PRACTICE: Preece Off To Fast Start
Led Whelen Modified Tour Practice at New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. – Ryan Preece is off to a fast start with a prominent weekend of racing on his docket at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Preece, who will attempt to make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut while also looking to protect his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points lead, was fastest in F.W. Webb 100 practice Friday morning the “Magic Mile.”
Preece, from Berlin, Connecticut, turned a fast lap of 28.890 seconds (131.838 mph) around the 1.058-mile oval to lead the 34-car field behind the wheel of his No. 6 TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet. Preece leads Woody Pitkat by one point in the championship standings entering the event.
Doug Coby finished second on the speed chart at 29.933 (131.642) followed by Bobby Santos at 29.055 (131.089).
Timmy Solomito, defending race winner Pitkat, Ted Christopher, Justin Bonsignore, Ryan Newman, Andy Seuss and Eric Goodale rounded out the top 10 in the 75-minute session.
Coors Light Pole qualifying is slated to commence today at 5:50 p.m. The F.W. Webb 100 will go green Saturday at approximately 3:30 p.m.
PRACTICE RESULTS
NWMT NHMS 9/26/15 Practice
Whelen Modified Tour
Series:
Whelen Modified Tour
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Pos No. Name Sponsor Time Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 6 Ryan Preece TS Haulers/East West Marine 28.890 131.838 16 24
2 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance 28.933 131.642 57 57 0.043
3 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records 29.055 131.089 33 40 0.165
4 16 Timmy Solomito Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises 29.100 130.887 44 59 0.210
5 38 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East 29.126 130.770 27 32 0.236
6 22 Ted Christopher Canto Paving/Ferguson Waterworks 29.133 130.738 16 37 0.243
7 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology 29.155 130.640 29 41 0.265
8 7 Ryan Newman Menards/Wix Filters 29.226 130.322 3 17 0.336
9 70 Andy Seuss Rockingham Boat/Leon Holmes Excavating 29.271 130.122 18 36 0.381
10 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights 29.291 130.033 32 56 0.401
11 07 Patrick Emerling Buffalo Auto Auction 29.332 129.851 17 23 0.442
12 89 Matt Swanson* Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing 29.341 129.812 55 59 0.451
13 13 James Civali Cape Cod Aggregates/Seekonk GP 29.361 129.723 20 31 0.471
14 8 Donny Lia Sypher Construction/Bardahl 29.391 129.591 15 22 0.501
15 64 Anthony Nocella* Nocella Reclamation/Hughes Motors 29.401 129.547 46 51 0.511
16 15 Ron Silk 15-40 Connection/LFR Chassis 29.409 129.511 30 30 0.519
17 4 Todd Szegedy Montanari Fuel 29.443 129.362 25 33 0.553
18 93 Rowan Pennink Van Wickle Auto Supply 29.447 129.344 5 47 0.557
19 3 Troy Talman* Bridgewater-Raynham O.D./DCU/NAPA 29.527 128.994 41 42 0.637
20 14 Max Zachem* ThrowBridge Transport/Dunleavy’s 29.569 128.811 17 31 0.679
21 46 Jeff Goodale* Riverhead Building Supply 29.610 128.632 13 51 0.720
22 75 Shawn Solomito Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. 29.616 128.606 38 44 0.726
23 9 Chase Dowling* S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Repair 29.659 128.420 24 39 0.769
24 56 Craig Lutz* Lutz Motorsports 29.785 127.876 66 77 0.895
25 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/East End Statuary 29.824 127.709 19 20 0.934
26 36 David Sapienza* Frankie’s Towing/Wine Country 29.831 127.679 26 38 0.941
27 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscaping Supply/TRC Electric 29.977 127.057 23 31 1.087
28 82 Danny Watts, Jr. Horton Avenue Materials 30.061 126.702 28 35 1.171
29 83 Tom Rogers, Jr. CAC Industries/WM Inc. 30.141 126.366 24 26 1.251
30 19 Brandon Oltra* Oltra Racing 30.188 126.169 21 58 1.298
31 37 David Salzarulo Brickenmore Bricks 30.208 126.086 20 35 1.318
32 33 Wade Cole Performance Engines/Kendall Oil 30.956 123.039 6 8 2.066
33 01 Melissa Fifield Eastern Propane & Oil 31.815 119.717 16 47 2.925
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR PR