KEITH ROCCO, GLEN REEN, ANDREW DURAND, & CARLA BOTTICELLO
SCORE JULY 13TH TOWN FAIR TIRE SUMMER HEAT FEATURE WINS

For Immediate Release
Contact: Scott Running
July 13, 2007

(Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Motor Speedway returned to Friday night racing action with Town Fair Tire Summer Heat Night. Keith Rocco drove to victory lane in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature for his second win of the season, Glen Reen took the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature for his third win of the season, Andrew Durand scored his 4th win of the season in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Carla Botticello scored her second feature win of the 2007 season by winning the 15-lap DARE Stock feature. The 30-lap Late Model feature was halted by rain with two laps complete. The race will be resumed from lap-3 at a date to be determined.

The 40-lap SK Modified® feature saw Keith Rocco take down his second SK Modified® feature win of the 2007 season. The lead was swapped fast and furiously at the start of the race with Kerry Malone leading lap-1, Brad Hietala leading lap-2, and then Frank Ruocco leading lap-3. Ruocco led the race until lap-31 when Keith Rocco moved past Ruocco to take over the lead. A caution with 32 laps complete slowed the field and set up a series of restarts that saw Woody Pitkat and then Ruocco put back a row for jumping the restarts. This put Ted Christopher alongside Rocco for the restart, but Ruocco got under Christopher on the restart for second while Rocco continued to set the pace out front. Christopher got back around Ruocco for second place on lap-38, but couldn't make a pass on Rocco for the victory. Christopher finished second, with Pitkat, Ruocco, and Ronnie Silk rounding out the top-5.

The 20-lap SK Light feature saw Glen Reen drive to his third SK Light feature win of the 2007 season. Alan Provost took the lead at the start of the race and led the first 6 laps of the race. Reen took the lead from Provost on a lap-7 restart and held the lead to the finish. A caution with 16 laps complete set up a four lap dash to the finish that saw Reen outduel points leader Chris Matthews to take the victory. Rounding out the top-5 behind Reen and Matthews was Provost, Mark Bakaj, and George Nocera, Jr.

The 20-lap Limited Late Model saw Andrew Durand drive to his fourth victory of the 2007 season. The race started with Kevin Gambacorta taking the early lead. Gambacorta held the lead until lap-9 when on a restart, he spun in turn 2. The race stayed under green and Charlie Newman took over the lead and began to pull away from the field. The race was slowed and Newman's margin was erased by a caution with 15 laps complete. Under the caution, Newman's car broke and he retired behind the wall, handing the lead to Durand. Durand was in control of the race over the final 5-laps, never getting seriously challenged for the win. Bill Davis finished second, with Rick Lanagan, Michael Chaves, and Greg Butler, Jr. rounding out the top-5.

The 15-lap DARE Stock feature saw Carla Botticello take down her second feature win of the 2007 season. Dan Flannery started on the pole and he led the first 11 laps before Botticello moved out front. A caution slowed the field for a green white checkered finish that saw Dean Casagrande give Botticello a run to the checkered flag, but Botticello was too strong to be overtaken. Rounding out the top-5 behind Botticello and Casagrande was Dan Flannery, Bill Dunn, and Jeff Jolly.

For more information contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at (860) 684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.

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