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10/20/2010 |
BONSIGNORE
EARNS WHELEN MODIFIED ROOKIE AWARD
Second Year In A Row Honor
Goes To A Riverhead Alum |
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NASCAR
announced today that Justin Bonsignore has earned 2010 Sunoco Rookie
of the Year honors in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
Bonsignore, who hails from Holtsville on New York’s Long Island,
registered four top 10s and was the Sunoco Rookie of the Race in
eight of the season’s 14 events. His rookie campaign was highlighted
by a runner-up finish in the Made In America Whelen 200 at
Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and laps led at his home track,
Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway, in the Riverhead 200.
Bonsignore finished 13th in the season standings behind the wheel of
the No. 51 M3 Technology Chevrolet, a team owned by Kenneth Massa
that competed on the Whelen Modified Tour for the first time. He
earned Coors Light Pole Awards in the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 at
Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and in the CARQUEST Fall Final at
Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway and became the first rookie to
capture more than one pole since Chuck Hossfeld recorded a pair in
2002.
A regular in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Modified division
at Riverhead prior to this season, Bonsignore became the second
driver in a row with a background from the Long Island quarter-mile
track to claim Whelen Modified Tour rookie honors. Riverhead
resident Eric Goodale was the 2009 honoree.
Bonsignore finished two points ahead of Richie Pallai Jr. in the
final Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings. Pallai was 12th in the
overall season points with a pair of top 10s and a best finish of
ninth at Martinsville.
Bonsignore will be recognized for his accomplishments as part of the
festivities surrounding the NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Awards
Gala on Dec. 11 at the Charlotte Convention Center's Crown Ballroom
in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. |
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Source: Jason Cunningham / NASCAR
Posted: October
20, 2010 |
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