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04-30-2010, 11:43 PM
CARDILE, FLANNERY, & CASAGRANDE SCORE CARQUEST EXTRA DISTANCE NIGHT FEATURE
VICTORIES AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Stafford Motor Speedway kicked off its Friday night
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series with a special CARQUEST Extra Distance
Night consisting of extra distance feature events for Stafford’s SK Light
Modified, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions. Frank Cardile took
the checkered flag in the 30-lap SK Light Modified feature, Dan Flannery won
the 25-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle Casagrande won the 20-lap
DARE Stock feature. Stafford Motor Speedway returns to racing tomorrow
afternoon with the rescheduled CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler with the SK
Modifieds®, Late Models, and Whelen Modified Tour taking to the track.

In the 30-lap SK Light Modified feature event, there was a spin to bring the
yellow out before a lap could be completed. Harry Wheeler led the field to
green, but Jay Goff had a strong run in the outside groove and powered past
Wheeler for the race lead. Frank Cardile followed Goff past Wheeler to drop
Wheeler back to third place. On lap-3, Wheeler got loose and spun in turn
2, but was able to continue and the race stayed under green. Debris brought
the yellow back out with the completion of the third lap.
Goff held the lead on the restart, but the car on the move was John Hanafin,
who moved from fourth to second behind Goff. Cardile settled into third,
with Kyle Spencer and Tony Santangelo behind them. A spin by Harry Wheeler
and Zach Aszklar with 9 laps complete slowed the action.
On the restart, Hanafin moved to the lead, overtaking Goff. Cardile settled
into third place with Joey Cipriano moving into fourth and Spencer making up
the top-5. Santangelo found the turn 3 wall to bring the yellow back out.
The action was fast and furious at the front on the restart with Hanafin
taking the lead. Cardile moved to the inside of Hanafin on the next lap and
the two cars ran side by side for the race lead for three laps before
Cardile was able to get clear into the lead on lap-14.
Hanafin’s good run came to an end on lap-18 as he took a trip through the
infield grass and fell to the back of the field. Cardile continued to
maintain the race lead with Cipriano glued to his back bumper. Matt Galko
was now third, with Spencer and Goff behind him.
A caution with 24 laps complete for a spin by Eric Bacon erased the lead
that Cardile and Cipriano had built up. On the restart, Spencer’s car didn’
t come up to speed, which bottlenecked the entire outside line and sent
Wheeler, Chad Trombley, and Shayne Prucker into the frontstretch wall and
brought the caution back out. Cardile took the lead on the restart with
Galko making a power move into second. Galko would get loose and spin in
turn 2 on the next lap to bring the yellow back out.
Cardile and Cipriano took off on the restart and turned the race for the win
into a two-car show. Several times Cipriano would make a run to the inside
of Cardile, but couldn’t carry enough momentum to complete a pass. Cipriano
made one last ditch effort but came up just short as Cardile nailed down his
first career victory in the SK Light Modified division. Rounding out the
top-5 behind Cardile and Cipriano was Goff, Spencer, and last week’s winner
Ted Cain.

In the 25-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Jesse Hinze powered to the
outside of Dan Flannery to take the lead on the first lap, but Flannery came
back strong on lap-2 and went by Hinze to take control of the race lead.
Shawn Thibeault followed Flannery by Hinze to drop Hinze back to third, with
George Nocera, Jr. and Rob Dow making up the top-5.
Thibeault followed behind Flannery until lap-10 when he made a pass for the
lead. Flannery’s car looked to be on the loose side as he was sideways in
the corners and he would lose second to Nocera on lap-13. A caution with 15
laps complete slowed the field and set up a wild restart. Nocera went to
the outside groove to take the lead away from Thibeault with Flannery
staying glued to the top-2. Nocera held the lead until lap-19 when
Thibeault moved back out front. The caution came back out one lap later and
set up a sprint to the finish.
Thibeault and Nocara battled door to door on the restart and were side by
side for an entire lap before Flannery moved by both cars on lap-22 to take
the lead. The final caution came out with 23 laps complete for a spin by
Carla Botticello in turn 2.
Flannery powered into the lead on the restart and he would not be headed
over the final two laps as he took down his first feature victory of the
2010 season. Nocera finished second, with Thibeault, Dow, and Andrew Durand
rounding out the top-5.

In the 20-lap DARE Stock feature event, Andrew Hayes led the field to green
and he took the early race lead. Kyle Casagrande quickly worked his way up
to second behind Hayes with Cory Casagrande, Albert Saunders, and Steven
Daddio making up the top-5.
The caution came out with 9 laps complete for a spin by Stephanie Berardi.
Kyle Casagrande moved past Hayes on the restart to take over the race lead.
Saunders held down the third position, with Cory Casagrande and Daddio
behind him.
Once into the lead, Kyle Casagrande slowly pulled away from the field and he
took down his first feature victory of the 2010 season ahead of Hayes and
Albert Saunders. Daddio and last week’s winner Tony Membrino, Jr. rounded
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 LIGHT (30)
1) Frank Cardile, Bolton
2) Joey Cipriano Iii, Waterbury
3) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
4) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
5) Ted Cain, Plymouth
6) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
7) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
8) David Webb, New Milford
9) Matt Galko, Meriden
10) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
11) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
12) Paul Colla, Jr., Portland
13) Rick Burwood, Enfield
14) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs
15) Chad Trombley, Bethany
16) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
17) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
18) Eric Bacon, Brimfield, Ma
19) John Hanafin, Quincy, Ma
20) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
21) Tom Barrett Jr., Millis, Ma
22) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
23) Josh White, Ellington
24) Rick Williams, Haddam
25) Lauren Cooper, Southbury

LIMITED LATE MODEL (25)
1) Dan Flannery, Ellington
2) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
3) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
4) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
5) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
6) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
7) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
8) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
9) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
10) Mike Wray, Northford
11) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
12) Pete Cayer, Bristol
13) Jeff Hubbell, Naugatuck
14) Paul Varricchio, Jr., Berlin
15) Carla Botticello, Manchester

DARE STOCK (20)
1) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
2) Andrew Hayes, Enfield
3) Albert Saunders, Stafford
4) Stephen Daddio, Seymour
5) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
6) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
7) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
8) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
9) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook
10) Nick Salva, Prospect
11) Donovin Secore, Vernon
12) Donald Cook, Agawam, Ma
13) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
14) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
15) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
16) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
17) Dylan Hinze, Farmington
18) James Carroll, West Hartford

Scott Running