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STAFFORD
SPRINGS, Conn. — (April
29, 2006) – Donny Lia of
Jericho, N.Y. set fast time in
qualifying for the 2006 Carquest
Tech-Net Spring Sizzler to earn
his first NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour Bud Pole Award of the
season. Lia circled the ½ mile
Stafford Motor Speedway in
18.600 seconds for an average
speed of 96.774 mile per hour in
his Huntington Honda Chevrolet.
It was the 9th career Bud Pole
Award for Lia and his second
consecutive for the Sizzler.
Defending NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour Champion Tony Hirschman of
Northampton, Pa. was second
fastest with a speed of 96.753
mph in the Kamco Supply
Chevrolet. Former champion Todd
Szegedy of Ridgefield, Conn. was
third fastest with a speed of
96.370 mph in the Wisk/Snuggle
Ford. Eddie Flemke of
Southington, Conn. and Mike
Stefanik of Coventry, R.I.
rounded out the Top-5 in
qualifying.
The Top-10 qualifiers drew for
starting position. Chuck
Hossfeld of Buffalo, N.Y. picked
the pole and will be joined on
the front row by John Blewett,
III of Howell, N.J. Mike Andrews
of East Quogue, N.Y. will start
third. Lia drew the fourth
starting
position and Szegedy will start
5th. Stefanik, Flemke and
Hirschman will start 8th, 9th
and 10th respectively.
A total of 48 NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour cars took time.
The 200 lap race is scheduled to
begin at approximately 2:30 p.m.
on Sunday April 30th. Tony
Hirschman is the defending
champion of the Tech-Net Spring
Sizzler.
STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn.
Starting lineup for Sunday’s 200
lap NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Carquest Tech-Net Spring Sizzler
at Stafford Motor Speedway
showing car number, driver,
hometown, make of car and
average speed in mph. The Top-10
qualifiers drew for starting
position.
1. (79) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo
N.Y., Pontiac, 95.877
2. (66) John Blewett, III, Howell
N.J., Chevrolet, 96.031
3. (36) Mike Andrews, Jr, East
Quogue N.Y., Chevrolet, 95.684
4. (18) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y.,
Chevrolet, 96.774
5. (2) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield
Conn., Ford, 96.370
6. (13) Ted Christopher,
Plainville Conn., Chevrolet,
96.005
7. (3) Eric Beers, Northampton
Pa., Chevrolet, 96.010
8. (16) Mike Stefanik, Coventry
R.I., Chevrolet, 96.185
9. (10) Eddie Flemke, Southington
Conn., Chevrolet, 96.339
10. (48) Tony Hirschman,
Northampton Pa., Chevrolet,
96.753
11. (5) Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon
Conn., Chevrolet, 95.658
12. (0) Danny Sammons, Trenton
N.J., Chevrolet, 95.633
13. (12) Jimmy Blewett, Howell
N.J., Chevrolet, 95.562
14. (28) James Civali, Meriden
Conn., Chevrolet, 95.450
15. (6) Ron Yuhas, Groton Conn.,
Chevrolet, 95.213
16. (58) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead
N.Y., Chevrolet, 95.208
17. (46) Dick Houlihan,
Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet,
95.208
18. (4) Jerry Marquis, Broad
Brook Conn., Dodge, 95.178
19. (00) Rick Fuller, Auburn
Mass., Chevrolet, 95.178
20. (71) Kirk Alexander, West Swanzey N.H., Pontiac, 95.137
21. (41) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky
Hill Conn., Chevrolet, 95.082
22. (14) Mike Christopher,
Plainville Conn., Chevrolet,
95.082
23. (91) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
Conn., Pontiac, 95.002
24. (15) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
Conn., Chevrolet, 94.927
25. (29) Kenny Horton, Guilford,
Pontiac, 94.927
26. (21) Ken Barry, Griswold
Conn., Chevrolet, 94.817
27. (59) Matt Hirschman,
Northampton Pa., Dodge, 94.812
28. (1) Rob Summers, Manchester
Conn., Pontiac, 94.682
29. (77) Doug Coby, Milford
Conn., Pontiac, provisional
30. (99) Jamie Tomaino, Howell
N.J., Ford, provisional
31. (54) Dave Etheridge, Portland
Conn., Chevrolet, provisional
32. (06) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale
N.J., Dodge, provisional
33. (90) Renee Dupuis,
Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet,
provisional
Long Island Notes: #38
Ken Heagy, #05 Joe Hartmann and
#8 Glenn Tyler were present and
took times but were not able to
make the field.
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