by Jay | Sep 26, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
TAFFORD LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE DECIDED BETWEEN RYAN POSOCCO AND
WOODY PITKAT
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the 2010 season comes to a close at Stafford
Motor Speedway with the 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend, scheduled
for October 1st thru October 3rd, the Late Model championship race comes
down to two hometown drivers, Ryan Posocco and Woody Pitkat. When it comes
to racing at Stafford, Posocco and Pitkat share a lot in common. Posocco
leads Pitkat by 6 points heading into the final race of the season, and both
drivers recently won their 50th career feature event at Stafford after
beginning their Stafford careers in the DARE Stock division. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 26, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
BOBBY SANTOS, III COMFORTABLE IN POINTS LEAD AS WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR HEADS
TO STAFFORD SPEEDWAY FOR CARQUEST FALL FINAL
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After leading the Whelen Modified Tour points
standings for most of the 2010 season, Bobby Santos, III heads to Stafford
with a 7-point advantage over 7-time series champion Mike Stefanik.
Stefanik has cut almost 80 points off of Santos’ point lead over the past
several tour events, but Santos says he and his team feel confident at the
top of the standings heading into Stafford’s 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final
Weekend. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 23, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
JUSTIN BONSIGNORE AND RICHIE PALLAI, JR. DUELING FOR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With a tight race for the championship on the
Whelen Modified Tour this season, there is another tight battle brewing
between Justin Bonsignore and Richie Pallai, Jr. for Sunoco Rookie of the
Year honors. Bonsignore comes to Stafford leading Pallai 116-112 in the
Rookie of the Year standings, having won 8 Rookie of the Race Awards to
Pallai’s four this season. Bonsignore is currently 11th in the Whelen
Modified Tour Standings, while Pallai is 13th in the standings, only 46
points behind Bonsignore. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 23, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
MIKE STEFANIK MAKING LATE SEASON CHARGE INTO CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION AS
WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR HEADS TO STAFFORD
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the Whelen Modified Tour makes its penultimate
stop of the 2010 season at Stafford Motor Speedway for the 38th Annual
CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend on Oct. 1-Oct. 3, Mike Stefanik has charged back
into championship contention on the strength of 5 consecutive top-5
finishes. The seven-time Whelen Modified Tour champion comes to Stafford, a
track that he has won at 20 times in his career, only 7 points adrift of
championship leader Bobby Santos, III. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 18, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
PREECE, POSOCCO, BARRETT, NOCERA, & JOLLY SCORE SEPT. 17TH FINAL FRIDAY
NIGHT SHOOT-OUT FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway took to the track with its
Final Friday Night Shoot-Out program on September 17th. Ryan Preece
outdueled last week’s winner Woody Pitkat to score his first career SK
Modified® feature victory in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Ryan Posocco
scored his fourth win of 2010 in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Tommy
Barrett, Jr. scored his 10th win of 2010 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified
feature, George Nocera, Jr., won his second consecutive feature of 2010 in
spectacular fashion by crossing the start/finish line sideways in the 20-lap
Limited Late Model feature, and Jeff Jolly scored his third win of the 2010
season in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 16, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
ARQUEST BELTS & HOSE TO KICK OFF FALL FINAL PIT PARTY WITH REUSABLE BAG GIVEAWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As a special bonus for this year’s CARQUEST Belts &
Hose Pit Party during the 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend on Sunday,
October 3rd, the first 700 fans through the Pit Party gates will receive a
reusable bag compliments of CARQUEST Auto Parts. The CARQUEST Belts and
Hose Pit Party allows race fans to meet and greet the drivers of the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour along with the drivers from Stafford’s five NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series racing divisions.
(more…)