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08-25-2012, 12:20 AM
ROCCO, HUTCHINGS, KOPEC, CARDILE, CASAGRANDE, BERARDI, & GIBBS SCORE AUG. 24
FEATURE WINS AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Stafford Motor Speedway returned to racing on
Friday, August 24th with an SK Light / DARE Stock double feature night.
Taking wins in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series feature action was Keith
Rocco in the SK Modified® feature, Corey Hutchings in the Late Model
feature, Dylan Kopec and Frank Cardile in the twin 15-lap SK Light features,
Cory Casagrande in the 20-lap Ltd. Late Model feature, and Stephanie Berardi
and Monte Gibbs in the Double Duty DARE Stock features.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Curt Brainard and Todd Owen were
side by side for a lap before Owen cleared Brainard to take over the lead on
lap-2. Brian Sullivan was following Owen’s tire tracks in the outside
groove and he was second ahead of Brainard when the caution came out for a
spin by Nichole Morgillo with 3 laps complete.
Owen and Sullivan were side by side for the lead on the restart with Owen
getting clear after 2 laps of side by side racing. Dan Avery was third and
he went by Sullivan for second on lap-7. Sean Foster was now fourth, just
in front of the side-by-side duo of Tom Bolles and Brainard.
The caution came back out with 9 laps complete for spins by Morgillo and
Frank Ruocco, who both spun on the frontstretch. Owen and Avery were
dueling side by side for the lead on the restart while Keith Rocco moved up
to third place. Rocco continued his charge, taking second from Avery on
lap-12 and was immediately looking to both the high and low grooves to try
to get by Owen. The caution came out with 13 laps complete for spins by
Glen Reen, Chris Matthews, and Kurt Lenahan in turn 2.
Rocco got a good run to the outside of Owen to take the lead by a nose on
the restart. Rocco cleared Owen on the next lap while Foster, Avery, and
the side-by-side cars of Sullivan and Matt Galko were lined up behind him.
Michael Bennett spun in turn 2 to bring the caution out with 19 laps
complete.
Rocco took the lead ahead of Owen on the restart while Avery got around
Foster to move into third. Foster and Galko were side by side for fourth
and Sullivan and Woody Pitkat were side by side for sixth. The cars of
Tommy Barrett, Brainard, and Morgillo spun in turn 1 to bring the caution
out with 24 laps complete.
Rocco shot to the lead on the restart with Owen holding onto second. Avery
and Galko were side by side for third with Pitkat and Foster side by side
behind them. Pitkat got clear of Foster to move into fourth and he made a
move to the inside of Avery on lap-28, but bobbled in the corner and couldn’
t make the pass. Pitkat was able to get by Avery on lap-29 to move into
third behind Rocco and Owen. The caution came out with 30 laps complete as
Tommy Membrino, Jr. came to a stop in turn 3, Joe Gada was a backwards at
the entrance to pit road, and Kyle Spencer was stopped against the
backstretch wall.
Rocco again took the lead on the restart while Pitkat was hounding Owen for
second. Pitkat made a pass on Owen to take over the spot, but just as he
made the move, the caution came out with 31 laps complete as Foster and Tom
Bolles got together against he turn 2 wall.
Rocco took the lead back under green with Pitkat making a quick move into
second. Ted Christopher moved around Owen for third, with Avery making up
the top-5. Pitkat was all over the back of Rocco, but Rocco was able to
keep Pitkat behind him. Rocco was too strong for Pitkat to make a move as
he picked up his fourth feature win of the season. Christopher finished
third behind Pitkat, with Owen and Danny Cates rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Joe Rzeszutek led the field into
turn 1 at the green, but Kevin Gambacorta overtook him down the backstretch
and he led the first lap of the race. Jim Peterson spun through the grass
on the backstretch to bring the caution out with 1 lap on the scoreboard.
The restart saw Corey Hutchings power into the lead with Gambacorta falling
into line behind him. Rzeszutek was third, with Ed Ricard and Mike
Quintiliano making up the top-5 in the early laps.
Hutchings continued to lead with Gambacorta running in second. Rzeszutek
was third, with Quintiliano, Tom Fearn, Mark St. Hilaire, Woody Pitkat, and
Peterson lined up in a 7-car train behind him. The caution came out with 21
laps complete for debris on the track, which erased Hutchings’ large lead.
Hutchings took the lead back under green but going down the backstretch,
Quintiliano and Peterson touched and both cars spun to bring the caution
back out before a lap could be completed.
Hutchings took the lead back under green with Gambacorta and Fearn right
behind him. St. Hilaire moved up to fourth and woody Pitkat was now fifth
as Rzeszutek got out of shape in turn 3 and fell back several spots.
With 5 laps to go, Hutchings was still the leader with Gambacorta, Fearn,
St. Hilaire, and Pitkat behind him. Hutchings led the field to the
checkered flag as Gambacorta couldn’t mount a challenge for his third win of
the season. Fearn finished third, with St. Hilaire and Pitkat rounding out
the top-5.
In the first 15-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Rick Williams took the
lead at the green with Payton Henry glued to his back bumper. Harry Wheeler
was third, with Dylan Kopec fourth and Tony Membrino, Jr. fifth. The
caution came out with 2 laps complete for debris on the track.
On the restart, Nick Salva spun and collected the cars of Bo Gunning and
David Webb to bring the caution back out. Henry took the lead on the
restart, but his time at the front was short as Kopec shot into the lead on
lap-5. With 5 laps complete, the caution came back out for spins by Frank
Cardile, Dylan Campbell, and Salva in turn 3.
Back under green, Kopec took the lead with Henry right on his bumper.
Wheeler was third, with Rick Williams fourth and Membrino fifth. Zack
Aszklar went around Membrino for fifth on lap-8 while Kopec continued to
lead Henry. Aszklar made a move to the inside of Williams to move into
fourth on lap-10. Shawn Brule spun on the frontstretch to bring the caution
out with 10 laps complete.
Henry got a good run on the restart and he briefly took the lead in turn 1,
but Kopec came back strong and went into the lead. Aszklar went by Henry
and Wheeler to take over second and one lap later, Wheeler and Henry touched
wheels in turn 2 and they both spun to bring the caution out.
Back under green, Kopec charged into the lead with Aszklar and David Webb
lined up behind him. Joey Ferrigno was fourth and Jay Goff was fifth with 3
laps to go. Aszklar made contact with Kopec in turn 1 and both cars nearly
spun, but they stayed in the gas and raced down the backstretch. Aszklar
inched ahead of Kopec, but he spun in turn 3 to bring the caution out and
set up a green-white-checkered finish.
Kopec took the lead on the restart with Webb slotting into second. Bob
Charland and Goff were side by side for third, but it was all Kopec at the
front as he picked up his 7th victory of the 2012 season. Webb finished
second, with Goff, Charland, and Ferrigno rounding out the top-5.
In the second 15-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Nick Salva took the
lead at the drop of the green with Ronnie Williams, Bob Charland, Tony
Membrino, Jr., and Payton Henry behind him. Dylan Campbell brought the
yellow out with a spin in turn 4 with one lap complete.
Back under green, Salva and Williams were side by side for the lead with
neither driver giving an inch. Williams got clear of Salva on lap-3 to take
the lead. Frank Cardile made a strong run on the outside groove to move
into third. He took second from Salva on lap-4 and he took the lead from
Williams on lap-5. The caution came back out with 6 laps complete as Salva
spun and collected the car of Joey Ferrigno on the frontstretch. Dylan
Kopec, who earlier in the night won the first SK Light feature, came to pit
road with a flat left front tire and was finished for the night.
On the restart, there was a pileup in turn 1 that collected the majority of
the field behind Cardile and Tony Membrino, Jr. to bring the caution right
back out.
Cardile took the lead back under green with Membrino in second. Tyler Hines
was now in third, with Bo Gunning and Jay Goff right behind him. Cardile’s
car was on cruise control as he took the checkered flag for his second win
of the season. Membrino, Hines, Gunning, and Goff rounded out the top-5.
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FEATURE WINS AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Stafford Motor Speedway returned to racing on
Friday, August 24th with an SK Light / DARE Stock double feature night.
Taking wins in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series feature action was Keith
Rocco in the SK Modified® feature, Corey Hutchings in the Late Model
feature, Dylan Kopec and Frank Cardile in the twin 15-lap SK Light features,
Cory Casagrande in the 20-lap Ltd. Late Model feature, and Stephanie Berardi
and Monte Gibbs in the Double Duty DARE Stock features.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Curt Brainard and Todd Owen were
side by side for a lap before Owen cleared Brainard to take over the lead on
lap-2. Brian Sullivan was following Owen’s tire tracks in the outside
groove and he was second ahead of Brainard when the caution came out for a
spin by Nichole Morgillo with 3 laps complete.
Owen and Sullivan were side by side for the lead on the restart with Owen
getting clear after 2 laps of side by side racing. Dan Avery was third and
he went by Sullivan for second on lap-7. Sean Foster was now fourth, just
in front of the side-by-side duo of Tom Bolles and Brainard.
The caution came back out with 9 laps complete for spins by Morgillo and
Frank Ruocco, who both spun on the frontstretch. Owen and Avery were
dueling side by side for the lead on the restart while Keith Rocco moved up
to third place. Rocco continued his charge, taking second from Avery on
lap-12 and was immediately looking to both the high and low grooves to try
to get by Owen. The caution came out with 13 laps complete for spins by
Glen Reen, Chris Matthews, and Kurt Lenahan in turn 2.
Rocco got a good run to the outside of Owen to take the lead by a nose on
the restart. Rocco cleared Owen on the next lap while Foster, Avery, and
the side-by-side cars of Sullivan and Matt Galko were lined up behind him.
Michael Bennett spun in turn 2 to bring the caution out with 19 laps
complete.
Rocco took the lead ahead of Owen on the restart while Avery got around
Foster to move into third. Foster and Galko were side by side for fourth
and Sullivan and Woody Pitkat were side by side for sixth. The cars of
Tommy Barrett, Brainard, and Morgillo spun in turn 1 to bring the caution
out with 24 laps complete.
Rocco shot to the lead on the restart with Owen holding onto second. Avery
and Galko were side by side for third with Pitkat and Foster side by side
behind them. Pitkat got clear of Foster to move into fourth and he made a
move to the inside of Avery on lap-28, but bobbled in the corner and couldn’
t make the pass. Pitkat was able to get by Avery on lap-29 to move into
third behind Rocco and Owen. The caution came out with 30 laps complete as
Tommy Membrino, Jr. came to a stop in turn 3, Joe Gada was a backwards at
the entrance to pit road, and Kyle Spencer was stopped against the
backstretch wall.
Rocco again took the lead on the restart while Pitkat was hounding Owen for
second. Pitkat made a pass on Owen to take over the spot, but just as he
made the move, the caution came out with 31 laps complete as Foster and Tom
Bolles got together against he turn 2 wall.
Rocco took the lead back under green with Pitkat making a quick move into
second. Ted Christopher moved around Owen for third, with Avery making up
the top-5. Pitkat was all over the back of Rocco, but Rocco was able to
keep Pitkat behind him. Rocco was too strong for Pitkat to make a move as
he picked up his fourth feature win of the season. Christopher finished
third behind Pitkat, with Owen and Danny Cates rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Joe Rzeszutek led the field into
turn 1 at the green, but Kevin Gambacorta overtook him down the backstretch
and he led the first lap of the race. Jim Peterson spun through the grass
on the backstretch to bring the caution out with 1 lap on the scoreboard.
The restart saw Corey Hutchings power into the lead with Gambacorta falling
into line behind him. Rzeszutek was third, with Ed Ricard and Mike
Quintiliano making up the top-5 in the early laps.
Hutchings continued to lead with Gambacorta running in second. Rzeszutek
was third, with Quintiliano, Tom Fearn, Mark St. Hilaire, Woody Pitkat, and
Peterson lined up in a 7-car train behind him. The caution came out with 21
laps complete for debris on the track, which erased Hutchings’ large lead.
Hutchings took the lead back under green but going down the backstretch,
Quintiliano and Peterson touched and both cars spun to bring the caution
back out before a lap could be completed.
Hutchings took the lead back under green with Gambacorta and Fearn right
behind him. St. Hilaire moved up to fourth and woody Pitkat was now fifth
as Rzeszutek got out of shape in turn 3 and fell back several spots.
With 5 laps to go, Hutchings was still the leader with Gambacorta, Fearn,
St. Hilaire, and Pitkat behind him. Hutchings led the field to the
checkered flag as Gambacorta couldn’t mount a challenge for his third win of
the season. Fearn finished third, with St. Hilaire and Pitkat rounding out
the top-5.
In the first 15-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Rick Williams took the
lead at the green with Payton Henry glued to his back bumper. Harry Wheeler
was third, with Dylan Kopec fourth and Tony Membrino, Jr. fifth. The
caution came out with 2 laps complete for debris on the track.
On the restart, Nick Salva spun and collected the cars of Bo Gunning and
David Webb to bring the caution back out. Henry took the lead on the
restart, but his time at the front was short as Kopec shot into the lead on
lap-5. With 5 laps complete, the caution came back out for spins by Frank
Cardile, Dylan Campbell, and Salva in turn 3.
Back under green, Kopec took the lead with Henry right on his bumper.
Wheeler was third, with Rick Williams fourth and Membrino fifth. Zack
Aszklar went around Membrino for fifth on lap-8 while Kopec continued to
lead Henry. Aszklar made a move to the inside of Williams to move into
fourth on lap-10. Shawn Brule spun on the frontstretch to bring the caution
out with 10 laps complete.
Henry got a good run on the restart and he briefly took the lead in turn 1,
but Kopec came back strong and went into the lead. Aszklar went by Henry
and Wheeler to take over second and one lap later, Wheeler and Henry touched
wheels in turn 2 and they both spun to bring the caution out.
Back under green, Kopec charged into the lead with Aszklar and David Webb
lined up behind him. Joey Ferrigno was fourth and Jay Goff was fifth with 3
laps to go. Aszklar made contact with Kopec in turn 1 and both cars nearly
spun, but they stayed in the gas and raced down the backstretch. Aszklar
inched ahead of Kopec, but he spun in turn 3 to bring the caution out and
set up a green-white-checkered finish.
Kopec took the lead on the restart with Webb slotting into second. Bob
Charland and Goff were side by side for third, but it was all Kopec at the
front as he picked up his 7th victory of the 2012 season. Webb finished
second, with Goff, Charland, and Ferrigno rounding out the top-5.
In the second 15-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Nick Salva took the
lead at the drop of the green with Ronnie Williams, Bob Charland, Tony
Membrino, Jr., and Payton Henry behind him. Dylan Campbell brought the
yellow out with a spin in turn 4 with one lap complete.
Back under green, Salva and Williams were side by side for the lead with
neither driver giving an inch. Williams got clear of Salva on lap-3 to take
the lead. Frank Cardile made a strong run on the outside groove to move
into third. He took second from Salva on lap-4 and he took the lead from
Williams on lap-5. The caution came back out with 6 laps complete as Salva
spun and collected the car of Joey Ferrigno on the frontstretch. Dylan
Kopec, who earlier in the night won the first SK Light feature, came to pit
road with a flat left front tire and was finished for the night.
On the restart, there was a pileup in turn 1 that collected the majority of
the field behind Cardile and Tony Membrino, Jr. to bring the caution right
back out.
Cardile took the lead back under green with Membrino in second. Tyler Hines
was now in third, with Bo Gunning and Jay Goff right behind him. Cardile’s
car was on cruise control as he took the checkered flag for his second win
of the season. Membrino, Hines, Gunning, and Goff rounded out the top-5.
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