Santos Off to Record Start
Defending champion Bobby Santos shows no
sign of slowing down. In fact, the Franklin, Mass., driver is
getting faster.
Santos broke his own track record in
qualifying Saturday for Sunday’s Icebreaker, the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour opener at Thompson International Speedway. Santos
posted a lap of 18.237 seconds (123.376 mph) around the
.625-mile oval for his fifth career Coors Light Pole Award.
Santos also posted the fastest lap in Saturday morning’s
practice for the Icebreaker. He is the defending race winner,
too.
He was not the only one to get off to a
fast start – the top four qualifiers eclipsed Santos’ previous
record lap set last year at 18.418 (122.418). Ted Christopher
qualified second at 18.374 (122.456), followed by Justin
Bonsignore at 18.386 (122.376) and Ryan Preece at 18.399
(122.289).
Todd Szegedy rounded out the top five.
Ron Silk was sixth fastest, followed by
Rowan Pennink, Eric Beers, Doug Coby and Eric Berndt.
The Icebreaker is scheduled to start at
approximately 3:15 p.m. Racing at Thompson, which includes its
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly divisions, begins at
noon.
Qualifying Results
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour - Icebreaker Lineup
Race Sunday; Qualifying Saturday
at Thompson International Speedway
Thompson, Conn.
Lap Length: 0.625 miles
1. (4) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 123.376
2. (36) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 122.456
3. (51) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 122.376
4. (11) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Ford, 122.289
5. (2) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 121.951
6. (6) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 121.925
7. (93) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet,
121.727
8. (45) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 121.517
9. (52) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 121.471
10. (46) Eric Berndt, Cromwell, Conn., Chevrolet, 121.444
11. (50) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 121.085
12. (9) Tom Rogers, Jr., Patchogue, N.Y., Chevrolet, 120.974
13. (64) Ron Yuhas, Jr., Groton, Conn., Chevrolet, 120.656
14. (16) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 120.553
15. (8) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 120.501
16. (3) Matt Hirschman, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 120.353
17. (58) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 120.231
18. (98) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 120.154
19. (18) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Ford, 120.077
20. (10) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 120.006
21. (59) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 119.981
22. (71) Rob Fuller, Boylston, Mass., Ford, 119.802
23. (79) James Civali, Meriden, Conn., Pontiac, 119.579
24. (07) Patrick Emerling, Orchard Park, N.Y., Chevrolet,
119.516
25. (31) Tony Ferrante, Jr., New Hyde Park, N.Y., Chevrolet,
119.452
26. (28) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 119.338
27. (88) Bryon Chew, Mattituck, N.Y., Chevrolet, 119.338
28. (38) Dave Etheridge, Portland, Conn., Chevrolet, 119.287
29. (99) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 118.210
30. (33) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 117.420
31. (44) Rick Gentes, Woonsocket, R.I., Chevrolet, 116.938
32. (26) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Pontiac, 115.848
33. (39) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet,
No speed
Source: Jason
Cunningham/NASCAR PR
Posted: April
9, 2011
