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NOCELLA SCORES
BEECH RIDGE 100
FOR SECOND VMRS WIN |
Anthony
Nocella drove the family owned ‘Nocella Paving’ # 92
to victory Saturday night, August 1, in the Valenti
Modified Racing Series sanctioned race at Beech
Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, ME. The race
format was Twin 50
lap features.
The victory was the second series win for the
22-year old driver from Woburn, Massachusetts’s.
Nocella is the eighth different driver to win at
Beech Ridge.
Nocella started the first 50-lap feature 4th in a
24-car lineup and raced around the front of the
field showing a strong car that landed in victory
lane.
Nocella had a good car all night. He spoke of the
first feature, scored ‘monza-style’, a point system
from the two races that determines the finish.
“Got the car going pretty good in that first
feature. The car was good up top (outside) we ran
hard late in that one. Ran in second until half-way
or so. He (Jon McKennedy) ran me nice and clean. Ran
him hard for five or six laps on the outside and
once I cleared him I could do my own thing. I was
able to set my own pace.”
McKennedy, of East Chelmsford, MA, settled for
second, followed by Manchester, CT, veteran Mike
Holdridge, Todd Szegedy, of Ridgefield, CT, and
Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs, CT, fifth.
The second 50-lap race was hotly contested at the
front of the field from the drop of the green flag.
Once in front, Richard Savary set a torrid pace
until a late race caution created a restart with
Pitkat now in second place from his 16th starting
position.
Pitkat, on the restart, made a daring cross-over
move exiting the second turn to take the lead but
contact with Savary thwarted that effort with both
drivers forced from the front of the field and Todd
Patnode, of Richmond, NH, rolling into victory lane.
Patnode was followed across the line by Dennis
Perry, of Pawcatuck, CT, Norm Wrenn, of Nashua, NH,
Todd Annarummo, of Swansea, MA, and Chris Pasteryak,
Jewett City, CT, rounding out the top five.
The final point standings between the two races
showed Nocella coming out on top of the final
tabulations.
Said Nocella, “we started 20th and some of the
slower cars made it tough. You had to keep changing
lanes. I think we had a little better car the second
half but it was tough getting back up through.
The twin 50’s you definitely run the car hard in
both segments I think. But it makes it exciting for
the fans and that’s good.”
Race Summaries:
Race # 1
Margin of Victory: 1.392
Average Speed: 57.013
Best Speed: 78.440 (Mike Holdridge)
Best Lap Time: 15.283
Race # 2
Margin of Victory: 1.104
Average Speed: 40.953
Best Speed : 76.960
Best Lap By: Richard Savary
Best Lap Time: 15.577
Unofficial Order of Finish
1. Anthony Nocella
2. Todd Szegedy
3. Todd Annarummo
4. Jon McKennedy
5. Chris Pasteryak
6. Mike Holdridge
7. Norm Wrenn
8. Todd Patnode
9. Russ Hersey
10. Dennis Perry
11. Donnie Lashua
12. Brandon Dion
13. Richard Savary
14. Woody Pitkat
15. Mike Willis
16. Dan Meservey Jr
17. George Sherman
18. Colbey Fournier
19. Kevin Ianarelli
20. Jean Paul Cyr
21. Rob Richardi
22. Dave Schneider
23. Carl Medeiros
24. Josh Cantara
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Source:
John Spence / Valenti Modified Racing Series
Posted:
August 2, 2015 |
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