Story By: KYLE SOUZA / DOUG COBY RACING – THOMPSON, CT – Doug Coby started second and led laps early at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday night, but didn’t have the car he needed in the final laps to contend for another Thompson win.
The Mayhew Tools, Tommy Baldwin Racing No. 7NY was strong early, jumping out front and leading laps. The team rolled to pit road at the halfway point, along with the rest of the field, for fresh Hoosier rubber, and right after the stop, Coby chased the back bumper of eventual winner Justin Bonsignore looking to pounce to get back out front.
However, the car faded a bit in the final laps, and he ended up eighth.
“We adjusted at the pit stop and it wasn’t where it needed to be,” Coby said. “We were running second there after the restart and I felt like if I could have passed Justin (Bonsignore) for the lead and controlled the restarts we might have had a shot, but the car just wasn’t good enough for us to be able to run how we needed at the end.”