{"id":4286,"date":"2011-02-05T12:14:20","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T17:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-02-05T08:15:44","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T13:15:44","slug":"sara-locascio-newest-member-sk-light-modified-rookie-class-stafford-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/sara-locascio-newest-member-sk-light-modified-rookie-class-stafford-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"SARA LOCASCIO IS NEWEST MEMBER OF SK LIGHT MODIFIED ROOKIE CLASS AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

SARA LOCASCIO IS NEWEST MEMBER OF SK LIGHT MODIFIED ROOKIE CLASS AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—Sara Locascio, from Carmel, NY, is the newest
\nmember of the 2011 SK Light Modified rookie class at Stafford. Locascio has
\ncompeted against the likes of Tommy Barrett, Jr., Matt Galko, and Dylan
\nLiseo in the quarter midget ranks and she will now once again compete
\nagainst them on the track in the #02 Shear Moritz Hair Design Chevrolet.
\nBarrett, Galko, and Liseo each found their way into victory lane last season
\nwith Galko winning the championship as well. Locascio hopes that she can
\nfind the same amount of success on the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of my former competitors made the move into the SK Lights, and after
\ntalking with them, we thought it would be the next logical step for me to
\ntake,\u201d said Locascio. \u201cWe don\u2019t expect to be in the top-5 right away, but
\nTommy Barrett, Matt Galko, Dylan Liseo, and Tommy Membrino have all had
\nsuccess, so I think I can be successful as well in the SK Lights. I\u2019m very
\nexcited to move up to a new division and see where it will take me.\u201d
\nLocascio comes to Stafford with an extensive background. She has been
\nracing quarter midgets since 2004 and she has experience in Alcohol Half
\nMidgets as well as World Formula cars. Locascio has won races in
\nConnecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, and her team has
\npurchased the same car that Michael Gervais, Jr. drove to the 2009 SK Light
\ntrack championship at Stafford.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a car that won a championship is encouraging for us because we know
\nit\u2019s a good car,\u201d said Locascio. \u201cI have a great crew behind me and now we
\nhave to get a good engine in the car and we\u2019ll be ready to go.\u201d
\nWhile Locascio has an extensive background in midget racing, the 2011 season
\nwill be her first experience sitting behind the wheel of a full blown
\nopen-wheeled modified car. While she knows she faces an uphill learning
\ncurve, she is ready to tackle that challenge head on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be my first time in a modified, I\u2019m very excited,\u201d said Locascio.
\n\u201cI\u2019m going to have to get used to the larger car, the larger engine, and the
\nsize of the track. Practice is going to be very important for me. I will
\nhave to learn the limits of the car, where to get on and off the gas, and
\nsee what we need to make the car faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

One area where Locascio feels she will have an advantage is racing the
\ncompetition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think having raced against some of the competitors in quarter midgets
\nwill give me an advantage in knowing how to race with them, but it\u2019s
\ndefinitely going to be a challenge for me,\u201d said Locascio.
\nAs she gears up for her first taste of open-wheeled modified competition at
\nStafford, Locascio has modest goals set for herself and her team.
\n\u201cMy goal for the year is to become a better driver during the year and win a
\nrace,\u201d said Locascio. \u201cWe\u2019d like to have a shot at the Rookie of the Year,
\nand we\u2019d like to finish in the top-10 at the end of the season.\u201d
\nLocascio will hit the track for the first time on April 30 as part of the
\n40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler Weekend. The SK Lights will be
\njoined by the Whelen Modified Tour as well as Stafford’s other four NASCAR
\nWhelen All-American Series divisions. Tickets for the “Greatest Race in the
\nHistory of Spring” are on sale now at the Speedway Box Office. Tickets are
\npriced at $35.00 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children
\nages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when
\naccompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $38.00 for all ages.
\nAs always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight
\nparking 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:><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SARA LOCASCIO IS NEWEST MEMBER OF SK LIGHT MODIFIED ROOKIE CLASS AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY (Stafford Springs, CT)—Sara Locascio, from Carmel, NY, is the newest member of the 2011 SK Light Modified rookie class at Stafford. Locascio has competed against the likes of Tommy Barrett, Jr., Matt Galko, and Dylan Liseo in the quarter midget ranks […]<\/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":[],"class_list":["post-4286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-stafford-connecticut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4286","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=4286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4286\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}