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09-08-2013, 12:17 PM
Waterford Speedbowl returned with
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing as the main attraction Saturday
evening. A fast paced night of motorsports was completed placing five
winners into Victory Lane. Leading the way was Kyle James of Ashaway, RI,
winning his third SK Modified® race of the year after a spirited battle at
the front of the pack. Keith Rocco of Meriden took home top honors in the
Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model division, Josh Galvin of Franklin won his
third Street Stock race of the season and Garrett Denton of Hope Valley,
RI took his second Mini Stock victory in the past three events. Vernon’s
Glenn Griswold rounded out the night’s winners, scoring his second
consecutive SK Light Modified race win.
The 35-lap SK Modified® feature was a great battle among the top cars over
the duration of the event as just two caution flags slowed the pace.
Nichole Morgillo used the pole starting position to hold the lead early
on, racing ahead of Ted Christopher at the drop of the green flag. Diego
Monahan tried to dive under Christopher on the opening lap only to see his
car ride up the track in turn four with the two making contact.
Christopher was able to hold second but the field was only able to
complete one more lap before Keith Rocco and Shawn Monahan got together in
turn four, with Rocco spinning to bring out the first caution flag of the
race.
Morgillo was back out in front beating Christopher through turns one and
two following the restart. Monahan held third ahead of a pack of cars
racing for position that included James. He broke out of the pack in the
inside lane, taking fourth with Todd Ceravolo following into fifth. James
was able to scoot by Monahan for third when the second and final caution
flag of the event came out on lap-7 when Jeff Gallup went spinning off the
front chute.
Morgillo jumped back ahead of Christopher through turns one and two on the
restart, leaving him in the grasp of James who kept Christopher in the
outside lane. James was able to take second from Christopher on lap-8 and
Ceravolo was by Christopher into third a lap later. Back up front James
was draped all over the rear bumper of Morgillo, looking for a way around.
He looked to the outside, trying to get a wheel on Morgillo only to see
her shut the door and the two make contact. James was back at it on
lap-12 again trying outside of Morgillo, to no avail.
Ceravolo made a run for second on lap-16 when James continued to look to
the outside of Morgillo. After James fought that bid off, he once again
went on attack for the lead, finally able to pull alongside Morgillo on
lap-18. After one lap there, he raced off turn four into the lead to
complete lap-19. Christopher jumped back into the mix as he got by
Ceravolo and Morgillo on the outside to follow James on lap-20. The top
two cars began to pull away as Morgillo fended off Ceravolo and fifth
place Craig Lutz. Lutz was able to get past Ceravolo to try his hand at
unseating Morgillo from a podium finish.
Up front Christopher made a run at James. He was on James’ rear bumper on
lap-22 applying pressure. James withstood the challenge and eventually
pulled ahead by a car length. As the laps clicked off the scoreboard
Christopher stuck with James, however was unable to mount a final rally.
James raced to the checkered flag the rest of the way as Christopher
finished just behind. Further back, a great battle that endured over the
final 15 laps saw Morgillo hold back all challenges for third position to
match her best finish of the year. Lutz finished in fourth and Ceravolo
rounded out the top five. Rocco, the division point leader, battled back
from his spin to finish in sixth.
Rocco won for the eighth time of the year in the Bob Valenti Auto Mall
Late Model division, padding his lead in that division’s point standings
in the process. He quickly arrived among the top-three cars and picked
off second place Rich Staskowski on the inside of the track on lap-5, then
ran down leader Jeff Smith. Rocco caught him and used the top groove to
make his move, driving into the lead off turn four to complete lap-12.
Rocco went on interrupted to the 30-lap victory in a race that ran from
the green to checkered flags without a yellow flag. Smith finished in
second and Staskowski was third.
Galvin was out front of a Street Stock race that saw the competition take
its share of bruises over the middle of the 25-lap feature. He took the
lead from Dan Darnstaedt following a restart on lap-8. Once the division
got past halfway, the final laps were completed in quick fashion. Galvin
moved to second in the standings after trouble set in for point leaders
Corey Hutchings and Chris Meyer during the race. Phil Evans took second
place and Al Stone finished third. Hutchings was able to recover to place
sixth while Meyer did not finish.
Denton powered to his second victory in three weeks in the 25-lap Mini
Stock feature, combining a fast car with a timely maneuver to get by
leader Ken Cassidy Jr. midway through the race. Cassidy marched his way
to the front of the field to take the lead on lap-5 and held it while
Denton moved into second. Cassidy had a suspension failure set in on his
car, slowly dropping him back through the field when Denton capitalized
and moved out front. Cassidy pitted for repairs during the first caution
flag on lap-17 and was able to return without losing any laps to the
field. Denton got away from Ray Christian on a late restart to take the
win, while Christian finished in second and Bill Leonard of held off a
charging Cassidy to take third at the finish. Denton was able to close
the gap on Cassidy in the battle for the championship. The two sit atop
the division point standings.
Griswold was back in Victory Lane for the second straight race in the SK
Light Modified division. He inherited the lead when the two leaders,
Victoria Bergenty and Randy Churchill, tangled on lap-2. Griswold was
unstoppable over five additional caution flags that slowed the event. He
held back Churchill, who was able to dodge trouble the rest of the way to
move back into second. Churchill, the point leader, finished second while
Corey Barry ran a clean race and wound up placing third.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modifieds® (35-laps): 1. Kyle James,
Ashaway, RI; 2. Ted Christopher, Plainville; 3. Nichole Morgillo,
Meriden; 4. Ryan Lutz, Miller Place, NY; 5. Todd Ceravolo, Gales Ferry;
6. Keith Rocco, Meriden; 7. Tyler Chadwick, Ledyard; 8. Shawn Thibeault,
Plainville; 9. Rob Janovic Jr., Waterford; 10. Jeffrey Gallup, Agawam,
MA; 11. Tom Abele Jr., Norwich; 12. Joe Gada, Salem; 13. Diego Monahan,
Quaker Hill; 14. Ed Puleo, Branford; 15. Frank Mucciacciaro Jr.,
Milford; 16. Corey Coates, Ledyard; 17. Wendell Dailey, Gales Ferry;
18. Shawn Monahan, Waterford; 19. Rich Duranti, Quaker Hill; 20. Adam
Gada, Bozrah
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bob Valenti Late Models (30-laps): 1.
Keith Rocco, Meriden; 2. Jeff Smith, Old Lyme; 3. Rich Staskowski, Hope
Valley, RI; 4. David Farrington Jr., Jay, ME; 5. Jason Palmer, Berlin;
6. Christopher Garside, Waterford; 7. Ray Christian III, Groton; 8.
Anthony Ryan Sr., Danbury; 9. Rich Duranti, Quaker Hill; 10. Vin
Esposito, Seymour; DNS – Tony Macrino, Waterford
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Street Stocks (25-laps): 1. Josh
Galvin, Franklin; 2. Phil Evans, Uncasville; 3. Al Stone III, Durham;
4. Monte Gibbs, Higganum; 5. Dan Darnstaedt, Durham; 6. Corey Hutchings,
Salem; 7. Joe Arena, Bristol; 8. Norm Root Jr., Old Saybrook; 9. Dwayne
Dorr, Ledyard; 10. Ronnie Oldham Jr., Old Saybrook; 11. Tim Morse,
Waterbury; 12. Don Spence Jr., Oakdale; 13. Scott Sousa, Uncasville;
14. Ryan Waterman, Danielson; 15. Chris Meyer, North Franklin; 16. Chris
Douton, Waterford; 17. Ed Gertsch Jr., East Haven; 18. Lloyd Anderson,
Wauregan
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Mini Stocks (25-laps): 1. Garrett
Denton, Hope Valley, RI; 2. Ray Christian III, Groton; 3. Bill Leonard,
Charlestown, RI; 4. Ken Cassidy Jr., Lisbon; 5. Ian Brew, Wood River
Junction, RI; 6. Christopher Ivory, Oakdale; 7. Joe Liskiewicz, Preston;
8. Eric Burgeois, East Haddam; 9. Doug Curry, Groton; 10. Joe Fogarasi,
Columbia; 11. Jeff Moffat, Smithfield, RI; 12. Nick Pappacoda, North
Branford; 13. Jeffrey Lee, Uncasville; 14. Dale Sherman, Charlestown, RI
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Light Modifieds (25-laps): 1. Glenn
Griswold, Vernon; 2. Randy Churchill, Oakdale; 3. Corey Barry,
Plainfield; 4. Paul French, Andover; 5. Victoria Bergenty, Plainville;
6. Chris Ignazio, Colchester; 7. Alan Benincaso, Westport; 8. Larry
Goss, North Windham; 9. Paul Buzel, Trumbull; 10. Joe Fraulino Jr., East
Hampton; 11. Jeff Fialkovich, Shelton
Brian Darling
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing as the main attraction Saturday
evening. A fast paced night of motorsports was completed placing five
winners into Victory Lane. Leading the way was Kyle James of Ashaway, RI,
winning his third SK Modified® race of the year after a spirited battle at
the front of the pack. Keith Rocco of Meriden took home top honors in the
Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model division, Josh Galvin of Franklin won his
third Street Stock race of the season and Garrett Denton of Hope Valley,
RI took his second Mini Stock victory in the past three events. Vernon’s
Glenn Griswold rounded out the night’s winners, scoring his second
consecutive SK Light Modified race win.
The 35-lap SK Modified® feature was a great battle among the top cars over
the duration of the event as just two caution flags slowed the pace.
Nichole Morgillo used the pole starting position to hold the lead early
on, racing ahead of Ted Christopher at the drop of the green flag. Diego
Monahan tried to dive under Christopher on the opening lap only to see his
car ride up the track in turn four with the two making contact.
Christopher was able to hold second but the field was only able to
complete one more lap before Keith Rocco and Shawn Monahan got together in
turn four, with Rocco spinning to bring out the first caution flag of the
race.
Morgillo was back out in front beating Christopher through turns one and
two following the restart. Monahan held third ahead of a pack of cars
racing for position that included James. He broke out of the pack in the
inside lane, taking fourth with Todd Ceravolo following into fifth. James
was able to scoot by Monahan for third when the second and final caution
flag of the event came out on lap-7 when Jeff Gallup went spinning off the
front chute.
Morgillo jumped back ahead of Christopher through turns one and two on the
restart, leaving him in the grasp of James who kept Christopher in the
outside lane. James was able to take second from Christopher on lap-8 and
Ceravolo was by Christopher into third a lap later. Back up front James
was draped all over the rear bumper of Morgillo, looking for a way around.
He looked to the outside, trying to get a wheel on Morgillo only to see
her shut the door and the two make contact. James was back at it on
lap-12 again trying outside of Morgillo, to no avail.
Ceravolo made a run for second on lap-16 when James continued to look to
the outside of Morgillo. After James fought that bid off, he once again
went on attack for the lead, finally able to pull alongside Morgillo on
lap-18. After one lap there, he raced off turn four into the lead to
complete lap-19. Christopher jumped back into the mix as he got by
Ceravolo and Morgillo on the outside to follow James on lap-20. The top
two cars began to pull away as Morgillo fended off Ceravolo and fifth
place Craig Lutz. Lutz was able to get past Ceravolo to try his hand at
unseating Morgillo from a podium finish.
Up front Christopher made a run at James. He was on James’ rear bumper on
lap-22 applying pressure. James withstood the challenge and eventually
pulled ahead by a car length. As the laps clicked off the scoreboard
Christopher stuck with James, however was unable to mount a final rally.
James raced to the checkered flag the rest of the way as Christopher
finished just behind. Further back, a great battle that endured over the
final 15 laps saw Morgillo hold back all challenges for third position to
match her best finish of the year. Lutz finished in fourth and Ceravolo
rounded out the top five. Rocco, the division point leader, battled back
from his spin to finish in sixth.
Rocco won for the eighth time of the year in the Bob Valenti Auto Mall
Late Model division, padding his lead in that division’s point standings
in the process. He quickly arrived among the top-three cars and picked
off second place Rich Staskowski on the inside of the track on lap-5, then
ran down leader Jeff Smith. Rocco caught him and used the top groove to
make his move, driving into the lead off turn four to complete lap-12.
Rocco went on interrupted to the 30-lap victory in a race that ran from
the green to checkered flags without a yellow flag. Smith finished in
second and Staskowski was third.
Galvin was out front of a Street Stock race that saw the competition take
its share of bruises over the middle of the 25-lap feature. He took the
lead from Dan Darnstaedt following a restart on lap-8. Once the division
got past halfway, the final laps were completed in quick fashion. Galvin
moved to second in the standings after trouble set in for point leaders
Corey Hutchings and Chris Meyer during the race. Phil Evans took second
place and Al Stone finished third. Hutchings was able to recover to place
sixth while Meyer did not finish.
Denton powered to his second victory in three weeks in the 25-lap Mini
Stock feature, combining a fast car with a timely maneuver to get by
leader Ken Cassidy Jr. midway through the race. Cassidy marched his way
to the front of the field to take the lead on lap-5 and held it while
Denton moved into second. Cassidy had a suspension failure set in on his
car, slowly dropping him back through the field when Denton capitalized
and moved out front. Cassidy pitted for repairs during the first caution
flag on lap-17 and was able to return without losing any laps to the
field. Denton got away from Ray Christian on a late restart to take the
win, while Christian finished in second and Bill Leonard of held off a
charging Cassidy to take third at the finish. Denton was able to close
the gap on Cassidy in the battle for the championship. The two sit atop
the division point standings.
Griswold was back in Victory Lane for the second straight race in the SK
Light Modified division. He inherited the lead when the two leaders,
Victoria Bergenty and Randy Churchill, tangled on lap-2. Griswold was
unstoppable over five additional caution flags that slowed the event. He
held back Churchill, who was able to dodge trouble the rest of the way to
move back into second. Churchill, the point leader, finished second while
Corey Barry ran a clean race and wound up placing third.
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modifieds® (35-laps): 1. Kyle James,
Ashaway, RI; 2. Ted Christopher, Plainville; 3. Nichole Morgillo,
Meriden; 4. Ryan Lutz, Miller Place, NY; 5. Todd Ceravolo, Gales Ferry;
6. Keith Rocco, Meriden; 7. Tyler Chadwick, Ledyard; 8. Shawn Thibeault,
Plainville; 9. Rob Janovic Jr., Waterford; 10. Jeffrey Gallup, Agawam,
MA; 11. Tom Abele Jr., Norwich; 12. Joe Gada, Salem; 13. Diego Monahan,
Quaker Hill; 14. Ed Puleo, Branford; 15. Frank Mucciacciaro Jr.,
Milford; 16. Corey Coates, Ledyard; 17. Wendell Dailey, Gales Ferry;
18. Shawn Monahan, Waterford; 19. Rich Duranti, Quaker Hill; 20. Adam
Gada, Bozrah
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bob Valenti Late Models (30-laps): 1.
Keith Rocco, Meriden; 2. Jeff Smith, Old Lyme; 3. Rich Staskowski, Hope
Valley, RI; 4. David Farrington Jr., Jay, ME; 5. Jason Palmer, Berlin;
6. Christopher Garside, Waterford; 7. Ray Christian III, Groton; 8.
Anthony Ryan Sr., Danbury; 9. Rich Duranti, Quaker Hill; 10. Vin
Esposito, Seymour; DNS – Tony Macrino, Waterford
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Street Stocks (25-laps): 1. Josh
Galvin, Franklin; 2. Phil Evans, Uncasville; 3. Al Stone III, Durham;
4. Monte Gibbs, Higganum; 5. Dan Darnstaedt, Durham; 6. Corey Hutchings,
Salem; 7. Joe Arena, Bristol; 8. Norm Root Jr., Old Saybrook; 9. Dwayne
Dorr, Ledyard; 10. Ronnie Oldham Jr., Old Saybrook; 11. Tim Morse,
Waterbury; 12. Don Spence Jr., Oakdale; 13. Scott Sousa, Uncasville;
14. Ryan Waterman, Danielson; 15. Chris Meyer, North Franklin; 16. Chris
Douton, Waterford; 17. Ed Gertsch Jr., East Haven; 18. Lloyd Anderson,
Wauregan
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Mini Stocks (25-laps): 1. Garrett
Denton, Hope Valley, RI; 2. Ray Christian III, Groton; 3. Bill Leonard,
Charlestown, RI; 4. Ken Cassidy Jr., Lisbon; 5. Ian Brew, Wood River
Junction, RI; 6. Christopher Ivory, Oakdale; 7. Joe Liskiewicz, Preston;
8. Eric Burgeois, East Haddam; 9. Doug Curry, Groton; 10. Joe Fogarasi,
Columbia; 11. Jeff Moffat, Smithfield, RI; 12. Nick Pappacoda, North
Branford; 13. Jeffrey Lee, Uncasville; 14. Dale Sherman, Charlestown, RI
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Light Modifieds (25-laps): 1. Glenn
Griswold, Vernon; 2. Randy Churchill, Oakdale; 3. Corey Barry,
Plainfield; 4. Paul French, Andover; 5. Victoria Bergenty, Plainville;
6. Chris Ignazio, Colchester; 7. Alan Benincaso, Westport; 8. Larry
Goss, North Windham; 9. Paul Buzel, Trumbull; 10. Joe Fraulino Jr., East
Hampton; 11. Jeff Fialkovich, Shelton
Brian Darling