Doug Coby earned his third $10,000 check for winning the Modified portion of Open Wheel Wednesday at Seekonk

Tri-Track Series continues to pick up momentum for 2016.

One of the largest crowds in 16 years converged on the Seekonk Speedway to see the Tri Track Series Modified Open on Wednesday night, June 29.

 

Doug Coby now has three $10,000 checks signed by Action Track of the East in his career.Coming into Wednesday June 29, Coby had scored the victory at the annual Open Wheel Wednesday Modified event in 2011 and 2013.

 

Coby grabbed his third trophy from Seekonk Speedway by winning round one of 2016 for the NorthEast Race Cars and Parts Tri Track Open Modified Series Wednesday evening, behind the wheel of his No. 2 Dunleavy Truck and Trailer Repair, LFR Chassis mount.

 

“I wasn’t even planning on getting out front, I was going to just ride fifth for a lot of the race then those guys gave me the room,” Coby said following his victory.

“Whether I’m going to win or not in the end, I wanted to be in the lead and be in control, I’ve always said that about these open shows. It’s easy for guys to roll up to your bumper here at Seekonk but when they go to pass you they just slide the rear end.”

Coby was slated to go off seventh based on where he finished in his qualifying heat race, but during the redraw on the track prior to the green, he drew a fourth behind the wheel of his No. 2.

He worked inside the top-five for much of the early portion of the race, riding fifth while drivers in front of him tangled for the lead. He started making his move on lap 30 when he slid by Jon McKennedy to fourth. Then, Coby made a move to the bottom, three-wide and quickly jumped to second.

The Connecticut driver wheeled his No. 2 to the advantage over the rest of the field on a lap 40 restart and never looked back for the remaining of the event. He held off challenges from McKennedy, Justin Bonsignore and Ron Silk in the final stages and captured his first career win on the Tri Track Open Modified Series.

“This is a huge win for LFR Chassis and all of my team,” Coby said. “It was up in the air what car I was going to come with. This is a great series, Dick Williams, James Schaefer(principals in the Tri Track Modified Open Series)  and these guys put a lot of time and money into these shows.”

Silk, who started outside the top-10 behind the wheel of his No. 50, quickly worked this way through the field and was inside the top-five by the time the field hit the halfway point. He was all over the back bumper of Coby in the final laps, but couldn’t find the way around to the big payday.

“Doug did a good job of protecting the bottom like you have to do to win the race,” Silk said. “I could roll the top and get to his right rear, but I was just that much tight that I couldn’t hold him down and get by. It was good hard racing in the front all night and really clean.”

Rowan Pennink drove the Gary Casella owned No. 25 to a third place run and he was followed across the line by Les Hinckley, who piloted a Wayne Darling No. 52. Rounding out the top-five was Matt “Money” Hirschman.

The NorthEast Race Cars and Parts Tri Track Open Modified Series gets back on track at Star Speedway for the Annual SBM  event coming up on Saturday night,July 30.

 

Tri Track 100 Feature Finish: Doug Coby, Ron Silk, Rowan Pennink(Berkley Racing)

, Les Hinckley, Matt Hirschman, Woody Pitkat, Richard Savary (Canton), Eric Berndt, Jon McKennedy, Dwight Jarvis, Dennis Perry, Chris Pasteryak, Keith Rocco, Andy Jankowiak, Todd Szegedy, Andy Seuss, Kirk Alexander, Todd Annarummo, Calvin Carroll, Branden Dion (Taunton), Anthony Sesely, Dan Meservey Jr., Justin Bonsignore, Jeff Rocco, Carl Mederios Jr., Tommy Barrett (Millis)

 

Tri Track B-Main Feature Finish: Carl Mederios Jr., Earl Paules, Mike Holdridge, Troy Talman (Boehler Racing out of Freetown), Roger Coss, Austin Kochenash, Mike Benevides, Jeff Gallup, Eddie LeClerc, Ken Bouchard, Mike Douglas Jr., Dick Houlihan (Bridgewater)

Tri Track Consi #2 Finish: Les Hinckley, Branden Dion, Andy Seuss, Earl Paules, Mike Douglas Jr., Jeff Gallup, Dick Houlihan, Troy Talman, Eddie LeClerc

Tri Track Consi #1 Finish: Matt Hirschman, Jeff Rocco, Dennis Perry, Roger Coss, Mike Benevides, Carl Mederios Jr., Mike Holdridge

Heat Race #1: Todd Annarummo, Keith Rocco, Chase Dowling, Woody Pitkat, Austin Kochenash, Eddie LeClerc, Mike Benevides

Heat Race #2: Ron Silk, Doug Coby, Andy Jankowiak, Tommy Barrett, Branden Dion, Dennis Perry, Earl Paules, Andy Seuss

Heat Race #3: Anthony Sesely, Richard Savary, Justin Bonsignore, Kirk Alexander, Jeff Rocco, Les Hinckley, Ken Bouchard, Mike Holdridge

Heat Race #4: Rowan Pennink, Chris Pasteryak, Calvin Carroll, Dwight Jarvis, Dick Houlihan, Matt Hirschman, Mike Douglas Jr., Jeff Gallup

Heat Race #5: Jon McKennedy, Todd Szegedy, Eric Berndt, Dan Meservey, Roger Coss, Troy Talman, Carl Mederios, Ted Christopher(Brady Bunch #00 of Stoughton)

 

THE FOLLOWING WERE STARTING LINEUPS ON WEDNESDAY:

 

Heat 1

57Rocco-13Dowling

12Annarummo-66Kochenash

52Pitkat-40LeClerc

85Benevides

 

Heat 2

50Silk-27Jankowiak

8Paules-70Seuss

04-Dion-76Perry

2Coby-44Barrett

 

Heat 3

47Bouchard-0Holdridge

1Sesely-52Hinckley

28Rocco-21Bonsignore

43Alexander-99Savary

 

Heat 4

25Pennink-80Houlihan

39Carroll-60Hirschman

28Jarvis-15ctPasteryak

23Douglas-4Gallup

 

Heat 5

17Coss-29McKennedy

50Mederios-85Szegedy

16Berndt-00Christopher

3Talman-45Meservey

 

Consi 1

66Kochenash-28Rocco

17Coss-76Perry

60Hirschman-85Benevides

47Bouchard-50Mederios

0Holdridge

 

Consi 2

04Dion-80 Houlihan

40LeClerc-52Hinckley

3Talman-8Paules

23Douglas-70Seuss

4Gallup

 

Tri Track 100 Feature Lineup

25Pennink-29McKennedy

12Annarummo-2Coby

99Savary-57Rocco

1Sesely-52Hinckley

15ctPasteryak-85Szegedy

13Dowling-27Jankowiak

21Bonsignore-39Carroll

16Berndt-52Pitkat

44Barrett-43Alexander

28Jarvis-45Meservey

60Hirschman-52Hinckley

28Jarvis-04Dion

76Perry-70Seuss

50Mederios

 Source: Tri-Track Series Modified Opens/Kyle Souza

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