{"id":3144,"date":"2010-08-29T06:25:18","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T11:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2010-08-29T06:25:18","modified_gmt":"2010-08-29T11:25:18","slug":"christopher-pitkat-barrett-yardley-casagrande-score-aug-27th-nascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/christopher-pitkat-barrett-yardley-casagrande-score-aug-27th-nascar\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTOPHER, PITKAT, BARRETT, YARDLEY, & CASAGRANDE SCORE AUG. 27th NASCAR"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHRISTOPHER, PITKAT, BARRETT, YARDLEY, & CASAGRANDE SCORE AUG. 27th NASCAR
\nWHELEN ALL-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, August 27th. Ted
\nChristopher scored his first victory of the 2010 season in the 40-lap SK
\nModified\u00ae feature, Woody Pitkat took advantage of a green white checkered
\nrestart to nail down his sixth victory of 2010 in the 30-lap Late Model
\nfeature, Tommy Barrett, Jr. scored his eighth win of 2010 in the 20-lap SK
\nLight Modified feature, Dave Yardley won his second feature of 2010 in the
\n20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Cory Casagrande matched his brother
\nKyle as a three-time winner in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
\nIn the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Jeff Malave took the lead at the
\ngreen and set the early pace ahead of Sean Foster, Curt Brainard, Dan Avery,
\nand Jeff Baral. Christopher Jones found the turn 3 wall to bring the
\ncaution out with 4 laps complete.
\nMalave took the lead back under green with Foster in second. Brainard was
\nthird, but he washed up the track on lap-7 and lost a host of positions.
\nBaral was now third with Ted Christopher and Ryan Preece behind him.
\nChristopher moved into third on lap-8 and he brought Preece with him by
\nBaral to drop him back to fifth place. Christopher continued his march to
\nthe front by taking second place from Foster on lap-13.
\nThe order shuffled again on lap-17 as Keith Rocco moved by Baral for fifth
\nplace and Christopher made a move to the inside of Malave for the lead on
\nlap-18. Preece took third away from Foster on lap-19 and Woody Pitkat and
\nAvery moved by Baral.
\nPreece quickly closed in on Christopher and Malave at the front of the field
\nand the top-3 cars were running nose to tail on lap-22. Rocco was slowly
\nrunning down Foster for the fourth position and Rocco was able to take the
\nspot on lap-28. Meanwhile, Malave and Preece were locked in a side by side
\nduel for second place while Christopher continued to lead the race.
\nChristopher pulled several car lengths on the second place battle before
\nPreece settled into line behind Malave. Rocco had closed the gap to Preece
\nand it was now a four car train at the front of the pack.
\nChristopher led the field around to the checkered flag to take down his
\nfirst victory of the 2010 season. Malave was second, with Preece, Rocco,
\nand Pitkat rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Corey Hutchings lost a right front
\ntire and spun to the infield and Ryan Posocco lost a left rear tire and
\nended up in the turn 3 wall to bring the caution out. Posocco was able to
\ncome to pit road and change the tire while Hutchings was finished for the
\nrace.
\nScott Cook powered by Dave Wray on the restart to take the lead. Wray
\nsettled into second with Dillon Moltz moving into third with Jim Peterson
\nand Keith Rocco behind him. Moltz quickly moved by Wray as did Rocco,
\nMichael Bennett, and Woody Pitkat. Wray was stuck in the outside groove and
\nhe fell back to 17th place in the running order.
\nAt the lap-10 marker, Moltz had caught up to Cook and Rocco was right behind
\nMoltz in a three-car train for the lead. Pitkat was fourth with Tom Fearn
\nmoving into fifth as Bennett fell back to sixth place. Moltz was all over
\nthe back of Cook but Cook was able to keep himself at the front of the field
\nas they clicked off the halfway point of lap-15.
\nWith 10 laps to go, it was still Cook holding the lead, but the 3-car train
\nwas now a 7-car train with Moltz, Rocco, Pitkat, Fearn, Bennett, and
\nPeterson lined up behind Cook. On lap-23, Moltz made a run to the inside of
\nCook, but he got sideways in turn 1 which allowed Pitkat to make a
\nthree-wide move on Moltz and Rocco to move from fourth into second. Rocco
\nwas third behind Pitkat with Fearn, Bennett, Peterson, and Moltz making up
\nthe running order. The move allowed Cook to build up a cushion over Pitkat
\nin second.
\nCook was half a lap away from heading to victory on the white flag lap, but
\nJohn Blake hit the wall on the backstretch to bring the caution out and set
\nup a green white checkered finish.
\nCook appeared to spin his tires on the restart, which gave Pitkat the
\nadvantage he needed to take over the lead. Pitkat led the final two laps to
\nscore his sixth win of the 2010 season with Cook finishing second. Bennett
\nfinished third, with Moltz and Peterson rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Harry Wheeler took the early
\nlead, but he drifted up the track in turn 3 which allowed Zach Aszklar to
\nmove into the race lead. Steve Greer spun in turn 3 to bring the caution
\nout with one lap complete.
\nAszklar took the lead back under green but Erica Santos and Earl Pelletier
\nwere side by side for second behind Aszklar. Aszklar and Santos got out of
\nshape on lap-2 and Santos nearly hit the wall but was able to get the car
\nstopped in time. Santos was not able to get restarted and the caution came
\nout with 2 laps complete.
\nAszklar was the leader back under green, but Pelletier was hanging tough to
\nhis outside. Pelletier made the outside groove work in his favor and he
\nmoved ahead of Aszklar to take over the lead on lap-7. Tommy Barrett, Jr.
\nwas third behind Pelletier and Aszklar with Joey Cipriano fourth and Tommy
\nMembrino, Jr. fifth. Cipriano and Aszklar made contact in turn 4 with
\nAszklar spinning around to bring the caution out with 8 laps complete.
\nCipriano was sent to the rear for overaggressive driving.
\nBarrett went around Pelletier on the restart to take over the lead with Matt
\nGalko also getting by Pelletier to move into second. Pelletier settled into
\nline in third with Membrino in fourth and David Webb in fifth. Galko moved
\nto the inside of Barrett and took over the race lead, but the caution came
\nout for a spin by Heather DesRochers in turn 3, which put the restart lineup
\nback to the previous lap and negated Galko\u2019s pass for the lead.
\nOn the restart, Galko hit the turn 1 wall and Cipriano ended up climbing
\nover the right rear of another car to bring the caution out. Back under
\ngreen, Barrett took the lead, but he and Pelletier drifted up the track in
\nturn 4 which allowed Aszklar to dive to the bottom groove and move from
\nthird to the lead. Barrett settled into second behind Aszklar with
\nPelletier third, Membrino fourth, and Jay Goff fifth. Ted Cain spun in turn
\n2 to bring the yellow out with 14 laps complete.
\nAszklar took the lead on the restart with Pelletier moving into second.
\nBarrett fell back to third with Goff fourth and Membrino fifth. Pelletier
\nmoved by Aszklar for the lead on lap-16 and he brought Barrett with him to
\ndrop Aszklar back to third. Barrett then took the lead from Pelletier on
\nlap-17. Pelletier made a strong move to the inside of Barrett on lap-18,
\nbut he couldn\u2019t make the pass stick. From there, Barrett pulled away and he
\nnailed down his eighth win of the 2010 season. Membrino made a strong run
\nto come home in second with Aszklar, Pelletier, and Goff rounding out the
\ntop-5.
\nIn the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Dan Flannery charged into
\nthe lead with Dave Yardley and Jesse Hinze behind him. Carla Botticello was
\nfourth with George Nocera, Jr. taking fifth. Shawn Thibeault\u2019s car was
\nsmoking heavily from the start of the race and he pulled off the track to
\ntake an early exit from the feature. On lap-5, Limited Late Model points
\nleader Andrew Durand got out of shape in turn 4 and fell to the rear of the
\nfield as the race stayed under green flag conditions.
\nYardley got by Flannery to take over the lead on lap-4 with Hinze, Nocera,
\nKevin Gambacorta, and Botticello running nose to tail behind him.
\nGambacorta got out of shape and lost several spots before the caution came
\nout with 9 laps complete for a spin by Rob Farrington, Jr.
\nAs the race went back to green, Yardley took the lead with Nocera moving
\ninto second. Flannery settled into line in third place with Hinze in fourth
\nand Botticello was running fifth. Chris Cook and Farrington spun in turn 3
\nto bring the yellow back out with 13 laps complete.
\nYardley again took the lead with Nocera and Flannery behind him on the
\nrestart. Botticello spun sideways but was able to keep going and the race
\nstayed green. Andrew Durand was given a consultation for over aggressive
\ndriving. Hinze was fourth and Rob Dow was now into fifth place with Durand\u2019
\ns penalty.
\nNocera was working Yardley over for the lead and he was able to get to the
\ninside of Yardley as they came to the white flag, but Farrington spun in
\nturn 2 to bring the yellow out and set up a green white checkered finish.
\nYardley powered into the lead on the restart with Nocera diving to his
\ninside. Yardley was able to hold him off as they headed down the
\nbackstretch. Nocera made one final run to the inside of Yardley as they
\ncame around turn 4 heading to the checkered flag, but he came up just short
\nas Yardley scored his second win of the 2010 season. Flannery finished
\nthird, with Rob Dow and Hinze rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Albert Saunders charged into the
\nlead from the outside pole and set the early pace with Josh Wood right on
\nhis bumper. Donald Cook was third, but he was overtaken by Cory Casagrande
\nand Andrew Hayes on lap-3 to drop him back to fifth in the running order.
\nWood went by Saunders for the race lead on lap-4 and he brought Cory
\nCasagrande with him by Saunders to drop him back to third with Hayes in
\nfourth and Cook in fifth.
\nWood held the lead until lap-8 when Casagrande made a move in turn 3 to take
\nover the top spot. Saunders was still third with Hayes right behind him in
\nfourth. Vince Gambacorta was now in the fifth position, but he was a half
\nstraightaway behind the top-4 cars. Casagrande was beginning to stretch his
\nlead out and he cruised to his third victory of the season, matching the
\nfeat that his brother Kyle accomplished a week ago. Wood came home in
\nsecond with Hayes, Saunders, and Kyle Casagrande 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###
\nSK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n2) Jeff Malave, Manchester
\n3) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n4) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n5) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n6) Sean Foster, Ellington
\n7) Dan Avery, Somers
\n8) Jeff Baral, Enfield
\n9) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
\n10) Josh Sylvester, Lebanon
\n11) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n12) Todd Owen, Somers
\n13) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n14) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n15) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n16) Chris Jones, New Milford
\n17) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n18) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n19) Kurt Lenahan, Roxbury
\n20) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
\n21) Raymond Grassetti, Monson, Ma
\n22) Christopher Jones, New Milford<\/p>\n

LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n2) Scott Cook, Uncasville
\n3) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n4) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
\n5) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n6) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
\n7) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
\n8) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
\n9) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n10) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
\n11) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n12) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n13) Wayne Coury, Jr., Milford
\n14) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n15) Dave Wray, Meriden
\n16) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
\n17) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
\n18) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n19) Tim Fogg, Stafford Springs
\n20) Sylvia Crunden, West Hartford
\n21) John Blake, North Haven
\n22) Corey Hutchings, Salem<\/p>\n

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Tommy Barrett, Jr., Millis, Ma
\n2) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
\n3) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n4) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
\n5) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n6) David Webb, New Milford
\n7) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
\n8) Chad Trombley, Bethany
\n9) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
\n10) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n11) Mike Parolo, Feeding Hills, Ma
\n12) Ted Cain, Plymouth
\n13) Rick Williams, Haddam
\n14) Todd Clark, Bristol
\n15) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n16) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n17) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
\n18) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
\n19) Erica Santos, Franklin, Ma
\n20) Stephen Greer, Harwinton
\n21) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford<\/p>\n

LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
\n1) Dave Yardley, III, Meriden
\n2) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
\n3) Dan Flannery, Ellington
\n4) Rob Dow, Stafford Springs
\n5) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n6) Norm Sears, Andover
\n7) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n8) Jeff Hubbell, Naugatuck
\n9) Brian Clement, Wethersfield
\n10) Carla Botticello, Manchester
\n11) Rob Farrington, Jr, Belchertown, Ma
\n12) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n13) Chris Cook, Pepperell, Ma
\n14) Pete Cayer, Bristol
\n15) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
\n16) Dwayne Dorr, Ledyard
\n17) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n2) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n3) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
\n4) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n5) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n6) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n7) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n8) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n9) Stephen Daddio, Seymour
\n10) Jeff Jolly, Wallingford
\n11) David Arute, Tolland
\n12) Donald Cook, Agawam, Ma
\n13) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n14) Joe Mcallister, New Britian
\n15) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
\n16) Paul Jensen, East Hampton
\n17) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
\n18) David Macha, Columbia
\n19) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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