On Tap Presented By Ric’s Café: Heading Into The Closing Stretch Of The State Racing Season

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Get the hoodies out, fall is in the air.

But even with that chill, the heat is on at the tracks, as points battles shape up with the close of the season nearing.

Stafford Motor Speedway kicks off the weekend Friday with a six-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing card.

Then the Waterford Speedbowl, a week after a rain-out, is back in action the Saturday night with a five-division racing card.

For more details on everything going on this weekend, check out the capsules below:

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What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event.

Where: Stafford Motor Speedway

When: Friday

Schedule: 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 20-lap Limited Late Model, 15-lap DARE Stock and 20-lap Legends. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m.; Qualifying: 6:15 p.m.; Features: Immediately following qualifying events.

More: The 16th event of the season at Stafford Motor Speedway. … Last week, Rowan Pennink won for the third consecutive week and fifth time in the last seven events in the SK Modified division. … Ryan Preece has won five of the 14 SK Modified features at the track this year. … Other winners this year include Keith Rocco, Ted Christopher and rookies Chase Dowling and Ronnie Williams. … Preece leads the SK Modified division standings by 18 points over Christopher. Woody Pitkat is third in the standings, 64 points off the lead. … Preece has 11 top-fives and 12 top-10’s in 14 SK Modified events at Stafford this year. … Christopher has seven top-fives and has finished in the top-10 in every event. … Adam Gray won for the fourth time this season in the Late Model division last week. … Other winners this year include Jay Stuart (three), Michael Bennett (twice), Jim Peterson (twice), JJ Hill, Josh Wood and Tom Fearn. … Gray had a 20 point lead over Stuart in the standings going into last week’s event, but Stuart’s suspension from last week’s card dropped him to fifth in the standings. Gray, who won his first championship in the division last year, now holds a 48-point lead over second place Peterson in the standings. Kevin Gambacorta is third in the standings, 56 points out of the lead. … For more information check the Stafford Motor Speedway website.

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What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event

Where: Waterford Speedbowl

When: Saturday

Schedule: 35-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model. 25-lap Street Stock, 25-lap Mini Stock and 25-lap Legends. Grandstands open: 3 p.m.; Qualifying: 5:15 p.m.; Features: Approximately 7 p.m.

More: The 21st event of the season at the shoreline oval. … Last week, racing at the the Speedbowl was rained out. … In the last event at the track, on Aug. 30, Tyler Chadwick inherited the lead with 31 laps remaining and won his first Budweiser SK Modified Nationals 150 at Waterford. …. Keith Rocco has won 10 of the 20 SK Modified events at Waterford this year. … Other SK Modified division winners this year include Chadwick (two), Ed Puleo (twice), Kyle James (twice), Rob Janovic Jr., Joey Gada, Jeffrey Gallup and Craig Lutz. … Rocco has a 227-point advantage over second place Lutz in the SK Modified division standings at Waterford. Puleo is third in the standings, 248 points off the lead. With only four events remaining this season Rocco has unofficially clinched the 2014 SK Modified division championship. … Rocco won for the 11th time this season in the Aug. 30 Late Model feature. … Other Late Model division winners this year include Bruce Thomas Jr. (three), Vin Esposito (two) and Jason Palmer (two). Rocco leads Thomas by 71 points in the standings. Esposito is third in the standings, 143 points outside of the lead. … For more information check the Waterford Speedbowl website.

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