Bonsignore Earns Third Win At Home

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Justin Bonsignore joined elite company Saturday night when he drove to a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season sweep of events at Riverhead Raceway.

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Bonsignore grabbed the lead from Doug Coby on Lap 115 and held on through six caution restarts to take down a third career victory at his home track, and second in two tries in 2015.
A 12th and final caution came out on Lap 199 just after Bonsignore had taken the white flag in his No. 51 M3 Technology Chevrolet, and he came around to a yellow-checkered. It was the eighth career victory overall for the Holtsville, New York native.
In the process he became just the fifth driver in 31 years of Whelen Modified Tour racing to sweep a season at the venerable Long Island bullring.
Coby and his No. 2 Dunleavy’s Repair/A&J Romano Construction Chevrolet finished second, while rookie Chase Dowling, Donny Lia and Eric Goodale rounded out the top-five.
Tom Rogers Jr – who won his second-consecutive Coors Light Pole Award at Riverhead earlier in the day – finished sixth.
Woody Pitkat, championship points leader Ryan Preece, Todd Szegedy and rookie Jeff Goodale completed the top-10.
Pitkat gained one point on Preece, who now leads by a single tally with three races remaining on the schedule.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be back in action Saturday, Sept. 26 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the F.W. Webb 100.Source NASCAR Media Press Release and Getty Image

1	3	51	Justin Bonsignore	M3 Technology Chevrolet	200	48	5	Running
2	2	2	Doug Coby	Dunleavy's Repair/A&J Romano Const. Chevrolet	200	43	1	Running
3	5	9	Chase Dowling *	S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy's Repair Chevrolet	200	41		Running
4	4	8	Donny Lia	Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet	200	40		Running
5	17	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights Chevrolet	200	39		Running
6	1	0	Tom Rogers, Jr.	Stakey's Pumpkin Farm/CAC Ind. Chevrolet	200	39	1	Running
7	14	88	Woody Pitkat	Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East Chevrolet	200	37		Running
8	12	6	Ryan Preece	TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet	200	36		Running
9	6	4	Todd Szegedy	Montanari Fuel Dodge	200	35		Running
10	22	46	Jeff Goodale *	Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet	200	34		Running
11	13	93	Rowan Pennink	Van Wickle Auto Supply Chevrolet	200	33		Running
12	18	14	Max Zachem	Trowbridge Transport/Dunleavy's Chevrolet	200	32		Running
13	9	7	Patrick Emerling	Buffalo Auto Auction Chevrolet	200	31		Running
14	10	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet	200	30		Running
15	11	13	James Civali	Seekonk GP/Cape Cod Aggregates Chevrolet	199	29		Running
16	15	17	Kyle Ellwood *	Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet	199	28		Running
17	16	59	Jerry Solomito *	Thermo Roll Windows/Eastport Feeds Chevrolet	197	27		Running
18	26	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric Pontiac	197	26		Running
19	24	16	Timmy Solomito	Diversified Metals /R.B. Enterprises Ford	197	25		Running
20	7	75	Shawn Solomito	Eastport Feeds/Donna Camella Chevrolet	196	24		Running
21	21	56	Craig Lutz *	Lutz Motorsports Chevrolet	170	23		Overheating
22	23	99	Jamie Tomaino	Dunleavy's Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet	166	22		Black Flag
23	20	36	Dave Sapienza *	Frankie's Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet	165	21		Tie Rod
24	25	33	Wade Cole	Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet	159	20		Front End
25	19	87	Ed Brunnhoelzl, III	L.I. Mod Maniac/JDL Environmental Chevrolet	115	19		Brakes
26	28	68	Johnny Bush	JB Stone Troyer	79	18		Handling
27	27	1	Melissa Fifield	Big Moose RV Chevrolet	66	17		Front End
28	8	20	Ron Silk	Elite Towing/Righteous Window Cleaning Chevrolet	21	16		Suspension