Rough Night for Pallai in SK Action at the Stafford Motor Speedway Stafford Springs, CT - Stafford Speedway returned to action with a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program of five divisions on Friday night, July 10th. Ted Christopher took down his second consecutive victory in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Ryan Posocco took his third feature victory of the 2009 season in the 30-lap Late Model feature, John Montesanto came out the big winner in a thrilling duel with Jay Goff to score his first career victory in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Carla Botticello outdueled her father to take her first win of 2009 in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Barry Fluckiger took down his first feature victory of the 2009 season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature. The 40-lap SK Modified® feature took the green with Joe Allegro, Jr. leading the first lap, but he was overtaken by Curt Brainard on lap-2. Brainard held the lead unitl lap-8 when the caution came out. On the restart, Woody Pitkat powered past Brainard in the outside groove to take the lead. Frank Ruocco followed Pitkat past Brainard, as did Ted Christopher, Jeff Malave, and Keith Rocco. The action was slowed again by the caution with 14 laps complete for a spin by Kirk Zervas. On the restart, Pitkat charged into the lead, but he was overtaken by Christopher for the lead the very next lap. The caution came back out for a spin by Dave Salzarulo and Wade Mattesen to slow the field and set up a restart. Pitkat hung tough to the outside of Christopher on the restart and he took the lead at the stripe before the caution came back out for a spin by Richie Pallai, Jr. in turns 3 & 4. Pitkat and Christopher again put on a great duel for the lead in a side by side battle that lasted for two laps before Christopher was able to move out front. Contact between Brainard and Kenny Horton in turn 2 sent both cars around and brought the caution back out. Christopher took the lead on the restart, but Pitkat and Rocco spun through the backstretch grass. Both cars were able to get fired up and the race stayed under green. Pitkat and Rocco were able to get caught back up to the field as the caution came out the next lap for a three-car spin in turn 1. This put Frank Ruocco alongside Christopher for the restart, and he was able to keep pace with Christopher through several more caution periods, but his night ended with a faulty distributor when the caution came out with 27 laps complete. Ruocco's misfortune put Doug Coby alongside Christopher with Malave and Rocco on row 2. Christopher charged into the lead, with Rocco moving to the outside of Malave to take over third place. The top-3 cars then ran in line to the checkered flag with Christopher nailing down his second consecutive victory of the 2009 season. Coby finished second, with Rocco, Malave, and Horton rounding out the top-5.