{"id":6643,"date":"2011-08-06T07:44:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T11:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-08-07T07:45:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T11:45:20","slug":"rocco-hill-cipriano-provost-wood-score-town-fair-tire-150-feature-victories-stafford-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/rocco-hill-cipriano-provost-wood-score-town-fair-tire-150-feature-victories-stafford-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"ROCCO, HILL, CIPRIANO, PROVOST, & WOOD SCORE TOWN FAIR TIRE 150 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford\"
\nROCCO, HILL, CIPRIANO, PROVOST, & WOOD SCORE TOWN FAIR TIRE 150 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—After a week away, Stafford Speedway was back
\nracing with the 21st Annual Town Fair Tire 150 program. In NASCAR Whelen
\nAll-American Series feature racing, Keith Rocco outdueled Ted Christopher to
\ntake his third consecutive and sixth feature win of the 2011 season in the
\nSK Modified\u00ae feature, J.J. Hill scored a dominating first win of 2011 by
\nleading all 30 laps in the Late Model feature, Joey Cipriano nailed down his
\nfourth win of 2011 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Duane Provost
\npicked up his first career win in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and
\nJosh Wood beat his father Don to the checkered flag to record his third win
\nof the 2011 season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
\n
\nIn the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Chris Matthews took the lead at
\nthe green with Michael Gervais, Jr. behind him. Sean Foster and Tom Bolles
\nwere side by side for third place while Nichole Morgillo and Dan Avery were
\nside by side for fifth place. Bolles took the third spot and Avery took the
\nfourth spot while Ryan Preece moved into fifth place.<\/p>\n

Preece was the car on the charge as he moved from fifth to second in the
\noutside groove. Keith Rocco was right behind Preece and he followed him
\ntowards the front and occupied the third position while Matthews continued
\nto lead. Avery moved by Gervais for fourth place on lap-9 and Woody Pitkat
\nfollowed him by Gervais.<\/p>\n

The lead changed hands on lap-11 as Preece and Rocco got by Matthews, who
\ndropped off the pace and came to pit road with a flat left front tire.
\nPreece and Rocco were now the leading cars, with Avery and Pitakt in third
\nand fourth, with Ted Christopher now in the fifth position. Pitkat moved by
\nAvery for third on lap-14 and the order changed again on lap-17 as
\nChristopher went by Avery in the outside groove and then moved to the low
\ngroove to get by Pitkat in turns 3+4 to move from fifth to third place.
\nHeather DesRochers spun in turn 1 to bring the caution out with 18 laps
\ncomplete.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Preece and Rocco were side by side for the lead while
\nChristopher and Pitkat were locked side by side for third. Avery and Frank
\nRuocco were side by side for fifth behind them. Christopher went from third
\nto first on lap-21 with a power move in turn 4 to take the lead with Rocco
\nbehind him and Preece in third. Christopher\u2019s time at the front was short
\nas Rocco moved to the front on lap-24. Preece tried to follow Rocco by
\nChristopher, but he made contact with Christopher and he nearly spun.
\nPreece was able to gather the car back up and he settled into line back in
\nsixth.<\/p>\n

Christopher went back by Rocco for the lead on lap-28, but Rocco was not to
\nbe outdone as he moved back by Christopher one lap later. Adam Skowyra spun
\nin turn 2 to bring the caution out with 29 laps complete. The order for the
\nrestart was Rocco and Christopher on the front row, with Eric Berndt and
\nPitkat in the second row.<\/p>\n

Rocco led the field back under green with Christopher falling into line
\nbehind Rocco. Avery took a hard hit into the turn 3 wall to bring the
\ncaution back out with 31 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Rocco again took the lead back under green with Christopher right on his
\nbumper. Berndt was still third, with Preece in fourth and Pitkat and Ruocco
\nwere side by side for fourth place. Christopher got into the back of Rocco
\nin turns 3+4 on the final lap and Rocco began to get out of shape, but he
\ngathered the car back up and was able to beat Christopher back to the
\ncheckered flag to pick up his third consecutive and sixth overall win of the
\n2011 season. Eric Berndt finished third, with Preece and Ruocco rounding
\nout the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, J.J. Hill went around Tom Butler and
\ntook the lead at the drop of the green flag. Butler settled into second,
\njust ahead of Mark St. Hilaire, Patrick Townsend, and John Kasper. St.
\nHilaire got by Butler on lap-5 to take over second while Hill was the
\nfastest car on track and was pulling away in the lead.
\nThe top-5 ran in line until lap-11 when Dillon Moltz and Woody Pitkat moved
\npast Kasper to drop him from fifth back to seventh. Hill was continuing to
\nset a torrid pace at the front of the field, while St. Hilaire, Butler and
\nTownsend ahead of Moltz and Pitkat. That order stayed the same until lap-15
\nwhen Moltz and Pitkat went by Townsend to drop him from fourth back to sixth
\nplace.<\/p>\n

The order remained the same until lap-24 when Moltz and Pitkat again made a
\ntandem pass, dropping Butler from third back to fifth place. Hill was still
\nsetting a blistering pace at the front of the field, and he had a lead of
\nnearly a full straightaway over St. Hilaire in second with 5 laps to go.
\nHill was unstoppable as he took the checkered flag to record his first Late
\nModel win of the 2011 season in dominating fashion, leading all 30 laps.
\nMoltz made a move to the inside of St. Hilaire on the final corner and he
\ntook second by a nose with Pitkat in fourth. XXX rounded out the top-5.
\nIn the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Steve Greer took the lead at
\nthe green with Jay Goff moving into second behind Greer. Tony Santangelo
\nsettled into third just ahead of Tommy Membrino, Jr. and Tony Membrino, Jr.
\nWith 5 laps on the board, Greer continued to hold the lead with Goff several
\ncar lengths behind him. Joey Cipriano had moved into fourth just ahead of
\nTommy Membrino, Jr. in fifth while Tony Membrino, Jr. had moved up one spot
\ninto third place. The caution came out with 6 laps complete for spins by
\nJesse Ruocco and Harry Wheeler.<\/p>\n

Greer took the lead back under green while Cipriano made a power move to go
\nfrom fourth to second as he dove under Goff and Tony Membrino. Cipriano
\ncontinued his charge as he moved to the front on lap-8. On lap-9, there was
\ncontact between Kyle Spencer and Greer, which got both cars out of shape.
\nSpencer was shown the black flag for the contact and the caution came out
\nwith 9 laps complete for a spin by Paul Tommasino in turn 1.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Cipriano again took the lead while Tommy Barrett, Jr. was a
\nrocket ship on the outside groove and he moved into second with Chris Kopec
\nmoving into third as Goff got out of shape and several cars had to slow down
\nto avoid Goff. Dylan Liseo was now in fourth with Tony Membrino falling
\nback to fifth. The caution came back out with 11 laps complete as Shayne
\nPrucker spun and hit the turn 2 wall.<\/p>\n

Cipriano again took the lead on the restart with Barrett settling into line
\nbehind him. Kopec took a look to the inside of Barrett, but couldn\u2019t make a
\npass and fell into line in third place. The fight for fourth was a side by
\nside duel between Tony Membrino and Santangelo, which Membrino got the
\nbetter of. Matt Galko moved by Santangelo to take over fifth on lap-16
\nwhile Cipriano was pulling away from Barrett by several car lengths at the
\nfront of the field. Ruocco spun coming out of turn 4 to bring the caution
\nback out with 17 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Cipriano was the leader back under green with Barrett, Kopec, and Galko
\nbehind him, but the field only completed one lap before the caution came
\nback out for Tyler Lee Jackson and Ruocco, who came to a stop at the exit of
\nturn 2 and set up a green white checkered finish.<\/p>\n

Cipriano took the lead on the restart with Barrett behind him. The last
\ntime the SK Lights ran a feature, Barrett got by Cipriano on the final lap
\nfor the win, but this time the roles were reversed as Cipriano was too
\nstrong to be overtaken and he took the checkered flag ahead of Barrett for
\nhis fourth win of the 2011 season. Galko finished third, with Kopec and
\nSpencer rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Duane Provost took the lead
\nat the green flag and he set the early pace ahead of Chris Cook, Dan
\nFlannery, Carla Botticello, and D.J. Burnham. The top-5 cars ran in line
\nuntil lap-8 when Cook got out of shape and slowed up, allowing Flannery,
\nBotticello, and Burnham to all move by Cook as he fell from second back to
\nfifth.<\/p>\n

On lap-11 both Shawn Thibeault and Kevin Gambacorta moved past Cook while
\nProvost continued to hold the race lead ahead of Flannery, Botticello, and
\nBurnham. The running order remained the same until lap-18 when Thibeault
\nand George Nocera, Jr. both moved past Burnham to take over the fourth and
\nfifth positions. Gambacorta was now one spot behind Burnham in seventh
\nplace.<\/p>\n

Provost led the field around to the checkered flag to record his first
\ncareer Limited Late Model victory in dominating fashion, leading all 20
\nlaps. Flannery finished second, with Botticello, Thibeault, and Nocera
\nrounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Kris Fluckiger took the lead on the
\noutside of Katie Brice to take the lead on the first lap, but Brice spun to
\nbring the caution out with 1 lap complete. Fluckiger went back to the front
\non the restart with Albert Saunders behind him in second. Josh Wood was
\nthird, but he was able to get past Saunders for second on lap-4 and he moved
\nby Fluckiger for the lead on lap-5.<\/p>\n

Saunders and Andrew Hayes were having a great duel for second place behind
\nWood, while Don Wood was now up to fourth and Kyle Casagrande and David
\nArute were right behind Wood with 10 laps complete. Hayes was able to get
\nby Saunders for second, but before the lap could be completed, David Macha
\nspun in turn 3 to bring the caution out and Saunders was able to get his
\nspot back for the restart.<\/p>\n

The restart came on lap-13 with Josh Wood taking the lead ahead of Don Wood,
\nSaunders, Hayes, Casagrande, and Arute. Casagrande made a move to the
\ninside of Hayes, but Hayes was hanging tough in the outside groove and he
\nwas able to hold onto the third position.<\/p>\n

Josh Wood led the field around to the checkered flag to pick up his third
\nwin of the 2011 season. Don Wood came home second, with Saunders, Hayes,
\nand Casagrande 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 (40)
\n1) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n2) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n3) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n4) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n5) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
\n6) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n7) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n8) Todd Owen, Somers
\n9) Sean Foster, Willington
\n10) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n11) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n12) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
\n13) Mike King, Agawam, Ma
\n14) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n15) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n16) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n17) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n18) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
\n19) Dan Avery, Somers
\n20) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n21) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma
\n22) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor<\/p>\n

LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
\n2) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
\n3) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
\n4) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n5) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
\n6) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
\n7) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
\n8) Corey Hutchings, Salem
\n9) Walt Wosko, Jr., West Suffield
\n10) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n11) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
\n12) John Kasper, Wilbraham, Ma
\n13) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n14) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n15) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n16) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n17) Scott Cook, Uncasville
\n18) Ed Ricard, Stafford Springs
\n19) Duane Noll, Monroe
\n20) Peter Thickett, Watertown<\/p>\n

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
\n2) Tommy Barrett, Jr., Millis, Ma
\n3) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n4) Chris Kopec, Palmer, Ma
\n5) Kyle Spencer, Montgomery, Ma
\n6) Frank Cardile, Bolton
\n7) Tony Santangelo, Middlefield
\n8) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n9) Bob Charland, Stafford
\n10) Steve Greer, Harwinton
\n11) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
\n12) Tony Massaro, Hamden
\n13) Rick Williams, Haddam
\n14) Mike Parolo, Feeding Hills, Ma
\n15) Paul Tommasino, Meriden
\n16) Tyler Lee Jackson, Milford
\n17) Jesse Ruocco, Cheshire
\n18) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
\n19) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
\n20) Shayne Prucker, Stafford Springs
\n21) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n22) Victoria Bergenty, Plainville<\/p>\n

LIMITED LATEL MODEL (20)
\n1) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n2) Dan Flannery, Ellington
\n3) Carla Botticello, Manchester
\n4) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
\n5) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
\n6) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford
\n7) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n8) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n9) Norm Sears, Andover
\n10) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
\n11) Brian Clement, Wethersfield
\n12) Chris Cook, Pepperell, Ma
\n13) Michael Chaves, South Windsor
\n14) Jeff Hubbell, Naugatuck
\n15) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n16) Paul Varricchio, Jr., Berlin<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n2) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n3) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n4) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
\n5) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n6) David Arute, Tolland
\n7) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n8) Kris Fluckiger, Enfield
\n9) Austin Bessette, Stafford Springs
\n10) Andrew Marchese, Tolland
\n11) Nick Salva, Prospect
\n12) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n13) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n14) Joe Mcallister, New Britian
\n15) Doug Phelps, Jr., New Salem, Ma
\n16) Monte Gibbs, Killingworth
\n17) David Macha, Columbia
\n18) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
\n19) Paul Strickland Jr., Middletown
\n20) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic<\/p>\n

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