 By
Jason Christley, NASCAR
LOUDON, N.H. – The New
England 100 ended with a wild scramble on the last turn of
the last lap that wiped out two of the leaders and provided
Donny Lia his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Points leader Ted Christopher led at the
white flag, with Lia, Todd Szegedy and Ron Silk jockeying
for position. Lia dove inside of Christopher as he headed
into Turn 3. Moments after Lia took the lead, Szegedy swept
underneath both to the front of the line. As they came out
of the final turn heading to the checkered flag, all four
bounced off each other, with Christopher collecting Szegedy
into the wall as Lia slipped by to grab the win.
Ed Flemke Jr. wound up second, followed
by Silk and Rowan Pennink. Christopher managed to gather the
car enough to get it across the line and salvage a fifth.
It was the 12th career win for Lia, whose previous victory
at New Hampshire came in 2007 en route to his tour
championship.
The race had 16 official lead changes
among eight drivers, with many more changes for the front
position at a track with a reputation for Daytona-style
drafting and passing for the NASCAR Whelen Modified cars.
Szegedy led a race-high 53 laps.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan
Newman led 13 laps and swapped the lead back-and-forth with
Szegedy in the early going before he spun on lap 64 and
exited the race. The other NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
in the race, Kasey Kahne, was involved in a Lap 72 accident.
Kahne finished 31st and Newman 34th.
Doug Coby, Richard Savary, Szegedy, Woody
Pitkat, and Glenn Tyler rounded out the top 10. Christopher
was able to extend his points lead to 53 over Szegedy, while
Lia moved to third place, 72 behind Christopher.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will next
race Saturday, July 11 at Spencer Speedway in Williamson,
N.Y.
| |
|
Fin |
Str |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Points |
Total Award |
Status |
|
1 |
4 |
4 |
Donny Lia |
JoJo Energy Drink Dodge |
100 |
180 |
$15,700 |
Running |
|
2 |
8 |
10 |
Ed Flemke, Jr. |
Ron Bouchard Autos/Kleer
Trimboards |
100 |
170 |
11,800 |
Running |
|
3 |
14 |
79 |
Ron Silk |
Hill Enterprises/Coors
Light/Sunoco Pontiac |
100 |
165 |
9,350 |
Running |
|
4 |
5 |
93 |
Rowan Pennink |
Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner
Chevrolet |
100 |
160 |
6,700 |
Running |
|
5 |
3 |
36 |
Ted Christopher |
Al-Lee Installations
Chevrolet |
100 |
155 |
5,400 |
Running |
|
6 |
1 |
19 |
Doug Coby |
Major Motion Trans./Family
Auto Ctr. Chevrolet |
100 |
150 |
4,650 |
Running |
|
7 |
26 |
21 |
Richard Savary |
N.E. Enfrastructure/WizzKids
Chevrolet |
100 |
146 |
3,550 |
Running |
|
8 |
2 |
2 |
Todd Szegedy |
UNOH/Wisk/Snuggle Ford |
100 |
142 |
3,700 |
Running |
|
9 |
19 |
28 |
Woody Pitkat |
Ramar-Hall Chevrolet |
100 |
138 |
3,600 |
Running |
|
10 |
29 |
8 |
Glenn Tyler |
Sypher Const./Financial
Fed. Credit Chevrolet |
100 |
134 |
3,350 |
Running |
|
11 |
10 |
09 |
Bobby Grigas, III |
Triple-G Scaffold Services
Chevrolet |
100 |
130 |
3,150 |
Running |
|
12 |
22 |
1 |
Rob Summers |
Frasco Fuel Chevrolet |
100 |
127 |
2,650 |
Running |
|
13 |
34 |
18 |
Ken Heagy |
Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet |
100 |
124 |
3,700 |
Running |
|
14 |
16 |
14 |
Reggie Ruggiero |
Atlantic Sprinkler Ford |
100 |
121 |
2,925 |
Running |
|
15 |
35 |
33 |
Wade Cole |
Perf. Engines/Kendall
Oil/Ryan's Oil Chevrolet |
100 |
118 |
2,800 |
Running |
|
16 |
15 |
46 |
Eric Beers |
Cape Cod Aggregates/J&R
Pre-Cast Chevrolet |
99 |
115 |
2,875 |
Running |
|
17 |
23 |
58 |
Eric Goodale * |
Riverhead Building Supply
Chevrolet |
99 |
112 |
3,050 |
Running |
|
18 |
9 |
50 |
Kevin Goodale |
Riverhead Building Supply
Chevrolet |
99 |
109 |
2,725 |
Running |
|
19 |
21 |
17 |
Glen Reen |
Reen Orthodontics/Pep Boys
Chevrolet |
98 |
106 |
2,900 |
Running |
|
20 |
32 |
32 |
Tom Abele, Jr. |
Crystal Auto Body/RH2
Radios Chevrolet |
98 |
103 |
2,543 |
Running |
|
21 |
30 |
70 |
Andy Seuss |
Stuart's Automotive/MUA
Chevrolet |
98 |
100 |
2,525 |
Running |
|
22 |
33 |
68 |
Johnny Bush |
J.B. Stone Setters/Mehner
Racing Chevrolet |
98 |
97 |
2,100 |
Running |
|
23 |
13 |
16 |
Mike Stefanik |
Diversified
Metals/Sanderson-MacLeod Pontiac |
97 |
94 |
2,475 |
Running |
|
24 |
7 |
3 |
Ryan Preece |
Mizzy Const./Reynold's Auto
Wrecking |
96 |
91 |
2,474 |
Running |
|
25 |
24 |
52 |
Chris Pasteryak |
Dawley's Auto Center/Sunoco
Chevrolet |
96 |
88 |
2,300 |
Running |
|
26 |
27 |
99 |
Jamie Tomaino |
Ideal Racing Chevrolet |
96 |
85 |
2,300 |
Running |
|
27 |
37 |
9 |
Jake Marosz |
Middlesex Auto Center
Chevrolet |
91 |
82 |
1,800 |
Running |
|
28 |
18 |
12 |
Jimmy Blewett |
TS Haulers/Snake Pit
Enterprises Chevrolet |
80 |
79 |
2,300 |
Running |
|
29 |
31 |
0 |
Tim Arre |
Ralph Solehm Racing
Chevrolet |
80 |
76 |
1,800 |
Running |
|
30 |
20 |
11 |
Anthony Sesely |
Boardwick Racing Engines
Chevrolet |
72 |
73 |
1,800 |
Accident |
|
31 |
17 |
96 |
Kasey Kahne |
Mowhawk Northeast/N.E. Race
Fuels Chevrolet |
72 |
70 |
1,800 |
Accident |
|
32 |
25 |
59 |
Erick Rudolph |
Original Pizza Logs/Prime
Tyme Chevrolet |
71 |
67 |
1,800 |
Accident |
|
33 |
12 |
71 |
Rob Fuller * |
Draco Springs Ford |
66 |
64 |
1,800 |
Accident |
|
34 |
6 |
7 |
Ryan Newman |
Aggressive Hydraulics
Chevrolet |
64 |
61 |
1,800 |
Accident |
|
35 |
28 |
00 |
Jonathan McKennedy |
Sherm's Towing/J.F.
McNamara Chevrolet |
57 |
58 |
1,800 |
Accident |
|
36 |
11 |
90 |
Renee Dupuis |
UIG/SFI Chevrolet |
20 |
55 |
1,800 |
Engine |
|
37 |
36 |
08 |
Tommy Farrell, III * |
TheraFizz Energy Chevrolet |
3 |
52 |
2,200 |
Brakes |
|
38 |
38 |
26 |
Gary McDonald |
Lakeland Landscape/RC
Electric Chevrolet |
1 |
49 |
1,800 |
Accident |
|
|
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Doug Coby, Time: 30.003
Seconds, Speed: 126.947 mph
Failed to Qualify: (1) Fred Vordermeier (#04).
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 24 mins, 32 secs Average
Speed: 75.095 mph Margin of Victory: .306
Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 2-6; 64-70; 72-78; 81-85;
93-96. 5 for 28 laps.
Lap Leaders: Todd Szegedy 1-12, Ryan Newman 13-22,
Todd Szegedy 23-51, Ryan Newman 52-54, Todd Szegedy 55-66, Andy
Seuss 67-79, Eric Goodale * 80, Ron Silk 81, Ed Flemke, Jr. 82-86,
Donny Lia 87-89, Ted Christopher 90, Donny Lia 91, Ron Silk 92, Ted
Christopher 93-94,
Ron Silk 95-97, Ted Christopher 98-99, Donny Lia 100.
Total Laps Led: Todd Szegedy 53, Ryan Newman 13,
Andy Seuss 13, Ted Christopher 5, Ron Silk 5, Ed Flemke, Jr. 5,
Donny Lia 5, Eric Goodale * 1. 16 changes involving 8 drivers.
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
COCA-COLA MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Ken Heagy, 18 Buoy One
Seafood Chevrolet
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Doug Coby, 19 Major Motion
Trans./Family Auto Ctr. Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Ron Silk,
79 Hill Enterprises/Coors Light/Sunoco Pontiac
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Eric Goodale *, 58
Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet
WHELEN WINNER OF THE RACE AWARD: Donny Lia, 4 JoJo
Energy Drink Dodge
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender |
