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Waterford Speedbowl Saturday 4/30 Results
Chadwick’s SK Modified® win leads a list of nine winners on the night
Waterford, CT (April 30, 2011) – Waterford Speedbowl was back in action for a nine-division race program on Saturday night, including the four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series classes. Tyler Chadwick of Ledyard took the win in the SK Modified® feature, the seventh of his career. Jeff Smith of Old Lyme was impressive in winning his first Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race of the young season. Special Street Stock and Mini Stock memorial events were won by Norm Root Jr. of Old Saybrook and Ken Cassidy Jr. of Lisbon, respectively. Seymour’s Howard Payne won the visiting New England Truck Series feature, while New Hampshire’s Melissa Fifield was a first time winner in the Allison Legacy Series race. Paul Kusheba of Monroe won his first career Speedbowl feature in the Legends Cars feature, while Glen Thomas Jr. of Groton and Frank Alessio of Colchester wound up victorious in the X-Car and Super X-Car Saturday Showdown Series races to round out the night’s winners.
The 35-lap SK Modified® feature got started with sparks flying as the field rumbled into turns one and two. Polesitter Jeff Gallup found trouble as contact crossed up the young driver, bottlenecking the inside lane in turn two. Tucker Reynolds Jr., Rob Janovic Jr., Glen Pressell plus cars further back in the field including Ron Yuhas Jr. and Keith Rocco were collected. Rocco limped to the pits for repair with right front damage and was unable to return to action. Reynolds, Janovic and Pressell were also sidelined for the night.
The new front row for the second attempt to start the race pitted Frank Mucciacciaro against Chadwick. Chadwick spent three laps outside Mucciacciaro before he took the lead and slowly pulled out to a comfortable distance. Shawn Monahan moved to the inside of Mucciacciaro on lap-6, bringing Tom Abele and Kyle James with him past Mucciacciaro.
Ron Yuhas Jr. was on the move entering the back half of the top-ten by lap-10 rebounding from his involvement in the opening lap melee. Nichole Morgillo, Jeff Pearl and Yuhas waged a spirited battle for the sixth position for several laps, with Yuhas finally coming out on top of both by halfway on lap-18.
Further ahead, James had caught Abele for third position and began to look for a way to score a podium finish as the race remained under the green flag through lap-25. Yuhas and Pearl teamed up and tracked down the Abele-James battle in the final laps, but ran out of time to pose a serious threat. Chadwick cruised to the win, rebounding from a vicious wreck the last time the SK Modifieds® were in action on April 9. Monahan, Abele, James and Yuhas completed the top-five finishers.
Smith took the lead over Brian Andronaco with an inside maneuver on lap-7 in the 30-lap Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model race. Bruce Thomas Jr. was progressing through the top five over the first half of the race, moving to third place behind Rich Staskowski as the field raced to lap-11. With Smith out front, Thomas moved inside Staskowski looking to take over second position. The pair battled hard but that went awry when Thomas lost traction exiting turn four, spinning from contention. That collected Staskowski, Andronaco and Anthony Flannery, brining out caution on the race surface.
Smith withstood another restart on lap-20, and went on to the win virtually unchallenged. Vin Esposito claimed second over Jason Palmer on the final restart but did not have a car capable of challenging Smith. Richard Staskowski and Bruce Thomas Jr. both overcame their trouble earlier in the race to charge back to complete the top-five at the checkered flag.
Root came out on top of a rough and tumble 33-lap Street Stock feature honoring the memory of Speedbowl competitor Chuck “Uncle Buck” Rogers. The early portion of the race went smoothly with Ed Puleo leading defending champion Al Stone. Ernie Larose, making his first Speedbowl start in some time, moved to third also looking strong. Root appeared an outside threat running at the back of the top-five when caution on lap-28 erased the hope of a clean finish to the race, setting up for a wild finish.
Following the restart Puleo hung on to the lead, however Stone made an inside bid off turn two when Puleo went up the track. Puleo went sliding across the track, coming to rest on the apron of turn three to bring out caution with 29 laps complete. Stone was also aligned at the rear of the field for the restart, handing the lead to Larose.
Larose faltered on a late restart attempt with two laps remaining, giving Root ability to seize his opportunity. The former track champion raced around the outside of Larose, and on to his first win at the track since 2005.
A special 33-lap Mini Stock featuring honoring Rogers got underway with Cassidy leading lap-1 by a nose over Sean Caron. The early laps had Cassidy and Caron toe-to-toe for the top spot before caution flew on lap-3 for a multi-car incident at the rear of the field, slowing the field. Caron held the brief advantage and restarted the race in the lead.
The two continued a torrid battle out front until Cassidy used a lap-15 restart as his opportunity to seize the top spot back from Caron. He used the outside lane to take over command on lap-16. Caron was able to keep his nose under Cassidy to keep things interesting, inching his way back alongside the inside of Cassidy. Caron actually led lap-23, but the three-time champion stayed glued to his outside to lead lap-25. The pair remained side-by-side at the head of the field for the remainder of the race in a classic duel by two of the top contenders in the division.
Over the final laps Cassidy continued to use the outside groove like a veteran, leading at the white flag by inches and carrying that momentum over the final lap to win by less than a half-car length over Caron. Williams and Canfield were locked in an equally compelling duel for third position, with Williams coming out on top. Bill Leonard was on the charge at the end to take fourth position over Canfield, who finished fifth.
Shaun Buffington led the first half of an entertaining 20-lap Legends Cars feature, but had his hands full holding back both Paul Kusheba and Dana Dimatteo after lap-10. Kusheba was able to sneak by the inside of Buffington first on lap-12, followed by Dimatteo. Kusheba held on for the win, his first. One caution slowed the race’s pace.
Andy Lindeman was the early leader of the 25-lap New England Truck Series race. He overcame caution flags on both lap-11 and lap-12 that provided Duane Noll and Howard Payne opportunity to challenge Lindeman. Those three put on a great battle out front, swapping positions as Lindeman tried to hold on. In the end Payne was able to make the outside groove work to his advantage, propelling him to the win. Lindeman and Noll completed the podium finishers.
Fifield claimed her first career victory, picking up the win in the 25-lap Allison Legacy North Series event. She endured several battles and tense moments among the leaders, prevailing after four seasons of competition.
Alessio won the 20-lap Saturday Showdown Series Super X-Car feature, wiring the field. He overcame one caution period early in the event, and withstood the brief challenges of Ed Ryan en route to his win. Jim Boyle finished third.
Thomas swiftly moved through the field in the X-Car 20-lap Saturday Showdown Series race, going on to the win over Patrick Williams and Shawn Stula.
The Speedbowl returns to action three nights a week starting next week. Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesdays and Show and Go Friday’s at the ‘Bowl both return, joining next Saturday’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing card. All the information is available for each is available at Speedbowl.com.
Waterford Speedbowl 4/30 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Results:
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modifieds® (35-laps): 1. Tyler Chadwick, Ledyard; 2. Shawn Monahan, Waterford; 3. Tom Abele Jr., Norwich; 4. Kyle James, Ashaway, RI; 5. Ron Yuhas Jr., Groton; 6. Jeff Pearl, Salem; 7. Nichole Morgillo, Yalesville; 8. Joe Perry, Ashaway, RI; 9. Frank Mucciacciaro Jr., Milford; 10. Dennis Gada, Salem; 11. Randy Churchill Jr., Oakdale; 12. Jeffrey Gallup, Agawam, MA; 13. Brent Sweet, Monroe; 14. Wendell Dailey, Gales Ferry; 15. Tucker Reynolds Jr., Westbrook; 16. Glenn Pressel III, Gales Ferry; 17. Rob Janovic Jr., Waterford; 18. Keith Rocco, Wallingford
Standings (top-ten): 1. (tie) Rocco, Morgillo, 126; 3. Abele, 124; 4. Pearl, 116; 5. Chadwick, 115; 6. James, 114; 7. Yuhas, 112; 8. Janovic, 106; 9. Perry, 102; 10. Pressell, 94
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Models (30-laps): 1. Jeff Smith, Old Lyme; 2. Vin Esposito, Seymour; 3. Jason Palmer, Berlin; 4. Richard Staskowski, Hope Valley, RI; 5. Bruce Thomas Jr., Groton; 6. Brian Andronaco Jr., Wilton; 7. Joe Curioso, Pawcatuck; 8. Bill Bernard, Holliston, MA; 9. Mark Cooper, Northford; 10. Rich Duranti, Quaker Hill; 11. Seth Duval, Ashford; 12. Mike Sweeney, Meriden; 13. Anthony Flannery, East Hampton; 14. Ernie Bertrand, North Branford
Standings (top-ten): 1. Smith, 143; 2. Thomas, 137; 3. Staskowski, 136; 4. Andronaco, 126; 5. Esposito, 125; 6. Curioso, 122; 7. Bernard, 108; 8. Flannery, 102; 9. Bertrand, 96; 10. Duval, 92
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Street Stocks (33-laps): 1. Norm Root Jr., Old Saybrook; 2. Chris Meyer, North Franklin; 3. Ed Puleo, Branford; 4. Jack Aquilina, Oakdale; 5. Al Stone III, New Haven; 6. Ted Dupre, Westbrook; 7. Walt Hovey Jr., Chaplin; 8. Michael Caprio, New Haven; 9. Brandon Plemons, Uncasville; 10. Steve Barrett, Preston; 11. Ernie Larose, Moosup; 12. Joe Liskiewicz, Preston; 13. Chris Kvaka, Stratford; 14. Paul Gaedeke, Southington; 15. Ray Downing Jr., Clinton; 16. Charles Beal, Ledyard; 17. Nate Appell, Old Saybrook; 18. Josh Galvin, Franklin
Standings (top-ten): 1. Puleo, 147; 2. Stone, 132; 3. Plemons, 124; 4. Meyer, 118; 5. Galvin, 113; 6. Barrett, 112; 7. Caprio, 108; 8. Root, 103; 9. Dupre, 96; 10. Kvaka, 90
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Mini Stocks (33-laps): 1. Ken Cassidy Jr., Lisbon; 2. Sean Caron, East Hampton; 3. Chris Williams, Waterford; 4. Bill Leonard, Wood River Junction, RI; 5. Charles Canfield, New Haven; 6. Jeffrey Cembruch, Wallingford; 7. Ray Christian III, Groton; 8. Glenn Colvin, Clinton; 9. Ian Brew, Wood River Junction, RI; 10. Phil Evans, Uncasville; 11. Gerald Young, Jr., Jewett City; 12. Christina Kellerman, Stratford; 13. Dale Sherman, Charlestown, RI; 14. Doug Curry, Groton; 15. Brian Norman, Clinton; 16. Nick Pappacoda, North Branford; 17. Garrett Denton, Hope Valley, RI; DNS – Daniel McGouran, Westerly, RI
Standings (top-ten): 1. Leonard, 137; 2. Brew, 128; 3. Evans, 127; 4. Cembruch, 124; 5. Colvin, 118; 6. Williams, 110; 7. Kellerman, 108; 8. Canfield, 106; 9. Christian, 104; 10. Caron, 102
New England Truck Series (25-laps): 1. Howard Payne, Shelton; 2. Andy Lindeman, Poestenkill, NY; 3. Duane Noll, Monroe; 4. Keith Chapman, Mystic; 5. Derek Chriss, Averill Park, NY; 6. Bert Ouellette, Dayville; 7. Ronnie Oldham Jr., Old Saybrook; 8. Jason Lafayette, Somers; 9. Nate Bubello; 10. Corey Coates, Ledyard; 11. Jonathon Avery, Quaker Hill
Allison Legacy North Series (25-laps): 1. Melissa Fifield; 2. Emily Packard; 3. Peter Portante; 4. Anthony Ryan; 5. T.J. Jeski; 6. Devin O’Connel; 7. Troy McNeil; 8. James Logan; 9. Nicoal Perreault; 10. Brad Zahensky; 11. Sean Murphy
Legends Cars – Saturday Showdown Series (20-laps): 1. Paul Kusheba IV, Monroe; 2. Dana Dimatteo, Farmington; 3. Shaun Buffington, Plainfield; 4. Alessandro Vitelli, Woodbridge; 5. Angelo Belsito, Auburn, MA; 6. Giovanni Giarratana, Newington; 7. Dave Garbo Jr., Stonington; 8. Thomas Gray, Sprague; 9. Dylan Izzo, Monroe; 10. Ed Field, Deep River; 11. Carl Blandina, Milford; 12. Michael Blaskey, Bethany; 13. Kyle Rogers, Waterbury; 14. Taylor Martin, Windham, NH; 15. Joe Mucciacciaro, Wolcott; 16. Joe Parker, Weymouth, MA; 17. Richard Erlandson, Moodus; 18. Kyle Hardwick, Chaplin; DNS - Calvin Therrien, Vernon; DNS – George Whitney, Westbrook; DNS – Nick Ladyga, Voluntown
Standings (top-three): 1. Kusheba, 147; 2. Giarratana, 143; 3. Vitelli, 136; 4. Dimatteo, 135; 5. Buffington, 116; 6. Belsito, 110; 7. Gray, 94; 8. Field, 88; 9. (tie) Izzo, Mucciacciaro, 82
Super X-Cars – Saturday Showdown Series (20-laps): 1. Frank Alessio, Colchester; 2. Ed Ryan, Preston; 3. Jim Boyle, East Windsor; 4. Peter Pollard, Old Lyme; 5. Shawn Butler, Jewett City; 6. Richard Avino, North Haven; 7. Bill Reiman, Southington; 8. Eric Finkbein, Columbia; 9. Ken Downing III, Branford; 10. Mark Boisvert, Uxbridge, MA
Standings (top-ten): 1. Alessio, 22; 3. Ryan, 19; 3. Boyle, 17; 4. Boisvert, 14; 5. Pollard, 8; 6. (tie) Butler, Cunningham, 7; 8. Avino, 6; 9. Reiman, 5; 10. Finkbein, 4
X-Cars – Saturday Showdown Series (20-laps): 1. Glen Thomas Jr., Groton; 2. Patrick Williams, Middletown; 3. Shawn Stula, Colchester; 4. Mike Marvin, Colchester; 5. Wayne Shifflett, Preston; 6. Chris Garside, Waterford; 7. Kim Bickford, Griswold; 8. Ron Dimauro, Plymouth; 9. Robert Butler, Norwich; 10. Kristie Hamel, Jewett City; 11. Scott Limkemann, East Lyme; 12. Christopher Ivory, Oakdale; 13. Armand Banks, Charlestown, RI; 14. Onie Pierce, Norwich; 15. Jeremy Bourbeau, Taftville; 16. Brad Voglesong, Middletown
Standings (top-ten): 1. Thomas, 24; 2. Williams, 20; 3. Marvin, 17; 4. Stula, 15; 5. Shifflett, 14; 6. (tie) Garside, Bourbeau, 10; 8. (tie) Bickford, Voglesong, 7; 10. Dimauro, 6
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