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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Justin Bonsignore had a perfect day Sunday at Riverhead Raceway.
Driving the No. 51 Phoenix Communications machine for Kenneth Massa Motorsports, Bonsignore was fastest in both NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour practice sessions on Father’s Day, then followed it up by capturing his first pole award of the season in qualifying.
Bonsignore rocketed to the lead early, then settled for second for much of the middle stages of the race. It was on pit road where the Kenneth Massa Motorsports team again shined – getting Bonsignore back out front into the final stages.
He would hang on, holding off Ron Silk, Patrick Emerling and Matt Hirschman over a flurry of restarts in the second half of the race to take the victory.
The win was Bonsignore’s 46th career on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, all with Kenneth Massa Motorsports. It was also his 12th career at Riverhead – breaking a tie with Mike Ewanitsko for the most all-time in Whelen Modified Tour competition at the New York quarter-mile.
“I’ve been wanting to break the record for a long time,” Bonsignore said. “Mike was a childhood hero of mine. The pit crew did another awesome job, with two excellent pit stops. To have my family here, it’s the first race that all of them have been to this year. For it to be on Father’s Day at home and everything we did, it’s just really cool.”
Justin Bonsignore will return to the track at Pocono Raceway on Saturday, June 21, driving the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing. The team will carry sponsorship from TW Cable LLC for the event, which will air live on The CW at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
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