RYAN PREECE HOPES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER WITH NEW TEAM<\/p>\n
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Fresh off of a fourth place effort in the opening
\nrace of the 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, Ryan Preece comes to
\nStafford with momentum on his side. Preece has driven the #3 Boehler Racing
\nEnterprises car for the past three WMT seasons, but the 2011 season finds
\nhim behind the wheel of the #11 John Lukosavage owned #11 machine.
\nPreece has made three career starts in the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler,
\nand he has enjoyed an equal amount of success and hard luck in his brief
\nSizzler career. His first start in 2008 saw him set fast time in both
\npractice and time trials and he was comfortably in the lead when his engine
\nexpired just before the halfway point of the race. His 2009 Sizzler was his
\nbest Sizzler finish of third, and last year Preece\u2019s race ended early in the
\nwall and he finished 23rd. Preece looks to build on his team\u2019s finish in
\nthe first race and continue his good fortunes at Stafford for this year\u2019s
\n40th edition of the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler.<\/p>\n
\u201cStafford is one of my favorite tracks,\u201d said Preece. \u201cI\u2019ve been coming
\nthere to watch races since I was a kid. Teddy [Christopher] has kind of had
\nvictory lane all to himself the last couple of Sizzlers, so I\u2019d like to be
\nthe one who is in victory lane this year. We had a great finish at
\nThompson, we didn\u2019t luck into anything, our car is definitely fast.\u201d
\nOne factor Preece has in his favor is that although he is working with a new
\nteam and car, they really aren\u2019t all that new to Preece at all.
\n\u201cIt was a little weird after being with the same team and working with the
\nsame guys for the last three years,\u201d said Preece. \u201cI\u2019ve worked with these
\nguys last year on our SK car at Stafford and the car is the same CD chassis
\nthat we ran at Stafford last year in the SK division, so we have some notes
\nto work with. We have the power and the car to win races and I think it
\nwill be a matter of when and not if we win this year. I\u2019m excited about the
\nrest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
As always, the Whelen Modified Tour teams will face the unusual challenge of
\ngoing around Stafford for 200 laps when most of the races on the schedule
\nare 150 laps. Under Modified Tour rules, a car cannot change tires and add
\nfuel during the same pit stop, so teams will have to figure out a strategy
\nthat they hope will help propel them into victory lane. Last year\u2019s Sizzler
\nsaw Ted Christopher not pit for fuel, which helped him gain track position
\nand win the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you\u2019ll see everyone kind of do their own deal when it comes to the
\nstrategy,\u201d said Preece. \u201cIf you have a good car, it\u2019s a good car. If the
\ncar is off, then the car is going to be out to lunch. We know what we need
\nto make the car go fast, we just have to figure out what we want to do with
\nthe fuel situation. Hopefully we can have a long green flag run because we
\nreally didn\u2019t have one at Thompson until after our pit stop and we can see
\nhow the car is. We can make some adjustments during our pit stop and then
\ngo try to win the race.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the Spring Sizzler, Preece has his sights set on winning the
\nchampionship.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really hoping we can win a couple of times this year and win the
\nchampionship,\u201d said Preece. \u201cI was so close a couple of years ago, it
\nreally makes you want to win it that much more. I\u2019d really like to be able
\nto have a championship on my resume.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler gets underway Friday, April
\n29 with a practice session for Stafford\u2019s weekly divisions. The practice
\nsession will be open to the public at no charge. Action continues on
\nSaturday, April 30 with Coors Light Pole Qualifying for the Whelen Modified
\nTour cars, along with heat and consolation races for Stafford\u2019s weekly
\ndivisions. Saturday will wrap up with feature events for the SK Light,
\nLimited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions. The Sizzler continues on
\nSunday, May 1 with the CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party followed by Stafford\u2019
\ns SK Modifieds\u00ae and Late Models joining the Whelen Modified Tour in feature
\naction.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the \u201cGreatest Race in the History of Spring\u201d are on sale now at
\nthe Speedway Box Office. Tickets are priced at $35.00 for adult general
\nadmission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and
\nunder are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved
\nseating is priced at $38.00 for all ages. As always, Stafford Motor
\nSpeedway offers free parking with overnight parking available.<\/p>\n
For more information on the 40th annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler\u00ae,
\nor to order tickets, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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