Santos Nets Modified All-Star Win Following Wild Final Lap

Bobby Santos celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour All-Star Shootout Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  Photo by Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images

Bobby Santos celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour All-Star Shootout Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Photo by Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images

Bobby Santos was perfectly content to settle for a fourth-place finish Friday afternoon.

And then the race leaders got together, and suddenly, the door opened for Santos to drive away with the Whelen All-Star Challenge at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

It was Santos’ second win at the “Magic Mile” and his first in the three years of the non-points, 35-lap, 20-car shootout event.

Woody Pitkat led Todd Szegedy to the white flag. But the two got together in the final turns as Szegedy made a bid under Pitkat for the lead. The contact knocked the two out of contention, and opened the door for Santos.

Santos’ No. 44 Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet finished .127 seconds ahead of Eric Goodale. Ron Silk finished third.

Pitkat led 17 laps and Szegedy 16, but they finished 19th and 14th, respectively, after the final lap incident. There were 10 lead changes among four drivers. Santos only led the final lap.

Ryan Preece and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points leader Doug Coby rounded out the top five.

Rowan Pennink, Justin Bonsignore, Timmy Solomito, Patrick Emerling and NASCR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman rounded out the top 10.

Newman won the inaugural event in 2014 and Pitkat took home the trophy last year.

The tour will be back on track Saturday for the New England 100, the seventh of 17 races on the championship schedule.

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH
All-Star Shootout – July 15, 2016

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Status
1 10 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet 35 Running
2 3 58 Eric Goodale GAF Roofing/RBSCorp.com Chevrolet 35 Running
3 11 82 Ronnie Silk Horton Avenue Materials Chevrolet 35 Running
4 13 6 Ryan Preece T.S. haulers, Inc./Riverhead Raceway Chevrolet 35 Running
5 16 2 Doug Coby Dunleavy Repair/A&J Romano Construction Chevrolet 35 Running
6 17 3 Rowan Pennink Cape Cod Copper/Canto Paving Chevrolet 35 Running
7 18 51 Justin Bonsignore Phoenix Communications Chevrolet 35 Running
8 12 16 Timmy Solomito Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises Ford 35 Running
9 9 7 Patrick Emerling * Buffalo Auto Auction Chevrolet 35 Running
10 20 7 Ryan Newman Menards/Aggressive Hydraulics Chevrolet 35 Running
11 8 70 Andy Seuss Rockingham Boat Chevrolet 35 Running
12 15 8 Donny Lia Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet Chevrolet 35 Running
13 7 9 Chase Dowling S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy’s Chevrolet 35 Running
14 6 15 Todd Szegedy 15-40 Construction Chevrolet 35 Running
15 5 4 Jimmy Blewett Starrett Dodge 35 Running
16 19 97 Bryan Dauzat OB Builders Chevrolet 35 Running
17 1 21 J R Bertuccio, Jr Gershow Recycling Chevrolet 35 Running
18 14 77 Gary Putnam Curb Records Chevrolet 35 Running
19 2 85 Woody Pitkat Stuart’s Automotive/Dunleavy’s Repair Chevrolet 35 Running
20 4 99 Jamie Tomaino Dunleavy’s Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet 5 Suspension

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RACE STATISTICS
Time of Race: 23 mins, 37 secs Average Speed: 94.078 mph Margin of Victory: 0.127 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 20 (Competition yellow).  1 for 1 laps.
Lap Leaders: Woody Pitkat 1-3, Todd Szegedy 4, Woody Pitkat 5-7, Todd Szegedy 8-10, Woody Pitkat 11-14, Todd Szegedy 15-20, Ryan Preece 21, Woody Pitkat 22-24, Todd Szegedy 25-30, Woody Pitkat 31-34, Bobby Santos 35.
Total Laps Led: Woody Pitkat 17, Todd Szegedy 16, Ryan Preece 1, Bobby Santos 1.  10 changes involving 4 drivers.

* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender

 

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