Coby Rallies for Thompson Victory
Overcomes Black Flag To Grab Fourth Whelen Modified Win
THOMPSON, Conn. — Doug Coby’s march to a third NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship included a rally through the field Wednesday night.
Coby rebounded from a late-race penalty to take the Budweiser King of Beers 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The No. 2 Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair/A&J Romano Construction Chevrolet took the lead on the race’s final restart with eight to go and Coby drove to his third straight win at the .625-mile oval.
Championship contender Woody Pitkat settled for second and regained the points lead following the 10th of 15 races. Ryan Preece, who began the night with a four-point lead on Pitkat, finished sixth.
Pitkat now leads Preece by one point, and Coby is eight points back.
Pitkat had a shot at taking down the win after contact with race leader Ted Christopher sent Christopher spinning in Turn 4. However, a subsequent caution with 12 laps remaining bunched the field again and gave Coby the shot he needed at the lead.
Todd Szegedy, Eric Goodale and Donny Lia rounded out the top five.
Patrick Emerling, who picked up his second straight Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day, finished seventh. He was followed by Justin Bonsignore, Christopher and Timmy Solomito.
The race aired live on FansChoice.tv, with play-by-play provided by Victory Lane Radio.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns for another mid-week show on Wednesday, Aug. 19 for the Bush’s Bean 150, the annual combination race with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
RESULTS | RACE CENTRAL LIVE REPLAY | AUDIO: POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH WINNER DOUG COBY | AUDIO: POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH RUNNER-UP WOODY PITKAT | AUDIO: POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH THIRD-PLACE TODD SZEGEDY
NWMT Thompson 8/12/15 Results
Whelen Modified Tour
Race: NWMT Thompson 8/12/15
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 2 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/A&J Romano Const. Chevrolet 150 48 5 Running
2 11 88 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet 150 43 1 Running
3 9 4 Todd Szegedy Montanari Fuel Dodge 150 41 Running
4 13 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights Chevrolet 150 40 Running
5 4 8 Donny Lia Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet 150 40 1 Running
6 7 6 Ryan Preece TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet 150 38 Running
7 1 7 Patrick Emerling Buffalo Auto Auction Chevrolet 150 38 1 Running
8 20 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology Chevrolet 150 36 Running
9 3 22 Ted Christopher Canto Paving/Ferguson Waterworks Chevrolet 150 36 1 Running
10 8 16 Timmy Solomito Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises Ford 150 34 Running
11 6 9 Chase Dowling * S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Repair Chevrolet 150 34 1 Running
12 17 31 Steve Masse * El Gee Products Chevrolet 150 32 Running
13 18 13 Andy Seuss J&R Pre-Cast/Cape Cod Aggregates Chevrolet 150 31 Running
14 5 3 Derek Ramstrom * Cape Cod Copper/DCU Chevrolet 150 30 Running
15 23 89 Matt Swanson * Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing Chevrolet 150 29 Running
16 19 79 Troy Talman * Hillbilly Racing/Coors 21 Means 21 Chevrolet 150 28 Running
17 25 14 Max Zachem * Trowbridge Transport/Dunleavy’s Chevrolet 150 27 Running
18 21 56 Craig Lutz * Lutz Motorsports Chevrolet 150 26 Running
19 16 93 Rowan Pennink Van Wickle Auto Supply Chevrolet 150 25 Running
20 24 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy’s Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet 150 24 Running
21 27 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet 149 23 Running
22 22 46 Jeff Goodale * Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 148 22 Running
23 15 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet 148 21 Running
24 29 33 Wade Cole Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet 148 20 Running
25 28 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Chevrolet 146 19 Running
26 14 36 Dave Sapienza * Frankie’s Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet 141 18 Transmission
27 12 15 Ron Silk 15-40 Connection/LFR Chassis Chevrolet 136 17 Suspension
28 10 75 Shawn Solomito Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. Chevrolet 96 16 Power Steering
29 30 1 Melissa Fifield Big Moose RV Chevrolet 58 15 Handling
30 26 37 Dave Salzarulo Brickenmore Bricks Chevrolet 39 14 Accident
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Patrick Emerling, Time: 18.75 Seconds, Speed: 120.000 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 12 mins, 48 secs Average Speed: 77.266 mph Margin of Victory: 0.650 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 18-20; 32-34; 41-44; 86-91; 96-101; 125-129; 136-140. 7 for 32 laps.
Lap Leaders: Patrick Emerling 1-6, Donny Lia 7-14, Doug Coby 15-88, Chase Dowling * 89-91, Doug Coby 92-97, Ted Christopher 98-124, Woody Pitkat 125-141, Doug Coby 142-150.
Total Laps Led: Doug Coby 89, Ted Christopher 27, Woody Pitkat 17, Donny Lia 8, Patrick Emerling 6, Chase Dowling * 3. 7 changes involving 6 drivers.
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR