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09-09-2010, 11:16 PM
KEITH ROCCO CAN CLINCH 2010 SK MODIFIED® TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

After clinching the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series national championship several weeks ago, Stafford Speedway SK
Modified® driver Keith Rocco is set to add another piece of hardware to his
trophy case. Should Rocco finish 12th or better in this Friday night’s SK
Modified® feature event, he will clinch the 2010 SK Modified® track
championship and become a track champion at Stafford for the second time in
his career.

“No kidding,” said Rocco. “We weren’t really paying attention to that, I
guess that will be a nice bonus if we can finish in the top-12 on Friday.”

Rocco has put together a season for the ages this year with his on track
performance. Rocco and the #88 Wheeler’s Automotive team began the year
with a victory in the Spring Sizzler feature event and then had a stretch
from late May into early July that saw them win 6 of 7 races that cemented
them as the frontrunner in the 2010 championship chase. Rocco has recorded
9 wins this year and he has finished on the podium in 12 of 17 races
thusfar. With only one finish outside the top-10, odds are in his favor to
come home with the 12th place or better finish he needs to lock up the track
title.

“You always have high expectations at the beginning of the year, but we
never figured on winning 9 times this year,” said Rocco. “We have several
more races left to go, so we have several more chances to win a couple more
races. When you figure on winning 10 races and the championship before you
get started racing, it never seems to work out that way. We just try to let
things happen and the points will come. I was always taught to make the car
work on old tires and our Troyer race car is really good on the longer
runs.”

In addition to possibly clinching a championship this Friday night, Rocco
will also try to race his way into the Inaugural Shark Cycle 100 Modified
Racing Series event, driving for car owner Tim Stewart.

“I can’t wait for that race,” said Rocco. “Stafford is one of our home
tracks and hopefully it will work out to our advantage having a lot of laps
at Stafford. We’ve been struggling with the chassis on that car the couple
of times that we’ve ran it this year, but we’ll get it.”

In Stafford’s other four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions, the
fight for the 2010 track championships are still in full effect. In the
Late Model division, Woody Pitkat’s victory 2 weeks ago brought him to
within 38 points of championship leader Ryan Posocco. Tommy Barrett’s 8th
victory of 2010 2 weeks ago, combined with Matt Galko crashing, has brought
Barrett to within 32 points of Galko in the SK Light Modified division.

Dave Yardley, III used a victory 2 weeks ago to move into a tie for second
place in the Limited Late Model standings with Andrew Durand, with both
drivers 20 points behind leader Dan Flannery. And in the DARE Stock
division, Tony Membrino, Jr. continues to hold the points lead by 28 points
over Kyle Casagrande.

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).

Scott Running