{"id":2308,"date":"2010-05-16T10:26:17","date_gmt":"2010-05-16T15:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2010-05-16T10:26:17","modified_gmt":"2010-05-16T15:26:17","slug":"pitkat-moltz-cipriano-durand-casagrande-score-may-14th-nascar-whelen-all-american-series-feature-victories-at-stafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/pitkat-moltz-cipriano-durand-casagrande-score-may-14th-nascar-whelen-all-american-series-feature-victories-at-stafford\/","title":{"rendered":"PITKAT, MOLTZ, CIPRIANO, DURAND, & CASAGRANDE SCORE MAY 14th NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD"},"content":{"rendered":"

PITKAT, MOLTZ, CIPRIANO, DURAND, & CASAGRANDE SCORE MAY 14th NASCAR WHELEN
\nALL-AMERICAN SERIES FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway returned to racing action
\nwith a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program on Friday, May 14th. Woody
\nPitkat picked up his first win of the 2010 season in the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae
\nfeature, Dillon Moltz got win number two of 2010 in the 30-lap Late Model
\nfeature, Joey Cipriano scored his first career victory in the 20-lap SK
\nLight Modified feature, Andrew Durand won the 20-lap Limited Late Model
\nfeature, and Cory Casagrande was the second first time career winner of the
\nnight by taking the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
\nIn the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Brad Hietala took the early lead
\nahead of Ted Christopher, Todd Owen, Woody Pitkat, and Sean Foster. The
\naction was slowed with 3 laps complete for Curt Brainard, who came to a stop
\nin turn 2.
\nHietala took the lead back under green with Owen moving into second. The
\ncar on the charge was Frank Ruocco, who restarted 10th and quickly moved
\ninto a battle with Dan Avery for fourth place on lap-7. Ruocco took third
\nfrom Christopher on lap-8 while Hietala and Owen continued to hold down the
\ntop two positions. Ruocco ran in third until lap-13 when he moved by Owen
\nfor second. The action was slowed with 17 laps complete for a spin by
\nRaymond Grassetti.
\nOn the restart, the cars of Hietala and Ruocco made contact while dueling
\nfor the lead and both cars spun, which collected several other cars and
\nbrought the yellow back out. The order was now Owen and Christopher on the
\nfront row, with Avery and Pitkat behind them for the restart.
\nOwen took the lead with Christopher taking second and Pitkat getting past
\nAvery for third. Christopher ran behind Owen until lap-22 when he made a
\npass for the lead. Pitkat and Chris Jones followed Christopher past Owen,
\ndropping him from the lead back to fourth place. After several laps of
\ntrying to get by Christopher, Pitakt was finally able to get alongside
\nChristopher on lap-32 and he took the lead from Christopher on lap-33.
\nPitkat led the final 7 laps and took his first feature win of the 2010
\nseason ahead of Christopher. Jones finished third, with Owen and Avery
\nrounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Keith Rocco led the field to the
\ngreen flag and he took the early race lead ahead of Michael Bennett. The
\ncaution came out with 2 laps complete when Brian Chapin backed into the turn
\n1 wall. Chapin\u2019s spin collected the cars of Adam Gray and Joe Rzeszutek as
\nwell.
\nRocco was still out front back under green with Bennett behind him. Moltz
\nwas third with Ryan Posocco and Jim Peterson making up the top-5. The top-5
\nran in line until lap-10 when Moltz moved by Bennett to take over second
\nplace. Posocco continued to run third, with Peterson and Woody Pitkat
\nbehind him.
\nMoltz closed the gap to Rocco over the next several laps and on lap-17 he
\nmade a move to the inside of Rocco. The two cars touched doors and went
\nsideways through turns 1+2 and Moltz came off turn 2 with the race lead.
\nBennett moved back to second with Posocco moving into third, dropping Rocco
\nback to fourth place with Pitkat still running fifth.
\nMoltz looked to have the race under control, but the caution came out with
\n26 laps complete for Bennett, who had something break on the right front of
\nhis race car which sent him to the infield grass.
\nMoltz powered into the lead on the restart with Rocco and Posocco dueling
\nside by side for second. Rocco would take the spot and Posocco would fall
\nback to fourth as Pitkat worked his way into third. Moltz pulled away from
\nRocco and took down his second feature victory in three races during the
\n2010 season. Rocco finished second, with Pitkat, Posocco, and Peterson
\nrounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, the top-6 cars ran the first
\nlap side by side before Heather DesRochers went to the front ahead of John
\nHanafin, Earl Pelletier, Jay Goff, and Zach Aszklar. The action was furious
\nat the front with Goff moving into second and he brought Aszklar and Joey
\nCipriano with him to drop Hanafin from second back to fifth. With all the
\naction going on for positions, DesRochers was pulling away out front.
\nCipriano moved into second place on lap-8 and DesRochers\u2019 lead was erased
\none lap later when Kyle Spencer brought out the caution with a spin in turn
\n2.
\nDesRochers again held the lead back under green and began to open up a
\nmargin to second over Goff and Cipriano. Cipriano quickly got back by Goff
\nand began to eat into DesRochers\u2019 lead. The caution came back out with 15
\nlaps complete for a spin by David Webb in turns 1+2.
\nCipriano got the jump on the restart and powered by DesRochers to take over
\nthe race lead. Tom Barrett, Jr. moved alongside DesRochers for second, but
\nDesRochers hung tough on the outside and kept the spot. Goff settled into
\nfourth with Chad Trombley running in fifth. Once in front, Cipriano pulled
\naway and drove to his first career victory. DesRochers finished second,
\nwith Barrett, Goff, and Trombley rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Carla Botticello led the
\nfield to the green flag but contact from Rob Dow in turn 3 sent her around
\nand brought out the caution before a lap could be completed. Dow was sent
\nto the rear of the field by NASCAR officials for the restart. Dave Yardley,
\nIII was the new race leader with Jesse Hinze, Shawn Thibeault, Duane
\nProvost, and Andrew Durand behind him.
\nThe cars ran in line until lap-7 when Thibeault made a move to the inside of
\nHinze to take over second. Thibeault\u2019s move opened the door for Dan
\nFlannery, Durand, and Kevin Gambacorta to all follow Thibeault by Hinze to
\ndrop Hinze from second back to sixth place. Thibeault rode behind Yardley
\nuntil lap-10 when he took over the lead, but Durand spun to bring the
\ncaution out and the lineup went back to the previous lap, putting Thibeault
\nin second alongside Yardley for the restart.
\nYardley powered into the lead on the restart, but he would only hold the
\nlead for 2 more laps as Thibeault went back to the front of the pack on
\nlap-12. Following Thibeault past Yardley was Flannery, Dow, and Gambacorta,
\ndropping Yardley from the race lead back to fifth place. The caution came
\nback out with 13 laps complete for a spin by Robert Farrington.
\nThibeault and Flannery dueled for the lead on the restart and coming out of
\nturn 4 the two cars came together and spun to bring the yellow back out.
\nThis put Gambacorta and Dow on the front row for the restart. Durand moved
\nfrom third to the lead at the drop of the green with Gambacorta settling
\ninto second. Durand pulled away from Gambacorta and cruised to his first
\nvictory of the 2010 season. Gambacorta finished second, with Dow, Flannery,
\nand Yardley rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Stephanie Berardi took the early
\nlead with a flurry of side by side action behind her. Albert and Cliff
\nSaunders were side by side for second, while Josh Wood settled into fourth.
\nCory Casagrande and Nick Salva were side by side for fifth place and Andrew
\nHayes and Don Wood were side by side for the 7th. The fast and furious pace
\nwas slowed with 5 laps complete when contact between Don Wood and Hayes sent
\nHayes around and Salva went into the turn 4 wall after driving up and over
\nWood\u2019s car while trying to avoid the spinning car of Hayes.
\nBack under green, the action continued to be hot at the front of the field
\nas Berardi, Albert Saunders, and Josh Wood were three-wide for the race
\nlead. Wood came out with the lead while Stephen Daddio and Berardi went
\naround with 7 laps complete to slow the field once again.
\nOn the restart, Josh Wood and Jeff Jolly touched while battling for the lead
\nwhich sent Wood into the wall and brought the yellow back out. Jolly took
\nthe lead on the restart, but Albert Saunders was hanging right with Jolly.
\nThe two cars made contact on lap-11, which sent Saunders through the
\nbackstretch grass and Jolly was given a drive through penalty for the
\ncontact, which put Cory Casagrande into the race lead. Kyle Casagrande was
\nnow in second behind his brother with Donald Cook third, Tony Membrino, Jr.
\nfourth, and Berardi in fifth. Cory would lead his brother around the track
\nfor the final 4 laps and he took down his first career feature victory at
\nStafford. Kyle Casagrande finished second, with Cook, Membrino, and Donovin
\nSecore rounding out the top-5.
\nFor more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n(860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
\n###
\n SK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n2) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n3) Chris Jones, New Milford
\n4) Todd Owen, Somers
\n5) Dan Avery, Somers
\n6) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n7) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n8) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
\n9) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n10) Brit Andersen, Branford
\n11) Sean Foster, Ellington
\n12) Joe Allegro, Jr., Vernon
\n13) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
\n14) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n15) Brad Hietala, Ellington
\n16) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n17) Kurt Lenahan, Roxbury
\n18) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n19) Keith Carzello, Enfield
\n20) Glenn Griswold, Vernon
\n21) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
\n22) Matt Gallo, Kensington
\n23) Josh Sylvester, Lebanon
\n24) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n25) Jeff Baral, Enfield
\n26) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
\n27) Jeff Malave, Manchester
\n28) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford<\/p>\n

LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
\n2) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n3) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n4) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
\n5) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n6) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n7) Corey Hutchings, Salem
\n8) Scott Cook, Uncasville
\n9) John Kasper, Wilbraham, Ma
\n10) Joe Rzeszutek, South Hadley, Ma
\n11) Alan Provost, Monson, Ma
\n12) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n13) Dave Wray, Meriden
\n14) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
\n15) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n16) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
\n17) Brian Chapin, Three Rivers, Ma
\n18) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n19) Wayne Coury, Jr., Milford<\/p>\n

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
\n2) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n3) Tom Barrett Jr., Millis, Ma
\n4) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n5) Chad Trombley, Bethany
\n6) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
\n7) Ted Cain, Plymouth
\n8) Lauren Cooper, Southbury
\n9) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
\n10) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
\n11) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n12) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
\n13) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
\n14) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
\n15) Josh White, Ellington
\n16) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n17) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n18) David Webb, New Milford
\n19) John Hanafin, Quincy, Ma
\n20) Paul Colla, Jr., Portland
\n21) Frank Cardile, Bolton
\n22) Rick Williams, Haddam<\/p>\n

LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
\n1) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
\n2) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n3) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
\n4) Dan Flannery, Ellington
\n5) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
\n6) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n7) Robert Farrington, Jr., Belchertown, Ma
\n8) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
\n9) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n10) Chris Cook, Pepperell, Ma
\n11) Paul Varricchio, Jr., Berlin
\n12) Marshall Usher, Palmer, Ma
\n13) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
\n14) Carla Botticello, Manchester
\n15) Michael Wray, Northford
\n16) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n2) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n3) Donald Cook, Agawam, Ma
\n4) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n5) Donovin Secore, Vernon
\n6) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
\n7) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n8) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook
\n9) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
\n10) Stephen Daddio, Seymour
\n11) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n12) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n13) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
\n14) Andrew Hayes, Enfield
\n15) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n16) Nicholas Salva, Prospect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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