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04-04-2011, 11:38 PM
Pasteryak claims opening day VMRS win; Rocco starts season in SK Mod
winner’s circle
Waterford Speedbowl ‘s season-opening
Budweiser Blastoff Weekend was completed Sunday afternoon with six feature
winners on the day, highlighted by the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing
Series race. Chris Pasteryak of Lisbon executed a late race pass for the
lead to score the popular hometrack win. Russ Stoehr of Lakeville,
Massachusetts claimed the NEMA Midget victory. Keith Rocco of Wallingford
picked up where he left off in the SK Modifieds®, scoring the win to pick
up where he left off in 2010 as the track champion. Vin Esposito of
Seymour won his first extra distance event in the Bob Valenti Auto Mall
Late Models, Josh Galvin of Franklin won the Street Stock race and Bill
Leonard of Wood River Junction, Rhode Island was the victor in the Mini
Stocks.
Pasteryak started the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series event by
jumping to the early lead over Coby after the pair started on the front
row. The pair, each with five career Speedbowl wins to their credit,
battled early and often. Coby peeked outside Pasteryak several times,
finally pulling ahead on lap-35.
Coby stayed there through an extended run of green flag racing that ended
on lap-63. He picked up his lead over Pasteryak again and held the
advantage until lap-85. Coby got loose entering turn one and Pasteryak
seized his opportunity. He dove inside Coby and executed a clean pass as
the two reached turns three and four. From there, Pasteryak didn’t look
back.
A special 61-lap SK Modified® race kicked off the Sunday events with Rocco
leading the way from lap-1. He used the outside pole starting position to
pull ahead of Rob Janovic at the drop of the green flag, then held strong
through two early restarts before the field settled in to green flag
racing.
Ron Yuhas Jr. moved around the outside of Janovic for second place on
lap-15 and the top three cars pulled away from Diego Monahan in fourth.
Tyler Chadwick ran alone in fifth position, while Justin Gaydosh and Jeff
Pearl battled for sixth. Caution again waved on lap-26 for a single car
spin when Joe Perry looped his machine off turn four.
Yuhas had a great restart in the outside lane. He edged ahead of Rocco
for the lead into turn one, but Rocco battled back strong to his inside.
The pair made contact exiting turn two resulting in Yuhas catching a wheel
into the backstretch wall. Contact between the leaders continued in turn
three as Rocco got shuffled out of the racing groove by Yuhas. As Rocco
and Yuhas slid up the track, Janovic and Monahan darted by to the inside
to become the new leaders. Yuhas’ day ended in the turn four wall just
one lap later when he lost the right front tire on his car, ending his
strong early run and bringing out the yellow flag.
Monahan had a great restart to the outside of Janovic once the track was
cleared. They spent two laps side-by-side battling for the lead before
Monahan faded in the outside lane. Rocco ducked past Monahan then set his
sights back on Janovic out front. He made his move to the inside of
Janovic exiting turn four on lap-32, reclaiming the top spot. The action
was slowed again on lap-36 when Diego Monahan spun from third position in
turn two with everyone able to avoid his spinning car. Chadwick was
penalized for overaggressive driving, placing him to the tail of the
field.
Rocco and Janovic moved out to a straightaway advantage ahead of Tom Abele
when racing continued. Nichole Morgillo held onto fourth position with
Perry back up to fifth. The race stayed green over the remaining 25 laps
and although Janovic was able to keep Rocco in his sight, he could do
nothing to challenge the defending track and national champion.
Rocco went on to the win over Janovic, Abele, Morgillo and Chadwick, who
rallied furiously in the outside lane over the final green flag run to
claim fifth position. Six cautions slowed the pace of the race.
Bruce Thomas Jr. bolted out to the early lead in the 50-lap Bob Valenti
Auto Mall Late Model race. He wasted no time pulling out to a comfortable
advantage over the competition which battled for position through the
race’s early stages. Jeff Smith moved to second ahead of Keith Rocco who
held down third position. Rocco dropped off the pace on lap-14 with
mechanical failure, drawing caution.
On lap-16 following a restart, a three-way battle for the lead between
Thomas, Smith and Jason Palmer ended with the three leaders coming
together in turn three to bring out caution. Thomas and Smith spun, and
Palmer was placed to the rear of the field for his involvement in the
incident. Thomas headed pit side for repairs while Smith resumed from at
the tail end of the pack.
The shakeup placed Vin Esposito and Rich Staskowski on the front row for
the ensuing restart. They remained that way to a lap-30 restart, and the
remaining laps were run uninterrupted to the checkered flag. Staskowski
stayed within seven lengths of Esposito throughout, but could not muster a
serious challenge.
Esposito took the win in convincing fashion. Staskowski finished second
and Joe Curioso held on to third place at the checkered flag, narrowly
edging out Andronaco for the position after a battle that lasted much of
the race. Smith came back for fifth.
Norm Root was the early leader in the 30-lap Street Stock race. Josh
Galvin nosed his way under Root in a pivotal move on lap-8, battling to
Root’s inside for two laps before the lone caution flag of the race slowed
the action on lap-10. Galvin was scored the leader and held the top spot
for the restart.
Galvin pulled away from the pack with the green flag back in the air,
racing hard to build up a straightaway advantage over a battle for second
between Root and Brandon Plemons, two former division champions. Ed
Puleo, who recovered from a heavy crash in qualifying Saturday, borrowed a
ride to make the show and was contending for a podium finish in fourth.
Galvin went on unchallenged to an impressive win. Root took second and
Puleo used a late race outside pass on Plemons to take third. Defending
division champion Al Stone took fifth position.
Ian Brew started out the 30-lap Mini Stock feature in seemingly
unstoppable fashion, pulling out ahead of a tussle for the top-five
positions behind among Bill Leonard, defending champion Ken Cassidy Jr.,
past champion Glen Colvin, Ray Christian, Sean Caron and Chris Williams.
The first half of the race was caution free, but Doug Curry spun in turn
three to draw the yellow flag on lap-15.
The action intensified at the front when racing went back to green. Brew
yielded the top spot to Leonard, who held the position through lap-18 when
Colvin pressured him for the lead. Brief contact in turn two from Colvin
got Leonard crossed up, but he did a masterful job correcting the car to
retain his lead. Williams inserted himself in the mix and a three-car
battle for the lead broke out in turn three. Leonard continued to keep
the competition at bay and keep his lead over an exciting few laps. The
action was slowed on lap-23 when Williams and Caron spun to the infield
while engaged in a battle for second position, with both resuming at the
rear.
From there, Leonard was able to hold off the field for the final seven
laps to take the win. Colvin finished on his bumper in second, and Brew
held off a hard-charging Jeff Cembruch for third place at the finish.
Charles Canfield was fifth.
Russ Stoehr cruised to the win in the 25-lap NEMA Midget feature. He
motored around the outside of last year’s Blastoff winner Chris Leonard on
lap-5 to take command. Stoehr distanced himself from the competition and
survived a last-lap caution when Leonard’s run from second place ended
spinning out of turn four. Randy Cabral finished in second and Jeremy
Frankowski ran strong all race for third position.
The Speedbowl returns to weekly Saturday night racing with a six division
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing event next Saturday, April 9.
Qualifying action is slated for 5:00pm with feature events commencing at
7:00pm. The Legends Cars and Bandoleros join the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series SK Modifieds, Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Models,
Street Stocks and Mini Stocks.
More information is available at www.speedbowl.com (http://www.speedbowl.com).
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winner’s circle
Waterford Speedbowl ‘s season-opening
Budweiser Blastoff Weekend was completed Sunday afternoon with six feature
winners on the day, highlighted by the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing
Series race. Chris Pasteryak of Lisbon executed a late race pass for the
lead to score the popular hometrack win. Russ Stoehr of Lakeville,
Massachusetts claimed the NEMA Midget victory. Keith Rocco of Wallingford
picked up where he left off in the SK Modifieds®, scoring the win to pick
up where he left off in 2010 as the track champion. Vin Esposito of
Seymour won his first extra distance event in the Bob Valenti Auto Mall
Late Models, Josh Galvin of Franklin won the Street Stock race and Bill
Leonard of Wood River Junction, Rhode Island was the victor in the Mini
Stocks.
Pasteryak started the 100-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series event by
jumping to the early lead over Coby after the pair started on the front
row. The pair, each with five career Speedbowl wins to their credit,
battled early and often. Coby peeked outside Pasteryak several times,
finally pulling ahead on lap-35.
Coby stayed there through an extended run of green flag racing that ended
on lap-63. He picked up his lead over Pasteryak again and held the
advantage until lap-85. Coby got loose entering turn one and Pasteryak
seized his opportunity. He dove inside Coby and executed a clean pass as
the two reached turns three and four. From there, Pasteryak didn’t look
back.
A special 61-lap SK Modified® race kicked off the Sunday events with Rocco
leading the way from lap-1. He used the outside pole starting position to
pull ahead of Rob Janovic at the drop of the green flag, then held strong
through two early restarts before the field settled in to green flag
racing.
Ron Yuhas Jr. moved around the outside of Janovic for second place on
lap-15 and the top three cars pulled away from Diego Monahan in fourth.
Tyler Chadwick ran alone in fifth position, while Justin Gaydosh and Jeff
Pearl battled for sixth. Caution again waved on lap-26 for a single car
spin when Joe Perry looped his machine off turn four.
Yuhas had a great restart in the outside lane. He edged ahead of Rocco
for the lead into turn one, but Rocco battled back strong to his inside.
The pair made contact exiting turn two resulting in Yuhas catching a wheel
into the backstretch wall. Contact between the leaders continued in turn
three as Rocco got shuffled out of the racing groove by Yuhas. As Rocco
and Yuhas slid up the track, Janovic and Monahan darted by to the inside
to become the new leaders. Yuhas’ day ended in the turn four wall just
one lap later when he lost the right front tire on his car, ending his
strong early run and bringing out the yellow flag.
Monahan had a great restart to the outside of Janovic once the track was
cleared. They spent two laps side-by-side battling for the lead before
Monahan faded in the outside lane. Rocco ducked past Monahan then set his
sights back on Janovic out front. He made his move to the inside of
Janovic exiting turn four on lap-32, reclaiming the top spot. The action
was slowed again on lap-36 when Diego Monahan spun from third position in
turn two with everyone able to avoid his spinning car. Chadwick was
penalized for overaggressive driving, placing him to the tail of the
field.
Rocco and Janovic moved out to a straightaway advantage ahead of Tom Abele
when racing continued. Nichole Morgillo held onto fourth position with
Perry back up to fifth. The race stayed green over the remaining 25 laps
and although Janovic was able to keep Rocco in his sight, he could do
nothing to challenge the defending track and national champion.
Rocco went on to the win over Janovic, Abele, Morgillo and Chadwick, who
rallied furiously in the outside lane over the final green flag run to
claim fifth position. Six cautions slowed the pace of the race.
Bruce Thomas Jr. bolted out to the early lead in the 50-lap Bob Valenti
Auto Mall Late Model race. He wasted no time pulling out to a comfortable
advantage over the competition which battled for position through the
race’s early stages. Jeff Smith moved to second ahead of Keith Rocco who
held down third position. Rocco dropped off the pace on lap-14 with
mechanical failure, drawing caution.
On lap-16 following a restart, a three-way battle for the lead between
Thomas, Smith and Jason Palmer ended with the three leaders coming
together in turn three to bring out caution. Thomas and Smith spun, and
Palmer was placed to the rear of the field for his involvement in the
incident. Thomas headed pit side for repairs while Smith resumed from at
the tail end of the pack.
The shakeup placed Vin Esposito and Rich Staskowski on the front row for
the ensuing restart. They remained that way to a lap-30 restart, and the
remaining laps were run uninterrupted to the checkered flag. Staskowski
stayed within seven lengths of Esposito throughout, but could not muster a
serious challenge.
Esposito took the win in convincing fashion. Staskowski finished second
and Joe Curioso held on to third place at the checkered flag, narrowly
edging out Andronaco for the position after a battle that lasted much of
the race. Smith came back for fifth.
Norm Root was the early leader in the 30-lap Street Stock race. Josh
Galvin nosed his way under Root in a pivotal move on lap-8, battling to
Root’s inside for two laps before the lone caution flag of the race slowed
the action on lap-10. Galvin was scored the leader and held the top spot
for the restart.
Galvin pulled away from the pack with the green flag back in the air,
racing hard to build up a straightaway advantage over a battle for second
between Root and Brandon Plemons, two former division champions. Ed
Puleo, who recovered from a heavy crash in qualifying Saturday, borrowed a
ride to make the show and was contending for a podium finish in fourth.
Galvin went on unchallenged to an impressive win. Root took second and
Puleo used a late race outside pass on Plemons to take third. Defending
division champion Al Stone took fifth position.
Ian Brew started out the 30-lap Mini Stock feature in seemingly
unstoppable fashion, pulling out ahead of a tussle for the top-five
positions behind among Bill Leonard, defending champion Ken Cassidy Jr.,
past champion Glen Colvin, Ray Christian, Sean Caron and Chris Williams.
The first half of the race was caution free, but Doug Curry spun in turn
three to draw the yellow flag on lap-15.
The action intensified at the front when racing went back to green. Brew
yielded the top spot to Leonard, who held the position through lap-18 when
Colvin pressured him for the lead. Brief contact in turn two from Colvin
got Leonard crossed up, but he did a masterful job correcting the car to
retain his lead. Williams inserted himself in the mix and a three-car
battle for the lead broke out in turn three. Leonard continued to keep
the competition at bay and keep his lead over an exciting few laps. The
action was slowed on lap-23 when Williams and Caron spun to the infield
while engaged in a battle for second position, with both resuming at the
rear.
From there, Leonard was able to hold off the field for the final seven
laps to take the win. Colvin finished on his bumper in second, and Brew
held off a hard-charging Jeff Cembruch for third place at the finish.
Charles Canfield was fifth.
Russ Stoehr cruised to the win in the 25-lap NEMA Midget feature. He
motored around the outside of last year’s Blastoff winner Chris Leonard on
lap-5 to take command. Stoehr distanced himself from the competition and
survived a last-lap caution when Leonard’s run from second place ended
spinning out of turn four. Randy Cabral finished in second and Jeremy
Frankowski ran strong all race for third position.
The Speedbowl returns to weekly Saturday night racing with a six division
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing event next Saturday, April 9.
Qualifying action is slated for 5:00pm with feature events commencing at
7:00pm. The Legends Cars and Bandoleros join the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series SK Modifieds, Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Models,
Street Stocks and Mini Stocks.
More information is available at www.speedbowl.com (http://www.speedbowl.com).
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