{"id":9809,"date":"2012-05-26T22:06:55","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T02:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9809"},"modified":"2012-05-27T07:08:24","modified_gmt":"2012-05-27T11:08:24","slug":"gervais-fearn-kopec-burnham-casagrande-score-may-25th-tsi-harley-davidson-125-feature-wins-at-stafford-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/gervais-fearn-kopec-burnham-casagrande-score-may-25th-tsi-harley-davidson-125-feature-wins-at-stafford-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"GERVAIS, FEARN, KOPEC, BURNHAM, & CASAGRANDE SCORE MAY 25th TSI HARLEY-DAVIDSON 125 FEATURE WINS AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford<\/a><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing with the 22nd
\nAnnual TSI Harley-Davidson 125. Taking down feature victories were Michael
\nGervias, Jr. in the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Tom Fearn in the
\n30-lap Late Model feature, Dylan Kopec in the 20-lap SK Light Modified
\nfeature, D.J. Burnham in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Kyle
\nCasagrande in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature. For Gervais, it was his first
\ncareer win in any division at Stafford, Fearn won for the first time since
\nthe 2009 season, Kopec was a winner for the third time in 4 SK Light races
\nthis season, Burnham ended Josh Wood\u2019s winning streak at three races, and
\nCasagrande became the all-time winningest DARE Stock driver in Stafford
\nhistory with his 13th career victory.
\n<\/p>\n

In the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae feature event, Brian Sullivan took the lead on
\nthe outside of Kurt Lenahan while Todd Owen moved into second. Ted
\nChristopher spun on the backstretch but kept going and Eric Berndt took a
\nspin through the frontstretch grass, but was also able to keep going and the
\nrace stayed green. Owen was all over the back bumper of Sullivan looking to
\ntake over the lead, but Sullivan was able to stay out front.<\/p>\n

Owen was finally able to make a pass on Sullivan and he took the lead on
\nlap-7. Glen Reen was running in third behind Sullivan, while Keith Rocco
\nmoved into fourth on lap-9 after starting deep in the field. Rocco
\ncontinued his charge as he moved by Reen on lap-10 to move into third.
\nRocco\u2019s pass brought Ryan Preece along with him past Reen. Rocco continued
\nto move towards the front as he took second from Sullivan on lap-14. But
\nRocco\u2019s good run came to and end in turn 3+4 as his car suddenly began to
\nleak fluid and he spun in the fluid. Also involved were the cars of Preece,
\nReen, and Sullivan. Rocco, Sullivan, and Reen were behind the wall with
\ndamage, while Preece was able to continue in the race.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Gervais got a good run to the outside of Owen to take over
\nthe race lead. Dan Avery moved into second as Owen fell back to third, just
\nin front of Tom Bolles and Sean Foster. Ted Christopher was making a move
\nback towards the front after his early race misfortune, but bad luck found
\nChristopher again as Tommy Membrino, Jr. and Curt Brainard touched wheels
\nand Membrino went up the track and into Christopher\u2019s path. Christopher
\ntouched wheels with Membrino, which shot his car up into the turn 2 wall to
\nbring the caution out.<\/p>\n

Gervais took the lead back under green with Avery locked in a tight duel
\nwith Owen for second. Bolles, Foster, and Preece were nose to tail behind
\nOwen and Avery to make up the top-6. Preece quickly took to the outside
\ngroove and he worked his way by Foster and then Bolles to move into fourth
\nplace on lap-25. While Preece was making his moves for position, Owen was
\nable to get by Avery to move into second behind Gervais, who was setting
\nsail at the front of the field.<\/p>\n

With 10 laps to go, it was still Gervais with a comfortable lead over Owen.
\nBehind Owen was Avery and Preece, with Foster beginning to close in on Avery
\nand Preece. Gervais\u2019 large lead was erased with 35 laps complete as Berndt
\nspun in turn 4 to bring the caution out and set up a 5 lap sprint to the
\nfinish.<\/p>\n

Gervais took the lead on the restart with Owen in second. Preece moved up
\nto third, with Avery and Bolles making up the top-5. Gervais led the field
\nto the checkered flag to pick up his first career victory at Stafford. Owen
\nfinished second, with Preece, Avery, and Bolles making up the top-5.
\nIn the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Ed Ricard got a good run to take the
\nlead on the outside of Scott Cook while Tom Fearn shot up to second. Fearn
\ncontinued his charge as he moved by Ricard to take over the lead on lap-2.
\nTony Lafo was third, with Mike Quintiliano fourth and Jim Peterson fifth.
\nFearn immediately began to stretch out his lead over Ricard in second, while
\nLafo and Quintiliano were nose to tail for third. Quintiliano was able to
\nmove by Lafo on lap-8 to move into third while Fearn continued to lead
\nRicard.<\/p>\n

Fearn was still the leader at the halfway point of the feature, with Ricard
\nand Quintiliano in a duel for second behind Fearn. Corey Hutchings was now
\nin fourth after following in the tracks of Lafo for several laps. Once
\nHutchings made his move by Lafo, it opened the door for J.J. Hill to also
\nget by Lafo. Lafo was now in sixth place, just ahead of a host of cars
\nincluding Patrick Townsend, Woody Pitkat, Keith Rocco, and last week\u2019s
\nwinner Mark St. Hilaire.<\/p>\n

Ricard\u2019s car began to fade in the second half of the race, as Quintiliano,
\nHutchings, and Hill were all able to get by. Hutchings and Hill followed in
\nQuintiliano\u2019s tracks until lap-28 when they both got by, dropping
\nQuintiliano from second back to fourth. Fearn led the field to the
\ncheckered flag to pick up his first late Model feature win since 2009.
\nHutchings came home in second, with Hill, Quintiliano, and Ricard rounding
\nout the top-5 in a caution free race.<\/p>\n

In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, Rick Williams took the lead
\nat the green and he led the first 7 laps before Dylan Kopec moved to the
\nfront. Once Kopec was out front, he began to pull away from Williams, but
\nhis lead was erased by the caution flag with 12 laps complete for a spin by
\nDylan Liseo and Dylan Campbell in turn 2. The order for the restart was
\nKopec and Williams on the front row, with Jay Goff and Zach Aszklar in the
\nsecond row.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Aszklar and Scott Bouley got into the turn 2 wall and Joe
\nBoivin spun to bring the caution back out.<\/p>\n

Kopec took the lead on the restart but the action was behind him as Aszklar,
\nFrank Cardile, and Jay Goff went three wide for second with Cardile coming
\nout ahead of Aszklar and Goff. Williams was in fifth just in front of Tyler
\nHines while Kopec continued to lead the race with 5 laps to go. Kopec led
\nthe field to the checkered flag to pick up his third win in four events this
\nseason. Cardile finished second, with Aszklar, Goff, and Williams rounding
\nout the top-5.
\nIn the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature event, Joe Nogiec got a good run to
\nthe outside of Justin Bren to take the lad at the drop of the green. Before
\nthe field could complete lap 2, Dennis Botticello got loose in turn 3 and
\ncollected Carla Botticello to bring the caution out.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Nogiec took the lead but one lap after the restart, D.J.
\nBurnham moved past Nogiec to take over the lead. Josh Wood followed Burnham
\nby Nogiec as did Cory Casagrande as Nogiec settled into line in fourth just
\nin front of Jesse Hinze.<\/p>\n

At the halfway point of the race, Burnham was still in front of Wood and
\nCasagrande. Duane Provost was now in fourth while David Arute was in fifth,
\njust in front of Andrew Hayes. The top-3 cars had pulled away from Provost
\nin fourth and were getting ready to settle the race between themselves.
\nWood was able to keep pace with Burnham, but he couldn\u2019t get close enough to
\nmake a move for the lead. Burnham was able to hold Wood off to pick up his
\nfirst win of the 2012 season. Wood finished second after three consecutive
\nwins to open the season, with Casagrande, Provost, and Arute rounding out
\nthe top-5.<\/p>\n

In the 15-lap DARE Stock feature event. Jeremy Lavoie led the field to the
\ngreen, but he was quickly overtaken by Andy Marchese for the top spot.
\nStephanie Berardi followed Marchese past Lavoie to take over second, but the
\ncaution came out with 1 lap complete for a spin by Kris Fluckiger and Doug
\nPhelps in turn 1. Under the caution, Albert Saunders, who had won the last
\ntwo DARE Stock feature events at Stafford, came down pit road along with
\nMonte Gibbs and both cars were finished for the evening.<\/p>\n

Back under green, Marchese took the lead ahead of Berardi and Lavoie. Kyle
\nCasagrande was on the move, quickly moving into fourth and he took third
\nfrom Lavoie on lap-4. Cliff Saunders rounded out the top-5 with 4 laps
\ncomplete as Marchese continued to lead Berardi. Casagrande overtook Berardi
\nfor second place on lap-5 and the action was slowed by the caution with 5
\nlaps complete as Phelps spun in the middle of turns 3+4.<\/p>\n

Casagrande took the lead on the outside of Marchese as the race went back to
\ngreen. Marchese slotted into second, with Cliff Saunders side by side with
\nBerardi for third and Austin Bessette was side by side with Lavoie for fifth
\njust behind Saunders and Berardi. Saunders took third with Berardi settling
\ninto fourth, but Bessette and Lavoie were still side by side for the fifth
\nposition Bessette was able to complete the pass two laps after the restart
\nand he took over fifth place and he was closing in on Berardi for fourth
\nplace when the caution came out for Trevor Berry, who lost an engine in a
\nplume of smoke with 9 laps complete.<\/p>\n

Casagrande took the lead back under green, but the field was only able to
\ncomplete one lap before Marchese got loose in turn 4 and as he was
\ncorrecting his car, he collected the car of Lavoie and got a piece of
\nBerardi\u2019s car as the field took evasive action, which brought the caution
\nout. Berardi was able to continue, while Marchese and Lavoie were finished
\nfor the night.<\/p>\n

Casagrande again took the lead back under green with Cliff Saunders in
\nsecond. Bessette was third with Johnny Walker and Berardi behind him.
\nWalker and Berardi spun in turn 2 on lap-13, but both cars were able to get
\nmoving and the race stayed green. Casagrande had pulled away from Saunders
\nand Bessette by several car lengths and he went unchallenged to the
\ncheckered flag to pick up his second feature victory of the 2012 season.
\nSaunders was able to hold off Bessette at the line for second, with Kaitlyn
\nBrice and Vince Gambacorta rounding out the top-5.<\/p>\n

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SK MODIFIED\u00ae (40)
\n1) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
\n2) Todd Owen, Somers
\n3) Ryan Preece, Berlin
\n4) Dan Avery, Somers
\n5) Tom Bolles, Ellington
\n6) Sean Foster, Willington
\n7) Danny Cates, Chaplin
\n8) Curt Brainard, Canton
\n9) Matt Gallo, Kensington
\n10) Nick Boivin, Belchertown, Ma
\n11) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
\n12) Joe Gada, Salem
\n13) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
\n14) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
\n15) Kurt Lenahan, Roxbury
\n16) Chris Matthews, Stafford
\n17) Mike King, Agawam, Ma
\n18) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
\n19) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n20) Ted Christopher, Plainville
\n21) Matt Galko, Meriden
\n22) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n23) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
\n24) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma<\/p>\n

LATE MODEL (30)
\n1) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
\n2) Corey Hutchings, Salem
\n3) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
\n4) Mike Quintiliano, Shelton
\n5) Ed Ricard, Stafford Springs
\n6) Patrick Townsend, Springifeld, Ma
\n7) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
\n8) Keith Rocco, Meriden
\n9) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
\n10) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
\n11) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
\n12) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma
\n13) Adam Norton, Brookfield, Ma
\n14) Tony Lafo, Higganum
\n15) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
\n16) Scott Cook, Uncasville<\/p>\n

SK LIGHT MODIFIED (20)
\n1) Dylan Kopec, Palmer, Ma
\n2) Frank Cardile, Bolton
\n3) Zach Aszklar, Wallingford
\n4) Jay Goff, Stafford Springs
\n5) Rick Williams, Haddam
\n6) Tyler Hines, North Haven
\n7) Bob Charland, Stafford
\n8) Joey Ferrigno, East Hartford
\n9) Ronnie Williams, Tolland
\n10) Payton Henry, Willington
\n11) Tony Membrino, Jr., Plantsville
\n12) Joey Boivin, Belchertown, Ma
\n13) Dylan Liseo, East Hartford
\n14) Harry Wheeler, Stafford Springs
\n15) Dylan Campbell, Southborough, Ma
\n16) Scott Bouley, Thomaston<\/p>\n

LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
\n1) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford
\n2) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
\n3) Cory Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n4) Duane Provost, Indian Orchard, Ma
\n5) David Arute, Tolland
\n6) Andrew Hayes, Charlton, Ma
\n7) Jesse Hinze, Farmington
\n8) Joe Nogiec, Bristol
\n9) Glenn Bartkowski, Manchester
\n10) Justin Bren, Monson, Ma
\n11) Dennis Botticello, Suffield
\n12) Carla Botticello, Manchester<\/p>\n

DARE STOCK (15)
\n1) Kyle Casagrande, Stafford Springs
\n2) Cliff Saunders, Stafford
\n3) Austin Bessette, Stafford Springs
\n4) Kaitlyn Brice, Manchester
\n5) Vince Gambacorta, Ellington
\n6) Johnny Walker, Ludlow, Ma
\n7) Doug Phelps, New Salem, Ma
\n8) Stephanie Berardi, Broad Brook
\n9) Gus Coelho, Jr., Wilberham, Ma
\n10) Andy Marchese, Tolland
\n11) Jeremy Lavoie, Windsor Locks
\n12) Trevor Berry, New Preston
\n13) James Carroll, West Hartford
\n14) Kris Fluckiger, Enfield
\n15) Albert Saunders, Stafford
\n16) Monte Gibbs, Killingworth<\/p>\n

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