150 Reasons for No Racing

If I post the same reason 150 times, do I really call it 150 reasons? Or is it one reason, just mentioned 150 times?

Either way, the rain wins again as earlier this morning, Stafford postponed the SK Modified 150 that was supposed to be taking place tonight. The entire program that was going to be run tonight - including the DARE Stock race from the 16th that got rained out in last week's program - will be run next Friday night.

As for the Limited Late Model race from the 16th that was supposed to be run next week, I have no idea when they plan on running it. Check the upcoming events in the sidebar for an updated listing, and when the track reveals the date of that makeup race, I'll be adding it. Until then, stay safe and dry.

Action With a Chance of Rain

The number of weeks leading up to the July 23rd SK Modified 150 have diminished. It was officially a week away. Before that, Stafford had one last regular program on their hands, featuring the five weekly divisions. Besides action, there was a chance of something else in the air. Rain. By the end of the heats, it was coming. Was it going to hit before the features were up? The race was on… Literally and figuratively.

First up was the SK Lights. It began with Jay Goff powering his way into the lead. He wasn’t alone, as Heather DesRochers joined him and promptly passed him to take over on the same lap - the first. DesRochers began to pull away from the rest of the field. Behind her, Goff and Erica Santos started the battle for second. Santos picked up the spot. Further back in the field, Victoria Bergenty and John Hanafin slowed down a bit after contact down the backstretch. Hanafin seemed to find Frank Cardile, who ended up high in the turn three area of the track. And thus, the first caution came out with only three laps on the board. On the restart, DesRochers pulled back out to the top spot. Santos and Joey Cipriano were also in the mix. It was a three-way fight for the lead. It wasn’t going to last long. One lap after the restart, with four laps down, Tony Santangelo was in the grass in turn two (with a presumed flat tire). David Webb was stuck in turn three. Both cars were stranded and the caution came right back out. Matt Galko came down onto pit road with problems of his own, and he was forced out of the race as he was also involved (slightly) in the latest yellow. The action resumed on the restart, where DesRochers wasn’t done leading the event. Behind her, it was still a fight between Santos and Cipriano. Add Thomas Barrett, Jr, who was running in fourth, and it was officially anyone’s race. Cipriano dropped to the inside lane to challenge DesRochers for the lead. He got it with nine laps down. Barrett found his way into second, and Santos managed to get into third, sending DesRochers into fourth by the halfway point. With six laps left in the race, the two young drivers began to race for the lead. Cipriano chose the outside lane; Barrett chose the inside lane. The inside lane was the better of the two lanes, and with five laps to go, Barrett became the third leader of the race. The last five laps ran smoothly, and Barrett scored his fourth win of the season. Cipriano ended up second, with Santos in third and DesRochers in fourth.

Up next, it was the Late Models. A dragrace down the frontstretch occurred between JJ Hill and Adam Gray. Hill won the fight and became the leader. A mess ensued with most of the field over the course of the first two laps of the race. Michael Bennett pulled away from the bonsai moves and found himself in second. Behind them, the action brewed to a point where Keith Rocco and Corey Hutchings got together on the backstretch and ended up wrecked by turn three. There was no debate; yellow was the way to go. As the green came back out, Hill found his way back to the lead. Ryan Posocco joined him and got around him on the very next lap. Dillon Moltz managed to get into second, punting Hill back into third. As first (Posocco) and second (Moltz) were beginning to pull away from the rest of the field and the chaos, everyone had been fighting for position behind them. Third was highly contested, belonging to Gray at one point and Scott Cook not too long afterward. Things eventually settled down once Cook moved into third, and it was pretty much quiet for a while. The race slowed down with thirteen laps down when the caution came out. It was for debris which came from an incident on the backstretch involving Tom Butler and Woody Pitkat. Even though those involved in the aforementioned incident kept racing, the debris was posing a hazard and it was to be removed as soon as possible. It was removed, and the racing action resumed. Posocco claimed his spot once again. Moltz was again in second, with Cook still in third… For the time being. A change in position changed that, and Bennett now claimed that spot. A bit further back in the field, Gray went around in turns three and four. As he was about to get going again, track officials found his attempt to be too late and threw the caution with ten laps to go. On the restart, things picked up where they left off - Posocco was in the lead. Bennett now found himself in second and had begun to hunt down Posocco. On the last lap, Bennett made a last ditch effort to make a move… Two efforts, really. None of them worked, and Posocco picked up the win. Bennett had to settle for second. Moltz and Jim Peterson finished off the board.

Things became pretty chaotic after that. As the Late Model race progressed, the line of storms that was coming eventually did come. Cloud to ground lightning and strong winds postponed the action, and on and off rain made for long waits in an attempt to dry the track. The coup de grace happened when the power was knocked out. That cancelled any plans of getting the remainder of the program in. The three divisions that didn’t get a chance to run were rescheduled accordingly:

• The DARE Stock race was moved to this upcoming Friday - July 23.
• The Limited Late Model race was moved to next Friday - July 30.
• The SK Modified race was moved to August 13.
  

All races are tacked on to their respective new weeks for the price of the original night’s program. The extra DARE Stock race is a part of the 7th annual SK Modified 150. It’s the longest event for the SK Modifieds over the course of the 2010 season. And all six races happen weather permitting.

Results of July 9

If there was one thing I forgot to do this week, it was put the write up of last week's events on the blog. Okay, doing that now.

On the 12th week of action at Stafford, it was a five-division program. No special races, no extra bang for the buck… Just the racing action. It was part of a span of regular programs that would be leading up to the SK 150 later on in the month.

The first feature to run was that of the Limited Late Models. The start was delayed for a few minutes as track officials had to clean up a mess that sat on the frontstretch, just off of turn four. Once they did, the race was on. Duane Provost darted out front, followed by Jesse Hinze, who found his way into second. Carla Botticello, who had been fighting for third, spun in front of the field in turns three and four and sat idly in the grass in turn four. The caution came out with only one lap on the board. It was a quick caution; Botticello returned to the back of the pack. On the restart, Provost maintained control of the lead. Now in second was Robert Dow. George Nocera, Jr was coming as well and was battling Hinze for third. The battle was also on for first, which was taken by Dow with two laps down. Nocera found his way around Hinze for third and a few laps later found himself in second after he passed Provost. As Provost fell backwards through the field, making his way into the top three was Andrew Durand, who sat in third. It would be a while until the next caution came with twelve laps completed, when Botticello’s bad luck continued after she hit the wall in turns one and two, just after the safer barrier. After the cleanup, the restart happened. And a fight for the lead ensued between Dow and Nocera. Dow reclaimed the lead during the lap, but Nocera continued to remain close at hand. The rest of the top five drivers also kept close (Durand, Shawn Thibeault, and Michael Wray), and soon enough, third was now a dogfight between Durand and Thibeault. Thibeault picked up the spot with three laps to go. But back up front, the race belonged to Dow. He’d pick up the win, with Nocera in second. Thibeault ended up in third. Durand finished off the board.

Up next was the Late Models. It was a dragrace when the race began, with Tony Lafo and Scott Cook racing for the lead. The first lap ended with the two cars still side-by-side. By the second lap, things still weren’t set in stone. When the field got into turn one, Woody Pitkat got turned and was sent through the grass. Corey Hutchings spun midfield, sending the rest of the field around him. Others weren’t so lucky, including Doug Blowers, who ended up next to the safer barrier. It set up the first caution of the event. A black flag was awarded to Pitkat during the caution, sending him straight to the back of the field for the ensuing restart. Cook got the jump, with Keith Rocco’s help. For the first time all race, there was a clear cut leader. Also in the mix at the front of the field was Jim Peterson, who was sitting in third. And Dillon Moltz, who was in fourth, wasn’t too far behind as well. As the leaders crossed the line to complete nine laps, Rocco made the move to past Cook for the lead. It was successful, and others realized that if Rocco could pass Cook, then they could as well. Peterson, Moltz, and Michael Bennett consecutively passed Cook for the second, third, and fourth spots. Things were quiet for a while after that. It wasn’t until the 24-lap mark until a battle came up for third - Bennett took the spot over Moltz. Besides that, the remainder of the race went uneventful, and Rocco won his first Late Model race of the season. Peterson settled for second, followed by Bennett and Moltz.

The middle of the event called for the SK Lights. Jay Goff was the early leader, with Zachary Aszklar right behind him. Behind them, Ted Cain and Harry Wheeler were fighting for third. Add in Erica Santos, and it became three-way. Cain picked up the position, followed by Santos. The voyage of Cain to the front wasn’t done yet, and he soon passed Aszklar for second. The trip to the lead was put on hold as the first caution came out with five laps completed in the race. It was for Thomas Barrett, Jr, who spun in turns one and two. He managed to get the car going, but he would have to restart in the back. Speaking on the restart, it was Goff getting back out to the front once again. Aszklar found his way back around Cain for second and passed Goff for the lead. As soon as the cars crossed the line to complete the sixth lap, things went haywire. All of a sudden, it appeared as though something on Joey Cipriano’s car broke, and he ended up flipping onto his roof. There was no need for yellow; the red flag was the only option at that point. Thankfully, he was able to get out of the car under his own power.

Unfortunately, I lost most of the SK Light feature after this while working on it. (I apologize for this. What I did (and how I did it) was purely accidental, and I hope you can forgive me.) Barrett came back after the early race spin and won his third race of the season after passing Aszklar about midway through the race. Matt Galko managed to finish second. Aszklar and Earl Pelletier finished third and fourth.

It was more open wheeled madness with the SK Modifieds. Josh Sylvester slightly pulled ahead to begin the event. Sean Foster sat behind him, followed by Mark Bakaj. Frank Ruocco was also coming, making his way to third in the first two laps. Also in the first two laps? The first caution. It involved multiple cars, starting with Bakaj heading into the frontstretch wall hard. Other cars ended up in distress and the yellow came out. On the restart, the first two rows were in a battle for position. Things didn’t clear up in a lap, when Woody Pitkat ended up in the grass down on the frontstretch. He didn’t get going again and the caution came out once again with three laps down. He went onto pit road for repairs and joined the field right as the field was about to take the green flag. It was a green flag that J. Sylvester took advantage of - he powered right back to the front. Ruocco managed to get around Foster for second, and in the span of a lap, got around J. Sylvester for the lead. He crossed the line to complete the fourth lap just in time. Once again, the yellow came out. It appeared to be for debris in turn three. The mess was cleaned up and the field took the green for the restart. Ruocco reclaimed the lead, held off J. Sylvester for the spot… And if there was going to be a challenge for the lead, it was going to happen after a caution with six laps completed. Joe Allegro, Jr found himself stranded up in turns three and four, prompting the yellow back out. All of that signaled yet another restart. Ruocco didn’t hold up in getting back out front. Second was now a fight between brothers - J. Sylvester and Zach Sylvester. As they came to complete the ninth lap, it was J. Sylvester in second by a nose. The sibling rivalry gave Ruocco all the motive he needed to start building a lead. A bit deeper back in the field, Z. Sylvester found his way into second. Todd Owen was now in third, with J. Sylvester sitting in fourth. During the green flag run, Owen happened to pass Z. Sylvester for second. The end result of the run came with 18 laps down, when Chris Jones ended up in the safer barrier in turn one; it prompted the caution to come back out. (It also gave the track crew time to pick up a traffic cone that was sitting just past the start line, that got there for some unknown reason.) The green came back out, and it was Ruocco right back out in front. Owen was still plugging away in second and was not ready to back down from a challenge. Another long green flag run was on the field’s hands… That was until the board said 33 laps down. Nichole Morgillo spun in turns three and four, bringing out the next caution. A very crucial restart was about to happen. Ruocco bolted back to the front spot, with Owen and Z. Sylvester fighting for second. Behind them, Dan Avery showed some muscle by getting around Keith Rocco for fourth. With every battle and pass, the field reached four laps to go. Would the final four laps be the final battle of the race? If it was, they were coming after the caution. Again, Morgillo was involved. This time, she ended up backed up into turn one. It signaled an eventual restart. Was something going to happen? Yes. Once again, Ruocco pulled ahead. Owen was still on his bumper. Over the course of the final four laps, it looked like Owen had a few tricks up his sleeve. The tricks weren’t enough. Ruocco took his second win of the season. Owen ended up finishing second. Rocco wound up third, while Z. Sylvester finished fourth.

Finally, it was the DARE Stocks. It started with Donald Cook pulling into the lead, followed by Stephanie Berardi, who had her hands full with three drivers - the one driver that did find room for clearance was Nicholas Salva. Berardi found her way around Cook into the lead, bringing Salva with her. Cook fell to third and was challenged by Josh Wood for the spot. Third officially belonged to Wood. All of the action that was building was put to a halt with four laps down, as Vince Gambacorta spun in turns one and two, giving the race its first caution. The restart came around with Berardi still leading. Salva was still in second, but third was now between Wood and Cory Casagrande. Wood got the position and ended up bringing his magic into second. Along with that, Salva became the new leader. The rest of the top four drivers changed around as well. Things were put on hold once again, now with four laps to go, when a couple cars spun in turn four. It brought out a caution and a restart. Wood jumped the aforementioned restart, forcing him to the tail end of the field when they tried it again. It put Salva into the lead, with Tony Membrino, Jr in second. They tried the restart again. It was much more successful. Salva maintained his lead with Membrino still following him. Membrino fell back into the main pack and almost lost the car in turn four, but he saved it. Unfortunately, he lost second in the process. Second was C. Casagrande, who already had two wins on the season. He had no choice but to let Salva take his first win of the season. C. Casagrande finished second, with Albert Saunders in third and Membrino in fourth.

One weekend to go. That's what's left before the SK Modified 150. On the July 16th edition of Stafford's racing action, a five-division program is on tap. It's weather permitting.

And Now, for Something Completely Different.

I said I was going to get this out on Thursday, but an early Friday morning post must be a lot better. As most of you know, last Saturday was the first Whelen Modified Tour/K&N Pro Series race at Lime Rock Park. I was there and took a few photos and videos for you. First up, here's the video in three parts.







And for the pictures, here are a few of them for the time being. All of them can be found on my Webshots account.




The event will be seen on Speed channel on the 24th of July. (Of course, this will be edited if I forgot the date and it's wrong.)

Extreme Tuesday Results

On a Wednesday. Yes, sorry, but this is what happens when it's a hot and busy week here in New England. When is that cooler weather coming, by the way?

Anyway, here are the results of the CARQuest Extreme Tuesday. I didn't go, so you're getting them in press release and YouTube form. Both link and video are courtesy of the track. Neither are mine.

The press release (includes full finish results)

The video


Stay tuned for tomorrow. I've got something special I want to show you.

Extreme Tuesday News

Hi. It's now Tuesday on the East Coast. Today, Stafford will have their Extreme Tuesday program. It's a special night at the track, and it deserves to have some special stories for you.

Both of these are from Thursday.

+ In the ISMA department, Rob Summers is partnering up with Holbrook Racing. He is also partnering with Russ Wood, another previous winner of the ISMA race at Stafford.

+ In the NEMA department, Erica Santos wants to return to victory lane, where she won the event back in 2007.

Fireworks! [Part the Second]

Happy 4th of July weekend! Although the official birthday of America wouldn’t be until Sunday, the celebration officially began on Friday night with a five-division program with fireworks in the sky later on in the evening. Before that, the on-track action was key. And ready to begin.

The DARE Stocks kicked things off. Stephanie Berardi and Vince Gambacorta ran side by side through most of the first lap until Berardi took the lead in turns three and four. The next six cars ran in two lines before Nicholas Salva moved into second on the very next lap. Stephen Daddio also broke away from the dual-lane madness and was third. A fight for the lead erupted with only three laps on the board, when Berardi and Salva ran next to each other for the good part of a lap. With four laps on the board, Salva became the new leader. Daddio managed to find his way into second. Jeff Jolly was now in third. The first caution came out with five laps on the board when Andrew Hayes ended up along the wall in turn one; he pulled away and the caution was brief, with the restart happening not too long after. Daddio made his way around Salva in turns one and two to take the lead. He began to pull away from the field over the next few laps, while the action behind him was picking up. Kyle Casagrande found his way into second spot. The two would have to battle for the lead when the green came back out, because Hayes and Berardi spun in turn two to bring out another caution with three laps to go. Again, it was a quick caution. On the restart, the two leaders dueled down the frontstretch and into turns one and two until Daddio took the lead upon reaching the backstretch. K. Casagrande sat closely behind him. Cory Casagrande moved into third. Barely a challenge was made to contend by the second and third place drivers, and Daddio scored his first win of the season. K. Casagrande settled for second, with C. Casagrande in third. Jolly finished off the board in fourth.

Up next were the Limited Late Models. The clear-cut leader wasn’t known until halfway through the first lap, when Jesse Hinze pulled ahead of Duane Provost for the lead. The lead was short lived when the caution came out with a single lap on the board for an accident involving Carla Botticello, when she hit the backstretch wall, made a 360, and ended up under the Family Ford of Enfield sign. When the green came back out, Hinze still held the lead. A new second place driver emerged in the form of Robert Dow, with Andrew Durand now in third. As for Provost, who was second before the caution? He was falling backwards through the field. Back up front, Dow ultimately began to put pressure on the back of Hinze’s car. Hinze got loose and as the leaders made their way to complete the eighth lap, Hinze came close to starting something huge. Fortunately, nothing came out of it, but he would lose his lead not too long after. Dow became the new leader. Shawn Thibeault emerged into second. As for third? It became the possession of Durand. As people were hitting walls and going three-wide, the caution came out for debris in turn one, happening with half of the race down. It was cleaned up and the race went back to green. Thibeault slightly pulled into the lead, but Dow wasn’t willing to back down and another fight broke out for the lead. It wasn’t until two laps later that Thibeault became the clear-cut leader. And with that, he pulled away from second-place Dow. The rest of the race ran smoothly (with the exception of the last lap, when Hinze had what seemed to be engine trouble and ended up stuck in the infield), and Thibeault claimed his second win in 2010. Dow finished second. Durand ended up third, while Dave Yardley, III finished fourth.

The SK Lights took to the track next. The first leader in the event was Dylan Liseo, after he passed Zachary Aszklar coming out of turn two. Things got a bit crazy later in the lap, as Aszklar spun in front of pretty much everyone in the third and fourth turn, sending everyone trying to find their way around him. While he was able to get the car going, Jay Goff and Harry Wheeler ended up left in the turns, and the caution came out without a lap completed. Liseo powered back into the top spot on the restart, leaving Earl Pelletier and Ted Cain to duke it out for second. Their battling gave Liseo an advantage by pulling away from the field as the early laps ticked by. In the battle behind him, Cain managed to take the runner-up spot. Pelletier was left to fend off Erica Santos and Thomas Barrett, Jr. With half of the race in the books, Barrett moved into third - and he wasn’t done yet. He found a way to get into the second spot. His quest for first (and conquering the huge gap between himself and Liseo) was put on hold with eleven laps on the board for a car who spun in turn four, bringing out the yellow once again. When the race went back to green, Liseo once again moved to the lead. Barrett was still second, but he remained close to Liseo and a battle for the lead ensued. It was a side-by-side battle for a few laps, but Barrett took the lead after the grueling duel. His lead was put on hold as Steve Greer spun in turns three and four with only five laps to go, turning into yet another caution. On the restart, Barrett pulled out into the lead once again. Matt Galko challenged Liseo for second, but Liseo ultimately claimed the spot. It took a lap for action to pick up before things turned for the worse. A handful of cars spun or hit other cars down the backstretch, which was going to send out the caution. But Chad Trombley's erupted into flames, which prompted the flag guys to throw the red out without hesitation. When red changed to yellow, Joey Cipriano (who was in fourth prior to the red flag) had to be pushed onto pit road. Over time, the caution areas were cleaned up and the race was on. It was a drag race down the frontstretch, into turns one and two, and down the backstretch. By the time either one of the leaders ended up clear of the other, the caution came out with three laps to go. (Liseo was named the leader at the caution.) What for, you ask? It was for debris that was found on the backstretch, just before turn three. It was picked up and the restart occurred. Liseo got the jump on the restart, but Barrett and Galko were applying pressure. On the last lap, Barrett tried to pass Liseo for the win, and it was close… But in the end, it was the first career win for Liseo. Barrett finished second, with Galko in third and David Webb in fourth.

It was time for the SK Modifieds. Sean Foster pulled ahead when the green flew first, but he wasn’t alone as Mark Bakaj and Josh Sylvester were on his tail. And while they were trying to catch Foster for the lead, they were fighting for second as well. Action halted with four laps on the board, as Eric Berndt spun in turn four to bring out the caution. On the restart, it was a dogfight for the lead. By the time J. Sylvester passed Foster for the lead, one full lap was completed. Also with five laps on the board? The second caution. It was for Frank Ruocco and Matt Gallo, who spun (and for Gallo, who had to be towed off of the track) in turn three. When the field went back to green, the start was called back and was deemed a false start. Foster was black-flagged for overagression on the restart and was sent to the back of the field. A retake of the restart was called forth. As the green returned, J. Sylvester pulled out in front. Second was a fight between Dan Avery and Ted Christopher; Avery gained the spot. It wasn’t guaranteed, however, and he was back to battling Christopher for the spot once again. Christopher was now second, and by the lap-nine mark, he became the new leader. Avery picked up the second spot. There was no real battle for the lead, but there was a greater chance of one with twelve laps on the board, when Michael Gervais, Jr spun in turn three. The caution once again came out. It was a quick caution as he managed to drive away, and the green came back not too long afterwards. Christopher pulled away on the restart, bringing Avery along with him. Behind them, J. Sylvester and Woody Pitkat moved into third and fourth respectively; Pitkat wanted third, but he ended up getting loose and ultimately fell back to the tail end of the field via way of the grass. As the laps ticked off the board, it seemed as though Christopher had all the tools he needed. Unfortunately, he’d have to endure another restart, as the caution came out with nineteen laps on the board after Joe Allegro, Jr spun in turn four. On the restart, there was a brief moment where there was no leader. Christopher didn’t let that last too long, and once again, he moved out to the front. The green flag run lasted only one lap, however, when Avery found himself up against the wall in turn one, bringing the caution out with the race halfway done. As the race went back to green, Christopher retook the lead. Bakaj made his way into second. Moving into third was Keith Rocco. Among the top three drivers were plenty of challenges for position. Bakaj tried to make a move around Christopher; it didn’t work. Same when it came to Rocco trying to get around Bakaj. Things were getting interesting. Was anything going to work? It was still up in the air - if it was going to happen, it was going to happen after the restart. With 29 laps on the board, Curt Brainard spun in turn four. Chris Matthews ended up getting collected in the incident and sat idly coming out of the corner, bringing the caution out. Things picked up on the restart, when Christopher moved back into first. A battle ensued for second between Bakaj and Rocco. In the span of a lap, it was Rocco picking up second. Ruocco found his way into third, passing two or three cars in the span of the backstretch. By the time the leaders hit the stripe to make it seven to go, another caution ensued for Pitkat and John Montesanto after they spun in turn four. Another restart, and Rocco took the lead. Christopher sat in second, as he had been doing for the past few laps, but behind them, chaos ensued. Something happened to Ruocco's car, as it looked like he didn't get up to speed on the restart. By the time he hit turn two, he spun, bringing out another caution. The field went back to the lineup before the caution came out, and that meant that Rocco and Christopher were going to duke it out on the restart. They didn’t. Rocco gained the lead again, but instead of having Christopher behind him, he had Jeff Malave behind him. Shortly before they crossed the line to make it five laps to go, sparks flew between Christopher and Malave, with the end result being Christopher moving back into second. It wasn’t enough, as the final laps belonged to Rocco. He took down his fourth straight win (and the seventh on the season). Christopher finished third, with Malave in third and Jeff Baral in fourth.

After a brief intermission for fireworks (the sky version), the final feature of the night kicked off.

It belonged to the Late Models. It started with a bonsai move from Scott Cook, moving from the outside and ducking right down to the inside, just barely clearing Tom Fearn for the lead. Later in the lap, Keith Rocco hit the wall in turns three and four hard, ending driver’s side to the barrier. The caution came out with no laps on the board. The restart was less dangerous. Cook bolted to the lead (a bit safer this time), but Jim Peterson and Tony Lafo joined him. The battle was on for second, between Lafo and Peterson. It took a few laps, but second finally belonged to Peterson. Meanwhile, the fight for the second spot was all Cook needed, as he distanced himself from trouble. Trouble, however, did ensue. It was bad news for Fearn, who spun in turn four; and Michael Bennett, who ended up stranded in the same turn. With five laps down, it was caution number two. The lead that Cook had? Gone. He eventually picked it back up on the restart… Only to lose it in turn three. While battling Peterson for the lead, he ended up going for the wall. Two other cars were involved in the accident, and the caution came out before the lap was completed. During the caution, Cook didn’t like what happened and went after Peterson. Things got out of hand after that, and it ended with Cook’s car getting towed off the track. When things appeared to be back to normal, the green came back out. Peterson jumped back out to the lead, bringing both Corey Hutchings and Ryan Posocco along with him. As the field crossed the line, four cars spun in turns three and four to bring the caution back out after six laps. Speedy dry was dumped onto the track to clean up some liquid. After JJ Hill blew up in smoke (prompting the yellow to remain out for a little while longer), the green returned. Peterson returned to the lead, followed by Posocco, who passed Hutchings for second. He applied pressure on Peterson’s bumper. The fight for the lead was on. It didn’t take long for the fight to draw on. With nine laps on the board, Posocco became the new leader. Only one lap after the lead change took place, another caution occurred when Bennett, Lafo and Fearn spun in turns three and four. On the restart, it was Posocco leading the charge once again. Hutchings slinked right back into second spot, followed by Peterson in third. Then everything got quiet. For the most part, the field ran single file; save for the occasional battle further in the pack. The remainder of the race ran caution-free, and when it was all done, Posocco claimed his second win of the season. Hutchings finished second. Peterson ended up third, and Woody Pitkat wound up fourth.

The upcoming week at the track is a busy one. Racing action starts on Tuesday with the CARQuest Extreme Tuesday - featuring the NEMA Midgets, ISMA Supermodifieds, and the Pro-4 Modifieds. Friday night, it’s a five-division program as the weekly divisions return to the track for more action. This is all weather permitting.