Santos Strengthens
Title Hopes With Stafford Triumph
Bobby Santos was able to pass Ryan Preece on the final
restart with six laps to go and held on to win the CARQUEST Fall
Final at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Santos, who entered the race with a slim seven-point lead over
Mike Stefanik in the points standings, survived the
caution-filled final 50 laps to pick up his fourth win of the
season and first since a win at Martinsville Speedway in June.
Santos’ winning move was made on the eighth and final restart of
the day when he got past race leader Preece entering Turn 1 on
Lap 144.
Ron Silk led a race-high 92 laps finished as the runner-up with
Erick Rudolph in third. Rowan Pennink, Stefanik, Preece, Glen
Reen, Ted Christopher, Eric Beers and Ken Heagy rounded out the
top 10.
The final 50 laps of the race featured six cautions with one red
flag shown after a multi-car accident on Lap 140 forced the
track to make repairs to the guardrail setting up the final
sprint to the checkered flag.
With one race remaining on the schedule, Santos will carry a
37-point lead on Stefanik in the season standings to Thompson
(Conn.) International Speedway for the Sunoco World Series of
Speedway Racing on Oct. 17. Santos won the season-opener at
Thompson in April.
Silk is up to third in points – 99 tallies behind Santos – with
his eighth top-five finish in the last nine races. Christopher
slipped to fourth and is 113 back.
Sunday’s CARQUEST Fall Final will air on VERSUS, Wednesday, Oct.
6 at 7 p.m. ET.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-CARQUEST Fall Final Unofficial
Results
Sunday
At Stafford Motor Speedway
Stafford, Conn.
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (10) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 150 laps, 61.927
mph, $7,600.
2. (3) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $3,300.
3. (9) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150, $2,900.
4. (6) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 150,
$3,200.
5. (8) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 150, $2,400.
6. (4) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,200.
7. (22) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass., Chevrolet, 150, $1,600.
8. (13) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 150,
$2,000.
9. (1) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 150, $1,850.
10. (28) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Ford, 150, $2,000.
11. (17) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 150, $1,650.
12. (14) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 149, $1,818.
13. (24) George Brunnhoelzl, III, W. Babylon, N.Y., Chevrolet,
149, $1,500.
14. (19) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 149,
$1,475.
15. (29) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 148, $1,450.
16. (16) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 148,
$1,410.
17. (26) Dale Quarterley, Westfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 147,
$1,385.
18. (12) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 145,
$1,460.
19. (27) Tom Rogers, Jr., Patchogue, N.Y., Chevrolet, 144, $935.
20. (15) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 140, accident,
$1,310.
21. (5) Eric Berndt, Cromwell, Conn., Chevrolet, 140, accident,
$880.
22. (21) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 140,
accident, $1,250.
23. (25) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet,
139, accident, $1,525.
24. (2) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 139,
accident, $1,225.
25. (30) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 139, rear
end, $1,225.
26. (23) Joe Hartmann, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 139,
accident, $825.
27. (11) Rob Summers, Vernon, Conn., Chevrolet, 120, accident,
$825.
28. (18) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 108, accident,
$1,225.
29. (7) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 108,
accident, $1,825.
30. (20) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 108,
accident, $1,225.
31. (31) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 52, chassis,
$1,225.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 12 minutes 40 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.861 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: J.Bonsignore * (98.066 mph, 18.355 seconds)
Caution Flags: 8 for 45 laps.
Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: E. Beers 1-2; R. Silk 3-94; E. Beers 95-103; R.
Preece 104-106; E. Rudolph 107-117; R. Preece 118-131; E.
Rudolph 132-137; R. Preece 138-143; B. Santos 144-150.
Standings: 1. B. Santos, 2030; 2. M. Stefanik, 1993; 3. R. Silk,
1931; 4. T. Christopher, 1917; 5. T. Szegedy, 1854; 6. R. Preece,
1763; 7. E. Rudolph, 1647; 8. E. Goodale, 1642; 9. E. Beers,
1606; 10. C. Hossfeld, 1580.
Source: Jason
Cunningham/NASCAR PR
Posted: October
4, 2010
