 Ron
Silk started the 2012 campaign where he ended 2011 in
celebration at Thompson International Speedway, but it
wasn’t without controversy.
The Norwalk, Conn., earned his eighth career win Sunday
afternoon as he opened defense of his NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour title in the traditional season-opener, The Icebreaker.
He finished just inches ahead of Ted Christopher at the
culmination of a third green-white-checkered attempt.
Rowan Pennink crossed the line in front of both but had been
posted by NASCAR officials on the previous lap for jumping
the race’s final restart.
As a result, it was Silk not Pennink driving into Victory
Lane – where Silk had raised the tour championship trophy
last October. Pennink was credited with a 10th-place finish.
Mike Stefanik finished third, followed by Jimmy Blewett and
Donny Lia. Ryan Preece earned the Coors Light Pole Award in
Saturday qualifying but was caught up in a Lap 123 melee and
finished 16th.
Jamie Tomaino finished sixth, followed by Patrick Emerling,
Doug Coby, Wade Cole and Pennink.
Silk became the first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver to
earn a protected spot in the starting lineup for the UNOH
Battle At The Beach, to be held on a temporary oval on the
backstretch of Daytona International Speedway during
Speedweeks 2013 next February.
The next NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event is the CARQUEST
Tech-Net Spring Sizzler at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway.
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NWMT Thompson 4/15/12 Unofficial Results
Race: NWMT Thompson 4/15/12
Fin / Str / Car / Driver / Team / Laps / Points /
Bonus / Status
1. 8 6 Ron Silk Reynolds Auto Wrkg/Schnitzer
Chevrolet 159 47 4 Running
2. 12 36 Ted Christopher Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet 159 42 Running
3. 7 66 Mike Stefanik Robert B. Our Co. Chevrolet 159 41
Running
4. 16 76 Jimmy Blewett John Blewett Inc./Ling Trucking Chevrolet 159 40
Running
5. 10 4 Donny Lia Mystic Missile Racing Dodge 159 40 1
Running
6. 21 99 Jamie Tomaino Supreme Manufacturing Chevrolet 159 38 Running
7. 14 07 Patrick Emerling Emerling Ford Chevrolet 159 37 Running
8. 19 52 Doug Coby Reynolds Auto Wrkg/Sims Chevrolet 159 36 Running
9. 26 33 Wade Cole Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan's Chevrolet 159 35
Running
10. 5 93 Rowan Pennink Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet 159
35 1 Running
11. 17 28 Ed Flemke, Jr. Ron Bouchard Autos/Raceworks TV Chevrolet 158 33
Running
12. 13 50 Kevin Goodale Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 158 32 Running
13. 2 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology Chevrolet 149 31
Accident
14. 22 39 Richie Pallai, Jr CARQUEST Filters/Bosch Spark Plugs Chevrolet 130
30 Running
15. 20 11 Woody Pitkat Spectro Peformance Oil Chevrolet 129 29 Running
16. 1 16 Ryan Preece Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises Ford
125 30 2 Accident
17. 3 44 Bobby Santos Imperial Cars/Tinio Corp. Chevrolet 124 28
1 Accident
18. 6 64 Ron Yuhas, Jr. Fast Track Electric/DreamRide.org
Chevrolet 122 26 Accident
19. 25 88 Bryon Chew Buzz Chew Chevrolet/GT Vodka Chevrolet 122 25 Running
20. 27 79 Daniel Hemric * Hill Enterprises/Coors Light Pontiac 121 24
Electrical
21. 24 45 Eric Beers Howrith Freightliner/John Blewett Inc. Ford 118 23
Suspension
22. 4 3 Keith Rocco * Cape Cod Copper/Silver Dollar
Const. Chevrolet 88 22 Accident
23. 11 58 Eric Goodale Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet 87 21 Accident
24. 15 46 Eric Berndt Cape Cod Agts/ North End Auto Parts Chevrolet 86 20
Accident
25. 23 71 Rob Fuller Draco Spring Ford 86 19 Accident
26. 18 31 Tony Ferrante, Jr Ferrante & Co. Chevrolet 85 18 Accident
27. 9 2 Todd Szegedy Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano
Const. Ford 78 17 Accident
28. 28 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/MacLad Drywall Chevrolet 75 16 Engine
29. 29 38 John Jensen * Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan's Chevrolet 42 15
Engine
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Ryan Preece, Time: 18.387 Seconds, Speed:
122.369 mph
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 24 mins, 42 secs
Average Speed: 70.396 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.111 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 10-12 (Cars #07, 52 spin Turn 2); 40-43 (Car #2
spin backstretch); 53-55 (Car #58 spin Turn 4); 70-73 (Cars #28, 52 spin
Turn 2); 75-77 (Car #3 spin Turn 2); 79-82 (Cars #2, 6, 07 accident
backstretch); 86-89 (Multi-car accident Turn 1 [Red Flag 10 mins.]); 114-117
(Car #52 spin Turn 2); 123-128 (Multi-car accident Turn 3); 144-148 (Car #33
spin Turn 2); 150-152 (Cars #4, 51 accident Turn 2); 155-156 (Car #33 spin
Turn 4). 12 for 45 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ryan Preece 1-84, Bobby Santos 85-86, Ryan Preece 87-88,
Donny Lia 89-129, Rowan Pennink 130-137, Ron Silk 138-159.
Total Laps Led: Ryan Preece 86, Donny Lia 41, Ron Silk 22, Rowan
Pennink 8, Bobby Santos 2. 5 changes involving 5 drivers. |
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