Stafford Speedway hosts Great Legends Competition Dana DiMatteo Sparkles 5-8-15

Winning Chariot

Dane DiMatteo

Catrina La Bella

                 Posted by Wayne G. Barber

In the 20-lap Legends Car feature event, Andrew Molleur shot into the lead from the outside pole at the start with Mikey Flynn moving into second.  Noah Korner started on pole, but he fell back to third in the running order with Devin O’Connell and Cory DiMatteo behind him.  O’Connell quickly worked his way around Korner to move into third.  O’Connell continued his charge towards the front as he went by Flynn to move into second on lap-6.

Two laps later O’Connell went by Molleur to move into the race lead.  Flynn was now third, with Cory DiMatteo in fourth, just ahead of his brother Dana DiMatteo.  O’Connell then began to stretch out his lead over Molleur but that lead was erased with 14 laps complete by the caution flag, which came out for a spin by Jerry Macchia.

The caution came back out as contact on the restart saw Molleur go around.  O’Connell then spun from the lead on the next restart attempt, which put Dana DiMatteo out front for the next restart attempt.  He took the lead with Alex McCollum taking second.  Jordan LaMothe and Noah Korner were putting on a great duel for third placed with Cory DiMatteo back to fifth.  Mike Hopkins brought the caution out with 17 laps complete as he got into the backstretch wall and then came to a stop on the frontstretch after crawling through turns 3+4.

Dana DiMatteo took the lead back under green with McCollum right on his bumper.  LaMothe was third, Cory DiMatteo moved up to fourth and Noah Korner was trying to hold off O’Connell and Flynn for fifth.  Dana DiMatteo led the field back to the checkered flag to pick up his second consecutive win of the 2015 season.  McCollum finished second, with LaMothe, Cory DiMatteo, and Noah Korner rounding out the top-5. Source P/R Dept. Stafford Speedway

LEGEND CARS (20)

1) Dana DiMatteo, Farmington

2) Alex McCollum, Phillipsburg, Nj

3) Jordan LaMothe, Woodstock

4) Cory DiMatteo, Farmington

5) Noah Korner, Canton

6) Devin O'Connell, Madison

7) Mikey Flynn, Hampden, Ma

8) Andrew Molleur, Shelton

9) Teddy Hodgdon, Danbury

10) Kyle Rogers, Waterbury

11) Ryan DeCandia, Chaplin

12) Jerry Macchia, Pawling, Ny

13) Curt Snow, West Warren, Ma

14) Joe Wisialko, Weswood, Ma

15) Jessica O'Leary, Warwick, Ri

16) Michael Hopkins, Springfield, Ma