1985 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour

Race #4 - Azalea 150

The NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series made their 4th stop of 1985 at the Martinsville Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia, for the Azalea 150.

Reggie Ruggiero led the field to the green as the series raced their second event at the legendary Martinsville Speedway of the season and just like before, it was filled with cautions. The race set a new record for the most cautions in a race with eight as forty of the events 150 laps was run under caution. Mike McLaughlin was involved in the first caution as well as spinning out two other drivers before making his way into the lead with sixty five laps to go. Three more cautions would bunch up the field, but McLaughlin was able to hold off Bugs Stevens and scored his first win of the season.

Other Noticeables:
Mike McLaughlin scored his 1st win of the year,
McLaughlin led 1 time for 65 laps, which were the final 65 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series in his 4th start,
Gary Myers(3rd), Billy Middleton(11th), Bobby Hutchens(13th), Bill Kimmel Jr.(21st), Mike Ewanitsko(27th) and Philip Smith(28th) made their NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series debuts,
Richie Evans, who finished 6th, kept his points lead, leading Mike McLaughlin by 23 points

1.3-Mike McLaughlin (65 laps led)
2.4-Bugs Stevens
3.43-Gary Myers
4.44-Reggie Ruggiero (85 laps led)
5.69-Brian Ross
6.61-Richie Evans
7.1-Doug Heveron
8.52-Doug Hewitt
9.2-Jeff Fuller
10.07-Satch Worley
11.46-Billy Middleton
12.57-Johnny Bryant
13.15-Bobby Hutchens
14.63-Jeff Spraker
15.25-Jan Leaty
16.26-George Kent
17.27-Tim Arre
18.21-Greg Sacks
19.59-Billy Colton
20.6-Jerry Cranmer
21.8-Bill Kimmel Jr.-1 lap
22.12-Brett Bodine-1 lap
23.24-Jimmy Spencer-1 lap
24.51-Mark Fluery-1 lap
25.7-Tom Baldwin-1 lap
26.55-Rick Fuller-1 lap
27.23-Mike Ewanitsko-1 lap
28.18-Philip Smith-1 lap
29.99-Jamie Tomaino-3 laps
30.5-Charlie Jarzombek-59 laps (Piston)
31.19-Bob Park-123 laps (Camshaft)

Reggie Ruggiero-1-86
Mike McLaughlin-87-150

1 Lead Change among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 8 for 40 laps
Lap 1 (Car #3 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 10 (Car #6 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 25 (Car #25 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 66 (Car #23 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 72 (Car #07 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 89 (Car #23 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 108 (Car #1 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 135 (Car #99 Stalled Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1.195 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 26 Minutes and 50 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 5th race of the season the Spring Fling at the New Egypt Speedway.

Richie Evans won the pole, with a time of 16.939 seconds, beating Jimmy Spencer by 0.059 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Richie Evans won his 2nd pole of the year,
Evans won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series and his first since Stafford; 2 races ago,
Evans, who will start 1st, has a 23 point lead over Mike McLaughlin

1.61-Richie Evans
2.69-Brian Ross
3.27-Gil Hearne
4.14-Tony Siscone
5.30-Bill Gratton
6.2X-Jeff Fuller
7.99-Jamie Tomaino
8.9-Chip Graves
9.15-Wayne Anderson
10.3-Mike McLaughlin
11.25-Jan Leaty
12.88-Jerry Cranmer
13.5-Charlie Jarzombek
14.4-Corky Cookman
15.34-Don Howe
16.76-John Blewett Jr.
17.1-Doug Heveron
18.66-Donny Ling Jr.
19.24-Jimmy Spencer
20.6-Bob Park
21.7-Tom Baldwin
22.26-George Kent
23.23-Edward Lilly
24.52-Mark Fluery

*Note for this race I had to use a dirt version of New Egypt since there isn't a paved version for NR2003.

Race #5 - Spring Fling

The NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series made their 5th stop of 1985 at the New Egypt Speedway, in New Egypt, New Jersey, for the Spring Fling.

Richie Evans led a field of twenty four drivers to the green as for the second time in a month Evans was totally unstoppable as a calm race with no cautions allowed Evans to use his past experience on short tracks as he was able to defend the lead and work his way through traffic to score his second wire-to-wire race by winning the pole, leading every single lap and scoring his second win of the season.

Other Noticeables:
Richie Evans scored his 2nd win of the year,
Evans led 1 time for 150 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series and his first since Stafford; 2 races ago,
Gil Hearne(6th), Bill Gratton(10th), Edward Lilly(13th), Chip Graves(14th), Wayne Anderson(15th), Donny Ling Jr.(18th), Don Howe(20th) and John Blewett Jr.(21st) made their NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series debuts,
Richie Evans, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Mike McLaughlin by 66 points

1.61-Richie Evans (150 laps led)
2.14-Tony Siscone
3.99-Jamie Tomaino
4.69-Brian Ross
5.4-Corky Cookman
6.27-Gil Hearne
7.25-Jan Leaty
8.3-Mike McLaughlin
9.1-Doug Heveron
10.30-Bill Gratton
11.7-Tom Baldwin-1 lap
12.5-Charlie Jarzombek-1 lap
13.23-Edward Lilly-1 lap
14.9-Chip Graves-1 lap
15.15-Wayne Anderson-1 lap
16.2X-Jeff Fuller-1 lap
17.88-Jerry Cranmer-1 lap
18.66-Donny Ling Jr.-1 lap
19.26-George Kent-1 lap
20.34-Don Howe-1 lap
21.76-John Blewett Jr.-1 lap
22.24-Jimmy Spencer-2 laps
23.6-Bob Park-2 laps
24.52-Mark Fluery-2 laps

Richie Evans-1-150

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 2.372 Seconds

Time of Race: 48 Minutes and 44 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 6th race of the season the M.J. Sullivan 100 at the Waterford Speedbowl.

Mike McLaughlin won the pole, with a time of 16.365 seconds, beating Jamie Tomaino by 0.013 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Mike McLaughlin won his 2nd pole of the year,
McLaughlin won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series and his first since Martinsville; 4 races ago,
Richie Evans, who will start 15th, has a 66 point lead over Mike McLaughlin

1.3-Mike McLaughlin
2.99-Jamie Tomaino
3.31-Dick Ceravolo
4.1-Doug Heveron
5.52M-Richie Gallup
6.2-Rick Donnelly
7.71-John Rosati
8.79-Dave Rezendes
9.89-Leo Cleary
10.55-Jeff Fuller
11.5-Charlie Jarzombek
12.9-George Kent
13.52NY-Mark Fluery
14.59-Jerry Cranmer
15.61-Richie Evans
16.21-Greg Sacks
17.73-Brian Ross
18.09-John Blewett Jr.
19.19NY-Bob Park
20.19CT-Moose Hewitt
21.4-Bugs Stevens
22.04-Corky Cookman
23.02-Vinny Annarummo
24.2X-Rick Fuller