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06/22/2013 |
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BARRETT
BECOMES FIRST REPEAT WINNER AT STAFFORD |
 18
year old Tommy Barrett Jr, of Millis Mass, notched
his first win of the season Friday night winning the
Valenti Modified Racing Series 80-lap feature race
at Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, CT. The win,
Barrett’s fourth series victory, makes him the first
driver to repeat at Stafford.
Barrett started outside front row in a 26-car lineup
and gradually dropped back to fourth in the early
stages of the race. Pole-sitter Keith Rocco, of
Meriden, CT, led the first six laps, Berlin, CT’s
Ryan Preece led for a dozen circuits until sidelined
with mechanical problems, Dave Etheridge, of
Portland, CT, was the driver to beat laps 23 through
59, when Barrett took the top position on a lap 59
restart.
From that point on, Barrett was in cruise control
leading the final 20-laps for the win.
“ It feels good to be back here in victory lane at
Stafford. Usually we come in and pit we save tires
but tonight I was running up front. Before those
couple of cautions I thought it might have gone
green the whole race. Concentrated on catching the
34 (Etheridge) the car started coming in,” said
Barrett in victory lane.
Barrett becomes the fourth different driver to win
in 2013.
Steven Masse, of Bellingham, MA, made a late race
charge to finish second, with Etheridge finishing an
impressive third. Eric Goodale, of Wading River, NY
was fourth, and Richard Savary checkered fifth.
Dan Meservey Jr, Eddy Spiers, Woody Pitkat, Norm
Wrenn, and Louie Mechalides, rounded out the top
ten.
Five caution flags, one for debris, slowed the race
that was completed 40 minutes.
The 10th anniversary season continues Friday night,
June 28, at Lee USA Speedway, Lee, NH. with the
running of the “Laticrete Port City 100.”
Race No. 4 - Stafford
Speedway
Entrants: 33 (26 starters)
Distance: 80 laps
Time of Race: 40:11:266
Margin of Victory: 0.4.91
Best Lap Time: 18.704 (Preese)
Lead Changes: 4 (among 3 drivers)
Lap Leaders: K.Rocco (1-6) Etheridge (7-10)
Preece (11-22) Etheridge (34-59) Barrett (60-80)
Cautions: 5 cautions, on laps- 0, 20, 59, 71,
73
Heat Winners: K. Rocco, J.Rocco, Preese
Consi Winner: Christopher
Unofficial Order of
Finish
(1) Barrett (2) Masse (3) Etheridge (4) Goodale (5)
Savary (6) Meservey (7) Spiers (8) Pitkat (9) Wrenn
(10) Mechalides (11) Pennink (12) Owen (13) Mead
(14) Kopec (15) Bakaj (16) Nocella (17) Cates (18)
Zachem (19) Smith (20) J Rocco (21) K. Rocco (22)
Bolles (23) Preece (24) VanHouten (25) Christopher
(26) Jordan |
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Source: John Spence / Valenti Modified Racing Series
Posted: June
22, 2013 |
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