CARQUEST FALL FINAL WEEKEND TO CLOSE OUT 2011 SEASON AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway will close out its 2011
NASCAR season with the 39th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend, scheduled
for Sept. 30th through Oct. 2nd. The track will host the final races for
its five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions as well as the
penultimate round of the 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season. Stafford
will crown its track champions that weekend and the Whelen Modified Tour
championship could potentially be decided.
In the three Whelen Modified Tour races held at Stafford thusfar this
season, there has been three different winners with Bobby Santos winning the
CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler in April, current WMT points leader Ronnie
Silk won the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 in May, and Ted Christopher won the
Town Fair Tire 150 in August. Silk won the most recent WMT race at Delaware
Speedway in Canada, and he currently holds a 77-point lead over Todd Szegedy
in the chase for the championship.
The Whelen Modified Tour will race at Thompson, Lime Rock, and New Hampshire
before heading to Stafford for the CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend. Both Silk
and Szegedy have stellar records at each of those three tracks, so the
points race promises to be tight when the Tour returns to Stafford. Silk
recorded top-5 finishes in each of those races last season and he has 2
second place finishes along with an 11th and a 23rd place finish at Thompson
and New Hampshire this season. Szegedy’s record has been just as good as
Silk’s, with two top-6 finishes in those three races last season and he has
finishes of first, third, sixth, and 22nd at Thompson and New Hampshire this
season.
Stafford’s tightest weekly point races are in the Limited Late Model
division, where Kevin Gambacorta currently holds a 2-point lead over Shawn
Thibeault, and in the DARE Stock division, where Don Wood has an 8-point
lead over Andrew Hayes. In Stafford’s Late Model and SK Light Modified
divisions, there are two drivers looking to repeat as track champions. 2010
Late Model champion Ryan Posocco holds a 30-point advantage over Woody
Pitkat, and 2010 SK Light champion Matt Galko is currently 40 points clear
of Joey Cipriano. In Stafford’s premier SK Modified® division, Ryan Preece
is currently 64 points ahead of Pitkat.
The 39th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend kicks off on Friday, Sept. 30
with pit gates opening at 12:00pm with a practice session running from
2:00pm to 6:30pm for Stafford’s weekly divisions. The General Admission
grandstands will be open to the public at no charge for the practice
session. The G.A. Grandstands will open at 2pm.
Action continues on Saturday, Oct. 1 with Coors Light Pole Qualifying for
the Whelen Modified Tour cars at 2:15pm, followed by heat and consolation
races for Stafford’s weekly divisions. Saturday’s events wrap up with
feature events for Stafford’s SK Light Modified, Limited Late Model, and
DARE Stock divisions.
The CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend continues on Sunday, Oct. 2 with the famous
Stafford CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party kicking off the day’s activities
from 11:00am to 12:00pm, with the final SK Modified® and Late Model feature
events of 2011 being accompanied by the Whelen Modified Tour 150-lap
CARQUEST Fall Final.
Tickets for the CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend are available and on sale now at
the Stafford Motor Speedway Box Office. Tickets are priced at $35.00 for
adult General Admission, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 &
under are free. Reserved seating is $38.00 for all ages. All tickets cover
both Saturday and Sunday admission to the Fall Final. As always, Stafford
Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight parking available.
Tickets can be ordered by calling the Stafford Motor Speedway track office
at 860-684-2783.
For more information, or to order tickets, contact the Stafford Motor
Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at
www.staffordspeedway.com.