Thunder at the Shore
5/6/2007
Wall Township Speedway
Wall Township, NJ
Fin Start Car # Driver Laps Money Status
1 3 12 JIMMY BLEWETT 50 $4,200 Running
2 2 66 JOHN BLEWETT, III 50 $2,700 Running
3 1 14 REGGIE RUGGIERO 50 $2,100 Running
4 4 36 TED CHRISTOPHER 50 $2,000 Running
5 9 16 MICHAEL STEFANIK 50 $2,500 Running
6 7 59 MATT HIRSCHMAN 50 $2,000 Running
7 11 19 RONNIE SILK 50 $1,900 Running
8 5 2 TODD SZEGEDY 50 $1,950 Running
9 13 00 JERRY MARQUIS 50 $1,600 Running
10 10 06 BILLY PAUCH, JR 50 $1,600 Running
11 20 99 JAMIE TOMAINO 50 $1,350 Running
12 25 05 JOE HARTMANN 50 $1,425 Running
13 19 0 DANNY SAMMONS 50 $1,125 Running
14 12 4 DONNY LIA 50 $1,375 Running
15 26 10 ED FLEMKE, JR 50 $1,130 Running
16 6 79 CHUCK HOSSFELD 50 $1,300 Running
17 30 1 ROB SUMMERS 49 $975 Running
18 16 93 ROWAN PENNINK 49 $525 Running
19 28 6 RON YUHAS, JR 49 $900 Running
20 17 28 JAMES CIVALI 44 $1,275 Running
21 29 94 ERIC BEERS 42 $1,225 Running
22 31 47 JIMMY STORACE 38 $1,100 Suspension
23 22 33 WADE COLE 37 $775 Accident
24 18 11 ANTHONY SESELY 37 $725 Bumper
25 15 46 DICK HOULIHAN 34 $1,000 Running
26 21 73 JON MCKENNEDY 32 $300 Running
27 14 40 RYAN PREECE 32 $300 Running
28 24 45 KEN WOOLLEY 30 $300 Accident
29 8 09 BOBBY GRIGAS, III 30 $600 Accident
30 23 21 RICHARD SAVARY 29 $600 Running
31 27 77 ZACK SYLVESTER 24 $1,100 Accident
32 0 9 JAKE MAROSZ 0 $0  
33 0 58 KEVIN GOODALE 0 $0  
34 0 8 GLENN TYLER 0 $0  
35 0 31 ANTHONY FERRANTE, JR 0 $0  
36 0 98 RICH KUIKEN, JR 0 $0  
37 0 90 RENEE DUPUIS 0 $0  

Jimmy  Blewett Wins At Wall
 

     Wall Township, N.J. (May 6, 2007) Jimmy Blewett of Howell, N.J. drove to his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory of the season by besting his brother, John , at Wall Township Speedway. Blewett passed Reggie Ruggiero of Rocky Hill, Conn. on the second lap and led the rest of the event. Ruggiero and John Blewett, swapped the second position before John Blewett, kept if for good on lap 38.
       It was the first time brothers had finished first and second in a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event since Mike and Ted Christopher accomplished the feat in 2004 at New Hampshire International Speedway.
   Blewett’s second career win occurred in the first Flash Format race of the 2007 season. The Flash Format features qualifying races and a sprint distance feature. The Thunder at the Shore race distance was 50 laps. Blewett unofficially takes over the point lead by 31 points over Matt Hirschman.
     Ruggiero, winner of the last series race at Wall, was third. Ted Christopher of Plainville, Conn. was fourth and defending series champion Mike Stefanik of Coventry, R.I. rounded out the Top-5.
  The 50 lap qualifying race winners were Ruggiero and John Blewett, III
The next event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is at the Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, Conn. on May 25.  
 
 
NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR-Thunder At The Shore Results
Sunday
At Wall Township Speedway
Wall Township, NJ
Lap length: 0.333 miles
                     Failed to Qualify:  (5) Kevin Goodale (#58), Jake Marosz (#9), Glen Tyler * (#8), Anthony Ferrante, Jr (#31), Renee Dupuis (#90).
 
Margin of Victory: 1.6 seconds
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD:  John Blewett, III, 66 Blewett Motorsports Chevrolet
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE:  Joseph Hartmann *, 05 WMS Construction Chevrolet
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Billy Pauch, Jr. *, 06 Greenfield Dodge Dodge
WHELEN ENGINEERING WINNER OF THE RACE:  Jimmy Blewett, 12 T.S. Haulers/ United Crane Chevrolet
 BUD POLE AWARD: 1st Qualifying race; Reggie Ruggiero, 2nd Qualifying race; John Blewett, III
Lap Leaders:     Reggie Ruggiero 1, Jimmy Blewett 2-50.
Total Laps Led: Jimmy Blewett 49, Reggie Ruggiero 1.  1 changes involving 2 drivers.
 
Unofficial  Top 20 Driver Points:   Jimmy Blewett 478, Matt Hirschman * 447, James Civali 429, Todd Szegedy 418, Chuck Hossfeld 409, Donny Lia 404, Jerry Marquis 403, Ronnie Silk 399, Mike Stefanik 376, Billy Pauch, Jr. * 361, Zach Sylvester 359, Ted Christopher 348, Reggie Ruggiero 344, Bobby Grigas * 344, Jamie Tomaino 343, Eric Beers 333, John Blewett, III 325, Dick Houlihan 318, Kevin Goodale 309, Jimmy Storace 306
Next Race:Stafford Springs, Conn.
* Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender