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07-13-2013, 09:38 AM
Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series racing action with a special Girls Night Out program
featuring each division racing an extra two laps as part of the 5-Star
Series Mid-Season Stretch. Keith Rocco scored his first victory of the 2013
season in the 42-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn picked up his third win
of the 2013 season in the 32-lap Late Model feature, Chase Dowling scored
his second consecutive victory and fourth overall win of the 2013 season in
the 22-lap SK Light Modified feature, Josh Wood picked up his third win of
the 2013 season in the 22-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Jeremy Lavoie
took down his third win of the season in the 17-lap DARE Stock feature.
In the 42-lap SK Modified® feature event, Sean Foster took the lead at the
green as the outside lane didn’t get a good start. Tom Bolles got turned
into the frontstretch wall and his car came to a stop on the backstretch as
he was sparking heavily and Doug Coby lost contact with the pack, but the
caution came out with 1 lap complete for Bolles and allowed Coby to get
caught back up to the rear of the field. Ted Christopher came to pit road
and pulled behind the wall under the caution.
The field was two by two for the next several laps back under green with
Foster and Curt Brainard side by side for the lead. Foster got clear of
Brainard and Michael Bennett moved into second as Brainard was on the
outside of Dan Avery in a fight for third place. The caution came back out
with 6 laps complete as Zach Aszklar spun in turns 1+2.
Foster again took the lead with Brainard and Bennett side by side for
second. Todd Owen and Avery were side by side behind Brainard and Bennett.
Brainard cleared Bennett and Owen was now third. Owen took second from
Brainard on lap-10 and he took the lead from Foster on lap-11. Keith Rocco
moved by Foster to move into second on lap-12 with Foster, Brainard, and
Glen Reen lined up behind him.
Rocco got around Owen in turns 3+4 to take over the race lead on lap-14.
Owen came back and nearly repassed Rocco, but he couldn’t make the pass
stick. Foster was still third, with Reen moving around Brainard to take
over fourth. Reen almost had Foster passed for third on lap-19, but Foster
was able to keep Reen behind him. The caution came back out with 20 laps
complete for spins by Aszklar and Joey Cipriano in turn 4.
Rocco took the on the restart while Owen slotted into line right behind him.
Rene moved into third, but he bobbled on lap-22 and Foster moved by him to
take over the position. Eric Berndt was now side by side with Reen for
fourth with Rowan Pennink and Avery side by side behind them.
Owen made a move to the inside of Rocco for the lead on lap-25 and he was
able to complete the pass on lap-26. Berndt was now third with Pennink
right on his bumper in fourth. Pitkat was side by side with Foster for
fifth place and he took that spot from Foster.
Back up front, Rocco went back by Owen to retake the lead on lap-27. Berndt
was third, with Pennink, Pitkat, Cipriano, Avery, Foster, and Ryan Preece
lined up behind him. Owen was beginning to look to the low side of Rocco in
the corners in a bid for the lead, but Rocco was able to maintain the lead.
Rocco led Owen back to the checkered flag to pick up his first victory of
the 2013 season. Berndt finished third, with Pennink and Pitkat rounding
out the top-5.
In the 32-lap Late Model feature event, George Nocera, Jr. took the lead at
the green flag with Michael Scorzelli charging his way up to second. Rick
Charette settled into third with Kevin Gambacorta behind him. Gambacorta
got around Charette and Charette began to fade back through the field as
Andrew Durand and Cory Casagrande moved into fourth and fifth.
On lap-9, Nocera’s car dropped off the pace in the front of the pack in turn
2 and Casagrande got into the back of Nocera and spun. Nocera’s car then
came to a stop at the entrance to pit road to bring the caution out with 10
laps complete. The restart order was Gambacorta and Scorzelli on the front
row, Tom Fearn and Andrew Durand in row 2, and Adam Gray and J.J. Hill in
row 3.
Gambacorta took the lead back under green with Fearn moving into second.
Gray was side by side with Scorzelli for third with Durand in fifth. Gray
got around Scorzelli and took third while Durand made contact with Scorzelli
before he moved into fourth. Scorzelli settled into line in fifth place as
Gambacorta continued to lead Fearn and Gray. Durand spun in turn 2 after
contact from Casagrande to bring the caution out with 15 laps complete.
Casagrande was sent to the rear of the field for the contact with Durand.
Fearn took the lead on the restart with Gray moving into second place.
Gambacorta settled into third, with Hill getting by Scorzelli for fourth.
Woody Pitkat, who started last after coming from Loudon where he qualified
his Whelen Modified Tour ride in seventh place, followed Hill by Scorzelli
and then he took the spot from Hill as Hill fell back behind Scorzelli.
Gray and Fearn took turns swapping the lead and the two cars were virtually
locked nose to tail when the caution came back out with 21 laps complete for
Durand, who spun in turns 3+4.
Fearn took the lead back under green with Pitkat moving into second and
applying heavy pressure tot eh back bumper of Fearn. Durand bounced off the
frontstretch wall but kept going and the race stayed green. Gray was third
behind Fearn and Pitkat with Gambacorta and Peterson rounding out the top-5.
Scorzelli spun in turn 2 to bring the caution back out with 23 laps
complete.
Fearn again took the lead on the restart with Pitkat going to the outside of
Fearn and Gray nearly making it three-wide for the lead. Fearn cleared
Pitkat and Gray was now side by side with Pitkat for second. Gray took the
spot on lap-25 and the top-3 were now single file with Peterson and Mark St.
Hilaire lined up behind Fearn, Gray, and Pitkat.
Gray was all over the back of Fearn for the lead but he wasn’t able to make
a pass. Gray was beating Fearn’s back bumper up, but he couldn’t complete
the pass. Gray made one final bid coming to the checkered flag and both
Fearn and Gray got sideways coming to the checkered flag but it was Fearn
who got to the flag first to pick up his third iwn of the 2013 season.
Pitkat finished third, with Peterson and St. Hilaire rounding out the top-5.
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All-American Series racing action with a special Girls Night Out program
featuring each division racing an extra two laps as part of the 5-Star
Series Mid-Season Stretch. Keith Rocco scored his first victory of the 2013
season in the 42-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn picked up his third win
of the 2013 season in the 32-lap Late Model feature, Chase Dowling scored
his second consecutive victory and fourth overall win of the 2013 season in
the 22-lap SK Light Modified feature, Josh Wood picked up his third win of
the 2013 season in the 22-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Jeremy Lavoie
took down his third win of the season in the 17-lap DARE Stock feature.
In the 42-lap SK Modified® feature event, Sean Foster took the lead at the
green as the outside lane didn’t get a good start. Tom Bolles got turned
into the frontstretch wall and his car came to a stop on the backstretch as
he was sparking heavily and Doug Coby lost contact with the pack, but the
caution came out with 1 lap complete for Bolles and allowed Coby to get
caught back up to the rear of the field. Ted Christopher came to pit road
and pulled behind the wall under the caution.
The field was two by two for the next several laps back under green with
Foster and Curt Brainard side by side for the lead. Foster got clear of
Brainard and Michael Bennett moved into second as Brainard was on the
outside of Dan Avery in a fight for third place. The caution came back out
with 6 laps complete as Zach Aszklar spun in turns 1+2.
Foster again took the lead with Brainard and Bennett side by side for
second. Todd Owen and Avery were side by side behind Brainard and Bennett.
Brainard cleared Bennett and Owen was now third. Owen took second from
Brainard on lap-10 and he took the lead from Foster on lap-11. Keith Rocco
moved by Foster to move into second on lap-12 with Foster, Brainard, and
Glen Reen lined up behind him.
Rocco got around Owen in turns 3+4 to take over the race lead on lap-14.
Owen came back and nearly repassed Rocco, but he couldn’t make the pass
stick. Foster was still third, with Reen moving around Brainard to take
over fourth. Reen almost had Foster passed for third on lap-19, but Foster
was able to keep Reen behind him. The caution came back out with 20 laps
complete for spins by Aszklar and Joey Cipriano in turn 4.
Rocco took the on the restart while Owen slotted into line right behind him.
Rene moved into third, but he bobbled on lap-22 and Foster moved by him to
take over the position. Eric Berndt was now side by side with Reen for
fourth with Rowan Pennink and Avery side by side behind them.
Owen made a move to the inside of Rocco for the lead on lap-25 and he was
able to complete the pass on lap-26. Berndt was now third with Pennink
right on his bumper in fourth. Pitkat was side by side with Foster for
fifth place and he took that spot from Foster.
Back up front, Rocco went back by Owen to retake the lead on lap-27. Berndt
was third, with Pennink, Pitkat, Cipriano, Avery, Foster, and Ryan Preece
lined up behind him. Owen was beginning to look to the low side of Rocco in
the corners in a bid for the lead, but Rocco was able to maintain the lead.
Rocco led Owen back to the checkered flag to pick up his first victory of
the 2013 season. Berndt finished third, with Pennink and Pitkat rounding
out the top-5.
In the 32-lap Late Model feature event, George Nocera, Jr. took the lead at
the green flag with Michael Scorzelli charging his way up to second. Rick
Charette settled into third with Kevin Gambacorta behind him. Gambacorta
got around Charette and Charette began to fade back through the field as
Andrew Durand and Cory Casagrande moved into fourth and fifth.
On lap-9, Nocera’s car dropped off the pace in the front of the pack in turn
2 and Casagrande got into the back of Nocera and spun. Nocera’s car then
came to a stop at the entrance to pit road to bring the caution out with 10
laps complete. The restart order was Gambacorta and Scorzelli on the front
row, Tom Fearn and Andrew Durand in row 2, and Adam Gray and J.J. Hill in
row 3.
Gambacorta took the lead back under green with Fearn moving into second.
Gray was side by side with Scorzelli for third with Durand in fifth. Gray
got around Scorzelli and took third while Durand made contact with Scorzelli
before he moved into fourth. Scorzelli settled into line in fifth place as
Gambacorta continued to lead Fearn and Gray. Durand spun in turn 2 after
contact from Casagrande to bring the caution out with 15 laps complete.
Casagrande was sent to the rear of the field for the contact with Durand.
Fearn took the lead on the restart with Gray moving into second place.
Gambacorta settled into third, with Hill getting by Scorzelli for fourth.
Woody Pitkat, who started last after coming from Loudon where he qualified
his Whelen Modified Tour ride in seventh place, followed Hill by Scorzelli
and then he took the spot from Hill as Hill fell back behind Scorzelli.
Gray and Fearn took turns swapping the lead and the two cars were virtually
locked nose to tail when the caution came back out with 21 laps complete for
Durand, who spun in turns 3+4.
Fearn took the lead back under green with Pitkat moving into second and
applying heavy pressure tot eh back bumper of Fearn. Durand bounced off the
frontstretch wall but kept going and the race stayed green. Gray was third
behind Fearn and Pitkat with Gambacorta and Peterson rounding out the top-5.
Scorzelli spun in turn 2 to bring the caution back out with 23 laps
complete.
Fearn again took the lead on the restart with Pitkat going to the outside of
Fearn and Gray nearly making it three-wide for the lead. Fearn cleared
Pitkat and Gray was now side by side with Pitkat for second. Gray took the
spot on lap-25 and the top-3 were now single file with Peterson and Mark St.
Hilaire lined up behind Fearn, Gray, and Pitkat.
Gray was all over the back of Fearn for the lead but he wasn’t able to make
a pass. Gray was beating Fearn’s back bumper up, but he couldn’t complete
the pass. Gray made one final bid coming to the checkered flag and both
Fearn and Gray got sideways coming to the checkered flag but it was Fearn
who got to the flag first to pick up his third iwn of the 2013 season.
Pitkat finished third, with Peterson and St. Hilaire rounding out the top-5.
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