Posted by Wayne G. Barber
Photos by Wayne G. Barber
Two 25 lap late model features to go in the 2015 racing season and you could cut the tension with a knife in the pit area.#9ma Brian Tagg from Oxford, Mass. entered the night in first at 277 and #88ma Berlin,Conn. Keith Rocco a point back at 276. The division career wins leader # 70 Rick Gentes, Oakland, R.I. and 6 time champion in third at 257 and 20 points back.Jeff Rocco with a division 3 wins was in 4th at 247 and 30 back.
We clocked Keith Rocco at 21.372 and 105.278 in practice and his heat and his twin brother Jeff Rocco a close second at 21.510 and 105.001. #91 Larry Gelinas who makes the trip from Buxton, ME. buzzing at 21.520 and a very good car count
The Late Model Series with Keith Rocco’s brother Jeff Rocco on a hot streak winning three consecutive races in the series at Thompson and now four of the past five Late Model races at the track. His streak would continue as Rocco handily won a hotly contested event in the 25-lap sprint, which included three and four-wide racing at times.
Rocco managed to survive an early incident on the backstretch where a four-wide battle for third resulted in a multi-car accident including early front-runner Glenn Boss. Keith Rocco also spun out early and ruined his tires and was no longer a player for the win. Jeff Rocco took the lead on the restart and dominated the rest of the way to a victory, but not without fending off a hard charging #4 William Wall , Shrewsbury,Mass. who had a lot of the race teams sponsors in attendance with a pit party and then backed it up for a second place finish.
After the win Rocco commented on the wild race and the four wide incident that resulted in him inheriting the lead. “We were in the right place at the right time,” he said. “I went three wide and the two leaders came together pretty hard coming out of four and it was either dip down or check up and probably get swung from behind like what happened to me in the heat race so I made a brave move and really tried to maintain my lane. I was clear coming out of two and the melee happened after so we just stayed alive.”
Tagg fought his way to third and was lurking for any contact with the leaders to grab his second victory of the 2015 racing season. Wall could catch Rocco, but passing him with Ceravolo spotting is another.
Late Model Finish
1st Jeff Rocco,2nd William Wall,3rd Brian Tagg,4th Jeff Smith,5th Larry Gelinas,6th Rick Gentes,7th Keith Rocco.8th Buddy Charette,9th Chad LaBastie,10th Jared Materas,11th Art Moran III , 12th Ernest LaRose,13th Glen Boss,14th Scott Quinn and Randy Tucker at 15th.
One points race to go at the World Series in October.
Posted by Wayne G. Barber
Photos by Wayne G. Barber
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We clocked Keith Rocco at 21.372 and 105.278 in practice and his heat and his twin brother Jeff Rocco a close second at 21.510 and 105.001. #91 Larry Gelinas who makes the trip from Buxton, ME. buzzing at 21.520 and a very good car count
The Late Model Series with Keith Rocco’s brother Jeff Rocco on a hot streak winning three consecutive races in the series at Thompson and now four of the past five Late Model races at the track. His streak would continue as Rocco handily won a hotly contested event in the 25-lap sprint, which included three and four-wide racing at times.
Rocco managed to survive an early incident on the backstretch where a four-wide battle for third resulted in a multi-car accident including early front-runner Glenn Boss. Keith Rocco also spun out early and ruined his tires and was no longer a player for the win. Jeff Rocco took the lead on the restart and dominated the rest of the way to a victory, but not without fending off a hard charging #4 William Wall , Shrewsbury,Mass. who had a lot of the race teams sponsors in attendance with a pit party and then backed it up for a second place finish.After the win Rocco commented on the wild race and the four wide incident that resulted in him inheriting the lead. “We were in the right place at the right time,” he said. “I went three wide and the two leaders came together pretty hard coming out of four and it was either dip down or check up and probably get swung from behind like what happened to me in the heat race so I made a brave move and really tried to maintain my lane. I was clear coming out of two and the melee happened after so we just stayed alive.”
Tagg fought his way to third and was lurking for any contact with the leaders to grab his second victory of the 2015 racing season. Wall could catch Rocco, but passing him with Ceravolo spotting is another.
Late Model Finish
1st Jeff Rocco,2nd William Wall,3rd Brian Tagg,4th Jeff Smith,5th Larry Gelinas,6th Rick Gentes,7th Keith Rocco.8th Buddy Charette,9th Chad LaBastie,10th Jared Materas,11th Art Moran III , 12th Ernest LaRose,13th Glen Boss,14th Scott Quinn and Randy Tucker at 15th.
One points race to go at the World Series in October.
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