RON SILK TAKES NASCAR WMT RICHMOND POLE FOR THE VIRGINIA IS FOR RACING LOVERS 150

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 By KEVIN RICE

    Richmond, VA- Ron Silk continued his run of success on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, taking the Mayhew Tools pole position for the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 with a time trial lap at 21.159 seconds around the three-quarter mile Richmond (VA) Raceway. It was Silk’s first Richmond pole In three starts, but he has yet to finish a Richmond race in the top five.

    “I am happy to win the pole today,” Silk said. “I typically haven’t qualified that great here in the past. This isn’t my favorite racetrack, but I’m liking it a little bit more today. I think we made some major improvements to the car.

    “It’s nice to have the confidence of winning the pole, but that certainly doesn’t guarantee you anything. We have to make the fight adjustments and hopefully get our tires at the opportune time and see how it works out.

    “Last year we raced during the day, after getting rained out. I don’t think the track is going to change that much (with the cooling temperatures), but you never know.”

    Silk’s pole run came after 2023 race winner Austin Beers moved to the top of the board with laps at 21.249 and 21.197 seconds. Justin Bonsignore ended qualifying with the second-best lap. Bobby Santos and Jake Johnson rounded out the top five, followed by Craig Lutz.

    Despite Silk’s recent successes, his career Richmond results of seventh, tenth and nineteenth place would indicate that winning here would be extra satisfying for the Connecticut driver. Two of the top five finishers in ‘23 aren’t in the field, with Beers having won over JB Fortin and Max McLaughlin. 

    Tonight’s main event goes green at approximately 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on FloRacing.

  • Qualifying results
Pos.No.DriverSponsorBest TimeBest Speed
116Ron SilkBlue Mountain Machine/Future Homes21.159127.605
251Justin BonsignoreCoastal Fiber LLC21.175127.509
364Austin BeersG&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric21.197127.377
414Bobby Santos IIIAdvantageTrucks.com21.259127.005
53Jake JohnsonPropane Plus/Lin’s Propane Trucks21.272126.927
646Craig LutzRiverhead Building Supply21.304126.737
77Doug CobyBaldwin Automotive21.313126.683
823Carson Loftin*L&R Transmissions/LeBleu Water21.363126.387
956Trevor Catalano*Catalano Motorsports21.425126.021
1022Kyle BonsignoreMunns Automotive/Chalew Performance21.428126.003
111Patrick EmerlingFleetworks Inc/LFR21.476125.722
1238Bobby LabontePace-O-Matic21.507125.541
1358Eric GoodaleGAF Roofing21.532125.395
1419Anthony SeselyFranzosa Trucking Co/Karchner Warehousing21.532125.395
1584Tyler Catalano*Catalano Motorsports21.535125.377
1632Tyler RypkemaNorthern Drilling/Musco Lighting/Make-a-Wish21.547125.307
174Tim ConnollyConnolly Companies, LLC21.568125.185
1877Ryan NewmanCurb Records/Cassella Waste Systems21.577125.133
1970Andy SeussRockingham Boat21.718124.321
2054Tommy CatalanoCatalano Motorsports/FX Caprara21.758124.092
2124Andrew KrauseSupreme Manufacturing Co.21.854123.547
2217Marcello Rufrano*Wheeler’s Auto Sales21.883123.383
2325Brian RobieMaurice Enterprises21.901123.282
2418Ken HeagyBuoy One Seafood & Restaurant22.071122.332
2526Gary McDonaldLakeland Avenue Landscape Supply22.856118.131
2601Melissa FifieldPine Knoll Auto Sales24.13111.894
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