09/10/06

Eric Beers Triumphs at Thompson

    Eric Beers of Northampton, Pa. recorded his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory of the season in the 150 lap Modified Mania at Thompson International Speedway. Beers passed Eddie Flemke of Southington, Conn. on lap 101 and went on to lead the rest of the event. He finished .8 seconds ahead of Reggie Ruggiero of Rocky Hill, Conn.
    It was the second career win for Beers who drives the Roby’s Propane/Cape Cod Copper Chevrolet owned by Janice Boehler. Beers also collected the Featherlite Most Improved Driver of the Race Award. The victory moves him unofficially into the Top10 in the series standings.
    Ruggiero’s second place finish in the Atlantic Sprinklers Chevrolet was his best of 2006. John Blewett, III came from the 23rd starting position in the Blewett Motorsports Chevrolet to finish third and earn the Powerade Power Move of the Race Award. Flemke finished fourth in the Red Line Oil/Ron Bouchard Pontiac and is now unofficially third in the series standings. Tony Ferrante, Jr. rounded out the Top-5 in the Ferrante Racing Chevrolet.
    Series point leader Mike Stefanik finished 9th and now leads Ted Christopher unofficially by 94 points. Christopher finished 28th.
The next race for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is at New Hampshire International Speedway on Friday Sept 15.

Unofficial Results of Sunday's $86,753.00 150 lap Modified Mania NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Thompson International 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.    (5) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 150, 81.660 mph, $7,100
2.    (8) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,800
3.  (23) John Blewett, III, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 150, $3,200
4.  (18) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,800
5.    (3) Anthony Ferrante, Jr, Franklin Square, Chevrolet, 150, $1,700
6.  (10) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 150, $2,200
7.  (21) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 150, $2,100
8.    (2) Matt Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Dodge, 150, $2,200
9.    (7) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 150, $2,000
10. (12) Rick Fuller, Auburn Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,150
11. (14) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield Conn., Ford, 150, $1,900
12. (13) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,775
13. (29) Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,070
14. (15) James Civali, Meriden Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,865
15. (24) Steve Whitt, Farmingdale N.J., Dodge, 150, $1,760
16. (31) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Pontiac, 150, $1,755
17. (30) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,725
18. (17) Jon McKennedy, Chelsford Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,375
19.  (9) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $2,200
20. (11) Thomas Bolles, Ellington Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $925
21. (19) Ken Barry, Griswold Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,600
22. (28) Carl Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Pontiac, 150, $875
23. (35) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $850
24.  (6) Ron Yuhas, Groton Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,525
25. (27) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $800
26. (20) Eric Berndt, Rocky Hill Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $800
27. (33) Wade Cole, Riverton Conn., Chevrolet, 149, $800
28. (16) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 147, $1,600
29. (34) Jake Marosz, Middletown Conn., Chevrolet, 143, $800
30. (32) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Ford, 115, $1,500
31. (22) Anthony Sesely, Matawan N.J., Chevrolet, 108, Clutch, $1,500
32. (36) Jimmy Blewett, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 87, Accident, $1,500
33.  (4) Tony Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 75, Accident, $2,200
34.  (1) Ronnie Silk, Norwalk Conn., Chevrolet, 41, Ignition, $1,200
35. (25) Danny Sammons, Trenton N.J., Chevrolet, 36, Accident, $800
36. (26) Jimmy Storace, Kingston N.H., Chevrolet, 0, Accident, $1,200

Failed to Qualify: (3) Ken Bouchard (#55), Roy Seidell, Jr (#27), Glen Tyler * (#8).
Time of Race:1 hrs., 8 mins, 53 secs Average Speed: 81.660 mph Margin of Victory:.8 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Donny Lia, 18 Huntington Honda Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Eric Beers, 3 Roby's Propane/Cape Cod Copper Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: John Blewett, III, 66 Blewett Motorsports Chevrolet
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Matt Hirschman *, 59 Furnace and Duct Dodge
Caution Flags: Laps 1-4; 37-41; 48-52; 71-75; 76-82; 91-93; 115-118; 133-137. 8 for 38 laps.
Lap Leaders: Matt Hirschman * 1-52, Mike Stefanik 53-73, Matt Hirschman * 74-87, Eddie Flemke 88-100, Eric Beers 101-150.
Total Laps Led: Matt Hirschman * 66, Eric Beers 50, Mike Stefanik 21, Eddie Flemke 13. 4 changes involving 4 drivers.

Unofficial Top 20 Driver Points: Mike Stefanik 1832, Ted Christopher 1738, Eddie Flemke 1685, Todd Szegedy 1633, James Civali * 1631, Tony Hirschman 1617, Jerry Marquis 1533, Donny Lia 1470, Chuck Hossfeld 1449, Eric Beers 1444, Dick Houlihan 1400, Zach Sylvester 1397, Matt Hirschman * 1386, Doug Coby 1380, Jimmy Blewett 1302, Reggie Ruggiero 1269, Jamie Tomaino 1269, Ron Yuhas * 1249, Ken Barry 1214, Anthony Sesely * 1209
Next Race:New Hampshire International Speedway
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contend