by Jay | Mar 11, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway’s 2012 Season Ticket
Packages are available and are on sale now at the SMS Box Office. After
March 16, all season ticket packages will increase in price. Season tickets
include General Admission, Reserved Seat, Season Paddock Pass, and Kids Club
season packages. Season tickets offer fans access to all Stafford Motor
Speedway NASCAR Racing events during the 2012 season, including NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour, CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday ISMA Supermodified, and
Modified Racing Series events. Season tickets do not include admission to
Monster Truck events, Swap Meets, PASS Events, or Wild Thing Kart events.
Stafford’s Season Paddock Pass grants weekly admission to the paddock area,
as well as the paddock area grandstands and the general admission seats in
the main grandstand. The paddock pass is priced at $465.00 if purchased
before March 16, and increases to $515.00 if purchased after March 16.
Season Paddock Passes can be upgraded to include a reserved seat in the main
grandstand for an additional charge of $35.00.
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by Jay | Mar 11, 2012 | NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Touring Series News

More Photos – http://checkupracing.com/2012/03/11/las-vegas-motor-speedway-saturday-march-10th-photos/
LAS VEGAS – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dominated the last 50 laps of Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, pulling away from Mark Martin during a 39-lap green flag run the finish.
The victory was Stenhouse’s first of the season and third in the series — and his first on a 1.5-mile intermediate speedway, the staple of NASCAR’s top three touring series.
Full Story – http://checkupracing.com/2012/03/11/ricky-stenhouse-jr-runs-away-with-the-nationwide-race-in-las-vegas/
by Jay | Mar 10, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Like most teams during the off-season, the #41
TicketNetwork.com Late Model team of J.J. Hill has been hard at work
preparing for the 2012 Late Model season at Stafford. The team has been
preparing a brand new Late Model for the 2012 season, which has Hill excited
about his prospects for the upcoming season, where he is looking to be a
championship contender.
“We started from the ground up putting a new car together,” said Hill. “We’
ve been running some ancient equipment, so it’s nice to be building a new
car from the ground up. The car has everything we want in it, so we’re very
excited about the season.”
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by Jay | Mar 9, 2012 | Massachusetts, New England, Seekonk Speedway
“There’s an app for that.” Those are the words coming from the fans of Seekonk Speedway. With the increase in smartphone usage, Seekonk Speedway has become a leader in the information age, announcing the all new Seekonk Speedway mobile app.
“With the advancement of mobile devises and the opportunity to give our customers information at their fingertips, moving in this direction was a smart decision.” Vice President Francis Venditti stated. “It gives folks the opportunity to find out what is happening, see upcoming events, get coupons that will be available just to the app users, check out the updated points and more.”
“Being at the forefront of the newest technology is putting us at the front of the pack when it comes to giving our fans the most information. Last year, we integrated our AMB Electronic Timing and Scoring System to our customers, and this just seemed like a natural progression.” continued Venditti.
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by Jay | Mar 9, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway has again lined up an
impressive field of current and former open wheel champions for its CARQUEST
Champions For Charities Event as part of CARQUEST Super Saturday on June
30th. During the coming weeks, SMS will offer a profile on each of its
championship winning drivers and the charity they will be racing for and
this week’s CARQUEST Champions For Charities spotlights falls on 2-time
Pro-4 Modified Limited champion Stan Mertz, who will be racing to support
the Connecticut chapter of Autism Speaks.
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