In the 30-lap Late Model feature event, Glen Reen powered his way around Chase Cook to take the early race lead at the drop of the green. As the field navigated through turns 1+2, several cars made contact midpack and Josh Wood was left with a flat left rear tire and he limped his way to pit road for a new tire as the race stayed green with Reen leading Cook.
Tom Fearn cut his way through traffic like a hot knife through butter to take third in the first four laps of the race and he as making a move for second on lap-6. Michael Wray was right behind Fearn and he followed him by Cook to drop him back to fourth as Reen was starting to open his lead up slightly with the position swapping going on behind him. Tom Butler was up to fifth behind Cook as Reen was maintaining a lead of about three or four car lengths over Fearn as they were running nearly identical lap times. Paul Varricchio, Jr. spun in turn 1 to bring the caution out with 12 laps complete.
The field completed one lap back under green before the caution came back out for a spin through the backstretch grass by Kevin Gambacorta. The next restart saw Reen and Wray side by side for the lead and as they were leaning on each other through turns 3+4, Fearn made a three-wide move to the inside of both cars and took over the lead. The caution came back out with 14 laps complete for Michael Bennett, who got sent out of line and through the frontstretch grass and came to a stop in turn 1.
Now Wray was hanging side by side with Fearn for the lead with Fearn getting clear after a lap. Reen was now alongside Wray for second and he took the spot on lap-17 and he brought Butler with him, but the caution came out for Tyler Leary, who came to a stop backwards against the turn 3 wall.
On the restart, it was Reen’s turn to try to stay alongside Fearn for the lead, but Fearn got clear of Reen after a half lap and Wray got back by Reen to drop him back to third. Wayne Coury, Jr. was up to fourth and he was applying heavy pressure to Reen for third place with Butler holding off a hard charging Gambacorta for fifth. Butler spun in turn 2 to bring the caution out with 20 laps complete.
Wray was able to hang on the outside of Fearn for a lap before falling back to third as Fearn and Reen occupied the top-2 spots on the restart. Coury worked his way by Wray to move into third on lap-23 and Gambacorta followed him through as Wray fell back to fifth. Jim Mavlouganes was now applying heavy pressure to Wray and he took fifth on lap-24. Fearn was able to hold Reen off to the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the 2016 season. Coury finished third, with Gambacorta and Mavlouganes rounding out the top-5.
LATE MODEL (30)
1) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, Ma
2) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Ma
3) Wayne Coury, Jr., Shelton
4) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
5) Jim Mavlouganes, Bethany
6) Mike Wray, Northford
7) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
8) Joel Monahan, Whately, Ma
9) Rich Hammann, Tolland
10) Bobby Stirk, III, Naugatuck
11) Scott Cook, Oakdale
12) Chase Cook, Oakdale
13) Josh Wood, Palmer, Ma
14) Tyler Leary, Hatfield, Ma
15) Michael Bennett, Willington
16) Paul Varricchio, Jr., Berlin
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