Mod Tour Regular Wins Coin Toss For Inside Position
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kyle Larson and Todd Szegedy won the two NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour qualifying heat races for the UNOH Battle At The Beach on Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway.
Szegedy, out of Ridgefield, Conn., claimed the pole position as a result of a coin toss between the two heat winners. By choosing the inside position the entire field from the second heat followed in order of their finish to make up the inside column for the main event. Szegedy scored his seventh consecutive top-five finish in Whelen Modified Tour points in 2012.
In the first heat Larson got the best of 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ron Silk. Nine-time NASCAR champion Mike Stefanik finished third.
The lone caution in the first heat was for an accident by NASCAR veteran competitor Steve Park, who has 197 Whelen Modified Tour starts to his name along with 183 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts.
Szegedy took the checkered flag in the second qualifying heat, which was slowed due to caution on three occasions, followed by Eric Goodale and Danny Bohn in second and third.
The feature race for the Whelen Modifieds is scheduled for a 7:15 p.m. start. Coverage on SPEED and MRN will begin at 7 p.m. this evening.
NWMT Daytona 2/19/12 Qualifying
QUALIFYING RACE 2
| Pos | No. | Name | Sponsor | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Todd Szegedy | UNOH/Dunleavy Repair | 28 |
| 2 | 58 | Eric Goodale | RBS Design Showroom | 28 |
| 3 | 65 | Danny Bohn | Rustoleum/Rifenburg Construction | 28 |
| 4 | 52 | Doug Coby | Seekonk Grand Prix/Sypher Const | 28 |
| 5 | 16 | Ryan Preece | East West Marine/Diversified Metals | 28 |
| 6 | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | M3 Technology | 28 |
| 7 | 40 | Luke Fleming* | Jerry Hunt Auto Sales/Koma Unwind | 28 |
| 8 | 11 | Andy Seuss | Phoenix Pre-Owned Motors/RAMOD Engines | 28 |
| 9 | 3 | Ted Christopher | Cape Cod Copper/Silver Dollar Const. | 28 |
| 10 | 98 | Dave Brigati* | JDL Environmental/Rubble Master | 28 |
| 11 | 23 | Brian Loftin | L & R Transmission | 28 |
| 12 | 18 | Ken Heagy | Buoy One Seafood | 28 |
| 13 | 99 | Jamie Tomaino | Supreme Manufacturing | 28 |
| 14 | 33 | Gary Fountain, Sr. | APR/Brunns Racing/Uncle Kenny’s BBQ | 28 |
| 15 | 73 | Cole Powell* | Copp’s Buildall/Tricar | 16 |
| 16 | 60 | Matt Hirschman | B.C. Brennenstuhl/L.I. Mod Maniac | 10 |
| 17 | 97 | Bryan Dauzat | OB Builders Inc | 1 |
QUALIFYING RACE 1
| Pos | No. | Name | Sponsor | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kyle Larson* | Menards/McDonald’s/Curb Records | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Ron Silk | T.S. Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm | 25 |
| 3 | 22 | Mike Stefanik | Robert B Our Co/John H Canto & Sons Paving | 25 |
| 4 | 41 | Donny Lia | Mystic Missile Racing | 25 |
| 5 | 14 | Brandon Ward | Kevin Powell Mtspts/Crane & Rigging | 25 |
| 6 | 1 | Burt Myers | CitruSafe/Budget Sales & Licensing | 25 |
| 7 | 4 | Jason Myers | Westbend Vineyard & Brewhouse | 25 |
| 8 | 25 | John Smith | G-Oil | 25 |
| 9 | 44 | Bobby Santos | Robert B. Our Co/Canto & Sons Paving | 25 |
| 10 | 21 | J.R. Bertuccio | Gershow Recycling | 25 |
| 11 | 80 | Jimmy Zacharias* | WRC Incorporated/Wilbur Auto Sales | 25 |
| 12 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling Chevrolet Dealership | 23 |
| 13 | 79 | Woody Pitkat | Hill Enterprises/Coors Light | 21 |
| 14 | 70 | Jeremy Gerstner* | GMR Complete Lawn Care/MagneGas | 20 |
| 15 | 20 | Steve Park | UNOH | 18 |
| 16 | 8 | Dalton Baldwin* | Woman 2 Woman Breast Cancer Fdn | 14 |
