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07-19-2008, 12:46 AM
Friday night, July 18th, was a Friday night Whelen
All-American Series NASCAR race event at Stafford Motor Speedway. Woody
Pitkat was victorious in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Ryan Posocco
drove to his third consecutive Late Model feature victory, Chris Matthews
scored his sixth victory of the 2008 season in the SK Light Modified
feature, Bill Davis scored his third victory of the 2008 season in the
20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and John Kasper drove to his first career
victory in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, it was Woody Pitkat taking down
his second feature win of the 2008 season. Glenn Griswold took the early
lead ahead of Jimmy Blewett and Chris Jones. Zach Sylvester and Woody
Pitkat both moved past Jones as did Ted Christopher. Griswold was still the
race leader when the caution came out with 13 laps complete. On the
restart, there was a major pileup of cars in turn 1. Griswold and Blewett
continued their duel for the lead on the restart, but on lap-14 Griswold got
loose and spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out. Pitkat took the lead
from Blewett on the restart and began to pull away from the field.
Christopher moved into second with Keith Rocco behind him in third place.
The race ran green to the checkered flag with Pitkat continuing to stretch
his advantage over Christopher and Rocco. Pitkat took the checkered flag a
full straightaway ahead of Christopher and Rocco in a dominating drive.
Frank Ruocco came home fourth, with Doug Coby rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Ryan Posocco continued his hot
streak by winning his third consecutive feature event. Rick Charette led
the first several laps before being overtaken by Wayne Coury, Jr. Coury
held the lead while Posocco was methodically working his way through the
field and towards the front. A caution with 11 laps complete slowed the
action. On the restart, Coury and Corey Hutchings made contact while racing
for the lead, sending them both into the turn 4 wall. Posocco was the
beneficiary, moving to the point for the restart. Posocco cruised from the
restart to the end of the race as he took his third consecutive feature win.
Woody Pitkat finished second, with Charette, Brian Chapin, and Dillon Moltz
rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Chris Matthews drove to his
sixth feature win of the 2008 season. Kyle Spencer took the early race lead
and led the field until lap-10 when Heather DesRochers took over the lead on
a restart. DesRochers got out of shape on lap-11 and slid up the track and
collected the car of Chris Bakaj to bring the caution back out. Alan
Provost moved to the lead and he held the lead until lap-16 when Matthews
moved to the front of the pack. Mark Bakaj and Provost were locked in a
battle for second, which allowed Matthews to be able to cruise to victory.
Bakaj got by Provost for second on the final lap of the race, with Raymond
Grassetti and Joe Allegro, Jr. rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, it was Bill Davis driving to
his third feature victory of the 2008 season. Ed Charette, Jr. took the
lead from the pole and set the early pace. Shawn Thibeault was glued to
Charette’s bumper for the first five laps but Darin Havenec moved past
Thibeault for second and began to apply pressure to Charette for the race
lead. Charette held the lead until lap-14 when Havenec moved to the lead on
the high side. Havanec was unable to keep his car under control in the high
groove and he spun coming off turn 4 after getting loose, which handed the
race lead back to Charette. Davis moved by Charette on the restart and
Davis held off a hard charging Andrew Durand over the final 6 laps to take
the win. Sean Foster finished third, with Kevin Gambacorta and David
Capriati rounding out the top-5.
In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, John Kasper drove to his first
career victory. Albert Saunders took the early lead but surrendered the
lead to Jeff Jolly on lap-3. Following Jolly to the front of the pack was
Norm Sears and Scott Roy. Roy would get by Sears for second and Kasper
would also get by Sears to drop him to fourth in the running order. The
top-4 remained the same until the caution came out with 13 laps complete.
On the restart, Roy went around in front of the field and collected the cars
of Sears and several others, which put Kasper and Tom Stirk up front for the
sprint to the finish. Kasper took the lead on the restart and he was able
to hold off Stirk to the checkered flag. Todd LaPorta finished third, with
Duane Provost and Peter Bourque rounding out the top-5.
For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
(860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
2) Ted Christopher, Plainville
3) Keith Rocco, Wallingford
4) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
5) Doug Coby, Milford
6) Kenny Horton, Guilford
7) Chris Jones, New Milford
8) Steven Reed, Freehold, Nj
9) Wade Mattesen, Tolland
10) Corey Hutchings, Salem
11) Donny Travaglin, Winsted
12) Jeff Malave, Manchester
13) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, Nj
14) Glenn Griswold, Vernon
15) Keith Carzello, Enfield
16) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, Ny
17) Curt Brainard, Canton
18) Todd Owen, Somers
19) Fran Siana, Enfield
20) Rich Hammann, Tolland
21) Kirk Zervas, Winthrop, Ma
22) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
23) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
24) Willie Hardie, Jr., Willington
25) Emil Downey, II, Canton
26) Tom Bolles, Ellington
LATE MODEL (30)
1) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
2) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
3) Rick Charette, Ellington
4) Brian Chapin, Three Rivers, Ma
5) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
6) Mike Quintiliano, Shelton
7) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
8) Corey Hutchings, Salem
9) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
10) Scott Cook, Uncasville
11) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
12) Wayne Coury, Jr., Milford
13) Scott Foster, Jr., Willington
14) Dave Wray, Meriden
15) Steve McQuillan, Bolton
16) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
17) Kyle Nosal, Higganum
18) Doug Blowers, Jr., Brighton, Ma
19) Michael Connelly, Feeding Hills, Ma
20) Duane Noll, Monroe
21) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
22) David St. Amant, Wallingford
23) Joe Perry, Ashaway, Ri
24) Victor Pomerleau, Enfield
25) Joe Rzeszutek, South Hadley, Ma
SK LIGHT (20)
1) Chris Matthews, Stafford
2) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
3) Alan Provost, Monson, Ma
4) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
5) Joe Allegro, Jr., Vernon
6) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
7) Aaron Goff, Stafford Springs
8) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
9) Neil Provost Jr., Union
10) Mike Lane, Middlefield
11) John Walmsley, Scotland
12) C.J. Lacativa, Poughkeepsie, Ny
13) Paul Colla, Jr., Portland
14) Rick Burwood, Enfield
15) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
16) Ted Cain, Plymouth
17) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
18) Shawn Brule, West Thompson
19) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
20) Chris Bakaj, New Britian
21) Adam Skowyra, Bromfield, Ma
22) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
23) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
1) Bill Davis, Monson, Ma
2) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
3) Sean Foster, Ellington
4) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
5) David Capriati, Ludlow, Ma
6) Joey Ferrigno, East Hartford
7) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
8) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
9) Carla Botticello, Manchester
10) Brian Clement, Wethersfield
11) Stacey Botticello, Manchester
12) Charlie Newman, Stafford Springs
13) Ed Charette, Jr., Plainville
14) Darrin Havanec, Storrs
15) Jeff Hubbell, Naugatuck
16) Michael Chaves, South Windsor
17) Corky Hinze, Farmington
18) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
19) Michael Nadeau, Enfield
DARE STOCK (15)
1) John Kasper, Wilbraham, Ma
2) Tom Stirk, West Haven
3) Ky Jensen, Stafford Springs
4) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
5) Peter Bourque, Stafford Springs
6) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
7) Scott Roy, Windsor
8) Norm Sears, Andover
9) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
10) Melissa Blowers, Cromwell
11) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
12) Albert Saunders, Stafford
13) Chris Danielczuk, Goshen
14) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
15) Robert Thompson, Springfield, Ma
16) Tony Membrino, Jr., Southington
17) Paul E. Jensen, East Hampton
18) Fred Colgan, Southbury
19) Dan Flannery, Ellington
20) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
21) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
Scott Running
All-American Series NASCAR race event at Stafford Motor Speedway. Woody
Pitkat was victorious in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Ryan Posocco
drove to his third consecutive Late Model feature victory, Chris Matthews
scored his sixth victory of the 2008 season in the SK Light Modified
feature, Bill Davis scored his third victory of the 2008 season in the
20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and John Kasper drove to his first career
victory in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, it was Woody Pitkat taking down
his second feature win of the 2008 season. Glenn Griswold took the early
lead ahead of Jimmy Blewett and Chris Jones. Zach Sylvester and Woody
Pitkat both moved past Jones as did Ted Christopher. Griswold was still the
race leader when the caution came out with 13 laps complete. On the
restart, there was a major pileup of cars in turn 1. Griswold and Blewett
continued their duel for the lead on the restart, but on lap-14 Griswold got
loose and spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out. Pitkat took the lead
from Blewett on the restart and began to pull away from the field.
Christopher moved into second with Keith Rocco behind him in third place.
The race ran green to the checkered flag with Pitkat continuing to stretch
his advantage over Christopher and Rocco. Pitkat took the checkered flag a
full straightaway ahead of Christopher and Rocco in a dominating drive.
Frank Ruocco came home fourth, with Doug Coby rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Ryan Posocco continued his hot
streak by winning his third consecutive feature event. Rick Charette led
the first several laps before being overtaken by Wayne Coury, Jr. Coury
held the lead while Posocco was methodically working his way through the
field and towards the front. A caution with 11 laps complete slowed the
action. On the restart, Coury and Corey Hutchings made contact while racing
for the lead, sending them both into the turn 4 wall. Posocco was the
beneficiary, moving to the point for the restart. Posocco cruised from the
restart to the end of the race as he took his third consecutive feature win.
Woody Pitkat finished second, with Charette, Brian Chapin, and Dillon Moltz
rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Chris Matthews drove to his
sixth feature win of the 2008 season. Kyle Spencer took the early race lead
and led the field until lap-10 when Heather DesRochers took over the lead on
a restart. DesRochers got out of shape on lap-11 and slid up the track and
collected the car of Chris Bakaj to bring the caution back out. Alan
Provost moved to the lead and he held the lead until lap-16 when Matthews
moved to the front of the pack. Mark Bakaj and Provost were locked in a
battle for second, which allowed Matthews to be able to cruise to victory.
Bakaj got by Provost for second on the final lap of the race, with Raymond
Grassetti and Joe Allegro, Jr. rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, it was Bill Davis driving to
his third feature victory of the 2008 season. Ed Charette, Jr. took the
lead from the pole and set the early pace. Shawn Thibeault was glued to
Charette’s bumper for the first five laps but Darin Havenec moved past
Thibeault for second and began to apply pressure to Charette for the race
lead. Charette held the lead until lap-14 when Havenec moved to the lead on
the high side. Havanec was unable to keep his car under control in the high
groove and he spun coming off turn 4 after getting loose, which handed the
race lead back to Charette. Davis moved by Charette on the restart and
Davis held off a hard charging Andrew Durand over the final 6 laps to take
the win. Sean Foster finished third, with Kevin Gambacorta and David
Capriati rounding out the top-5.
In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, John Kasper drove to his first
career victory. Albert Saunders took the early lead but surrendered the
lead to Jeff Jolly on lap-3. Following Jolly to the front of the pack was
Norm Sears and Scott Roy. Roy would get by Sears for second and Kasper
would also get by Sears to drop him to fourth in the running order. The
top-4 remained the same until the caution came out with 13 laps complete.
On the restart, Roy went around in front of the field and collected the cars
of Sears and several others, which put Kasper and Tom Stirk up front for the
sprint to the finish. Kasper took the lead on the restart and he was able
to hold off Stirk to the checkered flag. Todd LaPorta finished third, with
Duane Provost and Peter Bourque rounding out the top-5.
For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
(860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
2) Ted Christopher, Plainville
3) Keith Rocco, Wallingford
4) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
5) Doug Coby, Milford
6) Kenny Horton, Guilford
7) Chris Jones, New Milford
8) Steven Reed, Freehold, Nj
9) Wade Mattesen, Tolland
10) Corey Hutchings, Salem
11) Donny Travaglin, Winsted
12) Jeff Malave, Manchester
13) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, Nj
14) Glenn Griswold, Vernon
15) Keith Carzello, Enfield
16) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, Ny
17) Curt Brainard, Canton
18) Todd Owen, Somers
19) Fran Siana, Enfield
20) Rich Hammann, Tolland
21) Kirk Zervas, Winthrop, Ma
22) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
23) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
24) Willie Hardie, Jr., Willington
25) Emil Downey, II, Canton
26) Tom Bolles, Ellington
LATE MODEL (30)
1) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
2) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
3) Rick Charette, Ellington
4) Brian Chapin, Three Rivers, Ma
5) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
6) Mike Quintiliano, Shelton
7) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
8) Corey Hutchings, Salem
9) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
10) Scott Cook, Uncasville
11) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
12) Wayne Coury, Jr., Milford
13) Scott Foster, Jr., Willington
14) Dave Wray, Meriden
15) Steve McQuillan, Bolton
16) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
17) Kyle Nosal, Higganum
18) Doug Blowers, Jr., Brighton, Ma
19) Michael Connelly, Feeding Hills, Ma
20) Duane Noll, Monroe
21) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
22) David St. Amant, Wallingford
23) Joe Perry, Ashaway, Ri
24) Victor Pomerleau, Enfield
25) Joe Rzeszutek, South Hadley, Ma
SK LIGHT (20)
1) Chris Matthews, Stafford
2) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
3) Alan Provost, Monson, Ma
4) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
5) Joe Allegro, Jr., Vernon
6) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
7) Aaron Goff, Stafford Springs
8) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
9) Neil Provost Jr., Union
10) Mike Lane, Middlefield
11) John Walmsley, Scotland
12) C.J. Lacativa, Poughkeepsie, Ny
13) Paul Colla, Jr., Portland
14) Rick Burwood, Enfield
15) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
16) Ted Cain, Plymouth
17) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
18) Shawn Brule, West Thompson
19) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
20) Chris Bakaj, New Britian
21) Adam Skowyra, Bromfield, Ma
22) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
23) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
1) Bill Davis, Monson, Ma
2) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
3) Sean Foster, Ellington
4) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
5) David Capriati, Ludlow, Ma
6) Joey Ferrigno, East Hartford
7) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
8) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
9) Carla Botticello, Manchester
10) Brian Clement, Wethersfield
11) Stacey Botticello, Manchester
12) Charlie Newman, Stafford Springs
13) Ed Charette, Jr., Plainville
14) Darrin Havanec, Storrs
15) Jeff Hubbell, Naugatuck
16) Michael Chaves, South Windsor
17) Corky Hinze, Farmington
18) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
19) Michael Nadeau, Enfield
DARE STOCK (15)
1) John Kasper, Wilbraham, Ma
2) Tom Stirk, West Haven
3) Ky Jensen, Stafford Springs
4) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
5) Peter Bourque, Stafford Springs
6) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
7) Scott Roy, Windsor
8) Norm Sears, Andover
9) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
10) Melissa Blowers, Cromwell
11) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
12) Albert Saunders, Stafford
13) Chris Danielczuk, Goshen
14) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
15) Robert Thompson, Springfield, Ma
16) Tony Membrino, Jr., Southington
17) Paul E. Jensen, East Hampton
18) Fred Colgan, Southbury
19) Dan Flannery, Ellington
20) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
21) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
Scott Running