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COBY PULLS
AWAY FROM FIELD AT STAFFORD
Dominates For 19th Career NASCAR Whelen Modified Victory |
 Doug
Coby continued his mastery of his home track Friday
night.
The 36-year-old from Milford, Connecticut, won his
third straight NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race
Stafford Motor Speedway, the track where the
three-time tour champion spent his early years
racing, with yet another dominating effort. Coby led
129 of the 130 laps -- pulling away on a
green-white-checkered finish to claim the 26th
Annual TSI Harley Davidson 125.
"Right now, our team is firing on all cylinders,"
said Coby. "Everybody's got to do their job,
including me. And we did. That's why we won."
Jimmy Blewett scored his second straight podium with
a runner-up finish, while Donny Lia, Eric Goodale
and Justin Bonsignore rounded out the top five.
The win was the 19th of Coby's career in 175 starts,
tying him with Jerry Marquis and Todd Szegedy for
eighth all-time on the Whelen Modified Tour. Coby
has won five of the tour's last seven races, dating
back to last year. It's a streak that covers the
last three events at Stafford.
Dating back to his win in the NAPA Fall Final last
October, Coby's No. 2 Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano
Construction Chevrolet has led 367 of the last 375
laps on the half-mile.
"Not to screw up our car by making too many
changes," said Coby of what his team has learned in
order to keep winning at Stafford. "We were great at
the Fall Final and that was the first time we ran
the car here. And we tweak it during practice, and
we tweak before the race. The guys know, night race,
what's going to happen. Obviously I know this race
track. They know this race track.
"The goal right now is not screw it up. It's fast.
It's going to be a contender every time we come
here."
Only a pair of late cautions were able to slow Coby.
The final came on Lap 123 and set up an overtime
finish. Coby, however, was able to get away from the
pack and roll to Victory Lane.
"I left the door open a couple times," said Coby,
"but the car just had great forward bite off Turn 2.
I think that was the difference for us."
Rowan Pennink, who won the tracks' NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series Division I feature earlier in
the night, finished sixth. Ron Silk, Bobby Santos,
Brendon Bock and Max Zachem completed the top 10.
Championship contender Timmy Solomito was caught up
in a late race incident that dropped him from second
to seventh in points. Coby stretched his lead to 24
over Bonsignore and 28 over Donny Lia. Just 10
points separate Lia from an eighth-place tie between
Blewett and Bock.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is back on track on
Wednesday, June 15, at Thompson (Connecticut)
Speedway Motorsports Park.
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Stafford 6/3/16 Results
Stafford Motor Speedway
TSI Harley-Davidson 125
Fin / Str / Car / Driver
1. 1 2 Doug Coby
2. 5 4 Jimmy Blewett
3. 3 8 Donny Lia
4. 4 58 Eric Goodale
5. 13 51 Justin Bonsignore
6. 2 3 Rowan Pennink
7. 15 82 Ron Silk
8. 8 44 Bobby Santos
9. 9 29 Brendon Bock
10. 18 20 Max Zachem
11. 11 75 Shawn Solomito
12. 19 46 Jeff Goodale
13. 16 36 Dave Sapienza
14. 10 56 Craig Lutz *
15. 22 99 Jamie Tomaino
16. 7 9 Chase
Dowling
17. 17 89 Matt Swanson *
18. 20 18 Ken Heagy
19. 25 24 Andrew Krause *
20. 24 26 Gary McDonald
21. 21 33 Wade Cole
22. 26 01 Melissa Fifield
23. 12 16 Timmy Solomito
24. 14 64 Rob Summers
25. 6 85 Woody Pitkat
26. 23 38 Dave Salzarulo
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Doug Coby, Time: 18.46
Seconds, Speed: 97.508 mph
Time of Race: 54 mins, 38 secs Average Speed:
71.385 mph Margin of Victory: 0.535 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 73-80; 111-115; 117-120;
123-127. 4 for 22 laps.
Lap Leaders: Doug Coby 1-70, Donny Lia 71,
Doug Coby 72-130.
Total Laps Led: Doug Coby 129, Donny Lia 1. 2
changes involving 2 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Doug Coby 172, Justin
Bonsignore 148, Donny Lia 144, Max Zachem 143, Ron
Silk 142, Rowan Pennink 140, Timmy Solomito 137,
Jimmy Blewett 132, Brendon Bock 132, Matt Swanson *
126
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Source:
Jason Christley / NASCAR
Posted:
June 3, 2016 |
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