{"id":28808,"date":"2023-05-12T08:32:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T12:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=28808"},"modified":"2023-05-12T08:32:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T12:32:41","slug":"stafford-weekly-preview-spring-sizzler-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2023\/05\/stafford-weekly-preview-spring-sizzler-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Stafford Weekly Preview &#8211; Spring Sizzler Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stafford Weekly Preview - Spring Sizzler Weekend\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/axUnpRtx9lY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stafford Speedway 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler Driver Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>(Stafford Springs, CT)&#8212;This Friday and Saturday, May 12th and 13th, will see Stafford Speedway host the 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae, the first of 5 Open Modified events scheduled during the 2023 racing season.&nbsp; Here we take a look at each of the 44 drivers currently entered into the NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae and offer their driving stats at Stafford along with car number, sponsor, and chassis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staffordmotorspeedway.com\/team_category\/open-modified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae Entry List<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Craig Lutz &#8211; #00 James R. Paige Plumbing &amp; Heating Troyer \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Lutz was the winner of the 2019 NAPA Fall Final at Stafford and he has posted 3 top-5 and 5 top-10 finishes in 6 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts with a best finish of 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jimmy Blewett &#8211; #02 Primary Service Group \/ John Blewett, Inc. Troyer\u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Blewett has 4 career Stafford victories to his name with an SK Modified\u00ae victory in 2005 and three Whelen Modified Tour wins, the most recent of which came in 2016.&nbsp; In 12 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts, Blewett has 2 top-5 and 5 top-5 finishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nick Halkowicz &#8211; #08 Halkowicz Plumbing Fury \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Halkowicz made his Stafford debut last season starting in the SK Light division before moving up to the SK Modified\u00ae division where he posted a best finish of 15<sup>th<\/sup>.&nbsp; Halkowicz will be looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George Bessette, Jr. &#8211; #1 Superior Refinishing, LLC. Fury<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Bessette is the 2018 Street Stock champion at Stafford and he has a total of 15 career feature wins at Stafford (10 Street Stock, 5 SK Light).&nbsp; Bessette is looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stephen Kopcik &#8211; #1 Wanick Construction, Inc. Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Kopcik is the 2015 SK Light champion at Stafford.&nbsp; Kopcik has 15 career Stafford feature wins (10 SK Modified\u00ae, 5 SK Light).&nbsp; Kopcik finished 15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bryan Narducci &#8211; #3 The Florida Connection BRE<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Narducci has 21 career feature wins at Stafford (13 SK Light wins, 6 Limited Late Model, 2 SK Modified\u00ae).&nbsp; Narducci is looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season behind the wheel of the famous #3 \u2018Ole Blue\u2019 Boehler Racing entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matt Galko &#8211; #3 AAA Consulting, LLC. Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Galko is a 2-time SK Light Champion (2010, 2011) at Stafford with 2 career SK Modified\u00ae and 8 career SK Light feature wins.&nbsp; Galko has made 2 career starts in the NAPA Spring Sizzler with a best finish of 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jeff Gallup &#8211; #4ma Ceravolo\u2019s Auto Fury<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Gallup has a pair of Modified Racing Series podium finishes at Stafford, finishing 3rd&nbsp;in 2016 and 2nd&nbsp;in 2018 and he has led laps in several other Stafford races.&nbsp; Gallup finished 23<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;in his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tommy Barrett, Jr. &#8211; #4nh&nbsp;Xtreme Racing LFR<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Barrett has 18 career feature wins at Stafford (14 SK Light, 3 Modified Racing Series, and he was the winner of the 2018 Twisted Tea 80).&nbsp; Barrett has 1 career Whelen Modified Tour pole position at Stafford and he finished 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his only career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae start back in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Doug Coby &#8211; #7 Mayhew Tools TA 3<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 The 6-time Whelen Modified Tour champion is a 2-time Stafford track champion (1998 Late Model, 2000 ProStock) with 30 career Stafford feature wins (12 Whelen Modified Tour, 8 ProStock, 5 SK Modified\u00ae, 4 Late Model, and 1 SRX).&nbsp; Coby is a 4-time NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae winner (2006, 2012, 2016, 2019) and is looking to break a tie with Mike Stefanik for the second most career Sizzler\u00ae wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chase Dowling &#8211; #9ct S &amp; S Asphalt Paving \/ Start-Finish Motorsports LFR<\/strong>\u2013 Dowling has recorded 20 career feature wins at Stafford (9 SK Modified\u00ae, 7 SK Light, 2 Open Modified, 1 Tri-Track, 1 Modified Racing Series).&nbsp; Dowling has made 6 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts with 2 top-5 and 4 top-10 finishes with a best finish of 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2018.<br><br><strong>Nick Anglace &#8211; #10 Anglace Racing Enterprises Anglace<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Anglace has 2 career SK Light wins at Stafford and he will be looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler debut this season.&nbsp; Anglace finished 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;in his only career Open Modified start back in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Glen Reen &#8211; #10a Horsepower Hill Farms Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Reen is the 2017 Late Model track champion at Stafford and he has 16 career feature wins at Stafford (6 Late Model, 6 SK Light, 4 SK Modified\u00ae).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ed Flemke, Jr. &#8211; #11 Hummel\u2019s Hot Dogs Raceworks<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 The modified veteran will be taking his last ride in the 51<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae.&nbsp; Flemke has 1 SK Modified\u00ae win and 3 Whelen Modified Tour wins at Stafford, the last of which came back in 2000.&nbsp; Flemke will be looking to make his 24<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;career start in the NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae where he has posted 2 top-5 and 4 top-10 finishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jake Johnson &#8211; #15 Lins Propane Trucks Fury<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Johnson made his Stafford debut last season with a 27<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;place finish in the Lincoln Tech before posting a 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;place finish in the NAPA Fall Final Tri-Track Series feature event.&nbsp; Johnson will be looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ron Silk &#8211; #16 Blue Mountain Machine \/ Future Homes Fury<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Silk won the 2022 NAPA Fall Final Tri-Track Series feature event to go along with his 7 other Stafford feature wins (4 SK Modified, 3 Whelen Modified Tour).&nbsp; Silk has a best finish of 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;(2011, 2019, 2021) among his 4 top-5 and 7 top-10 finishes in 15 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Michael Christopher, Jr. &#8211; #17 M &amp; T \/ Mohawk Northeast LFR \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Christopher has 14 career Stafford feature wins (11 SK Modified\u00ae, 2 Legend Cars, 1 Open Modified).&nbsp; Christopher won the 2021 CBYD 81 and he finished 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tyler Barry &#8211; #18 Xtreem Auto Body Spafco \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Barry is the defending SK Light track champion at Stafford and he has 2 career SK Light feature wins at Stafford.&nbsp; Barry finished 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;and 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his first 2 Open Modified starts at Stafford last season and he will be looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Todd Owen &#8211; #20 Best Auto Troyer \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Owen is the two-time defending SK Modified\u00ae track champion at Stafford (2021,2022).&nbsp; Owen has recorded 25 career Stafford feature wins (18 SK Modified\u00ae, 7 ProStock) and he finished 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mikey Flynn &#8211; #24 Place Motors Spafco<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Flynn has 2 career Stafford feature wins in Legend Cars, but he is still in search of his first modified win, having driven in the SK Light and now SK Modified\u00ae divisions.&nbsp; Flynn finished 31<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;in his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Andrew Krause &#8211; #24nj Supreme Mfg. LFR \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Krause has made 3 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts with a best finish of 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matt Swanson &#8211; #25 Casella Snow Plows Troyer \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Swanson has 1 career SK Light feature win at Stafford back in 2015 and he has 1 top-10 finish in 6 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anthony Flannery &#8211; #25 Fowler\u2019s Auto Wrecking Spafco \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Flannery is still looking for his first Stafford feature victory and he finished 32<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;in his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Buddy Charette &#8211; #28 Cape Towing &amp; Salvage TFR \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Charette finished 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season and he is still looking for his first Stafford feature victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spencer Davis &#8211; #29ga Core Race Products Chevrolet \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Davis finished 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his only career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae start back in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Noah Korner &#8211; #31 Midstate Site Development Troyer \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Korner is the 2016 Legend Cars track champion at Stafford and Korner has 10 career Stafford feature victories (8 Legend Cars, 2 SK Light).&nbsp; Korner finished 26<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season and he also won the Tri-Track Series B-Main feature at last year\u2019s NAPA Fall Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Austin Bessette &#8211; #33ct A &amp; D Portable Rentals, LLC. Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Bessette has 8 career Stafford feature victories (5 Limited Late Model, 3 Street Stock).&nbsp; Bessette made his Open Modified debut last season and finished 23<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;and 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in his 2 starts.&nbsp; Bessette is looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bobby Santos, III &#8211; #44 Harshaw Paving LFR \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Santos is a 3-time NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae champion (2011, 2013, 2014) and he has 4 top-5 and 5 top-10 finishes in 9 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts.&nbsp; Santos has 10 career Stafford feature wins (6 Whelen Mod Tour, 2 NEMA Midget, 1 Wingless Midget, 1 PRA Big Car Series) with the Wingless Midget and PRA Big Car Series wins coming on the same night in 2006 to win a $50,000 bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brett Meservey &#8211; #45 One Thirty Seven Gas, Inc. Troyer \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Meservey ran 2 Open Modified races at Stafford in 2021 which resulted in a DNQ and a 13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;place finish.&nbsp; Meservey will be looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marcello Rufrano &#8211; #48 Wheelers Auto Service LFR<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Rufrano is the 2018 SK Light track champion at Stafford and he has a total of 16 career Stafford feature wins (11 SK Light, 2 SK Modified\u00ae, 2 Street Stock, 1 Open Modified).&nbsp; Rufrano made his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season with a 29<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;place finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ronnie Williams &#8211; #50 Empower Financial Advisory Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Williams is a 2-time SK Modified\u00ae Track Champion (2018, 2019) at Stafford and he has a total of 29 Stafford feature wins (22 SK Modified\u00ae, 4 SK Light, 3 Open Modified).&nbsp; Williams has 1 top-5 and 2 top-10 finishes in 3 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts with a best finish of 4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carl Medeiros, Jr. &#8211; #50 Nu Way Auto Sales Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Medeiros has made 10 career starts at Stafford between Open Modified, Modified Racing Series, and Modified Touring Series races with a best finish of 6th in 2015 and again in 2016.&nbsp; Medeiros is looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ryan Doucette &#8211; #55 All Phases Renovations Troyer \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Doucette is relatively a newcomer to Stafford with 1 career start each in the Open Modified and Modified Racing Series ranks.&nbsp; Doucette\u2019s best Stafford finish was 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2020 and the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series driver will be looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Teddy Hodgdon &#8211; #55ct Montanari Fuel Troyer \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Hodgdon is the 2019 SK Light track champion at Stafford and he has posted a total of 11 career Stafford feature wins (6 SK Light, 5 Legend Cars).&nbsp; Hodgdon made his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season with a 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;place finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keith Rocco #57 M &amp; M Stone Creations Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Rocco is a 4-time SK Modified\u00ae track champion at Stafford (2008, 2010, 2017, 2020) and he has 78 career Stafford feature wins (67 SK Modified\u00ae, 6 Late Model, 2 Open Modified, 2 Modified Racing Series, 1 Champs for Charity).&nbsp; Rocco has made 3 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts with a best finish of 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eric Goodale &#8211; #58 GAF Roofing Fury<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 The Whelen Modified Tour veteran has 2 career wins at Stafford; the 2017 NAPA Fall Final and the 2018 Bud Light Open 80.&nbsp; Goodale has made 13 career NAPA Spring Sizzler starts and he has posted 4 top-5 and 4 top-10 finishes with a best finish of 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matt Hirschman &#8211; #60 The Florida Connection Troyer \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Hirschman is the defending champion of the NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae, having won the race last season in his 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;career start.&nbsp; The Sizzler\u00ae victory is the lone victory of Hirschman\u2019s Stafford career and he will attempt to become the 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;different driver to win back to back Sizzlers\u00ae joining the likes of Richie Evans, Maynard Troyer, Greg Sacks, Mike Ewanitsko, Rick Fuller, Bobby Santos, III, Ryan Preece, and Mike Stefanik and Ted Christopher, who each went back to back two different times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>David Arute &#8211; #75 Monaco Ford Chassis Pro \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Arute has raced in all 5 of Stafford\u2019s weekly divisions and he has 18 career Stafford wins (11 Limited Late Model, 5 SK Modified\u00ae, 2 SK Light).&nbsp; Arute will look to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season after just missing qualifying for last year\u2019s Sizzler\u00ae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris Pasteryak &#8211; #75ct&nbsp;Dawley\u2019s Collision &amp; Custom Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Pasteryak has 3 career Stafford victories, (2 Modified Racing Series, 1 Legend Cars).&nbsp; Pasteryak has made 6 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts with his only top-5 and top-10 finish coming back in 2009 with a career best 5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;place effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dana DiMatteo &#8211; #76 Island Cove Marina \/ Powerhousemotorsportsct.com Troyer<\/strong>\u2013 DiMatteo is the 2014 Legend Cars champion at Stafford and he has 8 career Legend Cars wins.&nbsp; DiMatteo will be looking to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Max McLaughlin &#8211; #77 Curb Records \/ Mohawk Northeast Troyer \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>McLaughlin has made 2 career starts at Stafford in the Whelen Modified Tour division, finishing 4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2020 and 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in 2021.&nbsp; McLaughlin will look to make his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut this season and try to match or surpass his father Mike\u2019s best Sizzler\u00ae finish of 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;in 1989 and 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jon McKennedy &#8211; #79 Middlesex Interiors LFR<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 McKennedy is the defending Whelen Modified Tour champion and he has a total of 4 Stafford feature wins (2 Modified Racing Series, 2 Modified Touring Series).&nbsp;&nbsp;McKennedy has made 3 career NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae starts with finishes of 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 6<sup>th<\/sup>, and 9<sup>th<\/sup>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Woody Pitkat &#8211; #88 Dunleavy\u2019s Truck and Trailer Repair LFR<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Pitkat is the 2015 NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae winner and he has 1 win, 2 top-5, and 3 top-10 finishes in 13 career Sizzler\u00ae starts.&nbsp; Pitkat is also a 3-time Stafford track champion (2006, 2012 Late Model, 2013 SK Modified\u00ae) and he ranks second on Stafford\u2019s All-Time Winners List with 81 career feature wins (40 Late Model, 30 SK Modified\u00ae, 4 Open Modified, 3 Street Stock, 2 Whelen Mod Tour, 2 Modified Racing Series).&nbsp; Pitkat has won the last 3 Open Modified races held at Stafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anthony Bello &#8211; #179 Jensen Motorsports Troyer<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Bello is the 2022 SK Modified\u00ae Rookie of the Year and he has 2 career Stafford feature wins with one win each in the SK Modified\u00ae and SK Light divisions.&nbsp; Bello made his NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae debut last season and finished 33<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler is set for Friday, May 12 &amp; Saturday, May 13.&nbsp; The NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae kicks off on Friday, May 12 and will consist of two 40-lap NAPA Duel qualifying races for the Open Modified division. The 40-lap races will each pay $3,500 to win and will set the field for Saturday\u2019s NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae. The American Canadian Tour (ACT) will make its return to Stafford Speedway on May 12th with a 75-lap feature with over 40 cars expected for the race.&nbsp; Limited Late Model and Street Stock feature events will complete Friday\u2019s racing program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staffordspeedway.com\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Order 51st NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae Tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staffordmotorspeedway.com\/store\/2023-Spring-Sizzler-Lap-Money-&amp;-Matt-Hirschman-Trading-Card-p517850037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sponsor a NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae Lap<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday, May 13th will play host to the $20,000 to win 51st NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler\u00ae.&nbsp; Filling out Saturday\u2019s racing card will be qualifying and feature racing for the SK Modified\u00ae, SK Light Modified, and Late Model divisions along with last chance qualifiers for the NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stafford Speedway 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler Driver Preview (Stafford Springs, CT)&#8212;This Friday and Saturday, May 12th and 13th, will see Stafford Speedway host the 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler\u00ae, the first of 5 Open Modified events scheduled during the 2023 racing season.&nbsp; Here we take a look at each of the 44 drivers currently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-stafford-connecticut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28809,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28808\/revisions\/28809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}