Coby Escapes With Whelen Mod Win At NHMS
Bumps Leader Preece On Last Lap, Gets Back In Title Hunt
LOUDON, N.H. – Doug Coby bumped Ryan Preece out of the race lead in Turn 1 after taking the white flag and drove away from New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday evening with the F.W. Webb 100 trophy in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour action.
The contact brought out the yellow and checkered flags for Coby after Preece collected a number of other cars in the aftermath. Preece was scored in 19th at the time the caution came out.
The result was a big boost to the title defense hopes of the driver from Milford, Connecticut, who is back in the game with two races remaining on the schedule. Twenty-five tallies behind Preece entering the event, Coby moved to within 11 of new championship leader Woody Pitkat at 529-518 while Preece slipped to second at 521.
Coby was in control for the majority of the event, but Preece moved to the lead on the Lap 100 restart after the eighth of nine cautions in the event. As they exited Turn 1 of the final lap, Coby got into the back bumper of Preece, sending him up the track.
Patrick Emerling ended up second for his best finish in 67 career starts. Bobby Santos was scored in third followed by Justin Bonsignore and Ron Silk.
Donny Lia, Jeff Goodale, Chase Dowling, Dave Sapienza and Pitkat brought home the top 10.
The F.W. Webb 100, the 600th race in Whelen Modified Tour history, featured 16 lead changes among four drivers. It will air on NBCSN on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be back in action Sunday, Oct. 4 at Stafford Motor Speedway for the NAPA Fall Final 150.
RESULTS | LAP-BY-LAP RECAP | POST-RACE PRESS CONFERENCE AUDIO
NWMT NHMS 9/26/15 Results
Whelen Modified Tour
Race: NWMT New Hampshire 9/26/15
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Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance Chevrolet 102 48 5 Running
2 12 07 Patrick Emerling Buffalo Auto Auction Chevrolet 102 42 Running
3 2 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet 102 42 1 Running
4 16 15 Ron Silk 15-40 Connection/LFR Chassis Chevrolet 102 40 Running
5 6 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology Chevrolet 102 39 Running
6 4 8 Donny Lia Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet 102 38 Running
7 23 46 Jeff Goodale * Riverhead Building Supply/Speedworld FX Chevrolet 102 37 Running
8 10 9 Chase Dowling * S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Repair Chevrolet 102 36 Running
9 25 36 Dave Sapienza * Frankie’s Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet 102 35 Running
10 3 38 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet 102 35 1 Running
11 24 56 Craig Lutz * Lutz Motorsports Chevrolet 102 33 Running
12 5 16 Timmy Solomito Diversified Metals /R.B. Enterprises Ford 102 32 Running
13 29 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/East End Statuary Chevrolet 102 31 Running
14 28 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy’s Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet 102 30 Running
15 9 70 Andy Seuss Rockingham Boat/Leon Holmes Excavating Chevrolet 102 29 Running
16 33 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Chevrolet 102 28 Running
17 21 75 Shawn Solomito Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. Chevrolet 102 27 Running
18 27 37 Dave Salzarulo Brickenmore Bricks Chevrolet 101 26 Running
19 17 6 Ryan Preece TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet 101 26 1 Accident
20 13 4 Todd Szegedy Montanari Fuel Dodge 101 24 Accident
21 15 22 Ted Christopher Canto Paving/Ferguson/Waterworks Chevrolet 101 23 Accident
22 31 82 Danny Watts, Jr. Horton Avenue Materials Chevrolet 101 22 Running
23 30 19 Brandon Oltra * Oltra Racing Chevrolet 100 21 Running
24 14 89 Matt Swanson * Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing Chevrolet 98 20 Accident
25 32 33 Wade Cole Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet 98 19 Running
26 7 7 Ryan Newman Menards/Wix Filters Chevrolet 96 18 Accident
27 19 13 James Civali Cape Cod Aggregates/Seekonk GP Chevrolet 95 17 Accident
28 11 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights Chevrolet 95 16 Accident
29 22 3 Troy Talman * Bridgewater-Raynham O.D./DCU/NAPA Chevrolet 88 15 Accident
30 18 14 Max Zachem * Trowbridge Transport/Dunleavy’s Chevrolet 83 14 Ignition
31 34 01 Melissa Fifield Eastern Propane & Oil Chevrolet 69 13 Handling
32 20 93 Rowan Pennink Van Wickle Auto Supply Chevrolet 62 12 Overheating
33 26 83 Tom Rogers, Jr. CAC Industries/WM Inc. Chevrolet 43 11 Rear End
34 8 64 Anthony Nocella * Nocella Reclamation/Fast Track Chevrolet 43 10 Suspension
RACE STATISTICS
Race Comments: Doug Coby won the F.W. Webb 100, his 15th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory overall, and third at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Fastest Qualifier: Doug Coby, Time: 29.13 Seconds, Speed: 130.752 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 19 mins, 14 secs Average Speed: 81.720 mph Margin of Victory: Under caution
Caution Flags: [Beneficiary] Laps 3-5 (#64 spinout (Turn 2) [none]); 10-11 (#93 spinout (Turn 2) [none]); 37-39 (#37 spinout (Turn 2) [82]); 42-46 (#64 spinout (Backstretch) [37]); 51-53 (competition caution midway break [99]); 85-87 (#14 stopped (Backstretch) [99]); 89-93 (#3 accident (Turn 2) [26]); 96-99 (#7, 13, 16, 46, 51, 58, 89 accident (Turn 3) [33] {Red Flag 2 mins.}); 102 (#2, 4, 6, 38 accident (Turn 2) [none]). 9 for 29 laps.
Lap Leaders: Doug Coby 1-7, Woody Pitkat 8, Doug Coby 9-12, Woody Pitkat 13-17, Doug Coby 18-21, Bobby Santos 22-24, Doug Coby 25, Bobby Santos 26, Doug Coby 27-31, Bobby Santos 32, Doug Coby 33-59, Ryan Preece 60, Doug Coby 61-99, Ryan Preece 100-101, Doug Coby 102.
Total Laps Led: Doug Coby 88, Woody Pitkat 6, Bobby Santos 5, Ryan Preece 3. 14 changes involving 4 drivers.
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
COCA-COLA MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Gary McDonald, 26 Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Chevrolet
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Doug Coby, 2 Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance Chevrolet
HOOSIER TIRE FASTEST LAP AWARD: Ryan Preece, 6 TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet
HOOSIER TIRE LAP LEADER AWARD: Doug Coby, 2 Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance Chevrolet
HOOSIER TIRE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Jeff Goodale *, 46 Riverhead Building Supply/Speedworld FX Chevrolet
INGERSOLL RAND POWER MOVE AWARD: Dave Sapienza *, 36 Frankie’s Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Goodale *, 46 Riverhead Building Supply/Speedworld FX Chevrolet
SUNOCO SPEC FUEL 1ST PLACE AWARD: Doug Coby, 2 Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance Chevrolet
SUNOCO SPEC FUEL 5TH PLACE AWARD: Justin Bonsignore, 51 M3 Technology Chevrolet
SUNOCO SPEC FUEL 10TH PLACE AWARD: Woody Pitkat, 38 Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR