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Qualifying
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Icebreaker 150
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
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Polly Reid
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Woody Pitkat said earlier in the day, he had something to prove on the Tour.
He also said how much he appreciated the opportunity to get behind the wheel
of this car. After posting the fastest time in practice, Pitkat backed up
his efforts at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, winning the NWMT
Coors Light Pole in the #88 Buzz Chew Chevrolet.
Pitkat of Stafford, CT went out 12th in the qualifying order going to the
top of the chart with a time of 18.724 that held up through the remainder of
time trials.
It is Pitkat’s first career NWMT Coors Light Pole Award.
“The work that goes into these cars at the shop, the guys are there like 12
hours a day – it’s unbelievable how much time, effort and dedication it
takes- everyone said from day one, that the races are won in the garage and
it shows right now, the car is unbelievable.”
A call that Pitkat received over the off season began a highly anticipated
start to the 2014 NWMT season. “When I got on the plane to go to NC for the
banquet in November, the first person I saw that I knew was Mike Stefanik.
He was sitting there- he didn’t say ‘Hi’ or anything. The first thing he
said to me was, ‘you’re going to win some races in that car.’ To hear that
from him, the number of championships that he has, the number of wins that
he has, that gave me all the confidence in the world then.”
Pitkat acknowledges it takes time to gel with a new team and in their first
outing; they are well on their way. “Everything has gone so well, it’s
coming quicker than even I thought- to me, this is a dream come true for me
to get such a great ride.”
“It’s awesome, to come out here and do it right away. Now it’s all on me to
go out there and prove I can roll with everybody.”
Pitkat will lead the field to green tomorrow with Justin Bonsignore second,
Donny Lia third, defending champion Ryan Preece fourth and Rowan Pennink
fifth.
Patrick Emerling, Matt Hirschman, Keith Rocco and Bobby Santos round out the
top ten in qualifying. |
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Source: Polly Reid / TheChromeHorn.com
Posted: April
5, 2014 |
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