On Tap Presented By Ric’s Place: Valenti Modified Racing Series Rolling Back In State

On Tap: Presented By Ric’s Place

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Where: Stafford Motor Speedway

What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and Valenti Modified Racing Series

When: Friday

Schedule: 80-lap Valenti Modified Racing Series, 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 20-lap Limited Late Model, 20-lap DARE Stock and 20-lap Legends. Grandstands open: 4:15 p.m. Qualifying: 6:15 p.m. Features: Immediately following qualifying.

More: The 10th event of the season at Stafford Motor Speedway. … The fifth Valenti Modified Racing Series event of 2015 and the second of three Valenti Modified Racing Series events scheduled for this season at Stafford Motor Speedway. … Woody Pitkat won the first Valenti Modified Racing Series event of the season at Stafford on May 22. It was his first career victory in the division. … The series makes its final trip to Stafford on Sept. 4. … Other series winners this year include Todd Szegedy, Richard Savary and Chris Pasteryak. … Pitkat currently leads the Valenti Modified Racing Series season standings. Szegedy is second in the standings. … Rowan Pennink won for the fourth time in nine events in the SK Modified division at Stafford last week. … Ronnie Williams and Keith Rocco each have two victories this year in the division and Michael Gervais Jr. is the only other winner this year in the division. … With 400 points, Pennink leads the division standings. Ryan Preece is second, 10 points off the lead. Rocco is third, 20 points behind Pennink. … Preece is the only driver in the division with top-10 finishes in all nine events this year. … Pennink has seven top-five finishes, the most in the division. … Michael Scorzelli got his first victory of the season in last week’s Late Model feature. … Michael Bennett and Tom Fearn each have three victories in the division this year. Josh Wood has two wins. … Bennett leads the standings with 386 points. Tom Butler is second, four points behind Bennett. Wood is third, 10 points off the lead. … Bennett is the only driver in the division with top-10 finishes in all nine events this year. … For more information visit the Stafford Motor Speedway website.

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Where: New London-Waterford Speedbowl

What: Whelen All-American Series racing card

When: Saturday

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

More: The eighth event of the season at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl. … Last week’s racing card at the track was rained out. … In the last event at the track, on June 13, Keith Rocco and Ted Christopher picked up victories as the SK Modified division had twin feature events. … Rocco has four victories in eight SK Modified features at the track this year. … Christopher has three wins this year. Timmy Jordan is the only other winner in the division in 2015. … Rocco leads second place Diego Monahan by 43 points in the standings. Tyler Chadwick is third in the standings, 44 points behind Rocco. … Rocco and Christopher will both miss this week’s event at the track because of a conflict with Saturday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway. Both also compete full-time on the Whelen Modified Tour. … … Jason Palmer edged Rocco in a photo finish the last time the Late Model division ran on June 6. It was the second win in six events this year for Palmer. … Rocco has won the other four events in the division this year. … Rocco leads second place Palmer by 18 points in the standings. Anthony Flannery is third in the standings, 25 points off the lead. … For more information check the New London-Waterford Speedbowl website.