1985 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour

The field has finished qualifying for the 12th race of the season the Outside Pole Qualifier at the Thompson Speedway.

Mike McLaughlin won the pole, with a time of 23.026 seconds, beating Jimmy Spencer by 0.135 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Mike McLaughlin won his 3rd pole of the year,
McLaughlin won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series and his first since Waterford; 6 races ago,
Richie Evans, who will start 15th, has a 8 point lead over Mike McLaughlin

1.3-Mike McLaughlin
2.8-Jimmy Spencer
3.79-Dave Rezendes
4.69-Brian Ross
5.7-Tom Baldwin
6.99-Jamie Tomaino
7.28-George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
8.2X-Jeff Fuller
9.71-John Rosati
10.26-George Kent
11.76-Tom Bolles
12.23-Tim Glen
13.6-Jerry Cranmer
14.55-Rick Fuller
15.61-Richie Evans
16.17-Bobby Fuller
17.1NY-Doug Heveron
18.12-Dan Jivanelli
19.10-John Falconi Sr.
20.44-Reggie Ruggiero
21.1-Billy Clark
22.18-Joe Bubbico
23.77-Lenny Fisher
24.75-Carl Pasteryak

Race #12 - Outside Pole Qualifier

The NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series made their 12th stop of 1985 at the Thompson Speedway, in Thompson, Connecticut, for the Outside Pole Qualifier.

Mike McLaughlin led a field of 24 drivers to the green flag as the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series made their second ever start at the Thomston Speedway but it would be Jimmy Spencer who would lead the first seven laps before McLaughlin took the lead back as the race would be slowed by eight cautions, preventing anyone from really challenging McLaughlin for the lead as a late race caution forced officials to extend the race to a Green, White, Checkered and when the green came back out, Richie Evans, the points leader, got a great run on the outside and would pull away and scored his sixth win of 1985.

Other Noticeables:
Richie Evans scored his 6th win of the year and third in a row,
Evans led 1 time for 2 laps, which were the final 2 laps,
It was the 6th win of his career in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series and his first since Stafford; 1 race ago,
Tim Glen(4th), Joe Bubbico(16th), Billy Clark(17th) and Lenny Fisher(19th) made their NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series debuts,
Richie Evans, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Mike McLaughlin by 13 points

1.61-Richie Evans (2 laps led)
2.1NY-Doug Heveron
3.3-Mike McLaughlin (53 laps led)
4.23-Tim Glen
5.28-George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
6.2X-Jeff Fuller
7.26-George Kent
8.8-Jimmy Spencer (7 laps led)
9.99-Jamie Tomaino
10.6-Jerry Cranmer
11.69-Brian Ross
12.12-Dan Jivanelli
13.71-John Rosati
14.7-Tom Baldwin
15.55-Rick Fuller
16.18-Joe Bubbico
17.1-Billy Clark
18.76-Tom Bolles
19.77-Lenny Fisher
20.17-Bobby Fuller
21.10-John Falconi Sr.-2 laps
22.44-Reggie Ruggiero-36 laps (Accident)
23.79-Dave Rezendes-42 laps (Accident)
24.75-Carl Pasteryak-42 laps (Accident)

Mike McLaughlin-Pole
Jimmy Spencer-1-7
Mike McLaughlin-8-60
Richie Evans-61-62

2 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 8 for 38 laps
Lap 2 (Car #1 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 18 (Cars #77, 79, 44, 12, 75 and 55 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 24 (Cars #8, 2, 28, 7, 18, 10, 1, 17, 44, 77 and 12 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 30 (Car #23 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 39 (Car #8 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 45 (Car #11 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 51 (Car #12 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 57 (Car #71 Spin Turn 2)

Margin of Victory: 1.314 Seconds

Time of Race: 50 Minutes and 37 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 13th race of the season the Cam 2 Racing Fuels 150 at the New Egypt Speedway.

Tom Baldwin won the pole, with a time of 16.592 seconds, beating Richie Evans by 0.231 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tom Baldwin won his 2nd pole of the year,
Baldwin won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series and his first since Riverhead; 4 races ago,
Richie Evans, who will start 2nd, has a 13 point lead over Mike McLaughlin

1.7-Tom Baldwin
2.61-Richie Evans
3.24-Jimmy Spencer
4.15-Wayne Anderson
5.3-Mike McLaughlin
6.30-Bill Gratton
7.28-Jerry Miller
8.1NY-Doug Heveron
9.59-Gil Hearne
10.23-Edward Lilly
11.26-George Kent
12.19-Bob Park
13.27-Tim Arre
14.88-Jerry Cranmer
15.2X-Jeff Fuller
16.60-Thomas Michel
17.73-Brian Ross
18.09-John Blewett Jr.
19.11-Robert Gratton
20.41-Vincent Green
21.99-Jamie Tomaino
22.14-Tony Siscone

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

Race #13 - Cam 2 Racing Fuels 150

The NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series made their 13th stop of 1985 at the New Egypt Speedway, in New Egypt, New Jersey, for the Cam 2 Racing Fuels 150.

Tom Baldwin led a field of twenty two drivers to the green as for the third time in series history drivers raced at the quarter mile track in New Jersey as Baldwin's lead would last only five laps before points leader Richie Evans took over. Having won the last three races in a row, Evans was determined to make sure the streak continued, lapping the entire field on his way to scoring his seventh win of the season and fourth in a row.

Other Noticeables:
Richie Evans scored his 7th win of the year and fourth in a row,
Evans led 1 time for 145 laps, including the final 145 laps,
It was the 7th win of his career in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series and his first since Thompson; 1 race ago,
Vincent Green(12th) and Robert Gratton(19th) made their NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Series debuts,
Richie Evans, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Mike McLaughlin by 64 points

1.61-Richie Evans (145 laps led)
2.73-Brian Ross-1 lap
3.09-John Blewett Jr.-1 lap
4.24-Jimmy Spencer-2 laps
5.26-George Kent-2 laps
6.1NY-Doug Heveron-2 laps
7.28-Jerry Miller-2 laps
8.88-Jerry Cranmer-2 laps
9.15-Wayne Anderson-2 laps
10.3-Mike McLaughlin-2 laps
11.2X-Jeff Fuller-2 laps
12.41-Vincent Green-2 laps
13.59-Gil Hearne-2 laps
14.30-Bill Gratton-2 laps
15.14-Tony Siscone-2 laps
16.19-Bob Park-2 laps
17.27-Tim Arre-2 laps
18.60-Thomas Michel-3 laps
19.11-Robert Gratton-3 laps
20.7-Tom Baldwin-3 laps (5 laps led)
21.23-Edward Lilly-3 laps
22.99-Jamie Tomaino-3 laps

Tom Baldwin-1-5
Richie Evans-6-150

1 Lead Changes among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 1 Lap

Time of Race: 48 Minutes and 17 Seconds