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Hello, all of you faithful readers out there in Internetland! Did that sound too cheesy for you? Would you like me to go a little more normal for the next entry? No problem; next time I'll tone things down a notch for you. Well, amidst the fact that I can't control my own body temperature -- stupid self is either too hot or too cold these days -- there was action at Jack Arute's Stafford Motor Speedway on Friday. It was the first weekend of August, and just like this week, it was just so hot on the track. You had the five weekly divisions squaring off in their respective features. Because this upcoming weekend will be so busy (more on that later on), I think we should just jump right into the action.

We started the night off with a little fullbodied action featuring the Limited Late Models. Although it was Corky Hinze starting on the pole, he would lead no laps in the race. Joey Ferrigno claimed the lead on the very first lap. On lap-3, the first and only caution of the event occured. This was a huge crash on the backstretch, and it included the following drivers: David Capriati, Peter Martin, Paul Conte, Charlie Newman, Rick Lanagan, Greg Butler, Jr, Jeff Hubbell, and Lori-Jo Rzeszutek (again, breathe). Quite a few of them were not in good condition to continue the race. Back up to the front of the field, and Ferrigno claims the lead again on the restart. This lead would last until lap-18, as a hard charging Sean Foster was starting to catch up to him. Foster would take the lead from Ferrigno on lap-19, and there would be no comeback from Ferrigno as Foster crossed the line to score his third win of the season. Ferrigno would finish second, followed by Bill Davis and Darrin Havanec.

We go from the Limiteds to the actual Late Models for the second feature of the night. At the start of the race, it was a battle between Tom Butler and Michael Bennett, as Butler got the lead on the pole and Bennett would take the lead back on lap-4. The fight between the two leaders would come to a short hiatus on lap-5, as for the second race in a row there is a multi-car accident. This time, it's in turns one and two and it includes Billy Snow, Jr, JJ Hill, Tony Lafo, Doug Blowers, Jr, and Jim Mavlouganes. On the restart, Butler would re-take the lead and would start to pull away from the field. Meanwhile, Ryan Posocco was starting to make his way through the field and would take over the runner-up spot. During the second half of the list, Posocco would start to slowly shrink Butler's lead. Among the final two laps, Posocco and Butler would battle between each other until Posocco finally pulled away for the win. It was Posocco's second win in a row and third of the season. Rounding out the top-four were Butler, Corey Hutchings, and Jim Peterson.

And then, it went from fenders to open-wheeled machines. There we see the SK Lights with their 20-lap feature. It started out just like any of the features so far in the evening. Heather DesRochers started out with the lead, but she only led the first two laps of the race. The first caution would occur on lap-2 as there was debris in turns three and four. I don't know how the debris got on the track, but it was spotted and therefore the caution had to fly. After the quick caution, the field went back to green. However, this green flag session would be short lived as Josh Sylvester, David Webb, and Ray Griffen, Jr were involved in a three car accident in turn three. Brit Andersen would assume the lead on the restart, and he'd lead until the gold flew again on lap-6. Aaron Goff and Keith Franklin got together and ended up becoming a two-car accident scene in turn two. On the restart, Andersen had problems coming up to speed, giving the lead back to DesRochers. Unfortunately, that lead would be short lived, as Joe Allegro, Jr took over the lead on the very next lap. Recovering nicely from his restart issue was Andersen, and by lap-10, he had passed Allegro for the lead. The command he had on the rest of the field would grow until lap-18, when Franklin spun on the frontstretch, bringing out the caution. This would not affect Andersen, however, as he would get up to speed on the final restart, beating out everyone for the win. Chris Matthews, Allegro, and Raymond Grassetti would round out the top-four.

When you see the pit crews for the SK Modifieds, you know that something's going to go down. And there was plenty of action to go hand-in-hand with what had already happened in the course of the night.The race started with quite a few lead changes within the first ten laps. Originally, it was Todd Owen who led the way. He would only lead three laps before Jeff Malave stepped in. However, his lead would be short lived after Zach Sylvester claimed the top spot on lap-6. The first caution of the SK's race would come all the way on lap-21 as Eric Berndt spun on the frontstretch. (It seemed as though a good majority of the cautions were on the frontstretch during this feature. That's because that was the case.) As the restart was brought upon the field, Sylvester still had the advantage. Yet that would only be for a lap. On lap-22, a group of cars ended up stranded in turn one, sending the gold back out onto the track. I'm sorry, but I couldn't tell you who was in that incident. Anyway, Sylvester retook the lead on the restart, but the beginning of the end was looming as Woody Pitkat moved up and into the lead on lap-26. The caution would come out one lap later as Shelly Perry spun on the frontstretch. Only one more lap would be run under green (with Pitkat leading the way) before yet another caution occured. This time, it happened on the frontstretch, about where the end of turn four is. It was a five-car incident, including Ted Christopher, Jeff Malave, Sylvester, Ronnie Silk, and Kerry Malone. Christopher got the worst of this, as his car had to be taken off the track hammock-style. This also set up a green-white-checkered finish between Pitkat and Frank Ruocco., though it really wasn't much of a challenge. Pitkat would take the lead on the restart and claimed his third straight win and fifth of the season. Ruocco finished second, followed by Keith Rocco and Kenny Horton.

Finally, the DARE Stocks closed the night off with their 15-lap feature. Starting on the pole was Tom Stirk, and he would take the lead for the first two laps. Duane Provost spun in turn two, setting up the first caution of the race. On the restart, Stirk went back in control, but his lead would only last for three more laps as Steve Berardi took over and assumed the lead. He would lead the event unti lap-11, when Vince Gambacorta became the third leader in the event. A caution on lap-12 slowed the field down, with Kyle Casagrande spinning in turns one and two. When the restart occured, Gambacorta would lose the lead to Dan Flannery. Gambacorta tried to stage a comeback, but it was no use. Flannery would become the newest first-time winner in Victory Lane, beating out Gambacorta, Jeff Jolly, and Norm Sears. In technical inspection, however, Gambacorta's car was found to have an illegal steering arm. Hence, he was disqualified.

Well, look where we are now: EARLY Thursday morning. Doesn't this remind you of deja vu? It sure does. So I'm just going to tell you about what's coming up in a day or two. Literally. The Whelen Modified Tour is back for their third appearance of the season, starring in the New England Dodge Dealers 150. Instead of me taking up more of my Thursday morning than I should, I'll give you more information regarding this when I'm not so tired. So until later today...