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(Stafford Springs, CT)— Stafford Speedway hosted Maybury Back to SKool Kids night with Kids Big Wheel Races on Friday, September 26th. Michael Christopher, Jr. was the SK Modified® feature winner, Bryan Narducci won the Late Model feature, Nick Anglace took the SK Light feature, Jeremy Lavoie won the Limited Late Model feature, and Jason Raymond was a first time career winner in the Street Stock feature. The kids big wheel races were won by Levi Aszklar and Maisy Washburn.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Michael Gervais, Jr. took the lead at the start after holding off a challenge from Dylan Izzo. Izzo slotted into second behind Gervais with Andrew Molleur and Michael Christopher, Jr. going wheel to wheel for third with Todd Owen in fifth. Christopher won the duel with Molleur and took third on lap-3 with Owen taking fourth.
Izzo took the lead from Gervais on lap-5 with Christopher now to the inside of Gervais looking to take second place. Tyler Chapman was up to fourth with Owen still fifth. Christopher took second from Gervais on lap-8 and set his sights on Izzo in the lead. Christopher ran in Izzo’s tire tracks until lap-12 when he took the lead. Izzo came right back to Christopher’s inside with a crossover move, but he couldn’t complete the pass. Izzo again tried to get to the inside of Christopher on the next lap, but again couldn’t complete the move and he fell back into line in second behind Christopher on lap-15. Behind Christopher and Izzo, Gervais was still third with Tyler Chapman fourth and Troy Talman fifth.
With 20 laps complete Christopher held the race lead with Izzo, Gervais, Tyler Chapman, and Cory DiMatteo lined up behind him. Talman was sixth followed by Marcello Rufrano, Mikey Flynn, Owen, and Jon Puleo.
With 30 laps complete, the order remained the same with Christopher leading Izzo and Gervais. DiMatteo was now fourth with Tyler Chapman fifth. Puleo was up to sixth with Talman, Flynn, Rufrano, and Keith Rocco making up the top-10. The caution flag flew with 37 laps complete as Eric Goodale and Ethan Durocher got together and ended up in the turn 1 wall.
Christopher took the lead on the restart with Izzo and Gervais in hot pursuit but Wesley Prucker spun at the end of the backstretch to bring the caution back out before a lap could be completed.
Christopher charged into the lead back under green with Izzo and Gervais going wheel to wheel for second. Izzo got clear into second place as the field took the white flag but he couldn’t get close enough to Christopher who took down his fourth win of the 2025 season. Izzo finished second with Puleo, Gervais, and DiMatteo rounding out the top-5
In the 30-lap Late Model feature, Tom Fearn took the early lead at the drop of the green flag with Wayne Coury, Jr. second, Bobby Stirk, III third, Tom Butler fourth, and Adam Gray fifth. Kevin Gambacorta spun coming out of turn 2 to bring the caution flag out with 3 laps complete.
Fearn took the lead back under green with Coury in second. Butler went to the outside of Stirk with Adam Gray nearly going 3-wide for third. Gray, Stirk, and Butler did go 3-wide for third on lap-6 with Gray taking third. Stirk went around coming out of turn 4 to bring the caution flag out with 6 laps complete.
Coury took the lead back under green with Gray moving into second. Bryan Narducci took third from Fearn on lap-9 while Adon Burrell and Darrell Keane spun in turn 3 with point leader Paul Varricchio, Jr. having to slow down to avoid hitting Burrell. The race continued under green with Coury leading Gray, Narducci, Fearn, and Chris Meyer. Chris Buffone had a flat right front tire and came to a stop in turn 4 to bring the caution flag out with 13 laps complete.
Jason Raymond spun on the restart but he did a 360 spin and kept going so the race stayed green with Coury leading Narducci, Gray, Meyer, and Fearn. Buffone again came to a stop in turn 2 to bring the caution flag back out with 15 laps complete.
Narducci made a strong move to the outside of Coury on the restart to take over the race lead. Meyer was third behind Narducci and Coury with Gray fourth and Fearn fifth. Keane was sixth in line and he was applying heavy pressure to Fearn for the fifth position. Keane and Fearn touched coming out of turn 4 with Fearn going around and bringing the caution flag back out with 19 laps complete.
Narducci took the lead back under green with Coury taking second. Stirk made a 3-wide move to take third but behind him Butler spun around and collected the car of Gray to bring the caution flag back out with 20 laps complete.
Narducci again took the lead on the restart with Coury right behind him in second. Stirk was third with Meyer fourth and Buffone back up to fifth. Keane came to a rest against the turn 2 wall with a flat tire to bring the caution back out with 22 laps complete.
Narducci took the lead ahead of Coury and Meyer again on the restart but behind them Buffone went 3-wide to move into fourth. Stirk was fifth right behind Buffone with Gambacorta back up to sixth place. Gambacorta went 3-wide with Gray and Stirk to move into fourth place but he spun coming out of turn 4 to bring the caution back out with 25 laps complete. Gray was sent to the rear of the field for making contact with Gambacorta.
Narducci resumed his place at the front of the field on the restart with Coury, Meyer, Buffone, and Stirk lined up behind him. Narducci led Coury to the checkered flag to pick up his first career Late Model feature win at Stafford. Meyer finished third with Buffone and Stirk rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap SK Light feature, Paul Arcari led the field to the green flag and he took the early lead. Stephen Kalogiannis took second with Daltin McCarthy in third. Bob Charland moved up to fourth with Casey Vogt and Robert Bloxsom, III side by side for fifth place. Bloxsom took fifth on lap-4 while Kalogiannis took the lead from Arcari. Bloxsom took third place from Arcari on lap-8 while Kalogiannis continued to lead the race with McCarthy right behind him in second.
Josh Morrison took fourth place on lap-10 with Nick Anglace taking fifth to drop Arcari back to sixth place. Nickolas Hovey was on the move at this stage of the race, rolling along in the outside lane and he was seventh behind Arcari until lap-13 when he moved into sixth. Josh Morrison and Bloxsom touched in turn 4 with Bloxsom getting sideways on lap-14 but Bloxsom made a great save and kept on racing without losing a position. The caution came out with 15 laps complete for Austin Goff, who spun around in turn 4.
Kalogiannis took the lead on the restart with Anglace going wheel to wheel with McCarthy for second. Bloxsom was fourth with Hovey fifth but the caution came back out with 17 laps complete for a spin in turn 4 by Aiden D’Agata.
Kalogiannis again took the lead on the restart with Anglace taking second. McCarthy was third with Hovey fourth and Bloxsom fifth. Anglace made a move to the inside of Kalogiannis on the final lap and he led the field to the checkered flag to pick up his fourth win of the 2025 season. Kalogiannis finished second with McCarthy, Hovey, and Bloxsom rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, Connor Jencik took the lead at the drop of the green flag with Daryl Vertefeuille second and Norm Root, III third. Root and Vertefeuille touched going into turn 1 at the completion of lap-1 with Vertefeuille spinning into the wall to bring the caution flag out.
Connor Jencik took the lead on the restart with Jeremy Lavoie taking second. Devon Jencik was third in line with Kyle Theriault fourth and Kevin Cormier fifth. Just behind Cormier, Travis Hydar and Gary Patnode were racing door to door for sixth place.
Cormier took fourth place from Theriault on lap-5 while Lavoie was stalking Connor Jencik for the lead with Devon Jencik and Cormier right behind him. Cormier took third from Devon Jencik on lap-8 while Lavoie took the lead from Connor Jencik on lap-9. Cormier took second place from Connor Jencik on lap-11 just before the caution flag flew for an incident in turn 3 that saw Rich Hammann spin and collect the cars of Mike Hopkins and Dana Wray.
The restart saw Connor Jencik get turned around in the middle of turns 1+2 with both Devon Jencik and Ari Jencik also involved as was the car of Shelby Swan as they took evasive action to keep from making contact with the backwards facing car of Connor Jencik.
Cormier powered his way into the lead on the restart on the outside of Lavoie with Lavoie falling into line in second. Hydar was third with Theriault fourth and Patnode fifth. Hydar went by Lavoie to take second place on lap-13 and set his sights on Cormier for the lead. Hydar went by Cormier in turn 2 on lap-17 to take over the race lead with Lavoie third, Theriault fourth, and Patnode fifth. Root spun coming out of turn 4 to bring the caution flag out with 18 laps complete and set up a green white checkered finish.
The restart saw Theriault spin in turn 1 with Joe Arena and Lafayette also involved and there was more action as Hydar spun after contact with Cormier going into turn 3 to bring the caution flag back out before a lap could be completed. Cormier was shown the black flag and parked for making contact with Hydar.
Lavoie took the lead back under green with Patnode in second. RJ Surdell was third with Hammann fourth and Connor Jencik fifth. Lavoie led the field to the checkered flag to pick up his first win of the 2025 season. Patnode finished second with Surdell, Hammann, and Hydar rounding out the top-5.
In the 20-lap Street Stock feature, David Ciastko took the lead at the drop of the green flag and he led the first two laps before giving way to Bill Cote on lap-3. PJ Evans followed Cote to the front and was now in second behind Cote with Jason Raymond moving into third. Ciastko was fourth in line but lap-7 saw Brent Gleason take fourth and that opened the door for Brandon Warren to move into fifth. Carlito Mello spun in turn 2 and collected the cars of Tyler Trott and Sean Petlock to bring the caution flag out with 7 laps complete.
Andras Bogi spun one lap after the restart to bring the caution flag right back out with Cote still in the lead with Evans, Raymond, Warren, Gleason, and Travis Downey lined up behind him for the restart.
On the restart the cars of Ciastko and Kolton Gambacorta touched with both cars going into the turn 1 wall. The cars of Shawn Monahan and Isabella Minchella both came to a stop to avoid hitting Ciastko and Gambacorta and the caution flag was displayed once again before a lap could be completed.
Jason Raymond made a power move on the restart to take over the lead with Gleason coming up to second behind Raymond. Aaron Plemons was up to third with Matthew Lowinski-Loh in fourth and Warren fifth. Isabella Minchella spun in turn 4 to bring the caution flag out with 15 laps complete to set up a 5-lap sprint to the finish.
Raymond took the lead back under green but Plemons went around in the middle of turns 1+2 to bring the caution flag back out before a lap could be completed.
Raymond streaked into the lead back under green with Warren taking second. Evans moved into third with Evans falling from second back to fourth, just in front of Downey, who was fifth in the order. Downey made a strong move on lap-19 to pass both Gleason and Evans in turn 2 to move from fifth up to third. Raymond led the field to the checkered flag to pick up his first career feature victory. Warren finished second with Downey, Gleason, and Monahan rounding out the top-5.
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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SK MODIFIED® (40)
1) Michael Christopher, Jr., Wolcott
2) Dylan Izzo, Monroe
3) Jon Puleo, Branford
4) Michael Gervais, Jr., Wolcott
5) Cory DiMatteo, Farmington
6) Mikey Flynn, Hampden, MA
7) Troy Talman, Oxford, MA
8) Keith Rocco, Berlin
9) Tyler Chapman, Ellington
10) Alexander Pearl, Salem
11) Marcello Rufrano, North Haven
12) Todd Owen, Somers
13) Andrew Molleur, Shelton
14) Paul Kusheba, IV, Colchester
15) David Arute, Stafford Springs
16) Anthony Flannery, East Hampton
17) Dana DiMatteo, Farmington
18) Steven Chapman, Ellington
19) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, NY
20) Wesley Prucker, Stafford Springs
21) Ethan Durocher, Canterbury
22) Rob Summers, Manchester
23) Wade Gagner, East Longmeadow, MA
24) Curt Brainard, Canton Dan Avery, Somers
25) John Montesanto, North Branford
26) Dan Avery, Somers
DNS – Art Caruso, Windsor
LATE MODEL (30)
1) Bryan Narducci, Colchester
2) Wayne Coury, Jr., Milford
3) Chris Meyer, Franklin
4) Chris Buffone, Belchertown, MA
5) Bobby Stirk, III, Naugatuck
6) Adam Gray, Granby, MA
7) Paul Varricchio, Jr., Berlin
8) Kevin Gambacorta, Ellington
9) Tom Fearn, East Longmeadow, MA
10) Jason Raymond, Somers
11) Adon Burrell, Barkhamsted
12) Andrew Durand, Chicopee, MA
13) Darrell Keane, Enfield
14) Tom Butler, Stafford Springs
15) Rob Taylor, Jr., Warren
DNS – Wayne Coury, Sr., Milford
SK LIGHT (20)
1) Nick Anglace, Seymour
2) Stephen Kalogiannis, New Hartford
3) Daltin McCarthy, Oxford, MA
4) Nickolas Hovey, Chaplin
5) Robert Bloxsom, III, Milford
6) Josh Morrison, Ashford
7) Bob Charland, Stafford Springs
8) Peter Bennett, Windsor
9) Paul Arcari, Somers
10) Casey Vogt, Windsor Locks
11) Meghan Fuller, Auburn, MA
12) Tyler Barry, Griswold
13) Chris Matthews, Stafford
14) Matt Brewer, Norwich
15) Amanda West, Colchester
16) Norm Sears, Coventry
17) David Webb, Nashville, TN
18) Eddie Gomarlo, Swanzey, NH
19) Ben Morrison, Ashford
20) Dylan Houghton, Springfield, MA
21) Joey Ferrigno, East Hartford
22) Frank L’Etoile, Jr., Wethersfield
23) Adrianna Kimmer, Thomaston
24) Anthony Forino, Waterbury
25) Glenn Bartkowski, Manchester
26) Matthew Winter, II, Springfield, VT
27) Austin Goff, Stafford Springs
LIMITED LATE MODEL (20)
1) Jeremy Lavoie, Windsor Locks
2) Gary Patnode, Barkhamsted
3) RJ Surdell, Willington
4) Rich Hammann, Tolland
5) Travis Hydar, Woodbury
6) Connor Jencik, Canton
7) Darryl Vertefeuille, Willington
8) Ari Jencik, Canton
9) Tyler Secore, Union
10) Joe Arena, Bristol
11) Samantha Dell, Pascoag, RI
12) Kevin Crosby, Coventry
13) Shelby Swan, Durham
14) Kyle Theriault, Three Rivers, MA
15) Jason Lafayette, Somers
16) Kevin Cormier, Springfield, VT
17) Norman Root, III, Old Saybrook
18) Matthew Winter, II, Springfield, VT
19) Dana Wray, Northford
20) Devon Jencik, Canton
21) Mike Hopkins, Stafford Springs
22) Dave Secore, Union
23) Matt Clement, Wethersfield
24) Al Stone, III, Durham
25) Scott Clement, Wethersfield
STREET STOCK (20)
1) Jason Raymond, Somers
2) Brandon Warren, Chicopee, MA
3) Travis Downey, Barkhamsted
4) Brent Gleason, Griswold
5) Shawn Monahan, Waterford
6) Kolton Gambacorta, Ellington
7) Bill Cote, Belchertown, MA
8) PJ Evans, Uncasville
9) David Ciastko, Madison
10) Matthew Lowinski-Loh, Milford, MA
11) Jaysin Beal, Groton
12) Marvin Minkler, Stamford
13) Alex Spinnato, Wallingford
14) Pete Cayer, Bristol
15) Isabella Minchella, Somers
16) Matt Martel, Stafford Springs
17) Rob Sears, Stafford Springs
18) Garrett Pease, Enfield
19) Hunter Johnson, Greenwich
20) Jace Nelson, Tappan, NY
21) Aaron Plemons, Uncasville
22) Andras Bogi, Macungie, PA
23) Herb Carlon, Groton
24) David Macha, Sr., Columbia
25) Ben Castro, Oakdale
26) Sean Petlock, Ware, MA
27) Tyler Trott, East Hartford
28) Carlito Mello, Uxbridge, MA
