STAFFORD SPEEDWAY TEAMING WITH FIRST NIAGARA TO COLLECT RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR MASSACHUSETTS TORNADO VICTIMS
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway and First Niagara are teaming up
to help victims of the recent Massachusetts tornado. As part of the First
Niagara Independence Day Fireworks Celebration this Friday night, Stafford
Speedway will be collecting donation items at the main gate that will be
used to assist Massachusetts residents who were affected by the tornado.
Stafford Speedway is offering a special deal for fans who bring a donation
item with them to the track this Friday night. Any adult who brings a
donation item with them to the track this Friday night will receive $3.00
off an Adult General Admission ticket for the First Niagara Independence Day
Fireworks Celebration. (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to racing on June 24th
with the Inaugural Lincoln Tech Modified Racing Series event. Picking up
feature wins were Keith Rocco in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Tommy
Membrino, Jr. in the 20-lap SK Light feature, Shawn Thibeault in the 20-lap
Limited Late Model feature, and Don Wood in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature.
The race program was halted by rain during the Modified Racing Series
feature event with 32 laps complete. The Lincoln Tech MRS feature and the
SK Modified® feature will be made up on Friday, July 29th and rain checks
from tonight’s race will be honored on July 29th. (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With 2010 Race of Champions Dart Dirt Modified
Series champion and 2010 Syracuse 200 winner Stewart Friesen unable to
attend CARQUEST Champions For Charities due to a scheduling conflict, 2-time
NEMA Midget champion Randy Cabral has stepped in to take his place. Cabral
won the NEMA Midget championship in 2008 and 2009 and he is also the
defending CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday NEMA Midget race champion at Stafford.
While Cabral has plenty of Midget car experience, he admits that he is a bit
lacking in experience when it comes to the Senior Outlaw Kart that he will
be driving in the Inaugural CARQUEST Champions For Charities event.
“I have very limited experience in a go kart,” said Cabral. “I’ve played
around a few times in a kart on a road course, but I think the guys I’ll be
racing against have a lot more kart experience than me. I’m hoping that I’
ll be able to pick it up pretty quickly, it’s a stacked field that I’ll be
racing against, that’s for sure. I have a couple of crew guys that race
karts, so hopefully they can give me a couple of pointers.” (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—2-time Limited Division Pro-4 Modified champion
Stan Mertz has joined the CARQUEST Champions For Charities field, taking the
place originally reserved for Donny Lia, who will be unable to attend the
race due to a scheduling conflict. Mertz won the Limited Division Pro-4
Modified championship in 2008 and 2009. Mertz will be racing for the
Connecticut chapter of Autism Speaks and he is looking forward to getting
out onto the Stafford Mini-Mile behind the wheel of a Senior Outlaw Kart.
“I’m certainly glad Stafford was able to fit me in for the race,” said
Mertz. “We’re excited about the race. I’ve been doing a lot of work for
the tornado victims in Massachusetts and this is another great opportunity
to raise money and give something back to Autism Speaks and fill the shoes
that Donny Lia got started. We can’t wait to get to Stafford.” (more…)
Canaan, N.H. — The Valenti Modified Racing Series returns to Connecticut this week for the first of two appearances at the famed Stafford Springs Motor Speedway. The Friday night, June 24, program marks the second time the New England touring series for
modified race cars will appear at the half-mile oval.
The 80-lap feature race, presented by Lincoln Technical Institute, is also the second
qualifying event for the Ricky’s Race For Kids 112-lap race next month at Canaan Fair
Speedway, Canaan, NH. (more…)
