Craig Lutz celebrates after winning Saturday night’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Jennerstown Speedway. Photo: Nate Smallwood/NASCAR
The speed of the Long Island contingent of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was on full display Saturday night at Jennerstown Speedway, but the winner at the end of the Laurel Highlands 150 was not the one fans might expect.
Craig Lutz marched his way to the front and held off a fierce challenge from Dave Sapienza in the closing laps to seal his second career win.
The 25-year-old from Miller Place, New York, started fifth and led the final 22 laps in the No. 46 Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet.
Lutz secured his first career win in September of 2019, and finished second to fellow Long Islander Justin Bonsignore when the 2020 season finally started at Jennerstown in June.
It was 55-year-old Sapienza, from Riverhead on Long Island, was fastest in practice. But Bonsignore, who led every lap en route to winning the opener, nudged him out for the Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Award in qualifying Saturday afternoon. Bonsignore then led the first 110 laps, with Sapienza in pursuit, and led by as much as seven seconds.
Following pit stops, though, Bonsignore’s car was not as dominant and he was overtaken by Lutz on a lap 111 restart.
Sapienza settled for the runner-up spot, while Anthony Nocella was third and Doug Coby fourth.
Bonsignore faded back to finish fifth. By virtue of leading the most laps, though, he was able to pick up a point on Coby and push his championship points lead to 10 after four events. Lutz is third in points, just 17 out of first and two ahead of Jon McKennedy.
McKennedy, Matt Swanson, Tyler Rypkema, Kyle Ebersole and Chris Pasteryak rounded out the top 10.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to New England next week at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, New Hampshire.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Jennerstown Speedway – Jennerstown, PA
Laurel Highlands 150 – August 22, 2020
1. Craig Lutz
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3. Anthony Nocella
4. Doug Coby
5. Justin Bonsignore
6. Jon McKennedy
7. Matt Swanson
8. Tyler Rypkema
9. Kyle Ebersole
10. Chris Pasteryak
11. Sam Rameau
12. Patrick Emerling
13. Eric Goodale
14. Timmy Catalano
15. Kyle Bonsignore
16. Woody Pitkat
17. Rob Summers
18. Calvin Carroll
19. J.B. Fortin
20. Walter Sutcliffe, Jr.
21. Gary Putnam
22. Amy Catalano
23. Tommy Catalano
24. Andrew Krause
25. Melissa Fifield
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