{"id":7734,"date":"2011-09-11T22:11:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T02:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-09-11T22:11:51","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T02:11:51","slug":"preece-pitkat-cipriano-flannery-wood-score-september-9th-shark-cycle-80-feature-victories-stafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/preece-pitkat-cipriano-flannery-wood-score-september-9th-shark-cycle-80-feature-victories-stafford\/","title":{"rendered":"PREECE, PITKAT, CIPRIANO, FLANNERY, & WOOD SCORE SEPTEMBER 9TH SHARK CYCLE 80 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford\"(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway was back in action on September
\n9th with the Shark Cycle 80 program. In the NASCAR Whelen All-American
\nSeries portion of the race card, Ryan Preece scored his fifth win of the
\n2011 season in a thrilling finish with Keith Rocco in the 40-lap SK
\nModified\u00ae feature event, Woody Pitkat scored his fourth win of the 2011
\nseason in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joey Cipriano scored his sixth win
\nof 2011 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Dan Flannery picked up his
\nfirst win of the 2011 season in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and
\nJosh Wood scored his fifth win of 2011 with a last lap pass in the 15-lap
\nDARE Stock feature.<\/p>\n

In the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Dan Avery took the early lead with
\nGlen Reen, Curt Brainard, and Tom Bolles making up the top-4. Behind Bolles
\nwas Keith Rocco and Ryan Preece, with Eric Berndt just behind Preece. Rocco
\nand Preece would both move by Bolles and Rocco continued his charge to the
\nfront as he moved by Brainard on lap-7 to take over third place. Preece
\nfollowed Rocco by Brainard to take over fourth place as Avery had pulled
\naway from Reen in second by several car lengths.<\/p>\n

Rocco and Preece moved by Reen for second and third on lap-13 and they
\nimmediately began to shrink the lead that Avery had built up. Adam Skowyra
\nspun in turn 4 to bring the caution out for the first time with 15 laps
\ncomplete.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Avery and Rocco rode side by side for a lap before Avery was
\nable to get clear of Rocco. With Avery clear to the lead, Rocco was now
\nside by side with Preece for second place. After a lap on the outside,
\nPreece was able to make a crossover move to the low groove and he pulled
\nalongside Rocco. The two cars switched positions again on the next lap,
\nwith Rocco back to the inside of Preece while Avery was right in front of
\nthem in a three-car train for the lead. Rocco got clear of Preece and he
\nmade the pass for the lead to the inside of Avery in turns 3+4 on lap-24.
\nPreece followed Rocco by Avery to move into second, but the caution came out
\nwith 25 laps complete as Woody Pitkat spun in turn 2.<\/p>\n

There would be no side by side action on this restart as Rocco powered to
\nthe lead and Preece fell into line right behind Rocco. Avery was third,
\nwith Reen and Eric Berndt side by side for the fourth position. Preece took
\na look to the inside of Rocco on lap-27, but fell back into line behind
\nRocco. Reen got clear of Berndt into fourth with Tom Bolles and Ted
\nChristopher lined up right behind Berndt. With 29 laps complete, Berndt
\nspun in turn 2 which collected the car of Bolles as Bolles drove over Berndt
\n\u2019s left side tires to bring the caution out.<\/p>\n

Preece stayed even with Rocco on the restart for the lead with Avery and
\nReen side by side for third behind them. Christopher was now into fifth
\nwith Michael Gervais, Jr. and Kurt Lenahan in line behind Christopher.
\nPreece fell back into line behind Rocco and he rode behind Rocco until
\nlap-34 when he made a move to the inside of Rocco in turn 4 to take over the
\nlead. Just as the remainder of the field completed the 34th lap, Chris
\nMatthews spun into the turn 3 wall to bring the caution back out.<\/p>\n

Preece took the lead back under green with Rocco able to fend off a
\nchallenge from Avery to remain in second. Avery was third with Christopher
\nmoving into fourth and Reen was in fifth. Rocco was all over the back of
\nPreece for the lead, but the action was interrupted by the caution flag with
\n39 laps complete for a spin by Mike King in turns 3+4, which set up a
\ngreen-white-checkered finish.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Nichole Morgillo spun in turn 1 to bring the yellow flag
\nback out. The next restart saw Pitkat, Sean Foster, and Matt Gallo get
\ntogether in turn 1 to bring the caution back out and set up a third
\ngreen-white-checkered finish. Preece and Rocco were side by side for the
\nlead with Preece holding th lead by a nose at he white flag. Rocco made one
\nlast ditch effort on the final turn for the lead and the win, but he came up
\njust short as Preece won his fifth feature of the season. Rounding out the
\ntop-5 behind Preece and Rocco was Avery, Christopher, and Lenahan.<\/p>\n

In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, the action at the front of the pack
\nwas frenzied as Tom Butler led the field to the green and he held the lead
\nfor the first lap. On lap-2, Walt Wosko, Jr. moved to the front of the
\npack, but he too had a short stay out front as J.J. Hill moved to the lead
\non lap-3. With Hill able to hold the lead for more than one lap, Jim
\nPeterson moved into second, with Dillon Moltz, Mark St. Hilaire, and Woody
\nPitkat making up the top-5. Patrick Townsend appeared to lose an engine in
\nturn 1, which brought out the caution out with 9 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Hill took the lead on the restart, but Moltz was able to make a run to the
\ninside of Hill, but Hill was still the leader at the line. Hill led the
\nnext lap by a nose over Moltz, but Moltz was able to get clear into the lead
\non lap-12. Pitkat followed Moltz by Hill and so did St. Hilaire and
\nPeterson, dropping Hill from the lead back to fifth in a 2-lap span.<\/p>\n

Pitkat was hounding Moltz for the race lead and he took the lead from Moltz
\non lap-17, making the pass in turn 2. St. Hilaire was still in third, with
\nPeterson and Hill behind him. John Kasper was sixth, with Corey Hutchings,
\nTom Fearn, Jim Mavlouganes, and Ryan Posocco making up the remainder of the
\ntop-10 with 11 laps to go. With 20 laps complete, the cars of Mavlouganes
\nand Fearn got together with Mavlouganes spinning into the turn 1 wall to
\nbring the caution out.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Pitkat took the lead ahead of Moltz, who had to contend with
\nthe car of St. Hilaire, who was able to get to the inside of Moltz and take
\nthe spot one lap after the restart. Moltz would also drop a spot to
\nPeterson, who followed St. Hilaire by Moltz. But Moltz came back strong on
\nthe next lap and retook the spot from Peterson. With 23 laps complete,
\nthere was a multicar crash on the backstretch involving Corey Hutchings, Tim
\nFogg, Ed Ricard, Tom Butler, Duane Nnoll, and Doug Blowers, Jr., which
\nbrought the caution out.<\/p>\n

Pitkat again took the lead back under green with Moltz moving to the inside
\nof St. Hilaire to move back into second. Posocco and Peterson were able to
\nfollow Moltz by St. Hilaire with Hill running in sixth place as Pitkat had
\nalready opened up a lead of several car lengths over Moltz. Hill got by St.
\nHilaire on lap-26 to move into fifth, while Pitkat continued to lead.
\nIt was all Pitkat at the front as he took the checkered flag for the fourth
\ntime this season. Moltz finished second, with Posocco, Hill, and St.
\nHilaire rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Cody Gneiting took the lead
\nat the drop of the green but Tyler Lee Jackson spun to bring the caution out
\nwith one lap complete. Back under green, Gneiting again took the lead with
\nTony Santangelo all over his back bumper in second. Zach Aszklar settled
\ninto third, with Tony Membrino, Jr. and Jay Goff making up the top-5 in the
\nearly going.<\/p>\n

On lap-7, both Membrino and Goff slid up the track in turn 2, which opened
\nthe bottom groove up for Joey Cipriano to move by them both and take over
\nfourth place. Membrino fell back into line in fifth with Kyle Spencer
\nmoving up to sixth. With 8 laps complete, there was contact between
\nSantangelo and Gneiting while fighting for the lead with Gneiting spinning
\nto the infield grass and collecting the car of Spencer to bring the caution
\nback out.<\/p>\n

Aszklar took the lead back under green, but his lead only lasted until
\nlap-11 when Cipriano made a pass to take over the top spot. Goff continued
\nto run in third, with Membrino and Cardile behind him. Jackson spun again
\nto bring the caution out with 12 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Cipriano powered into the lead on the restart and immediately began to pull
\naway from Aszklar in second. Goff settled into third, with Matt Galko and
\nTommy Barrett, Jr. both getting past Cardile to move into fourth and fifth
\nplace. With 2 laps to go, Galko and Barrett were locked in a side by side
\nduel for fourth with Barrett taking the spot. It was all Cipriano at the
\nfront as he took the checkered flag for his 6th feature win of the 2011
\nseason. Asklar finished second, with Goff, Barrett, and Galko rounding out
\nthe top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Dan Flannery took the early
\nlead ahead of Jesse Hinze, Kevin Gambacorta, Cory Casagrande, and Duane
\nProvost. Norm Sears worked his way by Provost as Flannery continued to hold
\nthe race lead ahead of Hinze. Gambacorta made a move by Hinze on lap-8 and
\nCasagrande and Sears followed Gambacorta to drop Hinze from second back to
\nfifth. Hinze continued to slide backwards as George Nocera, Jr. and Shawn
\nThibeault also got by Hinze.<\/p>\n

Flannery was still in the lead ahead of Gambacorta, while Casagrande, Sears,
\nNocera, and Thibeault were nose to tail just several car lengths behind the
\nlead duo. Gambcorta closed in on Flannery\u2019s bumper as they navigated a
\nlapped car on lap-17, but Flannery was able to keep the lead.<\/p>\n

Flannery led the field around to the checkered flag to pick up his first
\nvictory of the 2011 season. Gambacorta finished second with Casagrande,
\nThibeault, and Nocera rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event, James Carroll took the lead from the
\npole and set the early pace at the front of the field. Austin Bessette was
\nsecond, with Kris Fluckiger right behind him in third. Cliff Saunders was
\non the charge in the outside groove, working his way up to fourth in the
\nfirst several laps and Josh Wood was fifth behind Saunders.<\/p>\n

With 5 laps complete, the top-5 cars were now running nose to tail in line,
\nbut that changed on lap-7 as Saunders moved by Fluckiger for third. The
\npositions continued to swap as Bessette moved into the lead, but his lead
\nwas short lived as Saunders took the lead from Bessette on lap-8. Behind
\nSaunders, Josh Wood was able to get by Fluckiger, Carroll, and Bessette to
\nmove into second place.<\/p>\n

Wood closed the gap to Saunders and with 2 laps to go, he was right on
\nSaunders\u2019 bumper. Saunders got loose in turn 1 on the final lap, which
\nallowed Wood to pull alongside Saunders. Wood then made a pass on Saunders
\nfor the lead and the win in turns 3+4. Rounding out the top-5 behind Wood
\nand Saunders was Bessette, Carroll, and Fluckiger.<\/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) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n2) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n3) Dan Avery, Somers
\n4) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n5) Kurt Lenahan, Roxbury
\n6) Donny Travaglin, Winsted
\n7) Todd Owen, Somers
\n8) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma
\n9) Heather DesRochers, Granby, Ma
\n10) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
\n11) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n12) John Montesanto, North Branford
\n13) Kirk Zervas, Winthrop, Ma
\n14) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n15) Michael King, Agawam, Ma
\n16) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n17) Matt Gallo, Kensington
\n18) Bob Parker, Jr., Southbury
\n19) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n20) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n21) Sean Foster, Willington
\n22) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
\n23) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n24) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n25) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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