STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn. — Stafford Speedway hosted another round of Weekly Racing on Friday.
Cory DiMatteo scored his first win of the season in the SK Modified® feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Cory DiMatteo took the early lead from pole position with Dylan Izzo in second. Michael Christopher, Jr. was third with David Arute fourth and Keith Rocco fifth. The caution flag flew with 3 laps complete as Todd Owen had a flat left front tire and came to rest against the turn 4 wall.
DiMatteo powered his way back into the lead on the restart with Christopher taking second. Rocco was third with Izzo falling back to fourth and Troy Talman was up to fifth. Just behind Talman was the side by side duo of Arute and Tyler Chapman with Marcello Rufrano right behind them. Chapman got clear into sixth place on lap-10 with Rufrano seventh and Arute eighth. Jon Puleo was ninth and Michael Gervais, Jr. was tenth.
With 14 laps complete, DiMatteo and Christopher were starting to pull away from Izzo in third, who had Rufrano, Rocco, Talman, Tyler Chapman, Puleo, Gervais, Arute, and Andrew Molleur all lined up right behind him.
With 25 laps complete, DiMatteo and Christopher were still holding down the top two spots and enjoyed nearly a full straightaway back to Rufrano in third. Izzo was still fourth with Puleo, Rocco, Talman, Arute, Molleur, and Gervais making up the top-10.
DiMatteo was still in the lead with Christopher giving chase from second with five laps to go. Rufrano was still third with Puleo moving into fourth and Izzo falling back to fifth. Rocco was sixth followed by Talman, Arute, Molleur, and Gervais.
With two laps to go, Christopher closed in on DiMatteo and as they took the white flag, Christopher was glued to DiMatteo’s back bumper. Christopher couldn’t make a move on the final lap as DiMatteo took down his first win of the 2025 season. Christopher finished second with Rufrano, Puleo, and Izzo rounding out the top five.
Darrell Keane was also a first time winner in 2025 in the Late Model feature, Bob Charland notched his first SK Light feature win since 2013, and a pair of rookie drivers came home winners in the form of Travis Hydar for the second consecutive week in the Limited Late Model feature, and Kolton Gambacorta was a first-time career winner in the Street Stock feature.
