 Without skipping a beat, Bobby Santos
collected his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Coors Light Pole
Award of the season inrecord fashion at Stafford Motor Speedway in
qualifying for the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST.
Santos, coming off a win from the pole in the 2010 season opening
event at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway, set the tone for
the day by posting the fastest lap in Saturday morning’s practice
session and followed that up with a lap time of 17.965 seconds for
an average speed of 100.195 mph which established a track record.
He bested the previous record of 18.009 set by Matt Hirschman at the
2007 Spring Sizzler.
Rowan Pennink tied Hirschman’s old record at 18.009 (99.950) to post
the second-fastest time in qualifying.
Eric Rudolph recorded the third-quickest time at 18.075 (99.585)
followed by 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion
George Brunnhoelzl III with a time of 18.100 (99.448).
Rounding out the top-five qualifiers was Ron Silk, who logged a time
of 18.108 seconds (99.404).
Keeping with the trend, Santos also drew the No. 1 starting position
in the post-qualifying redraw just like he did at Thompson. He will
be joined in the front row by Doug Coby, who qualified 10th. The
second row for Sunday’s 200-lap feature will consist of Jamie
Tomaino and Jimmy Blewett.
The green flag for the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST
is slated to wave at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday. For ticket information,
please visit Stafford Motor Speedway’s official website (www.staffordmotorspeedway.com).
 Qualifying Results
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour - Tech-Net Spring Sizzler pres. by
CARQUEST Lineup
Race Sunday; Qualifying Sunday
at Stafford Motor Speedway,
Stafford, Conn.
Lap Length: 0.5 miles
1. (4) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 100.195
2. (0) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 99.146
3. (99) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 99.327
4. (14) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 99.343
5. (6) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 99.404
6. (54) Eric Berndt, Cromwell, Conn., Chevrolet, 99.310
7. (46) George Brunnhoelzl, III, W. Babylon, N.Y., Chevrolet, 99.448
8. (98) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 99.585
9. (36) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 99.404
10. (93) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 99.950
11. (76) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 98.825
12. (2) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 98.803
13. (52) Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon, Conn., Chevrolet, 98.652
14. (3) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 98.609
15. (39) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet,
98.603
16. (51) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 98.587
17. (70) Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H., Chevrolet, 98.533
18. (16) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 98.463
19. (59) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 98.328
20. (05) Joe Hartmann, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 98.269
21. (50) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 98.194
22. (79) James Civali, Meriden, Conn., Pontiac, 98.173
23. (1) Rob Summers, Vernon, Conn., Chevrolet, 98.168
24. (28) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 98.130
25. (29) Kenny Horton, Guilford, Conn., Chevrolet, 98.087
26. (10) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 97.949
27. (90) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 97.869
28. (8) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 97.821
29. (58) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 97.619
30. (17) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass., Chevrolet, 97.582
31. (18) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 95.132
32. (33) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 96.051
33. (68) Johnny Bush, Huntington Station, N.Y., Chevrolet, 95.633
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
+ Provisional Starter
Did Not Qualify: Danny Knoll Jr., Jake Marosz, Gary McDonald
NOTE: Top 10 qualifiers redrew for starting position |
