2022 Granite State Derby

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2022 Granite State Derby
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4]
Race 4 of 16 in the 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season
Date May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)
Location Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire
Course Permanent racing facility
3/8 mi (0.60 km)
Distance 175 laps, 65.244 mi (105 km)
Average speed 70.289
Pole position
Driver
  • Jake Johnson
Jan Boehler
Time 14.747
Most laps led
DriverMatt HirschmanRoy Hall
Laps 100
Winner
No. 7 Doug Coby Tommy Baldwin Racing
Television in the United States
Network FloSports

The 2022 Granite State Derby was a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race that was held on May 21, 2022. It was contested over 175 laps on the 38-mile (0.60 km) oval. It was 4th race of the 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season. After winning in his first start of the season, Doug Coby collected the victory, going 2-for-2 on the season. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Report

Entry list

No.DriverOwner
01 Melissa Fifield Kenneth Fifield
2J. R. BertuccioJoseph Bertuccio
3Jake JohnsonJan Boehler
6Sam RameauSam Rameau
7 Doug Coby Tommy Baldwin
16Ron SilkRon Silk
18Ken HeagyRobert Pollifrone
22Kyle BonsignoreKyle Bonsignore
26Gary McDonaldSean McDonald
34J. B. FortinNicole Fortin
36David SapienzaJudy Thilberg
47Jacob PerryCory Plummer
51 Justin Bonsignore Kenneth Massa
54Tommy CatalanoDavid Catalano
58Eric GoodaleEdgar Goodale
60Matt HirschmanRoy Hall
64Austin BeersMike Murphy
78Walter Sutcliffe Jr.Steven Sutcliffe
79 Jon McKennedy Tim Lepine
82Craig LutzDanny Watts Jr.
92Anthony NocellaAnthony Nocella
98Steven Dickey Jr.Cory Plummer
Official entry list

Practice

PosNo.DriverOwnerTimeSpeed
160Matt HirschmanRoy Hall14.78591.309
27 Doug Coby Tommy Baldwin 14.79591.247
33Jake JohnsonJan Boehler14.85890.86
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying results

PosNoDriverTeamTime
13Jake JohnsonJan Boehler14.747
260Matt HirschmanRoy Hall17.786
37 Doug Coby Tommy Baldwin 14.868
422Kyle BonsignoreKyle Bonsignore14.894
579 Jon McKennedy Tim Lepine14.903
664Austin BeersMike Murphy14.928
758Eric GoodaleEdgar Goodale14.966
882Craig LutzDanny Watts Jr.14.994
916Ron SilkRon Silk14.999
1051 Justin Bonsignore Kenneth Massa15.009
116Sam RameauSam Rameau15.009
1236Dave SapienzaJudy Thilberg15.013
1334J. B. FortinNicole Fortin15.022
1454Tommy CatalanoDavid Catalano15.042
1547Jacob PerryCory Plummer15.227
1626Gary McDonaldSean McDonald15.256
1798Steve Dickey Jr.Cory Plummer15.332
1878Walter Sutcliffe Jr.Steven Sutcliffe15.739
1901 Melissa Fifield Kenneth Fifield15.749
Official qualifying results

Race

Laps: 181

PosGridNoDriverTeamLapsPointsStatus
137 Doug Coby Tommy Baldwin 18147Running
2579 Jon McKennedy Tim Lepine18142Running
3260Matt HirschmanRoy Hall18143Running
4916Ron SilkRon Silk18140Running
513Jake JohnsonJan Boehler18140Running
6422Kyle BonsignoreKyle Bonsignore18138Running
7664Austin BeersMike Murphy18137Running
81334J. B. FortinNicole Fortin18136Running
9758Eric GoodaleEdgar Goodale18135Running
101051Justin BonsignoreKenneth Massa18134Running
111454Tommy CatalanoDavid Catalano18133Running
12116Sam RameauSam Rameau18032Running
131236Dave SapienzaJudy Thilberg18031Running
14882Craig LutzDanny Watts Jr.18030Running
151547Jacob PerryCory Plummer17829Running
161798Steven Dickey Jr.Cory Plummer17628Running
171878Walter Sutcliffe Jr.Steven Sutcliffe17527Running
181626Gary McDonaldSean McDonald16626Running
191901 Melissa Fifield Kenneth Fifield10825Power steering
Official race results

Race statistics

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