Needing a win to stay in the hunt for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national title hunt, Keith Rocco did just that Saturday night. After a fourth-place finish in the first 25-lap SK Modified feature at the Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl, Rocco capped the evening with a win in the second feature.
The Wallingford, Conn., driver entered the weekend 34 points behind Philip Morris of Ruckersville, Va. Rocco was tied with Omaha, Neb. driver Bill Leighton Jr. with 801 points.
Morris and Leighton were both in action Saturday night, as well. Morris wrecked while battling for the lead at South Boston (Va.) Speedway and did not finish the race, while Leighton finished sixth at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb.
Rocco failed to improve his points total with a third at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway Thursday and a 15th at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway Friday. Saturday’s performance, however, came with a full field of 23 cars at Waterford, allowing Rocco to unofficially jump to 816. Morris remains at 835 and Leighton at 801.
All points totals are unofficial until released by NASCAR Points & Membership Department on Tuesday.
The deadline for races to count toward NASCAR Whelen All-American Series state and national points is Sunday, Sept. 13. A driver’s best 18 results are counted toward their state and national points totals.
Rocco started 12th in the first feature at Waterford Saturday and got up as high as third before settling for a fourth-place run behind race winner Justin Gaydosh.
“We were good enough to win the first one, we just ran out of time,” Rocco said. “It was hard to get to the front.”
Rocco started eighth in the second feature and took the lead just past the halfway point. It was Rocco’s sixth win of the year at Waterford and his 13th overall.
He is scheduled to finish next weekend with asphalt Modified division races at Thompson (Thursday), Stafford (Friday) and Waterford (Saturday). Unofficially, he needs at least one win, and a minimum second and third in the other two features – contigent on each of the races having a full field of 23 cars – to tie Morris.
[b]Rocco Closes Ground On Morris Nets a win and a fourth at Waterford, while national points leader wrecks at South Boston[/b] Needing a win to stay in the hunt for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national title hunt, Keith Rocco did just that Saturday night. After a fourth-place finish in the first 25-lap SK Modified feature at the Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl, Rocco capped the evening with a win in the second feature. The Wallingford, Conn., driver entered the weekend 34 points behind Philip Morris of Ruckersville, Va. Rocco was tied with Omaha, Neb. driver Bill Leighton Jr. with 801 points. Morris and Leighton were both in action Saturday night, as well. Morris wrecked while battling for the lead at South Boston (Va.) Speedway and did not finish the race, while Leighton finished sixth at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. Rocco failed to improve his points total with a third at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway Thursday and a 15th at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway Friday. Saturday’s performance, however, came with a full field of 23 cars at Waterford, allowing Rocco to unofficially jump to 816. Morris remains at 835 and Leighton at 801. All points totals are unofficial until released by NASCAR Points & Membership Department on Tuesday. The deadline for races to count toward NASCAR Whelen All-American Series state and national points is Sunday, Sept. 13. A driver’s best 18 results are counted toward their state and national points totals. Rocco started 12th in the first feature at Waterford Saturday and got up as high as third before settling for a fourth-place run behind race winner Justin Gaydosh. “We were good enough to win the first one, we just ran out of time,” Rocco said. “It was hard to get to the front.” Rocco started eighth in the second feature and took the lead just past the halfway point. It was Rocco’s sixth win of the year at Waterford and his 13th overall. He is scheduled to finish next weekend with asphalt Modified division races at Thompson (Thursday), Stafford (Friday) and Waterford (Saturday). Unofficially, he needs at least one win, and a minimum second and third in the other two features – contigent on each of the races having a full field of 23 cars – to tie Morris.[b]Rocco Closes Ground On Morris Nets a win and a fourth at Waterford, while national points leader wrecks at South Boston[/b] Needing a win to stay in the hunt for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national title hunt, Keith Rocco did just that Saturday night. After a fourth-place finish in the first 25-lap SK Modified feature at the Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl, Rocco capped the evening with a win in the second feature. The Wallingford, Conn., driver entered the weekend 34 points behind Philip Morris of Ruckersville, Va. Rocco was tied with Omaha, Neb. driver Bill Leighton Jr. with 801 points. Morris and Leighton were both in action Saturday night, as well. Morris wrecked while battling for the lead at South Boston (Va.) Speedway and did not finish the race, while Leighton finished sixth at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. Rocco failed to improve his points total with a third at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway Thursday and a 15th at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway Friday. Saturday’s performance, however, came with a full field of 23 cars at Waterford, allowing Rocco to unofficially jump to 816. Morris remains at 835 and Leighton at 801. All points totals are unofficial until released by NASCAR Points & Membership Department on Tuesday. The deadline for races to count toward NASCAR Whelen All-American Series state and national points is Sunday, Sept. 13. A driver’s best 18 results are counted toward their state and national points totals. Rocco started 12th in the first feature at Waterford Saturday and got up as high as third before settling for a fourth-place run behind race winner Justin Gaydosh. “We were good enough to win the first one, we just ran out of time,” Rocco said. “It was hard to get to the front.” Rocco started eighth in the second feature and took the lead just past the halfway point. It was Rocco’s sixth win of the year at Waterford and his 13th overall. He is scheduled to finish next weekend with asphalt Modified division races at Thompson (Thursday), Stafford (Friday) and Waterford (Saturday). Unofficially, he needs at least one win, and a minimum second and third in the other two features – contigent on each of the races having a full field of 23 cars – to tie Morris.
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