In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Matt Galko took the lead on the outside of Tom Bolles at the start to set the early pace. Stephen Kopcik and Tyler Hines were side by side for third with Ronnie Williams in fifth. Just behind Williams was Mike Christopher, Jr. and Rowan Pennink.
By lap-10 the order had settled into single file at the front with Galko leading the cars of Kopcik, Bolles, Williams, Pennink, and Christopher, Jr. Nick Salva’s car dropped off the pace and he limped back to pit road on lap-12. Pennink got around Williams to move into fourth on lap-13 and he nearly took third from Bolles on lap-15.
After several laps of applying heavy pressure and nearly making a pass, Pennink was able to finally get by Bolles for third and he took second from Kopcik on lap-24. Williams, Christopher, Jr., Ted Christopher, Keith Rocco, Woody Pitkat, Todd Owen, Hines, and Danny Cates all got by Bolles on lap-25 as Bolles drifted high in turn 3 and slid back to twelfth place.
At the front of the field Pennink was starting to apply heavy pressure to Galko and he made a move on the backstretch on lap-31 to take the lead. The caution came out with 33 laps complete for spins in turn 1 by Brian Sullivan and Jeff Gallup.
Pennink took the lead back under green with Kopcik and Galko side by side for second. Ted Christopher was fourth with Mike Christopher, Jr. in fifth. Kopcik took second and Ted Christopher moved into third as Galko slid back to fourth. Galko would lose fifth to Mike Christopher, Jr. and Ted Christopher took second from Kopcik before Pitkat spun on the frontstretch to bring the caution out with 37 laps complete. Kopcik was parked by officials for overaggressive driving on the track.
Pennink took the lead with Christopher and Christopher, Jr. side by side for second with Rocco right on both of their bumpers in fourth. Ted Christpher took second on lap-39 and he was right behind Pennink as they took the white flag. Christopher couldn’t get close enough to Pennink as Pennink took down his fifth win of the 2016 season. Mike Christopher, Jr. finished third with Galko and Rocco rounding out the top-5.Nice car count again tonight.
SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa (5wins)
2) Ted Christopher, Plainville
3) Michael Christopher, Jr., Wolcott
4) Matt Galko, Meriden
5) Keith Rocco, Berlin
6) Todd Owen, Somers
7) Ronnie Williams, Tolland
8) Danny Cates, Chaplin
9) Cam McDermott, Canterbury
10) Jeff Baral, Southington
11) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
12) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
13) Jeff Gallup, Agawam, Ma
14) Dan Avery, Somers
15) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
16) Tom Bolles, Ellington
17) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
18) Tyler Hines, North Haven
19) Dylan Izzo, Monroe
20) Stephen Kopcik, Newtown
21) Bob Charland, Stafford
22) Nick Salva, Prospect
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