(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back on track with a
\n5-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event on Friday night, May
\n13th. Ted Christopher picked up his first win of the 2011 season with a
\ndominating performance in the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Dillon
\nMoltz was the winner of the 30-lap Late Model feature, Tommy Barrett, Jr.
\nwas the winner of the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, George Nocera, Jr.
\nbecame the first repeat feature winner of the 2011 season with a victory in
\nthe 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Andrew Hayes drove to victory in
\nthe 15-lap DARE Stock feature.<\/p>\n
In the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Nichole Morgillo and Brad Hietala
\nwere locked in a side by side duel for the lead over the first two laps.
\nThe two cars touched wheels and Morgillo and several cars behind her spun
\nand brought the caution out. Hietala took the lead on the restart, but Ted
\nChristopher was on a mission and he quickly moved into second on lap-4 and
\nthen he took the lead from Hietala on lap-6.<\/p>\n
After a second caution period slowed the action with 8 laps complete,
\nChristopher took the lead on the restart and began to set sail from the rest
\nof the competition. Christopher opened up a large lead under green flag
\nconditions and the race ran caution free for the remainder of the race and
\nChristopher was never seriously challenged as he recorded his first win of
\nthe 2011 season, which was his 93rd career SK Modified\u00ae feature victory and
\n110th overall feature victory at Stafford. Woody Pitkat finished second,
\nwith Ryan Preece, last week\u2019s winner Keith Rocco, and Dan Avery rounding out
\nthe top-5.<\/p>\n
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Tony Lafo led the field to green and
\nhe took the early race lead. Lafo led the first four laps before Dillon
\nMoltz streaked into the lead on lap-5. Moltz started 6th and he was in 2nd
\nplace on lap-2. J.J. Hill followed Moltz by Lafo. Scott Cook and Lafo made
\ncontact with Lafo spinning into the turn 3 wall to bring the caution out.
\nMoltz took the lead back under green with Hill, Corey Hutchings, Ryan
\nPosocco, and Mark St. Hilaire behind him. Just as Christopher pulled away
\nfrom the field, Moltz looked like he was on cruise control as he opened up a
\ncomfortable lead for himself. Posocco moved past Hutchings for third and he
\nslowly began to reel Hill in for second. Posocco was able to get by Hill
\nfor second on lap-28, but it was all Moltz as he picked up his first feature
\nwin of the 2011 season. Hutchings and Jim Mavlouganes rounded out the top-5
\nbehind Moltz, Posocco, and Hill.<\/p>\n
In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Kyle Spencer took the early
\nrace lead with Steve Greer and Shayne Prucker dueling for second place.
\nJoey Cipriano was on the charge and he moved into second behind Spencer on
\nlap-4. The caution came out with 8 laps complete for a spin by Mike Parolo.
\nSpencer had a piece of sheet metal hanging from the rear of his car after
\ncontact from Cipriano and he was black flagged. This put Cipriano and Tommy
\nBarrett, Jr. on the front row for the restart.<\/p>\n
Barrett and Cipriano dueled side by side for the lead for several laps
\nbefore Barrett cleared Cipriano and took over the lead position. Cipriano
\nspun on lap-15 to bring the caution out and set up a 5-lap dash to the
\nfinish. Barrett again took the lead, but the caution came back out with 17
\nlaps complete for a three-car spin involving Dylan Liseo, Victoria Bergenty,
\nand Parolo.<\/p>\n
Barrett charged back to the lead back under green and he went unchallenged
\nto the checkered flag as he picked up his first win of the 2011 season after
\nleading the division with 10 wins last season. Prucker finished second,
\nwith Tommy Membrino, Jr., Greer, and Frank Cardile rounding out the top-5.
\nIn the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Duane Provost took the early
\nlead and he quickly pulled away from the field and opened up a comfortable
\nlead. Shawn Thibeault moved into second place and he spent the next several
\nlaps running Provost down. He caught up to Provost on lap-9 and he made a
\nmove for the lead on lap-10. Thibeault\u2019s move allowed George Nocera, Jr. to
\nfollow Thibeault past Provost into second. Nocera instantly made a move to
\nthe inside of Thibeault and the two raced side by side for several laps
\nbefore Nocera was able to take the lead on lap-13. From there, Nocera was
\nable to hold Thibeault off over the final 7 laps and became the first repeat
\nfeature winner of the 2011 season at Stafford Motor Speedway. Rounding out
\nthe top-5 was Norm Sears, Provost, and Kevin Gambacorta.<\/p>\n
In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Joe McAllister took the lead at the
\ngreen flag, but he spun in turn 4 to bring out the caution before a lap
\ncould be completed. Albert Saunders led the first lap back under green, but
\nNick Salva moved to the front of the field on lap-2.<\/p>\n
The caution came back out with 3 laps complete and on the restart, Saunders
\nwent back by Salva to retake the lead. Salva came right back and went back
\nby Saunders to take the lead when the caution came out with 6 laps complete.
\nSalva took the lead back under green, but Saunders would move back to the
\nfront on lap-8. Salava\u2019s great night came to a halt with 9 laps complete
\nwhen he spun with Brandon Michael in turn 2 to bring the caution back out.
\nSaunders took the lead with Don Wood and Andrew Hayes right behind him as
\nthe race resumed. With one more caution slowing the field on lap-12, Hayes
\nmoved into second on the lap-13 restart and he took the lead from Saunders
\non lap-14. Wood followed Hayes by Saunders, but he couldn\u2019t get by Hayes,
\nwho scored the feature victory. Josh Wood came home in third, with Saunders
\nand David Arute rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n
For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n(860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
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SK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n2) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n3) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n4) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n5) Dan Avery, Somers
\n6) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
\n7) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n8) Todd Owen, Somers
\n9) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma
\n10) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n11) Sean Foster, Willington
\n12) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n13) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n14) Brad Hietala, Ellington
\n15) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n16) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n17) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n18) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n19) Bo Gunning, Bethlehem
\n20) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n21) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n22) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
\n23) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
\n24) Ronald D’Alessandro, East Hartford
\n25) Jeff Malave, Manchester<\/p>\n
LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
\n2) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
\n3) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
\n4) Corey Hutchings, Salem
\n5) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
\n6) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n7) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
\n8) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n9) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
\n10) John Kasper, Wilbraham, Ma
\n11) Scott Cook, Uncasville
\n12) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n13) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n14) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
\n15) Walt Wosko, Jr., West Suffield
\n16) Tim Fogg, Stafford Springs
\n17) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n18) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n19) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs<\/p>\n
SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Tommy Barrett, Jr., Millis, Ma
\n2) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs
\n3) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
\n4) Steve Greer, Harwinton
\n5) Frank Cardile, Bolton
\n6) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n7) Cody Gneiting, Broad Brook
\n8) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
\n9) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n10) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
\n11) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
\n12) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n13) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n14) Tony Massaro, Hamden
\n15) Mike Parolo, Feeding Hills, Ma
\n16) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville
\n17) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
\n18) Rick Williams, Haddam
\n19) Jesse Ruocco, Cheshire
\n20) Todd Clark, Bristol
\n21) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
\n22) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n23) Dylan Kopec, Palmer, Ma
\n24) Bob Charland, Stafford<\/p>\n
LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
\n1) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
\n2) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
\n3) Norm Sears, Andover
\n4) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n5) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n6) Carla Botticello, Manchester
\n7) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n8) Bill Davis, Monson, Ma
\n9) Chris Cook, Pepperell, Ma
\n10) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
\n11) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford<\/p>\n
DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
\n2) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n3) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n4) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n5) David Arute, Tolland
\n6) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n7) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n8) Kris Fluckiger, Enfield
\n9) Johnny Walker, Ludlow, Ma
\n10) Donovin Secore, Vernon
\n11) Joe Mcallister, New Britian
\n12) Gary Spinnato, Sr., Wallingford
\n13) David Macha, Columbia
\n14) Seth Wallace, Berlin
\n15) Austin Bessette, Stafford Springs
\n16) Brandon Michael, Cranville, Ma
\n17) Nick Salva, Prospect
\n18) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
\n19) Andrew Marchese, Tolland
\n20) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n21) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n22) Doug Phelps, Jr, New Salem, Ma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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