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Mekkelsen RV
100

Thunder Road
Speedbowl
May 28th, 2009
 
Whelen Modified
Online Tour
Official Race Results

1. Chris O'Shell
2. Justin Strumpf
3. Joe Doiron
4. Matthew Wells
5. Charli Brown
6. Rick Dutra
7. AJ Griffin
8. Scott Bryant
9. Keith Joseph
10. Mike House
11. Philip Ellis, Sr.
12. Ryan Curran
13. Doug Beaulieu
14. Richie Coy
15. Bobby Ambroceo
16. Zach Truesdail
17. Mike Whiting
18. Richard Davidowitz
19. Rich Warden

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May 28th, 2009
Chris O'Shell wins the Mekkelsen RV 100 at Thunder Road! - by Charli Brown

Chris O'Shell won his second Whelen Modified Online Tour event of 2009 at the Mekkelsen RV 100 at the Thunder Road Speedbowl, Thursday night.

Barre, VT - Cornelius, North Carolina's Chris O'Shell won his second Whelen Modified Online Tour event of the 2009 season after making a daring late race pass for the lead in lapped traffic to win the Mekkelsen RV 100 at the Thunder Road Speedbowl, Thursday night.

Current point leader Richie Coy set fast time to win his fifth NPGPro.com Pole Award with a lap time of 11.775 seconds at 76.433 Miles Per Hour. Keith Joseph posted his best qualifying effort of the year to come home second fastest, followed by Joe Doiron, Zach Truesdail and Philip Ellis, Sr.

Pole sitter Richie Coy would get the early jump and lead the field into turn one at the drop of the green flag as Joe Doiron snuck inside Keith Joseph for the second spot, followed by Zach Truesdail, Philip Ellis, Sr. and Justin Stumpf.

Two early cautions for Philip Ellis, Sr. and AJ Griffin slowed the field until the race's third caution flew for Ryan Curran on lap 24. Race leader Richie Coy headed to pit road for service under this caution while Joe Doiron stayed out and led the field to the restart on lap 30 over Zach Truesdail, Justin Strumpf, Charli Brown and Matthew Wells.

Joe Doiron led the next 20 laps to the KING Design Halfway Leader Award at lap 50 over Justin Strumpf, Charli Brown, Rick Dutra and Chris O'Shell. Sixth was Richie Coy, followed by Bobby Ambroceo, Scott Bryant, Matthew Wells and Mike House.

Four laps later, the race's fifth caution would fly for Zach Truesdail and Philip Ellis, Sr. getting together in turn three on lap 54.

Race leader Joe Doiron stayed out behind the Chevrolet pace car under this caution while the rest of the leaders behind him headed to pit road for service. Richie Coy, Scott Bryant, Mike House and Keith Joseph also stayed out to inherit the top five positions.

Chris O'Shell won the race off pit road, followed by Charli Brown, Justin Strumpf, Matthew Wells and Rick Dutra. Chris O'Shell lined up in the sixth position as the first car on fresh tires for the restart on lap 60.

Joe Doiron continued to hold off Richie Coy for the lead while the cars on fresher tires began to work their way forward through the field. The race's seventh caution would fly on lap 78 for Keith Joseph and Mike House getting together in turn one while racing for the fifth and sixth positions.

This would bunch the field up for another restart on lap 84 with Joe Doiron leading over Richie Coy, Chris O'Shell, Justin Strumpf and Charli Brown. AJ Griffin lined up sixth, followed by Matthew Wells, Scott Bryant, Keith Joseph and Mike House.

Chris O'Shell's fresher tires began to show its advantage as he dove under Richie Coy for the second spot as the two raced down the backstretch on lap 84. Coy continued to hold the high line as Justin Strumpf worked the bottom lane and the two drivers waged a side by side war for the third position on lap 85.

Justin Strumpf cleared Richie Coy for third three laps later on lap 88 and as Charli Brown began his charge under Coy's machine in turn one, the two made contact in turn two sending Coy’s Stewart's Root Beer machine hard into the jersey barriers outside of turn two to bring out the race's final caution.

Joe Doiron led to the race's final restart on lap 94 over Chris O'Shell, Justin Strumpf, Charli Brown and Matthew Wells. Chris O'Shell started working the lower groove as the leaders came up on the lapped car of Keith Joseph as they entered turn three.

Joe Doiron moved up a half lane which opened the door for Chris O'Shell and the two raced side by side for the lead for the next three laps until O'Shell cleared Doiron for the lead in turn three on lap 97. Justin Strumpf dove under Joe Doiron for the second spot as they raced off turn four and cleared Doiron's fading machine as they raced back to turn one.

Chris O'Shell flashed under the double Sunoco checkered flags for his second win of the 2009 season over Justin Strumpf, Joe Doiron, Matthew Wells and Charli Brown. Sixth through tenth were Rick Dutra, AJ Griffin, Scott Bryant, Keith Joseph and Mike House.

Chris O'Shell won the Powerade "Power Move of the Race" Award for his drive from the eighteenth starting position and Scott Bryant won the Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award. Joe Doiron took home the Mends Image Most Laps Led Award, while Richie Coy set the Fastech Race Car Bodies Fastest Lap of the Race. After the hard hit with the turn two jersey barriers, Richie Coy earned the Hoosier Hard Luck Award.

Next week, the Whelen Modified Online Tour heads to the Nazareth Speedway for the Service Electric 100. Richie Coy continues to hold a 102 point lead over Chris O'Shell, Charli Brown, Bobby Ambroceo and AJ Griffin.