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06-16-2013, 05:41 PM
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing
returned to the shoreline Saturday night at Waterford Speedbowl with
beautiful weather overhead. Defending SK Modified® champion Tyler
Chadwick of Ledyard returned to the winner’s circle while Jeff Smith of
Old Lyme won the evening’s Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race. Each
notched their second wins of the year. New faces visiting Victory Lane
included Corey Barry of Plainfield and Al Stone of Durham, winning the SK
Light Modified and Street Stock races respectively to each pick up their
first wins of 2013. Lisbon’s Ken Cassidy Jr. continued his hot streak and
took his third win in the past four Mini Stock events, while Corey
Hutchings of Salem was a surprise winner in the visiting New England Truck
Series race.
Chadwick came out on top of another rough and tumble race for the NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series SK Modified® division after a total of eight
caution flags slowed the race. Adam Gada took the initial lead at the
start bringing Nichole Morgillo with him to second past the inside of
Frank Mucciacciaro. Morgillo was on Gada’s rear bumper through lap-8 when
she dove underneath him down the front chute to turn one. The two cars
made contact and Gada spun to bring out the first yellow flag.
Morgillo inherited the lead for the restart and got a good jump to turn
one over Justin Gaydosh. Ed Puleo battled inside Gaydosh to take second
position while Chadwick was locked in a battle with Keith Rocco for fourth
position. Rocco had the outside lane open and worked his way by Chadwick,
then looked outside Gaydosh for third position on lap-10. Todd Ceravolo
was on the move looking to break into the top-five by lap-12.
Puleo didn’t let Morgillo slip away, staying with her looking to mount a
challenge. Rocco chased down the top two and as Puleo tested the outside
lane looking to make a run on Morgillo, filled the gap Puleo left open
exiting turn four on lap-13. Rocco and Puleo made contact between turns
one and two sending Puleo spinning to the infield for the second caution
flag. Rocco was sent to the rear of the field for the contact.
Morgillo was able to get away from Gaydosh on the ensuing restart while
Chadwick was lifted to third position after the incident. Chadwick got
inside Gaydosh to take second position on lap-14, which proved pivotal as
caution returned on lap-15 when Puleo spun again, this time coming to rest
between turns three and four.
Chadwick timed the restart perfect to drag race Morgillo to turn one.
Through the corners Chadwick took the lead and moved out front to lead
lap-16. Morgillo had her hands full with Ceravolo, who was up to third
and pressing. The top three raced single file and pulled away. Rocco was
storming his way back through the field rising through the top-ten as laps
continued to count down. The running order at the front stayed the same
until the field was brought back together on lap-28 when John Montesanto
spun in turn two. Things got wild after as four more cautions waved
trying to get past lap-29. Several cars from the back half of the top-ten
through the tail of the field were collected in multiple incidents
triggered on the restart attempts.
Once the field settled down, Ceravolo was able to climb to second past
Morgillo and challenge Chadwick over the final six laps. Ceravolo had the
power down the chutes to glue himself to Chadwick’s bumper, however
Chadwick was able to get away to keep Ceravolo at bay through the corners.
Ceravolo tried a final attempt to Chadwick’s outside on the final lap, to
no avail. Chadwick won for the second time of the year, but first since
April 13. Ceravolo settled for his fourth consecutive runner-up finish
and Morgillo ended up with a season-best third place. Rocco got back to
fourth and Diego Monahan finished fifth.
The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model
division ran without incident for the second consecutive week in their
30-lap feature. Smith took the lead ahead of pole-sitter Rich Staskowski
when the green flag came out. Staskowski faded on the inside lane as a
great battle for positions behind Smith was underway among Dillon Moltz,
David Farrington Jr., Keith Rocco and Jason Palmer. Moltz took second
position and the top two pulled ahead, leaving the others in the battle
for third.
Moltz was able to close in to ride Smith’s bumper, but could not find a
way around during the middle of the race. Rocco eventually made his way
through the pack to claw his way to third and began to track down the
leaders, bringing Jason Palmer with him in fourth. By lap-22, Moltz had
to concern himself with Rocco while he continued to pressure Smith.
Rocco’s presence over the final three laps enabled Smith to sneak ahead to
the victory, the second of the year for the 2011 division champion. Rocco
took second from Moltz in the closing laps and Moltz was third at the
finish.
Barry landed in Victory Lane for the first time of the year following the
25-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American SK Light Modified race. He led from the
start, moving ahead of Chris Ignazio at the green flag. While Barry led
Victoria Bergenty held second position and Glenn Griswold was moving up,
taking third during a green flag stretch that brought the race to lap-15.
Barry beat Bergenty then Griswold on successive restarts, the second and
final of the race coming on lap-16. Barry’s solid restarts helped carry
him to the win. Griswold didn’t let Barry out of his sights over the final
nine laps and pressured him to the checkered flag, routinely getting a
wheel outside the leader. Griswold didn’t have enough to pull even and
came away with his third consecutive runner-up finish. Bergenty placed a
career best third.
In a role reversal from a week ago, Stone was the one that got out front
of the field ahead of Corey Hutchings in the night’s 25-lap NASCAR Whelen
All-American Street Stock race. Last event, the two led the field to the
green flag and Hutchings took control over Stone to cruise to an easy win.
Stone took the lead from Dan Darnstaedt on lap-5 and sailed out to an
impressive advantage. Hutchings moved to second on lap-10 and valiantly
tried to close the gap to Stone in the caution-free race. Without benefit
of a caution flag to reset the competition, Stone was too strong and raced
to the win. Hutchings finished second and Josh Galvin was third.
Cassidy used a green-white-checkered flag finish to score his third win in
the last four NASCAR Whelen All-American Mini Stock races in an exciting
conclusion. The top four cars came together battling for the lead to set
up the final caution flag and thrilling finish. Ray Christian III took
the race lead at the start seeking a second victory on the season. As
Christian showed the way Garrett Denton and Cassidy were in the outside
lane breaking free from a competitive field. After the first caution
reset the field on lap-14, the final laps of the race were a dog fight for
the top spots.
Wayne Burroughs Jr. inserted himself into the mix. There was no shortage
of bumps amongst the leaders over the next series of laps as the top four
battled hard. Cassidy took second and as he made a run to the inside of
Christian down the back chute, contact between those two caused Denton and
Burroughs to come together and slide through turn three bringing out the
final yellow flag on lap-23. Cassidy restarted outside Christian powered
past him in the outside lane through turns one and two, coming around to
lead lap-24. Christian couldn’t catch Cassidy over the final lap and
settled for second. Chris Ivory scored a career-best third.
Hutchings turned his first start in the 25-lap New England Truck Series
into a victory. He took the lead following a restart on lap-2 and held on
over a long green flag run late as Duane Noll charged back through the
field following an earlier spin. Noll was just making his move on
Hutchings with two laps remaining when a caution waved. Hutchings tires
cooled under the yellow flag enough to give him the advantage over the
final two lap sprint.
Next Saturday night the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour invades the Speedbowl
for the Mr. Rooter. A full NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program
featuring the SK Modifieds®, Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Models, Street
Stocks and Mini Stocks is also part of the night’s festivities. Online
ticket sales are available as well as a hotel and ticket package with Days
Inn of Mystic. More information about tickets and the hotel and ticket
combination for the Mr. Rooter 161 are available by visiting
Speedbowl.com.
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returned to the shoreline Saturday night at Waterford Speedbowl with
beautiful weather overhead. Defending SK Modified® champion Tyler
Chadwick of Ledyard returned to the winner’s circle while Jeff Smith of
Old Lyme won the evening’s Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race. Each
notched their second wins of the year. New faces visiting Victory Lane
included Corey Barry of Plainfield and Al Stone of Durham, winning the SK
Light Modified and Street Stock races respectively to each pick up their
first wins of 2013. Lisbon’s Ken Cassidy Jr. continued his hot streak and
took his third win in the past four Mini Stock events, while Corey
Hutchings of Salem was a surprise winner in the visiting New England Truck
Series race.
Chadwick came out on top of another rough and tumble race for the NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series SK Modified® division after a total of eight
caution flags slowed the race. Adam Gada took the initial lead at the
start bringing Nichole Morgillo with him to second past the inside of
Frank Mucciacciaro. Morgillo was on Gada’s rear bumper through lap-8 when
she dove underneath him down the front chute to turn one. The two cars
made contact and Gada spun to bring out the first yellow flag.
Morgillo inherited the lead for the restart and got a good jump to turn
one over Justin Gaydosh. Ed Puleo battled inside Gaydosh to take second
position while Chadwick was locked in a battle with Keith Rocco for fourth
position. Rocco had the outside lane open and worked his way by Chadwick,
then looked outside Gaydosh for third position on lap-10. Todd Ceravolo
was on the move looking to break into the top-five by lap-12.
Puleo didn’t let Morgillo slip away, staying with her looking to mount a
challenge. Rocco chased down the top two and as Puleo tested the outside
lane looking to make a run on Morgillo, filled the gap Puleo left open
exiting turn four on lap-13. Rocco and Puleo made contact between turns
one and two sending Puleo spinning to the infield for the second caution
flag. Rocco was sent to the rear of the field for the contact.
Morgillo was able to get away from Gaydosh on the ensuing restart while
Chadwick was lifted to third position after the incident. Chadwick got
inside Gaydosh to take second position on lap-14, which proved pivotal as
caution returned on lap-15 when Puleo spun again, this time coming to rest
between turns three and four.
Chadwick timed the restart perfect to drag race Morgillo to turn one.
Through the corners Chadwick took the lead and moved out front to lead
lap-16. Morgillo had her hands full with Ceravolo, who was up to third
and pressing. The top three raced single file and pulled away. Rocco was
storming his way back through the field rising through the top-ten as laps
continued to count down. The running order at the front stayed the same
until the field was brought back together on lap-28 when John Montesanto
spun in turn two. Things got wild after as four more cautions waved
trying to get past lap-29. Several cars from the back half of the top-ten
through the tail of the field were collected in multiple incidents
triggered on the restart attempts.
Once the field settled down, Ceravolo was able to climb to second past
Morgillo and challenge Chadwick over the final six laps. Ceravolo had the
power down the chutes to glue himself to Chadwick’s bumper, however
Chadwick was able to get away to keep Ceravolo at bay through the corners.
Ceravolo tried a final attempt to Chadwick’s outside on the final lap, to
no avail. Chadwick won for the second time of the year, but first since
April 13. Ceravolo settled for his fourth consecutive runner-up finish
and Morgillo ended up with a season-best third place. Rocco got back to
fourth and Diego Monahan finished fifth.
The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model
division ran without incident for the second consecutive week in their
30-lap feature. Smith took the lead ahead of pole-sitter Rich Staskowski
when the green flag came out. Staskowski faded on the inside lane as a
great battle for positions behind Smith was underway among Dillon Moltz,
David Farrington Jr., Keith Rocco and Jason Palmer. Moltz took second
position and the top two pulled ahead, leaving the others in the battle
for third.
Moltz was able to close in to ride Smith’s bumper, but could not find a
way around during the middle of the race. Rocco eventually made his way
through the pack to claw his way to third and began to track down the
leaders, bringing Jason Palmer with him in fourth. By lap-22, Moltz had
to concern himself with Rocco while he continued to pressure Smith.
Rocco’s presence over the final three laps enabled Smith to sneak ahead to
the victory, the second of the year for the 2011 division champion. Rocco
took second from Moltz in the closing laps and Moltz was third at the
finish.
Barry landed in Victory Lane for the first time of the year following the
25-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American SK Light Modified race. He led from the
start, moving ahead of Chris Ignazio at the green flag. While Barry led
Victoria Bergenty held second position and Glenn Griswold was moving up,
taking third during a green flag stretch that brought the race to lap-15.
Barry beat Bergenty then Griswold on successive restarts, the second and
final of the race coming on lap-16. Barry’s solid restarts helped carry
him to the win. Griswold didn’t let Barry out of his sights over the final
nine laps and pressured him to the checkered flag, routinely getting a
wheel outside the leader. Griswold didn’t have enough to pull even and
came away with his third consecutive runner-up finish. Bergenty placed a
career best third.
In a role reversal from a week ago, Stone was the one that got out front
of the field ahead of Corey Hutchings in the night’s 25-lap NASCAR Whelen
All-American Street Stock race. Last event, the two led the field to the
green flag and Hutchings took control over Stone to cruise to an easy win.
Stone took the lead from Dan Darnstaedt on lap-5 and sailed out to an
impressive advantage. Hutchings moved to second on lap-10 and valiantly
tried to close the gap to Stone in the caution-free race. Without benefit
of a caution flag to reset the competition, Stone was too strong and raced
to the win. Hutchings finished second and Josh Galvin was third.
Cassidy used a green-white-checkered flag finish to score his third win in
the last four NASCAR Whelen All-American Mini Stock races in an exciting
conclusion. The top four cars came together battling for the lead to set
up the final caution flag and thrilling finish. Ray Christian III took
the race lead at the start seeking a second victory on the season. As
Christian showed the way Garrett Denton and Cassidy were in the outside
lane breaking free from a competitive field. After the first caution
reset the field on lap-14, the final laps of the race were a dog fight for
the top spots.
Wayne Burroughs Jr. inserted himself into the mix. There was no shortage
of bumps amongst the leaders over the next series of laps as the top four
battled hard. Cassidy took second and as he made a run to the inside of
Christian down the back chute, contact between those two caused Denton and
Burroughs to come together and slide through turn three bringing out the
final yellow flag on lap-23. Cassidy restarted outside Christian powered
past him in the outside lane through turns one and two, coming around to
lead lap-24. Christian couldn’t catch Cassidy over the final lap and
settled for second. Chris Ivory scored a career-best third.
Hutchings turned his first start in the 25-lap New England Truck Series
into a victory. He took the lead following a restart on lap-2 and held on
over a long green flag run late as Duane Noll charged back through the
field following an earlier spin. Noll was just making his move on
Hutchings with two laps remaining when a caution waved. Hutchings tires
cooled under the yellow flag enough to give him the advantage over the
final two lap sprint.
Next Saturday night the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour invades the Speedbowl
for the Mr. Rooter. A full NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program
featuring the SK Modifieds®, Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Models, Street
Stocks and Mini Stocks is also part of the night’s festivities. Online
ticket sales are available as well as a hotel and ticket package with Days
Inn of Mystic. More information about tickets and the hotel and ticket
combination for the Mr. Rooter 161 are available by visiting
Speedbowl.com.
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