STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn. — Stafford Speedway hosted another round of Weekly Racing on Friday, July 31 with Keith Rocco claiming the SK modified headliner.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Dylan Izzo took the lead at the start of the race with Wesley Prucker and Mikey Flynn wheel to wheel for second and Todd Owen and Anthony Flannery side by side for fourth place. Flynn took second on lap-4 with Prucker and Owen now side by side for third and Flannery and Keith Rocco wheel to wheel for fifth place behind them.
Owen took third on lap-5 but Rocco pulled alongside Owen on la-6 before falling back into line in fourth place. Tyler Chapman was up to fifth behind Rocco with Glen Reen sixth, Michael Christopher, Jr. seventh, Prucker eighth, Jon Puleo ninth and Flannery tenth.
With 10 laps complete, Izzo was still in the lead with Flynn, Rocco, Chapman, and Owen making up the top-5. Izzo’s car dropped off the pace on lap-12 while in the lead and he slowly made his way to pit road and the following lap saw Chapman abruptly pull off the track while running second. This promoted Flynn and Rocco into the top-2 spots with Rocco taking the lead from Flynn on lap-15. Owen was now third behind the two leaders with Reen fourth and Christopher fifth.
With 10 laps to go, it was still Rocco in the lead with Flynn, Reen, Christopher, and Owen making up the top-5. Andrew Molleur was sixth with Flannery, Troy Talman, Alexander Pearl, and Marcello Rufrano making up the top-10. Molleur made a move around Owen to take fifth place on lap-38 but it was all Rocco as he took the checkered flag to pick up his third win of the 2026 season. Flynn finished second with Reen, Christopher, and Molleur rounding out the top-5.
In the 30-lap Late Model feature, Kevin Gambacorta took the lead at the start of the race with Wayne Coury, Jr. taking second. Adon Burrell and Chris Meyer ran side by side for third with Burrell taking third on lap-3. Chris Buffone was fourth but he went by Burrell on lap-4 to move into third. Buffone’s move allowed Paul Varricchio, Jr. to take fourth and Adam Gray fifth as Burrell was stuck in the outside lane. Burrell fell back to eighth place behind Meyer with Josh Wood in seventh. Darrell Keane spun coming out of turn 4 to bring the caution flag out with 6 laps complete.
Gambacorta took the lead on the restart with Buffone taking second behind him. Gray moved up to third with Varricchio fourth and Coury fell from second back to fifth. Just behind Coury was Meyer and Burrell. Varricchio lost 2 spots on lap-11 when he drifted up the track in turns 3+4 as Coury moved into fourth and Meyer fifth.
With 8 laps to go, Gambacorta and Buffone had pulled away from Gray in third with Coury and Meyer making up the top-5. Varricchio was sixth followed by Wood, Michael Bennett, Burrell, and Damian Palardy. Gray, Coury, and Meyer were racing hard for third and lap28 saw Coury finally able to make a move to get by Gray and move into third. Meyer followed him by to take fourth and drop Gray back to fifth but it was Gambacorta leading all 30-laps to take down his first win of the 2026 season in dominating fashion. Buffone finished second with Coury, Meyer, and Gray rounding out the top five.
Other winners were Kevin Gambacorta in the Late Model feature, Robert Bloxsom, III in the SK Light feature, Gary Patnode in the Limited Late Model feature, and Jason Raymond in the Street Stock feature.
