Quarterley's
Late Rally Takes Inaugural Lime Rock 100
In just his third start in the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Dale Quarterley got past the
weekend’s dominant car of Todd Szegedy with three laps remaining
and captured the checkered flag in the inaugural Lime Rock 100
at Lime Rock Park.
Szegedy, the Coors Light Pole Award winner on Friday, led from
the start of the race, and at times drove away from the field.
Following a caution on Lap 56, Quarterley restarted fourth when
the race went back green on Lap 59. Quarterley worked past Ted
Christopher and Mike Stefanik and was able to make the winning
move on Szegedy in Turn 1 on Lap 63.
Quarterley, from Westfield, Mass., made his first Whelen
Modified Tour appearance since 2008 as he drove the No. 52
Furnace & Duct Supply Chevrolet this weekend for car owner Wayne
Darling.
An accomplished road racer, Quarterley had two previous wins at
Lime Rock in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races. On Saturday,
while in third with 20 laps to go, he pitted for tires. It
proved to be the difference as he was able to knife through the
field in the last third of the race.
Szegedy wound up second, followed by Ron Silk, Ryan Preece and
Ted Christopher in the top five.
Mike Stefanik, Chuck Hossfeld, Ed Flemke Jr., Jamie Tomaino and
Wade Cole brought home the top 10 in the Whelen Modified Tour’s
first road course race since 2000, and just the seventh in the
26-year history of the division.
Points leader and winner of three of the first five races of the
year, Bobby Santos finished 17th after he suffered a late-race
flat tire. He retains a 74-point lead after six races with
Szegedy now up to second in the standings.
The Lime Rock 100 will air on SPEED on Thursday, July 22 at 6
p.m. ET.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-Lime Rock 100 Unofficial Results
Saturday
At Lime Rock Park
Lakeville, Conn.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (6) Dale Quarterly, Westfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 66 laps,
65.335 mph, $6,900.
2. (1) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 66, $4,100.
3. (8) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 66, $3,000.
4. (7) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 66, $2,500.
5. (2) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 66,
$2,450.
6. (4) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 66, $3,000.
7. (9) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 66, $2,200.
8. (18) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 66,
$2,100.
9. (21) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 66, $2,750.
10. (22) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 66, $1,900.
11. (13) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 66, $1,900.
12. (23) Danny Knoll, Jr., Buffalo, N.Y., Chevrolet, 66, $1,700.
13. (19) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 66,
$1,600.
14. (17) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 65, $1,540.
15. (24) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 63, $1,525.
16. (3) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 63, $1,490.
17. (10) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 62, engine,
$1,575.
18. (14) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 61, $1,640.
19. (25) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 53,
accident, $1,440.
20. (16) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 46, $1,440.
21. (11) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 41,
engine, $1,840.
22. (5) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 28,
$1,440.
23. (12) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet,
23, engine, $1,540.
24. (15) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 20, engine,
$1,440.
25. (20) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 20, engine,
$1,540.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 30 minutes 55 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.784 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: T.Szegedy (101.697 mph, 53.009 seconds)
Caution Flags: 5 for 21 laps.
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T. Szegedy 1-62; D. Quarterly 63-66.
Standings: 1. B. Santos, 1012; 2. T. Szegedy, 938; 3. T.
Christopher, 926; 4. R. Preece, 879; 5. M. Stefanik, 878; 6. R.
Silk, 792; 7. J. Bonsignore, 743; 8. W. Pitkat, 727; 9. C.
Hossfeld, 695; 10. R. Pallai,Jr., 695.
Source: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour PR
Posted: July
3, 2010
