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Cup Veteran Claims Whelen Shootout At New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. — Twice before, Ryan Newman drove the venerable 7NY Modified to Victory Lane in a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver did it again Friday. This time, the win came in the non-points inaugural Whelen All-Star Shootout. The latest victory came with the familiar frantic swapping of the lead synonymous with the open-wheeled cars on the 1.058-mile.
Newman lost the lead to Justin Bonsignore into Turn 1 of the white-flag lap, but got it back in Turn 3 and won the drag-race to the checkered flag.
Bonsignore held on for second, followed by Mike Stefanik, Ron Silk and Bobby Santos.
Newman has run 14 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races for the 7NY Modified team put together by Gary Putnam and NASCAR Sprint Cup crew chief Kevin “Bono” Manion. He also has a pair of wins at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Ryan Preece, Chuck Hossfeld, Todd Szegedy, Ted Christopher and JR Bertuccio rounded out the top 10.
Silk held the lead over Patrick Emerling and Ryan Preece into the halfway break at Lap 20. A random draw determined a 10-car invert and put Doug Coby and Bonsignore on the front row, with Newman restarting fifth. The race featured six official lead changes and Newman was credited with leading the final 16 laps.
The event was called after 37 laps when it reached its 30-minute time limit.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be back on track Saturday with its championship points race. Qualifying for the Sunoco 100 will be at 8 a.m., with the green-flag of the race at 1 p.m.
The Whelen All-Star Shootout will air on FOX Sports 1 on Sunday, July 20 at 2 p.m. The Sunoco 100 will air on FOX Sports 1 on Friday, July 18 at noon.
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 7 | Ryan Newman | Menards/Wix Filters Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 2 | 12 | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | chem3.com Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 3 | 17 | 1 | Mike Stefanik | Cady’s Tavern Ford | 37 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Ron Silk | TS Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 5 | 2 | 44 | Bobby Santos | Tinio Racing/ImperialCars.com Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 6 | 6 | 16 | Ryan Preece | East West Marine/Diversified Metals Ford | 37 | Running |
| 7 | 7 | 12 | Chuck Hossfeld | Robert B. Our Co./Cape Cod Agrgts. Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 8 | 18 | 15 | Todd Szegedy | 15-40 Connection Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 9 | 19 | 13 | Ted Christopher | J&R Pre-Cast/Cape Cod Aggregates Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 10 | 1 | 21 | JR Bertuccio | Gershow Recycling Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 11 | 13 | 73 | Cole Powell | Copps/Tricar/Chester’s Goat Milk Chevrolet | 37 | Running |
| 12 | 20 | 2 | Doug Coby | Dunleavy’s Repair/HEX Performance Chevrolet | 36 | Running |
| 13 | 10 | 70 | Andy Seuss | Rockingham Boat Chevrolet | 36 | Running |
| 14 | 9 | 93 | Rowan Pennink | Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet | 36 | Running |
| 15 | 11 | 52 | Matt Hirschman | Furnace & Duct Supply/Seekonk GP Chevrolet | 29 | Engine |
| 16 | 15 | 7 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling Chevrolet Inc. Chevrolet | 27 | Accident |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | Donny Lia | Mystic Missile Racing Dodge | 26 | Accident |
| 18 | 3 | 18 | Ken Heagy | Buoy One Seafood Ford | 11 | Handling |
| 19 | 5 | 8 | Glen Reen | Reflex Energy/Baja Construction Chevrolet | 8 | Handling |
| 20 | 16 | 99 | Jamie Tomaino | Dunleavy’s Repair/N.A. Contractors Chevrolet | 6 | Electrical |
RACE STATISTICS
Time of Race: 31 mins, 12 secs Average Speed: 74.712 mph Margin of Victory: 0.151 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 27-34 (Car #4 & #07 turn 4, no FP). 1 for 8 laps.
Lap Leaders: JR Bertuccio 1, Ryan Preece 2-3, Ron Silk 4-16, Ryan Preece 17, Ron Silk 18-20, Mike Stefanik 21, Ryan Newman 22-37.
Total Laps Led: Ryan Newman 16, Ron Silk 16, Ryan Preece 3, Mike Stefanik 1, JR Bertuccio 1. 6 changes involving 5 drivers.
