NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH FOR AUGUST 12, 2015
By Lou Modestino
Saturday marked the return of Wings and Wheels to the New London-Waterford Speedbowl for the 8th consecutive season. The Valenti Modified Racing Series, along with 6 other divisions were on the card for the annual event.
Starting the night off, the SK Modified division took to the track for 35 laps of open wheeled action. Leading the field to the first green flag of the night was Jeff Gallup. Gallup led the first 5 laps until Rob Janovic used a move to the inside to take the lead, with Tyler Chadwick and Joey Gada following. The yellow flag came out on lap 7, when Tim Jordan made contact with Craig Lutz, sending Lutz into the Turn 3 wall. On the ensuing restart, Chadwick used the high side to power by Janovic, and never looked back.
Chadwick came into the night trailing Diego Monahan by 7 points. Monahan, who started the race in 10th, had to pit early for a loose fuel cap and had to battle back through the field, where he finished 6th. Lutz came into the night tied for fifth in points with Keith Rocco, a points race that was separated by just 15 points from 5th to 1st. Gada, Rocco, Janovic, and Paul Kusheba rounded out the top 5. Monahan still holds a slim 1 point lead over Chadwick heading into next week.
In the SK Light feature, Christopher Gombos led the first 2 laps, but could not hold off Paul French. French took the lap on lap 3 and dominated the race, surviving 3 restarts to do so. Josh Galvin, Corey Barry, David Arute, and Randy Churchill capped off the top 5. After post race inspection, French’s transmission was found to be illegal and he was disqualified from the event. The DQ gave Josh Galvin the win, his 1st win of the season and 1st win in the SK Light division. Galvin is the defending Limited Sportsman champion, who moved up to the SK Light ranks this year. Barry continues his string of top 3 finishes and remains the points leader.
The Valenti Modified Racing Series also saw action at The Speedbowl, taking to the paved banks for 100 laps of feature racing. Ted Christopher led 92 of 100 laps, but it was the last 2 that made the difference. Christopher was dominant for almost the entire race, but Chris Pasteryak drove by Christopher on lap 93 to take the lead, and seemed to be locked in for the win. That all changed when the field restarted for a green-white-checkered finish after a lap 98 caution. Christopher muscled his way around Pasteryak and into victory lane. Pasteryak finished 2nd, followed by Anthony Nocella, Dave Schneider, and Norm Wrenn.
In other action, Mike Lichty won the 50 lap ISMA feature. Lichty started 5th and was the leader by lap 15. It was Lichty’s 1st career ISMA win. The NEMA feature saw Seth Carlson take the win. Carlson started 4th and took the lead on lap 3, and led the rest of the way. In the NEMA Light division, it was Anthony Payne recording the victory. Payne took the lead from RJ Tufano on a lap 10 restart, and held off late race pressure from Anthony Nocella, to take down the win. Finally, in the Pro 4 Modified feature, Rob Richardi Jr. was the first across the line and claimed the victory and Doug Meservey Jr. was the Pro 4 Lite winner, which was run in the same feature.
NWAAS feature racing returns next Saturday, August 15th, with the Late Model division going extra distance for a 50 lap feature. Also, the Wicked Cool Midgets make their first and only appearance at the Speedbowl for a 20 lap feature, with the SK Modifieds running a normal 35 lap feature, and Legends, Limited Sportsman, and Mini Socks all competing in 25 lap features.
SK Modifieds:
1. Tyler Chadwick, Ledyard CT
2. Joe Gada, Salem CT
3. Keith Rocco, Berlin CT
4. Rob Janovic Jr., Waterford CT
5. Paul Kusheba IV, Monroe CT
6. Diego Monahan, Quaker Hill CT
7. Matt Gallo, Berlin CT
8. Jeff Gallup, Feeding Hills MA
9. Tim Jordan, Plainfield CT
10. Ted Christopher, Plainville CT
11. Matt Galko,\
12. Kyle James, Ashaway RI
13. Frank Mucciacciaro Jr., Milford CT
14. Jeff Fialkovich, Shelton CT
15. Jake Berchem, West Greenwich RI
16. Michael Benevides, Westerly RI
17. Ryan Morgan, Mystic CT
18. Wendell Dailey, Gales Ferry CT
19. Andrew Dzenkowski, East Marrion NY
20. Craig Lutz, Miller Place NY
21. Ed Puleo, Branford CT
22. Dylan Izzo, Monroe CT
SK Light Modifieds:
1. Josh Galvin, Oakdale CT
2. Corey Barry, Plainfield CT
3. David Arute, Tolland CT
4. Randy Churchill Jr., Oakdale CT
5. Paul Buzel, Trumbell CT
6. Calvin Therrien, Vernon CT
7. Glenn Griswold,
8. Carlos Gray, East Hartford CT
9. Joe Ferrigno, East Hartford CT
10. Rick Williams, Haddam CT
11. Alan Benincaso,
12. Nick Riso, Wallingford CT
13. Larry Goss, North Windham CT
14. Christopher Gambos, Naugatuck CT
15. Paul French, Andover CT
Valenti Modified Racing Series:
1. Chris Pasteryak,
2. Anthony Nocella,
3. David Schneider,
4. Norman Wrenn,
5. Todd Szegedy
6. Woody Pitkat,
7. Rowan Pennink,
8. Todd Patnode,
9. Matt Mead
10. Donny Lashua,
11. Mike Willis Jr,
12. Dennis Perry,
13. Kyle James
14. George Sherman,
15. Carl Medeiros,
16. Chris Kopec
17. Jonny Kay
18. Branden Dion
19. Chris Bakaj
20. Todd Annarummo,
21. Ted Christopher (DQ)
Pro- 4 Modifieds:
1. Rob Richardi,
2. Andy Major, Brookfield MA
3. Derek Robbie, Bellingham MA
4. Phil Lausier, Hudson NH,
5. Robin Berghman, E. Providence RI
6. Norm Wrenn III, Amherst NH
7. Randy Clark jr, W. Yarmouth MA
8. Dan Meservey Sr., W. Chatham MA
9. Brett Meservey, Brewster MA
10. Doug Meservey Jr., Harwich MA
11. Mark Charette, Wolcott CT
12. Bill Lucchesi, Patterson NY
13. Mark Giordano, Dudley MA
14. Dion Doyle, Preston CT
NEMA:
1. Seth Carlson, Brimfield, CT
2. Doug Coby, Wethersfield, CT
3. John Zych Jr., Mendon,MA
4. Randy Cabral, Plymouth, MA
5. Avery Stoehr, Lakeville, MA
6. Jim Chambers, Atkinson, NH
7. Russ Stoehr, Lakeville, MA
8. Alan Chambers, Atkinson, NH
9. Bethany Stoehr, Bridgewater,MA
10. Paul Scally, Raynham, MA
11. Doug Cleveland, Sudbury, MA
12. Pete Pernisiglio Jr., Ronkonkoma, NY
13. Danny Cugini, Marshfield, MA
14. Todd Bertrand, Sufield, CT
NEMA Lite:
1. Anthony Payne Fairlawn, NJ
2. Anthony Nocella Woburn, MA
3. Paul Scally Raynham, MA
4. Scott Bigelow E. Hampton, CT
5. Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA
6. Jim Chambers Atkinson, NH
7. Nikki Carroll – –
8. Megan CuginI Marshfield, MA
9. DNF RJ Tufano West Haven, CT
10. DNF Paul Bigelow Kensington, CT
11. DNF Danny Cugini Marshfield, MA
12. DNF Ryan Bigelow E. Hampton, CT
13. DNF Jeff Schecteer – –
14. DNS Jeremy DeCourcey Rochester NH
ISMA:
1. Mike Lichty (84),
2. Chris Perley (11),
3. Rob Summers (74),
4. Tim Ice (65),
5. Ben Seitz (17),
6. Mark Sammut (78),
7. Ed Witkum Jr (21),
8. Timmy Jedrzejek (97),
9. Dan Bowes (25),
10. Dave Shullick Jr. (95),
11. Jon McKennedy (61),
12. Trent Stephens (19),
13. Alison Cumens (39),
14. Danny Shirey (49),
15. Jeff Locke (37),
16. Dave Duggan (51),
17. Mike Netishen (55),
18. Mike McVetta (22).
SEEKONK SPEEDWAY RESULTS
LOUGEE LEADS ALL THE WAY TO FIRST CAREER TRUCKS WIN
David Lougee came off the outside pole, took the front from Lenny Guy and refused to relinquish the lead for the full 25 laps, enroute to snaring his first feature win in the division. Mike Duarte chased him for 23 of those laps and John Paiva for the last two. With a restart on lap 23, Lougee had to give up a long lead and brawl it out with Paiva on his outside.
Paiva used a drop-under to getbelow but Lougee stayed steady, held the hammer down and kept Paiva at bay to win by mere inches and just two hundredths of a second on the clock. Paiva was second, followed by Rob Murphy. Duarte took fourth, and Chase Belcher rounded out the top five. Lougee, who already led Belcher in divisional points, was quick out of the box but Guy bore down and drove back alongside in turn two, but he got high and wide, allowing Lougee to go to the front. Duarte, who started low in the second row, also was able to sweep under Guy and into second. Mike Cavallaro started fifth and as Darryl Church faded from fourth on the outside, Cavallaro swept under him and Guy into third. Lougee moved away with Duarte and Cavallaro in pursuit, as behind them, Belcher, Paiva and Rob Murphy scrambled to join in.
Lougee went out to a two-car lead on Duarte, who in turn was five up on Cavallaro while Paiva was harrying Mike’s back bumper. Murphy got past Belcher to chase Paiva. As Duarte began to close onLougee, Paiva looked under Cavallaro, found nowhere to go and looked to the outside. He dropped back under but Mike slammed the door. Duarte closed to Lougee’s bumper while Paiva tried to knife in under Cavallaro. There wasn’t enough room and he went into the grass to make his attempt, but made contact with Cavallaro and fell back. In the meantime, Murphy rushed up his outside, then went way outside in turn four. Lap 10 saw Paiva finding space underneath Cavallaro and Murphy dodging to the outside for a three wide and Cavallaro the meat in the sandwich. Mike fell back and Paiva went to third followed by Murphy.
Belcher barged underneath into fifth. Lap 13 saw Belcher underneath Murphy and into fourth. As Lougee and Duarte continued to run hard at the front, Paiva, Belcher, Murphy, Cavallaro, Guy and Dan Johnson closed up nose-to-tail,running hard. But by lap 15, Lougee and Duarte were leading the pack by more than a straightaway. And they were lapping Ed Perry by lap 17. The competitors held position until lap 23, when caution was called for debris – a muffler from under one of the trucks – in the middle of the back stretch. Duarte was alongside Lougee while Paiva and Belcher shared row two and Murphy and Cavallaro were row three. Paiva jumped in under Duarte into second and Murphy, too, sailed on under. Paiva went directly to try pushing under Lougee, who pushed down and slammed the door. Paiva fastened onto his bumper and pushed him for several yards down the speedway, but Lougee held firm and they ran nose-to-tail under the checkers.
STREET STOCKS: PANGELINAN NOTCHES FIRST CAREER WIN
Adam Dion grabbed the lead on lap one of the Street Feature and led to lap fifteen, but Vinny Pangelinan was on a mission and ran under Dion into the lead . . . a lead he guarded judiciously to the checkers for his first career win. He had the unenviable task in a green-white-checker restart of battling former champ and point leader Paul Lallier over the final two-thirds of a mile. Put Pangelinan was up to the challenge. Out of the box, he nosed out on Lallier, who elected to ease out then drop under. Theline underneath was blocked as Pangelinan hugged the berm, forcing Lallier onto his bumper.
Vinny managed a ten-foot margin as Lallier’s car slowed minutely and they rocketed under the white flag. Lallier was unable to close and as they ran the backstretch to turn three, Thomas Adams and Tim Eaton got together in turn two, but the race continued through the final lap with Pangelinan gathering in the victory. Lallier was second, followed by Dion, Scott Bruneau and Tyler Lallier. Kevin Bowe and Dion had led things off from the front row with Bowe taking off from the pole. Jeremy Walker was under Craig Pianka for third while Pangelinan and Adams were debating fifth. But Bowe came into turn four to hot and went up-track, allowing Dion in underneath.
They went door to door into turn three before Dion grabbed the front. Walker and Pianka, still dueling, followed ahead of Pangelinan. Vinny got past Pianka and a fading Bowe for third as Walker claimed second. Paul Lallier moved in behind Pianka, then moved into fourth on Pangelinan’s rear. Corey Fanning got past Pianka on lap five, to chase Lallier and Streets Champ and last week’s winner Rey Lovelace pulled in behind him. Dion was working out to a two car lead on Walker as Lallierlooked under Pangelinan but the latter powered away. Lallier changed to the outside for the pass, was held off and dropped in behind. With Dion now enjoying a four-car buffer over Walker, Corey Fanning got by Lallier onto Pangelinan’s bumper. Lovelace got under Lallier as Tyler pulled up to their rear, working under Pianka. Dion added another two cars to his lead just before Sam Porazzo’s motor quit in turn one, leaving him dead in the water and a lap 11 caution.
Dion and Walker lined up ahead of Pangelinan and Fanning. It was door-to-door across the stripe as Vinny got his nose against Dion, blocking Walker’s ability to drop in. Walker took the ride back as Pangelinan, Fanning and then Paul got underneath. Pianka and Lovelace brawled over sixth behind them, followed by Scott Bruneau and Tyler, engaged in their own swordplay. Lap 15 saw Vinny slicing in under Dion. He was into the lead on the following lap and Fanning slid under Dion. Paul followed and Lovelace then slid through as Dion was unable to drop in through the traffic along the low groove. Fanning moved up to Pangelinan’s bumper and worked every trick in the book to get by. By lap 20, Pangelinan, Fanning, Paul and Dion were flying nose-to-tail and playing bumper tag. Lallier went to Fanning’s outside and Fanning fired up, just as Pangelinan lost speed.
They made contact and Fanning went around, bringing a lap 21 caution. Vinny and Paul faced off with Dion and Lovelace at their backs. Pangelinan popped out of the pack. Lallier came back alongside, and they were wheel-to-wheel through the lap and into the next before Pangelinan had a full lead into turn three. Tim Watson and AJ Soloman then spun in turn four, bringing Pangelinan and Lallier back together for their final, two-lap ballet to the finish. Completing the top ten on the evening were: Walker, Lovelace, Anthony Kohler, Pianka and Manny Dias.
SECOND LATE MODEL WIN TO PELLAND
Points leader Bobby Pelland III has steadied his hand as the season progresses and put together a steady climb from his twelfth place start to a solid win in Late Model action. The win further steadies his lead over Charlie Rose who finished sixth, wedging another 12 points between them in second half action. Dylan Estrella arrived on Pelland’s back bumper with two laps remaining, but not enough time to challenge for second, while Gerry DeGasparre, Jr. claimed third. Rookie Nick Johnson and Mark Hudson rounded out the top five. Out of the box, Johnson took the lead from the pole. Outside polesitter Nick Uhrig fired up but gave way to Mark Hudson run underneath from low on the second row. Vinny Arrenegado dropped under Hudson, but DeGasparre ran past them both into third. He and Uhrig traded position for three laps before Rose moved up to slide Uhrig back to fifth, with Estrella following. Dylan took two laps working underneath to usurp fifth and Pelland came up to further displace Uhrig to seventh.
Uhrig’s freight train back along the outside was not over, as Jeramee Lillie arrived and The Hammer ran to seventh. Arrenegado had slid back to ninth, but arrested his losses and went past Uhrig into eighth. At the front, Johnson was dealing with Hudson, who had DeGasparre looking to deprive him of second. The field began stretching out with Johnson leading Hudson, DeGasparre, Rose, Estella and Pelland. Lillie was still working under Uhrig at this point. Estrella put his nose under Rose and they went side-by-side through turn three on lap nine. Estella began to nose ahead and Pelland edged in to follow. As Estrella pulled away, Pelland and Uhrig sailed wheel-to-wheel into lap 11. Pelland gained a nose into turn one and was in control of the position in turn three. Lap 12 brought them all back together as Jonathan Mahoney spun in turn two; this put Johnson and Hudson at the front, ahead of DeGasparre and Estrella with Pelland and Rose at their backs. On the green, Johnson edged out. But on the next circuit, Lillie was into the infield in turn two.
They realigned with the same grid: on the start Arrenegado suddenly took to the rear of the field as Johnson edged ahead, Hudson disputing every inch before Johnson was clear in turn three. He went to a 1-car lead while DeGasparre got in under Hudson and Pelland followed into third. Estrella was debating sixth with Austin Blais. Dave Hutchins, Jr. was working beneath Rose behind them. DeGasparre drove in under Johnson and Pelland grabbed onto Gerry’s bumper, locking the Rookie outside. Lap 20 saw DeGasparre in control of the lead while behind him Pelland and Johnson battled while Estrella was working around Hudson. Estrella began to edge ahead. Pelland conquered Johnson, who dropped into third, ahead of Estrella, who now led Blais. Pelland set to work on DeGasparre but Hutch and Blais spun to the infield. Hutchins went back to the field while Blais and Bill Bernard (back on track for the first time since early in the season) ran for the pits for repairs. Degasparre and Pelland ran from the box with Gerry edging ahead but Bobby fired up and they ran side-by-side in lap 22.
Estrella ran to DeGasparre’s bumper, leaving Johnson stuck on the outside. He dropped in and Rose came up on his outside. Pelland began to edge ahead. Johnson was nosing under Estrella for third. Pelland dropped into the front while Estrella took third, chased by Johnson, Rose, Hudson and Lillie. Pelland then added atwo-car buffer. By lap 28, he was five cars up and running comfortably for the win. Estrella pulled a cross-under move on DeGasparre on the final lap and they brawled to the checkers with Estrella prying second away by .022 seconds. It was Pelland’s second win on a season which has seen a dearth of repeat winners in Late Models. Rounding out the top ten were Rose, Lillie, Arrenegado, Uhrig and Hutchins.
KEVIN CASPER IN EXTRA-LAP PRO STOCK WIN; SCULLY LAYS CLAIM TO TRIPLE CROWN
A sudden change of fortune on lap 20 put Kevin Casper in the catbird’s seat, and he charged onward to capture the 65-laps-added double points feature, while Tom Scully, Jr survived adversities on-track to come home the 2015 winner of the Phil’s Propane Triple Crown with an eighth place finish. Casper had worked his way to third just before Rick Martin and Dean Petty threw it hard and deep into turns three and four while battling for the lead. Both drivers had their cars snap out of shape and around they went. Mike Brightman, who was among the followers, executed a miracle in avoiding them as they spun. For his efforts, he joined Casper on the front row for the restart. Casper nosed out at the green but Brightman fired back up for a door-to-door as Dick Houlihan and Ryan Lineham did the same behind them.
Casper went to the front, Brightman dropped in and Lineham surged to third. Casper spent the next 37 laps battling Brightman until Dave Darling moved into the picture, passing Brightman with eight remaining circuits. Casper was ten cars up when Darling took over the runner-up spot. Though running as well as he has all year, Darling was only able to cut the lead down to a half-car at the finish, good enough for a Casper trip to Victory Lane. Scully struggled mightily throughout, unable to get out of a narrow band between ninth and twelfth, but gained enough points on two previous events to gather in the crown from Phil Viveiros. Angelo Belsito’s third place was good to propel him past Scully into the division point lead. Brightman was fourth and Houlihan completed the top five. Martin and Ryan Vanasse faced off on the pole, with Kevin Folan and Craig Weinstein behind them.
Martin jumped to the lead but Vanasse battled back, nosing out to edge into the lead into lap two. They battled alongside through laps two and three. Folan moved into third and Petty clambered past Weinstein and Jake Vanada, followed closely by Houlihan. Casper got by Weinstein to follow Houlias Darling came rumbling up to his bumper from an eleventh place start. Lap six saw Martin break past Vanasse in turn two and Vanasse tried a crossunder move, but the wily Martin was ready and shut the door. Pettey pulled in behind Vanasse, trailing Houlihan and Folan, who were side-by-side. But Alex Mielnicki spun in turn four and Smokin’ Joe Kohler headed to the pitsfor adjustments. Martin outran Vanasse, who dropped in on the restart, got sideways and fell back, allowing Pettey to overtake second. But Vanasse retook the position and Petty settled into third, ahead of Folan and Darling. They began to string out again as Martin gained a five car lead. But Mike Mitchell went around, collecting Belsito and Bob Hussey. Again, Kohler headed pitside along with Mitchell. Belsitowas called on the assist.
Martin pulled away from Vanasse who was suddenly way off pace and Folan stormed into second. Vanasse rolled to a stop and had to be towed to the pits to end his evening. A second restart saw Martin and Pettey pulling away. Folan followed and made contact with Pettey and they spun, collecting Kyle Casper, Mike Sullivan, Kenny Spencer III, Belsito and Mitchell. Several cars ran to the pits and the red was thrown to enable the cleanup. Hussey went off on the hook. Martin and Pettey diced the lead through lap 19 when again the caution flew. It took two tries to restart and Kevin Casper came away leading the field with Brightman, Houlihan and Darling giving chase. The race continued without caution for the next 46 laps to completion.
Casper, Brightman, Darling, Belsito, Houlihan, Weinstein and Lineham formed the front as Scully, Martin and Pettey settled in behind them. The ensuing laps were consumed with Darling moving past Brightman into second and Belsito edging him out of third on the final circuit. Vanada chased Folan over the eleventh spot, finally succeeding in taking over with six to go. The field stretched out single file for the run to the checkers. Weinstein rolled in for sixth ahead of Lineham, Scully, Martin, Pettey, Vanada and Folan.
On a beautiful late summer New England evening, Seth Carlson ended a dry spell for the Feigel Motorsports team this past Saturday evening in front of a giant crowd at the New London Waterford Speedbowl for its annual Wings & Wheels event. In the Lites division, Anthony Payne captured his second win of the season, and of his career, in a hard fought race against veteran Anthony Nocella.
In the NEMA race, Carlson started fourth on the grid, while Doug Cleveland and Russ Stoehr brought the field to the green. Carlson wasted no time, blasting past Cleveland for the lead on the third lap. Right behind Carlson, reining NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, Doug Coby was on the move as well. Coby moved into second on the third lap, and the two would run in that order for the majority of the race. Further back, Randy Cabral and John Zych were battling for the third spot, when a caution flew with six laps remaining for a Pete Pernesiglio spin.
On the restart, Coby struck and moved briefly into the lead at the line, but Carlson would fight back and draw even in turns one and two. The duo would run side by side for three laps, with Coby eventually settling back into second. With three laps remaining, the caution would fly again, this time lining up a single file restart. In the meantime, Zych had moved into the third spot past Cabral. On the final restart, Carlson’s car hesitated causing Coby to hook his rear bumper, both getting loose on the front stretch. Zych ducked under Coby for second, but Coby rocketed around the top of turn one, while Carlson stretched out his lead. Carlson would cross the line first ahead of Coby, Zych, Cabral, Avery Stoehr, Jim Chambers, Russ Stoehr, Alan Chambers, Bethany Stoehr, and Paul Scally.
“My car was hesitating on the restarts. I was hoping it was going to make it to the end,” said Carlson. “It was great to run against Doug, he is aggressive, but also clean and that makes the racing fun. I really need to thank Gene Feigel and my Dad, they had the car really good tonight,” he said.
In the Lites division, RJ Tufano jumped out into an early lead. He was pursued by young gun, Anthony Payne, for the first ten laps of the race. On a lap ten restart, Payne blasted into the lead.
“I was trying to be smooth and save my tires,” said Payne. “When the caution came out and we doubled up, I got to the throttle first and beat him to the corner,” he said.
In the later stages of the race, veteran Anthony Nocella in the FMR Racing #76 would move into second and begin to pressure Payne.
“Anthony was pressuring me on the outside, but I made sure to run a line that made it hard for him to get me,” said Payne. “It felt great to beat such a talented driver. I really need to thank Lu & Mike Jarrett, the Scrivani’s, Jim Susi, Dave Shore and Waddell Communications,” he said.
Veteran Paul Scally rallied for an exceptional third place finish in his #30B lites car, and was followed across the line by Scott Bigelow and Randy Cabral, who had an epic duel for the fourth spot.
NEMA MIDGETS – NL-WS – 8/8/15
Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner
1 71 Seth Carlson Brimfield, CT Gene Feigel
2 74 Doug Coby Wethersfield, CT Tim Bertrand
3 9 John Zych Jr. Mendon,MA John Zych Sr.
4 47 Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA Tim Bertrand
5 15a Avery Stoehr Lakeville, MA Russ Stoehr
6 21 Jim Chambers Atkinson, NH Mike Chambers
7 44 Russ Stoehr Lakeville, MA Ed Breault
8 7 Alan Chambers Atkinson, NH Mike Chambers
9 5b Bethany Stoehr Bridgewater,MA Greg Stoehr
10 30 Paul Scally Raynham, MA Paul Scally
11 87 Doug Cleveland Sudbury, MA Doug Cleveland
12
DNF 28 Pete Pernisiglio Jr. Ronkonkoma, NY Pete Pernisiglio
13
DNF 51 Danny Cugini Marshfield, MA D. Cugini
14
DNF 39 Todd Bertrand Sufield, CT Todd Bertrand
NEMA LITES – NL-WS – 8/8/15
Pos. # Driver Hometown Owner
1 21 Anthony Payne Fairlawn, NJ Jennifer Scrivani
2 76 Anthony Nocella Woburn, MA Fank Manafort
3 30b Paul Scally Raynham, MA Paul Scally
4 32 Scott Bigelow E. Hampton, CT Scott Bigelow
5 35 Randy Cabral Plymouth, MA Glen Cabral
6 21w Jim Chambers Atkinson, NH Jim Chambers
7 24 Nikki Carroll – –
8 41 Megan CuginI Marshfield, MA D. Cugini
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DNF 39 RJ Tufano West Haven, CT RJ Tufano
10
DNF 31 Paul Bigelow Kensington, CT Paul Bigelow
11
DNF 51 Danny Cugini Marshfield, MA D. Cugini
12
DNF 13 Ryan Bigelow E. Hampton, CT Ryan Bigelow
13
DNF 95 Jeff Schecteer – –
14
DNS 29d Jeremy DeCourcey Rochester NH Jeremy DeCourcey
Plainville, CT, veteran Ted Christopher passed under the checkered flag first Saturday night but Sunday morning found himself disqualified from the race due to a rules infraction.
Christopher led the majority of the “Wings & Wheels 100” at New London-Waterford Speedbowl until a lap 93 pass by Chris Pasteryak, of Jewett City, CT, who then pulled way until a late race caution. On a green-white-checker restart, Pasteryak and Christopher hooked up in a side-by-side battle until Christopher made an inside pass move on the last lap to go on to an apparent victory.
The Valenti Modified Racing Series, on Sunday, announced the disqualification of Ted Christopher and car # 00 from the official finish of the 100-lap race June 8, 2015 at New London-Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, CT. Series founder-owner Jack Bateman noted fuel samples taken from the #00 in post race inspections were found to be in violation of the 2015 VMRS Rulebook Section 1.15: Fuel.
Series Technical Director Bob Carrita explained the rule.” We use Sunoco Standard Purple 110 Leaded and Sunoco Supreme Blue 112 Leaded. They are the only fuels allowed by series rule.” “The rule clearly states blending or mixing of fuels is not allowed. His fuel color was very light and it did not pass.”
The series does do random checks on fuel but most often checks the top five finishers. The top five were checked Saturday night.
Finishing drivers in Saturdays race will be moved up one position.. Chris Pasteryak, the runner-up driver, is declared the winner.
Next Event: Monadnock Speedway
August 22, 2015
Race Summary
Saturday August 08, 2015
New London-Waterford Speedbowl
Distance: 100-laps
Time of Race
Average Speed: 54.816
Best Lap Time: 14.196
Best Speed: 95.097
Best Lap By: (42) Woody Pitkat
Next Event: Monadnock Speedway
August 22, 2015
Unoffical Order of Finish: (1) Chris Pasteryak, (2) Anthony Nocella, (3) David Schwartz, (4) Norman Wrenn, (5) Todd Szegedy (6) Woody Pitkat, (7) Rowan Pennink, (8) Todd Patnode, (9) Matt Mead (10) Donny Lashua, (11) Mike Willis Jr, (12) Dennis Perry, (13) Kyle James (14) George Sherman, (15) Carl Medeiros, (16) Chris Kopec (17) Jonny Kay (18) Branden Dion (20) Chris Backaj (21) Annarummo, Ted Christopher
Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in the house for the Call Before You Dig 150. Taking down NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly feature wins on the night were Rowan Pennink for the sixth time this season in the SK Modified® feature, Michael Bennett was also a winner for the sixth time this year in the Late Model feature, Daniel Wesson won the second race of his rookie season in the SK Light feature, Andrew Hayes won his third consecutive and fifth overall feature of the year in the Limited Late Model feature, Alexandra Fearn won for the third time in the DARE Stock feature, and Devin O’Connell scored his Stafford Speedway leading seventh feature win of the year in the Legend Cars feature.+
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Todd Owen took a trip through the infield on the frontstretch but the race stayed green with Ted Christopher taking the early lead. Tyler Hines took a spin through the infield grass but the race stayed green.
Christopher held the lead until lap-7 when Keith Rocco moved to the front. Rocco’s move opened the door for Rowan Pennink to follow him by. Pennink moved to the lead on lap-13 and behind him, Joey Cipriano made contact with Rocco which sent Rocco spinning off turn 2 and brought the caution out. Cipriano was sent to the rear of the field for the contact with Rocco. This put Christopher back alongside Pennink for the restart with Ryan Preece and Woody Pitkat in the second row.
Pennink took the lead at the green but when the cars hit turn 3, Pennink drifted up the track, which gave Preece enough room to make a pass for the lead. Mike Christopher, Jr spun to bring the caution out with 14 laps complete. Preece took the lead back under green and the action was wild at the front as Pennink held off a furious charge from both Christopher and Ronnie Williams. David Webb spun on the backstretch to bring the caution out with 16 laps complete.
Preece and Pennink resumed their duel for the lead on the restart with Christopher taking third in front of a side by side Williams and Pitkat. Pennink made a move to the inside of Preece for the lead on lap-19 but Preece was able to hold him off. Pennink remained side by side with Preece and he took the lead on lap-22 but the caution came out with 21 laps complete for Jeremy Sorel, who ended up in the turn 1 wall and Todd Owen, who came to a stop against the wall in turn 2.
Pennink took the lead back under green with Preece staying glued to his back bumper. Pitkat moved up to third with Joey Cipriano back up to fourth after his earlier penalty and Matt Galko was running in fifth. Preece settled in for a couple of laps and then on lap-30 he was right back on Pennink’s bumper, looking to make a pass for the race lead. Behind the two leaders, Cipriano was beginning to look on the inside of Pitkat to move into the third position, but Pitkat was able to hold him off.
Preece looked high and he looked low but he wasn’t able to make a pass as Pennink nailed down his sixth win of the 2015 season. Pitkat finished third, with Cipriano and Williams rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Rich Hammann took the early lead with Kevin Gambacorta right on his back bumper. Michael Bennett quickly sliced his way through the field and was up to third on lap-2. Bennett continued his charge and went by both Gambacorta and Hammann in turn 3 to move to the lead. Gambacorta settled into second with Josh Wood, Rick Lanagan, and Hamman lined up behind him.
With 10 laps complete, Bennett had pulled away from Gambacorta in second, who in turn had a comfortable margin back to Wood in third. Tom Fearn was on the move as he broke into the top-5 and then went by Wood on lap-15 to move into third place. Wood lost two more spots on lap-17 as Wayne Coury, Jr. moved into fourth and Tom Butler took over fifth to drop Wood back to sixth.
Bennett cruised to his sixth win of the 2015 season. Gambacorta finished second, with Fearn, Coury, and Butler rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light feature event, Paul French took the early race lead with Bob Charland, Daniel Wesson, Payton Henry, and Geoff Boisjolie lined up behind him. Wesley Prucker spun to bring the caution out with 3 laps complete.
French took the lead on the restart but Jay Goff and Pete Lopuch both spun in turn 3 while Todd Douillard came to a stop on the backstretch grass to bring the caution out with 4 laps complete. Boisjolie and Daniel Wesson both streaked by French on the restart to move into first and second but the caution came back out with 6 laps complete for a spin in turn 4 by Aaron Goff. Boisjolie got around Wesson in the outside groove to take the lead on the restart with Stephen Kopcik moving into third. French was fourth and Henry was fifth. Mark Alkas spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out with 11 laps complete.
Boisjolie streaked into the lead back under green while it was 3-wide behind him. Wesson moved into second with Henry taking third. Kopcik was now side by side with Nick Salva for fourth and French was back to sixth place. Wesson made what looked to be a power move going into turn 3 on lap-15 on the inside of Boisjolie but Boisjolie hung tough in the outside lane and he maintained the race lead. Wesson took the lead one lap later as Boisjolie got very high in turn 4, which allowed Henry and Kopcik to get past. The caution came out with 17 laps complete as D.J. Burnham and Salva got together on the backstretch.
Wesson took the lead back under green and as the leaders navigated turns 1+2 Boisjolie went up and over the tire of Payton Henry and came to a stop to bring the caution out and set up a green white checkered finish. Kopcik got a good run on the restart and took the lead but an multicar incident in turn 4 brought the caution right back out. Wesson moved to the lead on the restart with Kopcik right on his bumper. Wesson pulled out several car lengths from Kopcik on the final lap and he took the checkered flag for the second win of his rookie season. Aaron Goff finished third, with Glenn Griswold fourth and Kyle Jette fifth.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, David Comeau led the first lap on the outside of Robert Bloxsom, III, but Bloxsom came back strong on lap-2 and moved to the lead. Comeau settled into second while Cliff Saunders was third. Paul and David Arute were on the move early on and moved up to fourth and fifth before the caution came out with 3 laps complete for spins by Jeremy Lavoie and Duane Provost in turn 1.
Bloxsom took the lead back under green with Cliff Saunders moving into second. Paul Arute went by David Comeau to move into third and David Arute followed him by to take over fourth. Andrew Hayes then went by Comeau as the cars completed the first lap back under green to drop Comeau out of the top-5.
Saunders got a good run on lap-8 and he took over the race lead with a pass in turn 3. Paul Arute was third with Hayes and David Arute side by side for fourth with Al Saunders and Justin Bren right behind them. Hayes took the spot and he continued his charge by moving by Paul Arute on lap-12 to take over third place as Cliff Saunders continued to lead the race with Bloxsom still in second. Hayes used a bump and run move in turn 3 to move into second on lap-15. Cliff Saunders was still in the lead with Hayes now second, Bloxsom third, Paul Arute fourth, and Bren fifth.
Hayes led the field to the checkered flag to pick up his third win in a row and fifth overall of the 2015 season. Cliff Saunders got around Bloxsom on the final lap to take second with Bloxsom, Bren, and Paul Arute rounding out the top-5.
In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Zack Robinson took the lead at the green with Alexandra Fearn moving by Marcello Rufrano to take over second. Rufrano got into the turn 4 wall and came to a stop on the infield to bring the caution out with 3 laps complete. Robinson took the lead back under green but he lost that lead on lap-5 as Fearn moved to the front of the pack. Trace Beyer and Frank L’Etoile, Jr. were side by side for third with L’Etoile taking the spot. Tyler Trott was in fifth and he was peeking to the inside of Beyer for fourth but fell back into line in fifth. Trott got by Beyer on lap-10 to move into fourth as Fearn continued to lead Robinson and L’Etoile. Fearn ran unchallenged to the checkered flag as she picked up her third win of the 2015 season. Robinson finished second with L’Etoile, Trot, and Beyer rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Legends Car feature event, Brett Crowther and Teddy Hodgdon were locked in a side by side duel for the lead right from the drop of the green flag. Crowther got clear of Hodgdon on lap-3 and now Devin O’Connell was on the inside of Hodgdon in a fight for second. O’Connell took second from Hodgdon and then took the lead from Crowther on lap-4. Dana DiMatteo moved into second as Hodgdon settled into third with Crowther falling back to fourth, just in front of Ryan DeCandia.
At the halfway point of the race, O’Connell had pulled away from DiMatteo and Hodgdon, who in turn had pulled away from Joe Graf, Jr. in fourth and Crowther in fifth. DeCandia took fifth from Crowther on lap-13 as O’Connell continued to lead the race. Crowther spun coming out of turn 2 to bring the caution out with 15 laps complete and erase O’Connell led the field back to the checkered flag to pick up his seventh win of the 2015 season. DiMatteo just beat Hodgdon to the line to finish second with Graf and DeCandia rounding out the top-5.
SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa
2) Ryan Preece, Berlin
3) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
4) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
5) Ronnie Williams, Tolland
6) Ted Christopher, Plainville
7) Keith Rocco, Berlin
8) Dan Avery, Somers
9) Matt Galko, Meriden
10) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
11) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
12) David Webb, New Milford
13) Tyler Hines, North Haven
14) Mike Christopher, Jr., Wolcott
15) Jeremy Sorel, Westfield, Ma
16) Todd Owen, Somers
LATE MODEL (30)
1) Michael Bennett, Willington
2) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
3) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
4) Wayne Coury, Jr., Shelton
5) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
6) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
7) Ed Ricard, Stafford Springs
8) Rick Lanagan, III, Broad Brook
9) Rich Hammann, Tolland
10) Michael Scorzelli, Feura Bush, Ny
11) Michael Wray, Northford
12) Chase Cook, Oakdale
13) Scott Cook, Oakdale
14) Paul Varricchio, Jr., Berlin
SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
1) Daniel Wesson, Monson, Ma
2) Stephen Kopcik, Newtown
3) Aaron Goff, Stafford Springs
4) Glenn Griswold, Vernon
5) Kyle Jette, New Milford
6) Wesley Prucker, Stafford
7) Carlos Gray, Manchester
8) Bob Charland, Stafford
9) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
10) Mark Alkas, Berlin
11) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
12) Rit Dulac, Plantsville
13) Paul French, Andover
14) Nathan Pytko, Douglas, Ma
15) Geoff Boisjolie, East Hampton, Ma
16) Payton Henry, Willington
17) Nick Salva, Prospect
18) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford
19) Joey Ferrigno, East Hartford
20) Todd Douillard, Palmer, Ma
21) Pete Lopuch, West Redding
LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
1) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
2) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
3) Robert Bloxsom, III, Stratford
4) Justin Bren, Palmer, Ma
5) Paul Arute, Tolland
6) Al Saunders, Stafford
7) David Arute, Tolland
8) David Comeau, Palmer, Ma
9) R.J. Surdell, Manchester
10) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
11) Jeremy Lavoie, Windsor Locks
12) Matt Clement, Wethersfield
DARE STOCK (15)
1) Alexandra Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
2) Zack Robinson, Putnam
3) Frank L’Etoile, Jr., Wethersfield
4) Tyler Trott, East Hartford
5) Trace Beyer, West Dover, Vt
6) Brandon Michael, Granville, Ma
7) Dan Dembek, Hampden, Ma
8) Nicole Chambrello, Kensington
9) David Zienka, II, Mt Pleasant, Nc
10) Chris Bagnall, Norfolk
11) Marcello Rufrano, North Haven
12) Jake Higginson, Waterbury
LEGEND CARS (20)
1) Devin O’Connell, Madison
2) Dana DiMatteo, Farmington
3) Teddy Hodgdon, Danbury
4) Joe Graf, Jr., Mahwah, Nj
5) Ryan DeCandia, Chaplin
6) Brett Crowther, Belchertown, Ma
7) Andrew Molleur, Shelton
8) Michael Hopkins, Springfield, Ma
Heading into the home stretch of the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, a trio of drivers are leading the championship charge.
Friday night’s Call Before You Dig 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway did little to separate them, although 2013 champion Ryan Preece moved to the front of the line, courtesy of his third win of the season.
Preece’s No. 6 TS Haulers/East West Marine Chevrolet was out front for the final 69 laps en route to his third win of the season and 14th of his career. Five of Preece’s wins have come on Stafford’s half-mile, including a victory in June’s TSI Harley-Davidson 125
Challengers Doug Coby and Woody Pitkat followed close behind in second and third.
With nine races down and six remaining, Preece now leads Pitkat, who began the race with the points lead, by four tallies and defending champion Coby by 13. Todd Szegedy, who entered the night just two behind Coby, finished 16th and is now 30 points out of first.
Ted Christopher and Justin Bonsignore were fourth and fifth, respectively.
Patrick Emerling, who won his first career Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day, finished sixth. Timmy Solomito, Eric Goodale, Bobby Santos and rookie Chase Dowling rounded out the top 10.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be back at it in just five days, with the Budweiser King of Beers 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-Call Before You Dig 150 Results
Friday
At Stafford Motor Speedway
Stafford, Conn.
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (15) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 150 laps, 59.537 mph.
2. (3) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
3. (7) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
4. (14) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
5. (4) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, NY, Chevrolet, 150.
6. (1) Patrick Emerling, Orchard Park, NY, Chevrolet, 150.
7. (9) Timmy Solomito, Islip, N.Y., Ford, 150.
8. (16) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.
9. (2) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Chevrolet, 150.
10. (11) Chase Dowling, Roxbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
11. (13) Shawn Solomito, Islip, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.
12. (18) Jeff Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.
13. (21) Max Zachem, Preston, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
14. (17) Dave Sapienza, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 149.
15. (19) Matt Swanson, Acton, Mass., Chevrolet, 149.
16. (12) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Dodge, 149.
17. (25) Dave Salzarulo, Enfield, Conn., Chevrolet, 149.
18. (23) Wade Cole, Hartland, Conn., Chevrolet, 148.
19. (20) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 141.
20. (6) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 137, ignition.
21. (24) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 134, handling.
22. (26) Melissa Fifield, Wakefield, N.H., Chevrolet, 114, handling.
23. (8) Brendon Bock, Franklin Square, N.Y., Chevrolet, 83, accident.
24. (22) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 69, accident.
25. (5) Troy Talman, Oxford, Mass., Chevrolet, 51, accident.
26. (10) Donny Lia, Jericho, NY, Chevrolet, 45, suspension.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 15 minutes 35 seconds
Margin of Victory: 1.500 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: P.Emerling (97.938 mph, 18.379 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 33 laps.
Lead Changes: 6 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: P. Emerling 1-4; B. Santos 5-6; D. Coby 7-10; B. Santos 11-72; B. Bock 73-79; T. Christopher 80-81; R. Preece 82-150.
Standings: 1. R. Preece, 374; 2. W. Pitkat, 370; 3. D. Coby, 357; 4. T. Szegedy, 340; 5. E. Goodale, 314; 6. B. Santos, 313; 7. P. Emerling, 308; 8. T. Solomito, 305; 9. J. Bonsignore, 269; 10. R. Pennink, 265.