Coby Tames NHMS
Second career pole for Tour veteran
 


Doug Coby picked up his second career pole Thursday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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LOUDON, N.H. – Doug Coby captured his second career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Coors Light Pole Award Thursday evening in qualifying for the New England 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Coby (No. 19 Major Motion Transport/Family Auto Center Chevrolet), who was the next-to-last car to go out among the 39 entries, knocked Todd Szegedy (No. 2 UNOH/Wisk/Snuggle Ford) off the provisional pole with a fast lap of 30.003 seconds (126.947 mph), just under Szegedy’s time of 30.005 (126.939).

Coby’s previous pole came at Wall (N.J.) Stadium on June 26, 2004.

Ted Christopher, who entered the day having won the Coors Light Pole Award in each of the first three races of the 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, took over the provisional pole when he went out 17th in the qualifying order. His best lap of 30.025 seconds (126.854 mph) ended up third-fastest.

Donny Lia (30.039 seconds/126.795 mph) and Rowan Pennink (30.065/126.686) rounded out the top five.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Ryan Newman qualified seventh at 30.160 seconds (126.286 mph) and fellow Cup driver Kasey Kahne qualified 17th at 30.385 (125.351).

Following Newman in the top 10 were Ryan Preece, Ed Flemke Jr., Kevin Goodale and Bobby Grigas III.

The New England 100 is set to go green Saturday at 1 p.m. For event and ticket information, please visit the track’s official Web site (www.nhms.com).

NWMT New Hampshire 6/27/09 Starting Lineup
POS CAR DRIVER TEAM TIME SPEED
1 19 Doug Coby, Milford, Conn. Major Motion Trans./Family Auto Ctr. Chevrolet 30.003 126.947
2 2 Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn. UNOH/Wisk/Snuggle Ford 30.005 126.939
3 36 Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn. Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet 30.025 126.854
4 4 Donny Lia, Jericho, N.Y. JoJo Energy Drink Dodge 30.039 126.795
5 93 Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet 30.065 126.686
6 7 Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind. Aggressive Hydraulics Chevrolet 30.160 126.286
7 3 Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn. Mizzy Const./Reynold's Auto Wrecking Chevrolet 30.232 125.986
8 10 Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn. Ron Bouchard Autos/Kleer Trimboards Chevrolet 30.251 125.907
9 50 Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y. Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 30.264 125.852
10 9 Bobby Grigas, III, Marshfield, Mass. Triple-G Scaffold Services Chevrolet 30.267 125.840
11 90 Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn. UIG/SFI Chevrolet 30.292 125.736
12 71 Rob Fuller, Boylston, Mass. * Draco Springs Ford 30.299 125.707
13 16 Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I. Diversified Metals/Sanderson-MacLeod Pontiac 30.304 125.686
14 79 Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn. Hill Enterprises/Coors Light/Sunoco Pontiac 30.311 125.657
15 46 Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa. Cape Cod Aggregates/J&R Pre-Cast Chevrolet 30.349 125.500
16 14 Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill, Conn. Atlantic Sprinkler Ford 30.381 125.368
17 96 Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Wash. Mowhawk Northeast/N.E. Race Fuels Chevrolet 30.385 125.351
18 12 Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J. TS Haulers/Snake Pit Enterprises Chevrolet 30.426 125.182
19 28 Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn. Ramar-Hall Chevrolet 30.473 124.989
20 11 Anthony Sesely, Matawan, N.J. Boardwick Racing Engines Chevrolet 30.498 124.887
21 17 Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass. Reen Orthodontics/Pep Boys Chevrolet 30.501 124.875
22 1 Rob Summers, Vernon, Conn. Frasco Fuel Chevrolet 30.519 124.801
23 58 Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y. * Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 30.611 124.426
24 52 Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon, Conn. Dawley's Auto Center/Sunoco Chevrolet 30.616 124.406
25 59 Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y. Original Pizza Logs/Prime Tyme Chevrolet 30.620 124.389
26 21 Richard Savary, Canton, Mass. N.E. Enfrastructure/WizzKids Chevrolet 30.648 124.276
27 99 Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J. Ideal Racing Chevrolet 30.757 123.835
28 0 Jonathan McKennedy, Chelmsford, Mass. Sherm's Towing/J.F. McNamara Chevrolet 30.769 123.787
29 8 Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y. Sypher Const./Financial Fed. Credit Chevrolet 30.797 123.674
30 70 Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H. Stuart's Automotive/MUA Chevrolet 30.856 123.438
31 0 Tim Arre, Toms River, N.J. Ralph Solehm Racing Chevrolet 30.908 123.230
32 32 Tom Abele, Jr., Norwich, Conn. Crystal Auto Body/RH2 Radios Chevrolet 30.991 122.900
33 68 Johnny Bush, Huntington Station, N.Y. J.B. Stone Setters/Mehner Racing Chevrolet 31.019 122.789
34 18 Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y.+ Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet 31.607 120.505
35 33 Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn.+ Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan's Oil Chevrolet 31.566 120.661
36 8 Tommy Farrell, III, Neptune, N.J. *+ TheraFizz Energy Chevrolet 31.064 122.611
37 9 Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn. + Middlesex Auto Center Chevrolet 31.311 121.644
38 26 Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. + Lakeland Landscape/RC Electric Chevrolet 31.536 120.776

Did Not Qualify: Fred Vordermeier
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
+ Provisional Starter