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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Ron Silk took a big step toward
getting a chance to defend his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
championship Wednesday with a win in the UNOH Perfect Storm 150.
It was Silk's second win of the season and first in the annual
combination race between the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR
Whelen Southern Modified Tour on the track known as "The World's
Fastest Half Mile." It was also the first victory for a driver
running a NASCAR-approved SPEC motor on either Modified tour.
Todd Szegedy finished second, followed by Ryan Preece, Justin
Bonsignore and Ron Yuhas Jr.
George Brunnhoelzl III was the top finishing NASCAR Whelen Southern
Modified Tour driver in sixth. The tour's points leader is credited
with a win, his fourth straight and fifth overall.
Silk's finish combined with a late-race accident involving Whelen
Modified Tour points leader Doug Coby allowed Silk to cut 14 points
off Coby's lead. With five races left, the advantage is down to 27
as Coby's run of seven straight top-three finishes ended with a
17th-place finish.
Earlier in the day, Silk won the Coors Light Pole Award. The race
was aired live on SPEED.
Rookie Danny Bohn was seventh, followed by Ken Heagy, Thomas Stinson
and rookie Michael Speeney.
Brunnhoelzl leads Bohn by 52 points in the Whelen Southern Modified
Tour standings with four races remaining.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, who won the last two
Bristol events, was involved in an accident on the opening laps and
ended up 19th overall.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will return to the track Sept. 9 at
Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway for the Town Fair Tire 75,
while the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will race Sept. 1 in
the Langley 150 at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
| Fin |
Str |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Points |
B/Points |
Status |
| 1 |
1 |
6 |
Ron Silk |
Calverton Tree Farm/TS Haulers Chevrolet |
150 |
47 |
4 |
Running |
| 2 |
3 |
2 |
Todd
Szegedy |
Dunleavy
Repair/A&J Romano Const. Ford |
150 |
44 |
2 |
Running |
| 3 |
6 |
16 |
Ryan
Preece |
East-West Marine Ford |
150 |
41 |
|
Running |
| 4 |
12 |
51 |
Justin
Bonsignore |
M3
Technology Chevrolet |
150 |
40 |
|
Running |
| 5 |
22 |
64 |
Ron
Yuhas, Jr. |
DreamRide.org/Hughes Motors Chevrolet |
150 |
39 |
|
Running |
| 6 |
10 |
09 |
George
Brunnhoelzl III |
Phoenix
Pre-Owned Chevrolet |
150 |
43S |
|
Running |
| 7 |
31 |
65 |
Danny
Bohn * |
Rifenburg Construction/Rustoleum Chevrolet |
150 |
42S |
|
Running |
| 8 |
29 |
18 |
Ken
Heagy |
Buoy One
Seafood/MacLad Drywall Supply Chevrolet |
150 |
38 |
|
Running |
| 9 |
35 |
7 |
Tom
Stinson |
Cowardin
Jewelers/M&M Painting Chevrolet |
150 |
41S |
|
Running |
| 10 |
33 |
80 |
Michael
Speeney * |
MRI
Graphics/Presto Painters Tape Chevrolet |
150 |
40S |
|
Running |
| 11 |
27 |
48 |
Jonny
Kievman |
A Best
Forklift Chevrolet |
150 |
39S |
|
Running |
| 12 |
5 |
79 |
Jon
McKennedy |
Hill
Enterprises/Coors Light/Mtn. River Trucking |
149 |
37 |
|
Running |
| 13 |
8 |
58 |
Eric
Goodale |
Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet |
149 |
36 |
|
Running |
| 14 |
25 |
51 |
Kyle
Ebersole * |
Ebersole
Excavating Inc. Chevrolet |
147 |
38S |
|
Running |
| 15 |
9 |
88 |
Bryon
Chew |
Buzz
Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet |
147 |
35 |
|
Running |
| 16 |
34 |
99 |
Jamie
Tomaino |
Supreme
Manufacturing Chevrolet |
146 |
34 |
|
Running |
| 17 |
13 |
52 |
Doug
Coby |
Reynolds
Auto Wkng/Furnace & Duct Chevrolet |
138 |
33 |
|
Running |
| 18 |
30 |
46 |
Eric
Berndt |
Cape Cod
Agts/North End Auto Parts Chevrolet |
138 |
32 |
|
Running |
| 19 |
7 |
77 |
Ryan
Newman |
Menards/Aggressive
Hydraulics Chevrolet |
130 |
37S |
|
Running |
| 20 |
28 |
4 |
Jason
Myers |
Trantham
Moorefield/Wendell Edwards Ford |
122 |
36S |
|
Running |
| 21 |
18 |
45 |
Eric
Beers |
Horwith
Freightliner/John Blewett, Inc Ford |
119 |
31 |
|
Running |
| 22 |
16 |
73 |
Cole
Powell * |
Copp's
Tricar/Fountain Motorsports Chevrolet |
116 |
35S |
|
Accident |
| 23 |
2 |
4 |
Donny
Lia |
Mystic
Missile Racing Dodge |
116 |
30 |
|
Running |
| 24 |
20 |
76 |
Jimmy
Blewett |
John
Blewett Inc/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet |
114 |
29 |
|
Accident |
| 25 |
11 |
07 |
Patrick
Emerling |
Emerling
Chevrolet Chevrolet |
108 |
28 |
|
Running |
| 26 |
4 |
3 |
Ted
Christopher |
Cape Cod
Copper/Silver Dollar Const Chevrolet |
105 |
28 |
1 |
Accident |
| 27 |
32 |
28 |
Ed
Flemke, Jr. |
Ron
Bouchard Auto/RaceWorks TV Chevrolet |
101 |
26 |
|
Accident |
| 28 |
23 |
11 |
Andy
Seuss |
RAHMOC
Racing Engines/Phoenix Pre-Owned |
101 |
34S |
|
Running |
| 29 |
15 |
40 |
Frank
Fleming |
Autos By
Nelson/Jerry Hunt Auto Sales/Perkins Ford |
56 |
33S |
|
Running |
| 30 |
26 |
33 |
Gary
Fountain Sr. * |
Andy
Petree Racing Chevrolet |
49 |
32S |
|
Accident |
| 31 |
36 |
33 |
Wade
Cole |
Performance Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan's Oil Chevrolet |
24 |
25 |
|
Running |
| 32 |
14 |
1 |
Burt
Myers |
Enforcer
One Ext/Citrusafe/Adams Towing Ford |
3 |
31S |
|
Accident |
| 33 |
24 |
66 |
Mike
Stefanik |
Canto
Paving/Robert B. Our Const./Ed Marceau Ford |
3 |
24 |
|
Accident |
| 34 |
19 |
93 |
Rowan
Pennick |
Monk
Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet |
3 |
23 |
|
Accident |
| 35 |
21 |
25 |
John
Smith |
Havoline
Plus Svc/Shady Grady Rcng Chevrolet |
3 |
30S |
|
Accident |
| 36 |
17 |
02 |
Tim
Brown |
Hayes
Jewelers/T&C Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 |
29S |
|
Accident |
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ron Silk, Time: 15.067 Seconds, Speed:
126.634 mph
Failed to Qualify: Joe Scarbrough, Bryan Dauzat, Carl Long
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 16 mins, 34 secs Average Speed: 62.299
mph Margin of Victory: .864 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 4-9 (13 Car accident on frontstretch); 41-47
(Car #33 spins in Turn 4); 52-57 (Car #33 spins on frontstretch);
62-67 (Car #3 spins in Turn 4); 76-80 (Competition caution); 103-111
(Car #28 spins on backstretch); 117-125 (Car #4N spins and Car #76
spins in Turn 2); 127-132 (Car #3 spins in Turn 2). 8 for 54 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ron Silk GRID, Todd Szegedy 1-12, Ted Christopher
13-58, Todd Szegedy 59-126, Ron Silk 127-150.
Total Laps Led: Todd Szegedy 80, Ted Christopher 46, Ron Silk 24. 4
changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 NWMT Driver Points: Doug Coby 383, Ron Silk 356, Ryan Preece
336, Todd Szegedy 314, Donny Lia 312, Jimmy Blewett 312, Justin
Bonsignore 294, Eric Beers 292, Ted Christopher 291, Mike Stefanik
290
Top 10 NWSMT Driver Points: George Brunnhoelzl III 314, Danny Bohn
262, Jason Myers 258, Tim Brown 241, Kyle Ebersole 239, Burt Myers
238, Frank Fleming 230, Andy Seuss 224, Speeney 223, L.W. Miller
221.
* Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender
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Eventual race winner Ron Silk (6) and Todd
Szegedy tangled for the lead Wednesday at Bristol Motor
Speedway.
Getty Images for NASCAR |
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