In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Glen Reen made a 3-wide move at the front of the field to take the lead but a crash on the backstretch involving Mike Christopher, Jr., Tyler Hines, and Todd Owen brought the caution out before a lap could be completed.
On the restart, Reen’s car didn’t come up to speed, which bottlenecked the entire outside line as Stephen Kopcik took the lead with Chase Dowling, Keith Rocco, Eric Berndt, and Ted Christopher lined up behind him. The caution came back out with 3 laps complete for a spin on the backstretch by Tommy Membrino, Jr. and Payton Henry.
Kopcik took the lead on the restart with Dowling and Berndt right behind him. Rocco was fourth in line with Josh Wood in fifth. Christopher was sixth with Tony Membrino, Jr. in seventh and Rowan Pennink was up to eighth. Dowling powered his way around Kopcik to take the lead on lap-8 and Berndt followed him through as Kopcik fell back to third in line. Christopher was now fourth with Rocco in fifth. Joey Cipriano spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out with 24 laps complete. The order for the restart would be Dowling and Berndt on the front row, Christopher and Kopcik on the second row, and Pennink and Rocco in the third row.
Dowling took the lead on the restart with Christopher in second. Pennink got by Berndt to move into third with Berndt fourth and Kopcik fifth. Christopher got to the inside of Dowling in turn 4 on lap-30 and he took the lead at the line. Dowling slotted into line in second with Pennink right behind him in third. Dowling was able to get to Christopher’s bumper but couldn’t get close enough to make an attempt at a pass and with 5 laps to go, he was still right behind Christopher with Pennink right behind him in third.
Dowling looked to have a good run on lap-39 but Christopher blocked the move down the backstretch. Christopher held Dowling off to the checkered flag to pick up his sixth win of the 2017 season. Pennink finished third with Berndt and Kopcik rounding out the top-5.
Ted Christopher now has a track leading 109 SK victories and 131 overall at this facility.
Ted Christopher now has a track leading 109 SK victories and 131 overall at this facility.
SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Ted Christopher, Plainville
2) Chase Dowling, Roxbury
3) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa
4) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
5) Stephen Kopcik, Newtown
6) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
7) Keith Rocco, Berlin
8) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
9) Cam McDermott, Canterbury
10) Ronnie Williams, Tolland
11) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
12) Payton Henry, Willington
13) Tony Membrino, Jr., Berlin
14) Matt Galko, Meriden
15) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
16) Todd Owen, Somers
17) Troy Talman, Oxford, Ma
18) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford
19) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma
20) Tyler Hines, North Haven
21) Michael Christopher, Jr., Wolcott
22) Tom Bolles, Ellington
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