{"id":4862,"date":"2011-04-19T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-04-17T06:31:25","modified_gmt":"2011-04-17T11:31:25","slug":"ed-flemke-jr-recalls-spring-sizzler-ready-21st-career-start-40th-annual-carquest-tech-net-spring-sizzler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/ed-flemke-jr-recalls-spring-sizzler-ready-21st-career-start-40th-annual-carquest-tech-net-spring-sizzler\/","title":{"rendered":"ED FLEMKE, JR. RECALLS FIRST SPRING SIZZLER; READY TO MAKE 21ST CAREER START IN 40TH ANNUAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER"},"content":{"rendered":"

ED FLEMKE, JR. RECALLS FIRST SPRING SIZZLER; READY TO MAKE 21ST CAREER START IN 40TH ANNUAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—In the 39 year history of the CARQUEST Tech-Net
\nSpring Sizzler, one driver who has been there to see it all is Ed Flemke,
\nJr. From the very first Sizzler watching his father race to this year\u2019s
\n40th edition where he will pilot his familiar #10 Ron Bouchard Auto Stores
\nmachine, Flemke has a lifetime of Sizzler memories and experiences.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve been to pretty much every Sizzler,\u201d said Flemke. \u201cI think the only
\nrace I missed was the SK Modified\u00ae Sizzler. When the race first started
\nout, it was something very different. Back then, tracks didn\u2019t have \u201cbig\u201d
\nshows, they usually just had normal weekly shows. That first Sizzler was a
\nnovel idea. It was a short sprint race and there was a lot of hype behind
\nthat race. I remember the poster for the first Sizzler had a dirt modified
\non it. That first race, the rules were pretty loose and it was kind of a
\nrun what you brought type of race. Some cars had fuel injection, some had
\nbig carbs, there were big blocks, small blocks, some cars had spoilers, some
\ndidn\u2019t have a spoiler, and there were different types of body styles. It
\nwas just the start of the Pinto Revolution and there were Pintos, Vegas,
\nGremlins, Coupes, and Late Model body styles, so there was a lot more
\nvariety with the cars than what fans see now. Also, there was some intrigue
\nfor the fans with those first Sizzlers. What was Maynard Troyer going to
\nbring out, what was Richie Evans going to bring to the track? There were
\nnew cars, new color schemes, a lot of things for the race fans to look
\nforward to. Those first two Sizzlers are the races that stick out for me.
\nDad led a lot of that first race and almost won it and then he came back the
\nnext year and won that race. It was pretty special to be a part of those
\nfirst Sizzler races.\u201d
\n
\nThis year\u2019s 40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler will mark Flemke\u2019s
\n21st career start in \u201cThe Greatest Race in the History of Spring.\u201d Flemke\u2019s
\nbest career finish in the Sizzler has been third, which he has done on two
\noccasions in 2000 and 2004. Flemke had a strong run in the first Whelen
\nModified Tour event of the 2011 season, running as high as second before
\nfinishing 11th, and he is looking forward to yet another start in the
\nCARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to Stafford,\u201d said Flemke. \u201cWe have a renewed energy
\nin the team this season. We had a good start to the year at Thompson, we
\ngot as high as second before we slipped back to 11th. We tried a little
\ndifferent strategy to get some track position. We only changed one tire and
\nas the run went on, the car got a little tight on me and wasn\u2019t turning as
\ngood as it was before the pit stop. Everyone on the team is really looking
\nforward to this year.\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":"

ED FLEMKE, JR. RECALLS FIRST SPRING SIZZLER; READY TO MAKE 21ST CAREER START IN 40TH ANNUAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER (Stafford Springs, CT)—In the 39 year history of the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, one driver who has been there to see it all is Ed Flemke, Jr. From the very first Sizzler watching his father […]<\/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":[196,126,197],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-4862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-new-england","category-stafford-connecticut","tag-stafford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4862","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=4862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}