2007 Mansfield 150
Mansfield
108 L, 54 M
Shortened from 150 L; Rain
August 24, 2007
Fin	St	Name	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	10	James Civali	Chevy	108	55	running
2	2	Doug Coby	Pontiac	108	14	running
3	18	Woody Pitkat	Pontiac	108	0	running
4	6	Donny Lia	Dodge	108	1	running
5	16	Eric Beers	Chevy	108	0	running
6	8	Ronnie Silk	Chevy	108	38	running
7	4	Matt Hirschman	Dodge	108	0	running
8	12	Ted Christopher	Chevy	108	0	running
9	3	Todd Szegedy	Ford	108	0	running
10	7	Bobby Grigas, III	Chevy	108	0	running
11	11	Tony Hirschman	Chevy	108	0	running
12	22	Mike Stefanik	Pontiac	108	0	running
13	17	Richard Savary	Chevy	108	0	running
14	21	Jamie Tomaino	Ford	108	0	running
15	14	Dick Houlihan	Chevy	108	0	running
16	13	Billy Pauch, Jr.	Dodge	108	0	running
17	9	Ryan Preece	Chevy	108	0	running
18	5	Ed Flemke, Jr.	Chevy	108	0	running
19	24	Joe Hartmann	Chevy	108	0	running
20	15	Kevin Goodale	Chevy	107	0	running
21	23	Rowan Pennink	Chevy	106	0	running
22	25	Wade Cole	Chevy	106	0	running
23	19	Glenn Tyler	Chevy	95	0	running
24	20	Andy Seuss	Chevy	22	0	oil pump
25	1	Danny Sammons	Chevy	4	0	engine
26	26	Jake Marosz	Chevy	3	0	oil leak
27	27	Jerry Marquis	Chevy	2	0	ignition

The 2007 Mansfield 150 was a Whelen Modified Tour event held at Track::Mansfield Motorsports Park on August 24, 2007. James Civali's team played the weather game right, monitoring a coming storm on their cell phone and telling Civali not to pit mid-way through the race. It payed off as Civali claimed the victory when the rains did come, holding off Doug Coby, III. Points leader Donny Lia continued to rack up finishes, driving to 4th to expand his points lead on Todd Szegedy (9th) to 131 markers.

Race DataEdit

Mansfield, Ohio – James Civali can thank his brother for his third victory of the season.

With his brother serving as his spotter and tracking the weather on his cell phone, James Civali elected not to pit with the leaders and was out front when NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour officials called the rain-shortened Mansfield 150 Saturday at Mansfield Motorsports Park.

“He knew it was going to rain – he just didn’t know how much or when,” said James Civali.

The race was called after 108 laps following several attempts to dry the track.

Doug Coby finished second and rookie Woody Pitkat was third.

Point leader and Budweiser Pole Award winner Donny Lia was fourth and Eric Beers fifth. Ronnie Silk, Matt Hirschman, Ted Christopher, Todd Szegedy and Bobby Grigas III rounded out the top 10.

Coby led the first 13 laps before Civali made the pass. Silk moved to the front seven laps later and led until a lap 54 caution. Silk elected to pit along with the fifth-place car of Szegedy and nine others.

“We were leading and the car was really good,” Civali said. “When Ronnie got by me, the car got free. But then it stayed the same. It had 90 hard laps on it, too. But it never changed that whole run. It looked like Ronnie got free and then kept getting (more free).”

Following the restart, Civali and Coby built a straightaway lead over third-place Pitkat on the half-mile banked oval. The field was bunched briefly following a lap 96 caution. Rain brought out the caution at lap 104 and the red at lap 108.

Lia maintained his points lead at 131 over Szegedy and 139 over Hirschman.

Race DataEdit

Time of Race: 0 hours 39 minutes 44 seconds Margin of Victory: under caution Fastest Qualifier: D.Lia (117.847 mph, 15.274 seconds) Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 4 drivers. Lap Leaders: D.Coby,III 1-13; J.Civali 14-19; R.Silk 20-57; J.Civali 58; D.Lia 59; J.Civali 60-100; D.Coby,III 101; J.Civali 102-108.

Standings: 1. D.Lia, 1759; 2. T.Szegedy, 1628; 3. M.Hirschman, 1620; 4. T.Christopher, 1504; 5. J.Civali, 1491; 6. R.Silk, 1470; 7. M.Stefanik, 1386; 8. J.Tomaino, 1366; 9. J.Blewett, 1334; 10. E.Flemke, 1318.