Doug Coby Dominates for Third Win of Season at Seekonk
SEEKONK, Mass. — Doug Coby seems to be back in prime form.
The five-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion returned to Victory Lane for the third time in the first six races of the season on Saturday at Seekonk Speedway. Coby started from the pole, and although he was passed early by Matt Hirschman, the Milford, Connecticut, driver wasn’t going to be denied.
He dominated the Seekonk 150, scoring his 27th career Whelen Modified Tour win and second at the Massachusetts third-mile.
RACING-REFERENCE: Seekonk 150 Race Results
“I think obviously we are establishing ourselves as a really dominant car at all different size tracks,” Coby said. “We have been on our game and picked up our game everywhere (compared to last year). It’s a long season, and we just need to make sure we keep learning if we are going to be the ones to keep winning races.”
#NWMT Another victory lane selfie 📸 for @doug_coby!
He captures his third win of the year in the #Seekonk150 at @seekonkspeedway! pic.twitter.com/gw3XWHRjgh
— NASCAR Roots (@NASCARRoots) June 2, 2019
#NWMT Another victory lane selfie for @doug_coby!
He captures his third win of the year in the #Seekonk150 at @seekonkspeedway!
Coby’s dominance was clear throughout the entire day. Although he was fourth in practice, Coby showed the speed under the hood of the No. 2 Mayhew Tools Chevrolet in qualifying, scoring his third Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Award of the season.
Once the green flag dropped, it was Coby’s race to lose. After he passed Hirschman for the lead on lap 15, the veteran never looked back. Coby now has four top five finishes in six starts at Seekonk.
“I want to start on the front row here anytime I can,” Coby said. “You can just get out front and if you made the right adjustments like we did, and you can get out front, you can ride around out front and wait for every caution. I was running three 50 lap races in my head. At the end of each 50, I was just trying to get the end of the next 50.”
Defending series champion Justin Bonsignore started eighth, but made moves through the front of the field and finished second. After winning the Seekonk 150 last year, Bonsignore found himself chasing Coby in the final laps, but couldn’t quite get the run he needed to get back to Victory Lane.
Craig Lutz was third, scoring his second podium finish of the season. Ron Silk continued his early success with a fourth-place finish, while Timmy Solomito scored his first top five since Riverhead Raceway last September, in fifth.
Chris Pasteryak was sixth, followed by Anthony Nocella, Matt Swanson, Patrick Emerling, and Andrew Krause.
The Seekonk 150 will air on NBCSN on Wednesday, June 5 at 7 p.m.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to the track for the Thompson 125 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, June 5.
Sources: Kyle Souza/NASCAR.com
2019 Seekonk 150
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race number 6 of 7
Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA
150 laps on a .333 mile paved track (50.0 miles)
Time of race: 0:40:30
Average speed: 73.333 mph
Pole speed: 99.639 mph
Cautions: 4 for 29 laps
Margin of victory: 1.002 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2
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Caution flag breakdown:
| Condition | From Lap |
To Lap |
# Of Laps |
Reason | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 2 | 2 | ||
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3 | 7 | 5 | #64,58 accident turn 4 | none |
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8 | 44 | 37 | ||
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45 | 52 | 8 | #77,25 accident turn 3 | #34 |
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53 | 88 | 36 | ||
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89 | 98 | 10 | #33 spun frontstretch | #34 |
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99 | 123 | 25 | ||
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124 | 129 | 6 | #1 spun backstretch | #34 |
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130 | 150 | 21 |
Percent of race run under caution: 19.3%
Average green flag run: 24.2 laps
Lap leader breakdown:
| Leader | From Lap |
To Lap |
# Of Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hirschman | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Coby | 15 | 150 | 136 |
Points standings after this race:
| Rank | Driver | Points | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Coby | 255 | |
| 2 | Ron Silk | 228 | -27 |
| 3 | Justin Bonsignore | 212 | -43 |
| 4 | Patrick Emerling | 210 | -45 |
| 5 | Woody Pitkat | 206 | -49 |
| 6 | Jimmy Blewett | 202 | -53 |
| 7 | Blake Barney | 195 | -60 |
| 7 | Chris Pasteryak | 195 | -60 |
| 9 | Eric Goodale | 191 | -64 |
| 9 | Craig Lutz | 191 | -64 |
| 11 | Timmy Solomito | 174 | -81 |
| 12 | Matt Swanson | 173 | -82 |
| 13 | Tommy Catalano | 165 | -90 |
| 14 | Sam Rameau | 159 | -96 |
| 15 | Timmy Catalano | 154 | -101 |
| 16 | Ken Heagy | 146 | -109 |
| 17 | Wade Cole | 143 | -112 |
| 18 | Anthony Nocella | 142 | -113 |
| 19 | Calvin Carroll | 135 | -120 |
| 20 | Dave Sapienza | 132 | -123 |