Ron Silk, seen here from an earlier event, picked up the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship in the season finale at Thompson International Speedway Sunday. Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for NASCAR
Ron Silk survived an eventful season finale to take home the 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship in the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson International Speedway.
Glen Reen took home the checkered flag in a wild event that saw a season-high 16 cautions and the maximum three green-white-checker events attempts for his first career victory, but it was Silk that left with the biggest hardware of the weekend.
A six-year veteran of the Whelen Modified Tour, Silk survived an early-race accident to finish 16th and clinch the first championship of his career.
Silk, a 28-year-old from Norwalk, Conn., brought a 54-point lead on Todd Szegedy into Thompson. Szegedy ran ahead of Silk for most of the event, but the points lead went back and forth as Szegedy looked to work his way into the top 10. He pitted late after avoiding one wreck and then had his chances ended when he was involved in the 14th caution on lap 149. Szegedy finished 25th.
Silk finished with 2,443 points — 76 points ahead 2003 champion Szegedy. Eric Beers finished a career-best third, while Rowan Pennink and Doug Coby rounded out the top five.
Sunday marked the first victory in 43 career starts for Reen, the 2008 Sunoco Rookie of the Year and a part-time competitor from Wilbraham, Mass. Bobby Santos finished second and Matt Hirschman third.
Chuck Hossfeld, Tom Rogers Jr., Keith Rocco, Eric Beers, Patrick Emerling, Mike Stefanik and Eric Goodale brought home the top 10 in the 16th and final race of the Whelen Modified Tour season.
Silk and the No. 6 T.S. Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm Chevrolet team will be honored as part of the NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Awards Gala on Dec. 10 in Charlotte, N.C.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Thompson International Speedway – Thompson, CT
Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing – Oct. 16, 2011
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | B/Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 17 | Glen Reen | Silberman H&C/Alloy Wheel Repair Chevrolet | 168 | 185 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Bobby Santos | “Mystic Missile” Dodge | 168 | 170 | Running | |
| 3 | 22 | 3 | Matt Hirschman | Cape Cod Copper/Sunoco Chevrolet | 168 | 165 | Running | |
| 4 | 14 | 22 | Chuck Hossfeld | Jerry Gradl Motors Chevrolet | 168 | 160 | Running | |
| 5 | 11 | 9 | Tom Rogers, Jr. | MissMarianaLee.com Chevrolet | 168 | 155 | Running | |
| 6 | 34 | 57 | Keith Rocco | M&M Stone Creations/Pettit Engines Chevrolet | 168 | 150 | Running | |
| 7 | 10 | 45 | Eric Beers | Horwith Frghtlnr/John Blewett Inc. Chevrolet | 168 | 146 | Running | |
| 8 | 19 | 7 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling Chevrolet Ford | 168 | 142 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 86 | Mike Stefanik | Cady’s Tavern/Townline Farms Chevrolet | 168 | 138 | Running | |
| 10 | 9 | 58 | Eric Goodale | Perimeters for the Home Chevrolet | 168 | 134 | Running | |
| 11 | 30 | 33 | Wade Cole | Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s Oil Chevrolet | 168 | 130 | Running | |
| 12 | 33 | 59 | Jimmy Zacharias | PGT Services/Wagner Logging Chevrolet | 168 | 127 | Running | |
| 13 | 31 | 26 | Gary McDonald | Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Chevrolet | 168 | 124 | Running | |
| 14 | 7 | 98 | Erick Rudolph | Mohawk N.E./Original Pizza Logs Chevrolet | 167 | 121 | Running | |
| 15 | 2 | 52 | Doug Coby | Reynolds Auto Wrkg/Johnson Ldscp Chevrolet | 167 | 128 | 10 | Running |
| 16 | 8 | 6 | Ron Silk | T.S. Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm Chevrolet | 164 | 115 | Running | |
| 17 | 25 | 99 | Jamie Tomaino | Supreme Manufacturing Chevrolet | 163 | 112 | Running | |
| 18 | 28 | 79 | Daniel Hemric | Hill Enterprises/Coors 21 Means 21 Pontiac | 161 | 109 | Accident | |
| 19 | 21 | 38 | Woody Pitkat | Perf. Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s Oil Chevrolet | 158 | 106 | Running | |
| 20 | 32 | 71 | Rob Fuller | Draco Spring Ford | 158 | 103 | Running | |
| 21 | 12 | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | M3 Technology Chevrolet | 155 | 105 | 5 | Accident |
| 22 | 3 | 36 | Ted Christopher | Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet | 155 | 97 | Accident | |
| 23 | 29 | 10 | Ed Flemke, Jr. | Ron Bouchard’s Auto Stores Chevrolet | 152 | 94 | Running | |
| 24 | 27 | 18 | Ken Heagy | Buoy One Seafood/MacLad Drywall Chevrolet | 148 | 91 | Accident | |
| 25 | 4 | 2 | Todd Szegedy | Wisk Detergent/A&J Romano Const. Ford | 148 | 93 | 5 | Accident |
| 26 | 1 | 16 | Ryan Preece | Wales Irish Pub/R.B. Enterprises Ford | 145 | 90 | 5 | Accident |
| 27 | 20 | 46 | Eric Berndt | Cape Cod Agts/North End Auto Parts Chevrolet | 135 | 87 | 5 | Accident |
| 28 | 13 | 93 | Rowan Pennink | Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner Chevrolet | 135 | 79 | Accident | |
| 29 | 16 | 50 | Kevin Goodale | Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet | 135 | 76 | Accident | |
| 30 | 26 | 88 | Bryon Chew | Buzz Chew Chevrolet/GT Vodka Chevrolet | 126 | 73 | Accident | |
| 31 | 23 | 44 | Rick Gentes | Tinio Corporation Chevrolet | 69 | 70 | Accident | |
| 32 | 15 | 28 | James Civali | Ramar-Hall Chevrolet | 60 | 67 | Broken Axle | |
| 33 | 6 | 66 | Timmy Solomito | Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet | 53 | 64 | Engine | |
| 34 | 18 | 31 | Tony Ferrante, Jr. | Ferrante Racing Chevrolet | 52 | 61 | Accident |
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