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June 3, 2011(June 3, 2011 Stafford Springs, CT)---In the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature event, both Jay Goff and Cody Gneiting took to the high groove to move around polesitter Rick Williams to move into the top-2 spots on the first lap of the race. Joey Cipriano moved into third, while Williams settled into line in fourth and Kyle Spencer and Shayne Prucker were nose to tail in fifth and sixth.Lap-5 was a busy lap as Gneiting moved by Goff to take over the lead and Spencer and Prucker moved by Williams.
Cipriano made a move around Gneiting to take over the race lead on lap-? while Goff, Prucker, and Spencer continued to run in the top-5 spots. Matt
Galko was now in sixth place behind Spencer at the halfway point of the race.
Spencer and Galko got together in turn 2 and fell back several spots, but they were able to keep going.The two cars made contact again with Galko
coming to a stop on the front straighaway with a damaged right front to bring he caution out with 14 laps complete. Spencer was parked for the remainder of the race by NASCAR Officials for the contact.
On the restart, Gneiting’s car didn’t come up to speed and he then spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow flag back out. The next restart saw Cipriano and
Prucker duel side by side for the lead witih Prucker taking the slight advantage at the line. Cipriano took the lead on the next lap, but Prucker came right back and moved to the front, but the caution came out for debris on the track, putting Cipriano back up front for the restart with four laps remaining in the race.
Cipriano and Prucker again stayed wheel to wheel with Prucker taking the lead by a nose at the line. The two cars were still side by side for a second lap with Frank Cardile closing in on the lead. Cardile made a three-wide bid coming to the white flag, but fell back into line before turn1.Prucker got a little loose on the final lap while on the outside of Cipriano, which allowed Cipriano to get clear into the lead and take the victory. Cardile came home in second, with Prucker,Steve Greer, and Tommy Membrino, Jr. rounding out the top-5.
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