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(Stafford Springs, CT)—Richie Pallai, Jr. will return to competition in
\nStafford Motor Speedway\u2019s premier SK Modified\u00ae division, racing a partial
\nschedule in a car owned by 7-time Stafford SK Modified\u00ae champion Ted
\nChristopher. What began as a joke between the two drivers will now play out
\ninto a reality during the 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season at
\nStafford Motor Speedway with Pallai behind the wheel of the #93 Christopher
\nowned SK Modified\u00ae.
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\n\u201cI\u2019ve been joking with Teddy for a while that I would someday drive a car
\nfor him,\u201d said Pallai. \u201cOver the winter, Teddy got in touch with my father
\nand we ended up putting a deal together to drive an SK at Stafford. It\u2019s
\nnot too often that a guy like Teddy comes to you and says that he would like
\nyou to drive one of his cars, so it\u2019s a pretty cool deal. Teddy has top
\nnotch equipment and his shop is right across the street from ours, so we\u2019re
\nhoping to have a lot of fun in the SK car this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plans call for Pallai to race Christopher\u2019s SK Modified\u00ae car between 5-8
\ntimes during the 2012 season with a focus on the premier events of the 2012
\nSK Modified\u00ae season at Stafford.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plans is to do between 8-10 races this season,\u201d said Pallai. \u201cWe\u2019re
\nnot going to do any SK races that interfere with the [Whelen Modified] Tour
\ncar. Our plan is to do the big races and the week before the big races.\u201d
\nAnd the SK Modified\u00ae plans are not all Pallai has in store for himself this
\nseason. Pallai has plans to race on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour for his
\nthird season as well as traveling to different race tracks throughout New
\nEngland for open Modified races. Pallai and his Bosch Spark Plugs team have
\nmade some changes to their equipment for the 2012 season and have two cars
\nready to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur plans are to do at least 10 Tour races this season,\u201d said Pallai. \u201cOur
\nmain goal is to have some fun again on the Tour this year. We really enjoy
\nracing on the Whelen Modified Tour, but we struggled with our car last year,
\nso that kind of took away from the fun. We have a new motor program with
\nBob Bruneau doing our engines, and we have two cars that are put together.
\nWe\u2019re a lot further along with our program than we have been in years past.
\nWe\u2019re also looking at doing some races at Riverhead this season as well as
\ntraveling to some of the open Modified shows across New England. If
\neverything turns out like we have it planned, we should be doing about 25-30
\nraces this year. I\u2019m ecstatic about our plans for the year, I\u2019m looking
\nforward to getting back racing and it will be nice to be able to do some
\nother shows\u201d<\/p>\n
Pallai will get his 2012 Stafford season started with his Whelen Modified
\nToru car in the 41st Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, scheduled for
\nApril 27-29, 2012. Tickets for the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler are
\navailable and on sale now through the SMS Box Office. Tickets are priced at
\n$38.50 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14,
\nand children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied
\nby an adult. Reserved seating will be priced at $42.00 for all ages. As
\nalways, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight parking
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