Miller & Jordon Among Speedbowl Winners
Waterford, CT — Scoring an extremely popular first-ever win in the 35-lap SK Modified feature at Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday evening was Jay Miller.
Other feature winners were Tim Jordan (Late Model), Walt Hovey (Sportsman), Raymond Christian III (Mini Stock), and Shaun Buffington (Legends).
Miller bolted into the lead early and never yielded as he held-off the advances of both 6-time champion Dennis Gada and Keith Rocco. The race included two restarts, both in which Miller was able to use to his advantage. Rounding-out the top-5 was Gada, Rocco, Rob Janovic Jr., and Jeff Paul.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature, Ed Reed passed teammate Larry Goss for the lead on lap-10. Following a restart, Tim Jordan moved to the point and battled Reed for several circuits before prevailing by less than a car-length at the checkers. It was the first win of the season for Jordan, the 2006 champion. Bruce Thomas Jr., Vin Esposito, and Ron Yuhas Jr. completed the top-5.
In 20-lap Sportsman action, Walt Hovey Jr. notched his second main event of the season. Slipping-by leader Ed Lamb Jr. midway through the event, Hovey resisted charges from both John Puglisi and last week’s winner Al Stone III before pulling-away following the final restart. Puglisi, Stone, Brandon Plemons and Lamb rounded-out the top-5.
The 20-lap Mini Stock feature saw recent high school graduate Ray Christian III taking his second of the season. Jeff “Soup” Civardi set the early pace before overtaken by Ben Bargnesi. Christian took the lead shortly after Randy Churchill triggered a mix-up between the front-runners. Christian’s margin of victory was several car-lengths ahead of Phil Evans. Completing the top-5 was Bargnesi, Lou Bellisle, and Jack Aquilina.
Shaun Buffington took the lead on lap-4, going on to win the first of two 20-lap main events. Following was Ryan Morgan, Mark Bakaj, Jason Palmer and Adam Gada. It was Buffington’s second straight feature victory. Bufffington again scored in the 20-lap Legends nightcap, making it his third feature victory at the Speedbowl in less than a week.
SK MODIFIED (35); 1. Jay Miller, 2. Dennis Gada, 3. Keith Rocco, 4. Rob Janovic Jr., 5. Jeff Pearl, 6. Ron Yuhas Jr., 7. Don Fowler, 8. Tyler Chadwick, 9. Justin Gaydosh, 10. Todd Ceravolo, 11. Jeff Pearl, 12. Frank Mucciacciaro Jr., 13. Shawn Monahan, 14. Ed Reed Jr., 15. Glenn Pressel III, 16. Matt Gallo, 17. Mike Sweeney, 18. Rich Hammann, 19. Wendell Dailey, 20. Doug Coby.
LATE MODEL (30); 1. Tim Jordan, 2. Ed Reed Jr., 3. Bruce Thomas Jr., 4. Vin Esposito, 5. Ron Yuhas Jr., 6. Rich Staskowski, 7. Allen Coates, 8. Larry Goss, 9. Tony Macrino, 10. Rich Duranti, 11. Robert LeBlanc Jr., 12. Dan Holben, 13. Ernie Bertrand, 14. Tom Metcalf.
SPORTSMAN (20); 1. Walt Hovey Jr., 2. John Puglisi, 3. Al Stone III, 4.Brandon Plemons, 5. Ed Lamb Jr., 6. Josh Galvin, 7. Mark Cooper, 8. Joe Nogiec, 9. Jim Procaccini, 10. Chuck Rogers, 11. Ronnie Oldham Jr., 12. Jack Aquilina, 13. Nate Appell, 14. Darrell Carlson, 15. Kevin Burr, 16. Jesse Smith.
MINI STOCK (20); 1. Raymond Christian III, 2. Phil Evans, 3. Ben Bargnesi, 4. Lou Bellisle, 5. Jack Aquilina, 6. Jeff “Soup” Civardi, 7. Mark Panaroni, 8. Jeff Miller, 9. Sean Caron, 10. Ken Cassidy Jr., 11. Bill Leonard, 12. Nick Pappacoda, 13. Ian Brew, 14. Christina Cunliffe, 15. Jeff Mehlenbacher, 16. Jackie Wolfram, 17. Randy Churchill Jr., 18. Charles Canfield, 19. Ryan Cipows, 20 Kyle James.
LEGENDS (20); 1. Shaun Buffington, 2. Ryan Morgan, 3. Mark Bakaj, 4. Jason Palmer, 5. Adam Gada, 6. Carl Blandina, 7. Mark Esposito, 8. Michael Gervais Jr., 9. Mile Alcaro, 10. Art Moran Jr., 11. Joe Cipriano, 12. Thomas Gray, 13. Mark Tischler, 14. Art Moran III, 15. Matt Maring, 16. Pete Portante, 17. Joe Gada, 18. David Stanton, 19. Chris Bakaj, 20. Dan McGouren, 21. Max Zachem, 22. Justin Rau, 23. Dan Bisignano, 24. Joe Fresco, 25. John Hugate, 26. Ed Field, 27. Michael Blaskey.
LEGENDS (20); 1. Shaun Buffington, 2. Ryan Morgan, 3. Max Zachem, 4. Michael Gervais Jr., 5. Adam Gada, 6. Justin Rau, 7. Jason Palmer, 8. Mark Esposito, 9. Mike Alcaro, 10. Thomas Gray, 11. Joe Gada, 12. Joe Cipriano, 13. Ed Field, 14. Mark Tischler, 15. John Hugate, 16. Joe Fresco, 17. Pete Portante, 18. Mark Bakaj, 19. Art Moran Jr., 20. Matt Maring, 21. Chris Bakaj, 22. David Stanton, 23. Dan McGouren, 24. Carl Blandina, 25. Art Moran III, 26. Dan Bisignano, 27. Kyle Rogers, 28. Mike Blaskey, 29. Ricky White III.
Sources: Dave Dykes/Waterford Speedbowl PR