Cicconi, Pasteryak, Cabral & Yuhas Win on Wings & Wheels Night at Waterford
Waterford, CT — “Liquid Lou” Cicconi scored the 50-lap International Super Modified Association feature at the Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday evening. Victorious in the 100-lap True Value Modified Series 100-lap feature was Chris Pasteryak.
Other feature winners were Randy Cabral (Northeastern Midget Association), and Ron Yuhas Jr. (SK Modifieds).
Opening with a bang, the 50-lap International Super Modified Association endured a pair of serious crashes (one prompting a red flag), before the first circuit was completed. After getting underway, it was Dave Shullick Jr, executing a daring outside maneuver to snare the lead passing several cars. Out-front until the nineteenth circuit, Shullick was then overtaken by Mike Ordway Jr. “Liquid Lou” Cicconi was the leader when the second red-flag occurred on lap forty-eight, setting the stage for a 2-lap dash for the checkers. Cicconi got the bite on the restart, prevailing by a comfortable margin over Mike Lichty, Chris Perley, Mike Ordway Jr., and Bobby Santos III. Cicconi also owns a Speedbowl NEMA victory, scoring on opening day in 2007.
In True Value Modified Series 100-lap action, it was Kirk Alexander leading until just beyond halfway, when Chris Pasteryak bolted into the top-spot after a restart. The two engaged in a see-saw battle for the lead following the numerous cautions that plagued the second-half of the event, Pasteryak getting the advantage each time. Shelly Perry pounded the first-turn wall on lap-96, evaporating the huge lead that Pasteryak, a former Waterford regular and resident of nearby Lisbon, CT, had so masterfully amassed. The final restart saw the popular second-generation racer again forge-ahead, finishing several lengths ahead of Alexander and Jeff Malave in scoring his first-ever victory in True Value Modified Series competition. Completing the top-5 was Dwight Jarvis and Ted Christopher. Pasteryak joins David Pinkham and Les Hinckley as 2008 TVMS winners at the Speedbowl.
Randy Cabral notched a popular victory in the 25-lap NEMA Midget feature, his third of 2008 at the Speedbowl. Passing Mike Keeler for the lead with fourteen remaining, Cabral simply checked-out from the competition during an extremely fast-moving event that incurred only one caution period. Following Cabral was Keeler, Joey Payne, Greg Stoehr, and William Wall.
In the evenings 35-lap SK Modified feature, pole-sitter Shawn Monahan immediately took the lead before yielding to a slick outside-move by Ron Yuhas Jr. with twenty-three circuits remaining. Shortly after, Monahan was eliminated for the night after the lapped-car of Kevin Orlando jacked-up the leaders resulting in the first caution. At the green it was again Yuhas, followed by Dennis Gada and defending champion Ron Janovic Jr. Within a few laps the caution again waved when Matt Gallo slammed the third-turn barrier with bone-jarring force. Next to fall victim to the wreckers was past-champion Todd Ceravolo, punted by Rob Summers after getting out-of-shape and spinning. Yuhas dominated the closing laps, finishing a comfortable margin ahead of Janovic, Gada, Doug Coby, and Keith Rocco. Starting his SK career at the Speedbowl in the late 90’s, Yuhas’ last visit to victory lane in the Speedbowl’s headlining division was in 2005.
INTERNATIONAL SUPER MODIFIED ASSOCIATION (50); 1. “Liquid Lou” Cicconi, 2. Mike Lichty, 3. Chris Perley, 4. Mike Ordway Jr., 5. Bobby Santos III, 6. Russ Wood, 7. Jeff Abold, 8. Marl Sammut, 9. Brandon Bellinger, 10. J, Scott Martel, 11. Dave McKinght Jr., 12. Justin Belfiore, 13. Bobby Bond, 14. Dave Trytek, 15. Jeff Holbrook, 16. Artie Rousseau, 17. Bobby Haynes Jr., 18. Dave Sanborn, 19. Dave Shullick Jr., 20. Tim Adams, 21. Mike Keeler, 22. Rob Summers, 23. Jamie Timmons, 24. Vern Romanoski, 25. Eric Emhoff.
TRUE VALUE MODIFIED SERIES (100); 1. Chris Pasteryak, 2, Kirk Alexander, 3. Jeff Malave, 4. Dwight Jarvis, 5. Ted Christopher, 6. Rob Summers, 7. Mike Holdridge, 8. John McKennedy, 9. Rob Goodenough, 10. Jack Bateman, 11. Les Hinckley, 12. Vinny Annarummo Jr., 13. Jim Dolan, 14. Ed Dachenhausen, 15. Kenny White Jr., 16. Eddy Spiers, 17. Dale Evonsion, 18. Dave Berube, 19. Joe Doucette, 20. Todd Owen, 21. Butch Perry, 22. Shelly Perry, 23. Shawn Monahan, 24. David Pinkham, 25. Kenny Vogel, 26. Steve Masse, 27. Tony Ricci, 28. Jeff Pearl.
NORTHEASTERN MIDGET ASSOCIATION (25); 1. Randy Cabral, 2. Mike Keeler, 3. Joey Payne, 4. Greg Stoehr, 5. William Wall, 6. Jeff Abold, 7. Adam Cantor, 8. Erica Santos, 9. Andy Shalatz, 10. Jeremy Frankowski, 11. Doug Cleveland, 12. Abby Martino, 13. Lee Bundy, 14. Howie Bumpus, 15. Brian Cleveland, 16. Paul Luggelle, 17. Kelly Ferrell, 18. Jim Peruto, 19. Paul Scally, 20. Lou Cicconi Jr. 21. B.J. Macdonald (DNS).
SK MODIFIEDS (35); 1. Ron Yuhas Jr., 2. Rob Janovic Jr., 3. Dennis Gada, 4. Doug Coby, 5. Keith Rocco, 6. Jeff Paul, 7. Diego Monahan, 8. Tyler Chadwick, 9. Glenn Pressel III, 10. Jeff Pearl, 11. Wendell Dailey, 12. Dillon Moltz, 13. Don Fowler, 14. Pete Pavone Jr., 15. Kevin Orlando, 16. Rich Hammann, 17. Dave Morgenstein, 18. Todd Ceravolo, 19. Rob Summers, 20. Matt Gallo, 21. Shawn Monahan, 22. Mike Sweeney, 23. Wade Mattesen.
Sources: Dave Dykes/Waterford Speedbowl PR