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08-16-2013, 11:39 PM
Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with Call Before You Dig presenting CBYD 811 Night. Ryan Preece scored his division leading 7th win of the 2013 season in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Adam Gray extended his streak of consecutive podium finishes to 12 with his fifth win of the season in the Double Distance 60-lap Late Model feature, Chase Dowling took down his fifth win in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, David Arute claimed his third win in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle Casagrande scored his second win of the season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, the field remained two by two for the first two laps before Tom Bolles got clear of Sean Foster at the front of the field. Rowan Pennink slotted into third with Michael Gervais, Jr. fourth and Keith Rocco fifth. Gervais got out of shape on the backstretch and Joey Cipriano drove up and over Gervais' car to bring the caution out with 4 laps complete.
Back under green Bolles was the leader with Pennink in second. Woody Pitkat was side by side with Foster for third but the caution came for Brian Sullivan and Zach Aszklar who spun in turn 1 with 6 laps compete.
Pennink took the lead on the next restart with Pitkat also getting by Bolles, who settled into third. With 10 laps complete, Foster and Dan Avery made contact with sent Avery sideways into the car of Keith Rocco. Rocco's car spun into the turn 4 wall and collected the car of Doug Coby, who nearly had the wreck missed, to bring the caution out.
On the restart, Pitkat got a monster run in the outside groove to power his way past Pennink in turn 4 to take over the race lead. Ryan Preece was now up to third behind Pitkat and Pennink with Cates in fourth and Eric Berndt in fifth.
Preece made a move by Pennink to take over second place on lap-15 and he pulled alongside Pitkat for the lead on lap-16. Pitkat was hanging tough in the outside groove and he wasn't about to give up the lead easily but Preece took the lead on lap-17. Berndt was able to get around Cates and move into the fourth position before the caution came out with 19 laps complete as Tommy Membrino, Jr. spun and collected the car of Ted Christopher.
Preece took the lead on the restart with Pitkat right behind him. Pennink and Berndt were side by side for third with Owen and Cates right behind the side-by-side duo. Pennink cleared Berndt on lap-21 and the top-6 cars were now single file with Preece beginning to stretch out his lead over Pitkat. Membrino and Dave Salzarulo spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out with 26 laps complete.
Pitkat hung with Preece for a lap before settling back into line behind him in second. Berndt was third, with Pennink and Owen making up the top-5. Right behind Owen was Cates, Cipriano, Foster, Curt Brainard, and Matt Galko. The top-5 shuffled on lap-31 as Pennink got out of shape and fell back several spots to eighth, moving Owen into fourth and Cates into fifth as Preece, Pitkat, and Berndt continued to run in the top-3 spots.
Preece slowly pulled away from Pennink and he cruised to his seventh win of the 2013 season. Pitkat finished second, with Berndt, Owen, and XXX rounding out the top-5.
In the 60-lap Late Model Double Distance feature event, Jim Peterson took the lead at the green and began to set the early pace. Dennis Botticello slotted into second with Tom Fearn right behind him in third. Andrew Durand was fourth and J.J. Hill was up to fifth place.
Fearn slowly reeled Peterson in and he was beginning to apply heavy pressure for the lead on lap-10. Botticello continued to run third, with Hill and Durand right behind him. Fearn took the lead from Peterson on lap-14 and the battle for third was beginning to heat up between Botticello, Hill, and Durand. Hill made the move around Botticello on lap-20 to move into third while Botticello settled into fourth in front of Durand. Michael Scorzelli was sixth behind Botticello and lined up single file behind Scorzelli was Jay Stuart, Adam Gray, Woody Pitkat, and Kevin Gambacorta.
At the midway point of the race, Fearn was in command of the race with Peterson, Hill, Botticello, and Scorzelli making up the top-5. Stuart was up to sixth with Gray, Durand, Pitkat, and Art Caruso making up the top-10. Gray's car was beginning to come alive as he got by both Stuart and Scorzelli to move into fifth place with 20 laps to go. As the leaders were beginning to navigate lapped traffic, the top-5 cars were all in contact with each other in a five-car train with 15 laps to go in the race. Scorzelli spun in turn 3 to bring the caution out with 49 laps complete.
Fearn and Peterson were side by side for the lead on the restart with Hill taking a quick look at a three-wide move, but he settled back into third. Peterson wouldn't give up on the outside of Fearn and he was able to stay with Fearn for two laps before he slotted into second behind Fearn. Hill was third with Gray and Pitkat right behind him.
Gray got around Hill for third on lap-52 and he went by Peterson for second on lap-54. Gray immediately began to pressure Fearn for the lead and he took the lead from Fearn on lap-55, but just as Gray was taking the lead, Durand brought the caution and red flags out as a fireball erupted from under the hood of his #00 machine. That put Fearn back into the lead with Gray alongside in second for the restart.
Gray quickly slotted into second behind Fearn on the restart and he made a move to the inside of Fearn to move into the lead in turns 1+2. One lap after the restart, Peterson spun in turn 1 and collected the car of Rick Charette to bring the caution back out.
The race went back to green with Gray and Fearn side by side for the lead, but going through turn 4 Hill made a three-wide bid for the lead, but settled back into line in third. Gray and Fearn ran side by side for two laps before Gray got clear of Fearn and Hill was able to get by Fearn to move into second. Gambacorta and Cory Casagrande spun in turns 3+4 to bring the caution out with 58 laps complete and set up a green white checkered finish.
Gray took the lead back under green but contact between Hill and Fearn spun Hill's car backwards into the turn 3 wall and brought the caution out. Fearn was sent to the rear of the field for the contact with Hill.
Gray took the lead on the restart and began to pull away from the rest of the field. Pitkat got around Stuart for second, but he couldn't run Gray down in the final lap as Gray took home his fifth win of the 2013 season. Stuart finished third, with Botticello and Gambacorta rounding out the top-5.
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In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, the field remained two by two for the first two laps before Tom Bolles got clear of Sean Foster at the front of the field. Rowan Pennink slotted into third with Michael Gervais, Jr. fourth and Keith Rocco fifth. Gervais got out of shape on the backstretch and Joey Cipriano drove up and over Gervais' car to bring the caution out with 4 laps complete.
Back under green Bolles was the leader with Pennink in second. Woody Pitkat was side by side with Foster for third but the caution came for Brian Sullivan and Zach Aszklar who spun in turn 1 with 6 laps compete.
Pennink took the lead on the next restart with Pitkat also getting by Bolles, who settled into third. With 10 laps complete, Foster and Dan Avery made contact with sent Avery sideways into the car of Keith Rocco. Rocco's car spun into the turn 4 wall and collected the car of Doug Coby, who nearly had the wreck missed, to bring the caution out.
On the restart, Pitkat got a monster run in the outside groove to power his way past Pennink in turn 4 to take over the race lead. Ryan Preece was now up to third behind Pitkat and Pennink with Cates in fourth and Eric Berndt in fifth.
Preece made a move by Pennink to take over second place on lap-15 and he pulled alongside Pitkat for the lead on lap-16. Pitkat was hanging tough in the outside groove and he wasn't about to give up the lead easily but Preece took the lead on lap-17. Berndt was able to get around Cates and move into the fourth position before the caution came out with 19 laps complete as Tommy Membrino, Jr. spun and collected the car of Ted Christopher.
Preece took the lead on the restart with Pitkat right behind him. Pennink and Berndt were side by side for third with Owen and Cates right behind the side-by-side duo. Pennink cleared Berndt on lap-21 and the top-6 cars were now single file with Preece beginning to stretch out his lead over Pitkat. Membrino and Dave Salzarulo spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out with 26 laps complete.
Pitkat hung with Preece for a lap before settling back into line behind him in second. Berndt was third, with Pennink and Owen making up the top-5. Right behind Owen was Cates, Cipriano, Foster, Curt Brainard, and Matt Galko. The top-5 shuffled on lap-31 as Pennink got out of shape and fell back several spots to eighth, moving Owen into fourth and Cates into fifth as Preece, Pitkat, and Berndt continued to run in the top-3 spots.
Preece slowly pulled away from Pennink and he cruised to his seventh win of the 2013 season. Pitkat finished second, with Berndt, Owen, and XXX rounding out the top-5.
In the 60-lap Late Model Double Distance feature event, Jim Peterson took the lead at the green and began to set the early pace. Dennis Botticello slotted into second with Tom Fearn right behind him in third. Andrew Durand was fourth and J.J. Hill was up to fifth place.
Fearn slowly reeled Peterson in and he was beginning to apply heavy pressure for the lead on lap-10. Botticello continued to run third, with Hill and Durand right behind him. Fearn took the lead from Peterson on lap-14 and the battle for third was beginning to heat up between Botticello, Hill, and Durand. Hill made the move around Botticello on lap-20 to move into third while Botticello settled into fourth in front of Durand. Michael Scorzelli was sixth behind Botticello and lined up single file behind Scorzelli was Jay Stuart, Adam Gray, Woody Pitkat, and Kevin Gambacorta.
At the midway point of the race, Fearn was in command of the race with Peterson, Hill, Botticello, and Scorzelli making up the top-5. Stuart was up to sixth with Gray, Durand, Pitkat, and Art Caruso making up the top-10. Gray's car was beginning to come alive as he got by both Stuart and Scorzelli to move into fifth place with 20 laps to go. As the leaders were beginning to navigate lapped traffic, the top-5 cars were all in contact with each other in a five-car train with 15 laps to go in the race. Scorzelli spun in turn 3 to bring the caution out with 49 laps complete.
Fearn and Peterson were side by side for the lead on the restart with Hill taking a quick look at a three-wide move, but he settled back into third. Peterson wouldn't give up on the outside of Fearn and he was able to stay with Fearn for two laps before he slotted into second behind Fearn. Hill was third with Gray and Pitkat right behind him.
Gray got around Hill for third on lap-52 and he went by Peterson for second on lap-54. Gray immediately began to pressure Fearn for the lead and he took the lead from Fearn on lap-55, but just as Gray was taking the lead, Durand brought the caution and red flags out as a fireball erupted from under the hood of his #00 machine. That put Fearn back into the lead with Gray alongside in second for the restart.
Gray quickly slotted into second behind Fearn on the restart and he made a move to the inside of Fearn to move into the lead in turns 1+2. One lap after the restart, Peterson spun in turn 1 and collected the car of Rick Charette to bring the caution back out.
The race went back to green with Gray and Fearn side by side for the lead, but going through turn 4 Hill made a three-wide bid for the lead, but settled back into line in third. Gray and Fearn ran side by side for two laps before Gray got clear of Fearn and Hill was able to get by Fearn to move into second. Gambacorta and Cory Casagrande spun in turns 3+4 to bring the caution out with 58 laps complete and set up a green white checkered finish.
Gray took the lead back under green but contact between Hill and Fearn spun Hill's car backwards into the turn 3 wall and brought the caution out. Fearn was sent to the rear of the field for the contact with Hill.
Gray took the lead on the restart and began to pull away from the rest of the field. Pitkat got around Stuart for second, but he couldn't run Gray down in the final lap as Gray took home his fifth win of the 2013 season. Stuart finished third, with Botticello and Gambacorta rounding out the top-5.
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