08/07/2009
BACK-TO-BACK TOUR WINS
FOR PREECE
Earns First Victory at Stafford
Six days after reaching Victory Lane for the first time in
2009, Ryan Preece made it two in a row on Friday as he captured
the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Town Fair Tire 150 at Stafford
(Conn.) Motor Speedway.
Preece (No. 3 Davidson Co./Reynold’s Auto Wrecking Chevrolet),
who won last week at Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway, got past Ted
Christopher (No. 36 Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet) on Lap 104
Friday night and withstood numerous charges from the defending
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in the later stages for his third
career win.
Christopher, who led the first 103 laps, elected not to pit on
two different occasions when the rest of the leaders came in for
tires. He was able to push Preece to the limit, but could not
get past, and Preece stretched out his lead in the closing laps.
Chris Pasteryak (No. 59 Furnace & Duct Supply Chevrolet)
finished third, which tied his best career NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour effort, previously also set at Stafford . Eric
Beers (No. 46 Cape Cod Aggregates/J&R Pre-Cast Chevrolet) and
Rowan Pennink (No. 93 Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet)
rounded out the top five.
Erick Rudolph, Donny Lia, Jimmy Blewett, Woody Pitkat and Todd
Szegedy rounded out the top 10 finishers. Coors Light Pole Award
winner Eric Berndt finished 16th.
Christopher regained the season points lead with his runner-up
effort. He now leads Szegedy by 14 points after seven events.
Next up for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be the
Budweiser 150 presented by New England Dodge Dealers on
Thursday, August 13 at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-Town Fair Tire 150 Results
Friday At Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, Conn.
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (4) Ryan Preece, Berlin , Conn . , Chevrolet, 150 laps,
69.427 mph, $7,000.
2. (1) Ted Christopher, Plainville , Conn . , Chevrolet, 150,
$4,850.
3. (14) Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon , Conn . , Chevrolet, 150, $3,100.
4. (10) Eric Beers, Northampton , Pa. , Chevrolet, 150, $2,700.
5. (2) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley , Pa. , Chevrolet,
150, $2,400.
6. (16) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 150, $1,950.
7. (6) Donny Lia, Jericho , N.Y. , Dodge, 150, $1,950.
8. (11) Jimmy Blewett, Howell , N.J. , Chevrolet, 150, $1,850.
9. (23) Woody Pitkat, Stafford , Conn . , Chevrolet, 150, $1,800.
10. (9) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield , Conn . , Ford,
150, $1,750.
11. (20) Jamie Tomaino, Howell , N.J. , Chevrolet, 150, $1,625.
12. (3) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays , N.Y. ,
Chevrolet, 150, $1,600.
13. (19) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington , Conn . , Chevrolet, 150,
$1,625.
14. (15) Tim Arre, Toms River , N.J., Chevrolet, 149, $1,100.
15. (27) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 149, $1,775.
16. (5) Eric Berndt, Cromwell , Conn . , Chevrolet,
149, $1,650.
17. (32) Danny Knoll, Jr., Buffalo , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 149,
$1,025.
18. (13) Richard Savary, Canton , Mass. , Chevrolet, 149,
$1,000.
19. (28) Wade Cole, Riverton , Conn . , Chevrolet, 149, $1,375.
20. (25) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill, Conn . , Chevrolet, 148,
$1,325.
21. (24) Andy Seuss, Hampstead , N.H. , Chevrolet, 147, $900.
22. (31) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 146,
$875.
23. (29) Johnny Bush, Huntington Station , N.Y. , Chevrolet,
146, $1,250.
24. (22) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury , Conn . , Chevrolet, 146,
$825.
25. (26) Ken Heagy, Calverton , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 135, $1,218.
26. (17) Glen Reen, Wilbraham , Mass. , Chevrolet, 115, $1,400.
27. (12) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 114,
suspension, $1,200.
28. (8) Doug Coby, Milford , Conn . , Chevrolet,
101, $1,200.
29. (7) Mike Stefanik, Coventry , R.I. , Pontiac ,
100, suspension, $1,300.
30. (18) Ron Silk, Norwalk , Conn . , Pontiac , 95, rear end,
$1,300.
31. (30) Jake Marosz, Middletown , Conn . , Chevrolet, 60,
engine, $1,200.
32. (21) Bobby Grigas, III, Marshfield , Mass. , Chevrolet, 0,
rear end, $1,200.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 4 minutes 49 seconds
Margin of Victory: 2.010 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: E.Berndt (97.582 mph, 18.446 seconds)
Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps.
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T. Christopher 1-103; R. Preece 104-150.
Standings: 1. T. Christopher, 1092; 2. T. Szegedy, 1078; 3. R.
Preece, 1065; 4. D. Lia, 1000; 5. R. Pennink, 978; 6. J.
Blewett, 933; 7. W. Pitkat, 912; 8. E. Beers, 906; 9. E.
Flemke,Jr., 888; 10. M. Stefanik, 888.
Source: Jason Cunningham /
NASCAR
Posted: August 7, 2009
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