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By Staff Report
NASCAR.com
(Photo: Jaiden Tripi/NASCAR)
Granite State Derby
Monadnock Speedway
Matt Hirschman was fastest in practice and not a surprise when qualifying was complete for today’s Granite State Derby 150 he set also fast time. Matt is always a master of tire wear will be tough on a track that no driver has any notes except todays practice and qualifying.
Qualifying notes.
- Anthony Sesely qualified in the second position.
- The fastest Bonsignore Kyle not Justin.
- Craig Lutz continues looking strong with a 4th place start.
- Ron Silk could only muster a 9th place qualifying spot.
- Justin Bonsignore will roll off 12th.
- Timmy Solomito will start the feature in the #58 GAF Roofingusually driven by Eric Goodale.
- Austin Beers who usually is good for top 5 qualifying spot will start deep in the field at 17th.
- Local favorite Mathew Kimball #43 really sruggled with the new pavement and will start 19th.
- Only 1 driver was a no show #26 Gary McDonald who has only competed in 2 races in 2024.
The original start time for tonigts 150 lap feature was 6:00 PM but local divisions have run long, tune into FloRacing for updates.
Prior to the feature Matt Hirschman spun the wheel to see how many drivers will redraw and teh number was 8.
The starting 8 after picking for position.
1. Anthony Sesely #19
2. Tommy Catalano #54
3. Jon McKennedy #79
4.Craig Lutz
5. Patrick Emerling #1
6. Jake Johnson #3
7.Matt Hirschman #60
8. Kyle Bonsignore #22
The balance of the field will start as the qualifyed.
- Qualifying results
| Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Sponsor | Best Time | Best Speed |
| 1 | 60 | Matt Hirschman | Elite | 11.637 | 77.34 |
| 2 | 19 | Anthony Sesely | Franzosa Trucking Co/Karchner Warehousing | 11.717 | 76.811 |
| 3 | 22 | Kyle Bonsignore | Chalew Performance/MTT/Munns Auto | 11.743 | 76.641 |
| 4 | 46 | Craig Lutz | Riverhead Building Supply | 11.744 | 76.635 |
| 5 | 79 | Jon McKennedy | Christopher’s Towing | 11.759 | 76.537 |
| 6 | 1 | Patrick Emerling | Fleetworks Inc | 11.791 | 76.329 |
| 7 | 54 | Tommy Catalano | FX Caprara | 11.806 | 76.232 |
| 8 | 3 | Jake Johnson | Propane Plus/Lin’s Propane Trucks | 11.814 | 76.181 |
| 9 | 16 | Ron Silk | Blue Mountain Machine/Future Homes | 11.837 | 76.033 |
| 10 | 25 | Brian Robie | Maurice Enterprises | 11.87 | 75.821 |
| 11 | 56 | Trevor Catalano* | Catalano Motorsports | 11.877 | 75.777 |
| 12 | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | Phoenix Communications, Inc. | 11.887 | 75.713 |
| 13 | 32 | Tyler Rypkema | Musco Lighting/Northeast Drilling | 11.908 | 75.579 |
| 14 | 58 | Timmy Solomito | GAF Roofing | 11.94 | 75.377 |
| 15 | 92 | Anthony Nocella | Nocella Paving/K and D Associates | 11.964 | 75.226 |
| 16 | 84 | Tyler Catalano* | Catalano Motorsports | 12.043 | 74.732 |
| 17 | 64 | Austin Beers | G&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric | 12.048 | 74.701 |
| 18 | 15 | Joey Cipriano III* | Dependable Energy & Bass Plating | 12.107 | 74.337 |
| 19 | 43 | Matthew Kimball | J&M Towing and Recovery/Poodlack Wealth Mgmt | 12.125 | 74.227 |
| 20 | 81 | Nathan Wenzel* | 1812 Auto Body | 12.197 | 73.789 |
| 21 | 5 | Kyle Ebersole | Ebersole Excavating Inc. | 12.275 | 73.32 |
| 22 | 18 | Ken Heagy | Buoy One Seafood & Restaurant | 12.359 | 72.821 |
| 23 | 4 | Tim Connolly | Connolly Companies, LLC | 12.42 | 72.464 |
| 24 | 01 | Melissa Fifield | Pine Knoll Auto Sales | 12.9 | 69.767 |
