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Lap By Lap: UNOH Perfect Storm 150
CHECKERED FLAG -- RYAN NEWMAN WINS THE UNOH PERFECT STORM 150. IT'S THE SECOND NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR WIN FOR NEWMAN, WHO ALSO WON EARLIER THIS YEAR AT NEW HAMPSHIRE. MIKE STEFANIK FINISHED SECOND, FOLLOWED BY JAMES CIVALI, BOBBY SANTOS AND TODD SZEGEDY. BONSIGNORE, QUARTERLEY, E. GOODALE, PREECE AND RUDOLPH. B. MYERS FINISHED 11TH, FOLLOWED BY HOSSFELD, PITKAT. BEERS IS 1 LAP DOWN, FOLLOWED BY SILK AND K. GOODALE. FLEMING FINISHES 17TH, TWO LAPS DOWN, FOLLOWED BY J. MYERS. SMITH IS THREE LAPS DOWN, AND FLEMKE IS 20TH, FOUR LAPS DOWN. CHRISTOPHER FINISHES 26TH, NINE LAPS DOWN.
WHITE FLAG -- Stefanik slips in Turn 2 and allows Newman a cushion on the backstretch
Lap 147 -- Stefanik tries again down low off Turn 4.
Lap 145 -- Szegedy gets sideways out of Turn 4.
Lap 144 -- Santos looks underneath Civali, while Stefanik briefly pulls inside on Newman.
Lap 140 -- Christopher slows suddently and pulls off the track.
Lap 137 -- Pole sitter Bonsignore in seventh behind Santos, followed by E. Goodale, Quarterley and Preece.
Lap 134 -- Santos tries in vain to do underneath Szegedy for fifth. Newman still leads Stefanik, Christopher, Civali and Szegedy.
Lap 131 -- Newman around Stefanik for the lead, as they put Silk a lap down.
Lap 129 -- Newman taps Stefanik, who wobbles but maintains the lead.
Lap 128 -- Newman uses lapped traffic to rocket past Civali and Christopher and take second.
Lap 125 -- Stefanik dives under Christopher and takes the lead coming out of Turn 2. Civali, Newman and Szegedy pressure Christopher as they all navigate lapped traffic.
Lap 119 -- Leaders are Christopher, Stefanik, Szegedy, Civali, Newman, Bonsignore, Santos, Quarterley, E. Goodale, Preece, Rudolph, Pitkat, Hossfeld, B. Myers, Silk.
Lap 111 -- J. Myers in danger of falling a lap down as Christopher, Stefanik, Szegedy and Civali run nose-to-tail behind him. Miller, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour points leader, pulls off the track smoking.
Lap 110 -- Newman's crew chief, Kevin Manion, tells SPEED the car is "loose, loose, loose."
Lap 108 -- Christopher uses the lapped car of Tomaino to take the lead back from Stefanik
Lap 103 -- Christopher continues to stalk Stefanik, which has allowed Szegedy to keep pace. Civali all along in fourth. Newman, Bonsignore and Santos run together. Quarterley, E. Goodale and Preece round out top 3.
Lap 99 -- Christopher all over Stefanik's back bumper as they lap two cars. Now they're free of traffic.
Lap 93 -- Leaders are Stefanik, Christopher and Szegedy. Then back a second to Civali, Newman and Bonsignore. Santos is up to eighth.
Lap 92 -- Stefanik takes the lead, while Szegedy takes over third.
Lap 91 -- Stefanik dives low out of Turn 4, Civali decides to follow Stefanik
Lap 88 -- Stefanik bumps Christopher's back bumper, as he's pressured by Civali and Szegedy
Lap 84 -- Christropher, Stefanik, Civali and Szegedy break away. Newman in fifth, holding off Bonsignore and Quarterley
Lap 81 -- GREEN: Christopher gets the jump out of Turn 4 and slides in front of Stefanik on the back stretch.
Lap 76 -- Cars are fired back up and rolling off pit road. They will line up and start the second half of the race in the same order they entered the break.
Lap 76 -- The break is five-minutes.
Lap 76 -- CAUTION: HALF-WAY BREAK. Leaders are Christopher, Stefanik, Szegedy, Civali, Newman, Bonsignore, E. Goodale, Quarterley, Santos, Pitkat, B. Myers, Rudolph, Preece, Hossfeld, Brown, Silk, Brunnhoelzl, Beers. Flemke is the first car a lap down in 19th.
Lap 71 -- Christopher builds a huge lead over Stefanik, Szegedy, Civali and Newman as the half-time break approaches.
Lap 68 -- Stefanik picks off Civali and then slides under Szegedy to take second.
Lap 66 -- Christopher takes lead back.
Lap 62 -- Szegedy pulls in front of Christopher. Top 3 - Szegedy, Christopher and Civali are bunched up.
Lap 61 -- GREEN: Christopher gets a slight lead at the line but Szegedy hangs with him
Lap 60 -- Leaders are Christopher, Szegedy, Civali, Stefanik, Bonsignore, Newman, Santos, E. Goodale, Quarterley, Preece. Silk pits on his own after contact in Pack spin.
Lap 55 -- CAUTION: Gene Pack solo spin on the back stretch; Brunnhoelzl is free pass car
Lap 52 -- Stefanik holds off Newman and then goes around Bonsignore to take fourth.
Lap 50 -- Christopher leads Szegedy by .580 and Civali by .2314; Bonsignore, Stefanik, Newman and Santos run nose to tail.
Lap 46 -- Newman tries to use the outside lane to pass Stefanik
Lap 44 -- Christopher puts Brewer a lap down. Twenty-two cars on the lead lap.
Lap 40 -- Leaders are Christopher, Szegedy, Civali, Bonsignore, Stefanik, Newman, Santos, E. Goodale, Silk and Rudolph
Lap 37 -- Myers passes Flemke and Miller for 18th
Lap 32 -- Butcher and Dupuis are off the track. Burt Myers qualified 25th and started in the back because of a spark plug change, and is up to 20th.
Lap 30 -- Leaders are Christopher, Szegedy, Civali, Bonsignore, Stefanik, Newman, Santos, E. Goodale, Silk and Rudolph.
Lap 26 -- Christopher passed Szegedy on the front stretch
Lap 23 -- Christopher all over the back bumper of Szegedy
Lap 20 -- E. Goodale takes eighth from Silk.
Lap 17 -- GREEN: Great restart by Szegedy, allows Christopher to follow into second, and Civali to take fourth behind Bonsignore. The loser is Newman, who goes back to 5th stuck behind Bonsignore.
Lap 15 -- Szegedy, Bonsignore, Christopher, Newman, Civali, Stefanik, Santos, Preece, Silk, Eric Goodale, Rudolph, Hossfeld, K. Goodale, Brown, Miller.
Lap 13 -- CAUTION: Brandon Hire spins on the front stretch; makes contact with inside wall and has minor damage. Andy Seuss is on pit road with the hood up.
Lap 10 -- Bonsignore and Christopher close in on Szegedy
Lap 8 -- Top 10 are Szegedy, Bonsignore, Christopher, Newman, Civali, Stefanik, Santos, Preece, Silk and Eric Goodale
Lap 6 -- Santos drivers around Preece to take seventh; Christopher up to third
Lap 3 -- Szegedy, Bonsignore, Newman, Christopher fall in line
GREEN: Todd Szegedy quickly jumps to the lead at the line and pulls in front on the backstretch
5:59 p.m. -- Four pace laps are underway.
5:54 p.m. -- Drivers have been given command to fire engines.
5:52 p.m. -- Invocation and anthem have concluded.
5:43 p.m. -- Driver introductions have reached the top 10.
5:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying is complete (Kyle Busch wins the pole). Five-minute countdown to beginning of UNOH Perfect Storm 150 pre-race.
3:15 p.m. -- Justin Bonsignore has earned his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Coors Light Pole Award with a fast lap of 14.835 seconds (129.343 mph). James Civali, as the highest Whelen Southern Modified Tour qualifier (fifth overall) is also credited with a pole for that Tour. QUALIFYING RESULTS
3:13 p.m. -- Justin Bonsignore one-ups Santos and moves to the top of the charts with a fast lap .
3:12 p.m. -- Bobby Santos knocks Newman off the provisional pole.
3:09 p.m. -- Eight cars left to take time and its Newman, Civali, Ted Christopher, Stefanik and Preece.
3:03 p.m. -- Newman remains atop the board, followed by James Civali, Stefanik, Ryan Preece and Ron Silk.
2:57 p.m . -- After 15 cars have gone out, Ryan Newman is on the provisional pole with Mike Stefanik second.
2:45 p.m. -- Pre-qualifying tech and the driver autograph session is complete. Final track preparations are being made for qualifying.
11:50 a.m. -- Final practice is complete with James Civali (14.785 seconds/129.780 mph) once again the fastest of the 38 cars entered for tonight's UNOH Perfect Storm 150. He was followed in the top 10 by Frank Fleming, Bobby Santos, Justin Bonsignore, Burt Myers, Todd Szegedy, Ryan Newman, Chuck Hossfeld, George Brunnhoelzl III and Ted Christopher. COMPLETE PRACTICE TIMES
11:45 a.m. -- With five minutes remaining, Civali still leads Santos, Bonsignore, Burt Myers and Szegedy.
11:34 a.m. -- Yellow for solo spin by Pennink in Turn 2, no contact.
11:31 a.m. -- Drivers approve and practice is back to green.
11:30 a.m. -- Cars will go back out under caution to approve or disapprove of whether practice should resume. With 20 minutes remaining, Civali leads Santos, Bonsignore, Szegedy, Hossfeld, Ted Christopher, Beers, Newman, Kevin Goodale and Hire..
11:27 a.m. -- Red flag to check track conditions as a rain mist has moved into the track.
11:22 a.m. -- Yellow for Gene Pack, who spun without contact in Turn 4.
11:17 a.m. -- Ten minutes into final practice and Civali is back atop the speed chart, followed by Szegedy, Santos, Newman and Kevin Goodale.
11:07 a.m. -- Final practice is underway with Pennink the first car out.
11 a.m. -- Final practice is currently delayed for track repair after Austin Dillon hit the wall at the entrance of pit road at the end of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice. Click HERE and HERE for images from the garage between practices.
9:50 a.m. -- First practice is complete. James Civali's lap stood as the fastest in the 110-minute session. He was followed on the speed chart by Tim Brown, Chuck Hossfeld, Justin Bonsignore, Ron Silk, Todd Szegedy, Eric Beers, Kevin Goodale, Ryan Newman and Burt Myers. PRACTICE TIMES
9:46 a.m. -- Yellow for spin by Andy Seuss, slight contact to the left rear, in Turn 2.
9:40 a.m. -- Ten minutes left in practice and Civali's fast lap is holding up. Brown, Hossfeld, Ron Silk and Szegedy round out the top five. Ryan Newman is eighth-fastest.
9:36 a.m. -- Yellow for Hire spin in Turn 2, slight contact.
9:28 a.m. -- Yellow for John Smith, who makes slight contact coming off Turn 4.
9:23 a.m. -- Yellow for solo spin by Gary Fountain, with no contact. Top five fastest cars are James Civali (14.903), Chuck Hossfeld, Todd Szegedy, Eric Beers and Bobby Santos.
9:19 a.m. -- Yellow for Rowan Pennink, who spins by himself in the corner with no contact.
9:12 a.m. -- Yellow for spin by Frank Fleming, no contact.
8:59 a.m. -- Yellow for solo spin by Pitkat, with no contact.
8:49 a.m. -- Yellow for L.W. Miller, who makes contact with the outside wall coming out of Turn 4. Click HERE for an image of the damage. Erick Rudolph has returned to the track in a back-up car.
8:45 a.m. -- Yellow for spin by Brandon Hire and Quarterley in Turn 2, with no contact.
8:42 a.m. -- Yellow for unidentified car spin.
8:40 a.m. -- Five fastest cars in practice so far are Todd Szegedy, Burt Myers PHOTO, Woody Pitkat, Kevin Goodale and Tim Brown.
8:33 a.m. -- Yellow for Kevin Goodale, who dropped off pace with smoke out of the rear of the car.
8:21 a.m. -- Yellow for spin by Erick Rudolph. Click HERE for a picture of the damage.
8:12 a.m. -- Yellow for unidentified car spin.
8:08 a.m. -- Yellow is out as Dale Quarterley goes around in the turn, no contact.
8:05 a.m. -- Cars are on the track as first practice is underway.
Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. -- The Whelen Modified/Whelen Southern Modified Tour garage is open. Its a balmy 73 degrees at the speedway.
6 p.m. -- The garage is now closed, and re-open Wednesday morning at 6:30 a.m. Fans that can't make it to Bristol tomorrow ... remember to tune in to SPEED to watch the race live at 6 p.m.
4:30 p.m. -- Kevin Goodale is back in his regular No. 50 for this race instead of the No. 19 Hillbilly Racing car in which he was entered.
3 p.m. -- There are 38 cars on the ground. From the original entry list, Mike Norman, Glen Reen and Brad Robbins have withdrawn. Cars for Gene Pack and Andy Petree have been added. Click HERE for images from the track.
Tuesday, 1 p.m. -- The Whelen Modified and Whelen Southern Modified Tour haulers have parked.
