Wall Township, N.J. (May 6, 2007) Jimmy Blewett of Howell, N.J. drove
to his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory of the season by besting
his brother, John , at Wall Township Speedway. Blewett passed Reggie
Ruggiero of Rocky Hill, Conn. on the second lap and led the rest of the
event. Ruggiero and John Blewett, swapped the second position before John
Blewett, kept if for good on lap 38.
It was the first time brothers had finished first and second in a
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event since Mike and Ted Christopher
accomplished the feat in 2004 at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Blewett’s second career win occurred in the first Flash Format race of
the 2007 season. The Flash Format features qualifying races and a sprint
distance feature. The Thunder at the Shore race distance was 50 laps.
Blewett unofficially takes over the point lead by 31 points over Matt
Hirschman.
Ruggiero, winner of the last series race at Wall, was third. Ted
Christopher of Plainville, Conn. was fourth and defending series champion
Mike Stefanik of Coventry, R.I. rounded out the Top-5.
The next event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is at the Stafford Motor
Speedway in Stafford Springs, Conn. on May 25.
NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED
TOUR-Thunder At The Shore Results
Sunday
At Wall Township Speedway
Wall Township, NJ
Lap length: 0.333 miles
(Start position in
parentheses)
1. (3) Jimmy Blewett,
Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 50 laps, $4,200.
2. (2) John Blewett, III,
Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 50, $2,700.
3. (1) Reggie Ruggiero,
Rocky Hill, Conn., Chevrolet, 50, $2,100.
4. (4) Ted Christopher,
Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 50, $2,000.
5. (9) Mike Stefanik,
Coventry, R.I., Chevrolet, 50, $2,500.
6. (7) Matt Hirschman,
Northampton, Pa., Dodge, 50, $2,000.
7. (11) Ronnie Silk,
Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 50, $1,900.
8. (5) Todd Szegedy,
Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 50, $1,950.
9. (13) Jerry Marquis,
Broad Brook, Conn., Chevrolet, 50, $1,600.
10. (10) Billy Pauch, Jr.,
Frenchtown, N.J., Dodge, 50, $1,600.
11. (20) Jamie Tomaino,
Howell, N.J., Ford, 50, $1,350.
12. (25) Joseph Hartmann,
Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 50, $1,425.
13. (19) Danny Sammons,
Trenton, N.J., Chevrolet, 50, $1,125.
14. (12) Donny Lia,
Jericho, N.Y., Dodge, 50, $1,375.
15. (26) Eddie Flemke,
Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 50, $1,130.
16. (6) Chuck Hossfeld,
Buffalo, N.Y., Pontiac, 50, $1,300.
17. (30) Rob Summers,
Manchester, Conn., Pontiac, 49, $975.
18. (16) Rowan Pennink,
Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 49, $525.
19. (28) Ron Yuhas,
Groton, Conn., Chevrolet, 49, $900.
20. (17) James Civali,
Meriden, Conn., Chevrolet, 44, $1,275.
21. (29) Eric Beers,
Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 42, $1,225.
22. (31) Jimmy Storace,
Kingston, N.H., Chevrolet, 38, suspension, $1,100.
23. (22) Wade Cole,
Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 37, accident, $775.
24. (18) Anthony Sesely,
Matawan, N.J., Chevrolet, 37, bumper, $725.
25. (15) Dick Houlihan,
Bridgewater, Mass., Chevrolet, 34, $1,000.
26. (21) Jon McKennedy,
Chelmsford, Mass., Chevrolet, 32, $300.
27. (14) Ryan Preece,
Kensington, CT, Chevrolet, 32, $300.
28. (24) Ken Woolley,
Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 28, accident, $300.
29. (8) Bobby Grigas,
Marshfield, MA, Chevrolet, 30, accident, $600.
30. (23) Richard Savary,
Canton, Mass., Chevrolet, 29, $600.
31. (27) Zach Sylvester,
Lebanon, Conn., Pontiac, 28, accident, $1,100.
Failed to Qualify: (5) Kevin Goodale (#58), Jake Marosz (#9), Glen
Tyler * (#8), Anthony Ferrante, Jr (#31), Renee Dupuis (#90).
Margin of Victory: 1.6
seconds
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED
DRIVER AWARD: John Blewett, III, 66 Blewett Motorsports Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE
RACE: Joseph Hartmann *, 05 WMS Construction Chevrolet
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE
RACE: Billy Pauch, Jr. *, 06 Greenfield Dodge Dodge
WHELEN ENGINEERING WINNER
OF THE RACE: Jimmy Blewett, 12 T.S. Haulers/ United Crane Chevrolet
BUD POLE AWARD: 1st
Qualifying race; Reggie Ruggiero, 2nd Qualifying race; John
Blewett, III
Lap Leaders: Reggie
Ruggiero 1, Jimmy Blewett 2-50.
Total Laps Led: Jimmy
Blewett 49, Reggie Ruggiero 1. 1 changes involving 2 drivers.
Unofficial Top 20 Driver
Points: Jimmy Blewett 478, Matt Hirschman * 447, James Civali 429, Todd
Szegedy 418, Chuck Hossfeld 409, Donny Lia 404, Jerry Marquis 403, Ronnie
Silk 399, Mike Stefanik 376, Billy Pauch, Jr. * 361, Zach Sylvester 359, Ted
Christopher 348, Reggie Ruggiero 344, Bobby Grigas * 344, Jamie Tomaino 343,
Eric Beers 333, John Blewett, III 325, Dick Houlihan 318, Kevin Goodale 309,
Jimmy Storace 306
Next Race:Stafford
Springs, Conn.
* Denotes Rookie of the
Year Contender
