PRACTICE: Preece Tops At Stafford
Fastest In NAPA Fall Final 150 Prep Session
STAFFORD, Conn. – Ryan Preece and Doug Coby just can’t separate from each other.
Following last week’s last-lap incident at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and countless head-to-head battles through the last few years, the two seem to be inseparable on the race track. This weekend is shaping up to be no different at Stafford Motor Speedway as Preece and Coby finishes 1-2 on the speed chart in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour practice for the NAPA Fall Final 150.
Preece led the way with a fast lap of 18.271 seconds (98.517 mph) behind the wheel of his No. 6 TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet. The winner of three of the last four Whelen Modified Tour races at the historic half-mile, Preece trails championship leader Woody Pitkat by eight points entering Sunday’s event.
Coby’s No. 2 Dunleavy’s/HEX Performance Chevrolet rolled to a fast lap of 18.285 (98.441), good for second in the one-hour session. He’s just three additional points behind Preece with two events left on the schedule.
Pitkat, the NAPA Spring Sizzler 200 winner at Stafford this year, ranked sixth on the practice chart at 18.397 (97.842).
Ted Christopher, Donny Lia, and Timmy Solomito followed Coby in the top five. The rest of the top 10 after Pitkat included Bobby Santos, Eric Goodale, Whelen Modified Tour first-timer Ronnie Williams and James Civali.
Practice started approximately three hours behind schedule due to rain earlier in the day. Due to the adjusted schedule, Coors Light Pole Award qualifying is slated to commence at 5 p.m.
The NAPA Fall Final 150 will go green on Sunday at approximately 3:15 p.m., and can be seen on NBCSN on Oct. 10 at 4 p.m.
NWMT Stafford 10/4/15 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 18.271 98.517 40 40
2 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance 18.285 98.441 37 37 0.014
3 22 Ted Christopher Canto Paving/Ferguson Waterworks 18.312 98.296 5 15 0.041
4 8 Donny Lia Sypher Construction/Bardahl 18.341 98.141 33 33 0.070
5 16 Timmy Solomito Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises 18.371 97.981 28 29 0.100
6 88 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East 18.397 97.842 7 38 0.126
7 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records 18.439 97.619 25 25 0.168
8 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights 18.447 97.577 36 37 0.176
9 59 Ronnie Williams* Advice One/Tick Free Organic 18.505 97.271 8 32 0.234
10 13 James Civali Cape Cod Aggregates/Seekonk GP 18.506 97.266 14 33 0.235
11 31 Stephen Masse* SMR Racing 18.507 97.260 26 27 0.236
12 9 Chase Dowling* S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Repair 18.540 97.087 18 19 0.269
13 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology 18.551 97.030 23 32 0.280
14 07 Patrick Emerling Buffalo Auto Auction 18.628 96.629 31 31 0.357
15 75 Shawn Solomito Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. 18.630 96.618 30 35 0.359
16 46 Jeff Goodale* Riverhead Building Supply 18.682 96.349 33 43 0.411
17 14 Max Zachem* ThrowBridge Transport/Dunleavy’s 18.720 96.154 6 21 0.449
18 36 David Sapienza* Frankie’s Towing/Wine Country 18.750 96.000 26 43 0.479
19 4 Todd Szegedy Montanari Fuel 18.759 95.954 27 27 0.488
20 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy’s Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler 18.801 95.740 14 15 0.530
21 89 Matt Swanson* Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing 18.802 95.734 36 46 0.531
22 64 Anthony Nocella* Nocella Reclamation/Fast Track 18.853 95.476 42 43 0.582
23 37 David Salzarulo Brickenmore Bricks 18.983 94.822 24 33 0.712
24 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscaping Supply/TRC Electric 19.100 94.241 32 33 0.829
25 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/East End Statuary 19.135 94.068 9 15 0.864
26 33 Wade Cole Performance Engines/Kendall Oil 20.140 89.374 10 11 1.869
27 01 Melissa Fifield Eastern Propane & Oil 20.602 87.370 13 23 2.331
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR