PRACTICE: Coby Fast Again
Three-Time Thompson Winner Tops Practice
THOMPSON, Conn. – For a driver that has led 80-percent of the laps contested en route to victories in each of the three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this year, it’s no surprise Doug Coby is once again fast at the Connecticut oval.
Coby posted a fast lap of 18.705 seconds (120.289 mph) to lead the 33 Sunoco World Series 150 entries in Saturday’s 90-minute practice session. The Milford, Connecticut, native will attempt on Sunday to become just the third driver in 31 years of Whelen Modified Tour racing to record a season sweep at Thompson following dominant victories in April, June and August.
In the bigger picture, Coby also enters the season finale tied atop the championships standings with Ryan Preece while Woody Pitkat is just four points behind. Pitkat finished second on the speed chart Saturday at 18.715 (120.224) and Preece was sixth at 18.775 (119.840).
Keith Rocco finished third in practice followed by Timmy Solomito and Chase Dowling. Succeeding Preece in the top 10 were Ted Christopher, Justin Bonsignore, Steve Masse and Patrick Emerling.
Coors Light Pole Award qualifying is slated for 4 p.m. today and the Sunoco World Series 150 will go green on Sunday at approximately 3:45 p.m.
NWMT Thompson 10/18/15 Practice
Whelen Modified Tour
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Whelen Modified Tour
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Pos No. Name Sponsor Time Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance 18.705 120.289 37 41
2 88 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East 18.715 120.224 41 42 0.010
3 57 Keith Rocco M&M Stone Creations 18.741 120.058 21 23 0.036
4 16 Timmy Solomito Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises 18.761 119.930 29 35 0.056
5 9 Chase Dowling* S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Repair 18.770 119.872 38 38 0.065
6 6 Ryan Preece TS Haulers/East West Marine 18.775 119.840 39 40 0.070
7 22 Ted Christopher Canto Paving/Ferguson Waterworks 18.797 119.700 28 29 0.092
8 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology 18.825 119.522 35 36 0.120
9 31 Stephen Masse* Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair 18.838 119.439 17 28 0.133
10 07 Patrick Emerling Buffalo Auto Auction 18.861 119.294 42 42 0.156
11 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records 18.865 119.268 19 43 0.160
12 8 Donny Lia Sypher Construction/Bardahl 18.893 119.092 6 39 0.188
13 75 Shawn Solomito Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. 18.896 119.073 29 32 0.191
14 46 Jeff Goodale* Riverhead Building Supply 18.899 119.054 19 44 0.194
15 11 John Beatty, Jr. Metal Tec/Meadowview Collision 18.907 119.004 18 47 0.202
16 4 Todd Szegedy Montanari Fuel 18.924 118.897 13 42 0.219
17 13 James Civali Cape Cod Aggregates/Seekonk GP 18.926 118.884 16 33 0.221
18 56 Craig Lutz* American Motor Products 18.945 118.765 23 52 0.240
19 64 Anthony Nocella* Nocella Reclamation/Fast Track 18.945 118.765 20 52 0.240
20 89 Matt Swanson* Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing 18.962 118.658 33 42 0.257
21 36 David Sapienza* Frankie’s Towing/Wine Country 18.965 118.640 37 39 0.260
22 17 Kyle Ellwood* Riverhead Building Supply 19.042 118.160 40 56 0.337
23 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights 19.044 118.147 38 40 0.339
24 14 Max Zachem* ThrowBridge Transport/Dunleavy’s 19.100 117.801 25 26 0.395
25 15 Ray Graham* 15-40 Connection/LFR Chassis 19.164 117.408 39 47 0.459
26 41 Kyle Soper Elsasser Race Engines 19.215 117.096 36 37 0.510
27 82 Danny Watts, Jr. Horton Avenue Materials 19.260 116.822 24 27 0.555
28 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/East End Statuary 19.463 115.604 13 24 0.758
29 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscaping Supply/TRC Electric 19.511 115.320 8 27 0.806
30 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy’s Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler 19.512 115.314 4 9 0.807
31 33 Wade Cole Performance Engines/Kendall Oil 19.856 113.316 9 9 1.151
32 38 George Perreault* Performance Engines/Cleaves Co. 20.051 112.214 36 43 1.346
33 01 Melissa Fifield Eastern Propane & Oil 20.813 108.106 4 4 2.108
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR