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Lap By Lap: Town Fair Tire 150

UNOFFICIAL TOP 10: Ryan Preece, Ted Christopher, Chris Pasteryak, Eric Beers, Rowan Pennink, Erick Rudolph, Donny Lia, Jimmy Blewett, Woody Pitkat and Todd Szegedy. 

11:06 p.m. -- CHECKERED FLAG: Ryan Preece wins the Town Fair Tire 150. It is his third career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory, second in a row, and first at Stafford Motor Speedway. Ted Christopher finished second and Chris Pasteryak came home third. 

Lap 149 -- Ryan Preece takes the white flag. 

Lap 144 -- The interval between first and second is now over a second. Chris Pasteryak is 3.4 seconds back.

Lap 140 -- Ryan Preece has been able to forge a 0.836 lead on Ted Christopher with 10 laps remaining. 

Lap 133 -- Just outside the top 10 are: Jimmy Blewett, Glenn Tyler, Ed Flemke Jr., Tim Arre and Eric Berndt. There are 17 cars on the lead lap. 

Lap 129 -- Behind third place Chris Pasteryak is: Eric Beers, Rowan Pennink, Erick Rudolph, Woody Pitkat, Todd Szegedy, Donny Lia and Jamie Tomaino. 

Lap 124 -- Ted Christopher remains in the rearview of Ryan Preece as they start to navigate lap traffic. 

Lap 120 -- Chris Pasteryak is running 1.5 seconds behind Ryan Preece and Ted Christopher in third. 

Lap 117 -- Todd Szegedy, who rejoined the field at the tail end of the lead lap after pitting, is back in the top 10. 

Lap 114 -- Ted Christopher nearly turns Ryan Preece in Turn 4, but Preece holds on. 

Lap 110 -- As the battle for the lead heats up, Chris Pasteryak is up to third with Eric Beers close behind in fourth. 

Lap 106 -- Ted Christopher is hot on Ryan Preece's tail in Turn 4, with some bumper contact. 

Lap 105 -- Tede Christopher tries to get under Ryan Preece in Turns 3 and 4, but holds position at the line. 

Lap 104 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Preece gets Ted Christopher on the restart. 

Lap 102 -- Leaders are scored as: Ted Christopher, Ryan Preece, Jimmy Blewett, Chris Pasteryak, Erick Rudolph, Rowan Pennink, Jamie Tomaino, Woody Pitkat and Donny Lia. 

10:48 p.m. -- Red flag is lifted. Wade Cole will receive the free pass. 

10:46 p.m. -- RED FLAG for track clean-up. 

Lap 100 -- CAUTION NO. 5: Doug Coby loses control coming out of Turn 2 on the restart and spins into the wall on the backstretch. 

Lap 99 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Preece beats Ted Christopher to the line. 

Lap 97 -- Danny Knoll Jr. will be the free pass car. Todd Szegedy makes a quick stop on pit road. 

LAP 95 -- CAUTION NO. 4: Johnny Bush, Andy Seuss and Kevin Goodale tangle in Turn 1 on the restart. Ron Silk is stalled on the backstretch.

Lap 94 -- GREEN FLAG: Ted Christopher beats Ryan Preece to the line. 

Lap 92 -- Leaders currently scored are: Ted Christopher, Ryan Preece, Jimmy Blewett, Ron Silk, Doug Coby, Chris Pasteryak, Eric Beers, Erick Rudolph, Rowan Pennink and Jamie Tomaino. 

Lap 90 -- Ted Chistopher stays out as the rest of the leaders pit that did not pit on the previous caution. Ryan Preece and Jimmy Blewett have moved up to second and third, respectively. 

Lap 88 -- CAUTION NO. 3: Ken Heagy, Jimmy Blewett, Kevin Goodale and others spin in Turn 4. Tim Arre is the free pass car. He did not receive the free pass last time when he chose to pit. 

Lap 84 -- Ron Silk is battling Jimmy Blewett for fifth place as the top four cars are pulling away. 

Lap 80 -- Ted Christopher leads Todd Szegedy by 0.315 seconds at the line. Twenty cars remain on the lead lap.

Lap 75 -- At the midway point, top 10 is: Ted Christopher, Todd Szegedy, Mike Stefanik, Ryan Preece, Jimmy Blewett, Ron Silk, Donny Lia, Doug Coby, Chris Pasteryak and Glenn Tyler. 

Lap 69 -- Ryan Preece has already moved up to fourth and is challenging Mike Stefanik for third.

Lap 66 -- GREEN FLAG: Ted Christopher beats Todd Szegedy to the line. 

Lap 65 -- One to go at the line. Leaders are now: Ted Christopher, Todd Szegedy, Mike Stefanik, Glenn Tyler, Eric Goodale, Ryan Preece, Donny Lia, Doug Cobg, Jimmy Blewett and Eric Beers. 

Lap 63 -- Rowan Pennink, who had stayed out with Ted Christopher, now comes to pit road. Todd Szegedy now moves up to second place, followed by Mike Stefanik. 

Lap 62 -- Ryan Preece leads a host of drivers to pit road. Leader Ted Christopher stays out.

Lap 61 -- CAUTION NO. 2: Reggie Ruggiero is spun on the backstretck. Tim Arre will be the free pass car. 

Lap 50 -- Running order is: Ted Christopher, Ryan Preece, Rowan Pennink, Doug Coby, Donny Lia, Todd Szegedy, Mike Stefanik, Jimmy Blewett, Eric Beers and Ron Silk. Eric Berndt and Kevin Goodale sit just outside the top 10. 

Lap 45 -- Ted Christopher leads Ryan Preece at the line by 0.191 seconds. Rowan Pennink is 0.907 seconds behind Christopher in third. 

Lap 42 -- Ron Silk is in the top 10 as Eric Berndt slips back. 

Lap 40 -- Leaders Ted Christopher and Ryan Preece distance themselves from the field.

Lap 36 -- The leaders begin to navigate heavy lap traffic. 

Lap 32 -- With no changes to in the leaders, Ron Silk, Kevin Goodale and Woody Pitkat are just outside the top 10. 

Lap 28 -- Positions 3-5 is the best battle on the track at the moment between Rowan Pennink, Doug Coby and Donny Lia. 

Lap 25 -- Ryan Preece has closed to within 0.125 seconds of leader Ted Christopher. 

Lap 20 -- Running order is: Ted Christopher, Ryan Preece, Rowan Pennink, Doug Coby, Donny Lia, Eric Berndt, Todd Szegedy, Eric Beers, Mike Stefanik, Jimmy Blewett. 

Lap 18 -- The leaders have caught the rear of the field.

Lap 15 -- Donny Lia challenges Doug Coby for fourth with a bump in Turn 4. 

Lap 10 -- Ted Christopher has a 0.333-second lead on Ryan Preece at the line as the top three cars begin to pull away. 

Lap 7 -- Ryan Preece gets by Rowan Pennink for second as Doug Coby works on Pennink. 

Lap 6 -- GREEN FLAG: Ted Christopher nips Rowan Pennink at the line. 

Lap 5 -- One to go at the line. The top five is: Ted Christopher, Rowan Pennink, Ryan Preece, Donny Lia and Doug Coby. 

Lap 2 -- CAUTION NO. 1: Bobby Grigas III is off the track on the backstretch. 

10:01 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG: Ted Christopher leads the field at the line. 

10 p.m. -- One to go at the line. 

9:57 p.m. -- The start command has been given. The field is rolling off the Stafford mini-mile. 

9:52 p.m. -- Driver introductions are complete. The drivers at the front of the field are finishing strapping in.

9:45 p.m. -- Driver introductions are underway. 

9:30 p.m. -- Dan Flannery takes the checkered flag in the Limited Late Model feature. Town Fair Tire driver intros will commence once Victory Lane is done. 

9:05 p.m. -- The Limited Late Models have taken the green flag for their 20-lap feature. 

8:55 p.m. -- Frank Ruocco took the checkered flag in the SK Modified feature. NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers Ted Christopher, Woody Pitkat and Jimmy Blewett finished fifth, seventh and eighth, respectively. 

8:37 p.m. -- There are 10 laps complete in the 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified race. Town Fair Tire 150 driver introductions will begin when Victory Lane wraps up for the 20-lap Limited Late Model race, which will follow the SK Modifieds. STARTING LINEUP

6:30 p.m. --  Eric Berndt wins the Coors Light Pole Award, the first of his career in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

6:23 p.m. -- Eric Berndt, who was fastest in practice, moved to the top of the board with five cars left to take time. 

6:20 p.m. -- Ryan Preece, the 23rd car out, moved Ted Christopher off the provisional pole. 

6:17 p.m. -- Twenty cars have qualified. Ted Christopher remains atop the board ahead of Donny Lia and Mike Stefanik. 

6:11 p.m. -- Ted Christopher, the 12th car to take time, moved to the provisional pole. 

6:09 p.m. -- Ten cars have taken time and Donny Lia remains at the top of the board.

6:05 p.m. -- With five cars having taken time, Donny Lia is the fastest. 

6 p.m. -- Time trials are underway. Donny Lia is the first car to take the track. 

5:45 p.m. -- The pre-qualifying tire scuff is underway. 

4 p.m. -- NASCAR and Stafford Motor Speedway have announced that all 32 cars in attendance will make the starting grid for tonight's Town Fair Tire 150. The race was originally scheduled to start 31 cars. 

3:30 p.m. -- Practice is complete. Eric Berndt ended up fastest among the 32 entrants with a best lap of 18.422 seconds (97.709 mph). Todd Szegedy was second fastest at 18.468 (97.466) and Jimmy Blewett was third at 18.486 (97.317). COMPLETE PRACTICE TIMES

3 p.m. -- With 30 minutes remaining in practice, all 32 entrants have participated. Glenn Tyler is currently the fastest car with a quick lap of 18.611 seconds. He is followed on the speed charts by Donny Lia (18.705) and Kevin Goodale (18.710).

2:30 p.m. -- One-third of the way through practice, 24 of the 32 entries have participated. Eric Berndt is fastest so far at 18.837 seconds followed by Eric Goodale at 18.892 and Eric Beers at 19.120. 

2 p.m. -- The 90-minute practice session is underway. Tim Arre and Glen Reen are the first two cars to take the track. 

1:30 p.m. -- Thirty-two cars are on the ground. Kenny Horton has been subtracted from the original entry list. 

1 p.m. -- The drivers meeting is underway. 

10 a.m. -- The pits are open and haulers have begun to park. Sunny, clear skies and 71 degress in Stafford.