Santos Returns To NWMT Victory Lane, Wins Thompson

Bobby Santos celebrates in Victory Lane at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park following his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win Wednesday night. Photo by Michael Ivins/NASCAR via Getty Images

It had been long enough since Bobby Santos had been to victory lane that he was wondering whether he would ever get back.

It only took one lap Wednesday night at Thompson Speedway Motorsport Park to erase all that.

Santos drove the No. 44 Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet by Max Zachem on the white-flag lap to win the Thompson 125 at the Thompson, Connecticut speedway.

It was the only lap Santos led on a night where he pitted multiple times early in the event due to a tire issue.

“There was a lot of doubting ourselves,” Santos said. “We all know we can win. We won as this team before. We just need a little momentum and we can start winning races again.”

Santos hadn’t been to victory lane since July 12, 2014, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was a 25-race slump for the 2010 tour champion.

Zachem settled for second after coming within one lap of his first career tour win. The 23-year-old from Preston, Connecticut, was making his 23rd career start and led a race-high 43 laps.

Rookie Matt Swanson finished third, followed by Patrick Emerling and Jeff Goodale.

Zachem and Swanson were among a group of drivers who pitted early in the race. Leaders Ryan Preece, Doug Coby, Timmy Solomito and Justin Bonsignore stayed out until a lap 77 caution. Santos came down with those four, but because he didn’t take tires, he was first off pit road and restarted 12th.

From there, Santos was the first one to make it to the front of the field.

Preece, who is running NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time this season, came back to finish sixth. Rowan Pennink, Brendon Bock, Jimmy Blewett and Ken Heagy rounded out the top 10. Coby, who earlier in the day won his fourth Coors Light Pole Award of the season, wound up 11th.

With his finish outside the top 10, Coby saw his points lead cut to 19 over Zachem after five races. Pennink is third, 10 behind Coby but three ahead of Donny Lia and four in front of Justin Bonsignore. Santos moved up to sixth in points, just four behind Bonsignore.

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to action on Saturday, June 25 at New York’s Riverhead Raceway.

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Thompson Speedway Motorsport Park – Thompson, CT
Thompson 125 – June 15, 2016

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RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier:   Doug Coby, Time: 18.863 Seconds, Speed: 119.281 mph
Time of Race:    1 hrs., 5 mins, 7 secs                                        Average Speed: 71.986 mph                 Margin of Victory:           0.330 Seconds
Caution Flags:  Laps 26-29; 32-36; 49-53; 61-64; 78-82; 94-97; 106-108; 111-115; 117-121.  9 for 40 laps.
Lap Leaders:   Doug Coby 1-6, Timmy Solomito 7-41, Ryan Preece 42-79, Justin Bonsignore 80, Max Zachem 81-115, Matt Swanson * 116, Max Zachem 117-124, Bobby Santos 125.
Total Laps Led:   Max Zachem 43, Ryan Preece 38, Timmy Solomito 35, Doug Coby 6, Matt Swanson * 1, Justin Bonsignore 1, Bobby Santos 1.  7 changes involving 7 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points:   Doug Coby 206, Max Zachem 187, Rowan Pennink 177, Donny Lia 174, Justin Bonsignore 173, Bobby Santos 169, Matt Swanson * 168, Brendon Bock 168, Timmy Solomito 167, Jimmy Blewett 167

* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender