New
England Dodge Dealers 150 Official Results
Todd Szegedy was declared
the winner of the New England Dodge Dealers 150 presented by Budweiser at
Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
race, which took place Thursday, Aug. 16, was halted after 107 of the
scheduled 150 laps due to a multi-car accident.
Driver John Blewett III
died at Hubbard Regional Hospital as a result of injuries suffered in the
incident.
The accident involved the
top three cars of Blewett, Jimmy Blewett and Woody Pitkat. Szegedy was
running fourth at the time of the accident. Tony Hirschman finished second,
followed by Ron Yuhas, Donny Lia and Eddie Flemke. Earlier in the day,
Szegedy won the Budweiser Pole Award.
The Whelen Modified
Tour’s next race is Saturday at Mansfield (Ohio) Speedway.
NASCAR Race
Number 10
Unofficial Race
Results For The NEW ENGLAND DODGE DEALERS 150 - 08/16/2007
Thompson
Speedway - Thompson, CT - 0.625-mile paved oval
Total Race
Length 106 K - 107L - 66 M Purse: $0
Fin Str
Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Total Award
Status
1
8 2 Todd Szegedy Wisk/Snuggle Ford 107 180
5 $8,250 Running
2
7 48 Tony Hirschman Jr. Kamco Supply Corporation
Chevrolet 107 170 3,300 Running
3
18 6 Ron Yuhas A. P. Marquadt, Inc./VP Racing Fuels
Chevrolet 107 165 2,400 Running
4
1 4 Donny Lia Dodge 107 160 3,000
Running
5
10 10 Eddie Flemke Ron Bouchard Auto/Red Line Oil
Chevrolet 107 155 2,950 Running
6
17 06 Billy Pauch, Jr. * Greenfield Dodge Dodge 107
150 2,250 Running
7
27 99 Jamie Tomaino Ford 107 146 2,250
Running
8
5 36 Ted Christopher Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet 107
142 2,275 Running
9
29 70 Andy Seuss Land & Sea Dyno/Stewart's Automotive
107 138 1,175 Running
10
19 40 Ryan Preece * Mizzy Construction Chevrolet 107
134 1,550 Running
11
36 64 Eric Berndt North End Auto Parts/Co's Central Auto
Pontiac 107 130 1,725 Running
12
23 59 Matt Hirschman Bennett Properties Dodge 107
127 2,025 Running
13
21 94 Eric Beers Reynolds Auto Wrecking Chevrolet
107 124 1,900 Running
14
32 33 Wade Cole Performance Engine/Kendall Oil/Ryan's
Oil 107 121 1,740 Running
15
4 12 Jimmy Blewett Monroe Shocks/5-7 Motorsports Chevrolet
106 118 1,986 Accident
16
6 66 John Blewett, III Mastrobattisto Contractors/Sunoco
Chevrolet 106 115 1,000 Accident
17
15 79 Woody Pitkat Hill Enterprises/Coors Light Pontiac
106 112 1,425 Accident
18
33 05 Joe Hartmann WMS Construction Chevrolet 106
109 1,350 Running
19
22 77 Doug Coby, III Racing Against Cancer Foxwoods/Subway
105 106 1,375 Running
20
37 38 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet 105
103 900 Running
21
12 21 Richard Savary * Superior Oil Chevrolet 100
100 875 Accident
22
3 14 Reggie Ruggiero Atlantic Sprinklers Chevrolet 99
97 1,250 Accident
23
26 46 Dick Houlihan Crossroads RV Center/Viveiros Insurance
99 94 1,525 Accident
24
31 93 Rowan Pennink * Monk Mechanic Hand Cleaner Chevrolet
99 91 1,500 Accident
25
13 19 Ronnie Silk Major Motion /Silk Pumbing & Heating
Chevrolet 97 88 1,590 Running
26
2 28 James Civali Ramar-Hall/Liberty Limousine Chevrolet
93 85 1,750 Accident
27
20 00 Jerry Marquis Reynolds Auto/Chute Gates Steakhouse
85 82 1,700 Running
28
16 11 Anthony Sesely A-1 Collision Center Chevrolet 83
79 750 Power Steering
29
9 09 Bobby Grigas * Triple G Scaffolding/Amsoil Racing
Chevrolet 82 76 1,150 Accident
30
25 16 Mike Stefanik Diversified Metals Pontiac 80
73 2,300 Running
31
30 8 Glenn Tyler Sypher Construction/1-800-CONCRETE
62 70 1,150 Rear End
32
35 1 Rob Summers Frasco Fuel Chevrolet 62 67
750 Suspension
33
11 0 Danny Sammons Area Auto Racing News Chevrolet 57
64 1,450 Accident
34
24 58 Kevin Goodale Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet
57 61 1,450 Accident
35
14 3 Bobby Santos, III * Roby's Propane/Cape Cod Copper
Chevrolet 53 58 750 Accident
36
28 90 Renee Dupuis RH&A/Cottrifeld Trailers Chevrolet
27 55 750 Accident
37
34 9 Jake Marosz Middlesex Auto Center Chevrolet 17
52 750 Accident
Fastest
Qualifier: Todd Szegedy,
Time: 18.743 Seconds
Time of
Race:1 hrs., 0 mins, 59 secs
Average Speed:
65.797 mph
Margin of Victory: Race ended under caution
BUD POLE AWARD:
Todd Szegedy, 2 Wisk/Snuggle Ford
FEATHERLITE MOST
IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Eddie Flemke, 10 Ron Bouchard Auto/Red Line Oil
Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER
MOVE OF THE RACE: Eric Berndt, 64 North End Auto Parts/Co's Central Auto
Pontiac
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF
THE RACE: Billy Pauch, Jr. *, 06 Greenfield Dodge Dodge
WHELEN
ENGINEERING WINNER OF THE RACE: Todd Szegedy, 2 Wisk/Snuggle Ford
Caution
Flags: Laps 20-25; 47-51; 58-62;
67-71; 73-75; 85-88; 93-97; 100-106; 107. 9 for 41 laps.
Lap
Leaders: Donny Lia 1, James
Civali 2-10, Donny Lia 11-25, James Civali 26-92, John Blewett III 93-106,
Todd Szegedy 107.
Total Laps
Led: James Civali 60, 23, Donny
Lia 16, John Blewett III 7, Todd Szegedy 1. 11 changes involving 5 drivers.
Top 10
Driver Points: Donny Lia 1599,
Todd Szegedy 1490, Matt Hirschman 1474, Ted Christopher 1362, Jimmy Blewett
1334, Ronnie Silk 1320, James Civali 1311, Mike Stefanik 1259, Jamie Tomaino
1245, Eddie Flemke 1209.
Source: Jason
Christley/NASCAR PR
Posted:
August 20, 2007
