PRACTICE: Pitkat Tops at Thompson
Led Budweiser King Of Beers 150 Prep Session
THOMPSON, Conn. – The polesitter in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s last visit to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in June, Woody Pitkat is still finding top speed at the track.
Pitkat, of Stafford, Connecticut, posted a fast lap of 18.795 seconds (119.713 mph) around the .625-mile oval Wednesday afternoon to lead the 30-car field. Pitkat will be looking for his first Thompson win in tonight’s Budweiser King of Beers 150.
Todd Szegedy was just a tick off of Pitkat’s lap, with a run of 18.796 (119.706). Donny Lia was third-fastest at 18.820 (119.554).
Bobby Santos, Doug Coby, Timmy Solomito, points leader Ryan Preece, Patrick Emerling, Ted Christopher and Ron Silk rounded out the top 10.
Coors Light Pole qualifying is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the Budweiser King of Beers 150 will go green at approximately 9 p.m.
NWMT Thompson 8/12/15 Practice
Submitted by jcunningham on August 12, 2015 – 5:11pm Whelen Modified Tour
Series: Whelen Modified Tour
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Pos No. Name Sponsor Time Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 88 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/TSI Harley 18.795 119.713 5 21
2 4 Todd Szegedy Montanari Fuel 18.796 119.706 17 18 0.001
3 8 Donny Lia Sypher Construction/Bardahl 18.820 119.554 35 36 0.025
4 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records 18.836 119.452 5 27 0.041
5 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/A&J Romano Const. 18.849 119.370 29 30 0.054
6 16 Timmy Solomito Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises 18.856 119.325 24 34 0.061
7 6 Ryan Preece TS Haulers/East West Marine 18.861 119.294 28 30 0.066
8 07 Patrick Emerling Buffalo Auto Auction 18.874 119.212 29 30 0.079
9 22 Ted Christopher Canto Paving/Ferguson H2O 18.915 118.953 10 18 0.120
10 15 Ron Silk 15-40 Connection/LFR Chassis 18.962 118.658 27 27 0.167
11 9 Chase Dowling* S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Repair 19.019 118.303 14 15 0.224
12 13 Andy Seuss J&R Pre-Cast/Cape Cod Aggregates 19.024 118.272 34 35 0.229
13 79 Troy Talman* Coors Light 21 Means 21/Le Bleu Water 19.031 118.228 23 30 0.236
14 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology 19.031 118.228 20 29 0.236
15 46 Jeff Goodale* Riverhead Building Supply 19.034 118.210 38 38 0.239
16 75 Shawn Solomito Eastport Feeds/Donna Camella 19.053 118.092 27 27 0.258
17 36 David Sapienza* Frankie’s Towing/Wine Country 19.059 118.054 32 34 0.264
18 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights 19.065 118.017 38 38 0.270
19 3 Derek Ramstrom* Cape Cod Copper/DCU 19.087 117.881 25 25 0.292
20 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy Truck Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler 19.148 117.506 11 13 0.353
21 89 Matt Swanson* Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing 19.194 117.224 44 45 0.399
22 56 Craig Lutz* Lutz Motorsports 19.304 116.556 7 34 0.509
23 14 Max Zachem* ThrowBridge Trucking/Dunleavy’s 19.305 116.550 4 38 0.510
24 31 Steve Masse 19.429 115.806 16 16 0.634
25 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscaping Supply/TRC Electric 19.477 115.521 22 22 0.682
26 33 Wade Cole Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil 19.526 115.231 9 10 0.731
27 37 David Salzarulo Brickenmore 19.541 115.143 26 35 0.746
28 93 Rowan Pennink Van Wickle Auto Supply 19.580 114.913 4 23 0.785
29 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood 19.793 113.677 11 23 0.998
30 01 Melissa Fifield Big Moose RV 19.914 112.986 17 24 1.119
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR