by Jay | Mar 27, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
5-TIME SK MODIFIED® CHAMPION BOB POTTER RECALLS INAUGURAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the green flag falls on the CARQUEST Tech-Net
Spring Sizzler on May 1st this year, it will mark the start of the 40th
edition of “The Greatest Race In The History of Spring.” The CARQUEST
Tech-Net Spring Sizzler is the longest continuous running event on the
Whelen Modified Tour calendar and the Sizzler has had some of the biggest
and best names in modified racing find their way to CARQUEST Victory Lane.
The Spring Sizzler was born in 1972 with Dr. Dick Berggren, Lew Boyd, and
Bruce Cohen putting the race together at a time when all the prestigious
events were held in the fall. Their new idea for a major race in the
springtime was an overwhelming success with over 100 cars in the paddock
area and an overflow crowd of 11,500 packing the Stafford grandstands. Jack
Arute purchased the rights to the race from Berggren, Boyd, and Cohen after
that inaugural Sizzler and it has been the showcase event of the Stafford
schedule every year since.
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by Jay | Mar 27, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
CARQUEST BELTS & HOSE PIT PARTY TO USHER IN 2011 SEASON AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party is a Stafford
Speedway tradition that has spanned the better part of two decades, with the
first Pit Party taking place during CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend on September
30, 1990. The CARQUEST Belts and Hose Pit Party tradition will continue at
Stafford on Sunday, May 1st as part of the 40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net
Spring Sizzler pre-race festivities.
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by Jay | Mar 23, 2011 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
STAFFORD SPEEDWAY ADDS IZOD INDYCAR VETERAN DAVEY HAMILTON TO CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER LINEUP
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The June 28th CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday Champions
for Charities Event at Stafford Motor Speedway has added an Indy 500 flair
with the addition of “500” Veteran Davey Hamilton. Hamilton will take part
in the CARQUEST Champions For Charities go kart race while racing for The
Victory Junction Gang Camp. The Victory Junction Gang Camp was built in
honor of Adam Petty and they provide life-changing experiences for children
with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses. (more…)
by Jay | Mar 22, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
FRANK RUOCCO READY TO CHALLENGE FOR SECOND SK MODIFIED® TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN 2011
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the dawn of a new season rising above Stafford
Motor Speedway, SK Modified® driver Frank Ruocco is ready to challenge for
his second track championship at the famed half-mile oval. Ruocco is the
2006 Stafford SK Modified® track champion, and he is eager to get back to
that position after a season in which he finished third in the standings
behind Keith Rocco and Woody Pitkat in what he describes as the toughest
division in the country. (more…)
by Jay | Mar 21, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
STAFFORD NATIVE J.J. HILL LOOKING FOR BIG THINGS IN STAFFORD SPEEDWAY’S LATE MODEL DIVISION
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
season set to kick off in a little more than a month’s time, Stafford
Springs native J.J. Hill is excited about his chances in Stafford’s Late
Model division. Last season saw Hill capture his first career victory in
the most prestigious race of the season, the Late Model 100, and Hill is
looking to use that win as the building foundation for a run at a top-5
finish in the Late Model points standings with the #41 Life Care Family
Chiropractic team. (more…)
by Jay | Mar 21, 2011 | Connecticut, Stafford
DILLON MOLTZ RENEWS SPONSORSHIP WITH AAA DRIVER TRAINING FOR 2011 LATE MODEL SEASON AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For Stafford Late Model competitor Dillon Moltz,
the dawn of a new racing season has brought he and his team some great news.
Moltz’s #94 team has renewed their agreement with AAA Driver Training to
return as their primary sponsor for the 2011 season and will once again
challenge for the track championship. The news couldn’t have come at a
better time for Moltz and his team, who weren’t sure if they would be racing
at all this year.
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