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08-26-2012, 10:36 PM
CHRISTOPHER, McKEGG, MILLER, MULLER & NOLL SCORE PASS 125 FEATURE VICTORIES
AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Stafford Motor Speedway was back in action with a
special event on Sunday, August 26, the Inaugural running of the Pro
All-Star Series Super Late Models. Ted Christopher was the winner of the
PASS Super Late Model feature, Dan McKegg won the PASS Sportsman feature in
a thrilling finish, Mitch Miller won the PASS Modified feature, Jesse Muller
won the DIRT 602 Sportsman Modified feature, and Duane Noll was the N.E.
Truck Series feature winner.
In the 125-PASS Super Late Model feature event, Ted Christopher got around
Jay Fogleman to take the lead at the drop of the green flag. Zane Zeiner
was third, with Lonnie Sommerville in fourth and Ben Rowe in fifth. The
caution came out with 3 laps complete as Dave Macomber lost an engine and
put fluid down on the racetrack.
Christopher took the lead back under green with Fogleman, Sommerville, and
Rowe single file in the top-4. Mike O’Sullivan and Woody Pitkat were side
by side for fifth with O’Sullivan taking the position. Joey Doiron followed
O’Sullivan by Pitkat to move into sixth. Sommerville moved by Fogleman to
take over second on lap-8 as Christopher continued to lead the race.
With 20 laps complete, the running order was Christopher in the lead, with
Sommerville, Fogleman, Doiron, and Johnny Clark making up the top-5. D.J.
Shaw was sixth with Rowe, Travis Benjamin, Derek Ramstrom, and Cassius Clark
rounding out the top-10.
Doiron made a move to the inside of Fogleman to move into third place on
lap-28. Johnny Clark followed Doiron by Fogleman one lap later and Shaw got
by Fogleman two laps later to drop Fogleman from third back to sixth place.
The order shifted again on lap-35 when Johnny Clark got around Doiron to
move into third place as Christopher and Sommerville continued to hold down
the top two spots.
At lap-50, the order was Christopher, Summerville, Johnny Clark, D.J. Shaw,
Doiron, Rowe, Fogleman, Benjamin, Ramstrom, and Cassius Clark. The caution
came out with 58 laps complete as Woody Pitkat spun in turns 3+4. The field
came to pit road for a competition yellow period where teams could change
two left side tires. Under the competition caution, the decision was made
by PASS Officials to shorten the race to 110 laps in the interest of tire
safety.
Sommerville got a good jump on the restart, but Christopher came back strong
down the backstretch to retake the lead. Johnny Clark also got by
Sommerville to move into second. Sommerville settled into line in third
with D.J. Shaw in fourth and Fogleman in fifth.
The order remained the same until lap-76 when Shaw made a move around
Sommerville to move into third place behind Christopher and Johnny Clark.
Fogleman was fifth, with Benjamin, Doiron, Ramstrom, Cassius Clark, and Rowe
making up the top-10. The caution came out with 84 laps complete for debris
on the track.
On the restart, Johnny Clark was hanging right with Christopher for the lead
as D.J. Shaw was right on both cars’ bumper. Christopher and Johnny Clark
ran for three laps side by side before Christopher was able to get clear
ingot hoe lead. Johnny Clark bounced against the turn 1+2 fence and lost a
tire to bring the caution back out with 89 laps complete. The order for the
restart was now Christopher and Shaw on the front row, Benjamin and Ramstrom
in the second row, and Fogleman and Sommerville in the third row.
Christopher took the lead back under green with Benjamin moving into second.
Shaw was third, with Fogleman and Ramstrom behind him. Cassius Clark broke
into the top-5 for the first time all race long by getting around Ramstrom
on lap-93 as Christopher was beginning to pull away from Benjamin.
Shaw made a move around Benjamin to take over second on lap-98 while
Christopher was a half straightaway ahead of Shaw. Ramstrom got back around
Cassius Clark on lap-103 to move back into fifth with Christopher, Shaw,
Benjamin, and Fogleman in front of him.
Christopher led the field around to the checkered flag to pick up his 119th
victory at Stafford. Shaw finished second, with Benjamin, Fogleman, and
Ramstrom rounding out the top-5.
In the 60-lap PASS Sportsman feature event, Josh Wood took the lead at the
green, but Joe Pastore was applying heavy pressure in second right from the
start. Tom O’Sullivan was in third, with Dan McKegg fourth and Corey Martin
in fifth. This was the running order when the caution came out with 11 laps
complete for David Arute, who got into the turn 1 wall with the nose of his
racecar.
Back under green, Pastore got a good run on the outside of Wood to move into
the lead. Wood settled into line in second, with O’Sullivan, McKegg, and
Cory Casagrande making up the top-5. Dennis Botticello got out of line on
the frontstretch and he came to a stop in turn 1 with a flat right front
tire to bring the caution out with 12 laps complete.
Pastore took the lead on the restart as he and Wood traded paint, which
allowed O’Sullivan to pull alongside and then move ahead of Wood for second.
Wood settled into line in third, with McKegg and Casagrande making up the
top-5.
The top-5 ran in line until lap-23 when Wood was able to make a move the
inside of O’Sullivan to move back into second. Wood’s move opened the door
for McKegg, Casagrande, and Corey Martin to all move by O’Sullivan as O’
Sullivan fell from second back to sixth place.
At the midway point of the race, Pastore was still the race leader with
Wood, McKegg, Casagrande, and Martin making up the top-5. Craig Smith was
sixth, with O’Sullivan, Scott Dorr, Rusty Poland, and Jesse Hinze making up
the top-10. Bill McNeil spun in turn 2 to bring the caution out with 32
laps complete.
Pastore again took the lead on the restart, with McKegg moving up to second.
Wood was third, with Martin and Casagrande right behind him. Martin was
able to get around Wood for third on lap-37 while Pastore and McKegg were
still the two front-runners.
With 20 laps to go, Martin had closed in on Pastore and McKegg to make it a
three-car race for the lead. McKegg made a move by Pastore to move into the
lead on lap-44 and Martin followed McKegg by Pastore, who fell from the lead
back to third place. Wood was fourth with O’Sullivan behind him in fifth.
The caution came out with 46 laps complete as Casagrande and Poland spun
against the turn 2 wall and Dorr came to a stop in the backstretch grass.
McKegg took the lead ahead of martin back under green while O’Sullivan made
a three wide move to move into third ahead of Wood and Dennis Botticello.
Clyde Hennesey spun on the backstretch to bring the caution back out two
laps after the restart.
On the restart, Botticello spun after contact from Pastore to bring the
yellow right back out. McKegg took the lead back under green with Martin in
second. O’Sullivan got by Wood to take over third, with Casagrande right
behind Wood in fifth place.
Casagrande got by Wood to move into fourth with 8 laps to go as Martin
glanced off the wall giving chase to McKegg for the lead. Martin was able
to continue in second while Casagrande moved into third on lap-53.
Dorr lost an engine with 6 laps to go and put fluid on the track, which
Duane Provost found and spun into the turn 1 wall to bring the caution out.
McKegg took the lead on the restart with Casagrande moving into second.
Martin was third, with Wood fourth and O’Sullivan in fifth. Casagrande made
a move to the inside of McKegg on the final lap in turn 2 and as they headed
down the backstretch, they touched and Casagrande got out of shape and had
Martin get into his back bumper. Casagrande spun and Martin had heavy
front-end damage, as McKegg was able to gather his car up and take the
checkered flag. O’Sullivan finished second, with Martin, Smith, and
Hennesey rounding out the top-5.
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AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Stafford Motor Speedway was back in action with a
special event on Sunday, August 26, the Inaugural running of the Pro
All-Star Series Super Late Models. Ted Christopher was the winner of the
PASS Super Late Model feature, Dan McKegg won the PASS Sportsman feature in
a thrilling finish, Mitch Miller won the PASS Modified feature, Jesse Muller
won the DIRT 602 Sportsman Modified feature, and Duane Noll was the N.E.
Truck Series feature winner.
In the 125-PASS Super Late Model feature event, Ted Christopher got around
Jay Fogleman to take the lead at the drop of the green flag. Zane Zeiner
was third, with Lonnie Sommerville in fourth and Ben Rowe in fifth. The
caution came out with 3 laps complete as Dave Macomber lost an engine and
put fluid down on the racetrack.
Christopher took the lead back under green with Fogleman, Sommerville, and
Rowe single file in the top-4. Mike O’Sullivan and Woody Pitkat were side
by side for fifth with O’Sullivan taking the position. Joey Doiron followed
O’Sullivan by Pitkat to move into sixth. Sommerville moved by Fogleman to
take over second on lap-8 as Christopher continued to lead the race.
With 20 laps complete, the running order was Christopher in the lead, with
Sommerville, Fogleman, Doiron, and Johnny Clark making up the top-5. D.J.
Shaw was sixth with Rowe, Travis Benjamin, Derek Ramstrom, and Cassius Clark
rounding out the top-10.
Doiron made a move to the inside of Fogleman to move into third place on
lap-28. Johnny Clark followed Doiron by Fogleman one lap later and Shaw got
by Fogleman two laps later to drop Fogleman from third back to sixth place.
The order shifted again on lap-35 when Johnny Clark got around Doiron to
move into third place as Christopher and Sommerville continued to hold down
the top two spots.
At lap-50, the order was Christopher, Summerville, Johnny Clark, D.J. Shaw,
Doiron, Rowe, Fogleman, Benjamin, Ramstrom, and Cassius Clark. The caution
came out with 58 laps complete as Woody Pitkat spun in turns 3+4. The field
came to pit road for a competition yellow period where teams could change
two left side tires. Under the competition caution, the decision was made
by PASS Officials to shorten the race to 110 laps in the interest of tire
safety.
Sommerville got a good jump on the restart, but Christopher came back strong
down the backstretch to retake the lead. Johnny Clark also got by
Sommerville to move into second. Sommerville settled into line in third
with D.J. Shaw in fourth and Fogleman in fifth.
The order remained the same until lap-76 when Shaw made a move around
Sommerville to move into third place behind Christopher and Johnny Clark.
Fogleman was fifth, with Benjamin, Doiron, Ramstrom, Cassius Clark, and Rowe
making up the top-10. The caution came out with 84 laps complete for debris
on the track.
On the restart, Johnny Clark was hanging right with Christopher for the lead
as D.J. Shaw was right on both cars’ bumper. Christopher and Johnny Clark
ran for three laps side by side before Christopher was able to get clear
ingot hoe lead. Johnny Clark bounced against the turn 1+2 fence and lost a
tire to bring the caution back out with 89 laps complete. The order for the
restart was now Christopher and Shaw on the front row, Benjamin and Ramstrom
in the second row, and Fogleman and Sommerville in the third row.
Christopher took the lead back under green with Benjamin moving into second.
Shaw was third, with Fogleman and Ramstrom behind him. Cassius Clark broke
into the top-5 for the first time all race long by getting around Ramstrom
on lap-93 as Christopher was beginning to pull away from Benjamin.
Shaw made a move around Benjamin to take over second on lap-98 while
Christopher was a half straightaway ahead of Shaw. Ramstrom got back around
Cassius Clark on lap-103 to move back into fifth with Christopher, Shaw,
Benjamin, and Fogleman in front of him.
Christopher led the field around to the checkered flag to pick up his 119th
victory at Stafford. Shaw finished second, with Benjamin, Fogleman, and
Ramstrom rounding out the top-5.
In the 60-lap PASS Sportsman feature event, Josh Wood took the lead at the
green, but Joe Pastore was applying heavy pressure in second right from the
start. Tom O’Sullivan was in third, with Dan McKegg fourth and Corey Martin
in fifth. This was the running order when the caution came out with 11 laps
complete for David Arute, who got into the turn 1 wall with the nose of his
racecar.
Back under green, Pastore got a good run on the outside of Wood to move into
the lead. Wood settled into line in second, with O’Sullivan, McKegg, and
Cory Casagrande making up the top-5. Dennis Botticello got out of line on
the frontstretch and he came to a stop in turn 1 with a flat right front
tire to bring the caution out with 12 laps complete.
Pastore took the lead on the restart as he and Wood traded paint, which
allowed O’Sullivan to pull alongside and then move ahead of Wood for second.
Wood settled into line in third, with McKegg and Casagrande making up the
top-5.
The top-5 ran in line until lap-23 when Wood was able to make a move the
inside of O’Sullivan to move back into second. Wood’s move opened the door
for McKegg, Casagrande, and Corey Martin to all move by O’Sullivan as O’
Sullivan fell from second back to sixth place.
At the midway point of the race, Pastore was still the race leader with
Wood, McKegg, Casagrande, and Martin making up the top-5. Craig Smith was
sixth, with O’Sullivan, Scott Dorr, Rusty Poland, and Jesse Hinze making up
the top-10. Bill McNeil spun in turn 2 to bring the caution out with 32
laps complete.
Pastore again took the lead on the restart, with McKegg moving up to second.
Wood was third, with Martin and Casagrande right behind him. Martin was
able to get around Wood for third on lap-37 while Pastore and McKegg were
still the two front-runners.
With 20 laps to go, Martin had closed in on Pastore and McKegg to make it a
three-car race for the lead. McKegg made a move by Pastore to move into the
lead on lap-44 and Martin followed McKegg by Pastore, who fell from the lead
back to third place. Wood was fourth with O’Sullivan behind him in fifth.
The caution came out with 46 laps complete as Casagrande and Poland spun
against the turn 2 wall and Dorr came to a stop in the backstretch grass.
McKegg took the lead ahead of martin back under green while O’Sullivan made
a three wide move to move into third ahead of Wood and Dennis Botticello.
Clyde Hennesey spun on the backstretch to bring the caution back out two
laps after the restart.
On the restart, Botticello spun after contact from Pastore to bring the
yellow right back out. McKegg took the lead back under green with Martin in
second. O’Sullivan got by Wood to take over third, with Casagrande right
behind Wood in fifth place.
Casagrande got by Wood to move into fourth with 8 laps to go as Martin
glanced off the wall giving chase to McKegg for the lead. Martin was able
to continue in second while Casagrande moved into third on lap-53.
Dorr lost an engine with 6 laps to go and put fluid on the track, which
Duane Provost found and spun into the turn 1 wall to bring the caution out.
McKegg took the lead on the restart with Casagrande moving into second.
Martin was third, with Wood fourth and O’Sullivan in fifth. Casagrande made
a move to the inside of McKegg on the final lap in turn 2 and as they headed
down the backstretch, they touched and Casagrande got out of shape and had
Martin get into his back bumper. Casagrande spun and Martin had heavy
front-end damage, as McKegg was able to gather his car up and take the
checkered flag. O’Sullivan finished second, with Martin, Smith, and
Hennesey rounding out the top-5.
(continued)