2006 Paul Graff Tire 100
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| 2006 Paul Graff Tire 100 | |||||||||
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| Holland | |||||||||
| 117 L, 43.88 M | |||||||||
| July 29, 2006 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Laps | Led | Status | ||
| 1 | 6 | 48 | Tony Hirschman (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 84 | running | ||
| 2 | 14 | 36 | Ted Christopher (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 3 | 1 | 16 | Mike Stefanik (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 10 | running | ||
| 4 | 10 | 10 | Ed Flemke, Jr. (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 22 | 4 | Jerry Marquis (RES) | Dodge | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Todd Szegedy (RES) | Ford | 117 | 23 | running | ||
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Danny Sammons (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 4 | 46 | Dick Houlihan (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 16 | 12 | Jimmy Blewett (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 11 | 28 | James Civali (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 21 | 21 | Ken Barry (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 19 | 79 | Chuck Hossfeld (RES) | Pontiac | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 15 | 1 | Rob Summers (RES) | Pontiac | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 3 | 73 | Jon McKennedy (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 24 | 06 | Steve Whitt (RES) | Dodge | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 8 | 59 | Matt Hirschman (RES) | Dodge | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 23 | 99 | Jamie Tomaino (RES) | Ford | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 2 | 3 | Eric Beers (RES) | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | ||
| 19 | 18 | 15 | Zach Sylvester (RES) | Chevy | 115 | 0 | running | ||
| 20 | 29 | 9 | Jake Marosz (RES) | Chevy | 114 | 0 | running | ||
| 21 | 13 | 18 | Donny Lia (RES) | Chevy | 112 | 0 | running | ||
| 22 | 26 | 33 | Wade Cole (RES) | Chevy | 109 | 0 | running | ||
| 23 | 25 | 11 | Anthony Sesely (RES) | Chevy | 107 | 0 | running | ||
| 24 | 12 | 77 | Doug Coby (RES) | Pontiac | 99 | 0 | running | ||
| 25 | 27 | 8 | Glenn Tyler (RES) | Chevy | 93 | 0 | handling | ||
| 26 | 9 | 19 | Ronnie Silk (RES) | Chevy | 78 | 0 | engine | ||
| 27 | 20 | 47 | Jimmy Storace (RES) | Chevy | 34 | 0 | accident | ||
| 28 | 28 | 05 | Joe Hartmann (RES) | Chevy | 15 | 0 | accident | ||
| 29 | 17 | 6 | Ron Yuhas (RES) | Chevy | 15 | 0 | accident | ||
The 2006 Paul Graff Tire 100 was a Whelen Modified Tour event held at Holland International Speedway on July 29, 2006. Tony Hirschman took his only victory of the year, holding off Ted Christopher and eventual season champ Mike Stefanik.
[edit] Qualifying
Matt Hirschman grabbed the Bud Pole, but during the post-qualifying redraw, Hirschman found himself starting 8th. Mike Stefanik instead picked up the first starting slot with Tony Hirschman lining up sixth.
The only driver not to qualify for the race was Alex Hoag (RES).
[edit] Race Data
Time of Race:0 hrs., 40 mins, 6 secs Average Speed: 65.648 mph Margin of Victory:.92 Seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Matt Hirschman *, 59 Furnace and Duct Dodge FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD: Jimmy Blewett, 12 T.S. Haulers/ United Crane Chevrolet POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE: Jerry Marquis, 4 Reynolds Auto Wrecking Dodge SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Danny Sammons *, 0 Area Auto Racing News/Cliff Nelson Chevrolet Caution Flags: Laps 2-7; 16-19; 35-42; 81-89. 4 for 27 laps. Lap Leaders: Mike Stefanik 1-10, Todd Szegedy 11-33, Tony Hirschman 34-117. Total Laps Led: Tony Hirschman 84, Todd Szegedy 23, Mike Stefanik 10. 2 changes involving 3 drivers.
Unofficial Top 20 Driver Points: Mike Stefanik 1095, Tony Hirschman 1074, Ted Christopher 1032, James Civali * 983, Eddie Flemke 961, Todd Szegedy 955, Eric Beers 948, Donny Lia 884, Dick Houlihan 858, Chuck Hossfeld 849, Jerry Marquis 842, Reggie Ruggiero 821, Doug Coby 800, Jamie Tomaino 790, Jimmy Blewett 757, Matt Hirschman * 729, Steve Whitt 715, Rob Summers 707, Zach Sylvester 703, Ron Yuhas * 693