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5/1/2010 |
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KEITH ROCCO & DILLON MOLTZ SCORE 39TH ANNUAL CARQUEST
TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD MOTOR
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bright and sunny skies with temperatures in the mid-80’s, Stafford
Motor Speedway hosted the completion of “The Greatest Race in the
History of Spring”, the 39th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring
Sizzler. Taking down feature victories were Keith Rocco in the
40-lap SK Modified® feature and Dillon Moltz in the 30-lap Late
Model feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Keith Rocco led the field
to the green flag with Ted Christopher, Frank Ruocco, Jeff Malave,
and Woody Pitkat behind him in the top-5. The top-5 quickly settled
into single file racing, but that single file was eliminated when
the caution came out with 4 laps complete for a spin by Brit
Andersen.
There were several attempts at the next restart with Curt Brainard,
then Matt Gallo, and then Joe Allegro, Jr., Adam Skowyra, and Glenn
Griswold each bringing the caution back out for spins. Rocco
continued to lead back under green with Christopher and Malave
behind him. Tom Bolles made a power move to go from 7th to 4th on
the restart, while Eric Berndt rounded out the top-5. The action was
slowed again with 8 laps complete for a spin by Chris Jones with 8
laps complete.
Rocco again took the lead on the restart, but a 5 car accident
involving Glenn Griswold, Jones, Keith Carzello, Michael Gervais,
Jr., and Matt Gallo brought the yellow back out one lap after the
restart. The next restart saw Christopher power by Rocco to take the
lead on lap-11. Berndt moved into third behind Rocco, with Kurt
Lenahan moving into fourth and Malave was fifth. The top-5 then ran
in line until the next caution came out with 16 laps complete for a
multicar incident between Dan Avery, Kirk Zervas, Mark Bakaj, and
Bolles.
Christopher took the lead on the restart, but he would lose it to
Rocco two laps later on lap-19. Berndt continued to run in third
place, with Lenahan and Malave behind him. The running order
remained the same until lap-25 when Christopher’s car dropped off
the pace and he came to pit road and was finished for the race. At
the same time that Christopher’s car gave up, Frank Ruocco also had
engine troubles that brought him to pit road and ended his day.
Rocco was the leader with Berndt now up to second. Lenahan was up to
third, with Malave and Brit Andersen making up the new top-5.
Rocco was building a large lead over Berndt, who was building a
large gap back to Malave, Lenahan, and Andersen. Rocco’s large lead
was erased with 34 laps complete as a piece of sheet metal debris
brought out the yellow flag. On the restart, Rocco powered into the
lead with Malave moving past Berndt for second. Lenahan continued in
fourth with Andersen in fifth. Rocco again pulled away from his
closest pursuers and he cruised to victory in the first SK Modified®
feature event of the 2010 season. Malave came home in second, with
Berndt, Lenahan, and Andersen rounding out the top-5 at the
checkered flag.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Ryan Posocco lost a tire and
spun before a lap could be completed to bring the yellow out. On the
restart, Tom Fearn made a three-wide move to take the race lead with
Dillon Moltz moving into second. Keith Rocco settled into third,
with Corey Hutchings and Tom Butler making up the top-5. A spin by
Jim Peterson brought the yellow back out with 1 lap complete.
Fearn held the lead on the restart, with Moltz and Hutchings behind
him. Butler moved up one spot into fourth and J.J. Hill moved into
the fifth position. The top-5 cars began to pull away from the rest
of the field and Fearn held the lead until lap-5, when Moltz moved
to the front of the pack. One lap later, Peterson went around for
the second time in turn 4 to bring the yellow back out.
Moltz continued to hold the lead ahead of Fearn and Hutchings on the
restart, with Woody Pitakt moving up to fourth with Hill continuing
to hold down the fifth position. Hutchings and Pitkat would team up
to both move by Fearn, but Hill’s top-5 run came to an end with 9
laps complete as he made contact with the frontstretch wall with 9
laps complete.
Moltz again powered into the lead with Pitkat getting by Hutchings
for second place on the lap-10 restart. Jim Mavlouganes followed
Pitakt by Hutchings to drop Hutchings back to fourth place with
Scott Cook moving into the fifth position. A flat tire ended
Mavlouganes’ good run with 17 laps complete and brought the yellow
back out.
Just as he had all race long, Moltz powered into the lead on the
restart and quickly began to pull away from the field. Pitkat was in
second, with Hutchings moving back up to third place. Fearn was
running fourth and Cook was still running in fifth place. The top-5
cars ran unchanged over the final 12 laps as Moltz scored a
commanding victory in the first Late Model feature event of the 2010
season.
For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track
office at (860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at
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SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Keith Rocco, Meriden
2) Jeff Malave, Manchester
3) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
4) Kurt Lenahan, Roxbury
5) Brit Andersen, Branford
6) Chris Jones, New Milford
7) Zach Sylvester, Lebanon
8) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
9) Todd Owen, Somers
10) Dan Avery, Somers
11) Josh Sylvester, Lebanon
12) Sean Foster, Ellington
13) Kirk Zervas, Winthrop, Ma
14) Keith Carzello, Enfield
15) Brad Hietala, Ellington
16) Mark Bakaj, Lebanon
17) Ted Christopher, Plainville
18) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire
19) Jeff Baral, Enfield
20) Glenn Griswold, Vernon
21) Tom Bolles, Ellington
22) John Montesanto, North Branford
23) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
24) Matt Gallo, Kensington
25) Nichole Morgillo, Wallingford
26) Curt Brainard, Canton
27) Joe Allegro, Jr., Vernon
28) Adam Skowyra, Brimfield, Ma
LATE MODEL (30)
1) Dillon Moltz, Waterford
2) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
3) Corey Hutchings, Salem
4) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
5) Scott Cook, Uncasville
6) Mark St. Hilaire, Berlin
7) Adam Gray, Belchertown, Ma
8) John Kasper, Wilbraham, Ma
9) Ryan Posocco, Stafford Springs
10) Walt Wosko, Jr., West Suffield
11) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
12) Tony Lafo, Higganum
13) Duane Noll, Monroe
14) Alan Provost, Monson, Ma
15) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
16) Michael Bennett, Stafford Springs
17) Tracy Brouillette, Prospect
18) Doug Blowers, Jr., Newton Highlands, Ma
19) Dave Wray, Meriden
20) Tim Fogg, Stafford Springs
21) John Morgillo, Jr., Yalesville
22) Brian Chapin, Three Rivers, Ma
23) J.J. Hill, Stafford Springs
24) Keith Rocco, Meriden
25) Jim Peterson, Monson, Ma |
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Source: Scott Running / Stafford Motor Speedway
Posted: May
1, 2010 |
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