NWMT Waterford 5/14/16 Results

Posted by Wayne G. Barber
WATERFORD, Conn. – Ron Silk powered past polesitter Eric Goodale one-third of the way through the New England Cycle Center 161 Saturday at New London-Waterford Speedbowl and never looked back.
Silk, of Norwalk, Connecticut, held off the field down the stretch to record his 10th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory. It was his first at the Speedbowl, and it came in just his third race with new car owner Danny Watts Jr. and the No. 82 Horton Avenue Materials Chevrolet team.
Max Zachem, of nearby Preston, Connecticut, crossed the stripe second for his best career finish. Jimmy Blewett joined him on the podium in third.
Jeff Goodale and Rob Summers rounded out the top five while Brendon Bock, Matt Swanson, Doug Coby, Donny Lia and Jamie Tomaino completed the top 10.
Saturday also marked career-best finishes for Jeff Goodale and Bock.
Tomaino extended his Whelen Modified Tour record for career starts to 600 in the event.
Silk, the 2011 Whelen Modified Tour titlist, ended a 42-race winless drought with his first victory since August 2012 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
After three events the two-time defending champion Coby leads Timmy Solomito by eight points and Zachem by 15 in the season standings.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will return to action on June 3 at St

Ron Silk emerges victorious Saturday at the Speedbowl. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images for NASCAR

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	B/Points	Status
1	5	82	Ron Silk	Horton Avenue Materials Chevrolet	161	48	5	Running
2	13	20	Max Zachem	Lu-Mac's Package Store/VWS Chevrolet	161	43	1	Running
3	3	4	Jimmy Blewett	Starrett Dodge	161	41		Running
4	18	46	Jeff Goodale	Riverhead Building Supply Chevrolet	161	40		Running
5	7	64	Rob Summers	HTE/Fast Track Elect/Complete Const. Chevrolet	161	39		Running
6	6	29	Brendon Bock	Pro System Brakes/L.I. Performance Chevrolet	161	38		Running
7	26	89	Matt Swanson *	Spafco Race Chassis/FMR Racing Chevrolet	161	37		Running
8	8	2	Doug Coby	Dunleavy's Repair/A&J Romano Const. Chevrolet	161	36		Running
9	12	8	Donny Lia	Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet	161	35		Running
10	20	99	Jamie Tomaino	Dunleavy's Repair/Atlantic Sprinkler Chevrolet	161	34		Running
11	17	56	Craig Lutz *	Lutz Motorsports/Moroso Chevrolet	161	33		Running
12	24	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape /TRC Electric Chevrolet	161	32		Running
13	23	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Chevrolet	161	31		Running
14	11	0	Ted Christopher	Dunleavy's Repair/M&T Enterprises Chevrolet	161	30		Running
15	16	16	Timmy Solomito	Diversified Metals /R.B. Enterprises Ford	160	29		Running
16	15	32	Tom Adele, Jr.	Thirty Two Signs/Dunleavy Truck Repair Chevrolet	159	28		Running
17	22	51	Justin Bonsignore	M3 Technology Chevrolet	152	27		Overheating
18	4	3	Rowan Pennink	Cape Cod Copper/Canto Paving Chevrolet	140	26		Running
19	19	85	Woody Pitkat	Stuart's Automotive/Dunleavy's Repair Chevrolet	138	25		Accident
20	1	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing/Supreme Skylights Chevrolet	128	25	1	Drive Shaft
21	28	78	Walter Sutcliffe Jr. *	Last Minute Racing Chevrolet	124	23		Suspension
22	14	36	Dave Sapienza	Frankie's Towing/Wine Country Chevrolet	117	22		Accident
23	27	24	Andrew Krause *	Supreme Manufacturing Chevrolet	87	21		Running
24	2	9	Chase Dowling	S&S Asphalt Paving/Dunleavy's Repair Chevrolet	73	21	1	Accident
25	21	33	Wade Cole	Performance Engines/Kendall Oil Chevrolet	28	19		Running
26	9	44	Bobby Santos	Tinio Corp./Dan Kelley/Curb Records Chevrolet	7	18		Accident
27	10	59	Nick Salva *	Seekonk GP/Ed Bennett Properties Chevrolet	0	17		Accident
28	25	1	Melissa Fifield	Eastern Propane & Oil Chevrolet	0	16		Accident

RACE STATISTICSFastest Qualifier: Eric Goodale, Time: 14.03 Seconds, Speed: 96.222 mph
Failed to Qualify: (1) Johnny Bush (#38).
Time of Race: 1 hrs., 12 mins, 7 secs    Average Speed: 50.231 mph    Margin of Victory: 0.732 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 1-4; 8-14; 20-25; 40-43; 74-81; 86-91; 117-126; 129-136; 139-144; 151-154. 10 for 63 laps.
Lap Leaders: Eric Goodale 1-25, Chase Dowling 26, Eric Goodale 27-49, Ron Silk 50-144, Max Zachem 145, Ron Silk 146-161.
Total Laps Led: Ron Silk 111, Eric Goodale 48, Max Zachem 1, Chase Dowling 1. 5 changes involving 4 drivers.