by Jay | Sep 13, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
Points Races Heading Into Homestretch at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the season ending NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend fast approaching at Stafford Motor Speedway, the races for track championships are heading into the homestretch phase. Whether drivers are racing for the championship, fifth, tenth, or some other position in the standings, they all will be looking to accumulate as many points as they can in the final 3 races of the season.
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by Jay | Sep 13, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
Doug Coby Hoping to Continue Stafford Speedway Success in 42nd Annual NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend Sept. 27-28
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the past two seasons on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Doug Coby and Ryan Preece have been the two main protagonists in the chase for the championship with Coby beating Preece by 11 points in 2012 and Preece beating Coby last year by a 32 point margin. Fast forward to the 2014 season and Coby is once again in the thick of the NWMT championship race, only this time around his main rival is Justin Bonsignore.
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by Jay | Sep 6, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
Pennink, Gray, Goff, Hayes, Fearn, & DiMatteo Score September 5th NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with a Five-Star Series event as part of the Five-Star Series program on September 5th. Taking down NASCAR Whelen All-American Series weekly feature wins on the night were Rowan Pennink, who won for the third consecutive week and 5th time in the last 7 SK Modified® feature events in a wild and thrilling run to the checkered flag with Ryan Preece, Joey Cipriano, and Ted Christopher. Adam Gray scored his fourth win of the year in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Jay Goff scored his first win of the year in the 20-lap SK Light feature, Andrew Hayes locked down his fourth win of the season in the 20-lap Ltd. Late Model feature, Alexandra Fearn scored her second win of the season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature, and Cory DiMatteo scored his third win of the season in the 20-lap Legend Cars feature.
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by RacingNews | Aug 31, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford, VALENTI MODIFIED SERIES
Stafford Springs, CT. – 19-year old Tommy Barrett, of Millis, MA, used a daring three-wide pass on a lap-57 restart, to go on and win the Valenti Modified Racing Series sanctioned 80-lap race Friday night at Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, CT.
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by Jay | Aug 22, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
2014 Ltd. Late Model Season at Stafford Speedway a Tale of Two Resurgences for Norm Sears
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After taking the 2012 and 2013 seasons off, former 3-time DARE Stock Champion Norm Sears returned to competition in the Limited Late Model division at Stafford Speedway this year. As the 2014 season has played out, the year has become a tale of two resurgences for Sears.
Sears raced in the Limited Late Model division from 2009-2011 after winning 3 consecutive DARE Stock track championships, and his 2014 season was on track to match or even better his best season of 2011 when he finished fourth in the points standings. But a wreck that left his car heavily damaged on July 25th threatened to bring his season to a premature halt. Enter the #36 Don’s Home Improvement team, which originally had DARE Stock graduate Kelsey Rottino as its driver. They offered Sears the seat in their car for the remainder of the 2014 season, and Sears’ championship aspirations were immediately put back on track.
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by Jay | Aug 15, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
Dana DiMatteo Setting the Pace in Legend Cars Return to Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—During the winter months, Stafford Motor Speedway announced that it was bringing Legend Cars racing back to its weekly program for the first time since the 1994 season. With the Legend Cars returning to Stafford’s mini-mile, it raised the question of who would be the car to beat. That question was answered early in the season by Farmington native Dana DiMatteo, who finished second and first in the first two races of the year. Since those first 2 races DiMatteo has gone on to record podium finishes in each of his five starts this season and he holds a 10-point lead over second generation driver Mike Christopher, Jr.
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