2006 New England 100

2006 New England 100
Loudon
100 L, 100 M
July 15, 2006
Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	11	66	John Blewett, III (RES)	Blewett Motorsports	Chevy	100	17	running
2	23	28	James Civali (RES)	Ramar-Hall	Chevy	100	2	running
3	3	41	Reggie Ruggiero (RES)	Atlantic Sprinkler	Chevy	100	16	running
4	15	10	Ed Flemke, Jr. (RES)	Red Line Oil	Chevy	100	0	running
5	24	16	Mike Stefanik (RES)	Diversified Metals	Chevy	100	0	running
6	6	2	Todd Szegedy (RES)	Wisk-Snuggle	Ford	100	0	ruunning
7	8	36	Ted Christopher (RES)	Al-Lee Installations	Chevy	100	30	running
8	17	4	Jerry Marquis (RES)	Reynold's Auto Wrecking	Dodge	100	7	running
9	21	94	Tony Stewart (RES)	Foxwoods	Chevy	100	0	running
10	16	19	Ronnie Silk (RES)	Major Motion Transport	Chevy	100	0	running
11	4	48	Tony Hirschman (RES)	Kamco Supply	Chevy	100	4	running
12	5	3	Eric Beers (RES)	Roby's Propane	Chevy	100	0	running
13	27	87	Alex Hoag (RES)	Mavericks Fortune Racing	Chevy	100	0	running
14	19	79	Chuck Hossfeld (RES)	Hill Enterprises	Pontiac	100	0	running
15	28	6	Ron Yuhas (RES)	A.P. Marquardt, Inc.	Chevy	100	0	running
16	40	47	Jimmy Storace (RES)	Harry's Fuel	Chevy	100	0	running
17	32	55	Ken Bouchard (RES)	Ron Bouchard Auto	Chevy	100	0	running
18	37	90	Renee Dupuis (RES)	Space Fitters	Chevy	100	0	running
19	29	46	Dick Houlihan (RES)	Crossroads RV	Chevy	100	0	running
20	41	05	Joe Hartmann (RES)	WMS Construction	Chevy	100	0	running
21	35	11	Anthony Sesely (RES)	A-1 Collision	Chevy	100	0	running
22	42	9	Jake Marosz (RES)	Middlesex Auto Center	Chevy	100	0	running
23	39	0	Danny Sammons (RES)	Area Auto Racing News	Chevy	100	0	running
24	33	59	Matt Hirschman (RES)	Furnace & Duct	Dodge	100	0	running
25	38	99	Jamie Tomaino (RES)	Perth Amboy Spring	Ford	100	0	running
26	29	73	Jon McKennedy (RES)	Stuart's Automotive	Chevy	100	0	running
27	12	20	Richard Savary (RES)	Superior Oil	Chevy	99	0	running
28	34	06	Steve Whitt (RES)	Greenfield Dodge	Dodge	99	0	black flag
29	30	40	Bobby Santos (RES)	Wirtgen	Chevy	94	0	running
30	13	1	Rob Summers (RES)	Frasco Fuel	Pontiac	88	0	accident
31	20	00	Rick Fuller (RES)	Route 138 Auto Body	Chevy	88	0	accident
32	31	33	Wade Cole (RES)	Performance Engine	Chevy	88	0	accident
33	7	77	Doug Coby (RES)	VP Racing Fuels	Pontiac	85	3	accident
34	10	58	Kevin Goodale (RES)	Riverhead Building Supply	Chevy	82	0	suspension
35	18	21	Ken Barry (RES)	Superior Oil	Chevy	79	0	running
36	1	15	Zach Sylvester (RES)	TAS Country Homes	Chevy	79	0	running
37	36	8	Glenn Tyler (RES)	Sypher Construction	Chevy	67	0	accident
38	9	18	Donny Lia (RES)	Huntington Honda	Chevy	51	15	engine
39	14	50	Carl Edwards (RES)	Bo-Dyn Bobsled	Ford	43	0	accident
40	22	72	Brian Cranmer (RES)	TS Haulers	Chevy	28	0	handling
41	25	63	Nevin George (RES)	Bruce George Paving	Chevy	23	0	accident
42	2	12	Jimmy Blewett (RES)	TS Haulers	Chevy	16	6	accident

The 2006 New England 100 was a Whelen Modified Tour event held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 15, 2006. John Blewett, III won his second consecutive race, holding off James Civali. Eventual season champ Mike Stefanik was 5th.

[edit] Qualifying

Zach Sylvester found some Magic on the Magic Mile, turning in the pole speed of 30.326 seconds. Eventual race winner John Blewett, III would have to come from 11th to win while eventual season champ Mike Stefanik would have to advance from a distant 24th.

Three drivers failed to qualify for the 2006 New England 100

• #70- Andy Seuss (RES)
• #49- Joseph Mongeau (RES)
• #69- Tommy Cloce (RES)

[edit] Race Data

Time of Race:1 hrs., 25 mins, 35 secs Average Speed: 74.173 mph Margin of Victory:under caution

BUD POLE AWARD: Zach Sylvester, 15 TAS Country Homes Chevrolet 125.595 mph 30.326 seconds FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: James Civali *, 28 Ramar-Hall/Liberty Limousine Chevrolet POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Jimmy Storace, 47 Harry's Fuel Chevrolet SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: James Civali *, 28 Ramar-Hall/Liberty Limousine Chevrolet

Caution Flags: Laps 17-23; 25-30; 32-36; 43-47; 61-72; 74-78; 89-95. 7 for 47 laps. Lap Leaders: Jimmy Blewett 1-6, Ted Christopher 7, Donny Lia 8-22, Ted Christopher 23-35, Reggie Ruggiero 36-40, Tony Hirschman 41-43, Reggie Ruggiero 44-45, Tony Hirschman 46, Doug Coby 47-48, Ted Christopher 49-52, Doug Coby 53, Reggie Ruggiero 54-58, John Blewett, III 59, Reggie Ruggiero 60, John Blewett, III 61-62, Reggie Ruggiero 63, John Blewett, III 64, Ted Christopher 65, John Blewett, III 66-71, Ted Christopher 72, Ted Christopher 73-79, Ted Christopher 80-81, John Blewett, III 82-86, Ted Christopher 87, John Blewett, III 88, Jerry Marquis 89-95, Reggie Ruggiero 96-97, James Civali * 98-99, John Blewett, III 100. Total Laps Led: Ted Christopher 30, John Blewett, III 17, Reggie Ruggiero 16, Donny Lia 15, Jerry Marquis 7, Jimmy Blewett 6, Tony Hirschman 4, Doug Coby 3, James Civali * 2. 28 changes involving 9 drivers.

Top 20 Driver Points: Mike Stefanik 930, Tony Hirschman 894, Ted Christopher 862, James Civali * 849, Eric Beers 839, Reggie Ruggiero 821, Todd Szegedy 805, Eddie Flemke 801, Donny Lia 784, Chuck Hossfeld 722, Dick Houlihan 716, Doug Coby 709, Jerry Marquis 687, Jamie Tomaino 678, John Blewett, III 645, Jimmy Blewett 619, Matt Hirschman * 614, Zach Sylvester 597, Steve Whitt 597, Rob Summers 583