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(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway\u2019s SK Modified\u00ae division has
\nadded another rookie competitor from the SK Light ranks for the upcoming
\n2012 season. The newest member of the 2012 SK Modified\u00ae rookie class will
\nbe Montgomery, Mass. native Kyle Spencer. Spencer is coming off a career
\nbest season in Stafford\u2019s SK Light division, with 2 wins and a career best
\n5th place finish in the points standings. Spencer will follow a long list
\nof competitors who have made the move from the SK Lights to the SK Modified\u00ae
\ndivision, which includes Glen Reen, Michael Gervais, Jr., Chris Matthews,
\nHeather DesRochers, John Montesanto, Mark Bakaj, Adam Skowyra, Matt Gallo,
\nRichie Pallai, Jr., and Joe Allegro, Jr.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve moved up a division almost every other year since I started racing,\u201d
\nsaid Spencer. \u201cI\u2019ve been in the SK Light division for 5 years now so we
\nfelt like it was time to make the move. We\u2019re taking the same car from the
\nLights and we are getting a new spec engine from Tony at T\/A Engines, so we\u2019
\nre definitely looking forward to the new season.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Spencer and his team, the 2012 season looks like the perfect time to be
\nmaking the move up to the SK Modified\u00ae division. After struggling for much
\nof his time in the SK Light division, Spencer and his #18 Montgomery Massage
\nTherapy team seem to have found their groove during the 2011 season.
\nSpencer scored his first two career victories at Stafford, and both wins
\ncame in spectacular fashion. Spencer\u2019s first win came after a three-wide
\nrun to the checkered flag with Tommy Barrett and Matt Galko, and his second
\nwin came in a green white checkered finish that saw Spencer outduel Galko in
\nthe outside groove to take the checkered flag first. In addition to his 2
\nvictories this season, Spencer posted 8 top-5 and 13 top-10 finishes after
\nposting 7 top-5 and 26 top-10 finishes in his first four seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cBetween wrecks and parts failures, it\u2019s been a struggle,\u201d said Spencer.
\n\u201cWe had a Troyer chassis and we really struggled with that car. We bought
\nour current CD car from Richie Pallai, Jr. and we really like this car. It
\nwas very satisfying for us to get a win this year, it was definitely a sense
\nof relief. It seemed that something would always happen to us, the caution
\nwould come out, we\u2019d get into a wreck, or we\u2019d have someone\u2019s bumper hanging
\noff the back of our car that would take us out of position to win. But we
\nkept throwing stuff at the car and once we got this CD car dialed in, things
\nwere great for us. We got the first win and then we won again, so it was a
\nnice feeling to get that monkey off our backs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fresh off the heels of his best season ever at Stafford, Spencer is looking
\nto carry that positive momentum with him over to the SK Modified\u00ae division
\nwhere he is hoping to win Rookie of the Year honors. But in order to do
\nthat, he must get to grips with an engine that carries more power an torque
\nthan he is used to in the SK Light division.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d like to win Rookie of the Year and get a couple of top-5 finishes,\u201d
\nsaid Spencer. \u201cI\u2019m not expecting to win, but if we could get a win, that
\nwould be really nice. Our main goal is to finish every race and get seat
\ntime and experience. We don\u2019t really have a problem with the setup, my dad
\nis great with setting the car up, I\u2019ll just have to get used to the power.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been at Stafford for 5 years now and I\u2019ve picked up on some things like
\nwhat kinds of lines guys are taking around the track and how they race with
\nother cars around them. I don\u2019t have any experience yet with the extra
\npower in the car, but I think once we get a couple of practice rounds under
\nour belt, we should be ok.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to racing for Rookie of the Year honors, Spencer will also be
\nable to boast one of the most unique sponsors in the SK Modified\u00ae division.
\nSpencer has recently completed a deal with Kershaw Knives of Oregon to
\nsponsor his car during the 2012 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe took a shot in the dark at sponsorship,\u201d said Spencer. \u201cWe had a letter
\nwritten up that we sent out to about 120 different companies looking for
\nsponsorship. The only response we got was from Chris Brooks at Kershaw. He
\nsaid that they were interested in coming on board with us and they were in
\nthe process of finishing up their budget for 2012 and that he would let us
\nknow. About a week later he got back to us and let us know that they would
\nbe able to help us out with sponsorship for the 2012 season. The company is
\nfrom Oregon, but you can go into any Wal-Mart and get a Kershaw Knife.\u201d
\nThe 2012 SK Modified\u00ae season kicks off with the 41st Annual CARQUEST
\nTech-Net Spring Sizzler, scheduled for April 27-29, 2012. Tickets for the
\nCARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler are available and on sale now through the
\nSMS Box Office. Tickets are priced at $38.50 for adult general admission
\ntickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are
\nadmitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating will
\nbe priced at $42.00 for all ages. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers
\nfree parking with overnight parking available.<\/p>\n
For more information on the 41st Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, or
\nto 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":"
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway\u2019s SK Modified\u00ae division has added another rookie competitor from the SK Light ranks for the upcoming 2012 season. The newest member of the 2012 SK Modified\u00ae rookie class will be Montgomery, Mass. native Kyle Spencer. Spencer is coming off a career best season in Stafford\u2019s SK Light division, with 2 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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-8692","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\/8692","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=8692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}