{"id":10028,"date":"2012-06-16T22:13:38","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T02:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=10028"},"modified":"2012-06-20T22:15:33","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T02:15:33","slug":"christopher-pitkat-goff-wood-bessette-score-june-15th-town-fair-tire-summer-blast-off-feature-victories-at-stafford-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/christopher-pitkat-goff-wood-bessette-score-june-15th-town-fair-tire-summer-blast-off-feature-victories-at-stafford-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTOPHER, PITKAT, GOFF, WOOD, & BESSETTE SCORE JUNE 15TH TOWN FAIR TIRE SUMMER BLAST-OFF FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford<\/a><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway welcomed the beginning of summer
\nwith it\u2019s 12th Annual Town Fair Tire Summer Blast-Off Fireworks program on
\nFriday night, June 15th. Providing the fireworks on the track were Ted
\nChristopher, who picked up his second win of the season in the 40-lap SK
\nModified\u00ae feature, Woody Pitkat, who picked up his first win of the season
\nin the 30-lap Late Model feature, Jay Goff, who picked up his first career
\nvictory in the 20-lap SK Light feature, Josh Wood, who took a thrilling
\nfourth win of the season with a last lap pass in the 20-lap Ltd. Late Model
\nfeature, and Austin Bessette, who scored his first career victory in the
\n15-lap DARE Stock feature.
\n<\/p>\n

In the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Keith Rocco took the lead ahead of
\nGlen Reen, Dan Avery, Ted Christopher, and Tom Bolles, but the field was
\nonly able to get two laps complete before the caution came out for Curt
\nBrainard, who hit the frontstretch wall coming out of turn 4.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Rocco was in command, with Reen behind him. Avery was
\nthird, with Bolles and Christopher behind him. Christopher moved by Bolles
\nfor third, he got around Avery on lap-9 for third, and the charge continued
\nwith a pass on Reen for second on lap-11.<\/p>\n

At lap-15, Rocco was still in the lead, several car lengths ahead of
\nChristopher. Avery ran in third, with rEen and Bolles behind him. The
\ncaution came out with 16 laps for a spin by Kyle Spencer.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Christopher stayed behind Rocco for a lap before making a
\nrun to the inside of Rocco to take over the race lead at the stripe on
\nlap-18. Rocco was hanging tough on the outside, but the caution came out
\nfro a multicar accident in turn 3 involving the cars of Nick Boivin, Joe
\nGada, Frank Ruocco, John Jensen, Todd Owen, Michael Bennett, and points
\nleader Michael Gervais, Jr. with 18 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Christopher was able to get clear of Rocco on his outside in the fight for
\nthe race lead, while Ryan Preece made a strong run to the outside of Avery
\nto move into third place. Sean Foster spun in turn 4 to bring the caution
\nback out with 22 laps complete.<\/p>\n

The race for the lead was in full swing on the restart with Christopher
\nholding off Rocco on his outside and Preece on his bumper. The caution came
\nback out with 24 laps complete for a spin by Richie Pallai, Jr. in turn 2.
\nOn the restart, there was another multicar crash on the backstretch that
\ninvolved Pallai, Woody Pitkat, Kyle Spencer, Reen, Brainard, Nichole
\nMorgillo, Tommy Membrino, Jr., Joe Gada, and Michael Bennett that brought
\nthe caution back out.<\/p>\n

Christopher and Rocco were again side by side for the lead, with neither
\ndriver giving an inch as they raced side by side wheel to wheel. The field
\nwas only able to complete two laps before the caution came back out for a
\nspin by Matt Galko on the backstretch with 26 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Christopher again took the lead with Preece and Rocco side
\nby side for second. Avery was fourth, just in front of Eric Berndt and
\nPitkat. Christopher continued to lead while Preece and Rocco were putting
\non a whale of a fight for second with Preece finally able to make a pass for
\nsecond place on lap-33. Once Preece got past Rocco, he immediately closed
\nin on Christopher\u2019s bumper with 6 laps to go.<\/p>\n

Preece took a look to the inside of Christopher on lap-35 in turn 3, but
\nfell back in line behind Christopher. Preece was searching for a groove
\nthat would give him enough momentum to make a pass for the lead, but
\nChristopher was able to hold Preece off. The jockeying between Christopher
\nand Preece allowed Rocco to close in on Preece\u2019s bumper to make it a
\nthree-way fight for the race lead with 3 laps to go.<\/p>\n

Christopher was able to hold off Preece and Rocco to the line to pick up his
\nsecond feature win of the 2012 season. Avery came home in fourth with
\nPitkat rounding out the top-5 behind Christopher, Preece, and Rocco.
\nIn the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Tom Butler led the first lap of the
\nrace, but Mike Quintiliano was on the charge and he took the lead from
\nButler on lap-2. Quintiliano led the race until lap-6 when Woody Pitkat
\nmoved to the front of the pack. Corey Hutchings spun in turn 2 with 9 laps
\ncomplete to bring the caution out with Pitkat still in front.<\/p>\n

On the restart, going into turn 3, Tom Fearn\u2019s car looked like it lost an<\/p>\n

engine while running in third place and the majority of the field piled into
\nthe turn 3 wall, which brought out a red flag. The order for the restart
\nwas Pitkat and Kevin Gambacorta on the front row, Peter Portante and Paul
\nVarricchio, Jr. in the second row, and Quintiliano and Hutchings in the
\nthird row.<\/p>\n

Pitkat took the lead at the green with Gambacorta behind him. Quintiliano
\nstreaked into third, with Keith Rocco moving up to fourth as Hutchings ran
\nin fifth. Quintiliano made a move by Gambacorta to move into second on
\nlap-12 and Rocco followed Quintiliano by. Rocco then put a pass on
\nQuintliano to move into second while Pitkat was pulling away in the race
\nlead. Jim Mavlouganes was able to get by Gambacorta on lap-17 as Gambacorta
\nwas fading backwards since the restart.<\/p>\n

The battle for second heated up on lap-21 as Quintiliano made a move to the
\ninside of Rocco to take over the spot. Quintiliano\u2019s pass opened the door
\nfor Mavlouganes to follow Quintiliano by Rocco to drop Rocco from second
\nback to fourth place. Pitakt was in cruise control in the lead, a full
\nstraightaway ahead of Quintiliano and Mavlouganes.<\/p>\n

Pitkat cruised to the checkered flag to pick up his first victory of the
\n2012 season. Quintiliano held Mavlouganes off at the line for second, with
\nRocco and Gambacorta rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, two cars touched wheels going
\ndown the backstretch and the chain reaction crash caught up the cars of
\nScott Bouley, Dylan Kopec, Frank Cardile, Nick Salva, and Shawn Brule to
\nbring the caution out. The restart saw Joe Boivin spin on the frontstretch
\nto bring the yellow out again before a lap could be completed.<\/p>\n

Bob Charland took the lead at the green with Jay Goff right behind him.
\nJoey Ferrigno was third, with Tony Membrino, Jr. in fourth and Zach Aszklar
\nin fifth. Tyler Hines made a move to the high side of Aszklar on lap-5 to
\ntake over fifth place while Goff was hounding the back bumper of Charland
\nfor the race lead.<\/p>\n

Goff made a move to the inside of Charland to take over the lead on lap-8.
\nFerrigno almost made it a three-wide bid, but he backed out and fell into
\nline behind Goff and Charland. Aszklar and Ferrigno made contact going into
\nturn 1 on lap-13 with both cars getting sideways and Ferrigno going into a
\nhalf spin and falling to the rear of the field.<\/p>\n

Goff continued to lead the race with Charland in second. Membrino was now
\nup to third, with Hines and Ronnie Williams making up the top-5. Goff led
\nthe field to the checkered flag to pick up his first career victory.
\nCharland came home in second, with Membrino, Hines, and Williams making up
\nthe top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, the field was able to
\ncomplete one lap with Carla Botticello in the lead ahead of Jesse Hinze.
\nThe caution came out with one lap complete as Brian Clement, Justin Bren,
\nJoe Nogiec, and Cory Casagrande spun into the turn 1 wall.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Hinze quickly moved by Botticello to move into the race
\nlead. At the halfway point of the race, Hinze had built himself a
\ncomfortable lead over Wood in second, with Hayes behind him in third.
\nCasagrande was back up to fourth place after his early misfortune, and
\nDennis Botticello was now in fifth place. Wood was beginning to close the
\ngap to Hinze in the lead, and Casagrande made a move to the inside of Hayes
\non lap-17 to take over third place.<\/p>\n

Wiith 2 laps to go, Wood had moved right in on Hinze\u2019s bumper for the race
\nlead. Wood made a move to the inside of Hinze in turns one and two on the
\nfinal lap, but wasn\u2019t able to complete the pass. Heading down the
\nbackstretch, Wood pulled alongside Hinze and he was able to make the pass
\nheading into turn 3. Wood lead Hinze back to the checkered flag to pick up
\nhis fourth feature victory of the 2012 season. Rounding out the top-5
\nbehind Wood and Hinze was Casagrande, Hayes, and D.J. Burnham.<\/p>\n

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, James Carroll took the lead at the
\ngreen while Johnny Walker got loose trying to get by Vince Gambacorta for
\nsecond and he slipped back to eighth in line as Austin Bessette, Norm Sears,
\nKyle Casagrande, Cliff Saunders, and Albert Saunders all moved by Walker.
\nBessette quickly overtook Gambacorta to move into second on lap-2 and on
\nlap-3 Sears nearly made a move on Gambacorta, but he settled back into line.
\nSears came back strong on lap-5 and this time he made the pass stick on
\nGambacorta. Also on lap-5, Bessette went around Carroll and charged into
\nthe lead. Casagrande then pulled to the inside of Sears for third as the
\nSaunders twins were also able to get by Gambacorta, who settled into line in
\nseventh place, just ahead of Walker. Sears\u2019 met with misfortune as he spun
\nin turn 2 to bring the caution out with 7 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Bessette resumed control of the race in the lead while
\nCasagrande made a strong move into second. Albert Saunders was able to move
\nup to third, and the top-3 cars began to pull away from Monte Gibbs, Walker,
\nand Cliff Saunders, who made up the remainder of the top-6 cars.<\/p>\n

With three laps to go, Casagrande was right on Bessette\u2019s bumper, searching
\nhigh and low for a way to put his car into the lead. Bessette was able to
\noutrun Casagrande to the checkered flag to pick up his very first feature
\nvictory. Ronding out the top-5 behind Bessette and Casagrande was Albert
\nSaunders, Gibbs, and Walker.<\/p>\n

SK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n2) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n3) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n4) Dan Avery, Somers
\n5) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n6) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n7) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
\n8) Todd Owen, Somers
\n9) Sean Foster, Willington
\n10) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n11) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n12) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
\n13) John Jensen, Wolcott
\n14) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, Ny
\n15) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n16) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n17) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n18) Joe Gada, Salem
\n19) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
\n20) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma
\n21) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n22) Danny Cates, Chaplin
\n23) Nick Boivin, Belchertown, Ma
\n24) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n25) Kurt Lenahan, Roxbury
\n26) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n27) Mike King, Agawam, Ma<\/p>\n

LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n2) Mike Quintiliano, Shelton
\n3) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
\n4) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n5) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n6) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
\n7) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n8) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n9) Peter Portante, Plainville
\n10) Paul Varricchio, Jr., Berlin
\n11) Corey Hutchings, Salem
\n12) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
\n13) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n14) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n15) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
\n16) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
\n17) Ed Ricard, Stafford Springs
\n18) Scott Cook, Uncasville
\n19) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
\n20) Joe Rzeszutek, South Hadley, Ma<\/p>\n

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n2) Bob Charland, Stafford
\n3) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n4) Tyler Hines, North Haven
\n5) Ronnie Williams, Tolland
\n6) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n7) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n8) Payton Henry, Willington
\n9) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
\n10) Dylan Campbell, Southborough, Ma
\n11) Joe Boivin, Belchertown, Ma
\n12) Joey Ferrigno, East Hartford
\n13) Fred Nees, Jr., New Milford
\n14) Paul Tommasino, Meriden
\n15) Rick Williams, Haddam
\n16) Dylan Kopec, Palmer, Ma
\n17) Shawn Brule, West Thompson
\n18) Nick Salva, Prospect
\n19) Scott Bouley, Thomaston
\n20) Frank Cardile, Bolton<\/p>\n

LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
\n1) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n2) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n3) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n4) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
\n5) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford
\n6) Dennis Botticello, Suffield
\n7) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n8) David Arute, Tolland
\n9) Carla Botticello, Manchester
\n10) Justin Bren, Monson, Ma
\n11) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
\n12) Brian Clement, Wethersfield<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Austin Bessette, Stafford Springs
\n2) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n3) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n4) Monte Gibbs, Killingworth
\n5) Johnny Walker, Ludlow, Ma
\n6) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n7) Jeremy Lavoie, Windsor Locks
\n8) Norm Sears, Andover
\n9) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n10) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n11) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
\n12) Brandon Michael, Granville, Ma
\n13) Doug Phelps, New Salem, Ma
\n14) Gary Spinnato, Jr., Wallingford
\n15) David Macha, Sr., Columbia<\/p>\n

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