CHRIS PASTERYAK WINS SHARK CYCLE 80 MODIFIED RACING SERIES FEATURE AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY

by | Sep 10, 2011 | Connecticut, Modified, New England, Stafford

Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The Modified Racing Series made its second visit of
the 2011 season to Stafford Motor Speedway for the 2nd Annual Shark Cycle
80. Chris Pasteryak was the big winner of the night, taking the lead on
lap-2 and leading the rest of the way to pick up his first victory at
Stafford Motor Speedway and his family’s first modified victory at Stafford.
The Shark Cycle 80 took the green flag with Ken Barry taking the point, but
he was only able to lead the first lap as Chris Pasteryak moved to the lead
on lap-2. Barry held second behind Pasteryak until lap-15 when Doug Coby
took the position. Keith Rocco was now up to fourth after starting seventh,
and Max Zachem was in fifth. Steve Reed was in sixth, Matt Hirschman was
seventh, Todd Owen was eighth, Tom Bolles was ninth, and Rowan Pennink was
tenth after starting from the 24th position.

Pasteryak and Coby were separated by only a car length or two and they were
beginning to pull away from Barry in third place. Barry remained in third
until lap-31 when Rocco went by to take the spot. Pasteryak had stretched
his lead out from several car lengths to nearly a half straightaway over
Coby on lap-35 and Rocco wasn’t making up any ground on the two lead cars,
but that lead was all erased with 42 laps complete as Bolles spun in turn 2
to bring the race’s first caution flag out. (more…)