In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Todd Owen and Tyler Hines led the field to the green with Owen taking the lead. Ted Christopher briefly pulled alongside Hines before falling back to a duel with Michael Gervais, Jr. for fourth place as Eric Berndt and Hines were side by side for second behind Owen.
Berndt made a move to the inside of Owen in turn 4 but Owen still had the lead at the line by a nose. Berndt got clear to the lead on lap-5 with Gervais third, Matt Galko fourth and Ryan Preece was quickly up to fifth place.
Preece went around Galko to move into fourth on lap-8 and he got by Gervais and was about to pass Owen for second when the caution came out for spins on the frontstretch by Ted Christopher, Rowan Pennink, and Dan Avery.
Berndt took the lead back under green with Preece using the outside lane to pull even with Owen for second. Gervais and Ronnie Williams were side by side behind Preece and Owen in a fight for fourth. Berndt did a half spin in turn 2 on lap-12, which handed the race lead back to Owen and Berndt rejoined in 11th place.
Preece pulled to the outside of Owen on lap-15 and he powered his way by Owen to take over the lead on lap-16. Once Preece was clear into the lead, Williams pulled alongside Owen for second. Gervais and Woody Pitkat were now side by side for fourth behind Williams and Owen as Preece continued to lead.
At the halfway point of the race, things had settled down slightly at the front with Preece leading Williams Owen, Gervais, and Pitkat in a single file line. Williams took a look to Preece’s inside on lap-21 but he settled back into line in second. Rowan Pennink cracked into the top-5 for the first time on lap-25 as he got by Gervais.
At the front of the field, Williams got around Preece to take over the lead on lap-26 while Owen got out of shape behind them, allowing Pitkat and Pennink to both get by as Owen fell back to fifth. Keith Rocco was right on Owen’s bumper in sixth with Williams and Preece beginning to distance themselves from the pack. Pennink went by Pitkat to move into third with 12 laps to go and nearly a full straighaway gap to make up in order to close in on the lead duo of Williams and Preece.
With 5 laps to go, Pennink was slowly reeling the two leaders in as Preece was staying right on Williams’ back bumper and he was looking high and low for a place where he might be able to make a pass for the lead. The opportunity for Preece never materialized as Williams led him back to the checkered flag to pick up his fifth win of the 2015 season. Pennink finished third, with Rocco and Pitkat rounding out the top-5.
With 5 laps to go, Pennink was slowly reeling the two leaders in as Preece was staying right on Williams’ back bumper and he was looking high and low for a place where he might be able to make a pass for the lead. The opportunity for Preece never materialized as Williams led him back to the checkered flag to pick up his fifth win of the 2015 season. Pennink finished third, with Rocco and Pitkat rounding out the top-5.
SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Ronnie Williams, Tolland
2) Ryan Preece, Berlin
3) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa
4) Keith Rocco, Berlin
5) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
6) Todd Owen, Somers
7) Mike Christopher, Jr., Wolcott
8) Joey Cipriano, III, Waterbury
9) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
10) Matt Galko, Meriden
11) Jeremy Sorel, Westfield, Ma
12) Ted Christopher, Plainville
13) Dan Avery, Somers
14) Tom Bolles, Ellington
15) Tyler Hines, North Haven
16) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
Source Scott Running Stafford Speedway Media Press Release
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