2006 Miller Lite 200

2006 Miller Lite 200
Riverhead
200 L, 50 M
August 5, 2006
Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	8	36	Ted Christopher (RES)	Northeast Racecars & Parts	Chevy	200	136	running
2	3	79	Chuck Hossfeld (RES)	Hill Enterprises	Pontiac	200	0	running
3	18	4	Jerry Marquis (RES)	Mystic Missile	Dodge	200	0	running
4	24	16	Mike Stefanik (RES)	Diversified Metals	Pontiac	200	0	running
5	21	1	Rob Summers (RES)	Frasco Fuel	Pontiac	200	0	running
6	11	86	Mike Andrews (RES)	Al-Lee Installations	Chevy	200	0	running
7	4	71	Chuck Steuer (RES)	Savin	Chevy	200	12	running
8	15	96	Howie Brode (RES)	Petro Fuel Oil	Chevy	200	0	running
9	26	2	Todd Szegedy (RES)	Snuggle-Wisk	Ford	200	0	running
10	16	10	Ed Flemke, Jr. (RES)	Ron Bouchard's Auto	Chevy	200	0	running
11	5	15	Zach Sylvester (RES)	TAS Country Homes	Chevy	200	0	running
12	23	31	Tony Ferrante, Jr. (RES)	Ferrante Racing	Chevy	200	0	running
13	19	59	Matt Hirschman (RES)	Ed Bennett Properties	Dodge	200	0	running
14	1	01	Tom Rogers, Jr. (RES)	Riverhead Auto Mall	Chevy	200	52	running
15	6	05	Joe Hartmann (RES)	Watermill Lumber	Chevy	200	0	running
16	27	46	Dick Houlihan (RES)	Crossroads RV	Chevy	199	0	running
17	25	28	James Civali (RES)	Ramar-Hall	Chevy	199	0	running
18	28	99	Jamie Tomaino (RES)	Perth Amboy Spring	Chevy	198	0	running
19	9	18	Donny Lia (RES)	Huntington Honda	Chevy	197	0	running
20	12	48	Tony Hirschman (RES)	Kamco Supply	Chevy	171	0	running
21	20	11	Anthony Sesely (RES)	A-1 Collision	Chevy	167	0	running
22	17	19	Ronnie Silk (RES)	United Cash Checking	Chevy	161	0	running
23	2	8	Glenn Tyler (RES)	Spring & Summer Activities	Chevy	128	0	power steering
24	13	22	John Denniston (RES)	Trailer Transport	Chevy	50	0	clutch
25	22	45	Wayne Anderson (RES)	Eastport Feeds	Chevy	48	0	radiator
26	10	38	Ken Heagy (RES)	One Fish Too Fish	Chevy	45	0	suspension
27	9	3	Eric Beers (RES)	Reynold's Auto Wrecking	Chevy	27	0	engine
28	14	27	J.R. Bertuccio, Jr. (RES)	Gershow Recycling	Chevy	21	0	suspension

The 2006 Miller Lite 200 was a Whelen Modified Tour event held at Riverhead Raceway on August 5, 2006. Ted Christopher grabbed the victory, disposing of runner-up Chuck Hossfield, eventual season champ Mike Stefanik (4th) and the rest of the pack.

[edit] Qualifying

Ted Christopher nabbed the Bud Pole Award, but following the post-qualifying redraw, Christopher would have to come to the front from 8th place. Tom Rogers, Jr. would be the surprise leader then as the field took the green. Eventual season champ Mike Stefanik would have to come from 24th.

A large contingent of drivers failed to qualify for the 2006 Miller Lite 200

• #12- Jimmy Blewett (RES)
• #6- Ron Yuhas (RES)
• #77- Doug Coby (RES)
• #5- Frank Vigliarolo, Jr. (RES)
• #47- Jimmy Storace (RES)
• #21- Ken Barry (RES)
• #9- Jake Marosz (RES)
• #33- Wade Cole (RES)
• #20- Bill Park (RES)
• #06- Steve Whitt (RES)
• #35- Larry Altholtz (RES)
• #58- Kevin Goodale (RES)
• #0- Danny Sammons (RES)

[edit] Race Data

Most spots gained: Mike Stefanik (+20) Time of Race:1 hrs., 11 mins, 33 secs Average Speed: 41.929 mph Margin of Victory:.44 Seconds BUD POLE AWARD: Ted Christopher, 36 Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Joseph Hartmann *, 05 WMS Construction Chevrolet POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Mike Stefanik, 16 Diversified Metals Chevrolet SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Mike Andrews, Jr *, 86 Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet Caution Flags: Laps 6-13; 20-32; 39-44; 45-53; 55-61; 69-73; 85-90; 91-96; 150-156; 170-174; 180-185; 187-193. 12 for 85 laps. Lap Leaders: Thomas Rogers 1-52, Chuck Steuer 53-64, Ted Christopher 65-200. Total Laps Led: Ted Christopher 136, Thomas Rogers 52, Chuck Steuer 12. 2 changes involving 3 drivers.

Unofficial Top 20 Driver Points: Mike Stefanik 1255, Ted Christopher 1212, Tony Hirschman 1177, Eddie Flemke 1095, James Civali * 1095, Todd Szegedy 1093, Eric Beers 1030, Chuck Hossfeld 1019, Jerry Marquis 1007, Donny Lia 990, Dick Houlihan 973, Jamie Tomaino 899, Doug Coby 873, Rob Summers 862, Matt Hirschman * 853, Zach Sylvester 833, Reggie Ruggiero 821, Jimmy Blewett 809, Anthony Sesely * 782, Ronnie Silk * 780