1985 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour

Race #1 - Icebreaker

The NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series made their 1st stop of 1985 at the Thompson Speedway, in Thompson, Connecticut, for the Icebreaker.

A packed crowd was on hand at the Thompson Speedway as the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series was making history by having their first ever event held at the track. Carl Pasteryak made history by leading the field to the Green and leading the first ever laps in series history but his stay up front and in the race would be short lived as he first would lose the lead to Jamie Tomaino and then a few laps later his engine would blow up, resulting in a last place finish.

Having taken the lead on Lap 4, Jamie Tomaino began to pull away from the field but three cautions and Richie Evans on his tail would lead to an exciting finish. With officials deciding to shorten the race from the original 75 laps to 47, Tomaino was able to hold off the hard charging Richie Evans and write his name in the history books as the first ever winner in NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series history.

Other Noticeables:
Jamie Tomaino scored his 1st win of the year,
Tomaino led 1 time for 44 laps, which were the final 44 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series in his 1st start,
All 35 drivers made their NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series debuts,
Jamie Tomaino, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Richie Evans by 15 points

1.99-Jamie Tomaino (44 laps led)
2.61-Richie Evans
3.3-Mike McLaughlin
4.73-Brian Ross
5.71-John Rosati
6.33-Tommy Druar
7.U2-Ken Bouchard
8.20-Rusty Ball
9.26-George Kent
10.7NY-Tom Baldwin
11.52NY-Doug Hewitt
12.35-S.J. Evonsion
13.2X-Jeff Fuller
14.1CT-John Hoffman
15.5-Charlie Jarzombek
16.88-Jerry Cranmer
17.55-Rick Fuller
18.10-John Falconi
19.7CT-Ray Miller
20.38-Matt Tinker
21.4-Corky Cookman
22.63-Jeff Spraker
23.9G-Gordon Page
24.19-Moose Hewitt
25.31-Joe Mammolito
26.0-Bentley Warren
27.89-Leo Cleary
28.42-Jean Michaud
29.52-Mark Fluery
30.79-Dave Rezendes-1 lap
31.1-Doug Heveron-1 lap
32.28-George Brunnhoelzl Jr.-2 laps
33.11CT-Nunzio Febbrielo-14 laps (Accident)
34.25-Jan Leaty-22 laps (Accident)
35.75-Carl Pasteryak-38 laps (Engine) (3 laps led)

Carl Pasteryak-1-3
Jamie Tomaino-4-47

1 Lead Changes among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 16 laps
Lap 10 (Car #28 Stalled Frontstretch),
Lap 26 (Car #25 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 33 (Cars #11CT, 42 and 52 Accident Turn 2)

Margin of Victory: 0.524 Seconds

Time of Race: 30 Minutes and 4 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 2nd race of the season the Miller Time 500 at the Martinsville Speedway.

Mike McLaughlin won the pole, with a time of 24.951 seconds, beating Brett Bodine by 0.035 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Mike McLaughlin won his 1st pole of the year,
McLaughlin won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series in his 2nd start,
Jamie Tomaino, who will be starting 11th, has a 15 point lead over Richie Evans

1.3-Mike McLaughlin
2.12-Brett Bodine
3.5-Charlie Jarzombek
4.21-Greg Sacks
5.24-Jimmy Spencer
6.6-Jerry Cranmer
7.61-Richie Evans
8.37-Tommy Druar
9.07-Satch Worley
10.52-Doug Hewitt
11.99-Jamie Tomaino
12.4-Bugs Stevens
13.26-George Kent
14.59-Billy Colton
15.U2-Ken Bouchard
16.87-Mark Fluery
17.57-Johnny Bryant
18.9-Jeff Fuller
19.45-Tom Mauser
20.69-Brian Ross
21.7-Tom Baldwin
22.83-Ray Evernham
23.48-Wayne Edwards
24.27-Tim Arre
25.19-Bob Park
26.1-Doug Heveron
27.25-Jan Leaty
28.14-Tony Siscone
29.44-Reggie Ruggiero
30.28-George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
31.8-Don Miller

Race #2 - Miller Time 500

The NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series made their 2nd stop of 1985 at the Martinsville Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia, for the Miller Time 500.

A crowd of 15,000 were on hand at the Martinsville Speedway as the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series held their second ever event in series history at the legendary Martinsville Speedway. Mike McLaughlin led a field of thirty one drivers to the Green Flag and would lead the first lap before Brett Bodine would make his way around and would lead for twenty three of the first twenty six laps before a mechanical problem would knock him out of the race. A rash of cautions would allow for Charlie Jarzombek to remain in the lead for over half of the event, but it would also turn out to be his downfall as a caution with less then thirty laps to go set up a shootout for the win.

Less then ten laps later, Jarzombek would lose the lead to Jerry Cranmer, and for the remaining fifteen laps Cranmer was able to defend his lead and would score the win.

Other Noticeables:
Jerry Cranmer scored his 1st win of the year,
Cranmer led 1 time for 15 laps, which were the final 15 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series in his 2nd start,
Jimmy Spencer(3rd), Greg Sacks(4th), Billy Colton(8th), Bugs Stevens(14th), Tim Arre(18th), Don Miller(19th), Bob Park(20th), Tony Siscone(21st), Reggie Ruggiero(22nd), Tom Mauser(23rd), Johnny Bryant(25th) Wayne Edwards(27th), Satch Worley(29th), Ray Evernham(30th) and Brett Bodine(31st) made their NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series debuts,
Jamie Tomaino, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Mike McLaughlin by 20 points

1.6-Jerry Cranmer (15 laps led)
2.5-Charlie Jarzombek (149 laps led)
3.24-Jimmy Spencer (3 laps led)
4.21-Greg Sacks
5.99-Jamie Tomaino
6.3-Mike McLaughlin (3 laps led)
7.9-Jeff Fuller
8.59-Billy Colton
9.25-Jan Leaty-1 lap
10.1-Doug Heveron-1 lap
11.U2-Ken Bouchard-1 lap
12.87-Mark Fluery-1 lap
13.26-George Kent-1 lap
14.4-Bugs Stevens-1 lap
15.52-Doug Hewitt-1 lap
16.61-Richie Evans-1 lap
17.28-George Brunnhoelzl Jr.-2 laps
18.27-Tim Arre-2 laps
19.8-Don Miller-2 laps
20.19-Bob Park-2 laps
21.14-Tony Siscone-2 laps
22.44-Reggie Ruggiero-2 laps
23.45-Tom Mauser-3 laps
24.69-Brian Ross-3 laps (7 laps led)
25.57-Johnny Bryant-4 laps
26.7-Tom Baldwin-6 laps
27.48-Wayne Edwards-12 laps
28.37-Tommy Druar-120 laps (Accident)
29.07-Satch Worley-146 laps (Piston)
30.83-Ray Evernham-166 laps (Engine)
31.12-Brett Bodine-173 laps (Camshaft) (23 laps led)

Mike McLaughlin-1
Brett Bodine-2
Mike McLaughlin-3-4
Brett Bodine-5-26
Charlie Jarzombek-27-57
Brian Ross-58-64
Jimmy Spencer-65-66
Charlie Jarzombek-67-175
Jimmy Spencer-176
Charlie Jarzombek-177-185
Jerry Cranmer-186-200

10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps
Lap 27 (Car #12 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 56 (Car #07 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 79 (Car #25 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 140 (Car #25 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 146 (Car #7 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 178 (Car #7 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 191 (Car #52 Spin Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1.873 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes and 43 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 3rd race of the season the Spring Sizzler at the Stafford Motor Speedway.

Richie Evans won the pole, with a time of 23.216 seconds, beating Jimmy Spencer by 0.076 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Richie Evans won his 1st pole of the year,
Evans won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series in his 3rd start,
Jamie Tomaino, who shockingly failed to qualify for this race, has a 20 point lead over Mike McLaughlin

1.61-Richie Evans
2.24-Jimmy Spencer
3.73-Brian Ross
4.88-Jerry Cranmer
5.71-John Rosati
6.35-S.J. Evonsion
7.1CT-Doug Heveron
8.28-George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
9.5-Charlie Jarzombek
10.44-Reggie Ruggiero
11.11-Mike Stefanik
12.55-Rick Fuller
13.7NY-Tom Baldwin
14.10-Stan Greger
15.75-Carl Pasteryak
16.2-Rick Donnelly
17.19-Bob Park
18.4-Bugs Stevens
19.14-Tony Siscone
20.62CT-Mark Fluery
21.U2-Ken Bouchard
22.2X-Jeff Fuller
23.52NY-Doug Hewitt
24.27-Tim Arre
25.21-Greg Sacks
26.04-Corky Cookman
27.12-Brett Bodine
28.25-Jan Leaty
29.3-Mike McLaughlin
30.26-George Kent

Did Not Qualify:
31.Jamie Tomaino