Donny Lia of Jericho, N.Y. passed Eddie Flemke of Southington, Conn. on lap 128 and went on to his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory of the season in the Whelen VFD 150. Lia and Flemke battled wheel to wheel for nearly 75 laps before Lia made the pass for the win. It was the fifth career win for Lia and his second at Waterford.
    Flemke’s second place finish moved him to within 151 points of Mike Stefanik. Flemke is currently third in the standings. Ted Christopher of Plainville, who is second in the standings, finished third in the race. Christopher is currently 99 points from Stefanik. Neither driver picked up much ground on Stefanik as he finished fourth in the 150 lap race. Zach Sylvester of Lisbon, Conn. rounded out the Top-5.
    Jerry Marquis was the Bud Pole winner with a new track record in qualifying of 99.133 mph. Ron Yuhas earned the Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award.
    Christopher earned the Powerade Power Move of the Race Award
    The next event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified tour is at Thompson International Speedway on Oct. 15.

Unofficial Results of of Sunday's $78,933.00 Whelen VFD 150 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 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.   (7) Donny Lia, Jericho N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, 50.562 mph, $6,800
 2.   (1) Eddie Flemke, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $3,600
 3.  (25) Ted Christopher, Plainville Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $3,100
 4.   (2) Mike Stefanik, Coventry R.I., Chevrolet, 150, $2,500
 5.  (13) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,300
 6.  (21) Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,900
 7.   (6) Ron Yuhas, Groton Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,600
 8.  (22) Eric Berndt, Rocky Hill Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,300
 9.  (27) Anthony Sesely, Matawan N.J., Chevrolet, 150, $1,900
10. (28) Jimmy Storace, Kingston N.H., Chevrolet, 150, $1,500
11. (10) Doug Coby, Milford Conn., Pontiac, 150, $1,700
12. (26) Jamie Tomaino, Howell N.J., Ford, 150, $1,670
13. (14) Dennis Charette, Southington Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $960
14.  (9) James Civali, Meriden Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,750
15. (29) Jake Marosz, Middletown Conn., Chevrolet, 145, $940
16. (19) Matt Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Dodge, 141, $1,630
17. (17) Wade Cole, Riverton Conn., Chevrolet, 130, Overheating, $1,310
18. (12) Tony Hirschman, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 125, Overheating, $2,280
19. (18) Dick Houlihan, Bridgewater Mass., Chevrolet, 124, Overheating, $1,570
20. (15) Chuck Hossfeld, Buffalo N.Y., Pontiac, 112, Overheating, $1,560
21. (24) Dave Etheridge, Portland Conn., Chevrolet, 111, Overheating, $850
22.  (8) Ronnie Silk, Norwalk Conn., Chevrolet, 106, Axle, $1,240
23.  (5) Jerry Marquis, Broad Brook Conn., Dodge, 102, $1,980
24. (16) Eric Beers, Northampton Pa., Chevrolet, 94, $1,610
25.  (3) Danny Sammons, Trenton N.J., Chevrolet, 92, Accident, $1,200
26.  (4) Rob Summers, Manchester Conn., Pontiac, 64, Accident, $1,500
27. (11) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield Conn., Ford, 64, Accident, $1,600
28. (23) Jimmy Blewett, Howell N.J., Chevrolet, 47, Rear End, $1,500
29. (30) Glen Tyler, Hampton Bays N.Y., Chevrolet, 23, Accident, $800
30. (20) Ken Barry, Griswold Conn., Chevrolet, 4, Engine, $1,500

Failed to Qualify: (2) Billy Pauch, Jr. (#06), Mike Andrews, Jr * (#86).
Time of Race:1 hrs., 6 mins, 45 secs Average Speed: 50.562 mph Margin of Victory:1.78 Seconds

BUD POLE AWARD: Jerry Marquis, 4 Reynolds Auto Wrecking Dodge
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Ron Yuhas *, 6 A. P. Marquadt, Inc. Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Ted Christopher, 36 Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Ron Yuhas *, 6 A. P. Marquadt, Inc. Chevrolet
Caution Flags: Laps 2-12; 23-29; 31-36; 46-56; 65-70; 94-100; 132-136. 7 for 53 laps.
Lap Leaders: Eddie Flemke 1-127, Donny Lia 128-150.
Total Laps Led: Eddie Flemke 127, Donny Lia 23. 1 changes involving 2 drivers.

Top 20 Driver Points: Mike Stefanik 2152, Ted Christopher 2053, Eddie Flemke 2001, James Civali * 1917, Todd Szegedy 1870, Tony Hirschman 1860, Jerry Marquis 1797, Donny Lia 1723, Zach Sylvester 1694, Eric Beers 1673, Chuck Hossfeld 1673, Matt Hirschman * 1625, Dick Houlihan 1621, Doug Coby 1574, Jimmy Blewett 1511, Jamie Tomaino 1481, Anthony Sesely * 1456, Ron Yuhas * 1447, Ken Barry 1405, Ronnie Silk * 1386

Next Race:Thompson, CT
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender