STAFFORD, Conn. — Chuck Hossfeld piloted the No. 4 Mystic Missile Dodge to victory in the third NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event of the season Friday night at Stafford Motor Speedway.
In a race that was delayed nearly two and a half hours, Hossfeld won for the first time since the 2004 season. Hossfeld drove the same car Donny Lia piloted to last year’s series championship. The victory was the sixth of Hossfeld’s career. Each of his previous wins came in the No. 4 in his first stint with car owner Bob Garbarino, which ended after 2004.
“I’m just thrilled to be hooked up with my team, my old team,” Hossfeld said. “It scared me that I wouldn’t have a ride on the [NASCAR Whelen Modified] Tour. This is my home, I love this tour. I don’t know what I expected, but I’m glad with what’s going on.”
Hossfeld, who captured his eighth- career Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the evening, led 39 of the first 40 laps of the race before giving way to Bobby Grigas III.
Grigas and a host of the race leaders pitted on lap 92 and Matt Hirschman assumed the lead when he stayed out. When the race went green again following lap 107, Hossfeld, who earned $7,100, beat Hirschman back to the line to take back the lead, one he never relinquished.
Todd Szegedy was the runner-up, followed by Ted Christopher, Mike Stefanik and Jimmy Blewett.
During post-race technical inspection, possible unapproved parts were found on the No. 19 of Blewett. The parts in question will be taken back to the NASCAR Research & Development Center in Concord, N.C., for further evaluation.
The finish:
Chuck Hossfeld, Todd Szegedy,  Ted Christopher, Mike Stefanik, Jimmy Blewett,  Eric Beers, Ed Flemke, Jr., Ryan Preece, James Civali, Erick Rudolph, Matt Hirschman, Rowan Pennink, Charles Pasteryak, Jamie Tomaino, Billy Pauch, Jr., Bobby Grigas III, Kevin Goodale, Woody Pitkat, Ken Heagy, Danny Sammons, Glen Reen, Wade Cole, Joe Hartmann, Richard Savary, Glenn Tyler, Ronnie Silk, Eric Berndt, Anthony Sesely, Reggie Ruggiero, Rob Summers, Rick Fuller.