{"id":4282,"date":"2011-02-05T08:10:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T13:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-02-05T08:10:31","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T13:10:31","slug":"carquest-champions-charities-driver-spotlight-donny-lia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/carquest-champions-charities-driver-spotlight-donny-lia\/","title":{"rendered":"CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT: DONNY LIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT: DONNY LIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—As the excitement builds for the June 28th CARQUEST
\nExtreme Tuesday Champions for Charities event, Stafford Speedway has been
\nbusy coordinating charities and the drivers that will represent them. The
\nfield for the CARQUEST Champions for Charities race is impressive, as it
\nrepresents 42 championships among 12 drivers and 5 different open wheel
\ndivisions.
\n
\nDonny Lia is a 2-time Whelen Modified Tour Champion, winning titles in 2007
\nand 2009 for car owner Bob Garbarino. Lia is a former Tech-Net Spring
\nSizzler champion, winning the prestigious race in 2007. Lia is the last
\ndriver other than Ted Christopher to have won a Spring Sizzler at Stafford
\nas Christopher has won the Sizzler three times in a row. Lia has 2
\nadditional Whelen Modified Tour wins at Stafford, winning the 2007 TSI
\nHarley-Davdison 125 and the 2009 CARQUEST Fall Final 150.<\/p>\n

After winning his first Whelen Modified Tour title in 2007, he moved up to
\nthe NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2008 where he won at Mansfield.
\nLia started the race in 28th and he outdueled David Starr and Todd Bodine in
\na thrilling three-truck fight for the victory in the closing laps of the
\nrace.<\/p>\n

Lia will be racing to support the Connecticut Chapter of Autism Speaks.
\nAutism Speaks is dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum
\ndisorders, to funding research into the causes, prevention and treatments
\nfor autism, and to advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and
\ntheir families. It was founded in February 2005 by Suzanne and Bob Wright,
\nthe grandparents of a child with autism. To learn more about Autism Speaks,
\nplease visit www.autismspeaks.org .<\/p>\n

\u201cStafford is one of my favorite tracks to race at and I\u2019m looking forward to
\nhelping raise money for Autism Speaks,\u201d said Lia.<\/p>\n

The starting lineups for the CARQUEST Champions For Charities qualifying
\nraces will be determined by how much money each driver raises for their
\nselected charity. The starting grid will be set with the drivers who have
\nraised the most money starting up front. Fans are encouraged to get
\ninvolved in the event by donating to their favorite driver or favorite
\ncharity. To make a donation to the Connecticut Breast Health Initiative and
\nfor more information on the event please refer to the CARQUEST Champions for
\nCharities donation page located at www.staffordspeedway.com. Stay tuned to
\nwww.staffordspeedway.com for more driver spotlights and exciting information
\nregarding the CARQUEST Champions for Charities event.<\/p>\n

Lia and the CARQUEST Champions For Charities field will sit behind the wheel
\nof Wild Thing Senior Outlaw Go Karts and will race around the Stafford
\nMini-Mile rather than the half-mile that the field of champion drivers is
\nused to navigating when they come to race at Stafford.<\/p>\n

CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday will take place on June 28, 2011 and will also
\nfeature the ISMA Super Modifieds, NEMA Midgets, and Pro-4 Modifieds.
\nTickets for CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday are on sale now at the Speedway Box
\nOffice and are priced at $30.00 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00
\nfor children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of
\ncharge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $32.00
\nfor all ages. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with
\novernight parking available.<\/p>\n

For 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:>.<\/http:><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT: DONNY LIA (Stafford Springs, CT)—As the excitement builds for the June 28th CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday Champions for Charities event, Stafford Speedway has been busy coordinating charities and the drivers that will represent them. The field for the CARQUEST Champions for Charities race is impressive, as it represents 42 championships […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[196,197],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-4282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-stafford-connecticut","tag-stafford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}