STAFFORD
SPRINGS, Conn. — Doug
Coby of Milford, Conn. drove to
his first career NASCAR Whelen
Modified Victory in the Carquest
Tech-Net Spring Sizzler before a
packed house at Stafford Motor
Speedway. Coby led the final 62
laps and held off a late race
challenge from Donny Lia of
Jericho, N.Y.
Coby started the race back in the 29th spot in the
Angellino’s Italian Restaurant/
Red Line Oil Pontiac and after
pitting on lap 74 under caution
worked his way to the front. He
was in third position on a lap
139 restart and when the two
cars in front of him driven by
Zach Sylvester and Tony
Hirschman made contact Coby took
over the top spot.
“The car was awesome all day,” said Coby. “When Rick Fuller
pitted under caution and we were
third on that restart I knew we
had a chanced to win. It means a
lot to me to win here at
Stafford.”
Lia, the Bud Pole Award Winner finished .24 seconds behind in
the Huntington Honda Chevrolet.
Eric Beers of Northampton, Pa.
finished third in the Roby’s
Propane/Reynolds Auto Chevrolet.
Current series point leader Mike
Stefanik of Coventry, R.I was
fourth in the Diversified Metals
Chevrolet. Rob Summers of
Manchester, Conn. rounded out
the Top-5 in the Frasco Fuel
Pontiac.
Coby also won the Powerade Power Move of the Race Award. Matt
Hirschman earned the Featherlite
Most Improved Driver Award and
James Civali was the highest
finishing Sunoco Rookie for the
second consecutive event.
The Carquest Tech-Net Spring Sizzler was the first series
race at Stafford since long time
owner Jack Arute, Sr. passed
away on April 3rd.
The next event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is back at
Stafford on May 26.
Unofficial results of
Sunday's $90,963.00 Carquest
Tech-net Spring Sizzler NASCAR
WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR stock car
race with driver's starting
position in parentheses,
hometown, make and model of car,
laps completed, winner's average
speed, reason out (if any) and
prize money.
1. (29) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 200, 64.958 mph, $8,300
2. (4) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 200, $5,250
3. (7) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 200,
$3,800
4. (8) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 200,
$3,200
5. (28) Rob Summers, Manchester Conn., Pontiac, 200, $2,500
6. (6) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet,
200, $2,700
7. (14) James Civali, Meriden Conn., Chevrolet, 200, $2,300
8. (27) Matt Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Dodge, 200, $2,300
9. (10) Tony Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 200, $2,800
10. (12) Danny Sammons,
Trenton N.J., Chevrolet, 200,
$1,300
11. (18) Jerry Marquis, Broad
Brook Conn., Dodge, 200, $2,000
12. (5) Todd
Szegedy, Ridgefield Conn., Ford,
200, $1,175
13. (21) Reggie Ruggiero,
Rocky Hill Conn., Chevrolet,
200, $1,825
14. (15) Ron Yuhas, Groton
Conn., Chevrolet, 200, $1,075
15. (1) Chuck
Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Pontiac,
200, $1,850
16. (26) Ken Barry,
Griswold Conn., Chevrolet, 200,
$1,425
17. (17) Dick Houlihan,
Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet,
200, $1,350
18. (19) Rick Fuller,
Auburn Mass., Chevrolet, 200,
$1,300
19. (30) Jamie Tomaino,
Howell N.J., Ford, 200, $1,575
20. (32) Steve Whitt,
Farmingdale N.J., Dodge, 200,
$1,525
21. (2) John
Blewett, III, Howell N.J.,
Chevrolet, 199, $1,200
22. (33) Renee Dupuis,
Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet,
199, $1,175
23. (3) Mike
Andrews, Jr, East Quogue N.Y.,
Chevrolet, 199, $1,025
24. (11) Chris Pasteryak,
Lisbon Conn., Chevrolet, 193,
$700
25. (22) Mike Christopher,
Plainville Conn., Chevrolet,
189, Ignition, $1,400
26. (20) Kirk Alexander,
West Swanzey N.H., Pontiac, 168,
$700
27. (9) Eddie
Flemke, Southington Conn.,
Chevrolet, 159, Overheating,
$1,400
28. (24) Zach Sylvester,
Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 151,
Ignition, $1,200
29. (13) Jimmy Blewett,
Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 150,
Electrical, $1,100
30. (23) Frank Ruocco,
Cheshire Conn., Pontiac, 138,
Transmission, $700
31. (16) Kevin Goodale,
Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 92,
Accident, $1,100
32. (31) Dave Etheridge,
Portland Conn., Chevrolet, 52,
Accident, $1,400
33. (25) Kenny Horton,
Guilford, Conn. Pontiac, 42,
Accident, $700
Failed to Qualify: (15)
Richard Savary (#20), Ronnie
Silk * (#19), Carl Pasteryak
(#75), Joseph Mongeau (#49),
Dennis Charette (#03), Eric
Berndt * (#64), Jon McKennedy *
(#73), Jimmy Storace (#47), Wade
Cole (#33), Tommy Cloce (#69),
Ken Heagy * (#38), Anthony
Sesley * (#11), Glen Tyler *
(#8), Joseph Hartmann * (#05),
Jake Marosz (#9).
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 32
mins, 22 secs Average Speed:
64.958 mph Margin of Victory:.24
Seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Donny
Lia, 18 Huntington Honda
Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED
DRIVER AWARD: Matt Hirschman
*, 59 Ed Bennett Properties
Dodge
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE
RACE: Doug Coby, 77
Angellinos Italian Restaurant/
Red Line Oil Pontiac
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:
James Civali *, 28 Ramar-Hall/Liberty
Limousine Chevrolet
Caution Flags: Laps
44-48; 49-50; 53-61; 71-74;
79-82; 94-99; 101-105; 115-121;
134-138; 139-143; 146-149. 11
for 56 laps.
Lap Leaders: Chuck
Hossfeld 1-21, John Blewett, III
22-50, Todd Szegedy 51-86, Ted
Christopher 87-117, Rick Fuller
118-135, Zach Sylvester 136-137,
Tony Hirschman 138, Doug Coby
139-200.
Total Laps Led: Doug Coby
62, Todd Szegedy 36, Ted
Christopher 31, John Blewett,
III 29, Chuck Hossfeld 21, Rick
Fuller 18, Zach Sylvester 2,
Tony Hirschman 1. 7 changes
involving 8 drivers.
Top 20 Driver Points:
Mike Stefanik 340, Ted
Christopher 310, James Civali *
296, Doug Coby 295, Tony
Hirschman 293, Reggie Ruggiero
289, Chuck Hossfeld 288, Donny
Lia 288, Eric Beers 265, Dick
Houlihan 250, Jamie Tomaino 248,
Rob Summers 246, Mike Andrews,
Jr * 240, Todd Szegedy 239, Ron
Yuhas * 215, Mike Christopher
209, Danny Sammons * 204, Matt
Hirschman * 200, Jerry Marquis
194, Ken Barry 191
Next Race: Stafford Springs,
Conn. 05/26/06
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