 Justin Bonsignore celebrates victory in the opening race of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season. (Nate Smallwood/NASCAR) STORY BY NASCAR.COM
JENNERSTOWN, Pa. — It was 253 days between NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races, but Justin Bonsignore still ended up in the same place. After closing out the 2019 season with a win, and then waiting through the delay brought upon by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Holtsville, New York, driver put forth a dominating performance in the 2020 season opener at Jennerstown Speedway. Bonsignore won the Mayhew Tools Pole Award and then marched virtually unchallenged to the win in the Morocco Welding/Wade Cole Memorial 133 presented by Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair. Bonsignore’s No. 51 Phoenix Communications Inc. Chevrolet finished 1.76 seconds ahead of runner-up Craig Lutz. Only the top four finished within 10 seconds of Bonsignore on the .522-mile oval as he claimed his 27th career win. The victory moved him to within one of Mike Ewanitsko and defending tour champion Doug Coby for sixth all-time in tour history. RELATED: Jennerstown Results | Justin Bonsignore Career Wins More importantly, it have Bonsignore the early leg up in the championship chase after he finished just eight points shy of Coby last year. Jon McKennedy overcame a mid-race flat tire to charge up to third, followed by Matt Hirschman and Calvin Carroll. Ron Silk finished sixth and Coby, who qualified second, was seventh. Kyle Bonsignore, Matt Swanson and Rob Summers rounded out the top 10. The Morocco Welding/Wade Cole Memorial 133 presented by Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair aired live on Trackpass on NBC Gold, and will re-air on Saturday, June 27 at 12am ET on NBCSN. The Whelen Modified Tour will return to action on Saturday, July 4, with its inaugural visit to White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, New Hampshire.
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 Justin Bonsignore scored the Mayhew Tools dominator pole award for the Jennerstown season opener. (Nate Smallwood/NASCAR) STORY BY NASCAR.COM
JENNERSTOWN, Pa. — Justin Bonsignore was the last car out in qualifying, and the last driver who could keep Doug Coby from winning yet another Mayhew Tools Pole Award. Bonsignore did just that. The 32-year-old from Holtsville, New York, posted a lap of 18.191 to claim his 13th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour pole in qualifying for Saturday afternoon’s season opening Morocco Welding/Wade Cole Memorial 133 presented by Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair. The lap knocked Coby off the provisional pole. Coby had the fastest lap to that point at 18.278 and will start second. RELATED: Jennerstown Qualifying Results | Justin Bonsignore Career Pole Awards Coby has 30 career poles, including winning them in eight of last year’s 16 races. Patrick Emerling qualified third at 18.281, followed by Dave Sapienza and Jon McKennedy. Matt Swanson, Craig Lutz, Ronnie Williams, Matt Hirschman and Eric Goodale rounded out the top 10. Hirschman had been fastest in the morning practice session. The opening Morocco Welding/Wade Cole Memorial 133 presented by Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. live on Trackpass on NBC Gold. |
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