Solomito Scores Home Track Whelen Modified Win

Timmy Solomito celebrated in victory lane before his hometown fans Saturday night at Riverhead Speedway following his second career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win. Photo by Fran Lawlor/NASCAR

While Timmy Solomito’s first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win earlier this year was a ‘dream come true,’ Saturday night’s victory at his home track was twice as sweet.

The 24-year-old Islip, New York driver, piloted the No. 16 Diversified Metals /R.B. Enterprises Ford to the win in the Riverhead 200 at New York’s Riverhead Speedway.

To get to victory lane for a second time, Solomito had to hold off Justin Bonsignore in a green-white-checkered finish that capped a wild night on the historic quarter-mile.

“Since I set out on the tour, this is something I always wanted to do, win in front of my hometown crowd,” Solomito said. “To finally get a win here means a lot.”

It was a Riverhead sweep of the podium, as Bonsignore settled for second and Donny Lia came home third.

Jimmy Blewett, who had to drop to the rear on the start for making changes after qualifying, charged his way up to fourth. Dave Sapienza rounded out the top five.

Solomito has won a number of the extra-distance NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified events at Riverhead, but was 0-for-5 in tour starts. He did nearly come away with a win in 2013, only to finish third after losing the lead to eventual winner Ryan Preece with 24 laps to go.

Bonsignore is a former NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champion at Riverside and was looking to win his third straight tour race there. But Solomito got a strong jump on the race’s final restart as the late caution pushed the race to 212 laps.

Earlier in the day, Doug Coby won his fifth Coors Light Pole Award in six races this season. Coby led a race-high 81 laps but spun after contact with Bonsignore as the two battled along with Solomito for the lead on Lap 196. Coby salvaged a 10th-place finish and maintained a 17-point lead over Max Zachem.

Zachem finished sixth, followed by Eric Goodale, Chase Dowling, rookie Matt Swanson and Coby.

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heads north next month for the New England 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 16. It’s part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at the “Magic Mile,” which includes the non-points All-Star Shootout for the Whelen Modifieds on Friday, July 15.

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Riverhead Speedway – Riverhead, NY
Riverhead 200 – June 25, 2016

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	B/Points	Status
1	5	16	Timmy Solomito	Diversified Metals /R.B. Enterprises Ford	212	47	4	Running
2	10	51	Justin Bonsignore	M3 Technology Chevrolet	212	43	1	Running
3	4	8	Donny Lia	Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet	212	41		Running
4	13	4	Jimmy Blewett	Starrett Dodge	212	40		Running
5	7	36	Dave Sapienza	Frankie’s Towing Chevrolet	212	39		Running
6	8	20	Max Zachem	Lu-Mac’s Package Store/VWS Chevrolet	212	38		Running
7	17	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing/RBSCorp.com Chevrolet	212	37		Running
8	19	9	Chase Dowling	S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Repair Chevrolet	212	36		Running
9	12	89	Matt Swanson *	Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing Chevrolet	212	35		Running
10	1	2	Doug Coby	Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano Const Chevrolet	212	36	2	Running
11	25	99	Jamie Tomaino	Dunleavy’s Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet	212	33		Running
12	24	44	Bobby Santos	Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet	212	32		Running
13	16	29	Brendon Bock	Pro System Brakes/L.I. Performance Chevrolet	212	31		Running
14	22	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet	211	30		Running
15	20	6	Vincent Biondolillo *	Kennedy L.I. Realty Chevrolet	209	29		Running
16	14	56	Craig Lutz *	Lutz Motorsports Chevrolet	205	28		Running
17	23	46	Jeff Goodale	Riverhaed Bldg Supply Chevrolet	205	27		Running
18	21	33	Wade Cole	Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet	205	26		Running
19	3	82	Ron Silk	Horton Avenue Materials Chevrolet	201	25		Running
20	18	64	Rob Summers	HTE/Fast Track Elect/Complete Const. Chevrolet	200	24		Running
21	9	3	Rowan Pennink	Cape Cod Copper/Canto Paving Chevrolet	196	23		Accident
22	11	34	Kyle Soper *	Atlantic Chevrolet Chevrolet	196	22		Accident
23	2	6	Ryan Preece	T.S. Haulers, Inc./Riverhead Raceway Inc. Chevrolet	184	22	1	Handling
24	6	75	Shawn Solomito	Eastport Feeds Chevrolet	95	20		Accident
25	15	5	Frank Vigliarolo, Jr.	Frankie’s Towing/F-1 Capital Chevrolet	95	19		Accident
26	26	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape /TRC Electric Chevrolet	80	18		Steering
27	27	1	Melissa Fifield	Eastern Propane & Oil Chevrolet	4	17		Handling

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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Doug Coby, Time: 11.964 Seconds, Speed: 75.226 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 13 mins, 22 secs Average Speed: 43.344 mph Margin of Victory: 0.544 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 52-59; 83-93; 96-112; 117-122; 162-169; 189-193; 197-209. 7 for 68 laps.
Lap Leaders: Doug Coby 1-13, Ryan Preece 14-74, Doug Coby 75-76, Timmy Solomito 77-92, Doug Coby 93-157, Timmy Solomito 158-193, Doug Coby 194, Timmy Solomito 195-209, Justin Bonsignore 210, Timmy Solomito 211-212.
Total Laps Led: Doug Coby 81, Timmy Solomito 69, Ryan Preece 61, Justin Bonsignore 1. 9 changes involving 4 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Doug Coby 242, Max Zachem 225, Justin Bonsignore 216, Donny Lia 215, Timmy Solomito 214, Jimmy Blewett 207, Matt Swanson * 203, Bobby Santos 201, Rowan Pennink 200, Brendon Bock 199