by Jay | Sep 15, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
RYAN POSOCCO AND WOODY PITKAT SEPARATED BY ONLY 4 POINTS WITH 2 RACES TO GO
IN LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
(Stafford Springs, CT)—In the blink of an eye, the race for the 2010
Stafford Motor Speedway Late Model championship has come down to two former
champions only 4 points apart with 2 races to go. Just several races ago,
Ryan Posocco had what looked to be a comfortable 48 point lead over Woody
Pitkat. But Pitkat has won the last 2 Late Model feature events while
Posocco finished 6th and 18th in the last 2 races to see his point lead
dwindled down from 48 to 4 points heading into the Final Friday Night
Shoot-Out this Friday night and the season ending CARQUEST Fall Final
Weekend on Oct. 2nd and 3rd.
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by Jay | Sep 11, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
PITKAT, BARRETT, NOCERA, & HAYES TAKE SEPT. 10TH SHARK CYCLE 100 FEATURE VICTORIES AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After a week away from racing, Stafford Speedway
was back in action on Friday, September 10th with the Inaugural Shark Cycle
100. It was a banner night for Stafford’s own Woody Pitkat, who bagged a
double by winning both the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, and the 30-lap Late
Model feature. The SK Modified® victory was the third of 2010 for Pitkat and
the Late Model win was his second consecutive and seventh overall win of
2010. Other feature winners were Tommy Barrett, Jr., who scored his ninth
win of 2010 in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, George Nocera, Jr., who
won his second feature of 2010 in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and
Andrew Hayes scored his third win of the 2010 season in the 15-lap DARE
Stock feature. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 10, 2010 | Connecticut, New England, Stafford
STAFFORD SPEEDWAY KICKING IN BIG ASSIST TO TED CHRISTOPHER’S “RACE TO THE FINISH TO BEAT BREAST CANCER”
(Stafford Springs, CT)—During the 2010 NASCAR racing season at Stafford
Motor Speedway, Ted Christopher has been racing to help beat breast cancer.
For each victory that Christopher records this season at Stafford, he will
donate $100 to Breast Cancer Research in Connecticut and he will donate $1
for every lap he completes at Stafford this season. For every dollar that
Christopher contributes to the Race To The Finish To Beat Breast Cancer,
Stafford Motor Speedway will match Christopher’s total. Christopher’s total
stands at $1,495 after he recorded his first SK Modified® feature victory of
the 2010 season two weeks ago, meaning that along with Stafford Motor
Speedway he has raised nearly $3,000 for breast cancer research. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 10, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
KEITH ROCCO CAN CLINCH 2010 SK MODIFIED® TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After clinching the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series national championship several weeks ago, Stafford Speedway SK
Modified® driver Keith Rocco is set to add another piece of hardware to his
trophy case. Should Rocco finish 12th or better in this Friday night’s SK
Modified® feature event, he will clinch the 2010 SK Modified® track
championship and become a track champion at Stafford for the second time in
his career. (more…)
by Jay | Sep 6, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
Large Field Expected For Modified Racing Series Stafford Springs Debut
Stafford Spring CT — Last December Stafford Springs Motor Speedway CEO, Mark Arute declared, “We have listened to our fans and competitors. Our supporters have been very vocal. They have told us we need to consider bringing in the Modified Racing Series. We reconsidered some past stances on the series. We are delighted to be bringing the Modified Racing Series to Stafford.”
The much anticipated debut appearance by the New England based series that competes at speedways throughout the six-state region and New York, takes place this Friday night, September 10, with the running of the Shark Cycle 100 at the famed Connecticut Speedway, and interest in the event has upwards of 40 race teams indicating they plan to compete.
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by Jay | Sep 4, 2010 | Connecticut, Stafford
STAFFORD SPEEDWAY RECEIVES FIRST WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR ENTRIES FOR 38TH ANNUAL CARQUEST FALL FINAL WEEKEND
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway has received its first
Whelen Modified Tour entries for the 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final
Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 1-Oct 3. The first entries for the 2010
CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend are Mike Stefanik, Richie Pallai, Jr., and Ken
Heagy. Pallai is chasing Justin Bonsignore for 2010 Sunoco Rookie of the
Year honors while Stefanik is chasing after Ted Christopher and Bobby
Santos, III in an effort to secure what would be his 8th career Whelen
Modified Tour championship. (more…)
