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Craftsman 100

Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
April 30th, 2009
 
Whelen Modified
Online Tour
Official Race Results

1. Richard Davidowitz
2. JD Laird
3. Justin Strumpf
4. Chris O'Shell
5. Richie Coy
6. Bobby Ambroceo
7. Dennis Frates
8. Matthew Wells
9. Ryan Curran
10. Chris Rogers
11. Rich Warden
12. Rick Dutra
13. Mike House
14. Andrew Hannula
15. Tony Hanbury
16. AJ Griffin
17. Charli Brown
18. Keith Joseph
19. Philip Ellis, Sr.

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April 30th, 2009
Richard Davidowitz wins the Craftsman 100 at Mansfield! - by Charli Brown

Richard Davidowitz rebounded from a mid-race tangle for the lead with Tony Hanbury to win the Craftsman 100 at the Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, Thursday night.

Mansfield, OH - Holbrook, New York's Richard Davidowitz led the final 25 laps after carving his way back to the front after a mid-race tangle for the lead with Tony Hanbury to win the Craftsman 100 Thursday night at the Mansfield Motorsports Speedway.

Current Whelen Modified Online Tour point leader Richie Coy won his fourth NPGPro.com Pole Award with a lap time of 15.304 seconds at 117.616 Miles Per Hour. Bobby Ambroceo was second fastest followed by Tony Hanbury, Charli Brown and Chris Rogers.

Richie Coy led the field to the green with Tony Hanbury on the outside pole with Coy getting the early advantage as the two raced to turn one. Charli Brown and Bobby Ambroceo raced side by side for the third and fourth spot in the early stages of the event with Chris Rogers rounding out the top five.

Tony Hanbury worked the high groove around Richie Coy and led his first laps of the evening on lap 11. Hanbury continued to show the way until the first major incident of the race happened just seven laps later on lap 18.

Charli Brown was struggling with the handling of his white number one machine all day long and planted himself in the turn two concrete, collecting Keith Joseph, Rick Dutra and Mike House as the rest of the field took evasive action to miss the wreck.

Justin Strumpf and rookie Andrew Hannula headed to pit road for service under this caution as both Charli Brown and Keith Joseph retired from the event.

Tony Hanbury led to the restart on lap 24 over Richie Coy, Bobby Ambroceo, Richard Davidowitz and Chris O'Shell. Hanbury led the next 12 laps until Richard Davidowitz dove to the inside for the lead coming off turn two. The two cars made contact with Hanbury spinning out of the lead.

All of the leaders headed to pit road under this caution with Chris O'Shell electing to stay out behind the Chevrolet pace car. O'Shell led the field to the restart on lap 42 over Matthew Wells, Ryan Curran, Richie Coy and Dennis Frates.

NPGPro.com Pole sitter Richie Coy had worked his way back up to the second position after an earlier pit stop and was all over the back bumper of race leader Chris O'Shell as he led to the KING Design Halfway lap on lap 50 over Coy, Andrew Hannula, Bobby Ambroceo and Ryan Curran. Sixth through tenth were Rick Dutra, Chris Rogers, Mike House, JD Laird and Justin Strumpf. The two leaders waged a side-by-side war for the lead until Richie Coy made the bottom lane work going into turn three on lap 54. As Coy dove low, Chris O'Shell slipped up the race track, giving up the second and third spots to Andrew Hannula and Bobby Ambroceo.

Five laps later, Chris Rogers and Ryan Curran got together in turn two to bring out the race's sixth caution on lap 59. Richie Coy led to the restart on lap 65 over Andrew Hannula, Bobby Ambroceo, Rick Dutra and Richard Davidowitz.

Richie Coy began to open up a half straightaway lead as Richard Davidowitz worked his way under Andrew Hannula for the second spot on lap 72. The race's seventh caution would fly for Tony Hanbury and Bobby Ambroceo as the raced for the fourth and fifth spot.

This caution erased Coy's lead and he surprisingly headed to pit road as the rookie Andrew Hannula followed him. Richard Davidowitz led to the restart on lap 78 over Justin Strumpf, JD Laird, Chris O'Shell and Matthew Wells. JD Laird ducked under Justin Strumpf for the second position on lap 84, as Davidowitz saw his lead vanish with a caution on lap 85 for Andrew Hannula who was having a great run in his debut, only to see it come to an end against the backstretch wall.

Richard Davidowitz led to the race's final restart on lap 91 over JD Laird, Justin Strumpf, Chris O'Shell and Richie Coy. Davidowitz quickly opened a four car length lead as the rest of the top five raced wheel to wheel in a battle that brought the fans to their feet. Strumpf worked the low lane under JD Laird as they raced for the second spot, while Richie Coy and Chris O'Shell raced side by side for the fourth and fifth positions.

But they were no match for Richard Davidowitz as he flashed under the double Sunoco checkered flags for his first victory of the 2009 season over JD Laird, Justin Strumpf, Chris O'Shell and Richie Coy. Sixth through tenth were Bobby Ambroceo, Dennis Frates, Matthew Wells, Ryan Curran and Chris Rogers.

"Seems like whenever I win one of these things here lately, JD (Laird) is right behind me,” laughed a happy Richard Davidowitz in victory lane. "I don't know what it is about these muti-groove tracks, but we won one earlier in the year at Irwindale and this place drives a lot like it. The car was really good and I'm looking forward to the rest of the year."

Chris O'Shell took home the Powerade "Power Move of the Race" Award for his drive to fourth after starting at the rear of the field. Richie Coy won the Mends Image Most Laps Led Award and also set the Fastech Race Cars Bodies Fastest Lap of the Race. Charli Brown took home another Hoosier Hard Luck Award, which is his third of the season.

Next week, the Whelen Modified Online Tour heads to the Stafford Motor Speedway for the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler. Richie Coy continues to hold a 159 point lead over Chris O'Shell, Bobby Ambroceo, Charli Brown and Mike House.