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04-25-2010, 05:22 PM
CAIN, GAMBACORTA, & MEMBRINO SCORE FIRST WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES FEATURE
EVENTS OF 2010 AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY’S TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER SATURDAY

Stafford Motor Speedway’s 2010 NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series season kicked off with its first three feature events of
the new year during Saturday’s CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler Weekend.

Ted Cain went home a first time winner in the 20-lap SK Light Modified
feature, Kevin Gambacorta outlasted defending track champion Andrew Durand
to take the first Limited Late Model victory of the season, and Tony
Membrino, Jr. wired the field to take the checkered flag in the 15-lap DARE
Stock feature event.

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, the field completed one lap
before the caution flag came out for a spin by Kyle Spencer. Ted Cain took
the lead ahead of Tony Santangelo and Frank Cardile as the race went back to
green. Cardile quickly worked his way by Santangelo to take over second
place. David Webb settled into fourth place behind Santangelo with Matt
Galko moving from 12th up to 5th in the first several laps of the race.
Webb moved by Santangelo on lap-11 for third place and the caution came back
out one lap later for a spin by Joey Cipriano in turn 4. Cardile moved to
the lead on the restart with Webb moving into second. Cain fell back to
third place, with John Hanafin moving into fourth and Galko continuing to
run in the fifth position.

Spencer and Cipriano went around in turn 4 with 14 laps on the scoreboard to
bring the yellow flag back out and slow the action. Cardile maintained the
lead back under green with Webb right on his bumper. Webb made his move for
the lead on lap-18 and was stretching out his lead when the caution came out
on lap-19, setting up a green white checkered finish.

Webb missed a shift on the restart, allowing Cain to move to the race lead.
Cardile was second and Webb fell back to third, but Webb was able to get
back by Cardile as the field came to the white flag. Webb closed in on Cain
’s bumper as they came off turn 4 to the checkered flag, but ran out of room
as Cain beat Webb to the start/finish line by a nose to take down his first
career victory in the SK Light Modified division at Stafford. Rounding out
the top-5 behind Cain and Webb was Erica Santos, Hanafin, and Galko.

In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, before the field could
complete the first lap, the caution came out for a multi-car spin in turn 4
involving Paul Varricchio, Jr., Joe Nogiec, and Dan Flannery. Andrew Durand
took the lead at the green, but he was quickly overtaken by Kevin Gambacorta
for the race lead. Rob Dow moved into third, with Mike Wray fourth and
George Nocera, Jr. in fifth.

The race would run from green to checkered with Gambacorta proving to be too
much for Durand to overtake and he took down the first Limited Late Model
feature victory of the 2010 season. Rounding out the top-5 behind
Gambacorta and Durand was Dow, Wray, and Nocera, Jr.

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, the race belonged to Tony Membrino,
Jr. Membrino took the lead at the drop of the green flag and he led all 15
laps to take the checkered flag. Membrino had to hold off a hard charge
from defending DARE Stock champion Don Wood in the closing laps to come home
the winner. Jeff Jolly finished third, with Kyle Casagrande fourth and
Albert Saunders fifth.

For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
(860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com (http://www.staffordspeedway.com).

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
1) Ted Cain, Plymouth
2) David Webb, New Milford
3) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
4) John Hanafin, Quincy, Ma
5) Matt Galko, Meriden
6) Frank Cardile, Bolton
7) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
8) Chad Trombley, Bethany
9) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs
10) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
11) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
12) Paul Colla, Jr., Portland
13) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
14) Stephen Greer, Harwinton
15) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
16) Rick Williams, Haddam
17) Josh White, Ellington
18) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
19) Rick Burwood, Enfield
20) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
21) Lauren Cooper, Southbury
22) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
23) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
24) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield

LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
1) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
2) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
3) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
4) Mike Wray, Northford
5) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
6) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
7) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
8) Carla Botticello, Manchester
9) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
10) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
11) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
12) Marshall Usher, Palmer, Ma
13) Dan Flannery, Ellington
14) Paul Varricchio, Jr., Berlin

DARE STOCK (15)
1) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
2) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
3) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
4) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
5) Albert Saunders, Stafford
6) Nicholas Salva, Prospect
7) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook
8) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
9) Andrew Hayes, Enfield
10) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
11) Jim Brice, Manchester
12) Donald Cook, Agawam, Ma
13) James Carroll, West Hartford
14) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
15) Donovin Secore, Vernon
16) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
17) William Lami, Cheshire
18) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
19) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester

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