THOMPSON, Conn. – Woody Pitkat paced the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour field in a practice session twice delayed by rain Saturday at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in advance of the season finale Sunoco World Series 150 presented by Xtra Mart.
Pitkat, from Stafford, Connecticut, posted a fast lap of 18.705 seconds (120.289 mph) to lead the 36-car field. He earned the Coors Light Pole Award in the first race of the year in April at Thompson, and will go for a second today at 5 p.m.
Ryan Preece finished second on the speed chart at 18.766 (119.898) followed by Donny Lia at 18.855 (119.332). Matt Hirschman, Timmy Solomito, Justin Bonsignore, Ted Christopher, Tommy Barrett Jr. and Patrick Emerling rounded out the top 10. Season points leader Doug Coby was 11th.
The start of practice was delayed by rain, and about 15 minutes after the session got underway, it was delayed by a second round of precipitation.
Coby enters the finale with a 28-point lead on Christopher and needs to finish 24th or better on Sunday to secure his second Whelen Modified Tour title.
PRACTICE RESULTS
NWMT Thompson 10/19/14 Practice
Submitted by jcunningham on October 18, 2014 – 3:20pm
Pos No. Name Sponsor Time Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 88 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Restaurant 18.705 120.289 11 29
2 16 Ryan Preece East West Marine/Diversified Metals 18.766 119.898 12 36 0.061
3 4 Donny Lia Mystic Missile Racing 18.855 119.332 23 24 0.150
4 52 Matt Hirschman B.C. Brennenstuhl/L.I. Mod Maniac 18.876 119.199 15 18 0.171
5 75 Timmy Solomito* Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. 18.888 119.123 13 25 0.183
6 51 Justin Bonsignore chem3.com 18.906 119.010 38 38 0.201
7 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Racing/Dan Kelley VL Stables 18.912 118.972 12 12 0.207
8 13 Ted Christopher Mr. Rooter/CT&E 18.929 118.865 16 24 0.224
9 22 Tommy Barrett Jr.* Canto Paving/Ferguson Waterworks 18.936 118.821 12 13 0.231
10 07 Patrick Emerling Emerling Chevrolet/Buffalo Auto Auction 18.944 118.771 25 41 0.239
11 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Perf./FOX 18.947 118.752 19 21 0.242
12 15 Todd Szegedy 15-40 Connection 18.967 118.627 25 29 0.262
13 48 Keith Rocco Wheelers Auto/Mr. Rooter 19.026 118.259 20 20 0.321
14 6 Ron Silk TS Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm 19.036 118.197 16 33 0.331
15 93 Rowan Pennink Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner 19.040 118.172 21 26 0.335
16 8 Glen Reen Reflex Enegy/Baja Construction 19.045 118.141 15 38 0.340
17 29 James Civali Hillbilly Racing/Coors Light 19.059 118.054 13 29 0.354
18 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/RBSCorp. 19.074 117.962 18 43 0.369
19 3 Troy Talman* DCU/B&G Toys & Trains/NAPA 19.098 117.813 43 43 0.393
20 79 Spencer Davis* Hillbilly Racing/Coors 21 Means 21 19.114 117.715 5 24 0.409
21 35 Derek Ramstrom* Matthew’s Truck Svc/Seekonk GP 19.188 117.261 37 38 0.483
22 14 John Beatty, Jr.* ElevatorEntrance.com 19.211 117.120 29 48 0.506
23 64 Shawn Solomito Cystic Fibrosis Fdn./Acme Sanitary 19.215 117.096 38 40 0.510
24 20 Max Zachem* Dunleavy’s Repair/Lu-Mac’s 19.272 116.750 32 32 0.567
25 82 Danny Watts, Jr. Horton Avenue Materials 19.318 116.472 18 39 0.613
26 43 David Calabrese DiamondBack Towing/Dunleavy’s Repair 19.321 116.454 35 39 0.616
27 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy’s Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler 19.346 116.303 12 17 0.641
28 5 David Sapienza* Frankie’s Towing/Heller Construction 19.382 116.087 17 34 0.677
29 36 Frank Vigliarolo, Jr. Frankie’s Towing 19.388 116.051 16 34 0.683
30 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscaping/TRC Electric 19.510 115.325 18 25 0.805
31 17 Kyle Ellwood* Riverhead Building Supply 19.572 114.960 24 56 0.867
32 33 Wade Cole Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s 19.694 114.248 8 16 0.989
33 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood 19.695 114.242 19 20 0.990
34 38 Dave Salzarulo* Perf. Engines/Kendall OilRyan’s 19.708 114.167 16 18 1.003
35 69 Jason Agugliaro* Tom O’Keefe & Sons/Bruneau Engines 20.149 111.668 24 24 1.444
36 01 Melissa Fifield* Big Moose RV 20.665 108.880 23 34 1.960
Sources: Jason Cunningham, NASCAR PR