Ryan Preece swigs the NAPA Fall Final 150 winner’s milk bottle after scoring the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory Sunday at Stafford Motor Speedway. Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images for NASCAR
STAFFORD, CT – Ryan Preece broke through Sunday after a season-long absence from Victory Lane, and collected his 10th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory by holding off Ted Christopher at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Preece, the defending tour champion, had to weather a final challenge by Christopher after a late caution set up a final restart with two laps remaining. Christopher had an early advantage but Preece was able to power back by for the victory. Preece led a race-high 79 laps in recording his first win since Sept. 14 last year at New York’s Riverhead Raceway.
Christopher settled for second. Earlier in the day, Christopher collected his 13th NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship overall and ninth in Stafford’s SK Modified Division in a race also won by Preece.
Ron Silk rallied back to finish third, followed by rookie Tommy Barrett Jr. and Patrick Emerling.
Woody Pitkat was sixth and Eric Goodale seventh.
Championship points leader Doug Coby finished eighth and took advantage of second straight rough outing by Justin Bonsignore (21st) to extend his points lead. Coby leads Christopher, who moved into second, by 28 points and Bonsignore by 39 heading into the season finale.
Donny Lia and Rowan Pennink rounded out the top 10. Bobby Santos, who won the Coors Light Pole Award in qualifying Saturday, finished 12th.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will conclude the season on Sunday, Oct. 19, with the Sunoco World Series 150 presented by Xtra Mart at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Stafford Motor Speedway – Stafford, CT
Race Results – Sept. 28, 2014
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 16 | Ryan Preece | East West Marine/Diversified Metals Ford | 152 | 48 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 12 | 13 | Ted Christopher | M&T Enterprises/J&R Pre-Cast Chevrolet | 152 | 42 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 6 | Ron Silk | TS Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm Chevrolet | 152 | 41 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 22 | Tommy Barrett, Jr. * | Canto Paving/Ferguson Waterworks Chevrolet | 152 | 41 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling Chevrolet/Buffalo Auto Auction Chevrolet | 152 | 39 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 88 | Woody Pitkat | Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet | 152 | 38 | Running | |
| 7 | 5 | 58 | Eric Goodale | GAF Roofing/RBSCorp.com Chevrolet | 152 | 37 | Running | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Doug Coby | Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Perf./Fox Chevrolet | 152 | 36 | Running | |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | Donny Lia | Mystic Missile Racing Dodge | 152 | 35 | Running | |
| 10 | 17 | 93 | Rowan Pennink | Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet | 152 | 34 | Running | |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | Glen Reen | Reflex Energy/Baja Construction Chevrolet | 152 | 33 | Running | |
| 12 | 1 | 44 | Bobby Santos | Tinio Racing/Dan Kelley VL Stables Chevrolet | 152 | 33 | 1 | Running |
| 13 | 13 | 75 | Timmy Solomito * | Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. Chevrolet | 152 | 31 | Running | |
| 14 | 15 | 99 | Jamie Tomaino | Dunleavy’s Repair/N.A. Contractors Chevrolet | 152 | 30 | Running | |
| 15 | 14 | 52 | Keith Rocco | Wheelers Auto/Mr. Rooter Chevrolet | 150 | 29 | Running | |
| 16 | 19 | 18 | Ken Heagy | Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet | 149 | 28 | Running | |
| 17 | 21 | 26 | Gary McDonald | Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Pontiac | 148 | 27 | Running | |
| 18 | 20 | 33 | Wade Cole | Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s Chevrolet | 148 | 26 | Running | |
| 19 | 18 | 38 | Dave Salzarulo * | Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s Chevrolet | 145 | 25 | Running | |
| 20 | 22 | 01 | Melissa Fifield * | Big Moose RV Chevrolet | 136 | 24 | Running | |
| 21 | 10 | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | chem3.com Chevrolet | 82 | 23 | Suspension | |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Max Zachem * | Dunleavy’s Repair/Lu-Mac’s Chevrolet | 53 | 22 | Accident |
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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Bobby Santos, Time: 18.506 Seconds, Speed: 97.266 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 0 mins, 55 secs Average Speed: 74.856 mph Margin of Victory: 0.151 Seconds
Caution Flags: [Beneficiary] Laps 20-23 (Cars #8 & 51 accident (Turn 3) [01]); 59-63 (Cars #3 & 51 accident (Backstretch) [01]); 77-80 (Car #52 accident (Turn 4) [8]); 137-140 (Cars #38 & 99 accident (Turn 1) [75]); 146-149 (Car #93 spin (Turn 4) [99]). 5 for 21 laps.
Lap Leaders: Bobby Santos 1, Tommy Barrett, Jr. * 2-9, Bobby Santos 10-73, Ryan Preece 74-152.
Total Laps Led: Ryan Preece 79, Bobby Santos 65, Tommy Barrett, Jr. * 8. 3 changes involving 3 drivers.
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