{"id":2451,"date":"2010-06-05T19:52:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T00:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2010-06-05T19:52:33","modified_gmt":"2010-06-06T00:52:33","slug":"tommy-barrett-jr-becomes-youngest-winner-in-stafford-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/tommy-barrett-jr-becomes-youngest-winner-in-stafford-history\/","title":{"rendered":"TOMMY BARRETT, JR. BECOMES YOUNGEST WINNER IN STAFFORD HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOMMY BARRETT, JR. BECOMES YOUNGEST WINNER IN STAFFORD HISTORY; GALLO,
\nPITKAT, GAMBACORTA, AND WOOD ALSO SCORE USG EVENT NIGHT FEATURE VICTORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Friday, June 4th was USG Event night at Stafford
\nMotor Speedway and it was a history making night. Three weeks after Joey
\nCipriano became the youngest driver to ever win a feature race at Stafford,
\nTommy Barrett, Jr. lowered that record by winning the 20-lap SK Light
\nModified feature for his first career win. There were two other first time
\nwinners at Stafford as Matt Gallo scored his first career SK Modified\u00ae
\nvictory in the 40-lap feature, and Josh Wood was a first time career winner
\nin the 15-lap DARE Stock feature. Woody Pitkat continued his white hot
\nstart to the 2010 season with his second consecutive and third overall win
\nof the year in the 30-lap Late Model feature, and Kevin Gambacorta nailed
\ndown his second win of the year in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature.
\nIn the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Eric Berndt took the lead at the
\ndrop of the green and he led the first two laps before Matt Gallo moved out
\nfront on lap-3. Gallo held the lead until the caution came out with 6 laps
\ncomplete for a multi-car incident in turn 3 that began when Brit Andersen\u2019s
\nleft front tire appeared to lock up and Tom Bolles spun and collected Jeff
\nBaral, Chris Jones, and Nichole Morgillo.
\nOn the restart Frank Ruocco powered by Gallo to take over the race lead.
\nGallo settled into second with Berndt, Sean Foster, and Ted Christopher
\nmaking up the top-5. Christopher quickly moved by both Foster and Berndt to
\ntake third, and on lap-15 he went by Gallo for second. Christopher and
\nRuocco touched on lap-16, which allowed Gallo to power his way past both
\ncars to retake the race lead. Ruocco took several runs to the inside of
\nGallo, but could not make a pass stick. The race ran to the checkered flag
\nand Gallo held Ruocco off to capture his first career SK Modified\u00ae feature
\nvictory. Ruocco finished second, with Christopher, Keith Rocco, and Berndt
\nrounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Tom Fearn took the early lead from
\nthe pole position. Moving up quickly into second was Michael Bennett and
\nBennett took the lead from Fearn on lap-8. Woody Pitkat was also charging
\nhis way through the field, passing cars in wholesale fashion to work his way
\ninto third place behind Bennett and Fearn on lap-8. Ryan Posocco was fourth
\nand Scott Cook was fifth.
\nPitkat rode in third until lap-13 when he took second from Fearn. Posocco
\nfollowed Pitkat by Fearn to drop Fearn from second back to fourth. Bennett
\nheld the lead until lap-19 when Pitkat moved to the front of the pack.
\nPosocco again followed the path of Pitkat and was also able to move by
\nBennett to take over second place.
\nPosocco gave Pitakt several looks for the lead over the final 10 laps but
\nPitkat was too strong to be overtaken and he locked down his second
\nconsecutive and third overall feature victory of the 2010 season. Rounding
\nout the top-5 behind Pitkat and Posocco was Bennett, Fearn, and Joe
\nRzeszutek.
\nIn the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Zach Aszklar took the early
\nrace lead ahead of John Hanafin, David Webb, Heather DesRochers, and Kyle
\nSpencer. Shayne Prucker had hard contact with the turn 4 wall with 3 laps
\ncomplete to bring the caution out. On the restart, Hanafin powered past
\nAszklar to take over the race lead and DesRochers moved into second.
\nDesRochers made a move to the inside of Hanafin on lap-5, but she got loose
\nand fell back several spots as Webb, Tommy Barrett, Jr., Erica Santos, and
\nTed Cain moved into the top-5.
\nAszklar brought the caution out with a spin at the halfway point of the
\nrace. Hanafin continued to lead on the restart, with Cain and Barrett side
\nby side for second. Barrett would get the spot as Spencer and Webb were now
\nfourth and fifth. Steve Greer\u2019s car stalled at the entrance to pit road
\nwith 12 laps complete to bring the yellow flag back out.
\nBarrett got the jump on the restart and he motored into the lead with
\nHanafin and Cain dueling for the second place. The two cars made contact,
\nwhich sent Hanafin up the track and collected the cars of Webb, Chad
\nTrombley, and Anthony Flannery to bring the yellow back out.
\nBarrett took the lead back under green with Matt Galko and Jay Goff now side
\nby side for second. Spencer was fourth and Santos was fifth. Goff got out
\nof shape and fell back several spots, but a spin by Todd Clark brought the
\ncaution back out with 19 laps complete to set up a green white checkered
\nfinish.
\nBarrett again took the lead, but Galko didn\u2019t quite come up to speed right
\naway, which boxed up the field behind Barrett. Joey Cipriano made a
\nspectacular pass to move from fifth to second, but the bobble by Galko
\nafforded Barrett all the room he needed out front and he cruised to his
\nfirst career SK Light Modified feature victory to break the record set by
\nCipriano three weeks ago as the youngest feature winner in the history of
\nStafford Motor Speedway. Cipriano finished second, with Galko, Santos, and
\nDesRochers rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Jesse Hinze and Duane
\nProvost were locked in a thrilling side by side duel for several laps
\nbattling for the race lead, which Hinze got on lap-2. Carla Botticello
\nquickly worked her way by Provost to take over second and she took the lead
\nfrom Hinze on lap-5. Hinze fell back to sixth place as Kevin Gambacorta,
\nDan Flannery, George Nocera, Jr., and Shawn Thibeault all got by.
\nHinze had a loose car and he continued to backslide until he spun in turn 4
\nwith 10 laps complete to bring out the caution. Gambacorta took the lead on
\nthe restart and he began to pull away from the field as Flannery and Nocera
\nwere dueling side by side for second. Flannery took the spot and the side
\nby side action allowed Andrew Durand to close in and he also moved by Nocera
\nto drop him back to fourth. Nocera and Thibeault had a body rubbing battle
\nfor the fourth position with Thibeault moving into fourth only to have
\nNocera retake the spot on the next lap.
\nAt the front of the field, Flannery was eating into Gambacorta\u2019s lead, but
\nFlannery ran out of time as he came up just short at the checkered flag as
\nGambacorta took his second feature win of the 2010 season. Rounding out the
\ntop-5 behind Gambacorta and Flannery was Durand, Dave Yardley, III, and
\nNocera.
\nIn the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Josh Wood took the lead at the drop
\nof the green flag ahead of Stephanie Berardi, Steve Daddio, Vince
\nGambacorta, and Nick Salva. Kaitlyn Brice\u2019s car came to a stop in turn 3
\nwith 3 laps complete to bring out the first caution.
\nBack under green Wood powered his way into the lead wiwth Daddio moving in
\nto second. Salva moved into third, with Don Wood fourth and Tommy Membrino,
\nJr. moving into fifth place. Don Macho, Sr. spun with 9 laps compelte to
\nbring the yellow flag back out. The field completed another lap before Jeff
\nJolly and Kyle Casagrande spun through the frontstretch infield to bring the
\ncaution back out.
\nWood again powered into the lead on the restart and he pulled away from
\nSalva in second place over the final 5 laps to score his first career DARE
\nStock victory. Rounding out the top-5 behind Wood and Salva was Don Wood,
\nMembrino, and Daddio.
\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###<\/p>\n

SK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Matt Gallo, Kensington
\n2) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n3) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n4) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n5) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n6) Sean Foster, Ellington
\n7) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n8) Dan Avery, Somers
\n9) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
\n10) Jeff Malave, Manchester
\n11) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n12) Todd Owen, Somers
\n13) Jeff Baral, Enfield
\n14) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
\n15) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n16) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
\n17) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n18) Josh Sylvester, Lebanon
\n19) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n20) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
\n21) Brit Andersen, Branford
\n22) Chris Jones, New Milford
\n23) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford<\/p>\n

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

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Tommy Barrett Jr., Millis, Ma
\n2) Joey Cipriano Iii, Waterbury
\n3) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n4) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
\n5) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n6) Ted Cain, Plymouth
\n7) Todd Clark, Bristol
\n8) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n9) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n10) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
\n11) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
\n12) Anthony Flannery, East Hampton
\n13) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
\n14) Rick Williams, Haddam
\n15) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n16) David Webb, New Milford
\n17) Chad Trombley, Bethany
\n18) Josh White, Ellington
\n19) John Hanafin, Quincy, Ma
\n20) Frank Cardile, Bolton
\n21) Stephen Greer, Harwinton
\n22) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs<\/p>\n

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

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n2) Nick Salva, Prospect
\n3) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n4) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n5) Stephen Daddio, Seymour
\n6) Andrew Hayes, Enfield
\n7) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n8) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n9) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n10) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook
\n11) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n12) Donald Cook, Agawam, Ma
\n13) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n14) David Macho, Sr., Columbia
\n15) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n16) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
\n17) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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