Todd Szegedy Finds Redemption At Loudon,NH

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

                         Outlasts Pack To Score 19th Career Whelen Modified Victory



  LOUDON, N.H. – Todd Szegedy found a home in the offseason with Bob Garbarino's No. 4 Mystic Missile Racing. And Szegedy repaid them by returning the car to Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon.

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Szegedy's No. 4 Montanari Fuel Dodge held off the field in a four-lap sprint to win the Andy Blacksmith 100 presented by Donate Life New England. It was the 19th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win and fourth at New Hampshire for the 39-year-old from Ridgefield, Connecticut, but his first since September of 2013.
      Szegedy gave Garbarino his seventh win at New Hampshire.
Starting fifth, Szegedy battled up front all day while leading 22 laps. He was able to fend off runner-up Donny Lia and third-place Bobby Santos after a late-race caution set up the final dash as he beat Lia to the line by .041 seconds.
   Patrick Emerling and Ron Silk rounded out the top five.
Ryan Preece finished sixth ahead of Woody Pitkat, Eric Goodale, Keith Rocco and Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Chase Dowling.
 Preece, who entered the event tied with Doug Coby atop the championship points standings, now leads Pitkat by four points and Szegedy by 19.
 Coby won the Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day and led 12 laps in the first half of the race. However, he was caught up in a multi-car incident following the second-half restart on Lap 55 and wound up finishing 30th. He dropped to fourth in points, 25 behind Preece.
The Andy Blacksmith 100 presented by Donate Life New England will premiere on NBCSN on Thursday, July 23 at 6 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to action next Saturday, July 25, for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 at Monadnock Speedway. SOURCE: NASCAR Home Tracks Media Press Release

1	5	4	Todd Szegedy	Montanari Fuel Dodge	100	47	4	Running
2	2	8	Donny Lia	Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet	100	43	1	Running
3	21	44	Bobby Santos	Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet	100	41		Running
4	7	7	Patrick Emerling	Buffalo Auto Auction Chevrolet	100	40		Running
5	15	15	Ron Silk	15-40 Connection/LFR Chassis Chevrolet	100	40	1	Running
6	3	6	Ryan Preece	TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet	100	40	2	Running
7	11	88	Woody Pitkat	Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet	100	38	1	Running
8	14	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights Chevrolet	100	36		Running
9	16	22	Keith Rocco	Canto Paving/Milton Caterpillar Chevrolet	100	35		Running
10	12	9	Chase Dowling *	S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy's Repair Chevrolet	100	34		Running
11	6	7	Ryan Newman	Menards/Wix Filters Chevrolet	100	33		Running
12	8	16	Timmy Solomito	Diversified Metals /R.B. Enterprises Ford	100	32		Running
13	22	29	Brendon Bock *	Pro System Brakes/L.I. Performance Chevrolet	100	31		Running
14	27	14	Max Zachem	Lu-Mac's Package Store/Dunleavy's Chevrolet	100	30		Running
15	26	36	Dave Sapienza *	Frankie's Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet	100	29		Running
16	25	99	Jamie Tomaino	Dunleavy's Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet	100	28		Running
17	30	37	Dave Salzarulo	Brickenmore Bricks Chevrolet	100	27		Running
18	34	33	Wade Cole	Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet	100	26		Running
19	32	68	Johnny Bush	JB Stone Chevrolet	100	25		Running
20	31	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Chevrolet	99	24		Running
21	33	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet	98	23		Running
22	10	51	Justin Bonsignore	M3 Technology Chevrolet	97	22		Running
23	35	1	Melissa Fifield	Eastern Propane & Oil Chevrolet	97	21		Running
24	13	93	Rowan Pennink	Van Wickle Auto Supply Chevrolet	93	20		Accident
25	24	3	Troy Talman *	Cape Cod Copper/DCU/NAPA Chevrolet	93	19		Accident
26	17	64	Anthony Nocella *	Nocella Reclamation/Fast Track Chevrolet	93	18		Accident
27	18	70	Andy Seuss	Rockingham Boat/Phoenix Pre-Owned Chevrolet	93	17		Accident
28	28	77	Gary Putnam	Curb Records Chevrolet	81	16		Accident
29	19	75	Shawn Solomito	Eastport Feeds/Axel Anderson Inc. Chevrolet	81	15		Accident
30	1	2	Doug Coby	Dunleavy's Repair/HEX Performance Chevrolet	55	15	1	Accident
31	4	13	Ted Christopher	Mr. Rooter/CT&E Chevrolet	55	14	1	Accident
32	20	46	Jeff Goodale *	Riverhead Building Supply/Speedworld FX Chevrolet	55	12		Accident
33	9	31	Steve Masse *	El Gee Products Chevrolet	52	11		Rear End
34	23	79	Joe Ryan Osborne	Hillbilly Racing/Coors 21 Means 21 Pontiac	12	10		Ignition