Mother Nature Claims Qualifying, Coby Will Start on NWMT Pole

Qualifying for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season opener at New Smyrna Speedway was cancelled due to rain, which interrupted the single-car time trial session after 29 cars had completed times.

With the starting lineup for Saturday night's 200-lap race set based on 2022 NWMT owner points, Doug Coby will start on the pole in the No. 7NY for 2022 owner's champion Tommy Baldwin. Jon McKennedy will join Coby on the front row, last year's champion in the driver standings.

At the time rain arrived, Ronnie Williams was fastest in qualifying. However, with the lineup set by the rulebook, he will instead start 30th. Similarly, last year's winner in this event, Matt Hirschman, will start 17th. He was one of the handful of drivers who had not been on track before the rain interrupted qualifying, by virtue of setting fast time in final practice.

As soon as the track is ready to go, racing will begin with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour feature. Stay tuned to Racing America's social platforms for updates.

Chase Johnson was fastest in Pro Late Model qualifying, with a time of 18.345 seconds. Ryan Luza will start on the pole after a three-car invert. Matthew Green set quick time for the Sportsmen, scheduled to race for 50 laps.

NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR STARTING LINEUP

1. Doug Coby
2. Jon McKennedy
3. Ron Silk
4. Eric Goodale
5. Justin Bonsignore
6. Austin Beers
7. Kyle Bonsignore
8. Tommy Catalano
9. Craig Lutz
10. Jake Johnson
11. JB Fortin
12. Gary McDonald
13. Patrick Emerling
14. David Sapienza
15. Melissa Fifield
16. Ken Heagy
17. Matt Hirschman
18. Tyler Rypkema
19. Andrew Krause
20. JR Bertuccio
21. Anthony Nocella
22. Kyle Ebersole
23. Eddie McCarthy
24. James Pritchard, Jr.
25. Spencer Davis
26. Anthony Sesely
27. Joey Coulter
28. Jeremy Gerstner
29. Brian Robie
30. Ronnie Williams
31. Justin Brown
32. Jimmy Blewett
33. Anthony Bello
34. Chris Hatton, Jr.
35. Matthew Kimball

PRO LATE MODELS

1. Chase Johnson – 18.345
2. Conner Jones – 18.366
3. Ryan Luza – 18.372
4. Brent Crews – 18.417
5. Carson Brown – 18.441
6. Gavan Boschele – 18.513
7. TJ DeCaire – 18.553
8. Ryan Kamish – 18.602
9. Hunter Wright – 18.619
10. Charlie Keeven – 18.619
11. Michael Hinde – 18.636
12. Gil Linster – 18.640
13. Nicholas Naugle – 18.662
14. Jeff Johnston – 18.689
15. Dawson Sutton – 18.693
16. Jimmy Renfrew, Jr. – 18.709
17. Cory Luciano – 18.718
18. Jeremie Whorff – 18.796
19. Kent Baledge – 18.899
20. Ruben Caceres – 18.964
21. Johnny Aramendia – 18.977
22. TJ Monroe – 19.322
23. Glenn Styres – 19.351
24. Toni Breidinger – 19.354
25. John Weitz – 19.419
26. Mike Mayberry – 19.456
27. Brandon Turbush – 20.140

SPORTSMAN

1. Matthew Green – 19.628
2. Tim Sozio – 19.794
3. Adam Briggs – 19.902
4. Blake Clouser – 19.917
5. Kody Brusso – 19.922
6. Danny Frye – 19.923
7. Derek Griffith – 19.930
8. George Alexander – 19.931
9. Chris Huntoon – 20.145
10. Michael Cormier – 20.149
11. Paige Rogers – 20.384
12. Daniel Reeves – 20.495
13. Dave Werning – 21.191