Paul Arute Wins Call Before You Dig Late Model 50 at Stafford

Paul Arute Wins Call Before You Dig Late Model 50 at Stafford;
Berndt, Hodgdon, Bren, & Chambrello Also Score Feature Wins

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the Late Model division taking center stage with their extra distance Call Before You Dig Late Model 50 feature event on Back 2 SKool Blitz Night at Stafford Speedway. Paul Arute wired the field, leading all 50 laps to take down his first feature win of the 2018 season and the $1,811 purse that was boosted up to $1,961 with contingency bonuses from iRacing and New England Racing Fuel, Sunoco. The SK Modified® race came down to a wild finish that saw the top-2 involved in late race incidents that allowed Eric Berndt to emerge with his third win of the 2018 season in a hard fought duel with Michael Christopher, Jr. Teddy Hodgdon became a first time SK Light feature winner after winning Wild Thing Karts and Legend Cars feature events on Stafford’s mini-mile, Justin Bren won the Limited Late Model feature, and Nicole Chambrello won the Street Stock feature.
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