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WILLIAMSON,
NY: Matt Hirschman reached Victory Lane for the first time in his NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour career Saturday night at Spencer Speedway when he
led 79 laps and won the Mason Farms 100.
Hirschman, who won the second of two 25-lap heat
races earlier in the evening, led four times throughout the 100-lap main
and was the car to beat all night. After Mike Stefanik had moved through
the field and took the lead on lap 89, the veteran was caught up in an
accident coming out of Turn 3 and Hirschman took back a lead that he
would never relinquish.
Hirschman’s first victory came in his 45th career
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour start.
Ronnie Silk was the runner-up to Hirschman in the
race which marked his third top 10 finish in a row. Chuck Hossfeld, who
won the first heat race, came home third, and has yet to finish outside
the top five in six races this year.
Jimmy Blewett followed Hossfeld across the finish
line while Stefanik wound up fifth. They were followed in the top 10 by
Glen Reen, Todd Szegedy, Wade Cole, Danny Sammons and Bobby Grigas III.
The finish was the best of Reen’s rookie season.
Earlier in the evening Williamson native Jan Leaty
captured the Coors Light Pole Award following group qualifying, but
suffered a crash on the first lap of the main and could not continue.
With six races in the books, the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour will move to Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway for the next date on
the schedule. The Miller Lite 140 will take place on Saturday, August 2.
7/12/08 Spencer Speedway Mason Farms 100 Finish:
Finish/Start/Car Number/Driver/Team/Laps Completed/Points/Money
Won/Status
1. (2) #59 MATT HIRSCHMAN - NORTHAMPTON, PA: Ed Bennett Properties
Chevrolet, 100, 180, $3,700/Running
2. (8) #79 Ronnie Silk: Hill Enterprises/Coors Light/Sunoco Pontiac,
100, 170, $2,200/Running
3. (1) #4 Chuck Hossfeld: Mystic Missile Dodge, 100, 165, $1,900/Running
4. (10) #19 Jimmy Blewett: TS Haulers/Major Motion Transport Chevrolet,
100, 160, $1,650/Running
5. (4) #16 Mike Stefanik: Diversified Metals/Ace Moldings Pontiac, 100,
155, $1,550/Running
6. (19) #17 Glen Reen *: Reen Orthodontics/Pep Boys Chevrolet, 100, 150,
$2,050/Running
7. (23) #2 Todd Szegedy: Wisk-Snuggle Ford, 100, 146, $1,350/Running
8. (29) #33 Wade Cole: Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet, 100,
142, $2,050/Running
9. (25) #0 Danny Sammons: Area Auto Racing News Chevrolet, 100, 138,
$1,050/Running
10. (9) #09 Bobby Grigas, III: Triple-G Scaffold Services Chevrolet,
100, 134, $1,200/Running
11. (18) #11 Anthony Sesely: A-1 Auto Center Dodge, 100, 130,
$1,150/Running
12. (13) #93 Rowan Pennink: Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet, 100,
127, $1,025/Running
13. (24) #8 Glenn Tyler: Sypher Const./Twin Forks Chevrolet, 100, 124,
$925/Running
14. (22) #05 Joe Hartmann: WMS Const./Charlie's Collision Chevrolet,
100, 121, $875/Running
15. (30) #9 Jake Marosz: Middlesex Auto Center Chevrolet, 100, 118,
$630/Running
16. (17) #10 Ed Flemke, Jr.: Ron Bouchard Auto/Premier Kitchens
Chevrolet, 100, 115, $800/Running
17. (3) #46 Eric Beers: Reynold's Auto Wrecking Chevrolet, 99, 112,
$775/Running
18. (28) #12 Ken Heagy: Buoy One Seafood/TS Haulers Ford, 99, 109,
$725/Running
19. (6) #36 Ted Christopher: Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet, 90, 106,
$700/Suspension
20. (27) #66 Bill Hebing: Monroe Extinguisher/Kennedy-Schum Chevrolet,
89, 103, $475/Accident
21. (21) #99 Jamie Tomaino: J Co./Clean-Up Supply Chevrolet, 89, 100,
$425/Running
22. (26) #32 Tom Abele, Jr. *: Synergyn/Crystal Auto Body Chevrolet, 83,
97, $600/Running
23. (15) #21 Richard Savary: Superior Oil/Pine Hill Service Chevrolet,
67, 94, $575/Steering
24. (31) #45 Erick Rudolph *: Original Pizza Logs/Prime Tyme Chevrolet,
63, 91, $325 Clutch
25. (12) #3 Ryan Preece: Mizzy Const./F.J. Hubeny Chevrolet, 62, 88,
$500/Accident
26. (20) #28 James Civali: Ramar-Hall/Civali Auto/Genesis Chevrolet, 61,
85, $500/Running
27. (7) #58 Kevin Goodale: Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet, 36, 82,
$500/Accident
28. (16) #47 Jim Storace: Harry's Fuel/TRC Race Components Pontiac, 24,
79, $300/Accident
29. (11) #25 Mike Leaty: U.S. Army Chevrolet, 14, 76, $300/Accident
30. (14) #48 Buck Catalano: Hunter's Hope Chevrolet, 12, 73,
$300/Accident
31. (5) #6 Jan Leaty: Pace Electronics/Heluva Good Foods Pontiac, 0, 70,
$900/Accident
Fastest Qualifier: Jan Leaty, Time: 19.098 Seconds,
Speed: 94.251 MPH
Heat 1 Winner: Chuck Hossfeld, #4 Mystic Missile Dodge
Heat 2 Winner: Matt Hirschman, #59 Ed Bennett Properties Chevrolet
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 6 mins, 7 secs Average Speed: 45.374 mph Margin of
Victory: 0.782 Seconds
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Jan Leaty, #6 Pace Electronics/Heluva Good Foods
Pontiac
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Glen Reen *, #17 Reen
Orthodontics/Pep Boys Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Wade Cole, #33 Performance
Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Glen Reen *, #17 Reen Orthodontics/Pep
Boys Chevrolet
WHELEN WINNER OF THE RACE AWARD: Matt Hirschman, #59 Ed Bennett
Properties Chevrolet
Caution Flags: Laps 2-6; 9-11; 13-17; 26-31; 36-39; 58-61; 66-69; 86-88;
90-95. 9 for 40 laps.
Lap Leaders: Chuck Hossfeld 1-18, Matt Hirschman 19-39, Chuck Hossfeld
40, Matt Hirschman 41-59, Chuck Hossfeld 60, Matt Hirschman 61-88, Mike
Stefanik 89, Matt Hirschman 90-100.
Total Laps Led: Matt Hirschman 79, Chuck Hossfeld 20, Mike Stefanik 1. 7
changes involving 3 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points after Spencer event:
1. Chuck Hossfeld #4 - 1020
2. Ted Christopher #36 - 925
3. Todd Szegedy #2 - 896
4. Matt Hirschman #59 - 823
5. Eric Beers #46 - 797
6. Mike Stefanik #16 - 789
7. Ed Flemke, Jr. #10 - 777
8. Rowan Pennink #93 - 766
9. Ronnie Silk #79 - 751
10. Ryan Preece #3 - 692
Next Race: Miller Lite 140 - Riverhead Raceway: August 2
* Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender
Source:
Jason Cunningham/NASCAR PR
Additions and corrections: Mark Southcott/NYRaceZone.com
Posted: July 13, 2008
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