Coby, Chadwick, Jordan Among Speedbowl Winners
Waterford, CT — Winning Saturday evening’s Town Fair Tire Night twin 35-lap SK Modified features were Doug Coby and Tyler Chadwick. .
Other feature winners were Tim Jordan (Late Model), Al Stone III (Sportsman), Ben Bargnesi (Mini Stock), and Max Zachem (Legends).
In the first of two 35-lap SK Modified features, pole-sitter Doug Coby battled with Jeff Paul during the opening stages. Upon a restart with fifteen circuits remaining the leader faltered, causing a chain-reaction that damaged several top cars, most able to return after going pitside. Entering the midway point, it was again Coby and Paul, with Rob Janovic Jr. closing quickly. During the final laps, Coby took total command. Rounding-out the top-5 was Paul, Janovic, Jeff Pearl, and Shawn Monahan.
Starting from the pole, young Tyler Chadwick led the entire measure of the caution-filled SK Modified nightcap to snare his first-ever victory. Not an easy feat, he held-off the advances of some of the Speedbowl’s best including Doug Coby, Jeff Paul, and defending champion Dennis Gada during several tense late-race restarts. Following the winner was Paul, Coby, Gada, and Jeff Pearl.
The 30-lap Late Model feature saw Tim Jordan slipping-by early leader Larry Goss and driving to a substantial lead before the yellow flew with on lap twenty-three, bunching the field. On the restart Jordan prevailed, going-on to defeat defending champion Thomas by a narrow margin. Joe Curioso III, Tom Metcalf, and Vin Esposito finished in the top-5.
Mini Stock 20-lap feature action saw Ben Bargnesi bolt into the lead at the drop of the green, claming his third feature of the year in an event that ran green-to-checker. Following was Kyle James, Lou Bellisle, Phil Evans, and Ian Brew.
“Grandpa Jim” Procaccini led the charge in the Sportsman 20-lap main event before spun by Brandon Plemons, the latter sent to the rear for rough-riding. Ronnie Oldham Jr. and Josh Galvin then battled, until Oldham exited with mechanical failure at the halfway marker. Current point-leader Al Stone III passed Galvin on lap eleven to record the victory, his fifth of the season. Mark Cooper, Jack Aquilina, and Walt Hovey Jr. completed the top-five.
In the 20-lap Legends feature it was 15 year-old Max Zachem notching his first-ever Speedbowl win. John Beatty posted victory in the 10-lap Semi-Pro event.
SK MODIFIED (35); 1. Doug Coby, 2. Jeff Paul, 3. Rob Janovic Jr., 4. Jeff Pearl, 5. Shawn Monahan, 6. Ron Yuhas Jr., 7. Dennis Gada, 8. Frank Mucciacciaro Jr., 9. Tyler Chadwick, 10. Robert Georgiades, 11. Keith Rocco, 12. Wendell Dailey, 13. Glenn Pressel, 14. Mike Sweeney, 15. Rich Hammann, 16. Ed Reed Jr., 17. Dillon Moltz, 18. Kevin Shea, 19. Todd Ceravolo, 20. Matt Gallo, 21. Don Fowler, 22. John Rufrano, 23. Dennis Charette, 24. Justin Gardosh, 25. Jeff Malave.
SK MODIFIED (35); 1. Tyler Chadwick, 2. Jeff Paul, 3. Doug Coby, 4. Dennis Gada, 5. Jeff Pearl, 6. Keith Rocco, 7. Matt Gallo, 8. Ron Yuhas Jr., 9. Rob Janovic Jr., 10. Todd Ceravolo, 11. Glenn Pressel III, 12. Mike Sweeney, 13. Kevin Shea, 14. Rich Hammann, 15. Bob Georgiades, 16. Dennis Charette, 17. Ed Reed Jr., 18. Frank Mucciacciaro Jr., 19. Wendell Dailey, 20. Shawn Monahan, 21. Don Fowler, 22. John Rufrano, 23. Dillon Moltz.
LATE MODEL (30); 1. Tim Jordan, 2. Bruce Thomas Jr., 3. Joe Curioso III, 4. Tom Metcalf, 5. Vin Esposito, 6. Larry Goss, 7. Tony Macrino, 8. Jeff Smith, 9. Mark Hudson, 10. Rich Duranti, 11. Robert Andreozzi, 12. Robert LeBlanc Jr., 13. Dan Holben, 14. Rick Nelson, 15. Ed Reed Jr., 16. Rich Staskowski.
SPORTSMAN (20); 1. Al Stone III, 2. Josh Galvin, 3. Mark Cooper, 4. Jack Aquilina, 5. Walt Hovey Jr., 6. Brandon Plemons, 7. John Puglisi, 8. Jim Procaccini, 9. Kevin Burr, 10. Joe Nogiec, 11. Ron Oldham Jr., 12. Chris Meyer, 13. Chuck Rogers, 14. Nate Appell, 15. Ed Lamb Jr.
MINI STOCK (20); 1. Ben Bargnesi, 2, Kyle James, 3. Lou Bellisle, 4. Phil Evans, 5. Ian Brew, 6. Randy Churchill Jr., 7. Ray Christian III, 8, Ken Cassidy Jr., 9. Jeff “Soup” Civardi, 10. Jeff Mehlenbacher, 11. Jack Aquilina, 12. Mark Panaroni, 13. Nick Pappacoda, 14. Sean Caron, 15. Charles Canfield, 16. Jackie Wolfram, 17. Christina Cunliffe, 18. Ryan Cipows.
LEGENDS (20); 1. Max Zachem, 2. Ryan Morgan, 3. Michael Gervais Jr., 4. Adam Gada, 5. Art Moran Jr., 6. Chris Bakaj, 7. Jason Palmer, 8. John Beatty, 9. Silas Hiscock Jr., 10. Shaun Buffington, 11. Kevin Nowak, 12. Silas Hiscock Sr., 13. Ricky White III, 14. Art Moran III, 15. Dan Bisignano, 16. Mark Esposito, 17. Joe Cipriano, 18. Dan McGouren, 19. Peter Portante, 20. Brain Ouimette, 21. Carl Blandina, 22. Michael Blaskey, 23. Thomas Gray, 24. Ed Field, 25. Mark Bakaj, 26. Joe Gada, 27. Scott Porier, 28. Kyle Rogers, 29. Kenzie Ruston, 30. Carl Bohn, 31. Dave Stanton, 32. Charles Buxton.
Sources: Dave Dykes/Waterford Speedbowl PR