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07/04/06
John Blewett III Bests Brother Jimmy At
Stafford
John Blewett of Howell, N.J. passed his brother Jimmy with 15 laps to go in
the Connecticut Classic NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Stafford Motor
Speedway to earn his first win of the 2006 season.
It was the ninth career win for Blewett and the first since
winning at New Hampshire International Speedway in 2003. It was his first
win in the Blewett Motorsports Chevrolet. Jimmy Blewett’s second place
finish in the T.S Haulers Chevrolet gave the series a 1-2 by brothers for
the first time since 2004.
“Jimmy was hugging the bottom of the race track, said John
Blewett. “I knew he would do everything he could to hold me off. He raced me
clean and I was able to get by him.”
Donny Lia finished third in the Huntington Honda Chevrolet
and moved into third in the point standings. Zach Sylvester finished fourth
in the TAS Country Homes Chevrolet. Tour point leader Mike Stefanik rounded
out the Top-5 in the Diversified Metals Chevrolet. Stefanik leads Tony
Hirschman by 11 points.
Jimmy Blewett led the first 69 laps and swapped the lead with
James Civali four times before John made the pass for the win. Civali
retired with ignition problems while running second on lap 101. Jimmy
Blewett and Civali were among a handful of drivers who elected not to pit
for fresh tires during the race. John Blewett stopped for fresh rubber under
caution on lap 65. He restarted the race in 10th and worked his way back to
the front.
Stefanik set fast time in qualifying to earn the Bud Pole
Award. Ted Christopher was the Featherlite Most Improved Driver. Matt
Hirschman collected the Powerade Power Move of the Race Award. Anthony
Sesley was the Sunoco Rookie of the Race.
Unofficial finish of Tuesday's $83,695.00 Connecticut Classic
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour stock car race at Stafford Motor Speedway 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. (12) John Blewett, III, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 150, 59.471 mph,
$6,000
2. (2) Jimmy Blewett, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 150, $3,800
3. (5) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $3,400
4. (17) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,600
5. (6) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 150, $3,050
6. (29) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,300
7. (8) Tony Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 150, $2,800
8. (31) Anthony Sesley, Matawan N.J., Chevrolet, 150, $1,900
9. (19) Matt Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Dodge, 150, $2,450
10. (24) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 150, $1,900
11. (4) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,975
12. (20) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 150, $1,950
13. (18) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Ford, 150, $1,396
14. (28) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,750
15. (25) Thomas Bolles, Ellington Conn, Chevrolet, 150, $1,025
16. (15) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,800
17. (14) Carl Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Pontiac, 150, $975
18. (21) Richard Savary, Canton Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $950
19. (11) Rob Summers, Manchester Conn., Pontiac, 150, $1,625
20. (1) Ronnie Silk, Norwalk Conn., Chevrolet, 148, $1,600
21. (10) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 134, $1,675
22. (13) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 131, $1,250
23. (3) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield Conn., Ford, 124, $1,625
24. (9) James Civali, Meriden Conn., Chevrolet, 101, Ignition, $1,600
25. (30) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale N.J., Dodge, 89, $1,475
26. (7) Danny Sammons, Trenton N.J., Chevrolet, 86, Accident, $1,150
27. (27) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Pontiac, 29, Accident, $1,450
28. (22) Dennis Charette, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 29, Radiator, $750
29. (26) Ron Yuhas, Groton Conn., Chevrolet, 22, Accident, $1,150
30. (16) Kenny Horton, Guilford, Pontiac, 0, Accident, $750
31. (23) Ken Barry, Griswold Conn., Chevrolet, 0, Ignition, $1,450
Failed to Qualify: (11) Chris Pasteryak * (#5), Kirk Alexander (#71),
Jon McKennedy * (#73), Frank Ruocco (#91), Jimmy Storace (#47), Joseph
Hartmann * (#05), Dave Etheridge (#54), Renee Dupuis (#90), Joseph Mongeau
(#49), Wade Cole (#33), Jake Marosz (#9).
Time of Race:1 hrs., 15 mins, 40 secs Average Speed:59.471 mph Margin
of Victory: 2 Seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Mike Stefanik, 16 Diversified Metals Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Ted Christopher, 36 Al-Lee
Installations Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Matt Hirschman *, 59 Furnace and
Duct Dodge
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Anthony Sesley *, 11 A-1 Collision Center
Chevrolet
Caution Flags: Laps 3-7; 19-22; 23-28; 30-39; 64-69; 88-94; 125-129.
7 for 43 laps.
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Blewett 1-69, James Civali * 70-71, Jimmy Blewett 72,
James Civali * 73-95, Jimmy Blewett 96-135, John Blewett, III 136-150.
Total Laps Led: Jimmy Blewett 110, James Civali * 25, John Blewett, III 15.
5 changes involving 3 drivers.
Unofficial Top 20 Driver Points: Mike Stefanik 775, Tony Hirschman
764, Donny Lia 735, Ted Christopher 716, Eric Beers 712, James Civali * 679,
Reggie Ruggiero 656, Todd Szegedy 655, Doug Coby 645, Eddie Flemke 641, Dick
Houlihan 610, Chuck Hossfeld 601, Jamie Tomaino 590, Jimmy Blewett 582,
Jerry Marquis 545, Zach Sylvester 542, Matt Hirschman * 523, Steve Whitt
518, Rob Summers 510, Ken Barry 504
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
The next event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is at New Hampshire
International Speedway on July 15.
Source: NASCARtouring.com/WMT PR
Posted:
July 4, 2006 |