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04-22-2012, 10:37 AM
Waterford Speedbowl returned to action
Saturday evening, beating Mother Nature to place six winners in Victory
Lane and provide some great racing action. The Speedbowl’s very capable
outside groove was in effect, playing a part in more than one winner’s
path to the win. Tyler Chadwick of Ledyard used the top lane to take a
popular victory in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified®
feature. Other NASCAR Whelen All-American Series feature winners included
Bruce Thomas Jr. of Groton, checkering an exciting Bob Valenti Auto Mall
Late Model feature, Ray Downing Jr. of Westbrook, who was impressive in
taking the Street Stock race and Ian Brew of Wood River Junction, RI, who
bested a highly competitive Mini Stock field for his first win of the
year. In INEX racing, Matt Pappa of Nassau, NY won the 20-lap Legends
Cars race and Joey Ternullo of Middletown took over halfway through the
20-lap Bandolero feature to come out on top.
Nichole Morgillo and Joe Gada led the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK
Modified® field to green for their 35-lap feature event. The pair raced
even over the opening circuit before Morgillo edged ahead into the lead on
lap-2. Joe Perry raced to Gada’s inside for second, taking that spot on
lap-4. Chadwick filled the hole to Gada’s inside next, moving to third
position a lap later. Diego Monahan followed suit behind the top-three as
Gada was kicked back to fifth position on lap-5. Behind Gada, Jeff Rocco
and Rob Janovic Jr. led a pack of cars looking to advance into the upper
echelon of the top-ten.
Chadwick and Monahan teamed up in the inside lane to get past Perry,
taking over second and third positions. Morgillo continued her lead with
the new tandem behind her closing in. Trouble broke out behind the lead
trio as the field worked lap-10. Exiting turn four, contact saw Perry
spinning around from fourth in front of the field. Several competitors
vying for positions inside the top-ten scrambled with many becoming
collected. Gada, Janovic, Ed Puleo, Keith Rocco, Frank Mucciacciaro and
Perry each had damage when the dust settled. Janovic and Gada drove to
the pit area for repairs however were unable to return, while Rocco was
towed to the pits and done for the night.
After the cleanup, Chadwick lined up outside Morgillo for the restart. He
stayed even into turn one, then blasted out of turn two into the race lead
on lap-10. Kyle James pulled outside Morgillo for second with Monahan
looking for racing room behind the battle for second. Monahan made it a
three-car battle for the position going three-wide into turn one the next
lap, diving inside Morgillo while James raced to her outside. The three
came out of turn two with Monahan and James side-by-side for the spot as
Morgillo backed out. Jeff Pearl closed to Morgillo’s bumper in fifth
place. The excitement behind Chadwick allowed him to roll out to a
several car length lead.
The lead grew to more than a half straightaway advantage over Monahan who
eventually wrestled second from James. Pearl got by Morgillo for fourth
position and closed in on James. The running order remained the same just
past halfway when the second and final caution flag waved on lap-18 for
Jeffrey Gallup who spun off the frontstretch.
Chadwick got the jump on the restart, leaving Monahan to battle with James
for second. Monahan held the spot as James dropped back in third while
Pearl held fourth. Tom Abele Jr. made a bid for fifth as he raced to
Morgillo’s outside on lap-20. Morgillo held tight and Abele was forced to
tuck back in line outside the top-five.
By lap-30 under green flag conditions, Chadwick again moved out to a
comfortable lead over Monahan, cruising over the final laps to take his
first win on the year. Monahan took second easily, while Pearl hounded
James over the final laps but could not muster a challenge for third.
Pearl finished fourth, holding back a final charge by Morgillo to his
outside. Abele got by Morgillo’s inside on the final lap to finish fifth.
The 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late
Model feature began with Jason Palmer and Anthony Flannery side-by-side
for control of the race. They battled over the first five laps before
Flannery eased ahead into the lead in the outside lane. Thomas was among
the top-three early, and once Flannery got out front Thomas went to work
on Palmer’s outside. Thomas moved to second on lap-8, leaving Palmer to
duel with Dillon Moltz for third. Thomas was in hot pursuit of Flannery,
who brushed the frontstretch wall on lap-12. Thomas carried momentum low
into turn one, racing inside Flannery to come out with the lead off turn
two on lap-13.
Over the second half of the race, Thomas was locked in a hard-nosed battle
with Jason Palmer for the lead when caution waved for the fourth and final
time on lap-23. The two had ran several laps side-by-side when the final
caution waved with Thomas barely ahead.
Thomas had the inside for the race’s final restart then got a great jump
over Palmer, who spun his tires when the race went back to green. Palmer
was left chasing back down Thomas, who went on to his first win of the
year and 52nd of his career at the track. Palmer finished a strong run in
second with Flannery third.
The 25-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Street Stock feature began
with Downing showing the way from lap-1. Behind Downing, Joe Arena and
Phil Evans raced side-by-side for second place in a battle that lasted the
entire race distance. Downing’s lead stretched to nearly a straightaway
ahead of the Arena and Evans duo that ran side-by-side for second until
caution finally waved on lap-22.
Evans lined up to Downing’s outside for the restart however the field was
only able to make it a half lap before Josh Galvin and Corey Hutchings got
hooked together in turn two, sending Hutchings hard into the turn two
wall, ending his evening.
Evans hung outside Downing for a lap on the restart, but Downing scooted
away coming to the white flag. He held on over the final lap to complete
an impressive performance for the win. Arena was able to pull inside
Evans on the final lap to win out the race-long battle for second. Evans
ran a great race to finish third.
Ray Christian raced inside early leader Christina Kellerman to take the
lead in the 25-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Mini Stock feature.
Brew lined up outside Christian for a lap-8 restart, racing ahead and into
the lead outside the Christian on lap-11. The top two continued in close
quarters when three-time winner on the year Ken Cassidy Jr. took third at
halfway on lap-13. Cassidy closed a three car gap to the leaders down by
lap-17. With Cassidy turning up the heat, Christian made a move back
underneath Brew, pulling alongside on lap-18 looking to reclaim the lead
he once held.
The three leaders put on a great battle for the win the final seven
circuits. With Christian to Brew’s inside, Cassidy briefly looked
three-wide down the back chute on lap-20 before thinking better of it and
tucking back in line behind them. A final caution on lap-23 set the stage
for the thrilling finish.
Christian had just edged ahead by inches to be scored the leader before
the caution flag waved. Brew was comfortable on the outside for the
restart, staying strong and keeping his. He was able to stay outside
Christian and hold the lead by the slimmest of margins. Cassidy was
waiting from third position for an opportunity that never came. The final
two laps were run with the three cars under the proverbial blanket, with
Brew impressively able to use the outside groove to edge out Christian and
Cassidy for the checkered flag. Cembruch and Denton finished in fourth
and fifth.
Pappa was already the fourth leader by the time he took over at the front
in the 20-lap Legends Cars feature. He raced inside Paul Kusheba to take
the lead, then outran Dave Garbo Jr. through lapped traffic in a race
slowed by only two caution flags. Pappa’s lead grew to a half
straightaway by the time a restart finally occurred on lap-15. Pappa got
a great restart on Garbo each time, going unchallenged to take his first
win of the year.
Ternullo took the lead on lap-10 in the 20-lap Bandolero feature, which
ran caution free. He came out on top of a race long battle with Jacob
Urch and Ken Morin Jr.
The Speedbowl returns to action next Saturday night, April 28 for another
six-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event. Details on the 2012
Speedbowl season can be found on www.Speedbowl.com.
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Saturday evening, beating Mother Nature to place six winners in Victory
Lane and provide some great racing action. The Speedbowl’s very capable
outside groove was in effect, playing a part in more than one winner’s
path to the win. Tyler Chadwick of Ledyard used the top lane to take a
popular victory in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified®
feature. Other NASCAR Whelen All-American Series feature winners included
Bruce Thomas Jr. of Groton, checkering an exciting Bob Valenti Auto Mall
Late Model feature, Ray Downing Jr. of Westbrook, who was impressive in
taking the Street Stock race and Ian Brew of Wood River Junction, RI, who
bested a highly competitive Mini Stock field for his first win of the
year. In INEX racing, Matt Pappa of Nassau, NY won the 20-lap Legends
Cars race and Joey Ternullo of Middletown took over halfway through the
20-lap Bandolero feature to come out on top.
Nichole Morgillo and Joe Gada led the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK
Modified® field to green for their 35-lap feature event. The pair raced
even over the opening circuit before Morgillo edged ahead into the lead on
lap-2. Joe Perry raced to Gada’s inside for second, taking that spot on
lap-4. Chadwick filled the hole to Gada’s inside next, moving to third
position a lap later. Diego Monahan followed suit behind the top-three as
Gada was kicked back to fifth position on lap-5. Behind Gada, Jeff Rocco
and Rob Janovic Jr. led a pack of cars looking to advance into the upper
echelon of the top-ten.
Chadwick and Monahan teamed up in the inside lane to get past Perry,
taking over second and third positions. Morgillo continued her lead with
the new tandem behind her closing in. Trouble broke out behind the lead
trio as the field worked lap-10. Exiting turn four, contact saw Perry
spinning around from fourth in front of the field. Several competitors
vying for positions inside the top-ten scrambled with many becoming
collected. Gada, Janovic, Ed Puleo, Keith Rocco, Frank Mucciacciaro and
Perry each had damage when the dust settled. Janovic and Gada drove to
the pit area for repairs however were unable to return, while Rocco was
towed to the pits and done for the night.
After the cleanup, Chadwick lined up outside Morgillo for the restart. He
stayed even into turn one, then blasted out of turn two into the race lead
on lap-10. Kyle James pulled outside Morgillo for second with Monahan
looking for racing room behind the battle for second. Monahan made it a
three-car battle for the position going three-wide into turn one the next
lap, diving inside Morgillo while James raced to her outside. The three
came out of turn two with Monahan and James side-by-side for the spot as
Morgillo backed out. Jeff Pearl closed to Morgillo’s bumper in fifth
place. The excitement behind Chadwick allowed him to roll out to a
several car length lead.
The lead grew to more than a half straightaway advantage over Monahan who
eventually wrestled second from James. Pearl got by Morgillo for fourth
position and closed in on James. The running order remained the same just
past halfway when the second and final caution flag waved on lap-18 for
Jeffrey Gallup who spun off the frontstretch.
Chadwick got the jump on the restart, leaving Monahan to battle with James
for second. Monahan held the spot as James dropped back in third while
Pearl held fourth. Tom Abele Jr. made a bid for fifth as he raced to
Morgillo’s outside on lap-20. Morgillo held tight and Abele was forced to
tuck back in line outside the top-five.
By lap-30 under green flag conditions, Chadwick again moved out to a
comfortable lead over Monahan, cruising over the final laps to take his
first win on the year. Monahan took second easily, while Pearl hounded
James over the final laps but could not muster a challenge for third.
Pearl finished fourth, holding back a final charge by Morgillo to his
outside. Abele got by Morgillo’s inside on the final lap to finish fifth.
The 30-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late
Model feature began with Jason Palmer and Anthony Flannery side-by-side
for control of the race. They battled over the first five laps before
Flannery eased ahead into the lead in the outside lane. Thomas was among
the top-three early, and once Flannery got out front Thomas went to work
on Palmer’s outside. Thomas moved to second on lap-8, leaving Palmer to
duel with Dillon Moltz for third. Thomas was in hot pursuit of Flannery,
who brushed the frontstretch wall on lap-12. Thomas carried momentum low
into turn one, racing inside Flannery to come out with the lead off turn
two on lap-13.
Over the second half of the race, Thomas was locked in a hard-nosed battle
with Jason Palmer for the lead when caution waved for the fourth and final
time on lap-23. The two had ran several laps side-by-side when the final
caution waved with Thomas barely ahead.
Thomas had the inside for the race’s final restart then got a great jump
over Palmer, who spun his tires when the race went back to green. Palmer
was left chasing back down Thomas, who went on to his first win of the
year and 52nd of his career at the track. Palmer finished a strong run in
second with Flannery third.
The 25-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Street Stock feature began
with Downing showing the way from lap-1. Behind Downing, Joe Arena and
Phil Evans raced side-by-side for second place in a battle that lasted the
entire race distance. Downing’s lead stretched to nearly a straightaway
ahead of the Arena and Evans duo that ran side-by-side for second until
caution finally waved on lap-22.
Evans lined up to Downing’s outside for the restart however the field was
only able to make it a half lap before Josh Galvin and Corey Hutchings got
hooked together in turn two, sending Hutchings hard into the turn two
wall, ending his evening.
Evans hung outside Downing for a lap on the restart, but Downing scooted
away coming to the white flag. He held on over the final lap to complete
an impressive performance for the win. Arena was able to pull inside
Evans on the final lap to win out the race-long battle for second. Evans
ran a great race to finish third.
Ray Christian raced inside early leader Christina Kellerman to take the
lead in the 25-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Mini Stock feature.
Brew lined up outside Christian for a lap-8 restart, racing ahead and into
the lead outside the Christian on lap-11. The top two continued in close
quarters when three-time winner on the year Ken Cassidy Jr. took third at
halfway on lap-13. Cassidy closed a three car gap to the leaders down by
lap-17. With Cassidy turning up the heat, Christian made a move back
underneath Brew, pulling alongside on lap-18 looking to reclaim the lead
he once held.
The three leaders put on a great battle for the win the final seven
circuits. With Christian to Brew’s inside, Cassidy briefly looked
three-wide down the back chute on lap-20 before thinking better of it and
tucking back in line behind them. A final caution on lap-23 set the stage
for the thrilling finish.
Christian had just edged ahead by inches to be scored the leader before
the caution flag waved. Brew was comfortable on the outside for the
restart, staying strong and keeping his. He was able to stay outside
Christian and hold the lead by the slimmest of margins. Cassidy was
waiting from third position for an opportunity that never came. The final
two laps were run with the three cars under the proverbial blanket, with
Brew impressively able to use the outside groove to edge out Christian and
Cassidy for the checkered flag. Cembruch and Denton finished in fourth
and fifth.
Pappa was already the fourth leader by the time he took over at the front
in the 20-lap Legends Cars feature. He raced inside Paul Kusheba to take
the lead, then outran Dave Garbo Jr. through lapped traffic in a race
slowed by only two caution flags. Pappa’s lead grew to a half
straightaway by the time a restart finally occurred on lap-15. Pappa got
a great restart on Garbo each time, going unchallenged to take his first
win of the year.
Ternullo took the lead on lap-10 in the 20-lap Bandolero feature, which
ran caution free. He came out on top of a race long battle with Jacob
Urch and Ken Morin Jr.
The Speedbowl returns to action next Saturday night, April 28 for another
six-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event. Details on the 2012
Speedbowl season can be found on www.Speedbowl.com.
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