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SOLOMITO
REPEATS AT RIVERHEAD
Seventh Career Victory For NASCAR Whelen Modified Points
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races into the 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
season, and Timmy Solomito is looking every bit the
driver to beat for the championship.
After his breakout four-win campaign in 2016,
Solomito has had an even better encore.
Saturday, the Islip, New York, driver returned to
his home track of Riverhead Raceway and picked up
his third win of the season. He held off David
Sapienza on an overtime finish to take the Buzz Chew
Chevrolet-Cadillac 200.
The Coors Light Pole Award winner, Solomito held
serve for his seventh career victory. He also won
this event last year. His No. 16 Starrett Tools Ford
led three times for a race-high 151 laps, including
the final 102 as a caution on Lap 196 pushed the
race to 208 laps.
The runner-up was a career-best for Sapienza, a
Riverhead native.
Doug Coby finished third while four-time Riverhead
winners Ryan Preece and Justin Bonsignore crossed
the line fourth and fifth, respectively.
Eric Goodale finished sixth with Rowan Pennink the
last car on the lead lap in seventh. Tom Rogers Jr.,
Dillon Steuer and Max Zachem completed the top 10.
The win also allowed Solomito to extend his
championship points lead to 13 over Pennink and 29
over Goodale. Bonsignore is fourth and Zachem is
fifth, while defending tour champion Coby moved up
to sixth.
Next up on the schedule is the Whelen Modified Tour
All-Star Shootout on July 14 followed by the
Nor’easter 100 the next day, both at New Hampshire
Motor Speedway.
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NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour - The Buzz Chew
Chevrolet-Cadillac 200 Results
Saturday At Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, N.Y.
Lap length: 0.25 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Timmy Solomito, Islip, N.Y., Ford, 208 laps, 51.899
mph.
2. (11) Dave Sapienza, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 208.
3. (5) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 208.
4. (4) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 208.
5. (7) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, NY, Chevrolet, 208.
6. (10) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 208.
7. (8) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 208.
8. (6) Tom Rogers, Jr., Patchogue, N.Y., Chevrolet, 207.
9. (12) Dillon Steuer, Bohemia, N.Y., Chevrolet, 207.
10. (15) Max Zachem, Preston, Conn., Chevrolet, 207.
11. (16) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn.,
Chevrolet, 207.
12. (9) Craig Lutz, Miller Place, N.Y.,
Chevrolet, 207.
13. (20) Matt Swanson, Acton, Mass., Ford, 207.
14. (3) Shawn Solomito, Islip, N.Y.,
Chevrolet, 207.
15. (21) Jeff Rocco, Meriden, Conn., Chevrolet, 206.
16. (14) Rob Summers, Manchester, CT, Chevrolet,
206.
17. (23) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet,
205.
18. (19) CJ Lehmann, Shirley, Pa., Chevrolet, 205.
19. (22) Calvin Carroll, Newton, N.J., Chevrolet,
202.
20. (18) Vincent Biondolillo, Farmingville, N.Y.,
Chevrolet, 165, ignition.
21. (2) Ronnie Williams, Ellington,
Conn., Chevrolet, 147, handling.
22. (13) Brendon Bock, Franklin Square, N.Y.,
Chevrolet, 100, steering.
23. (17) Jerry Solomito, Islip, N.Y., Chevrolet, 95,
accident.
24. (24) Melissa Fifield, Wakefield, N.H.,
Chevrolet, 83, accident.
25. (25) Wade Cole, Hartland, Conn., Ford, 67,
accident.
26. (26) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet,
41, steering.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 0 minutes 7 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.724 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: T. Solomito (74.652 mph,
12.056 seconds)
Caution Flags: 7 for 56 laps.
Lead Changes: 4 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T. Solomito 1-31; R. Preece
32-63; T. Solomito 64-81; R. Preece 82-106; T.
Solomito 107-208.
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Standings: 1. T. Solomito,
254; 2. R. Pennink, 241; 3. E. Goodale, 225; 4. J.
Bonsignore, 216;
5. M. Zachem, 211; 6. D. Coby, 200; 7. M. Swanson,
197; 8. R. Preece, 193; 9. W. Pitkat, 192; 10. R.
Summers, 188.
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Source:
Jason Christley / NASCAR
Posted:
June 24, 2017 |
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