Santos Keeps
Rolling with Martinsville Win
Bobby Santos' dream season
continued Sunday at Martinsville Speedway as he captured the
checkered flag in the Made In America Whelen 200.
Santos pulled away from the field on a green-white-checkered
finish to claim his third win in four NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour races to start the 2010 season.
Rookie Justin Bonsignore had a career-best second-place finish,
followed by Todd Szegedy. Mike Stefanik, the defending race
winner, settled for fourth. Stefanik, who won the Coors Light
Pole Award Saturday, lined up on the outside of the front row on
the final restart but was shuffled back on the final two laps.
Burt Myers finished fifth.
James Civali, Eric Beers, Woody Pitkat, Richie Pallai Jr. and
Wade Cole rounded out the top 10.
The 24-year-old Santos, from Franklin, Mass., entered the season
with one career win in 28 Tour starts and had never run a full
season. Late in the offseason, he was picked to replace
defending champion Donny Lia in the No. 4 "Mystic Missile" Dodge
when Lia departed to run in the NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series. Santos has responded with three Coors Light Pole Awards
and three wins.
Santos finished second in the race he did not win, and has
forged an 89-point lead in the standings on Stefanik.
Ron Silk appeared to have a car to challenge Santos. However, he
pulled out of the lead under caution on Lap 174 and ran out of
gas on pit lane.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to the track Saturday,
June 26 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-Made In America Whelen 200
Unofficial Results
Sunday
At Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, Va.
Lap length: 0.526 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (4) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 204 laps, 52.917
mph, $7,000.
2. (16) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 204,
$3,800.
3. (10) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 204, $3,000.
4. (9) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 204, $4,100.
5. (23) Burt Myers, Walnut Cove, N.C., Ford, 204, $1,950.
6. (28) James Civali, Meriden, Conn., Pontiac, 204, $2,900.
7. (3) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 204, $2,200.
8. (31) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 204, $4,350.
9. (24) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet,
204, $2,000.
10. (29) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 204, $1,900.
11. (20) Jason Myers, Walnut Cove, N.C., Ford, 204, $1,400.
12. (1) Frank Fleming, Mt. Airy, N.C., Ford, 204, $1,300.
13. (30) Danny Knoll, Jr., Buffalo, N.Y., Chevrolet, 204,
$1,200.
14. (35) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 200, $1,100.
15. (8) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 198, fuel pump,
$1,575.
16. (6) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 197, $1,550.
17. (17) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 190, clutch,
$1,425.
18. (2) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 189,
$1,500.
19. (33) Johnny Bush, Huntington Station, N.Y., Chevrolet, 173,
$1,400.
20. (5) Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H., Chevrolet, 171, accident,
$1,400.
21. (27) L.W. Miller, Dushore, Pa., Pontiac, 162, power
steering, $1,000.
22. (15) Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon, Conn., Chevrolet, 161,
accident, $1,400.
23. (14) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 161,
accident, $1,400.
24. (21) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 160,
accident, $1,600.
25. (11) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 142,
transmission, $1,400.
26. (19) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 132,
$1,400.
27. (12) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 126,
accident, $1,500.
28. (36) Bryan Dauzat, Midland, N.C., Chevrolet, 108, accident,
$1,000.
29. (7) George Brunnhoelzl, III, W. Babylon, N.Y., Chevrolet,
106, $1,400.
30. (26) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 100, accident,
$1,500.
31. (18) Rob Fuller, Boylston, Mass., Ford, 91, suspension,
$1,000.
32. (13) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 72,
engine, $1,500.
33. (25) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 47, oil leak,
$1,000.
34. (34) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 43, power
steering, $1,000.
35. (37) Jonny Kievman, Deerfield Beach, Fla., Chevrolet, 33,
accident, $1,000.
36. (32) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 29,
accident, $400.
37. (22) Zach Brewer, Winstom-Salem, N.C., Chevrolet, 27, fuel
pump, $0.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 2 hours 1 minute 40 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.207 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: M.Stefanik (99.386 mph, 19.053 seconds)
Caution Flags: 18 for 119 laps.
Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T. Christopher 1-37; R. Preece 38-85; T.
Christopher 86-91; W. Pitkat 92-136; B. Santos 137-144; R. Silk
145-174; B. Santos 175-204.
Standings: 1. B. Santos, 735; 2. M. Stefanik, 646; 3. T. Szegedy,
640; 4. T. Christopher, 591; 5. R. Preece, 554; 6. J.
Bonsignore, 516; 7. J. Blewett, 484; 8. R. Pallai,Jr., 480; 9.
E. Rudolph, 473; 10. R. Silk, 467.
Source:
Jason Cunningham/NASCAR PR
Posted: June
7, 2010
