06/11/10 - Stafford Speedway

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KEITH ROCCO WINS 37TH ANNUAL COORS LIGHT SK MODIFIED® 100 AT STAFFORD
SPEEDWAY

Stafford Motor Speedway returned to racing action
with the 37th Annual Coors Light SK Modified® 100 on Friday, June 11th.
Keith Rocco defended his 100-lap victory from one year ago and scored his
fourth win of the 2010 season, Ryan Posocco picked up his first win of the
2010 season and the 40th win of his Late Model career at Stafford in the
30-lap Late Model feature, Frank Cardile scored his second victory of 2010
in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Dan Flannery scored his third win
of 2010 in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Cory Casagrande picked
up his second win of 2010 in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.

In the 37th Annual Coors Light 100-lap SK Modified® feature event, Brit
Andersen took the early race lead, but the caution came out with one lap
complete for a multi-car incident in turn 3 involving Jeff Baral, Frank
Ruocco, and Matt Gallo.

Andersen led the race until lap-4 when Josh Sylvester went to the front.
The caution came back out with 4 laps on the board as Todd Owen spun in turn
2 and collected several cars including Woody Pitkat, John Montesanto, and
Brad Hietala. Pitkat was able to come to pit road and change a flat tire
while Montesanto and Hietala were not so lucky.

Chris Jones took the lead from Sylvester back under green. Ted Christopher
and Keith Rocco were fourth and fifth on the restart and they quickly moved
into second and third. Jones held the lead until lap-16 when Christopher
and Rocco both got by Jones.

Once Christopher and Rocco were out front, they began a duel for the lead
like they staged in last year’s Coors Light SK Modified® 100. From lap-16
to lap-68, they swapped the lead a total of 15 times, with the lead changing
hands on an almost seeming lap-by-lap basis.

Once Rocco went out front on lap-68, he began to stretch out his advantage
over Christopher and he appeared headed to certain victory until the yellow
flag flew one final time with 97 laps complete as Raymond Grassetti made
heavy contact with the turn 2 wall.

Rocco took the lead on the restart and Woody Pitkat moved to the inside of
Christopher for second. The side by side action between Pitkat and
Christopher gave Rocco an advantage that he would not relinquish over the
final three laps as he won his second consecutive Coors Light SK Modified®
100 and his fourth win of the 2010 season. Pitkat finished second with
Christopher, Eric Berndt, and Ryan Preece rounding out the top-5 behind him.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Keith Rocco took the lead from the
pole and he quickly began to pull away from the field. Jim Mavlouganes was
second with Scott Cook third, Tom Fearn fourth, and Joe Rzeszutek fifth.
Ryan Posocco and Jim Peterson were two cars on the move in the early going
and both cars were in the top-5 within 5 laps. A caution for a stalled
Rzeszutek came out with 6 laps complete.

On the restart, Rocco kept the lead while Posocco moved from fourth to
second. Fearn was third, with Peterson fourth and Cook fifth. Michael
Bennett was now the car on the move, going from ninth on the restart to
fifth in several laps.

At the halfway point, it was still Rocco out front, followed by Posocco,
Peterson, Bennett, and Mavlouganes. Posocco was trying to take the lead
from Rocco lap after lap, and he was finally able to make a pass on lap-26.
Once Posocco was in the lead, he pulled away from Rocco to take down his
first victory of the 2010 season. Rocco finished second with Bennett,
Peterson, and Dillon Moltz rounding out the top-5.

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Earl Pelletier took the early
lead ahead of Kyle Spencer, Frank Cardile, John Hanafin, and Joey Cipriano.
The top-5 cars ran in line until the caution came out with 7 laps complete
as Heather DesRochers hit the backstretch wall and came to a stop in turn 3
with a damaged right front tire.

Pelletier kept the lead on the restart, but Cardile was glued to his back
bumper. Cardile rode behind Pelletier until lap-12 when he made a pass for
the lead. One lap after Cardile took the lead, the caution flag came out
for debris on the track after spins by Spencer, Victoria Bergenty, and
Anthony Flannery.

Cardile took the lead back under green while Tommy Barrett, Jr. and Joey
Cipriano were side by side for the second position. Barrett would take the
spot while Pelletier was fourth and Jay Goff was fifth. This was the
running order when the caution came out with 16 laps complete for a spin by
Tommy Membrino, Jr. and Rick Williams.

On the restart, Barrett didn’t quite come up to speed and Pelletier retired
to pit road. Cardile again took the lead with Cipriano hot on his heels.
Cardile was strong and he led the final 4 laps for his second win of the
2010 season. Cipriano finished second, with Goff, Hanafin, and Erica Santos
rounding out the top-5.

In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Jesse Hinze took the lead at
the green flag going to the outside of Duane Provost. Rob Dow quickly moved
into second, with Andrew Durand, Dave Yardley, and Dan Flannery all getting
past Provost as he went backwards in the high groove.

The caution came out with 7 laps complete to slow the action. Hinze powered
back to the lead on the restart, with Flannery moving into second place.
Flannery made his move to the front of the pack on lap-10 and his pass
opened the door for Durand, Yardley, and Kevin Gambacorta to all follow him
past Hinze as Hinze dropped back to fifth place. The caution came back out
with 16 laps complete for a spin by Durand and Gambacorta.

Flannery took the lead back under green and he pulled away from Yardley over
the final four laps to take his third win of the 2010 season. Yardley
finished second, with Michael Wray, Dow, and Gambacorta rounding out the
top-5.

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, James Carroll took the early race
lead ahead of Nick Salva, Cliff Saunders, Stephanie Berardi, and Cory
Casagrande. Berardi was hung in the outside groove and she lost a host of
positions before she got back in line. Carroll held the lead until lap-4
when Salva went to the front. Salva’s move brought Cliff Saunders by
Carroll as well.

On lap-5, Saunders and Salva got locked together and slid up the track in
turns 3+4, which allowed Cory Casagrande to move to the front of the pack.
Tony Membrino, Jr. was now in second behind Casagrande, with Albert
Saunders, Don Wood, and Kyle Casagrande rounding out the top-5.

Kyle Casagrande moved up to third by lap-10 while Cory Casagrande and
Membrino continued to hold down the top-2 spots. A three-car incident in
turn 2 involving Berardi, Vince Gambacorta, and Carroll brought out the
caution with 11 laps complete.

Cory Casagrande powered into the lead on the restart with his brother Kyle
moving into second place. Don Wood was third, with Membrino falling back to
fourth and Josh Wood was now up to fifth. Kyle couldn’t catch Cory over the
final four laps as Corey scored his second win of the 2010 season. Rounding
out the top-5 behind Cory and Kyle Casagrande was Don Wood, Tony Membrino,
Jr., and Jeff Jolly.

For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
(860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.

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SK MODIFIED® (100)
1) Keith Rocco, Meriden
2) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
3) Ted Christopher, Plainville
4) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
5) Ryan Preece, Berlin
6) Dan Avery, Somers
7) Josh Sylvester, Lebanon
8) Curt Brainard, Canton
9) Tom Bolles, Ellington
10) Sean Foster, Ellington
11) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
12) Kirk Zervas, Winthrop, Ma
13) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
14) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
15) Brad Hietala, Ellington
16) John Montesanto, North Branford
17) Jeff Baral, Enfield
18) Jeff Malave, Manchester
19) Chris Jones, New Milford
20) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
21) Vinny Anglace, Ansonia
22) Brit Andersen, Branford
23) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
24) Ronnie Silk, Norwalk
25) Todd Owen, Somers
26) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
27) Matt Gallo, Kensington

LATE MODEL (30)
1) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
2) Keith Rocco, Meriden
3) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
4) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
5) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
6) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
7) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
8) Corey Hutchings, Salem
9) Scott Cook, Uncasville
10) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
11) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
12) John Kasper, Wilbraham, Ma
13) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
14) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
15) Tony Lafo, Higganum
16) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
17) Alan Provost, Monson, Ma
18) Joe Rzeszutek, South Hadley, Ma

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
1) Frank Cardile, Bolton
2) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
3) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
4) John Hanafin, Quincy, Ma
5) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
6) Matt Galko, Meriden
7) Ted Cain, Plymouth
8) Chad Trombley, Bethany
9) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
10) David Webb, New Milford
11) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
12) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
13) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
14) Todd Clark, Bristol
15) Rick Williams, Haddam
16) Tommy Barrett, Jr., Millis, Ma
17) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
18) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
19) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
20) Anthony Flannery, East Hampton
21) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma

LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
1) Dan Flannery, Ellington
2) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
3) Michael Wray, Northford
4) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
5) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
6) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
7) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
8) Keith Minchella, Springfield, Ma
9) Rob Farrington, Jr, Belchertown, Ma
10) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
11) Chris Cook, Pepperell, Ma
12) Jeff Hubbell, Naugatuck
13) Brian Clement, Wethersfield
14) Carla Botticello, Manchester
15) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
16) Joe Nogiec, Bristol

DARE STOCK (15)
1) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
2) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
3) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
4) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
5) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
6) Andrew Hayes, Enfield
7) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
8) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook
9) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
10) Donald Cook, Agawam, Ma
11) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
12) Albert Saunders, Stafford
13) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
14) James Carroll, West Hartford
15) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
16) Nick Salva, Prospect

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