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06-10-2016, 10:45 PM
Pitkat, Fearn, Membrino, Bloxsom, Michael, & Korner Score June 10 Summer Blast-Off / SK Modified® Xtra Mart Xtra D Feature Wins at Stafford
Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the SK Modified® Xtra Mart Xtra D program on Friday, June 10th. Xtra Mart Convenience Stores put up a $1,500 bonus that was split evenly among the top-5 finishers in the extra distance SK Modified® feature event. Woody Pitkat was the big winner of the night, taking his second win of the season in the 45-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn scored his third win of the year in the Late Model feature, Tony Membrino, Jr. continued his strong performance with his fourth win of 2016 in the 20-lap SK Light feature, Robert Bloxsom scored his very first feature win in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, Brandon Michael won the 15-lap DARE Stock feature, and Noah Korner was the Legend Cars feature winner.
In the 45-lap Xtra Mart SK Modified® Xtra D feature event, Michael Gervais, Jr. took the early lead with Tom Bolles in second. Jeff Baral and Dan Avery were side by side for third but that quickly shuffled as Baral got a run on the inside of Bolles for second and Avery was fourth with Eric Berndt and Woody Pitkat side by side for fifth on lap-5.
Bolles was hanging strong on the outside of Baral as they were still side by side on lap-9. Bolles got clear of Baral on lap-10 with Berndt in fourth but the caution came out with 9 laps complete for Ed Spiers, who spun coming out of turn 2.
Gervais took the lead back under green while Baral and Bolles resumed their side by side duel for second. Baral was the one who got the better of the duel this time as he took second on lap-12 and Bolles was starting to slide backwards in the outside groove as Pitkat was now alongside him for third and Berndt was looking to follow him past. Pitkat took the position on lap-14 and Berndt did follow him through but the caution came out with 14 laps complete as Berndt spun through the frontstretch grass.
Gervais took the lead on the restart but Tyler Hines and Tommy Membrino, Jr. spun in turn 1 to bring the caution back out before a lap could be completed. Gervais took the lead back under green with Pitkat moving up to second. Baral was third with Berndt and Bolles side by side for fourth. Pitkat was starting to apply heavy pressure to Gervais for the lead as the race approached the halfway point and he was able to make a pass stick on lap-24. Baral and Berndt were now side by side for third behind Pitkat and Gervais with Bolles in fifth.
Berndt got the better of the side by side action with Baral and he moved up to second behind Pitkat with 10 laps to go. Gervais was now back to third with Baral and Bolles making up the top-5. Berndt was looking high and low for a way to get around Pitkat for the lead, but Pitkat was able to fend off his challenges. Berndt was trying so hard to get around Pitkat that he grazed the backstretch wall on lap-40 but he kept his foot in the gas and stayed glued to Pitkat’s back bumper.
Berndt was able to pull alongside Pitkat in the outside groove on lap-43 and they took the white flag side by side. They were neck and neck down the backstretch and stayed that way through turns 3+4. As they came off turn 4, Pitkat had just enough to pull Berndt down the frontstretch and he took the checkered flag by a nose. Ted Christopher finished third, with Gervais and Ronnie Williams rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Tyler Leary and Rich Hammann were side by side for the first lap while Michael Wray was looking to make things 3-wide for the lead. Wray went 3-wide on lap-2 and moved into the lead and his move brought Tom Fearn up to second as Leary and Hammann slid back. Fearn took the lead from Wray on lap-4 and behind them Josh Wood was up to third, Kevin Gambacorta was fourth, and Leary was back to fifth.
Gambacorta got around Wood for third and he was closing in on Wray with 10 laps complete as Fearn continued to hold down the race lead. At the halfway point of the race Fearn was still in the lead but Gambcorta was now in second with Wray, Wood, and Jim Mavlouganes making up the top-5.
With 10-laps to go, Gambacorta and Wray had caught up to Fearn to make a 3-car fight for the lead. Gambacorta looked to his inside on lap-22 but couldn’t make the pass stick. Gambacorta made another move on lap-24 and Fearn nearly spun but did a masterful job of gathering his car back up and he stayed out front.
Gambacorta again nearly had a pass made coming out of turn 2 on lap-27 but he fell back into line behind Fearn. Gambacorta made one last ditch effort coming off turn 4 to the checkered flag and he got alongside Fearn but Fearn got his nose to the checkered flag first for his third win of the season. Wray finished third, with Wood and Mavlouganes rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light feature event, the field completed one lap with Wesley Prucker in the lead before Joey Ferrigno hit the wall in turn 1 and several other cars, including Andrew Molleur, Ryan Charland, and Sean Mandel followed him into the turn 1 wall to bring the caution out.
Prucker took the lead back under green with Vinny Anglace all over his back bumper. Anglace took the lead from Prucker on lap-3 while Joe Graf, Jr. was third, David Arute was fourth and Jay Goff was fifth. Tony Membrino, Jr. was charging his way through the field and he was up to sixth after only four laps.
At the halfway point of the race, Anglace was still out front with Graf and Arute giving chase. Membrino was now fourth with Prucker right behind him in fifth. Membrino was slowly closing in on the top-3. Graf made a move to the inside of Anglace for the lead on lap-13 and that brought Membrino to the outside of Arute to make a 4-car side by side two row fight for the lead. Prucker spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out with 15 laps complete and Graf spun in turn 1 and collected Arute. This put Membrino alongside Anglace on the front row with Daniel Wesson and Todd Douillard in the second row for the restart.
Membrino took the lead from Anglace on the restart but Anglace stayed glued to Membrino’s back bumper and he was applying heavy pressure to get the lead back. Wesson was also strong in third and he and Anglace touched wheels and showered sparks on lap-18 but both cars kept going in pursuit of Membrino. Membrino lead Anglace to the checkered flag for his fourth win of the 2016 season. Wesson finished third, with Keith Caruso and Douillard rounding out the top-5.
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Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the SK Modified® Xtra Mart Xtra D program on Friday, June 10th. Xtra Mart Convenience Stores put up a $1,500 bonus that was split evenly among the top-5 finishers in the extra distance SK Modified® feature event. Woody Pitkat was the big winner of the night, taking his second win of the season in the 45-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn scored his third win of the year in the Late Model feature, Tony Membrino, Jr. continued his strong performance with his fourth win of 2016 in the 20-lap SK Light feature, Robert Bloxsom scored his very first feature win in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, Brandon Michael won the 15-lap DARE Stock feature, and Noah Korner was the Legend Cars feature winner.
In the 45-lap Xtra Mart SK Modified® Xtra D feature event, Michael Gervais, Jr. took the early lead with Tom Bolles in second. Jeff Baral and Dan Avery were side by side for third but that quickly shuffled as Baral got a run on the inside of Bolles for second and Avery was fourth with Eric Berndt and Woody Pitkat side by side for fifth on lap-5.
Bolles was hanging strong on the outside of Baral as they were still side by side on lap-9. Bolles got clear of Baral on lap-10 with Berndt in fourth but the caution came out with 9 laps complete for Ed Spiers, who spun coming out of turn 2.
Gervais took the lead back under green while Baral and Bolles resumed their side by side duel for second. Baral was the one who got the better of the duel this time as he took second on lap-12 and Bolles was starting to slide backwards in the outside groove as Pitkat was now alongside him for third and Berndt was looking to follow him past. Pitkat took the position on lap-14 and Berndt did follow him through but the caution came out with 14 laps complete as Berndt spun through the frontstretch grass.
Gervais took the lead on the restart but Tyler Hines and Tommy Membrino, Jr. spun in turn 1 to bring the caution back out before a lap could be completed. Gervais took the lead back under green with Pitkat moving up to second. Baral was third with Berndt and Bolles side by side for fourth. Pitkat was starting to apply heavy pressure to Gervais for the lead as the race approached the halfway point and he was able to make a pass stick on lap-24. Baral and Berndt were now side by side for third behind Pitkat and Gervais with Bolles in fifth.
Berndt got the better of the side by side action with Baral and he moved up to second behind Pitkat with 10 laps to go. Gervais was now back to third with Baral and Bolles making up the top-5. Berndt was looking high and low for a way to get around Pitkat for the lead, but Pitkat was able to fend off his challenges. Berndt was trying so hard to get around Pitkat that he grazed the backstretch wall on lap-40 but he kept his foot in the gas and stayed glued to Pitkat’s back bumper.
Berndt was able to pull alongside Pitkat in the outside groove on lap-43 and they took the white flag side by side. They were neck and neck down the backstretch and stayed that way through turns 3+4. As they came off turn 4, Pitkat had just enough to pull Berndt down the frontstretch and he took the checkered flag by a nose. Ted Christopher finished third, with Gervais and Ronnie Williams rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Tyler Leary and Rich Hammann were side by side for the first lap while Michael Wray was looking to make things 3-wide for the lead. Wray went 3-wide on lap-2 and moved into the lead and his move brought Tom Fearn up to second as Leary and Hammann slid back. Fearn took the lead from Wray on lap-4 and behind them Josh Wood was up to third, Kevin Gambacorta was fourth, and Leary was back to fifth.
Gambacorta got around Wood for third and he was closing in on Wray with 10 laps complete as Fearn continued to hold down the race lead. At the halfway point of the race Fearn was still in the lead but Gambcorta was now in second with Wray, Wood, and Jim Mavlouganes making up the top-5.
With 10-laps to go, Gambacorta and Wray had caught up to Fearn to make a 3-car fight for the lead. Gambacorta looked to his inside on lap-22 but couldn’t make the pass stick. Gambacorta made another move on lap-24 and Fearn nearly spun but did a masterful job of gathering his car back up and he stayed out front.
Gambacorta again nearly had a pass made coming out of turn 2 on lap-27 but he fell back into line behind Fearn. Gambacorta made one last ditch effort coming off turn 4 to the checkered flag and he got alongside Fearn but Fearn got his nose to the checkered flag first for his third win of the season. Wray finished third, with Wood and Mavlouganes rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light feature event, the field completed one lap with Wesley Prucker in the lead before Joey Ferrigno hit the wall in turn 1 and several other cars, including Andrew Molleur, Ryan Charland, and Sean Mandel followed him into the turn 1 wall to bring the caution out.
Prucker took the lead back under green with Vinny Anglace all over his back bumper. Anglace took the lead from Prucker on lap-3 while Joe Graf, Jr. was third, David Arute was fourth and Jay Goff was fifth. Tony Membrino, Jr. was charging his way through the field and he was up to sixth after only four laps.
At the halfway point of the race, Anglace was still out front with Graf and Arute giving chase. Membrino was now fourth with Prucker right behind him in fifth. Membrino was slowly closing in on the top-3. Graf made a move to the inside of Anglace for the lead on lap-13 and that brought Membrino to the outside of Arute to make a 4-car side by side two row fight for the lead. Prucker spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out with 15 laps complete and Graf spun in turn 1 and collected Arute. This put Membrino alongside Anglace on the front row with Daniel Wesson and Todd Douillard in the second row for the restart.
Membrino took the lead from Anglace on the restart but Anglace stayed glued to Membrino’s back bumper and he was applying heavy pressure to get the lead back. Wesson was also strong in third and he and Anglace touched wheels and showered sparks on lap-18 but both cars kept going in pursuit of Membrino. Membrino lead Anglace to the checkered flag for his fourth win of the 2016 season. Wesson finished third, with Keith Caruso and Douillard rounding out the top-5.
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