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Home is Sweet for Annarummo at
Seekonk:
 Seekonk
Mass - (June 15, 2008) -- Vinnie Annarummo, the 37 year
racing veteran from Swansea, MA., let it be known last
week that Seekonk Speedway is “my house” and he made that
clear Saturday night, June 14, winning a hard fought
battle with Chris Pasteryak, Lisbon, CT., to capture the
100 lap True Value Modified Racing Series event at the
famed Bay State oval. The win was Annarummo’s first this
season. He was a three-time winner in 2007.
Pasteryak jumped into the early lead from his pole
starting position and led the first seven circuits until
yielding the top spot to Annarummo. It set the stage for a
torrid battle between the former five-time Seekonk
pro-stock champion and the second generation Connecticut
hot shoe that would last until the finish.
Pasteryak took back the lead on lap 10 with Annarummo
keeping pace. On lap 15 Annarummo powered by and would
hold the point until lap 28 when Pasteryak went to the
front again. On a lap 29 restart, Annarummo took the top
position with great side by side racing going on
throughout the 26 car starting field.
Eddie Dachenhausen, Les Hinckley, and 2006 champion,
Dwight Jarvis, were battling for position and dealing with
traffic drawing the attention of the large crowd on hand.
All three were hunting down the leaders. Hinckley motored
by Dachenhausen as D.Jarvis followed. Jarvis would
eventually move to third and battle Pasteryak for the
runner-up position.
The 100 lap grind would feature caution free racing from
lap 30 to lap 70. The top seven cars often raced in heavy
traffic bringing those sitting to their feet. The leaders
diced and darted through slower cars on occasion creating
three wide situations
The race was slowed on lap 70 when Jarvis spun in traffic
and Chris Wenzel struck the first turn wall. Jarvis
returned to the field while Wenzel retired to the pit
area.
Annarummo held on to win by a 0.104 margin over Pasteryak
with Jon McKennedy, who overcame a lap 3 incident,
finishing in a close third by a 0.178 margin behind the
leader. Hinckley finished fourth for his best run of the
year, and point leader David Pinkham rounded the top five.
Kirk Alexander, a former Seekonk winner, Dale Evonsion,
Dachenhausen, Peter Jarvis, and Jimmy Kuhn finished sixth
through tenth.
Heat races were won by Pasteryak, Tommy Cravenho, and
Annarummo, with Jimmy Dolan capturing the 15 lap
consolation race.
The TVMRS next races at Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford ,
CT. , Saturday, June 21.
Race Summary:
Seekonk MA Speedway
Race Distance: 100 laps
Caution Periods: Laps 6, 13, 28, 29, 70, 71, 95.
30 cars entered the race.26 cars started the event with 15
of the 26 starters finishing on the lead lap
Race Time - - 1:00:15:766.
Next Event: Waterford Speedbowl Waterford , CT June 21,
2008
Order of Finish: Seekonk 100
1. 12 Vinnie Annarummo Jr.
2. 15 Chris Pasteryak
3. 73 Jon McKennedy
4. 06 Les Hinckley
5. 22 David Pinkham
6. 43 Kirk Alexander
7. 35 Dale Evonsion
8. 10 Eddie Dachenhausen
9. 9NH Peter Jarvis
10.72 Jimmy Kuhn
11. 25 Tommy Cravenho
12. 28 Dwight Jarvis
13. 0 Mike Holdridge
14. 55 Joe Doucette
15. 69 Jim Dolan
16. 13 Stephen Masse
17. 77 Kenny White Jr.
18. 17 Jack Bateman
19. 1 Sean Bodreau
20. 83 Chris Wenzel
21. 46 Dick Houlihan
22. 36 Robert Drown
23. 6 Rob Goodenough
24. 4 Tony Ricci
25. 82 David Berghman
26. 23 Mike Douglas Jr.
27. 76 Shelly Perry |
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