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www.jeff-pearl.com: 04/25/09 Waterford SK Modified Results
Rocco makes it 2 for 2
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Keith Rocco scored victory in Saturday’s 35-lap SK Modified® main event without the last lap theatrics he used to win a week ago. Rocco took the lead early on and didn’t look back, capturing his second consecutive win in the division.
The 35-lap SK event began with Jeffrey Paul leading the first ten laps from his pole starting position. The action immediately heated up behind Paul as Corey Hutchings, Tyler Chadwick, Rob Janovic Jr., and Keith Rocco were jockeying for track position. Rocco, who came from the ninth starting spot, worked his M&M Motorsports #57 SK Mod in the low groove in the opening laps, and then moved to the ‘Bowl’s very capable outside groove. “I told my spotter to get me to the top when the field singled out” stated Rocco. “Fortunately that was real early".
He moved outside Janovic for fourth on lap 6, then outside Chadwick for third a lap later. Still in the high line, he pressured Hutchings for second before completing the pass just 2 laps later. He immediately went to work on the leader Paul, again using the high groove to gain the lead on lap 10. Hutchings and Chadwick followed Rocco around Paul, and the lead pack began to open up some space under green flag conditions.
At halfway, Rocco continued to lead Hutchings, Chadwick and Janovic. Jeff Pearl was making forward progress, moving into the top five by lap 19. The event’s first caution waved with 10 laps remaining for a spin by Wayne Arute. Rocco would get the jump on three ensuing restarts after more single car spins from the rear of the field. With just three laps remaining, contact in the lead pack sent cars scattering with Jeff Pearl and Dennis Gada taking direct hits, while Justin Gaydosh and Ron Yuhas Jr. also received damage. Only Yuhas was able to continue after a visit to the pits.
Rocco resumed control on the restart and went on to the victory by a car length over Chadwick. Janovic, Shawn Solomito - making just his second career Speedbowl start, and Wendell Dailey completed the top-five.
Hutchings, who ran second nearly the entire event, saw his strong run end in the turn 4 wall on the last lap as a victim of a cut tire. |
photo courtesy Race Dog Photography |
| Pos | Driver |
| 1 |
Keith Rocco |
| 2 |
Tyler Chadwick |
| 3 |
Rob Janovic Jr. |
| 4 |
Shawn Solomito |
| 5 |
Wendell Dailey |
| 6 |
Frank Mucciacciaro |
| 7 |
Todd Ceravolo |
| 8 |
Joe Perry |
| 9 |
Eric Goodale |
| 10 |
Ron Yuhas Jr. |
| 11 |
Jeffrey Paul |
| 12 |
Don Fowler |
| 13 |
Mike Sweeney |
| 14 |
Corey Hutchings |
| 15 |
Jeff Pearl |
| 16 |
Dennis Gada |
| 17 |
Justin Gaydosh |
| 18 |
Wayne Arute |
| 19 |
Mark Bakaj |
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