{"id":6988,"date":"2011-08-27T11:57:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T15:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-08-28T07:57:58","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T11:57:58","slug":"preece-mavlouganes-charland-casagrande-wood-score-aug-26-nascar-whelen-all-american-series-feature-victories-stafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/preece-mavlouganes-charland-casagrande-wood-score-aug-26-nascar-whelen-all-american-series-feature-victories-stafford\/","title":{"rendered":"PREECE, MAVLOUGANES, CHARLAND, CASAGRANDE, & WOOD SCORE AUG. 26 NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford\"
\nPREECE, MAVLOUGANES, CHARLAND, CASAGRANDE, & WOOD SCORE AUG. 26 NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back on track with a
\n5-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event on Friday, August 26.
\nRyan Preece picked up his fourth win of the 2011 season in the 40-lap SK
\nModified\u00ae feature event, Jim Mavlouganes picked up his first Late Model
\nfeature victory in 6 years in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Bob Charland
\npicked up his first career victory in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature,
\nCory Casagrande picked up his second win of 2011 in the 20-lap Limited Late
\nModel feature, and Josh Wood picked up his fourth win of the 2011 season in
\nthe 15-lap DARE Stock feature.<\/p>\n

In the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Curt Brainard took the lead at the
\ngreen, but Woody Pitkat streaked into the lead on lap-2. With 2 laps
\ncomplete, the caution came out for Michael Bennett, who was slow on the
\ntrack.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Pitkat took the lead and immediately began to pull away
\nfrom the field. The caution came back out with 4 laps complete as Eric
\nBerndt and Nichole Morgillo spun in turn 3, which also involved the cars of
\nKirk Zervas, Donny Travaglin, Dan Avery, Heather DesRochers, Mike King,
\nChris Matthews, and Brian Sullivan.<\/p>\n

Pitkat powered into the lead back under green with Keith Rocco quickly
\nmoving into second. Ryan Preece was glued to Rocco\u2019s bumper and slotted
\ninto the third position with Todd Owen fourth and Ted Christopher in fifth.
\nRocco made a move to the inside of Pitakt in turn 1 on lap-9 to take over
\nthe lead, but going into turn 3, contact from Pitakt sent Rocco around in
\nturn 3 and brought the caution out. Pitkat was sent to the rear of the
\nfield for the contact with Rocco, which put Preece and Owen on the front row
\nfor the restart with Christopher and Berndt on the second row.<\/p>\n

Preece took the lead on the restart with Christopher moving into second
\nahead of Owen. Berndt was fourth with Brainard and Dan Avery side by side
\nfor fifth. Brainard got clear of Avery for the spot and Michael Gervais,
\nJr. was also able to move by Avery for sixth place.<\/p>\n

Preece was beginning to pull away from Christopher, who lost second place to
\nOwen on lap-16 in turn 1. Christopher came right back in turn 3 and pulled
\na crossover move to retake second from Owen. Christopher\u2019s move opened the
\ndoor for Berndt to pull back alongside Owen and then take the spot. With
\nall the position swapping going on behind him, Preece was steadily
\nstretching out his lead.<\/p>\n

Berndt made a move by Christopher for second on lap-18 and Owen pulled
\nalongside Christopher for third place with Gervais right behind the
\nside-by-side duo. By lap-25, Christopher had caught back up to Owen to
\nfight for second, but the caution came out with 26 laps complete for spins
\nby Brainard and Glen Reen in turns 1+2 and erased the large margin that
\nPreece had built up over the field. Under the caution period, Christopher
\nbrought his car to pit road, and he restarted at the rear of the field after
\nchallenging for second place.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Berndt made a strong run on the outside of Preece, but
\nPreece took the lead on the backstretch and Berndt fell back into line
\nbehind Preece. Owen made a move to the inside of Berndt on lap-29 to take
\nover second and he brought Pitakt with him. Pitkat went by Berndt to move
\ninto second, but just as he made the move, the caution came out for a spin
\nby Mike King, which put Pitkat back to third for the lap-30 restart.<\/p>\n

Preece again took the lead with Pitkat moving into second. Berndt and Owen
\nwere fighting side by side for third, with Gervais just ahead of Rocco in
\nfifth. The field settled into single file with Preece leading Pitkat,
\nBerndt, Owen, Rocco, Gervais, and Christopher.<\/p>\n

Christopher got by Gervais for fifth and Rocco moved by Owen for fourth
\nplace on lap-36 while Preece continued to lead Pitkat by several car
\nlengths. Preece led the field to the checkered flag for his fourth win of
\nthe 2011 season, but behind Preece, Rocco made a move to the inside of
\nBerndt in turn 3 they touched wheels with both cars going hard into the turn
\n3 wall. Pitkat finished second behind Preece with Christopher, Owen, and
\nGervais rounding out the top-5<\/p>\n

In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Keith Rocco spun in turn 1 on the
\nstart to bring the caution out. On the next start, John Kasper powered into
\nthe lead with Tom Fearn pulling alongside Patrick Townsend for second in the
\noutside groove. Corey Hutchings and Dillon Moltz were side by side for
\nfourth before Townsend moved into second and Hutchings moved into third.
\nJim Peterson spun backwards into the turn 3 wall and collected the car of
\nMoltz to bring the caution out with 2 laps complete. Rocco and Adam Gray
\nwere also involved and both cars came to pit road with damage to their cars.
\nBack under green, Hutchings made a strong move to get past both Kasper and
\nTownsend to take the lead. Walt Wosko, Jr. moved into second and Jim
\nMavlouganes moved into third with Townsend and Kasper falling back to fourth
\nand fifth. Woody Pitkat was able to overtake Kasper and move into fifth
\nplace as Hutchings continued to lead Wosko.<\/p>\n

At the halfway point of the race, Hutchings still was in the lead, with
\nWosko, Mavlouganes, and Townsend lined up in a four car train with Pitkat,
\nMark St. Hilaire, and Ryan Posocco behind them. Wosko made a move to take
\nover the lead on lap-17 and both Mavlouganes and Townsend were also able to
\nget by Hutchings. As the lead was swapping places, Posocco made a pass on
\nboth Pitkat and St. Hilaire to take over fifth.<\/p>\n

Wosko slid up the track in turn 3 on lap-21, which allowed Mavlouganes to
\nmove into the lead and Townsend to move into second. Posocco moved by Wosko
\non lap-22 and he brought Pitkat and St. Hilaire with him as Wosko fell from
\nthe lead back to sixth place.<\/p>\n

Mavlouganes was beginning to pull away from Townsend with 5 laps to go in
\nthe race. Posocco was working Townesend over for second place, but he was
\nunable to complete a pass. Pitkat was right behind Posocco with St. Hilaire
\njust ahead of Wosko.<\/p>\n

Mavlouganes led the field around to the checkered flag to pick up his first
\nvictory of the season. Townsend held off Posocco for second, with Pitkat
\nand St. Hilaire rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Tony Membrino, Jr. and Jay
\nGoff were side by side dueling for the lead and they stayed side by side for
\nseveral laps before Membrino got clear to the lead on lap-3. Bob Charland
\nwas in third behind Goff, with Frank Cardile making a strong run on the
\noutside groove to move by Harry Wheeler for fourth place. Joey Cipriano
\nfollowed Cardile by Wheeler to move into fifth place. Shayne Prucker slid
\nthrough the infield grass to bring the caution out with 5 laps complete.
\nMembrino and Goff were side by side again for the lead on the restart and
\nwith 6 laps complete, Membrino got sideways in turn 2 and Dylan Kopec spun,
\nwhich collected the cars of Zach Aszklar and Joey Cipriano.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Goff and Membrino were again side by side dueling for the
\nlead with Charland, Cardile, and Steve Greer making up the top-5. The
\ncaution came back out with 7 laps complete as Wheeler spun in turn 4, which
\ncollected the car of Cody Gneiting.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Cardile spun in turn 1 and Tommy Barrett, Jr. went into the
\nturn 1 wall with Mike Parolo and Paul Tommasino coming to a stop to keep
\nfrom running into Barrett, which brought the caution back out.<\/p>\n

Goff took the lead back under green with Charland getting by Membrino to
\ntake over second. Charland then pulled to the inside of Goff to take over
\nthe lead. Membrino pulled alongside Goff and they resumed their side by
\nside fight with Dylan Liseo and Greer side by side for fourth place behind
\nthem. Goff and Membrino continued to run side by side behind Charland while
\nGreer was able to take fourth ahead of Liseo. Tyler Lee Jackson spun in
\nturn 2 to bring the caution out with 12 laps complete.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Charland took the lead with Membrino and Goff again side by
\nside for second. Liseo was right on Membrino\u2019s bumper in the low groove
\nwith Matt Galko right behind Liseo. Membrino made a move to the inside of
\nCharland for the lead on lap-15, but Charland powered back into the lead
\nwith Membrino and Goff continuing to duel for second side by side. Goff was
\nable to clear Membrino and now Liseo was on the outside of Membrino in a
\nfight for third place. Liseo would take that spot on lap-18 with Galko
\ncontinuing to run fifth.<\/p>\n

Charland led the field around to the checkered flag to pick up his first
\ncareer victory with Goff taking second ahead of Liseo, Membrino, and Galko.
\nIn the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, D.J. Burnham and Jesse Hinze
\nwere side by side for the lead with Burham taking the lead at the stripe as
\nthey completed the first lap. Burnham cleared Hinze on lap-3 with Cory
\nCasagrande right behind Hinze. Casagrande made the pass on Hinze for second
\non lap-4 as Carla Botticello moved to the inside of Dan Flannery to take
\nover fourth place. George Nocera, Jr. followed Botticello by Flannery to
\nmove into fifth place as Burnham continued to hold the race lead.
\nCasagrande made a pass for the lead on lap-7, moving to the inside of
\nBurnham in turns 1+2. Hinze was still third, with Nocera now in fourth and
\nShawn Thibeault in fifth place. Once Casagrande was in the lead, he began
\nto stretch out the lead over Burnham in second.<\/p>\n

Nocera and Thibeault would work their way by Hinze to drop him from third
\nback to fifth, but Casagrande was still the leader ahead of Burnham.
\nCasagrande\u2019s lead was erased by the caution flag, which came out with 15
\nlaps complete for Joe Nogiec, who stalled on the backstretch. Nogiec was
\nable to get his car fired back up and he rejoined the race at the rear of
\nthe field.<\/p>\n

Casagrande took the lead ahead of Nocera on the restart while Thibeault made
\na strong move to take over third place. Burnham settled into line in
\nfourth, just ahead of Flannery and Hinze. Casagrande led the final 5 laps
\nto take his second feature victory of the season. Nocera came home second,
\nwith Thibeault in third. Burnham held off Flannery by a nose at the line
\nfor fourth place.<\/p>\n

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, Monty Gibbs spun in turn 1 to bring
\nthe caution out before the first lap could be completed, resulting in a
\nrestart. On the next start, Vince Gambacorta was slow to come up to speed
\nand there was a bottleneck, which resulted in Cliff Saunders spinning.
\nSaunders was able to continue on and the race stayed green with Kelsey
\nRottino leading Kris Fluckiger, Joe McAllister, and David Arute. The
\ncaution came back out with one lap complete for a spin by Andy Marchese in
\nturn 1.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Fluckiger took the lead with Arute charging by Josh Wood and
\nRottino on the outside to move into second. Arute drifted up the track in
\nturn 3, which allowed Rottino to take the spot back. The next lap in turn 1
\nsaw Josh Wood move by both Rottino and Wood to take second. Albert Saunders
\nmoved into third, with Don Wood fourth. Arute was falling back and he spun
\nin turn 1 with 4 laps complete to bring the caution out. Kyle Casagrande
\nwas given the black flag for making contact with Arute.<\/p>\n

Josh Wood took the lead from Fluckiger on the restart with Cliff Saunders,
\nAndrew Hayes, Don Wood, and Vince Gambacorta lined up side by side behind
\nFluckiger. At the half-way point, Josh Wood was the race leader with
\nFluckiger right behind him. Hayes was now in third, with Cliff Saunders and
\nDon Wood making up the top-5.<\/p>\n

On lap-11, Hayes got very loose in turn 1 and he fell from third back to
\nseventh place as Cliff Saunders, Don Wood, Gambacorta, and Casagrande all
\ngot by. At the front of the field, Josh Wood was pulling away from
\nFluckiger and Cliff Saunders and he took the checkered flag for his fourth
\nwin of the 2011 season. Fluckiger finished a career best second, with Cliff
\nSaunders, Don Wood, and Gambacorta 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###
\nSK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n2) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n3) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n4) Todd Owen, Somers
\n5) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n6) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n7) Sean Foster, Willington
\n8) Donny Travaglin, Winsted
\n9) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n10) Dan Avery, Somers
\n11) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n12) Mike King, Agawam, Ma
\n13) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n14) Earl Pelletier, Wolcott
\n15) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n16) Kirk Zervas, Winthrop, Ma
\n17) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n18) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n19) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma
\n20) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
\n21) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n22) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs<\/p>\n

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

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

LIMITED LATEL MODEL (20)
\n1) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n2) George Nocera, Jr., Plainville
\n3) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
\n4) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford
\n5) Dan Flannery, Ellington
\n6) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n7) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n8) Carla Botticello, Manchester
\n9) Norm Sears, Andover
\n10) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, Ma
\n11) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n12) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
\n13) Jim Brice, Manchester
\n14) Brian Clement, Wethersfield<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n2) Kris Fluckiger, Enfield
\n3) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n4) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n5) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
\n6) Don Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n7) David Arute, Tolland
\n8) Kelsey Rottino, Willimantic
\n9) Joe Mcallister, New Britian
\n10) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n11) Andrew Marchese, Tolland
\n12) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n13) Doug Phelps, Jr., New Salem, Ma
\n14) Gary Spinnato, Jr., Wallingford
\n15) David Macha, Columbia
\n16) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n17) Monte Gibbs, Killingworth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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