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06-07-2014, 12:06 AM
Preece, Fearn, Ferrigno, Bren, Walker, & DiMatteo Score June 6th TSI Harley-Davidson 125 Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in the house for the TSI Harley-Davidson 125. Taking down NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly feature wins on the night were Ryan Preece for the third consecutive race in the SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn in the Late Model feature, Joey Ferrigno in the SK Light Modified feature, Justin Bren picked up his first career victory in the Limited Late Model feature, Johnny Walker in the DARE Stock feature, and Dana DiMatteo was a first time winner in the Legend Cars feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event that was resumed from lap-9 from May 23rd, Joey Cipriano resumed the race lead with Eric Berndt all over his back bumper. Behind Berndt, Todd Owen was fending off challenges from both Ryan Preece and Woody Pitkat. Preece went around Owen on lap-11 to move into third and he then took to the outside groove on lap-14 to make a pass on Cipriano to move into second.
Owen fell back to fourth, just in front of Tony Membrino, Jr., and Keith Rocco. Berndt moved to the lead on lap-15 and then Preece went y Berndt on lap-16. Berndt came back to t e inside of Preece on lap-18, but Preece was able to keep Berndt behind him for the time being. The caution came out with 18 laps complete for Doug Coby, who came to a rest in a shower of sparks in turn 3.
Preece took the lead on the restart while Cipriano briefly challenged Berndt for second before settling back into third. Rocco was fourth with Pitkat running in fifth. With 10 laps to go, Preece and Berndt were pulling away from the duo of Cipriano and Rocco, who in turn both had a comfortable margin back to the two cars of Pitkat and Sean Foster.
Preece led Berndt to the checkered flag to pick up his third consecutive victory to begin the 2014 season. Cipriano finished third, with Rocco and Pitkat rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Dennis Botticello took the early race lead, but J.J. Hill was all over his back bumper. Hill took a look to the inside of Botticello on lap-2 in turn 1, but Botticello was able to stay out front. Michael Bennett was third, with Michael Scorzelli fourth and Kevin Gambacorta was fifth. Mark Heim did a 360 spin on the backstretch on lap-3, but he never came to a stop and was able to get going again and the race stayed green.
Scorzelli took to the outside groove to move around Bennett on lap-4 to take over third place. Kyle Casagrande came to a stop in the middle of turns 3+4 backwards against the fence to bring the caution out with 7 laps complete.
Botticello took the lead back under green with Hill second. Tom Fearn moved up to third, with Jim Mavlouganes in fourth and Adam Gray was now up to fifth. Fearn made a move around Hill on lap-13 to move into second and the caution came out with 13 laps complete for a spin by Mark Heim in turn 2.
Botticello bobbled on the restart, which jammed the line up behind him. Fearn moved into the race lead and Gray made a spectacular 3-wide move going into turn 1 to get back up to fifth place as Botticello slotted into second with Mavlouganes third and Jay Stuart fourth.
Stuart got by Mavlouganes to move into third on lap-18 as Fearn continued to lead Botticello. Mavlouganes was applying heavy pressure to Botticello in a fight for second, but that duel had to be put on hold as the caution came out with 20 laps complete for Heim, who spun in the middle of turns 1+2.
Fearn took the lead on the restart with Stuart moving into second. Gray followed right behind Stuart and moved up to third with Botticello falling back to fourth. A multicar incident in turn 2 involved the cars of Mavlouganes, Bennett, Hill, Gambacorta, Scorzelli, and Cory Casagrande brought the caution out with 22 laps complete.
Fearn took the lead back under green while Gray was side by side with Stuart in a duel for second. They spent a lap side by side before Gray took the spot. The two cars touched on the backstretch and Gray spun, which collected the car of Botticello and brought the caution out with 23 laps complete.
Fearn again took the lead with Josh Wood moving into second. Stuart was third with Cory Casagrande and Scott Cook lined up behind him. Heim spun in turn 1 to bring the caution back out with 26 laps complete.
Fearn and Stuart again took the top-2 spots while behind them, Cory Casagrande was up to third, Wood fell back to fourth, and Hill was making a 3-wide move to get past both Scott Cook and Scorzelli to move into fifth place. Fearn led Stuart back to the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the season. Cory Casagrande finished third, with Wood and Hill rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Paul French streaked into the lead at the drop of the green flag to take the early race lead. Rit Dulac took second with Branden Dion in third. Todd Douillard got around Bob Charland to move into fourth and Charland settled into fifth place. The top-5 ran in line for the first half of the race before the order began to shuffle.
Dion got around Dulac and Joey Ferrigno followed suit as Dulac fell back to fourth. Dulac then spun in the middle of turns 1+2 to bring the caution out with 14 laps complete.
French powered back into the lead on the restart with Ferrigno pulling alongside Dion for second. French was driving the high line, which left the door open for Ferrigno to make a move on the bottom. Ferrigno made his move in turn 3 on lap-17 to move to the front of the pack. The caution then came out for a multi-car accident in turn 1 that involved the cars of Glenn Griswold, Jeremy Sorel, Rich Hammann, and several others.
French again got a great restart, but it was a little too good as it was called back. The next restart attempt saw Ferrigno take command with Charland side by side with French behind him. Charland got clear of French on lap-18 and then tried to set about reeling Ferrigno in. Ferrigno was too strong for Charland to catch him and he picked up his first win of the 2014 season. French finished third behind Ferrigno and Charland, with Stephen Kopcik and Jay Goff rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Justin Bren got around Paul Arute at the drop of the green to take the early race lead. Arute settled into second with Austin Bessette right behind him in third. Jesse Hinze was fourth and Norm Sears was fifth. The order changed on lap-4 as Bessette moved up to second, Sears to third, Hinze to fourth, and Albert Saunders moved up to fifth as Arute faded back to 12th place.
The top-5 settled into a groove and ran in line until the caution came out with 9 laps complete for Joe Nogiec, who spun in turn 1.
Bren took the lead on the restart with Sears moving into second. Albert Saunders moved up to third and Duane Provost moved up to fourth as Bessette slid backwards outside the top-5. Andrew Hayes was now in fifth but he got around Sears for fourth place on lap-14 as Provost charged his way into second and Albert Saunders was third. The caution came back out with 14 laps complete for Nogiec, who spun and came to a stop on the infield grass just coming out of turn 2.
Bren again took the lead on the restart with the inside line moving towards the front. Albert Saunders pulled alongside Provost for second and he took the spot on lap-16. Sears was now side by side with Provost and he moved into third on lap-17. Provost continued to slide backwards in the outside groove as Hayes got by to take fourth and David Arute got by to move into fifth place on lap-18.
At the front of the field, Bren had opened his lead up over Saunders to several car lengths. He led Saunders back to the checkered flag to pick up his first career victory. Sears finished third, with Hayes and David Arute rounded out the top-5.
In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Andy Marchese streaked into the lead at the start of the race with Alexandra Fearn moving up to second. Gus Coelho started up front, but he fell back to fifth in the opening laps as Johnny Walker and Brandon Michael both got past.
After a caution, Marchese resumed the race lead with Walker moving up to second. Frank L’Etoile had charged his way through the field to move into third, with Jeff Jolly fourth and Ryan Fearn moving into fifth as Alexandra Fearn fell back to sixth.
Walker made a move around Marchese for the race lead on lap-9 and L’Etoile followed him by as Marchese fell back to third. Marchese then spun in the middle of turns 1+2 after contact with Ryan Fearn to bring the caution out with 10 laps complete.
Walker took the lead on the restart with L’Etoile second. Jolly moved up to third with Dave Comeau in fourth. Walker was strong out front and he led the field back to the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the 2014 season.
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Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in the house for the TSI Harley-Davidson 125. Taking down NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly feature wins on the night were Ryan Preece for the third consecutive race in the SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn in the Late Model feature, Joey Ferrigno in the SK Light Modified feature, Justin Bren picked up his first career victory in the Limited Late Model feature, Johnny Walker in the DARE Stock feature, and Dana DiMatteo was a first time winner in the Legend Cars feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event that was resumed from lap-9 from May 23rd, Joey Cipriano resumed the race lead with Eric Berndt all over his back bumper. Behind Berndt, Todd Owen was fending off challenges from both Ryan Preece and Woody Pitkat. Preece went around Owen on lap-11 to move into third and he then took to the outside groove on lap-14 to make a pass on Cipriano to move into second.
Owen fell back to fourth, just in front of Tony Membrino, Jr., and Keith Rocco. Berndt moved to the lead on lap-15 and then Preece went y Berndt on lap-16. Berndt came back to t e inside of Preece on lap-18, but Preece was able to keep Berndt behind him for the time being. The caution came out with 18 laps complete for Doug Coby, who came to a rest in a shower of sparks in turn 3.
Preece took the lead on the restart while Cipriano briefly challenged Berndt for second before settling back into third. Rocco was fourth with Pitkat running in fifth. With 10 laps to go, Preece and Berndt were pulling away from the duo of Cipriano and Rocco, who in turn both had a comfortable margin back to the two cars of Pitkat and Sean Foster.
Preece led Berndt to the checkered flag to pick up his third consecutive victory to begin the 2014 season. Cipriano finished third, with Rocco and Pitkat rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Dennis Botticello took the early race lead, but J.J. Hill was all over his back bumper. Hill took a look to the inside of Botticello on lap-2 in turn 1, but Botticello was able to stay out front. Michael Bennett was third, with Michael Scorzelli fourth and Kevin Gambacorta was fifth. Mark Heim did a 360 spin on the backstretch on lap-3, but he never came to a stop and was able to get going again and the race stayed green.
Scorzelli took to the outside groove to move around Bennett on lap-4 to take over third place. Kyle Casagrande came to a stop in the middle of turns 3+4 backwards against the fence to bring the caution out with 7 laps complete.
Botticello took the lead back under green with Hill second. Tom Fearn moved up to third, with Jim Mavlouganes in fourth and Adam Gray was now up to fifth. Fearn made a move around Hill on lap-13 to move into second and the caution came out with 13 laps complete for a spin by Mark Heim in turn 2.
Botticello bobbled on the restart, which jammed the line up behind him. Fearn moved into the race lead and Gray made a spectacular 3-wide move going into turn 1 to get back up to fifth place as Botticello slotted into second with Mavlouganes third and Jay Stuart fourth.
Stuart got by Mavlouganes to move into third on lap-18 as Fearn continued to lead Botticello. Mavlouganes was applying heavy pressure to Botticello in a fight for second, but that duel had to be put on hold as the caution came out with 20 laps complete for Heim, who spun in the middle of turns 1+2.
Fearn took the lead on the restart with Stuart moving into second. Gray followed right behind Stuart and moved up to third with Botticello falling back to fourth. A multicar incident in turn 2 involved the cars of Mavlouganes, Bennett, Hill, Gambacorta, Scorzelli, and Cory Casagrande brought the caution out with 22 laps complete.
Fearn took the lead back under green while Gray was side by side with Stuart in a duel for second. They spent a lap side by side before Gray took the spot. The two cars touched on the backstretch and Gray spun, which collected the car of Botticello and brought the caution out with 23 laps complete.
Fearn again took the lead with Josh Wood moving into second. Stuart was third with Cory Casagrande and Scott Cook lined up behind him. Heim spun in turn 1 to bring the caution back out with 26 laps complete.
Fearn and Stuart again took the top-2 spots while behind them, Cory Casagrande was up to third, Wood fell back to fourth, and Hill was making a 3-wide move to get past both Scott Cook and Scorzelli to move into fifth place. Fearn led Stuart back to the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the season. Cory Casagrande finished third, with Wood and Hill rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Paul French streaked into the lead at the drop of the green flag to take the early race lead. Rit Dulac took second with Branden Dion in third. Todd Douillard got around Bob Charland to move into fourth and Charland settled into fifth place. The top-5 ran in line for the first half of the race before the order began to shuffle.
Dion got around Dulac and Joey Ferrigno followed suit as Dulac fell back to fourth. Dulac then spun in the middle of turns 1+2 to bring the caution out with 14 laps complete.
French powered back into the lead on the restart with Ferrigno pulling alongside Dion for second. French was driving the high line, which left the door open for Ferrigno to make a move on the bottom. Ferrigno made his move in turn 3 on lap-17 to move to the front of the pack. The caution then came out for a multi-car accident in turn 1 that involved the cars of Glenn Griswold, Jeremy Sorel, Rich Hammann, and several others.
French again got a great restart, but it was a little too good as it was called back. The next restart attempt saw Ferrigno take command with Charland side by side with French behind him. Charland got clear of French on lap-18 and then tried to set about reeling Ferrigno in. Ferrigno was too strong for Charland to catch him and he picked up his first win of the 2014 season. French finished third behind Ferrigno and Charland, with Stephen Kopcik and Jay Goff rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Justin Bren got around Paul Arute at the drop of the green to take the early race lead. Arute settled into second with Austin Bessette right behind him in third. Jesse Hinze was fourth and Norm Sears was fifth. The order changed on lap-4 as Bessette moved up to second, Sears to third, Hinze to fourth, and Albert Saunders moved up to fifth as Arute faded back to 12th place.
The top-5 settled into a groove and ran in line until the caution came out with 9 laps complete for Joe Nogiec, who spun in turn 1.
Bren took the lead on the restart with Sears moving into second. Albert Saunders moved up to third and Duane Provost moved up to fourth as Bessette slid backwards outside the top-5. Andrew Hayes was now in fifth but he got around Sears for fourth place on lap-14 as Provost charged his way into second and Albert Saunders was third. The caution came back out with 14 laps complete for Nogiec, who spun and came to a stop on the infield grass just coming out of turn 2.
Bren again took the lead on the restart with the inside line moving towards the front. Albert Saunders pulled alongside Provost for second and he took the spot on lap-16. Sears was now side by side with Provost and he moved into third on lap-17. Provost continued to slide backwards in the outside groove as Hayes got by to take fourth and David Arute got by to move into fifth place on lap-18.
At the front of the field, Bren had opened his lead up over Saunders to several car lengths. He led Saunders back to the checkered flag to pick up his first career victory. Sears finished third, with Hayes and David Arute rounded out the top-5.
In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Andy Marchese streaked into the lead at the start of the race with Alexandra Fearn moving up to second. Gus Coelho started up front, but he fell back to fifth in the opening laps as Johnny Walker and Brandon Michael both got past.
After a caution, Marchese resumed the race lead with Walker moving up to second. Frank L’Etoile had charged his way through the field to move into third, with Jeff Jolly fourth and Ryan Fearn moving into fifth as Alexandra Fearn fell back to sixth.
Walker made a move around Marchese for the race lead on lap-9 and L’Etoile followed him by as Marchese fell back to third. Marchese then spun in the middle of turns 1+2 after contact with Ryan Fearn to bring the caution out with 10 laps complete.
Walker took the lead on the restart with L’Etoile second. Jolly moved up to third with Dave Comeau in fourth. Walker was strong out front and he led the field back to the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the 2014 season.
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