KEITH ROCCO HONORED BY CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR JODI RELL;
MOVES TO NEW CAR FOR 2009 SEASON AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY

Keith Rocco proved to be the class of the Sunoco Modified field once again. Taking the lead early in the 30-lap main event, the Wallingford, CT, driver never looked back en route to his third win of the season and second in a row.

The action was wild right from the drop of the green flag. Contact between front row starters Dave Nordman and Tim Sullivan, opened the door for Bobby Grigas, who made it three wide as they headed down for the initial start. The caution flew immediately; however, when contact deeper in the field sent cars scattering.

On the ensuing restart, slipping and sliding at the head of the field allowed Jimmy Blewett to cleanly take the lead with Bobby Grigas moving into second and Todd Ceravolo in third. A spin by Rick D’Abate brought out the caution once again. Blewett was up to the challenge and continued to lead a battle for second between Rocco and Grigas. A pass by Rocco was negated by a spin by Josh Sylvester.

Kerry Malone was the man on the move on the restart moving from the fifth position to third. Up front, Blewett was having all he could do to keep Rocco in check. Grigas was able to take back the third spot from Malone. Ceravolo, Woody Pitkat, and Tommy Cravenho made up the lead pack.

Grigas caught the duo of Blewett and Rocco, making it a three-car battle for the top spot. At halfway, Rocco used a slide move to take over the lead from Blewett. Once out front, Rocco checked out. Blewett dropped off the pace a lap later. Grigas inherited the second spot with Ceravolo running in third. Malone and Pitkat made up the top five.

Early leader Blewett spun exiting turn two to bring out the caution. Back under green, it was all Rocco. Grigas took chase a distant second and Ceravolo in third. Malone, Cravenho, and Pitkat were looking racy for fourth.

Rocco cruised unchallenged to the checkers. Grigas had a season-high finish of second followed by Ceravolo. Malone and Cravenho completed the top five.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

7/5/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, The Pepsi 300 weekend.  Keith time trials third fastest.  Running strong early in the race, The M&M Motorsport #57 began to fade with a loose condition.  With 9 laps remaining an over agressive move, cost Keith a top five, and also sent the car into the turn 2 fence at a good clip.  Keith would end up with a 17th place finish.

7/4/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith finishes 2nd with another strong performance at Jack's place.

7/3/2008 - Thompsom Speedway, Double features, first feature 7th place finish after starting deep in the field.  Feature #2, 2nd place finish, a late caution allowed the field to catch Keith, Jimmy Blewett was tough on the outside.  Congratulations to Jimmy Blewett for winning both features.

6/28/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports team finish 3rd.  A tight race car made it difficult to go for the win.  Another top 5 ends another good weekend.  Next week double features at Thompson, a regular show at Stafford and a 100 lap race at the Speedbowl.

6/27/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 finish 2nd after coming back from a mid race flat tire.  Again patience and a fast car help keith record another top 5.

6/26/2008 - Thompson Speedway, Rained out, Double features next week, see Thompson website for details.

6/21/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith finishes 5th after a controversial call sent him to the rear.  Keith was able to battle back and finish 5th.

6/20/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith gets first WIN at Stafford, and his 4th overall of the season.  Patience was the key to victory, Keith holds off Ted Christopher for the win.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

7/5/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, The Pepsi 300 weekend.  Keith time trials third fastest.  Running strong early in the race, The M&M Motorsport #57 began to fade with a loose condition.  With 9 laps remaining an over agressive move, cost Keith a top five, and also sent the car into the turn 2 fence at a good clip.  Keith would end up with a 17th place finish.

7/4/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith finishes 2nd with another strong performance at Jack's place.

7/3/2008 - Thompsom Speedway, Double features, first feature 7th place finish after starting deep in the field.  Feature #2, 2nd place finish, a late caution allowed the field to catch Keith, Jimmy Blewett was tough on the outside.  Congratulations to Jimmy Blewett for winning both features.

6/28/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports team finish 3rd.  A tight race car made it difficult to go for the win.  Another top 5 ends another good weekend.  Next week double features at Thompson, a regular show at Stafford and a 100 lap race at the Speedbowl.

6/27/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 finish 2nd after coming back from a mid race flat tire.  Again patience and a fast car help keith record another top 5.

6/26/2008 - Thompson Speedway, Rained out, Double features next week, see Thompson website for details.

6/21/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith finishes 5th after a controversial call sent him to the rear.  Keith was able to battle back and finish 5th.

6/20/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith gets first WIN at Stafford, and his 4th overall of the season.  Patience was the key to victory, Keith holds off Ted Christopher for the win.

The victory lane celebration was tempered with emotion for Rocco, a young second-generation racer. The sudden passing of fellow SK Modified driver Jay Miller earlier in the week was clearly still on his mind.

“First of all, I want to say that this race is dedicated to the Miller family and the memory of Jay,” stated the winner. It’s tough when anything like this happens. My father raced a lot of laps with Jay’s father Ray, and we really feel for the family. It’s important for people to know that Jay was on the minds of the competitors tonight, we’re all going to miss him. This is an honor to be able to dedicate this victory to the family. The race itself wasn’t easy because Don Fowler is a tough, veteran competitor. He never gives you much; you have to work for it which is the way it should be. Once I got by-him, it was OK.”

7/18/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, another night a better finish.  keith comes from deep in the field to finish 3rd.
7/17/2008 - Thompson Speedway, a first lap accident knocked Keith and the Bannister Motorsports team out early.  17th place finish.
7/12/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports WIN their 3rd feature of the season.  Keith moved the #57 quickly to the front and dominated from this point.  A major wreck behind the leaders would slow the race.  Keith would mve ahead, and with the outside groove being non-existant, Keith was able to hold the bottom and slowly pull away.  A Special Thanks Mark and Mike Pane and the entire M&M Motorsports team

7/11/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith was determined to finish up front, losing his powersteering early in the race, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 moved to the front position.  Without power steering, Keith was having trouble holding it down in the turns, this would open the bottom and Keith would have to battle his way back into the lead.  With three laps remaining it looked as though Keith was going to win his second of the season at SMS, when this time he slam out of the way and spun.  No caution was thrown which is baffling to me, when a leader is spun in front of the entire pack and left there without a caution this is a major safety issue.  Tring to be like the Nextel Cup with putting cars a lap down and giving them the Lucky Dog at the next caution is fine, if it doesn't affect the safety of the drivers.

7/5/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, The Pepsi 300 weekend.  Keith time trials third fastest.  Running strong early in the race, The M&M Motorsport #57 began to fade with a loose condition.  With 9 laps remaining an over agressive move, cost Keith a top five, and also sent the car into the turn 2 fence at a good clip.  Keith would end up with a 17th place finish.

7/4/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith finishes 2nd with another strong performance at Jack's place.

7/3/2008 - Thompsom Speedway, Double features, first feature 7th place finish after starting deep in the field.  Feature #2, 2nd place finish, a late caution allowed the field to catch Keith, Jimmy Blewett was tough on the outside.  Congratulations to Jimmy Blewett for winning both features.

6/28/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith and the M&M Motorsports team finish 3rd.  A tight race car made it difficult to go for the win.  Another top 5 ends another good weekend.  Next week double features at Thompson, a regular show at Stafford and a 100 lap race at the Speedbowl.

6/27/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith and the Poulin Racing #78 finish 2nd after coming back from a mid race flat tire.  Again patience and a fast car help keith record another top 5.

6/26/2008 - Thompson Speedway, Rained out, Double features next week, see Thompson website for details.

6/21/2008 - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith finishes 5th after a controversial call sent him to the rear.  Keith was able to battle back and finish 5th.

6/20/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, Keith gets first WIN at Stafford, and his 4th overall of the season.  Patience was the key to victory, Keith holds off Ted Christopher for the win.

Todd Ceravolo of Gales Ferry, CT, scored a hard-fought victory in a talented field of competitors in the Sunoco Modified main event on Thursday night. Ceravolo became the fourth different winner in four weeks of Whelen All-American Series racing at the Speedway in 2008.

 “It’s nice to win with a Dodge motor on Dodge night,” said Ceravolo in victory lane.

 Ceravolo took command of the 30-lap main event from the drop of the green flag. In the early going, Ceravolo was chased by Bobby Grigas and Danny Cates.  Bert Marvin and Jimmy Blewett were getting racy for the fourth spot.  Tommy Cravenho, Keith Rocco, and Kerry Malone battled deeper inside the top ten.

 Contact with Cates found Grigas falling into the clutches of Blewett and Marvin.  Grigas maintained third while Marvin was able to take the fourth spot from Blewett.  Rocco continued to battle with Cravenho as Malone looked on.

 Ceravolo had checked out on the field with Cates running in third.  Marvin was all over the back bumper of Grigas in pursuit. 

 At halfway, Ceravolo continued to lead Cates. Things really heated up between Grigas and Marvin. They swapped positions back and forth before the first caution of the event flew on lap 17 for a spin for Carl Oberg. The yellow erased the sizeable lead for Ceravolo. Blewett ducked down pit road for service under the caution. 

 After a failed attempt at a restart, Ceravolo was able to regain his lead. Both Cates and Grigas lost ground as Marvin moved into second followed by Rocco, and Malone. A scary looking wreck slowed the event again on lap 20 that involved Eric Goodale and Anthony Burr. 

 Ceravolo got the edge on the restart with Rocco charging. There was a tense moment when Rocco made contact with Marvin as they battled for position. Sparks flew when Marvin lost a right front tire. The field scattered when the caution flew. No one was collected during the incident.

 On the restart, Rocco lined up to the outside of Ceravolo. With a push by Malone Ceravolo edged ahead once again.  Rocco dove low trying in vain to get the lead from Ceravolo. Malone ran strong in third. Pitkat, who started deep in the field, had moved into the fourth position.

 Over the final five laps, Ceravolo had his hands full with Rocco. Pitkat had reeled in Malone making a race for third as well. In the end, Ceravolo held on for the victory over Rocco, who slid through turn four coming to the checkered flag making a valiant effort. Malone turned back the advances of Pitkat. Cates rounded out the top five.

6/14/2008  - Waterford Speedbowl, Keith wins the heat race, but Mother Nature wins the night, as rains came and canceled the rest of the evening.

6/13/2008 - Stafford Motor Speedway, UPDATED Keith finishes 3rd in the 100 lap race.  Started 17th and caught some bad breaks on the two restarts they had, but still managed a top 5.  Post race inspection was interesting as one competitor clearly did not pass chassis height and the second was borderline.  Nothing was done by the officials so the finish stands.  Congratulations to Ted Christopher on his 100th career win at Stafford and for having Section A dedicated in his name.

6/12/2008 - Thompson Speedway, Keith WINS first in 2008 at Thompson, 3rd Win of 2008 and the 14th Win of his Modified career.  Special Thanks to everyone on the Bannister Motorsports crew.
Thompson story below:
Keith Rocco of Wallingford, CT, continues his hot streak in open-wheel competition in Connecticut short track racing with his first Sunoco Modified win at Thompson. It is Rocco’s third overall win on the 2008 season. Rocco had to work hard for the victory through a number of restarts and some stiff competition for the top spot.

 Bobby Grigas III led the opening lap before the caution flew for a single car incident. On the restart, Ceravolo rocketed into the top spot. Rocco had worked his way into the second position before the caution flew again for a spin by Bert Marvin.

 The restart pitted Rocco against Ceravolo. After a single lap of green, Rocco was the new leader. Pitkat had moved into the third position by lap 10 while Cates ran in fourth. Grigas was having his hands full with Jimmy Blewett as Kerry Malone watched.

 At the halfway marker, Rocco began to stretch his lead over Ceravolo while Pitkat was making headway toward the lead pack. The caution flew for a spin by Anthony Burr to slow the action.

 The outside groove was the sweet spot on the restart with Ceravolo retaking the lead. Rocco looked poised to make a bid at the lead when the caution flew once again for an incident that involved Rookie Josh Sylvester, Harry Rheaume, Josh Steeves, and Geoff Gernhard.

 On the resulting restart, Ceravolo got a good jump but Rocco would take command of the event. Almost immediately, the caution flew when Pitkat went hard into the turn four wall.

 Cates bolted into the lead after contact between the leaders Ceravolo and Rocco. Bobby Grigas followed through and into the second position. Cravenho moved into the third spot but quickly lost the position to a rebounding Rocco.

 Ceravolo, who had a flat tire, spun on the backstretch to bring out the caution. Cates took the lead on the restart but less than a lap later Rocco reclaimed the top spot. Contact between third running Grigas and Kerry Malone, sent Grigas spinning.

 Rocco took command on the restart leaving Cates to defend his position over Cravenho and Malone. A pair of cautions could not deter the fast-running Rocco, who continued to lead. Cates was hanging tough in second while Malone clearly had a fast car.

 Slicing and dicing on a restart found Jimmy Blewett running through the dust of the infield to move into the third spot. Blewett had his hands full with an ill-handling racecar and fell back as quickly as he had moved forward.

 With a pair of laps remaining, Rocco had checked out. The Wallingford, CT driver raced unchallenged to the checkers. Cates had a strong performance to finish second. Malone, Grigas, and Blewett rounded out the top 5.

Woody Pitkat of Stafford, CT, took down top honors in the hotly contested Sunoco Modified main event to open the 2008 regular season. Josh Steeves held the top spot for a single lap before relinquishing the lead to a hard-charging Pitkat. Once out front, Pitkat quickly started to extend his lead.

 Tommy Cravenho ran in third with Keith Rocco applying heavy pressure. Rocco looked high and low for room to race around Cravenho. Rocco was finally able to take the spot away with a pass on lap 12. A spin by Geoff Gernhard necessitated the first caution.

 The low groove was the preferred line on the restart with Pitkat resuming his lead. Rocco moved into second followed by Kerry Malone. Bert Marvin rocketed into the fourth spot followed by Danny Cates. Cravenho was shuffled back to sixth and Steeves outside of the top ten.

 A spin by Ricky Shawn brought out the event’s second caution on lap 16. The restart pitted rivals Pitkat and Rocco on the front row. Pitkat got the advantage. Malone got a run but contact with Rocco slowed his momentum. Entering turn three on lap 18, Rocco moved alongside Pitkat. The two ran side-by-side exiting turn four. Pitkat was able to maintain the lead after contact with Rocco. Marvin joined the fray in third.

 A separate incident in turn three brought out the caution. The top four cars of Pitkat, Rocco, Marvin and Malone ran in a tight pack. Rocco made a quick bid at the lead but had to settle back into second behind Pitkat. Bobby Grigas was beginning to make his run toward the head of the pack. Contact between Grigas and Malone allowed Pitkat and Rocco to get away from third running Malone.

 Rocco continued to chase Pitkat while Malone ran alone in third. Marvin trailed at a distance in fourth. With only two laps remaining, Anthony Burr and Dave Salzarulo were involved in a wreck in turn one. Pitkat rocketed out to the lead on the single file restart with two to go. Rocco took chase but could not muster up a challenge. Pitkat took a narrow victory over Rocco. Malone finished third over Marvin and Grigas.