08/20/2009
LIA STORMS TO VICTORY AT
BRISTOL
Second Win Of 2009 Comes In Combo Race
Donny Lia overcame a late-race miscue to capture the
inaugural UNOH Perfect Storm 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Wednesday night.
Lia led 40 of the final 43 laps en route to his second NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour win of the season. He jumped a restart on
lap 138 and briefly lost the lead to Ted Christopher when race
officials ordered him to give his advantage back. However, Lia
drove back by Christopher three laps later to take the lead for
good.
Lia, who won at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in June, beat
Christopher to the line by 3.126 seconds in the first event for
the NASCAR Whelen Modified and Whelen Southern Modified Tours at
the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.”
Ryan Preece finished third while George Brunnhoelzl III was the
top finishing NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour driver in the
combination race. Woody Pitkat rounded out the top five.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour proved once again to be strong
in the combination race format, which sees both Tours compete
for one purse, but receive points based on their finish against
other drivers on their tour. Including Lia and Christopher,
eight of the top 10 cars across the line were from the Whelen
Modified Tour.
Brunnhoelzl will be credited with first-place points and a win
for the Whelen Southern Modified Tour standings.
The rest of the top 10 consisted of Todd Szegedy, Rowan Pennink,
Ed Flemke Jr., Burt Myers and Erick Rudolph.
It appeared to be Christopher’s race to win the majority of the
race. Fastest in the first two practice sessions, the defending
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion led the first 107 circuits.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman
finished 28th and 37th, respectively. Newman was caught in an
accident on the second lap of the race and Kahne retired on Lap
100 with engine failure.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will next race Saturday, Aug, 29
at Chemung (N.Y.) Speedrome. The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified
will also return to the track Saturday, Aug. 29 at Caraway
Speedway in Asheboro , N.C.
NWMT/NWSMT Bristol 8/19/09 Unofficial Results
Whelen Modified Tour
Race: NWMT August 19, 2009
Bristol Motor Speedway
Fin / Str / Car / Driver / Team / Laps / Points /
Total Award / Status
1. 7 4 Donny Lia Mystic Missile Dodge 150 180 $9,500 Running
2. 1 36 Ted Christopher Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet 150 170
5,100 Running
3. 5 3 Ryan Preece Reynolds Auto Wrecking Chevrolet 150 165
3,500 Running
4. 2 28 George Brunnhoelzl, III Oval Speed/Fibrwrap/PT Ford 150
S180 2,500 Running
5. 13 88 Woody Pitkat Ramar-Hall/TSI Harley-Davidson Chevrolet
150 160 3,000 Running
6. 3 2 Todd Szegedy UNOH/Wisk/Snuggle Ford 150 155 2,500 Running
7. 9 93 Rowan Pennink Monk Mechanic Hand/N.E. Race Fuels 150 150
2,250 Running
8. 17 10 Ed Flemke, Jr Ron Bouchard Autos/Kleer Trimboards 150
146 2,000 Running
9. 12 1 Burt Myers Capital Bank/JRC Investments Ford 150 S170
1,650 Running
10. 21 59 Erick Rudolph Original Pizza Logs/Prime Tyme Chevrolet
150 142 1,664 Running
11. 4 47 Andy Seuss Advance Auto Parts/Q Racing Oil/Stuart Auto
150 S165 1,000 Running
12. 30 58 Eric Goodale * Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 150
138 1,400 Running
13. 10 38 L W Miller John Baker Plumbing & Heating/Sink Tower
150 S160 975 Running
14. 15 46 Eric Beers Cape Cod Aggregates/J&R Pre-Cast Chevrolet
150 134 1,750 Running
15. 31 09 Bobby Grigas, III Triple-G Scaffold Services Chevrolet
150 130 1,875 Running
16. 23 52 Chris Pasteryak Furnace & Duct Supply Chevrolet 150
127 1,300 Running
17. 22 99 Jamie Tomaino Ideal Racing Chevrolet 148 124 1,275
Running
18. 28 14 Bobby Hutchens, Jr Team Texas Driving School Chevrolet
147 S155 850 Running
19. 6 23 Brian Loftin L&R Transmissions/QMF Metal Chevrolet 147
S150 825 Running
20. 37 21 Richard Savary Alloy Wheel Repair/Pine Hill Service
Chevrolet 147 121 1,950 Running
21. 8 40 Frank Fleming Nelson Ford/Pro Health Center Ford 146
S146 800 Running
22. 36 68 Johnny Bush J.B. Stone Setters/Mehner Racing Chevrolet
146 118 1,200 Running
23. 18 25 John Smith Tutterow Surveying/Rick's Home Chevrolet
146 S142 800 Running
24. 24 44 Rich Kuiken, Jr Flowmasters Testing & Balancing
Chevrolet 145 S138 800 Running
25. 19 16 Michael Stefanik Diversified Metals/Sanderson-MacLeon
Pontiac 123 115 1,300 Engine
26. 32 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet 108 112 1,200
Clutch
27. 14 6 Jason Myers Capital Bank/Moorefield & Trantham Ford 103
S134 800 Engine
28. 39 98 Kasey Kahne Mowhawk Northeast/N.E. Race Fuels
Chevrolet 100 109 800 Engine
29. 16 31 Gene Pack Comtech Solutions/Wings-N-Things Chevrolet
88 S130 800 Accident
30. 26 97 Bryan Dauzat O.B. Builders/Intrafitt Chevrolet 85 S127
800 Accident
31. 11 12 Jimmy Blewett TS Haulers/Blewett Recycling Chevrolet
74 106 1,250 Vibration
32. 27 17 Glen Reen Reen Orthodontics/Pep Boys Chevrolet 73 103
1,650 Accident
33. 25 79 Ronnie Silk Hill Enterprises/Coors Light/Sunoco
Pontiac 39 100 1,150 Engine
34. 33 33 Wade Cole Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan's Oil
Chevrolet 37 97 1,150 Overheating
35. 29 8 Glenn Tyler Sypher Const./Financial Fed. Credit
Chevrolet 24 94 1,150 Engine
36. 35 9 Jake Marosz Middlesex Auto Center Chevrolet 20 91 1,150
Engine
37. 38 7 Ryan Newman Aggressive Hydraulics Chevrolet 1 88 1,150
Accident
38. 20 02 Buddy Emory RCS Construction/Ship On Site Chevrolet 1
S124 750 Accident
39. 34 50 Matt Hirschman RBS Corp./DMC Auto Exchange Chevrolet 1
85 1,150 Accident
40. 40 91 James Civali Hill Enterprises/Coors Light/Sunoco
Pontiac 1 82 750 Accident
* Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: None, Qualifying Rained Out
Failed to Qualify: None
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 3 mins, 18 secs Average Speed: 75.782 mph
Margin of Victory: 3.126 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 2-13 (Multi-car accident in Turn 3); 74-79
(Car #17 spins on backstretch); 88-96 (Car #31 spin in Turn 2);
131-137 (Rain). 4 for 3 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ted Christopher 1-107, Donny Lia 108-139, Ted
Christopher 140-142, Donny Lia 143-150.
Total Laps Led: Ted Christopher 110, Donny Lia 40. 3 changes
involving 2 drivers.
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
NWMT COCA COLA MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Richard Savary, 21 Alloy
Wheel Repair/Pine Hill Service Chevrolet
NWMT FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Bobby Grigas, III,
09 Triple-G Scaffold Services Chevrolet
NWMT SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Glen Reen, 17 Reen
Orthodontics/Pep Boys Chevrolet
NWMT WHELEN ENGINEERING WINNER OF THE RACE AWARD: Donny Lia, 4
Mystic Missile Dodge
NWSMT COCA-COLA MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Eric Beers, 46 Cape Cod
Aggregates/J&R Pre-Cast Chevrolet
NWSMT FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Burt Myers, 1
Capital Bank/JRC Investments Ford
Source: Jason Christley /
NASCAR
Posted: August 20, 2009
|
