Ryan Preece Wins at Stafford Speedway 8-7-15

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

STAFFORD, Conn. -- Heading into the home stretch of the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, a trio of drivers are leading the championship charge.

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Friday night's Call Before You Dig 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway did little to separate them, although 2013 champion Ryan Preece moved to the front of the line, courtesy of his third win of the season.
Preece's No. 6 TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet was out front for the final 69 laps en route to his third win of the season and 14th of his career. Five of Preece's wins have come on Stafford's half-mile, including a victory in June's TSI Harley-Davidson 125
Challengers Doug Coby and Woody Pitkat followed close behind in second and third.
With nine races down and six remaining, Preece now leads Pitkat, who began the race with the points lead, by four tallies and defending champion Coby by 13. Todd Szegedy, who entered the night just two behind Coby, finished 16th and is now 30 points out of first.
Ted Christopher and Justin Bonsignore were fourth and fifth, respectively.
Patrick Emerling, who won his first career Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day, finished sixth. Timmy Solomito, Eric Goodale, Bobby Santos and rookie Chase Dowling rounded out the top 10.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be back at it in just five days, with the Budweiser King of Beers 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. NASCAR Home Tracks Media Press Release

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	B/Points	Status
1	15	6	Ryan Preece	TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet	150	48	5	Running
2	3	2	Doug Coby	Dunleavy's Repair/A&J Romano Const. Chevrolet	150	43	1	Running
3	7	88	Woody Pitkat	Buzz Chew Chev./TSI Harley-Davidson Chevrolet	150	41		Running
4	14	13	Ted Christopher	Mr. Rooter/Cape Cod Aggregates Chevrolet	150	41	1	Running
5	4	51	Justin Bonsignore	M3 Technology Chevrolet	150	39		Running
6	1	7	Patrick Emerling	Buffalo Auto Auction Chevrolet	150	39	1	Running
7	9	16	Timmy Solomito	Diversified Metals /R.B. Enterprises Ford	150	37		Running
8	16	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights Chevrolet	150	36		Running
9	2	44	Bobby Santos	Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet	150	36	1	Running
10	11	9	Chase Dowling *	S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy's Repair Chevrolet	150	34		Running
11	13	75	Shawn Solomito	Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. Chevrolet	150	33		Running
12	18	46	Jeff Goodale *	Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet	150	32		Running
13	21	14	Max Zachem *	Throw Bridge Trucking/Dunleavy's Chevrolet	150	31		Running
14	17	36	Dave Sapienza *	Frankie's Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet	149	30		Running
15	19	89	Matt Swanson *	Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing Chevrolet	149	29		Running
16	12	4	Todd Szegedy	Montanari Fuel Dodge	149	28		Running
17	25	37	Dave Salzarulo	Brickenmore Bricks Chevrolet	149	27		Running
18	23	33	Wade Cole	Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet	148	26		Running
19	20	99	Jamie Tomaino	Dunleavy's Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet	141	25		Running
20	6	93	Rowan Pennink	Van Wickle Auto Supply Chevrolet	137	24		Ignition
21	24	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Chevrolet	134	23		Handling
22	26	1	Melissa Fifield	Big Moose RV Chevrolet	114	22		Handling
23	8	29	Brendon Bock *	Pro System Brakes/L.I. Performance Chevrolet	83	22	1	Accident
24	22	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet	69	20		Accident
25	5	3	Troy Talman *	Cape Cod Copper/DCU/NAPA Chevrolet	51	19		Accident
26	10	8	Donny Lia	Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet	45	18		Suspension