Coby Conquers Monadnock
Veteran Scores First Win At New Hampshire Track
MONADNOCK, N.H. – While the statistics sheet might make it look like it was an easy win it was anything but that for Doug Coby.
Although he led the final 166 laps of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 200, Coby had to hold off a hard-charging Woody Pitkat to score his third NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win of the season at Monadnock Speedway.
Coby passed Ryan Preece on Lap 45 and was able to remain at the point in the caution-filled race.
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Pitkat followed closely in second with Justin Bonsignore coming up just a little short in his bid for a third straight win at the quarter-mile track finishing third. Todd Szegedy and Troy Talman completed the top five.
Eric Goodale rebounded from an early incident to finish sixth with Shawn Solomito, Andy Seuss, Chase Dowling, and Preece rounding out the top 10.
The race was slowed six times by caution with a pair of Red Flags thrown during the race for track cleanup caused by a pair of multicar accidents.
Pitkat was able to jump past Preece in the standings to now lead 329-326. Coby used his win to sit 15 points out of the lead at 314 while Szegedy is just two points out of third place thanks to his recent string of top-five finishes.
The race will be televised on NBC Sports Network on Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m.
RACE RESULTS | LAP-BY-LAP RECAP | AUDIO: DOUG COBY POST-RACE COMMENTS | AUDIO: WOODY PITKAT POST-RACE COMMENTS | AUDIO: JUSTIN BONSIGNORE POST-RACE COMMENTS
NWMT Monadnock 7/25/15 Results
Whelen Modified Tour
Race: NWMT Monadnock 7/25/15
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Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 2 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance Chevrolet 200 48 5 Running
2 4 88 Woody Pitkat Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet 200 42 Running
3 3 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology Chevrolet 200 41 Running
4 6 4 Todd Szegedy Mystic Missile Racing Dodge 200 40 Running
5 19 3 Troy Talman * Cape Cod Copper/DCU/NAPA Chevrolet 200 39 Running
6 8 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights Chevrolet 200 38 Running
7 7 75 Shawn Solomito Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. Chevrolet 200 37 Running
8 12 13 Andy Seuss Leon Holmes Excavating/RAHMOC Racing Engines 199 36 Running
9 20 9 Chase Dowling * S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Repair Chevrolet 199 35 Running
10 1 6 Ryan Preece TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet 199 35 1 Running
11 18 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy’s Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet 199 33 Running
12 10 8 Donny Lia Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet 199 32 Running
13 17 14 Max Zachem * Lu-Mac’s Package Store/Dunleavy’s Chevrolet 199 31 Running
14 16 93 Rowan Pennink Van Wickle Auto Supply Chevrolet 199 30 Running
15 9 29 Brendon Bock * Pro System Brakes/L.I. Performance Ford 199 29 Running
16 11 7 Patrick Emerling Buffalo Auto Auction Chevrolet 199 28 Running
17 25 79 Joe Ryan Osborne Hillbilly Racing/Coors 21 Means 21 Pontiac 197 27 Running
18 27 33 Wade Cole Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet 196 26 Running
19 21 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet 194 25 Running
20 22 36 Dave Sapienza * Frankie’s Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet 165 24 Running
21 15 16 Timmy Solomito Diversified Metals /R.B. Enterprises Ford 127 23 Accident
22 14 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet 126 22 Accident
23 24 46 Jeff Goodale * Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 126 21 Accident
24 26 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Pontiac 108 20 Rear End
25 23 31 Steve Masse * Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair Chevrolet 78 19 Battery
26 13 64 Anthony Nocella * Nocella Reclamation/Complete Const. Chevrolet 73 18 Accident
27 28 1 Melissa Fifield Big Moose RV Chevrolet 36 17 Engine
28 5 22 Keith Rocco Canto Paving/Milton Caterpillar Chevrolet 32 16 Accident
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ryan Preece, Time: 12.428 Seconds, Speed: 72.417 mph
Time of Race: 1 hr., 5 mins, 7 secs Average Speed: 46.071 mph Margin of Victory: .332 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 33-42; 49-53; 64-68; 74-85; 119-123; 127-133. 6 for 44 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ryan Preece 1-44, Doug Coby 45-200.
Total Laps Led: Doug Coby 156, Ryan Preece 44. 1 changes involving 2 drivers.
* – Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
Sources: Tim Southers/NASCAR WMT PR