Chadwick, Palmer Among Speedbowl Winners
Chadwick, Palmer Among Speedbowl Winners
Waterford, CT — Tyler Chadwick held off Ron Yuhus Jr. over the final 14 laps to claim the 35-lap SK-Modified feature Saturday night at Waterford Speedbowl. It was the second win in three weeks for Chadwick.
The win earned Chadwick a spot in SK-Modified segment of the North-South Shootout in October.
Jason Palmer won the 50-lap National Qualifier Legends event. Tony Macrino won the 35-lap Late Model feature. Ronnie Oldham Jr. won both h Sportsman 20 lap features. Louie Bellisle ruled the Mini Stock 20 lapper.
Chadwick assumed the lead when Rob Janovic Jr. and Doug Coby, running first and second, make contact in turn two. Coby went sent to rear for rough riding putting Chadwick and Yuhas on the front row.
The event when to the checkered, Chadwick admitting to using as much track as possible to thwart the determined Yuhas. Keith Rocco was in the picture as well actually finishing beside Yuhas in third. Matt Gallo was fourth while Colby stormed back to fifth.
An epic crash on lap nine which included a rollover by Jeffrey Paul eliminated Shawn Monahan and took the fight out of point leader Dennis who limped home ninth.
Palmer took the lead early and had wide edge when the first caution showed with nine laps left. He regained the edge and finished well in front Mark Bakaj and Shaun Buffington.
Macrino took the outside route around Larry Goss on a mid-race restart to score his first-ever Late Model triumph. Goss, the only other leader, prevailed on four restarts before the final one.
Macrino had to beat back a determined effort by Goss. Vin Esposito was third. “I just kept my foot in it and then held my line,” said Macrino whose last win came at Thompson Speedway in 1996.
Oldham took advantage of contact between a slowing Brandon Plemons and John Puglisi in the backstretch on lap eight. Taking the lead, he went on to his first win of the season.
Using a motor borrowed from fellow Sportsman competitor Mark Cooper, Oldham had a comfortable edge over Al Stone III and Walt Hovey at the checkered.
Oldham breezed to victory in the second feature, beating Josh Galvin and Hovey.
After five laps of side-by-side action, Bellisle edged Ken Cassidy Jr. by less than a foot. A 15th lap caution wiped out a confortable Cassidy advantage. The side-by-side action began on the green. It continued to the checkered uninterrupted by another yellow with two left.
RESULTS:
SK-Modifieds: 1. Tyler Chadwick, 2. Ron Yuhas Jr., 3. Keith Rocco, 4. Matt Gallo, 5. Doug Coby, 6. Jeff Pearl, 7. Rob Janovic Jrf., 8. Pete Pavone Jr.,9. Dennis Gada, 10. Glenn Pressel III, 11. Mike Sweeney, 12. Dave Morgenstein, 13. Dennis Charette, 14. Todd Ceravolo, 15. Steve Voelker, 16. Shawn Monahan, 17. Wendell Dailey, 18. Jeffrey Paul, 19. Rich Hammann, 20. Bert Marvin.
Legends: 1. Jason Palmer, 2. Mark Bakaj, 3. Shaun Buffington, 4. Cameron Patrick, 5. Jimmy Hansen, 6. Michael Gervais Jr., 7. Chris Bakaj, 8. Mark Esposito, 9. Adam Gada, 10. Arthur Moran III, 11. Thomas Gray, 12. John Beatty, 13. Joe Gada, 14. Ricky White III, 15. ScottPorier, 16. Dennis Pantani, 17. Carl Blandina, 18. Art Moran Jr., 19. Joe Cipriano, 20. Kevin Nowak, 21.Dan Bisignano, 22. Carl Bohn, 23. Dan McGouren, 24. Justin Rau, 25. David Stanton, 26. Ryan Morgan, 27. Brian Quimette, 28. Justin Doss, 29. Kyle Rogers, 30. Paul Forbes.
Late Models: 1. Tony Macrino, 2. Larry Goss, 3. Vin Esposito, 4. Joe Curioso III, 5. Tim Jordan, 6. Richard Staskowski, 7. Jeff Smith, 8. Bruce Thomas Jr., 9. Jeff Pearl, 10. Allen Coates, 11. Mike Lindquist, 12. Robert LaBlanc Jr., 13. Dillon Moltz, 14. Richard Duranti, 15. Rick Nelson, 16. Brian Andronaco, 17. Tom Metcalf, 18. Mark Hudson.
Sportsman #1: 1. Ronnie Oldham Jr, 2. Albert Stone III, 3. Walter Hovey, 4. Mark Cooper, 5. John Puglisi, 6. Chuck Rogers, 7. Sean Curtis, 8. Joe Nogiec, 9. Chris Meyer, 10. Jack Aquilina, 11. John Bercham, 12. Brandon Plemons, 13. Ed Lamb Jr., 14. Nate Appell, 15. Kevin Burr, 16. Darrell Carlson, 17. Jim Procaccini, 18. Josh Galvin.
Sportsman #2: 1. Oldham, 2. Galvin, 3. Hovey, 4. Aquilina, 5. Stone, 6. Nogiec, 7. Rogers, 8. Appell, 9.Lamb, 10. Jim Procaccini, 11. Curtis, 12. Bercham, 13. Cooper, 14. Chris Meyer, 15. Puglisi, 16. Burr.
Mini Stock: 1. Louis Bellisle III, 2. Ken Cassidy Jr, 3. Danny Field, 4. Ben Bargnesi, 5. Kyle James, 6. Randy Churchill Jr., 7. Jack Aquilina, 8. Soup Civardi, 9.Mark Panaroni, 10. Sean Caron, 11. Christina Cunliffe, 12. Jeff Mehlenbacher, 13. Jackie Wolfram, 14. Chris Williams, 15. Mark Caise, 16. Charles Canfield, 17. Nick Pappacoda, 18. Ryan Cipows, 19. Ray Christian III.
Legends Time Trials: 1. Jason Palmer, 16.82; 3. Mark Bakaj, 16.904; 3. Jim Hansen, 16.090; 4. Ryan Morgan, 16.940; 5. Michael Gervais Jr., 17.019; 6. Shaun Buffington, 17.031; 7. Justin Rau, 17.052; 8. Art Moran Jr., 17.079; 9. Chris Bakaj, 17.092; 10. Cameron Patrick, 17.107; 11. Carl Bladina, 17.134; 12. Brian Quimitte, 17.168; 13. Art Moran III, 17.190;14. Mark Esposito, 17.204; 15. Adam Gada, 17.229; 16. John Beatty, 17.231; 17. Scott Porier, 17.254;18.Dennis Pantani, 17.300; 19.Tommy Gray, 17.368; 20. Joey Cipriano, 17.382.
Sources:Pete Zanardi/NEMA PR