by Jay | Jul 26, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
Woody Pitkat Looking to Get 2014 Season Back on Positive Track at Stafford in Call Before You Dig 811 150
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The Call Before You Dig 811 150 that is scheduled for August 8th at Stafford Motor Speedway will kick off the second half of the 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season. As the second half of the 2014 NWMT season gets started, one driver who will be looking to change their fortunes around is Woody Pitkat, driver of the #88 Buzz Chew Chevrolet.
Pitkat and the #88 team began the 2014 season with a strong effort, winning the pole for the season opening race and scoring top-7 finishes in each of the first four races of the year. After the Waterford race in June, Pitkat was fourth in the points standings and only 8 points behind Justin Bonsignore, who was the points leader at that stage of the season. Since that time, Pitkat has recorded three consecutive finishes of 20th or worse, which have dropped him from fourth down to tenth place in the standings, 58 points behind Doug Coby. If there is one track where Pitkat can turn his fortunes around, it would be Stafford, which is his home track.
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by Jay | Jul 26, 2014 | Connecticut, Video, Waterford
A look back at the annual Open Wheel Wednesday event held at Seekonk Speedway on Wednesday July 23, 2014
by Jay | Jul 25, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k Voting Results Are In at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The fans have spoken and the race format for the NAPA SK 5k, $5,000 to win SK Modified® race this Friday has been set. Fans have had the opportunity to vote on the race format on the Stafford Motor Speedway web page, www.staffordspeedway.com, since late March. Over 5,000 votes were cast for a variety of options for the NAPA SK 5k including; race distance, qualifying procedure, tire change procedure, and how the starting grid will be determined.
The results are in:
Qualifying Procedure: Heats
Tire Change: No Tire Change Allowed
Lineup: Invert the top 12
Race Distance: Top 3 distances; 76, 80, 100 laps
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by Jay | Jul 25, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Returns to Stafford Aug. 8 for Call Before You Dig 811 150
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway will host the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour for the third of four visits during the 2014 season on August 8 for the Call Before You Dig 811 150. When the NWMT teams take to the track, two of the favorites have to be Bobby Santos, III and Doug Coby.
Santos and Coby have combined to win 11 of the last 18 NWMT races at Stafford dating back to the 2010 NAPA Spring Sizzler. Santos has won the Sizzler 3 times, the NAPA Fall Final twice, and the May race once, leaving him winless in the August event. Coby has won the Sizzler once, the May race twice, and the August race twice. Coby is also the defending champion of the Call Before You Dig 811 150, taking the checkered flag ahead of Donny Lia last year.
In addition to his 6 race victories at Stafford since 2010, Santos has also been the man to beat in qualifying. Santos has 6 pole positions at Stafford since 2010 and he was a former track record holder at Stafford, becoming the first driver to break the 100mph barrier at Stafford for an average lap speed. Santos’ track record time has since been bested by Ryan Preece in 2012 but Santos has established himself as a Stafford master in the previous 4 and a half seasons worth of NWMT races at the Connecticut half-mile facility.
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by Jay | Jul 24, 2014 | Connecticut, Waterford
Waterford Speedbowl Wild ‘n Wacky Wednesday 7/23 Results
Waterford, CT (July 23, 2014) – Waterford Speedbowl beat the heat with
another action packed night of motorsports Wednesday evening. Mike
Christopher Jr. of Wolcott checkered another INEX Legend Cars feature to
lead the winner’s list. Joining him were Mitch Bombard of Willimantic in
the X-Cars, Dave Yardley of Berlin in the Super X-Cars and Jonathon Puleo
of Branford in the INEX Bandoleros. Peter Pollard of Old Lyme captured
the night’s Wacky Race.
The INEX Legend Cars were in the spotlight Wednesday with a special 30-lap
extra-distance race. Christopher won his ninth race of the year for the
mid-week series, continuing his dominance in the division. He used a
three wide move early to position himself for a run at the lead, which he
made on lap-5. He shot past the inside of John O’Sullivan Jr. to take
command, then controlled the race over two restarts the rest of the way.
Nick Ladyga stayed with Christopher for a few laps after the final restart
on lap-18, however Christopher eventually pulled away to the win. Ladyga
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by Jay | Jul 21, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford, Touring Series News, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Keith Rocco Notches Second VMRS Victory for 2014
By Crystal Snape
STAFFORD SPRINGS CT — The 4th annual Lincoln Tech VMRS 80 lap feature looked like Keith Rocco would cruise to victory early on in the race, as he came from his second row starting position and took control on lap five, passing points leader and defending champion Rowan Pennink.
The Meridan, CT driver pulled out to a comfortable lead while behind him racing action was heating up as Pennink, Todd Szegedy, Ted Christopher, and a host of others were bumping and grinding on each other, trying to gain any advantage.
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