{"id":3439,"date":"2010-09-26T06:46:50","date_gmt":"2010-09-26T11:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2010-09-26T06:46:50","modified_gmt":"2010-09-26T11:46:50","slug":"bobby-santos-iii-comfortable-in-points-lead-as-whelen-modified-tour-heads-to-stafford-speedway-for-carquest-fall-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/bobby-santos-iii-comfortable-in-points-lead-as-whelen-modified-tour-heads-to-stafford-speedway-for-carquest-fall-final\/","title":{"rendered":"BOBBY SANTOS, III COMFORTABLE IN POINTS LEAD AS WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR HEADS TO STAFFORD SPEEDWAY FOR CARQUEST FALL FINAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOBBY SANTOS, III COMFORTABLE IN POINTS LEAD AS WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR HEADS
\nTO STAFFORD SPEEDWAY FOR CARQUEST FALL FINAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—After leading the Whelen Modified Tour points
\nstandings for most of the 2010 season, Bobby Santos, III heads to Stafford
\nwith a 7-point advantage over 7-time series champion Mike Stefanik.
\nStefanik has cut almost 80 points off of Santos\u2019 point lead over the past
\nseveral tour events, but Santos says he and his team feel confident at the
\ntop of the standings heading into Stafford\u2019s 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final
\nWeekend.
\n\u201cWe feel really confident heading to Stafford,\u201d said Santos. \u201cWith the
\nexception of a spin, I think we could have won the Spring Sizzler and we won
\nat Stafford in May. There\u2019s no reason why we can\u2019t run like we did in the
\nSpring at the Fall Final. I think it\u2019s better to be ahead rather than
\nbehind, so we\u2019d much rather be where we are leading the points instead of
\nhaving to make up points. The way we look at the year, we\u2019ve had 12 races
\nso far and we\u2019ve thrown away three of them, so hopefully we have all our bad
\nluck for the season behind us and we can get back to where we were earlier
\nin the season.\u201d
\nSantos and the Mystic Missile team have compiled an impressive record at
\nStafford this season, winning two pole positions to go along with a victory
\nand a second place finish. A blown engine in the August race at Stafford
\nkept Santos and his team from contending for another victory and relegated
\nthem to a 23rd place finish. Stafford has also been a good track for Santos
\n\u2019s two main championship rivals, Mike Stefanik and Ted Christopher, who
\nbetween them, have won over 140 times at Stafford.
\n\u201cStafford is everyone\u2019s home track, it\u2019s the track that we race the most at
\nand the track that everyone knows best,\u201d said Santos. \u201cThe bottom line is
\nthat we\u2019re coming to Stafford to win the race. Since I was four years old,
\nI go to the racetrack to win and that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do again. I\u2019ve
\nnever really run for or won a championship before except for quarter midget
\nracing, but I think a lot of times people tend to overanalyze that.
\nStafford is a lot of fun to race at, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s as much fun for Teddy
\nand Mike as it is for me, but we\u2019re going to go for the win because that is
\nwhat gives the most points.\u201d
\nWhile Santos has won at Stafford earlier this season, he thinks that
\nSaturday\u2019s qualifying session will play a big part in how the race will play
\nout on Sunday.
\n\u201cI think that qualifying on Saturday is going to be very important for us,\u201d
\nsaid Santos. \u201cEarlier in the season, we were qualifying well, winning
\npoles, and we won some races. I think that we need to get back to that
\nqualifying performance, and if we can do that, I think we\u2019ll be in good
\nposition to be there on Sunday going for the win. The Sizzler was 200 laps
\nand the race in May was 125 laps, so I think our strategy will be a little
\ndifferent as to when we pit, but we have a good car and we just need to be
\nthere at the end so we can go race for the win. The car has been awesome
\nall year long and I\u2019m confident that we can do what we need to do and try to
\nwin the race.\u201d
\nWith his past performance at Stafford, Santos and his team certainly aren\u2019t
\nlacking for confidence, but Santos is cautious when asked about winning the
\nchampionship this season.
\n\u201cIf we were able to win the championship, it would be a great accomplishment
\nto put on my resume, but I\u2019ll have a better answer to that question after we
\nrun the last two races of the year,\u201d said Santos.
\nRace fans can meet and greet with Bobby Santos and the rest of the Whelen
\nModified Tour competitors and Stafford\u2019s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
\ndrivers at the CARQUEST Belts and Hose Pit Party on Sunday, starting at
\n11am.
\nThe Whelen Modified Tour cars hit the track for the first time during
\nCARQUEST Fall Final weekend on Saturday October 2nd with a practice session
\nfrom 11:00am-12:30pm. Time trials to set the field will begin at 2:15pm on
\nSaturday and the 150-lap race will take the green flag at approximately
\n3:15pm on Sunday.
\nTickets for the 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend are now on sale at
\nthe Stafford Motor Speedway Box Office. Tickets are priced at $35.00 for
\nadult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, $38.00 for
\nreserved seats, and free for children ages 5 & under. Tickets are good for
\nadmission to the Saturday, October 2nd, and Sunday, October 3rd portions of
\nthe Fall Final. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers plenty of free
\nparking with overnight weekend parking available.
\nFor more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com
\n.<\/http:><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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