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08-24-2013, 11:19 AM
PREECE, FEARN, DOWLING, HAYES, & CASAGRANDE SCORE AUG. 23rd 5-STAR SERIES FEATURE WINS AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with a Five-Star Series event. Ryan Preece scored his division leading 8th and second consecutive win of the 2013 season in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn took down his fourth win of the season in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Chase Dowling took down his sixth and second consecutive win of the 2013 season in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Andrew Hayes came home a first time winner in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle Casagrande scored his second consecutive and third overall win of the season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Tom Bolles took the lead on the outside of Zach Aszklar to set the early pace. Aszklar settled into second with Joey Cipriano and Dan Avery side by side for third. Ted Christopher was right behind Avery and Cipriano in fifth and right behind Christopher was Doug Coby and Eric Berndt.
Things settled down into single file until lap-8 when Cipriano made a move by Aszklar to take over second. Avery was still fourth behind Aszklar with Christopher right on his bumper as Bolles continued to lead the race. Christopher made a power move to get by both Avery and Aszklar in turns 3+4 on lap-11 to move into third behind Bolles and Cipriano.
Rowan Pennink and Ryan Preece were now lined up right behind Aszklar and they nearly both got by Aszklar for fourth on lap-13, but they settled back into line behind Aszklar. Preece got around Pennink and he made the move on the high side to get past Aszklar on lap-15. Christopher had also gotten around Cipriano for second and was looking at the bumper of Bolles' car when the caution came out with 17 laps complete as Aszklar spun in turns 3+4.
On the restart Christopher got a good run on the outside of Bolles to move into the lead. Preece followed Christopher by Bolles to move into second and he immediately began to pressure Christopher for the lead. Bolles was now back in third with Cipriano, Pennink, and Avery lined up behind him.
Christopher was able to hold Preece off until lap-26 when Preece made his move to take over the lead with a pass in turn 3. Cipriano was third, with Pennink fourth and Frank Ruocco was now in fifth. Bolles was back to sixth, just ahead of Avery, Danny Cates, Todd Owen, and Keith Rocco. The caution came out with 30-laps complete as Owen and Cates spun into the turn 1 wall.
Back under green Preece took the lead but Christopher as glued to his back bumper. Cipriano and Pennink touched wheels dueling for third place and they both spun in turns 3+4 to bring the caution out with 32 laps complete.
Preece and Christopher stayed side by side for a lap on the restart before Christopher fell back into line behind Preece. The caution came back out with 33 laps complete for a spin by Tommy Membrino, Jr. coming out of turn 4.
Preece and Christopher resumed their side by side fight for the race lead on the restart with Christopher hanging with Preece for a lap and a half before settling into line behind Preece. Rocco was up to third with Curt Brainard fourth and Eric Berndt fifth.
Christopher was looking to the inside of Preece but Preece was able to hold Christopher off to the checkered flag to pick up his 8th win of the 2013 season. Christopher finished second, with Berndt, Rocco, and Avery rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Cory Casagrande took the early lead from the pole with Jim Peterson moving into second. Art Caruso did a half spin in turn 2 but was able to get moving and the race stayed green.
J.J. Hill got around George Nocera, Jr. to move into third on lap-3 and Rick Charette got by Nocera for fourth place on lap-4. Nocera continued to lose spots as Tom Fearn, Woody Pitkat, and Adam Gray all got by Nocera on lap-5. Nocera spun backwards into the turn 3 wall to bring the caution out with 6 laps complete.
The first restart got called back and on the next restart, Casagrande took the lead ahead of Hill but one lap after the restart, Hill tried a move down low to take over the lead but he spun in the middle of turns 3+4 to bring the caution out. Hill was able to rejoin the field at the rear as he did not sustain any damage to his car in the spin.
On the restart the inside line got bottled up and Kevin Gambacorta spun to bring the caution out. The next restart saw the same thing as Casagrande bottled up the inside line and Pitkat got into the back of Casagrande and both cars spun to bring the caution back out. This put Peterson and Fearn on the front row for the next restart.
Peterson took the lead while Peter Portante pulled alongside Fearn in a battle for second place. Portante briefly took the spot but Fearn fought back and took second. Fearn then moved by Peterson on lap-11 to take over the race lead. Behind them, Gray had moved into third with Michael Scorzelli fourth and Dennis Botticello was fifth. Right behind Botticello was Hill, who had recovered nicely from his earlier spin.
Gray got by Peterson for second and at the halfway point of the race he was right on Fearn's bumper for the race lead. Behind Fearn and Peterson, a melee broke out in turn 2 that involved the cars of Hill, Botticello, Gambacorta, and Peter Thickett to bring the caution out with 16 laps complete.
On the restart, Fearn and Gray were side by side for the lead, but they touched coming out of turn 4. As a results of the contact, there was a bottleneck at the front of the pack and Fearn was able to maintain control of his car while Gray spun backwards to bring the caution right back out. Fearn and Peterson were the new front row with Scorzelli and Portante lined up behind them for the restart.
The next restart saw Scorzelli spin through the frontstretch grass and collect the car of Paul Varricchio as he cam back onto the track to bring the caution right back out.
Fearn and Peterson were side by side for the lead on the restart with Fearn clearing Peterson after a lap. Charette was third with Thickett in fourth and Pitkat in fifth. Amazingly right behind Pitkat was Gray, who was spinning backwards only a few laps earlier. Gray was on the charge as he took fourth on lap-23 and he moved into third on lap-24. Fearn was comfortably in the lead ahead of Peterson, who had a comfortable margin over Gray with 5 laps to go. Another car that was having a great recovery drive was Hill in fifth place after being involved in two earlier incidents. Gray got by Peterson for second but he ran out of time to run down Fearn as Fearn took his fourth win of the 2013 season. Peterson finished third, with Pitkat and Hill rounding out the top-5.
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Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with a Five-Star Series event. Ryan Preece scored his division leading 8th and second consecutive win of the 2013 season in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn took down his fourth win of the season in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Chase Dowling took down his sixth and second consecutive win of the 2013 season in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Andrew Hayes came home a first time winner in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle Casagrande scored his second consecutive and third overall win of the season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Tom Bolles took the lead on the outside of Zach Aszklar to set the early pace. Aszklar settled into second with Joey Cipriano and Dan Avery side by side for third. Ted Christopher was right behind Avery and Cipriano in fifth and right behind Christopher was Doug Coby and Eric Berndt.
Things settled down into single file until lap-8 when Cipriano made a move by Aszklar to take over second. Avery was still fourth behind Aszklar with Christopher right on his bumper as Bolles continued to lead the race. Christopher made a power move to get by both Avery and Aszklar in turns 3+4 on lap-11 to move into third behind Bolles and Cipriano.
Rowan Pennink and Ryan Preece were now lined up right behind Aszklar and they nearly both got by Aszklar for fourth on lap-13, but they settled back into line behind Aszklar. Preece got around Pennink and he made the move on the high side to get past Aszklar on lap-15. Christopher had also gotten around Cipriano for second and was looking at the bumper of Bolles' car when the caution came out with 17 laps complete as Aszklar spun in turns 3+4.
On the restart Christopher got a good run on the outside of Bolles to move into the lead. Preece followed Christopher by Bolles to move into second and he immediately began to pressure Christopher for the lead. Bolles was now back in third with Cipriano, Pennink, and Avery lined up behind him.
Christopher was able to hold Preece off until lap-26 when Preece made his move to take over the lead with a pass in turn 3. Cipriano was third, with Pennink fourth and Frank Ruocco was now in fifth. Bolles was back to sixth, just ahead of Avery, Danny Cates, Todd Owen, and Keith Rocco. The caution came out with 30-laps complete as Owen and Cates spun into the turn 1 wall.
Back under green Preece took the lead but Christopher as glued to his back bumper. Cipriano and Pennink touched wheels dueling for third place and they both spun in turns 3+4 to bring the caution out with 32 laps complete.
Preece and Christopher stayed side by side for a lap on the restart before Christopher fell back into line behind Preece. The caution came back out with 33 laps complete for a spin by Tommy Membrino, Jr. coming out of turn 4.
Preece and Christopher resumed their side by side fight for the race lead on the restart with Christopher hanging with Preece for a lap and a half before settling into line behind Preece. Rocco was up to third with Curt Brainard fourth and Eric Berndt fifth.
Christopher was looking to the inside of Preece but Preece was able to hold Christopher off to the checkered flag to pick up his 8th win of the 2013 season. Christopher finished second, with Berndt, Rocco, and Avery rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Cory Casagrande took the early lead from the pole with Jim Peterson moving into second. Art Caruso did a half spin in turn 2 but was able to get moving and the race stayed green.
J.J. Hill got around George Nocera, Jr. to move into third on lap-3 and Rick Charette got by Nocera for fourth place on lap-4. Nocera continued to lose spots as Tom Fearn, Woody Pitkat, and Adam Gray all got by Nocera on lap-5. Nocera spun backwards into the turn 3 wall to bring the caution out with 6 laps complete.
The first restart got called back and on the next restart, Casagrande took the lead ahead of Hill but one lap after the restart, Hill tried a move down low to take over the lead but he spun in the middle of turns 3+4 to bring the caution out. Hill was able to rejoin the field at the rear as he did not sustain any damage to his car in the spin.
On the restart the inside line got bottled up and Kevin Gambacorta spun to bring the caution out. The next restart saw the same thing as Casagrande bottled up the inside line and Pitkat got into the back of Casagrande and both cars spun to bring the caution back out. This put Peterson and Fearn on the front row for the next restart.
Peterson took the lead while Peter Portante pulled alongside Fearn in a battle for second place. Portante briefly took the spot but Fearn fought back and took second. Fearn then moved by Peterson on lap-11 to take over the race lead. Behind them, Gray had moved into third with Michael Scorzelli fourth and Dennis Botticello was fifth. Right behind Botticello was Hill, who had recovered nicely from his earlier spin.
Gray got by Peterson for second and at the halfway point of the race he was right on Fearn's bumper for the race lead. Behind Fearn and Peterson, a melee broke out in turn 2 that involved the cars of Hill, Botticello, Gambacorta, and Peter Thickett to bring the caution out with 16 laps complete.
On the restart, Fearn and Gray were side by side for the lead, but they touched coming out of turn 4. As a results of the contact, there was a bottleneck at the front of the pack and Fearn was able to maintain control of his car while Gray spun backwards to bring the caution right back out. Fearn and Peterson were the new front row with Scorzelli and Portante lined up behind them for the restart.
The next restart saw Scorzelli spin through the frontstretch grass and collect the car of Paul Varricchio as he cam back onto the track to bring the caution right back out.
Fearn and Peterson were side by side for the lead on the restart with Fearn clearing Peterson after a lap. Charette was third with Thickett in fourth and Pitkat in fifth. Amazingly right behind Pitkat was Gray, who was spinning backwards only a few laps earlier. Gray was on the charge as he took fourth on lap-23 and he moved into third on lap-24. Fearn was comfortably in the lead ahead of Peterson, who had a comfortable margin over Gray with 5 laps to go. Another car that was having a great recovery drive was Hill in fifth place after being involved in two earlier incidents. Gray got by Peterson for second but he ran out of time to run down Fearn as Fearn took his fourth win of the 2013 season. Peterson finished third, with Pitkat and Hill rounding out the top-5.
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