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DOUG COBY
BANKS $10,000 AT SEEKONK OPEN WHEEL WEDNESDAY |
 Doug
Coby now has three $10,000 checks signed by Action
Track of the East in his career.
Coming into Wednesday June 29, Coby had scored the
victory at the annual Open Wheel Wednesday modified
event in 2011 and 2013.
Coby grabbed his third trophy from Seekonk Speedway
by winning round one of 2016 for the NorthEast Race
Cars and Parts Tri Track Open Modified Series
Wednesday evening, behind the wheel of his No. 2
Dunleavy Truck and Trailer Repair, LFR Chassis
mount.
“I wasn’t even planning on getting out front, I was
going to just ride fifth for a lot of the race then
those guys gave me the room,” Coby said following
his victory.
“Whether I’m going to win or not in the end, I
wanted to be in the lead and be in control, I’ve
always said that about these open shows. It’s easy
for guys to roll up to your bumper here at Seekonk
but when they go to pass you they just slide the
rear end.”
Coby was slated to go off seventh based on where he
finished in his qualifying heat race, but during the
redraw on the track prior to the green, he drew a
fourth behind the wheel of his No. 2.
He worked inside the top-five for much of the early
portion of the race, riding fifth while drivers in
front of him tangled for the lead. He started making
his move on lap 30 when he slid by Jon McKennedy to
fourth. Then, Coby made a move to the bottom,
three-wide and quickly jumped to second.
He wheeled his No. 2 to the advantage over the rest
of the field on a lap 40 restart and never looked
back for the remaining of the event. He held off
challenges from McKennedy, Justin Bonsignore and Ron
Silk in the final stages and captured his first
career win on the Tri Track Open Modified Series.
“This is huge LFR Chassis and all of my team,” Coby
said. “It was up in the air what car I was going to
come with. This is a great series, Dick Williams,
James Schaefer and these guys put a lot of time and
money into these shows.”
Silk, who started outside the top-10 behind the
wheel of his No. 50, quickly worked this way through
the field and was inside the top-five by the time
the field hit the halfway point. He was all over the
back bumper of Coby in the final laps, but couldn’t
find the way around to the big payday.
“Doug did a good job of protecting the bottom like
you have to do to win the race,” Silk said. “I could
roll the top and get to his right rear, but I was
just that much tight that I couldn’t hold him down
and get by. It was good hard racing in the front all
night and really clean.”
Rowan Pennink drove the Gary Casella owned No. 25 to
a third place run and he was followed across the
line by Les Hinckley, who piloted a Wayne Darling
No. 52. Rounding out the top-five was Matt “Money”
Hirschman.
The NorthEast Race Cars and Parts Tri Track Open
Modified Series gets back on track at Star Speedway
for the SBM coming up on July 30.
For more information, visit
www.tritrackopenmodifiedseries.com
Tri Track 100 Feature Finish: Doug Coby, Ron
Silk, Rowan Pennink, Les Hinckley, Matt Hirschman,
Woody Pitkat, Richard Savary, Eric Berndt, Jon
McKennedy, Dwight Jarvis, Dennis Perry, Chris
Pasteryak, Keith Rocco, Andy Jankowiak, Todd
Szegedy, Andy Seuss, Kirk Alexander, Todd Annarummo,
Calvin Carroll, Branden Dion, Anthony Sesely, Dan
Meservey Jr., Justin Bonsignore, Jeff Rocco, Carl
Mederios Jr., Tommy Barrett
Tri Track B-Main Feature Finish: Carl
Mederios Jr., Earl Paules, Mike Holdridge, Troy
Talman, Roger Coss, Austin Kochenash, Mike Benevides,
Jeff Gallup, Eddie LeClerc, Ken Bouchard, Mike
Douglas Jr., Dick Houlihan
Tri Track Consi #2 Finish: Les Hinckley,
Branden Dion, Andy Seuss, Earl Paules, Mike Douglas
Jr., Jeff Gallup, Dick Houlihan, Troy Talman, Eddie
LeClerc
Tri Track Consi #1 Finish: Matt Hirschman,
Jeff Rocco, Dennis Perry, Roger Coss, Mike Benevides,
Carl Mederios Jr., Mike Holdridge
Heat Race #1: Todd Annarummo, Keith Rocco,
Chase Dowling, Woody Pitkat, Austin Kochenash, Eddie
LeClerc, Mike Benevides
Heat Race #2: Ron Silk, Doug Coby, Andy
Jankowiak, Tommy Barrett, Branden Dion, Dennis
Perry, Earl Paules, Andy Seuss
Heat Race #3: Anthony Sesely, Richard Savary,
Justin Bonsignore, Kirk Alexander, Jeff Rocco, Les
Hinckley, Ken Bouchard, Mike Holdridge
Heat Race #4: Rowan Pennink, Chris Pasteryak,
Calvin Carroll, Dwight Jarvis, Dick Houlihan, Matt
Hirschman, Mike Douglas Jr., Jeff Gallup
Heat Race #5: Jon McKennedy, Todd Szegedy,
Eric Berndt, Dan Meservey, Roger Coss, Troy Talman,
Carl Mederios, Ted Christopher
THE FOLLOWING WERE STARTING LINEUPS ON WEDNESDAY:
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Heat
1
57Rocco-13Dowling
12Annarummo-66Kochenash
52Pitkat-40LeClerc
85Benevides
Heat 2
50Silk-27Jankowiak
8Paules-70Seuss
04-Dion-76Perry
2Coby-44Barrett
Heat 3
47Bouchard-0Holdridge
1Sesely-52Hinckley
28Rocco-21Bonsignore
43Alexander-99Savary
Heat 4
25Pennink-80Houlihan
39Carroll-60Hirschman
28Jarvis-15ctPasteryak
23Douglas-4Gallup
Heat 5
17Coss-29McKennedy
50Mederios-85Szegedy
16Berndt-00Christopher
3Talman-45Meservey
Consi 1
66Kochenash-28Rocco
17Coss-76Perry
60Hirschman-85Benevides
47Bouchard-50Mederios
0Holdridge
Consi 2
04Dion-80 Houlihan
40LeClerc-52Hinckley
3Talman-8Paules
23Douglas-70Seuss
4Gallup
Tri Track 100 Feature Lineup
25Pennink-29McKennedy
12Annarummo-2Coby
99Savary-57Rocco
1Sesely-52Hinckley
15ctPasteryak-85Szegedy
13Dowling-27Jankowiak
21Bonsignore-39Carroll
16Berndt-52Pitkat
44Barrett-43Alexander
28Jarvis-45Meservey
60Hirschman-52Hinckley
28Jarvis-04Dion
76Perry-70Seuss
50Mederios
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Source:
Kyle Souza / Tri-Track Open Modified Series
Posted:
June 30, 2016 |
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