In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, Brian Sullivan took the lead from the pole and he led the first lap before Nick Salva and Woody Pitkat came together and hit the wall in turn 3 to bring the caution out.
Sullivan took the lead back under green with Todd Owen moving into second. Stephen Kopcik and Matt Galko were side by side for third with Tom Bolles in fifth. Just behind Bolles were Dan Avery and Jeff Baral side by side for sixth. Owen took the lead from Sullivan on lap-4 and then with 4 laps complete Michael Gervias, Jr. and Ted Christopher spun in turn 4 to bring the caution out.
Owen took the lead on the restart with Kopcik and Sullivan side by side for second. Kopcik took the spot on lap-5 while behind them Bolles moved by Sullivan to move into third. Avery and Sullivan were now side by side for fourth place on lap-7 as Kopcik moved by Owen to take over the race lead. There was a multicar incident on the backstretch involving the cars of Pitkat, Danny Cates, Tyler Hines, and Jeremy Sorel that brought the caution back out with 7 laps complete.
Kopcik took the lead on the restart with Owen in second. Bolles and Avery were side by side for third with Sullivan and Ronnie Williams side by side for fifth. Kopcik held the lead until lap-12 when Owen got a good run going down the backstretch and into turn 3 to move to the front. Kopcik came right back on lap-13 to Owen’s inside and he had the lead at the stripe. He got clear of Owen on lap-14 and Bolles also got around Owen to move into second and drop Owen back to third. Williams and Avery spun through the infield on the frontstretch to bring the caution back out with 16 laps complete.
Kopcik took the lead back under green with Owen moving into second. Berndt and Bolles were side by side for third with Keith Rocco and Sullivan side by side for fifth and Ted Christopher was back up to seventh after his earlier misfortune. Berndt took second from Owen on lap-20 and just as he took second Sullivan spun into the turn 1 wall and collected the cars of Shawn Thibeault and D.J. Burnham to bring the caution out.
Kopcik got the jump on the restart but Berndt moved into the lead with a pass in turns 3+4 with Rocco moving into second one lap after the restart. Rowan Pennink was looking to the inside of Kopcik for third with Owen in fifth. Pennink took third on lap-23 and Kopcik slid into line in fourth with Owen right behind him as Berndt continued to lead Rocco.
Pennink was starting to apply heavy pressure to Rocco for second with 10 laps to go as Berndt continued to lead the race. Kopcik was fourth and Christopher had gotten around Owen to move into fifth.
Pennink able to make a pass stick on Rocco to move into second on lap-38 as Berndt continued to lead the race. Berndt led Pennink and Rocco to the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the 2016 season. This was Berndt's 16 career SK victory at Stafford Speedway.
SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Eric Berndt, Cromwell
2) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa
3) Keith Rocco, Berlin
4) Stephen Kopcik, Newtown
5) Ted Christopher, Plainville
6) Michael Christopher, Jr., Wolcott
7) Todd Owen, Somers
8) Joey Mucciacciaro, Wolcott
9) Dan Avery, Somers
10) Michael Gervais, Jr., Southbury
11) Tom Bolles, Ellington
12) Cam McDermott, Canterbury
13) Jeff Baral, Southington
14) Matt Galko, Meriden
15) D.J. Burnham, East Hartford
16) Tommy Membrino, Jr., Prospect
17) Eddy Spiers, Beacon Falls
18) Ronnie Williams, Tolland
19) Woody Pitkat, Stafford Springs
20) Brian Sullivan, South Windsor
21) Shawn Thibeault, Plainville
22) Tyler Hines, North Haven
23) Danny Cates, Chaplin
24) Jeremy Sorel, Westfield, Ma
25) Nick Salva, Prospect
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