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Pennink Earns First Whelen Modified Win In Riverhead 200
Source: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Press Release Posted: August 1, 2010
Rowan Pennink held off Ryan Preece in a late-race duel to claim the checkered flag in the Riverhead 200 and his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory Saturday night.
The 24-year-old Huntingdon Valley, Pa., driver was making his 51st career start. He took the lead from Riverhead resident Kevin Goodale with 40 laps to go and weathered restarts on two ensuing cautions to bring home the win.
Preece, who suffered a mid-race spin, came back through the field to finish second. He was followed in the top five by Ron Silk, Mike Stefanik and George Brunnhoelzl III. Brunnhoelzl, another Long Island native and the 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion, earned his first Coors Light Pole Award in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour earlier in the day.
Eric Beers, Eric Goodale, Jamie Tomaino, points leader Bobby Santos and Erick Rudolph rounded out the top 10.
Brunnhoelzl led a race-high 57 laps. Kevin Goodale led 51 circuits, his first laps led since June 2008, but suffered a late-race spin and finished one lap down in 15th.
With another top-10 finish, Santos was able to grow his lead in the season standings to 67 points on Ted Christopher, who finished the race 12th.
The Riverhead 200 will air on VERSUS on Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will next race at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway on Friday, Aug. 6.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-Riverhead 200
Unofficial Results – Saturday , July 31 at Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, N.Y.
Lap length: 0.25 miles (Start position in parentheses)
1. (9) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 175 laps, 44.605 mph, $3,300.
2. (3) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 175, $2,700.
3. (6) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 175, $1,800.
4. (12) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 175, $1,600.
5. (1) George Brunnhoelzl, III, W. Babylon, N.Y., Chevrolet, 175, $2,100.
6. (10) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 175, $1,400.
7. (13) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 175, $1,450.
8. (20) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 175, $1,200.
9. (15) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 175, $1,775.
10. (8) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 175, $1,150.
11. (22) Dave Brigati, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 175, $925.
12. (7) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 175, $1,000.
13. (28) Danny Knoll, Jr., Buffalo, N.Y., Chevrolet, 175, $1,650.
14. (26) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 175, $850.
15. (5) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 174, $600.
16. (24) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 173, $775.
17. (2) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 173, $1,025.
18. (14) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 170, $700.
19. (18) Tony Ferrante, Jr., New Hyde Park, N.Y., Chevrolet, 170, $475.
20. (23) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 169, $425.
21. (21) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 163, $600.
22. (16) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 129, $550.
23. (25) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet, 124, $527.
24. (17) James Civali, Meriden, Conn., Pontiac, 118, $500.
25. (27) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 81, $500.
26. (11) Chuck Steuer, Bohemia, N.Y., Chevrolet, 71, $300.
27. (19) Frank Vigliarolo, Jr., Mt. Sinai, N.Y., Chevrolet, 20, $300.
28. (4) Howie Brode, East Islip, N.Y., Chevrolet, 7, $300.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 58 minutes 51 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.346 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: G.Brunnhoelzl, III (76.181 mph, 11.814 seconds)
Caution Flags: 9 for 68 laps.
Lead Changes: 9 among 4 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Bonsignore 1-25; G. Brunnhoelzl,III 26; J. Bonsignore 27-28; G. Brunnhoelzl,III 29-80; K. Goodale 81-89; G. Brunnhoelzl,III 90-91; K. Goodale 92; G. Brunnhoelzl,III 93-94; K. Goodale 95-135; R. Pennink 136-175.
Standings: 1. B. Santos, 1305; 2. T. Christopher, 1238; 3. M. Stefanik, 1168; 4. R. Preece, 1146; 5. T. Szegedy, 1123; 6. R. Silk, 1122; 7. J. Bonsignore, 998; 8. E. Rudolph, 981; 9. W. Pitkat, 966; 10. R. Pennink, 959.
For more coverage see “Eye on Riverhead,” by Bob Finan at the Riverhead Raceway website and “Island Insight,” by Greg Berkowitz at LongIsland Jam.com.
See RiverheadLOCAL photo slideshow from June 19 races.
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