07/02/10 - Stafford Speedway

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ROCCO, POSOCCO, LISEO, THIBEAULT, & DADDIO SCORE JULY 2nd NASCAR WHELEN
ALL-AMERICAN SERIES VICTORIES AT STAFFORD

Stafford Speedway was back in action with a NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series program on Friday night, July 2nd. Keith Rocco
continued his winning ways in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event for his
fourth consecutive and seventh overall win of the 2010 season, Ryan Posocco
picked up his second win of 2010 in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Dylan
Liseo scored his first career victory by a nose in the 20-lap SK Light
Modified feature, Shawn Thibeault won his first race of the season in the
20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Stephen Daddio was a first time
career winner in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.

In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Sean Foster took the lead at the
green ahead of Josh Sylvester, Mark Bakaj, Matt Gallo, and Dan Avery. Eric
Berndt spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out with 4 laps complete. On the
restart, Sylvester moved by Foster to take over the race lead. The cars of
Gallo and Frank Ruocco made contact in turn 3 to bring the caution back out.

On the restart, Foster jumped the start and the caution came back out and
Foster was sent to the rear of the field. Sylvester took the lead on the
restart, but Ted Christopher was on the charge and he moved from fourth to
second. Sylvester held the lead until Christopher moved to the front on
lap-9.

Christopher’s move brought Avery past Sylvester to drop him back to third
place. With several caution periods slowing the action, Christopher
remained out front and at the halfway point of the race it was Christopher
out front with Mark Bakaj, Keith Rocco, Jeff Malave, and Curt Brainard
making up the top-5.

Brainard spun to bring the caution back out with 30-laps complete.
Christopher took the lead on the restart with Rocco moving into second
place. Rocco made a bid for the lead and he took the lead from Christopher
on lap-33. On the next lap, Ruocco spun in turn 2 and collected the cars of
Bakaj and Zach Sylvester to bring the caution out.

Rocco kept the lead on the restart with Jeff Malave moving past Christopher
to take second. Christopher would move back by Malave for second on the
same lap, but that position swap gave Rocco a margin that he never
relinquished over the final 7 laps of the race as he scored his fourth
consecutive victory and seventh overall win of the 2010 season. Christopher
came home second, with Malave, Jeff Baral, and Bo Gunning rounding out the
top-5.

In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Scott Cook took the early race lead
ahead of Jim Peterson, Tony Lafo, Corey Hutchings, and Dillon Moltz. The
caution came out with 5 laps complete for a spin by Tom Fearn and Michael
Bennett. On the restart, the cars of Cook and Peterson touched while
dueling for the lead with Cook heading into the turn 3 wall to bring the
caution back out.

Peterson was now the race leader back under green with Ryan Posocco moving
into second place. Hutchings was third, with Woody Pitkat and Moltz behind
him. Lafo and Fearn spun with 10 laps complete to bring the yellow back
out. Posocco again charged to the lead with Hutchings moving into second.
Peterson was third, with Pitkat and Moltz making up the top-5.

The top-5 then ran in line for the final 20 laps of the race with Posocco
pulling away from the field to take down a dominating feature victory, his
second of the 2010 season. Hutchings, Peterson, Pitkat, and Moltz rounded
out the top-5.

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, the caution came out for Zach
Aszklar and Harry Wheeler, who spun in turn 4. Dylan Liseo took the early
lead on the restart with Earl Pelletier, Ted Cain, Erica Santos, and Tommy
Barret, Jr. behind him. Liseo was slowly stretching his lead out lap by lap
and had a comfortable margin built up over the rest of the field when the
caution came out with 11 laps complete.

On the restart, Liseo kept the lead, but he would lose the lead to Barrett
on lap-15. As the field completed the 15th lap, the caution came back out
for a spin by Stephen Greer. On the restart, Pelletier got out of shape and
slid up the track into Chad Trombley, who hit the backstretch wall and
briefly erupted into flame to bring the red flag out.

On the restart, Liseo was able to get in front of Barrett in the outside
groove before the caution came back out for debris on the track. Liseo took
the lead on the restart with Barrett in second. Barrett rode behind Liseo
until the final lap, where he made a move to the inside of Liseo in turn 3.

The two cars raced side by side off turn 4 and it was a drag race to the
checkered flag with Liseo beating Barrett by the nose of his car to score
his first career victory. Rounding out the top-5 behind Liseo and Barrett
was Matt Galko, David Webb, and Kyle Spencer.

In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Jesse Hinze moved to the
front at the green, but the caution came out with 1 lap on the scoreboard
for a spin by Carla Botticello. Hinze took the lead on the restart, with
Rob Dow, Andrew Durand, Kevin Gambacorta, and Shawn Thibeault behind him.

Dow moved the front on lap-7, but Hinze moved back out front on lap-8 before
Dow went back to the front on lap-9. Thibeault and Durand also got by Hinze
when the caution came out one lap later for George Nocera, Jr., who hit the
frontstretch wall.

Thibeault took the lead on the outside of Dow on the restart with Durand,
Dave Yardley, III, and Dan Flannery making up the top-5. The top-5 cars
then ran in line over the final 10 laps of the race with Thibeault pulling
away to score a dominating victory for his first win of the 2010 season.
Dow finished second, with Durand, Yardley, and Flannery rounding out the
top-5.

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Stephanie Berardi took the early
race lead ahead of Nick Salva, Stephen Daddio, Jeff Jolly, and Albert
Saunders. Berardi held the lead until lap-4 when Salva moved to the front
of the field. The caution came out with 5 laps complete for a spin by last
week’s feature winner Andrew Hayes.

On the restart, Daddio took the lead from Salva. Jolly moved into third,
with Kyle Casagrande and Cory Casagrande making up the top-5. Kyle
Casagrande moved by Jolly to take over third, with Cory Casagrande in fifth
behind Jolly. Kyle Casagrande then moved past Salva to take over second and
he brought Jolly with him to drop Salva from second back to fourth. This
was the order when the caution came back out with 12 laps complete for a
spin by Hayes and Berardi.

Daddio powered back to the lead on the restart with Kyle and Cory Casagrande
settling into line behind him. Daddio led the field around the track for
the final three circuits to nail down his first career victory. Kyle and
Cory Casagrande finished second and third, with Jolly and Tony Membrino, Jr.
rounding out the top-5.

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® (40)
1) Keith Rocco, Meriden
2) Ted Christopher, Plainville
3) Jeff Malave, Manchester
4) Jeff Baral, Enfield
5) Bo Gunning, Bethlehem
6) Chris Jones, New Milford
7) Todd Owen, Somers
8) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
9) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
10) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
11) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
12) John Montesanto, North Branford
13) Curt Brainard, Canton
14) Sean Foster, Ellington
15) Kirk Zervas, Winthrop, Ma
16) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
17) Joe Allegro, Jr., Vernon
18) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
19) Josh Sylvester, Lebanon
20) Chris Matthews, Stafford
21) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
22) Tom Bolles, Ellington
23) Dan Avery, Somers
24) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
25) Matt Gallo, Kensington

LATE MODEL (30)
1) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
2) Corey Hutchings, Salem
3) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
4) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
5) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
6) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
7) Ed Ricard, Stafford Springs
8) Duane Noll, Monroe
9) Doug Blowers, Jr., Newton Highlands, Ma
10) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
11) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
12) Tony Lafo, Higganum
13) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
14) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
15) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
16) Scott Cook, Uncasville
17) Keith Rocco, Meriden

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
1) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
2) Tommy Barrett, Jr., Millis, Ma
3) Matt Galko, Meriden
4) David Webb, New Milford
5) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
6) Ted Cain, Plymouth
7) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
8) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
9) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
10) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
11) Frank Cardile, Bolton
12) Todd Clark, Bristol
13) Wayne Robillard, Harwich, Ma
14) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs
15) Stephen Greer, Harwinton
16) Joey Cipriano, Iii, Waterbury
17) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
18) Chad Trombley, Bethany
19) John Hanafin, Quincy, Ma
20) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
21) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
22) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs

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

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

Scott Running