by Jay | Mar 22, 2012 | Connecticut, New England, Thompson
THOMPSON, CT. The 2012 racing season will kick off with two open practice sessions at Thompson International Speedway. These pre-season practices will be held on Saturday, March 31st and again on Saturday, April 7th. Virtually any safe race car is welcome to participate in these sessions that will run from 11 Am until 5 PM each day. Paddock area gates will open at 10 AM.
These open practice sessions offer competitors a great opportunity to get their race cars ready for the season-opening Icebreaker scheduled for the weekend of April 14th and 15th. This year’s exciting Icebreaker will feature the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour along with Thompson’s own Sunoco Modifieds, Super Late Models, Thompson Modifieds, Late Models, Limited Sportsman and Mini Stocks.
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by Jay | Mar 18, 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 spotlight falls on Richie
Pallai, Jr., the 2009 Spring Sizzler SK Modified® Champion, who will be
racing to help support The Danbury Animal Welfare Society.
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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 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 | 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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by Jay | Mar 3, 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 2011
Riverhead Raceway Modified champion Justin Bonsignore, who will be racing to
support the Trinca Family Memorial Trust.
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