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By Jason Christley, NASCAR
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- Ryan Preece rolled to his second win of the
season Saturday night in the Riverhead 200 at Riverhead Raceway.
To get it, the Berlin, Conn., driver led 168 laps before he survived
a green-white-checkered finish for his fifth career win and second
at Riverhead.
A caution on Lap 196 set up Preece in a battle with Jimmy Blewett on
the final restart and pushed the race to 203 laps on the
quarter-mile. Blewett was penalized to the tail end of the lead lap
for jumping the restart and finished 12th.
Justin Bonsignore finished second. Bonsignore was the tour race
winner and Riverhead's Modified Division champion last year. Todd
Szegedy was third, followed by Riverhead regular Howie Brode and Ted
Christopher.
Tom Rogers Jr., Eric Goodale, Donny Lia, Ron Silk and Eric Berndt
completed the top 10.
Points leader Doug Coby experienced engine issues and finished 22nd
to allow Preece to close to within nine points in the standings with
three races remaining. Silk is third, 19 points back of Coby.
Earlier in the day, Preece won his sixth Coors Light Pole Award of
the season.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will race next in the F.W. Webb 100
at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 22. The race will
air live on SPEED.
Unofficial Results
| Fin |
Str |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Points |
B/Points |
Status |
|
1 |
1 |
16 |
Ryan Preece |
East West Marine/Diversified Metals Ford |
203 |
48 |
5 |
Running |
|
2 |
10 |
51 |
Justin Bonsignore |
M3 Technology Chevrolet |
203 |
42 |
|
Running |
|
3 |
4 |
2 |
Todd Szegedy |
Delicacies Gourmet/Dunleavy Repair Ford |
203 |
41 |
|
Running |
|
4 |
11 |
96 |
Howie Brode |
Long Island Freightliner Chevrolet |
203 |
40 |
|
Running |
|
5 |
12 |
3 |
Ted Christopher |
Eastport Feeds Chevrolet |
203 |
39 |
|
Running |
|
6 |
6 |
9 |
Tom Rogers, Jr. |
Planet Earth Recycling & Recovery Chevrolet |
203 |
38 |
|
Running |
|
7 |
2 |
58 |
Eric Goodale |
Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet |
203 |
38 |
1 |
Running |
|
8 |
5 |
4 |
Donny Lia |
Mystic Missile Racing Dodge |
203 |
36 |
|
Running |
|
9 |
9 |
6 |
Ron Silk |
T.S. Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm Chevrolet |
203 |
35 |
|
Running |
|
10 |
16 |
46 |
Eric Berndt |
Cape Cod Agts/North End Auto Parts Chevrolet |
203 |
34 |
|
Running |
|
11 |
18 |
45 |
Eric Beers |
Horwith Freightliner/John Blewett Inc Ford |
203 |
33 |
|
Running |
|
12 |
13 |
76 |
Jimmy Blewett |
John Blewett Inc./T.S. Haulers Chevrolet |
203 |
32 |
|
Running |
|
13 |
17 |
36 |
Frank Vigliarolo |
Frankie's Towing Chevrolet |
201 |
31 |
|
Running |
|
14 |
19 |
93 |
Rowan Pennink |
Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet |
201 |
30 |
|
Running |
|
15 |
22 |
33 |
Wade Cole |
Perf Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan's Chevrolet |
200 |
29 |
|
Running |
|
16 |
20 |
0 |
Ed Brunnhoelzl, III * |
CLN/AARN/LIModManiac Chevrolet |
199 |
28 |
|
Running |
|
17 |
15 |
28 |
Ed Flemke, Jr. |
Ron Bouchard's Autos/Raceworks TV Chevrolet |
199 |
27 |
|
Running |
|
18 |
21 |
64 |
Ron Yuhas, Jr. |
Hughes Motors/Complete Const. Chevrolet |
195 |
26 |
|
Suspension |
|
19 |
23 |
99 |
Jamie Tomaino |
Supreme Manufacturing Chevrolet |
192 |
25 |
|
Suspension |
|
20 |
14 |
07 |
Patrick Emerling |
Emerling Chevrolet Dealership Chevrolet |
184 |
24 |
|
Running |
|
21 |
3 |
79 |
Jon McKennedy |
Hill Enterprises/Coors Light Pontiac |
148 |
23 |
|
Steering |
|
22 |
7 |
52 |
Doug Coby |
Reynolds Auto Wrkg/Furnace & Duct Chevrolet |
60 |
22 |
|
Engine |
|
23 |
8 |
18 |
Ken Heagy |
Two Brothers Scrap Metal Chevrolet |
53 |
21 |
|
Mechanical |
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ryan Preece, Time: 11.904 Seconds, Speed: 75.605
mph
Time of Race: 56 mins, 49 secs Average Speed: 53.593 mph Margin of
Victory: 0.448 Seconds
Caution Flags: <Beneficiary> Laps 11-17 (#3 accident Turn 4); 48-53
(Car #18 spin backstretch <99>); 57-63 (Car #18 spin Turn 2 <3>);
151-156 (Car #79 stalled backstretch <64>); 168-174 (Car #28 spin
Turn 4 <3>); 180-186 (Car #07 spin Turn 4 <64>); 196-200 (Multi-car
accident Turn 1 <45>). 7 for 45 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ryan Preece 1-77, Eric Goodale 78-112, Ryan Preece
113-203.
Total Laps Led: Ryan Preece 168, Eric Goodale 35. 2 changes
involving 2 drivers.
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
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Ryan Preece rolled to his second win of the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season Saturday.
122 West Photo for NASCAR |
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