{"id":5635,"date":"2011-06-11T06:42:38","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T10:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-06-11T06:42:38","modified_gmt":"2011-06-11T10:42:38","slug":"ryan-preece-wins-38th-annual-coors-light-sk-modified%c2%ae-100-stafford-moltz-barrett-gambacorta-wood-score-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/ryan-preece-wins-38th-annual-coors-light-sk-modified%c2%ae-100-stafford-moltz-barrett-gambacorta-wood-score-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"RYAN PREECE WINS 38TH ANNUAL COORS LIGHT SK MODIFIED\u00ae 100 AT STAFFORD; MOLTZ, BARRETT, GAMBACORTA, & WOOD ALSO SCORE WINS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford\"(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway\u2019s SK Modified\u00ae division took
\ncenter stage with the running of the 38th Annual Coors Light SK Modified\u00ae
\n100. Ryan Preece took home the $2,600 winner\u2019s check by taking the
\ncheckered flag in 38th Annual Coors Light SK Modified\u00ae 100, Dillon Moltz
\ncaptured his second feature victory of the season in the 30-lap Late Model
\nfeature, Tommy Barrett, Jr. took down his third win of the season in the
\n20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Kevin Gambacorta picked up his first win
\nof 2011 in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Josh Wood was a winner
\nfor the second consecutive week in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
\n
\nThe Coors Light SK Modified\u00ae 100 took the green flag with Mark Bakaj taking
\nthe lead ahead of Tom Bolles. Dan Avery moved into third, with Sean Foster
\nfourth and Woody Pitkat was fifth. Bolles nearly had a pass for the lead on
\nlap-4, but he fell back into line behind Bakaj.<\/p>\n

Pitkat moved into fourth on lap-4 and he brought Eric Berndt with him past
\nFoster. The caution came out with 9 laps complete as Bakaj went around in
\nturn 3. Michael Gervias, Jr. also spun as he tried to avoid hitting Bakaj.
\nPitkat took the lead back under green with Avery moving into second. Bolles
\nwas third, with Fosger and Berndt side by side for fourth place. Nichole
\nMorgillo went through the backstretch grass but was able to keep going.
\nHowever the caution came out with 13 laps complete for a spin by Michael
\nBennett and Glenn Sullivan in turns 1+2.<\/p>\n

Pitkat took the lead back under green with Avery and Berndt behind him.
\nBolles and Malave were side by side for fourth with Ted Christopher and
\nFoster side by side behind Bolles and Malave. Berndt was beginning to take
\na look to the inside of Avery for second and he made the pass on lap-17.
\nRyan Preece moved into the fifth spot as he got by the cars of Christopher,
\nFoster, Malave. Preece continued his charge and he moved into third place
\non lap-20 behind Pitkat and Avery.<\/p>\n

At the lap-25 mark, Pitkat, Berndt, and Preece were locked nose to tail
\nwhile Avery, Bolles, Malave, Christopher, Glen Reen, Foster, and Todd Owen
\nwere in a single file train behind the lead trio. The caution came back out
\nwith 31 laps complete as Bolles and Foster went around in turn 1. Malave
\nwas sent to the rear of the field for contact with Bolles.<\/p>\n

Pitkat took the lead back under green with Preece moving into second.
\nPreece went under Pitkat in turn 4 on lap-32 to take over the race lead.
\nBerndt was third behind Preece and Pitkat with Avery and Owen making up the
\ntop-5. Glen Reen, who was running right behind the top-5 cars, lost an
\nengine to bring the caution out with 33 laps complete. Just as Reen\u2019s
\nengine expired, Morgillo\u2019s car let loose a plume of smoke and she had to be
\npushed to pit road. Morgillo would return to the race after several laps
\nbehind the wall.<\/p>\n

Preece took the lead on the restart with Berndt moving to the inside of
\nPitakt for second. Pitkat was able to hang tough in the outside groove and
\nfought off the challenge from Berndt to maintain second behind Preece.
\nAvery was fourth with Owen in fifth. Preece was comfortably in the lead
\nahead of Pitkat and Berndt when the caution came out with 52 laps complete
\nfor a spin by Chris Matthews, who was running in the fifth position.
\nPreece again took the lead back under green with Pitkat, Berndt, Avery, and
\nOwen making up the top-5 behind him. Jeff Baral was sixth, with Curt
\nBrainard, Christopher, Malave, and Foster making up the second half of the
\ntop-10. Christopher worked his way by both Brainard and Christopher before
\nthe caution came back out for a spin by Ron D\u2019Alessandro in turns 1+2.
\nPreece took the lead on the restart with Berndt getting by Pitkat for
\nsecond. Owen got by Avery for fourth place and Christopher, Brainard,
\nFoster, Matthews, and Baral in line behind him. Christopher was hounding
\nAvery for fifth, but Avery was able to hold him off. Up front, Pitakt was
\nall over Berndt for second, but was unable to make a pass. The caution came
\nback out with 67 laps complete for Ron D\u2019Alessandro, who stalled on the pit
\nroad exit.<\/p>\n

Preece again took command on the restart with Pitkat getting back by Berndt
\nfor second. Avery, Owen, and Christopher were locked in a three-car fight
\nfor fourth with Avery taking the spot. Christopher fell into line in fifth
\nand Owen settled into sixth. Avery\u2019s car suddenly dropped off the pace on
\nlap-77 and he crawled around the track back to pit road.<\/p>\n

At the front of the field, Preece had again opened up a comfortable margin
\nover Pitkat in second, who was several car lengths ahead of Berndt in third.
\nChristopher was fourth, with Curt Brainard and Frank Ruocco fighting for
\nfifth. Ruocco made the move on Brainard and took the spot on lap-84.
\nThe caution came out with 88 laps complete for a spin by John Montesanto,
\nwhich erased Preece\u2019s lead and set up a 12 lap dash to the checkered flag.
\nPreece took the lead on the restart but the caution came back out one lap
\nafter the restart as Berndt nearly spun in turn 4 and then Mark Bakaj went
\naround in turn 4. The new restart order was Preece and Pitkat on the front
\nrow with Christopher and Ruocco making up the second row.<\/p>\n

Preece powered into the lead on the restart with Pitkat able to keep second
\nahead of Christopher, Ruocco, and Mathews. The caution came back out with
\n89 laps complete as Brian Sullivan drove up and over the car of Jeff Malave
\nas Todd Owen and Joe Gada also spun in turn 1.<\/p>\n

Preece took the lead on the restart with Pitkat, Christopher, and Ruocco
\nbehind him. Ruocco made a move inside of Christopher to take third on
\nlap-91 as Preece was able to pull several car lengths on Pitkat. The
\ncaution came back out with 95 laps complete for a spin by Heather DesRochers
\nand Montesanto.<\/p>\n

Preece again charged into the lead on the restart with Ruocco moving to the
\ninside of Pitkat for second. Christopher closed in right behind the side by
\nside duo of Ruocco and Pitkat while Preece was pulling away. Ruocco was
\nable to complete the pass on Pitkat on lap-99, but no one had anything for
\nPreece as he took the checkered flag. Ruocco nipped Pitkat at the line for
\nsecond, with Christopher and Brainard rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, J.J. Hill took the lead at the green
\nwith John Kasper, Dillon Moltz, Ryan Posocco, and Corey Hutchings making up
\nthe top-5. Woody Pitkat spun in turn 1 to bring the caution out with 2 laps
\ncomplete. Tony Lafo was sent to the rear of the field for making contact
\nwith Pitkat.<\/p>\n

Hill again took the lead back under green with Moltz moving into second.
\nHutchings moved into third and Posocco moved into fourth as Kasper slid from
\nsecond back to fifth place in line. Tom Butler was sixth and Pitkat was on
\nthe charge after coming to the pits for new left side tires and he was in
\nseventh.<\/p>\n

Moltz was hounding Hill for the lead and he made a move to the inside of
\nHill on lap-8 to take over the lead. Moltz\u2019s pass opened the door for
\nHutchings and Posocco to take over second and third as Hill fell back to
\nfourth place.<\/p>\n

Moltz began to slowly stretch out his lead over Hutchings, who had Posocco,
\nHill, Kasper, and Pitkat lined up nose to tail behind him. Posocco made a
\npass on Hutchings on lap-14 to take over second and the next lap saw Kapser
\nmove by Hutchings. Kasper\u2019s move opened the door for Pitkat, Hill, Butler,
\nand Jim Peterson to all get by Hutchings as he fell back to eighth place.
\nWith 10 laps to go, Moltz still held the lead with Posocco, Pitkat, Kasper,
\nand Butler making up the top-5. Moltz looked to be maintaining his lead
\nover Posocco, while Pitkat was creeping ever closer to Posocco for second.
\nPitkat made the pass on Posocco on lap-24 and set his sights on Moltz in the
\nlead. As strong as Pitakt\u2019s car was in catching and passing Posocco, he
\ncouldn\u2019t catch Moltz in the lead as Moltz took his second win of the season.
\nPitkat finished second, with Posocco, Kasper, and Butler rounding out the
\ntop-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Zach Aszklar took the early
\nlead ahead of Earl Pelletier, Dylan Kopec, and Harry Wheeler. Tommy Barrett
\nwas on the charge as he sliced his way through traffic to move into third
\nbehind Pelletier. Barrett went by Pelletier on lap-8 to take over second
\nwhile Aszklar continued to lead. The action was slowed by the caution with
\n9 laps complete for a spin by Shayne Prucker in turns 1+2.<\/p>\n

Aszklar and Barrett were locked in a side by side duel for the lead back
\nunder green. Barrett was able to get by Aszklar in the outside groove just
\nbefore the action was slowed by the caution flag for a multicar incident
\ninvolving the cars of Tommy Membrino, Jr., Earl Pelletier, and Frank
\nCardile, who all spun and came to a stop in the backstretch grass.
\nOn the restart, several cars found the turn 1 wall as Harry Wheeler, Dylan
\nKopec, Jesse Ruocco, and Cody Gneiting were all involved to bring the
\ncaution back out.<\/p>\n

Aszklar and Barrett were again side by side for the lead on the restart, but
\nSteve Greer spun in turn 3 to bring the caution back out with 11 laps
\ncomplete. On the next restart, Joey Cipriano and Shayne Prucker made
\ncontact in turn 2 with Prucker spinning to bring the caution back out.
\nOn the next restart, Cipriano didn\u2019t come up to speed and Aszklar charged
\ninto the lead with Matt Galko and Barrett behind him. Barrett came back
\nstrong and he moved back to the front on lap-14 while Galko settled into
\nthird behind Barrett and Aszklar.<\/p>\n

Barrett began to pull away once he moved into the lead, leaving Aszklar and
\nGalko dueling for second place. Galko took the place on lap-19 only to have
\nAszklar come right back and move back by Galko on the white flag lap. But
\nit was all Barrett at the front as he collected his third win of the 2011
\nseason. Aszklar finished second, with Galko, Tony Membrino, Jr. and Bob
\nCharland rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Jesse Hinze and Joe Nogiec
\nraced side by side for the lead for the opening lap before Hinze moved to
\nthe front of the field. Duane Provost moved into second and Kevin
\nGambacorta moved into third as Nogiec fell back to fourth place. Dan
\nFlannery was running in fifth, but he made a move to the inside of Nogiec on
\nlap-5 to move up to fourth.<\/p>\n

The action was quick at the front of the pack as Gambacorta moved by Hinze
\nfor the lead on lap-7. The order was shuffling behind Gambacorta as Provost
\nwas now in second, with Norm Sears in third, George Nocera, Jr. in fourth,
\nand Shawn Thibeult in fifth as Flannery was falling back with a loose
\nracecar.<\/p>\n

Sears took second from Provost and he began to close the gap to Gambacorta,
\nwho had built up a comfortable lead while the rest of the field was swapping
\npositions behind him. With 5 laps to go, the order was Gambacorta, Sears,
\nNocera, Thibeault, and Provost.
\nSears was never able to mount a challenge to Gambacorta as Gambacorta took
\nhis first feature victory of the 2011 season. Sears finished second, with
\nNocera, Thibeault, and Cory Casagrande rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Albert Saunders took the early lead
\nat the drop of the green and he immediately began to open up a lead over
\nNick Salva, Josh Wood, Kyle Casagrande, and Don Wood. Josh Wood took second
\nfrom Salva on lap-5 and his move brought Casagrande and Don Wood with him as
\nSalva fell from second back to fifth place.<\/p>\n

The caution came out with 6 laps complete for a spin by Kaitlyn Brice in
\nturn 3. Josh Wood took the lead on the restart with Albert Saunders right
\nbehind him. Casagrande was third in line, with Don Wood and Salva behind
\nhim to make up the top-5. Johnny Walker and James Carroll spun in turn 3 to
\nbring the caution out with 9 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Josh Wood took the lead back under green with Casagrande and Albert Saunders
\nbehind him. Casagrande got a bit loose in turn 4 on lap-12, which allowed
\nSaunders to take the position from Casagrande. Wood would lead the field
\naround for the final 6 laps to take his second consecutive DARE Stock
\nfeature victory. Albert Saunders finished second, with Casagrande, David
\nArute, and Cliff Saunders 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.
\n###<\/p>\n

SK MODIFIED\u00ae (100)
\n1) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n2) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n3) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n4) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n5) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n6) Jeff Baral, Enfield
\n7) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n8) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n9) Joe Gada, Salem
\n10) Vincent Anglace, Ansonia
\n11) Ron D’alessandro, East Hartford
\n12) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n13) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n14) Todd Owen, Somers
\n15) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n16) Sean Foster, Willington
\n17) Jeff Malave, Manchester
\n18) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
\n19) Kurt Lenahan, Roxbury
\n20) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n21) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n22) Dan Avery, Somers
\n23) Donny Travaglin, Winsted
\n24) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma
\n25) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n26) Glenn Sullivan, Westbury, Ny
\n27) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon<\/p>\n

LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
\n2) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n3) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
\n4) John Kasper, Wilbraham, Ma
\n5) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
\n6) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n7) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
\n8) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
\n9) Corey Hutchings, Salem
\n10) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
\n11) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n12) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n13) Jeff Rocco, Wallingford
\n14) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n15) Walt Wosko, Jr., West Suffield
\n16) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany<\/p>\n

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Tommy Barrett, Jr., Millis, Ma
\n2) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n3) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n4) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n5) Bob Charland, Stafford
\n6) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n7) Rick Williams, Haddam
\n8) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n9) Jesse Ruocco, Cheshire
\n10) Paul Tommasino, Meriden
\n11) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
\n12) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs
\n13) Steve Greer, Harwinton
\n14) Dylan Kopec, Palmer, Ma
\n15) Cody Gneiting, Broad Brook
\n16) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
\n17) Tony Massaro, Hamden
\n18) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
\n19) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
\n20) Frank Cardile, Bolton<\/p>\n

LIMITED LATEL MODEL (20)
\n1) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n2) Norm Sears, Andover
\n3) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
\n4) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
\n5) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n6) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n7) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n8) Dan Flannery, Ellington
\n9) David Burnham, East Hartford
\n10) Chris Cook, Pepperell, Ma
\n11) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
\n12) John Lelas, III, Guilford<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n2) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n3) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n4) David Arute, Tolland
\n5) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n6) Kris Fluckiger, Enfield
\n7) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
\n8) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n9) Nick Salva, Prospect
\n10) Brandon Michael, Cranville, Ma
\n11) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
\n12) David Macha, Columbia
\n13) Robert Spinnato, Wallingford
\n14) Austin Bessette, Stafford Springs
\n15) Andrew Marchese, Tolland
\n16) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n17) Johnny Walker, Ludlow, Ma
\n18) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n19) Doug Phelps, Jr., New Salem, Ma
\n20) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway\u2019s SK Modified\u00ae division took center stage with the running of the 38th Annual Coors Light SK Modified\u00ae 100. Ryan Preece took home the $2,600 winner\u2019s check by taking the checkered flag in 38th Annual Coors Light SK Modified\u00ae 100, Dillon Moltz captured his second feature victory of the season in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[196,4163,126,197],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-5635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-modified","category-new-england","category-stafford-connecticut","tag-stafford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}