{"id":3996,"date":"2010-12-19T08:09:49","date_gmt":"2010-12-19T13:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2010-12-19T08:09:49","modified_gmt":"2010-12-19T13:09:49","slug":"stafford-speedway-competitors-home-35500-2010-post-season-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/stafford-speedway-competitors-home-35500-2010-post-season-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"STAFFORD SPEEDWAY COMPETITORS TAKE HOME $35,500 IN 2010 POST-SEASON AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>STAFFORD SPEEDWAY COMPETITORS TAKE HOME $35,500 IN 2010 POST-SEASON AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Stafford Springs, CT)&#8212;With the 2010 Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR Racing<br \/>\nseason in the history books, it is time once again for competitors to be<br \/>\nrewarded for their season-long efforts through the Stafford Motor Speedway<br \/>\npoint fund and track contingency awards.  At the end of each racing season,<br \/>\nStafford Motor Speedway pays out 5% of its total purses for the year as a<br \/>\npoint fund for the top-15 points finishers in each of its five weekly<br \/>\ndivisions.  The 2010 Stafford Motor Speedway point fund totaled in excess of<br \/>\n$19,000 with track champions Keith Rocco, Ryan Posocco, Matt Galko, Dan<br \/>\nFlannery, and Tony Membrino, Jr. taking home the lion\u2019s share of their<br \/>\nrespective division\u2019s point funds.<!--more--><br \/>\nAdding to the Stafford Motor Speedway post-season awards was $16,500 in<br \/>\ntrack award money that was paid to the top-10 points finishers from the SK<br \/>\nModified\u00ae, Late Model, SK Light Modified, and Limited Late Model divisions.<br \/>\nThe top-10 in the SK Modifieds\u00ae were paid a total of $10,000, the top-10<br \/>\nLate Model drivers $3,000, the top-10 SK Light Modified drivers $2,000, and<br \/>\nthe top-10 Limited Late Model drivers $1,500.  The Stafford Speedway track<br \/>\nawards push the final post-season bonus to $35,500 that was paid out to<br \/>\nStafford Motor Speedway competitors for their efforts during the 2010<br \/>\nseason.<br \/>\nStafford Motor Speedway SK Modified\u00ae drivers also scored well in NASCAR<br \/>\nWhelen All-American Series Championship Awards.  By winning the Connecticut<br \/>\nState Championship, Keith Rocco earned $2,500, Ted Christopher earned an<br \/>\nextra $1,000 for finishing second in the Connecticut state standings and<br \/>\nWoody Pitkat earned an additional $500 for his third place finish in the<br \/>\nConnecticut state standings.  5 of the top-10 drivers in the 2010<br \/>\nConnecticut State points standings were SK Modified\u00ae drivers that competed<br \/>\nat Stafford Motor Speedway.<br \/>\nKeith Rocco also earned a hefty bonus for winning the 2010 Whelen<br \/>\nAll-American Series National Championship.  Rocco took home a $25,000 bonus<br \/>\nwhile his twin brother and crew chief, Jeff, earned a $3,500 bonus, and his<br \/>\ncar owner, John Rufrano, earned a $5,000 bonus along with a Lincoln Welder.<br \/>\nFor more information about the Stafford Motor Speedway, contact the track<br \/>\noffice at 860-684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STAFFORD SPEEDWAY COMPETITORS TAKE HOME $35,500 IN 2010 POST-SEASON AWARDS (Stafford Springs, CT)&#8212;With the 2010 Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR Racing season in the history books, it is time once again for competitors to be rewarded for their season-long efforts through the Stafford Motor Speedway point fund and track contingency awards. 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