by RacingNews | Oct 26, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The 2015 rules for the Late Model and Limited Late Model divisions have been released.
Changes for the Late Model division consist of a new gear rule and a change to the left side weight percentage. Also, the Late Models will race on the Hoosier 27.0 x 8.0 – 2040 compound tire in 2015 and the minimum tire pressures for inspection purposes has been changed to fifteen (15) psi for both left side tires and twenty five (25) psi for both right side tires.
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by RacingNews | Oct 9, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—In his first two seasons of modified competition at Stafford Motor Speedway, Roxbury, CT native Chase Dowling has proven to not only be a very talented driver, but a quick study behind the wheel. Dowling won his very first SK Light Modified start last season and he nearly won the championship as a rookie, finishing second by only 4 points. Dowling made the move into the premier SK Modified® division at Stafford this season, and it only took him four races to put his #57 S+S Asphalt Paving / Dunleavy Truck & Trailer Repair Chevy into NAPA Victory Lane.
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by RacingNews | Oct 3, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The 2014 SK Modified® season at Stafford Motor Speedway was a season full of excellent competition on the track and the race for the championship came down to an ultra-tight race between Ted Christopher and Ryan Preece. Preece was the more dominant car with 6 wins and 4 second place finishes over the 17-race schedule, while Christopher was able to win just once. Preece also had 12 top-5 finishes while Christopher had 8, but the difference in the final points table showed up where Christopher’s worst finish of the season was 9th while Preece had 3 finishes outside the top-10.
Both Christopher and Preece established themselves as championship contenders right away and they spent the majority of the 2014 season swapping the point lead back and forth between themselves with neither driver opening up a commanding lead over the other. The largest lead either driver held during the season over the other was 28 points, or 14 positions on the track. Preece began the season strong, accumulating 4 wins, a second, and an eighth place finish in the first 6 races of the season to firmly establish his championship credentials. Although not as dominant, Christopher was not far behind as he racked up top-9 finishes in each of the first 6 races along with his lone victory of the year on June 27.
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by RacingNews | Sep 30, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway kicked off its final race event of the 2014 season with feature events for its SK Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions, as well as twin feature events for the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience as part of the Saturday NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend festivities. Taking feature wins were Stephen Kopcik in the SK Light feature, David Arute in the Limited Late Model feature, Andy Marchese in the DARE Stock feature, Jordan LaMothe in the Legend Cars feature, Johnny Walker in the Paradiso-Muska DARE Stock Shoot-Out, and George Roberts and Steve Kammer in the twin Rusty Wallace Racing Experience feature events. Clinching track championships on the day were rookie Jeremy Sorel in the SK Lights, Andrew Hayes in the Ltd. Late Models, Frank L’Etoile, Jr. in the DARE Stocks, and Dana DiMatteo in the Legend Cars.
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by RacingNews | Sep 18, 2014 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the Final Friday Night Shoot-Out approaches at Stafford Motor Speedway this Friday, Sept. 19th, there are only 2 races left for drivers to jockey for position in the points standings. With the 2 remaining races on the schedule, that means that any driver within 100 points of the leader is still mathematically alive to win the championship. Stafford’s five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions have several tight races that will go down to the wire and there are also two championship races that could be wrapped up this Friday night.
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