by Jay | Aug 13, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Paul Arute Leading Limited Late Model Points; Eyes Moving to Late Model Division in 2017 at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT) — For Limited Late Model driver Paul Arute, the 2016 season at Stafford Speedway has been a been a season of highs. Arute leads the division in wins with 3 and is tied with Al Saunders for the division lead in top-5 finishes with 8. Arute is also the points leader but things haven’t always been so rosy for the driver of the #82 Supreme Industries Chevrolet.
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by Jay | Aug 12, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Tony Membrino, Jr. & Joey Ferrigno Locked In Epic Championship Fight in Stafford Speedway’s SK Light Modified Division
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway’s SK Light Modified division has seen an epic championship duel between Tony Membrino, Jr. and Joey Ferrigno. Membrino has already been an SK Light champion, winning the title in 2013 while Ferrigno has won the most races in the division the last 2 years with 5 wins each in 2014 and 2015 but he came up short in the championship race. Ferrigno also knows what it takes to win a championship as he won the DARE Stock championship in 2005.
Membrino began the 2016 season by winning four of the first five races to establish himself as a championship contender and he leads all drivers with 5 wins thus far. Ferrigno has only 1 win to his name in 2016, but in 11 races, he has been on the podium 8 times, including 4 second place finishes. Membrino had built up a point lead as large as 38 points over Ferrigno after the June 10th event, but Ferrigno has battled back to sit tied with Membrino in the standings entering this Friday night’s action. Both drivers have an average finish of 3.8 through the first 11 races and with both drivers so evenly matched, the race for the championship promises to deliver an exciting conclusion. (more…)
by Jay | Aug 11, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Paul Arute Leading Limited Late Model Points; Eyes Moving to Late Model Division in 2017 at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT) — For Limited Late Model driver Paul Arute, the 2016 season at Stafford Speedway has been a been a season of highs. Arute leads the division in wins with 3 and is tied with Al Saunders for the division lead in top-5 finishes with 8. Arute is also the points leader but things haven’t always been so rosy for the driver of the #82 Supreme Industries Chevrolet.
Arute made his Ltd. Late Model debut towards the end of the 2013 season with a pair of 8th place finishes his best effort in 7 starts. In his first full season in 2014, he posted 2 top-5 and 11 top-10 finishes in 17 starts with his breakthrough coming towards the end of the 2015 season. In the final 6 races, Arute posted 5 top-4 finishes including his first victory on Sept. 18. Arute says that his crew, led by Steve Johnson and Rick DeCarli, were able to get the car to perfectly match his driving style along with his maturation as a driver.
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by Jay | Jul 16, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Owen, Wood, Membrino, Narducci, Robinson, & Hodgdon Score July 15th Girls Night Out Feature Wins at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with Girls Night Out / Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Track Walk program with all 6 divisions in action plus a track walk that raised money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Following SK Modified® post-race inspection, Ronnie Williams’ car did not meet the minimum frame height requirement and he was disqualified from his victory, making Todd Owen a feature winner at Stafford for the first time since September 2012. Taking down feature victories were on the night were Ronnie Williams in the SK Modified® feature, Josh Wood in the Late Model feature, Tony Membrino, Jr. in the SK Light feature, Bryan Narducci in the Ltd. Late Model feature, Zack Robinson in the DARE Stock feature, and Teddy Hodgdon in the Legend Cars feature.
In the 40-lap SK Modified® feature event, the field didn’t complete a lap before the caution came out for Tyler Hines, who came to a stop against the turn 3 wall. (more…)
by Jay | Jul 15, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Ted Christopher Wins 3rd Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k; Takes Home $11,175 Winners Share
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Ted Christopher of Plainville, CT is no stranger to NAPA Victory Lane at Stafford Speedway with 103 career SK Modified® victories. His most recent feature win this past Friday night in the 3rd Annual NAPA Auto Parts SK 5k brought him the largest payday of his SK Modified® career. Christopher’s win entitled him to a winner’s share of $11,175 from the over $33,000 in total posted awards.
Christopher started the race from the 13th position with his familiar #13 JVIII Construction / Sterling Security machine and worked his way towards the front, taking the lead for the first time on lap-36. Once Christopher was out front, he never relinquished the lead as he led the final 65 laps of the race to claim his large payday.
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by Jay | Jun 23, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford, Touring Series News, Valenti Modified Racing Series
Valenti Modified Racing Series 6th Annual 80-Lap Race Friday
Canaan, NH. – A tightened points race, the series reigning champion looking for that first win, Ted Christopher making his first VMRS start this season, the winner of the May race, Rowan Pennink, will try to go back-to-back, and Jon McKennedy, on a hot-streak since he started his season competing in southern events in March, has announced he plans to compete.
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