{"id":2725,"date":"2010-07-11T06:58:17","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T11:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2010-07-11T06:58:17","modified_gmt":"2010-07-11T11:58:17","slug":"ruocco-rocco-barrett-dow-salva-score-july-9th-nascar-whelen-all-american-series-victories-at-stafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/ruocco-rocco-barrett-dow-salva-score-july-9th-nascar-whelen-all-american-series-victories-at-stafford\/","title":{"rendered":"RUOCCO, ROCCO, BARRETT, DOW, & SALVA SCORE JULY 9th NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES VICTORIES AT STAFFORD"},"content":{"rendered":"

RUOCCO, ROCCO, BARRETT, DOW, & SALVA SCORE JULY 9th NASCAR WHELEN
\nALL-AMERICAN SERIES VICTORIES AT STAFFORD<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back in action with a NASCAR
\nWhelen All-American Series program on Friday night, July 9th. Frank Ruocco
\ntook his second victory of the 2010 season in the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae
\nfeature event, Keith Rocco picked up his first career Late Model feature
\nvictory in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Tommy Barrett scored his third win
\nof the 2010 season in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Rob Dow won his
\nfirst race of the season in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Nick
\nSalva was a first time career winner in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
\nIn the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Josh Sylvester was the early
\nleader with Sean Foster behind him. Frank Ruocco moved from fifth to third,
\nbut with 2 laps complete several cars spun in turn 3 including Curt Brainard
\nand Michael Gervais, Jr., and then Mark Bakaj got hard into the wall coming
\noff turn 4, which helped send John Montesanto and Eric Berndt through the
\nfrontstretch infield.
\nBack under green it was Sylvester out front with Foster, Frank Ruocco, Todd
\nOwen, and Zach Sylvester making up the top-5, but the field was only able to
\ncomplete one lap before Woody Pitkat took a spin though the frontstretch
\ninfield to bring the yellow back out.
\nSylvester again took the lead back under green, but Ruocco was able to get
\nby Sylvester on lap-5 to take over the race lead. Debris on the track in
\nturn 3 brought out the yellow flag with 5 laps complete. Under the caution,
\nJeff Malave\u2019s car shut off at the entrance to turn 3 and he had to be pushed
\nback to pit road.
\nRuocco again took the lead ahead of Josh Sylvester, Zach Sylvester, Foster
\nand Ted Christopher, but Joe Allegro, Jr. spun in turn 3 to bring the
\ncaution back out with 6 laps complete.
\nRuocco kept the lead back under green while Josh and Zach Sylvester raced
\nside by side for second. The battle lasted for 5 laps before Zach took the
\nposition. With Zach in second, Owen moved into third, dropping Josh back to
\nfourth as Keith Rocco touched wheels with Ted Christopher to take over fifth
\nplace. Owen would get by Zach Sylvester to take over second before Chris
\nJones went around in turn 1 with 19 laps complete to bring the yellow flag
\nout.
\nRuocco again took the lead with Owen, Zach Sylvester, Rocco, and Pitakt
\nmaking up the top-5. With 10 laps to go it was still Ruocco ahead of Owen,
\nZach Sylvester, Rocco, and Pitkat. Nichole Morgillo spun in turn 4 to bring
\nthe caution out with 33 laps complete.
\nRuocco powered to the lead back under green with Zach Sylvester taking
\nsecond. Dan Avery was on the charge, briefly taking third from Owen before
\nfalling back into line behind Owen with Rocco in fifth place. Morgillo spun
\nagain in turn 1 to bring the yellow back out with 36 laps complete, setting
\nup a sprint to the finish.
\nRuocco powered into the lead on the restart with Owen in second. Rocco
\nmoved from fifth up to third with Zach Sylvester and Pitkat behind him.
\nOwen took a run to the outside of Ruocco coming to the checkered flag, but
\nRuocco got a good run and was able to take the checkered flag for his second
\nwin of the 2010 season. Owen finished second, with Rocco, Zach Sylvester,
\nand Pitkat rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Tony Lafo and Scott Cook spent the
\nfirst two laps side by side for the lead, but with 2 laps complete the car
\nof Woody Pitkat spun in turn 1 and collected the cars of Ryan Posocco, Corey
\nHutchings and Doug Blowers, Jr. in turn 1 to bring the caution out.
\nBack under green it was Cook in the lead with Keith Rocco taking second and
\nJim Peterson taking third. Lafo settled into line in fourth with Dillon
\nMoltz making up the top-5. Moltz went around Lafo on lap-4 to take over
\nfourth and Michael Bennett also moved by Lafo several laps later to move
\ninto fifth place. Cook was still the race leader until lap-10 when Rocco
\nmoved to the front of the field. Peterson and Moltz followed Rocco by Cook
\nto drop Cook back to fourth place while Bennett continued to hold down the
\nfifth position.
\nAt the halfway point, it was still Rocco out front with Peterson, Moltz,
\nBennett, and Cook making up the top-5 spots. The top-5 continued to run in
\nline until lap-25 when Bennett was able to move to the inside of Moltz to
\ntake over third place. Rocco has been the dominant car in the SK Modified\u00ae
\ndivision at Stafford this season and he was the dominant car tonight as he
\nled the final 20 laps to record his first career Late Model feature victory
\nat Stafford Motor Speedway. Rounding out the top-5 behind Rocco was
\nPeterson, Bennett, Moltz, and Cook.
\nIn the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Jay Goff took the early race
\nlead with Zach Aszklar, Ted Cain, Erica Santos, and Harry Wheeler making up
\nthe top-5. Cain was able to move under Aszklar to take over second before
\nTommy Barrett spun in turn 1 with 5 laps complete to bring the caution out
\nand slow the field.
\nOn the restart, Aszklar got a good run to the inside of Goff and took over
\nthe race lead. Second place points man Joey Cipriano got into the wall
\ncoming out of turn 4 and his car climbed up the wall and ended up on its
\nroof on the frontstretch to bring the caution and red flags out with 5 laps
\ncomplete. Cipriano was able to hop out of his car and he was ok after
\nsliding to a stop on his roof.
\nBack under green it was Aszklar in command out front with Goff behind him.
\nBarrett was recovered from his early race spin and he was mowing his way
\nback towards the front of the field, moving into third place behind Aszklar
\nand Goff. The caution came out with 11 laps complete for a spin by Ted Cain
\nand Heather DesRochers.
\nBack under green it was a side by side slugfest between Aszklar and Barrett
\nfor the race lead with Aszklar having the advantage at the stripe. The
\ncaution came back out one lap later for Shayne Prucker, who spun in turn 1.
\nBack under green it was Barrett getting a great run to the outside of
\nAszklar to take over the race lead. Goff continued to run third behind
\nBarrett and Aszklar, with Dylan Liseo in fourth and Matt Galko up to fifth.
\nOn lap-16, Galko was able to move by both Liseo and Goff to move from fifth
\nto third in one turn of racing. The caution came back out for the Mark
\nTrombetta, who spun in turns 3+4.
\nBarrett maintained the lead back under green with Aszklar in second and
\nGalko looking to make a run for second, but Cain went around in turn 1 one
\nlap after the restart to bring the caution back out. Barrett again took the
\nlead on the restart with Aszklar, Galko, Goff, and Liseo making up the
\ntop-5. Galko got by Aszklar for second on lap-19, which gave Barrett all
\nthe margin he needed as he knocked off his third win of the 2010 season.
\nGoff spun in turn 1 on the last lap of the race, but it was Galko, Aszklar,
\nEarl Pelletier, and Liseo rounding out the top-5 behind Barrett.
\nIn the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Duane Provost surged past
\nJesse Hinze on the opening lap to take the lead. Carla Botticello\u2019s run of
\nbad luck continued as she spun to the infield in turn 4 to bring the caution
\nout with one lap complete.
\nProvost took the lead back under green with Rob Dow moving into second.
\nGeorge Nocera, Jr. moved to the inside of Hinze for third with Andrew Durand
\nand Dave Yardley, III behind Hinze. Dow then took the lead from Provost on
\nlap-3 and immediately began to build up a lead. Nocera was able to get by
\nProvost for second on lap-5 and his pass brought Hinze, Durand, and Yardley
\nby Provost, dropping him from second back to sixth.
\nThe order continued to shuffle on lap-7 as Durand moved into third, getting
\nby Hinze. At the halfway point of the race, Yardley moved by Hinze to take
\nover fourth place and he brought Shawn Thibeault with him, dropping Hinze
\nfrom fourth to sixth place. Dow was still in command of the race with
\nNocera and Durand trailing, but the caution came back out with 12 laps
\ncomplete as Carla Botticello spun and hit the turn 1 wall.
\nOn the restart, Nocera got the initial jump on Dow, but Dow was able to race
\nback to the inside of Nocera and maintain the race lead. Durand settled
\ninto line in third, with Thibeault fourth and Michael Wray fifth. Thibeault
\nmade a move around Durand on lap-18 to take over third, but it was still Dow
\nahead of Nocera at the front. Nocera was never able to mount a challenge as
\nDow scored his first victory of the 2010 season. Nocera came home in second
\nwith Thibeault, Durand, and Wray rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Donald Cook took the lead at the
\ndrop of the green, but it was a short lived lead as Stephanie Berardi moved
\nherself to the front of the pack on lap-2. Berardi\u2019s move brought Nick
\nSalva by Cook and on lap-4 Josh Wood and Cory Casagrande both got by Cook.
\nVince Gambacorta spun in turn 1 with 4 laps complete to bring the yellow
\nflag out.
\nBerardi charged into the lead on the restart with Salva and Cory Casagrande
\nbehind her. Wood made a run to the inside of Casagrande on lap-6 to move
\ninto third while Salva was able to maneuver to the inside of Berardi to take
\nover the race lead. Wood moved into second with Tony Membrino, Jr., Kyle
\nCasagrand, and Cory Casagrande making up the top-5 as Berardi fell back to
\neighth place as she was stuck in the outside groove. The caution came out
\nwith 11 laps complete for a spin by Kelsey Rottino.
\nOn the restart, Wood jumped the start and he was sent to the rear of the
\nfield. Salva took the lead on the restart with Cory Casagrande taking
\nsecond. Jeff Jolly was up to third, with Albert Saunders in fourth and
\nMembrino falling back to fifth. Salva was able to hold Casagrande off over
\nthe final corner to take his first career victory. Casagrande finished
\nsecond, with Saunders, Membrino, and Jolly 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###<\/p>\n

SK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n2) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n3) Jeff Malave, Manchester
\n4) Jeff Baral, Enfield
\n5) Bo Gunning, Bethlehem
\n6) Chris Jones, New Milford
\n7) Todd Owen, Somers
\n8) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n9) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n10) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n11) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
\n12) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n13) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n14) Sean Foster, Ellington
\n15) Kirk Zervas, Winthrop, Ma
\n16) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
\n17) Joe Allegro, Jr., Vernon
\n18) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n19) Josh Sylvester, Lebanon
\n20) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n21) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
\n22) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n23) Dan Avery, Somers
\n24) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n25) Matt Gallo, Kensington<\/p>\n

LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
\n2) Corey Hutchings, Salem
\n3) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n4) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n5) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
\n6) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
\n7) Ed Ricard, Stafford Springs
\n8) Duane Noll, Monroe
\n9) Doug Blowers, Jr., Newton Highlands, Ma
\n10) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
\n11) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n12) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n13) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n14) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n15) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
\n16) Scott Cook, Uncasville
\n17) Keith Rocco, Meriden<\/p>\n

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Tommy Barrett, Jr., Millis, Ma
\n2) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n3) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n4) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
\n5) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
\n6) David Webb, New Milford
\n7) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
\n8) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n9) Stephen Greer, Harwinton
\n10) Ted Cain, Plymouth
\n11) Frank Cardile, Bolton
\n12) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
\n13) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs
\n14) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
\n15) Rick Burwood, Enfield
\n16) Mark Trombetta, Naugatuck
\n17) Neil Maxted, Bethel
\n18) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n19) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
\n20) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n21) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury<\/p>\n

LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
\n1) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
\n2) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
\n3) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
\n4) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
\n5) Michael Wray, Northford
\n6) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n7) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n8) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
\n9) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n10) Robert Farrington, Jr., Belchertown, Ma
\n11) Glenn Bartkowski, Manchester
\n12) Dan Flannery, Ellington
\n13) Brian Clement, Wethersfield
\n14) Greg Butler, Jr., East Hampton
\n15) Carla Botticello, Manchester<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Nick Salva, Prospect
\n2) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n3) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n4) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n5) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
\n6) Donald Cook, Agawam, Ma
\n7) Stephen Daddio, Seymour
\n8) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n9) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n10) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n11) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n12) David Arute, Tolland
\n13) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n14) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook
\n15) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
\n16) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
\n17) Joe McAllister, New Britian
\n18) Andrew Hayes, Enfield<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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