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Bobby Santos III Takes the Win in

Musket 250 Presented by Whelen

The Franklin, Mass. native earned his sixth career
win at “The Magic Mile” during the second annual

Full Throttle Fall Weekend.

Bobby Santos III pushed the No. 36 Dodge to the front
of the field when it counted last September, winning the
longest-mileage and richest purse race on the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour. Santos landed in victory lane at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the sixth time in his
career; this time after winning the Musket 250 presented
by Whelen, the highlight of Full Throttle Fall Weekend.

“I saw the front, and I knew if I could put myself in position to be
leading this thing and fight for the lead from the top two spots, Top 10
we’d have a shot at it,” said Franklin, Mass. native Santos. Driver Start Finish
Bobby Santos III 5 th 1 st
Santos hung around the bottom of the top 10 with Ron Silk and Jon McKennedy 2 nd 2 nd
Justin Bonsignore, bouncing back and forth between the top two Doug Coby 1 st 3 rd
positions for most of the race but worked his way through the Chuck Hossfeld 15 th 4 th
pack to the front of the field, earning the top spot and playing Justin Bonsignore 3 rd 5 th
defense for the final laps to capture the checkered flag. Matt Swanson 13 th 6 th
Rob Summers 18 th 7 th
“This is awesome,” said Santos. “As far as race wins and Chris Pasteryak 24 th 8 th
competition in this series, it doesn’t get much better. I’d put the Gary Putnam 21 st 9 th
top 10 in this race up against anybody anywhere, so to win here Craig Lutz 12 10 th
th
against these guys means a lot.”
Lap Leaders
“As far as race wins and competition in this series, Driver Laps Led

it doesn’t get much better.” Jon McKennedy 93
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Ron Silk
Justin Bonsignore 41
After receiving a big hug and congratulations in victory lane Rob Summers 25
from team owner Dave Sapienza, who injured his back in a race Craig Lutz 13
earlier in the season, Santos was presented with a custom musket, Doug Coby 9
traditional Revolutionary War-era tricorn hat and a minuteman Matt Swanson 5
trophy from David McGrath, executive vice president and general Bobby Santos III 5
manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Tommy Catalano 3

The handmade flintlock musket was built by Edwin Parry of Black
Hart Long Arms out of Eastford, Conn. Using a blend of tiger Misc
maple and brass, Parry hand engraved the Revolutionary War- Time of Race
style musket with the race logo, a checkered flag, the profile of 2 hours, 32 minutes, 15 seconds
the state of New Hampshire and a spot for Santos’s name. Taking Margin of Victory:
on its New England roots, the trophy is a replica of the Minuteman 0.129 sec
statue in Concord, Mass., weighing 30 pounds and measuring 32
inches tall. Cautions:
8 for 36 laps
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