by Jay | Mar 11, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Stafford Speedway Season Ticket Savings Deadline Is March 16
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway’s 2016 Season Ticket Packages are available and offer a savings to race teams and fans. 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 2016 season, including NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, and Modified Racing Series events. Season tickets do not include admission to Monster Trucks, Swap Meets, or Monday Night Wild Thing Kart events.
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by Jay | Mar 10, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Eric Berndt Looking to Continue Winning Ways in Stafford Speedway’s SK Modified® Division
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the green flag is unfurled on the 2016 SK Modified® season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Cromwell native Eric Berndt will be looking to pick up right where he left off in 2015. Through the first 20 races of last season Berndt was having a solid season and sat fifth in the points standings. But wins in the final 2 races elevated Berndt up to fourth in the final standings and gave him and his #66 Cos’ Central Auto / North End Auto Parts team a ton of positive momentum heading into the winter.
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by Jay | Mar 8, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Brandon Michael Ready to Count Himself Among Track Championship Contenders in Stafford Speedway’s DARE Stock Division
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the final checkered flag of the 2015 season was displayed to the DARE Stock field at Stafford Motor Speedway, perhaps no driver was more anxious to continue racing than Granville, MA native Brandon Michael. A penalty from the 2014 season meant that Michael didn’t get his 2015 season started until July 31, but once he got started racing he made every race count. In his 7 starts last season, Michael never finished worse than 6th and he scored podium finishes in each of his final 4 starts, including 2 wins. Michael enters the 2016 season with 5 career DARE Stock victories and he is looking forward to being a championship contender in 2016 with his #74 Betrock Farms team.
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by Jay | Feb 16, 2016 | Connecticut, New, New England, Stafford
Stafford Motor Speedway To Offer 2016 Season Preview At Frank Maratta Auto Show / Race-A-Rama
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season drawing closer to dropping the green flag, Stafford Motor Speedway is geared up for what will promises to be a blockbuster year. The Connecticut half-mile track will offer race fans a sneak preview into the season at the Frank Maratta Auto & Race-A-Rama show, which will be held at the Big E in Springfield, MA from Feb. 26-28.
Stafford’s booth will be filled with the #99 SK Modified® car of defending SK Modified® track champion Rowan Pennink, the #75 SK Light of David Arute, the DP Motorsports owned #28 Limited Late Model that will be driven by Bryan Narducci, the #12 DARE Stock of Alexandra Fearn, and the #25 Legend Car of Brett Crowther.
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by Jay | Feb 16, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Defending SK Light Champion Stephen Kopcik Ready to Move Into Premier SK Modified® Division for 2016 Season at Stafford Motor Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stephen Kopcik came to Stafford Motor Speedway in 2014 having never before driven an open wheel modified car. After 2 wins in his rookie season, Kopcik won the track championship last year and he is now ready to move up to the SK Modified® division where he will race for Rookie of the Year honors with the #31 NJK Automotive Chevrolet.
“We always had it in our minds that we were going to run SK Lights and then make the move up to the SK Modified®
division,” said Kopcik. “My car owner, David Smith, bought an SK motor last year so we could run at Thompson and that was a big piece of the picture for us to make the move. Hocon Industrial Gas is going to help us out with tires so between that and David Smith with the engine, we have our two biggest expenses taken care of. I’m really excited and it should be awesome. I can’t wait to go to the track and show everyone what we can do as a team. The Spring Sizzler can’t come soon enough and I can’t wait to see what the new season brings. Rookie of the Year is a goal for us and it would be an awesome accomplishment if we could win that this season.”
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by Jay | Jan 21, 2016 | Connecticut, New, Stafford
Former K&N Pro East Series Stafford Winner Eddie MacDonald Excited to Return in 2016
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When Stafford Speedway announced the addition of a K&N East Pro Series event on June 17 to its 2016 schedule, perhaps no driver was more excited than Eddie MacDonald. The Rowley, MA native and driver of the #71 Grimm Construction Chevrolet has 7 career K&N East wins with one of those wins coming at Stafford back in 2007.
“Stafford is definitely one of the tougher tracks to get a hold of but I’m excited about going back and I’ll be looking forward to it,” said MacDonald. “Now that the schedule is out, we’ll look at it and pick the races we think we can run well at and try to get a win, and I’d say almost definitely we’re going to be at Stafford. My car owner, Rob Grimm, is in Pennsylvania so I drive by the Stafford exit every time we go to a race and I always say it would be nice to be racing there instead of driving another 15 or 16 hours to a race. I had no idea that Stafford was a possibility of getting back on the schedule and I was really excited when I saw that.”
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