Seekonk, MA \u2013 Les Hinckley, of Windsor Locks, CT., passed
\nrace leader Dwight Jarvis, of Ascutney, VT., on lap 78, to go
\non and win the Valenti Modified Racing Series \u201cSeekonk 100\u201d
\nSaturday night at Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, MA
\n
\nHinckley started 14th in a 19 car field and methodically worked
\nhis way to second to battle with Jarvis. The second generation
\ndriver raced with the Vermont hot shoe for six laps before passing
\nhim for the lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started deep in the field and it\u2019s always gratifying passing a
\nlot of race cars. We had a little trouble in the heat race that put us
\nto the back for the feature but I knew we had a good piece.\u201d<\/p>\n
Early on in the race, very spirited battles took place between
\nseveral drivers. Hinckley feels you need to be aware of what is
\nhappening toward the front of the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to keep a balance between what\u2019s going on in front of
\nyou and beyond,\u201d he said, \u201cI saw some cars banging and you have
\nto be careful. Coming up through you have to be on your toes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jarvis, who has run selected events this season, finished second.
\n\u201cThe boys (crew) did a helluva job getting the car set-up for
\nme,\u201d he said. \u201cLes did a good job, I didn\u2019t realize he was that close.
\nI don\u2019t have a lot of radio chatter on my radio, I like to drive the
\ncar myself. He got by me, I thought at the end I would get
\nback by him, but he was good,\u201d he said. \u201c He is a good clean
\ndriver that you can run on the outside. It was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chris Pasteryak, of Lisbon,CT., finished a solid third after starting outside front row and running in the top four throughout the 100- lap race. \u201cWe ended up a little tight and it really went away at the end
\nbut it was a fun race,\u201d he said, \u201cCongratulations to Les and Dwight, they both had good cars tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
The victory, Hinckley\u2019s second this season, was his third win at
\nthe famed 1\/3 mile speedway and his 15th career VMRS win.<\/p>\n
Hinckley joins Pasteryak as the only two-time winners this season. <\/p>\n
Joey Jarvis, Ascutney, drove to a solid fourth place finish, with
\nNorman Wrenn, of Nashua, NH., rounding out the top five.
\nSixth through tenth were; Mike Holdridge, Jimmy Kuhn, Joe
\nDoucette, Jack Bateman, and Rowan Pennink. The Pennink
\nteam changed an engine prior to qualifying and started last in
\nthe 19 -car field.<\/p>\n
Hinckley entered the race only 6 points ahead of Chris Pasteryak,
\nof Lisbon, CT., as the two Connecticut drivers have emerged as the
\ntwo contenders that will battle it out for the series title. Hinckley
\nis vying for his first series championship. Pasteryak claimed that
\nhonor in 2008. <\/p>\n
20 cars entered the program with 19 starting the feature race.14
\ndrivers finished the race on the lead lap.<\/p>\n
5 caution flags slowed the race that took 38 minutes 53 seconds
\nto complete.<\/p>\n
Race Summary
\nAugust 20,2011,
\nSeekonk Speedway Seekonk, MA
\nDistance: 100 laps
\nTime of Race: 38:53:737
\nBest Lap Time: 12:24 (Dwight Jarvis)
\nBest Speed: 97.941
\nMargin of Victory: 5.508
\nLead Changes: 6
\nLap Leaders: Mechalides (1-24) Pastertyak (25-34)
\nAnnarummo (35-50) Pasteryak (51-52) Annarummo
\n(53-72) D. Jarvis (73-78) Hinckley (79-100)
\nCautions: Laps; 21,22,36,49,87<\/p>\n
Unofficial Order of Finish;
\n(1)Hinckley (2) D.Jarvis (3) Pasteryak (4) J. Jarvis
\n(5) Wrenn (6) Holdridge (7) Kuhn (8) Doucette (9) Bateman
\n(10) Pennink (11) Preece (12) Jordan (13) Mechalides
\n(14) Goodenough (15) T. Annarummo (16) V Annarummo
\n(17) Berghman (18) Malave (19) Zachem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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