{"id":9290,"date":"2012-03-18T22:05:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T02:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9290"},"modified":"2012-03-18T22:05:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T02:05:20","slug":"carquest-champions-for-charities-driver-spotlight-richie-pallai-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/carquest-champions-for-charities-driver-spotlight-richie-pallai-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"CARQUEST CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT: RICHIE PALLAI, JR."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford\"<\/a>
\n(Stafford Springs, CT) – Stafford Motor Speedway has again lined up an
\nimpressive field of current and former open wheel champions for its CARQUEST
\nChampions For Charities Event as part of CARQUEST Super Saturday on June
\n30th. During the coming weeks, SMS will offer a profile on each of its
\nchampionship winning drivers and the charity they will be racing for and
\nthis week\u2019s CARQUEST Champions For Charities spotlight falls on Richie
\nPallai, Jr., the 2009 Spring Sizzler SK Modified\u00ae Champion, who will be
\nracing to help support The Danbury Animal Welfare Society.
\n
\nThe Danbury Animal Welfare Society is a non-profit, volunteer-run
\norganization dedicated to improving the lives of animals in the community
\nand beyond. They promote responsible pet guardianship and the humane
\ntreatment of animals, and work toward ending animal overpopulation through
\neducation and a variety of programs. Danbury Animal Welfare Society gives
\nshelter and care for homeless companion animals while they wait for people
\nlike you to give them a loving, forever home. DAWS recently held their 5th
\nAnnual Making a Difference Ball, where Pallai got himself off to a good
\nstart by raising a total of $1,800. Pallai\u2019s fundraising total currently
\nhas him out front in the race for pole position for the 15-lap CARQUEST
\nChampions for Charities feature event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a great relationship with DAWS and attending their annual Ball was
\na pretty cool deal,\u201d said Pallai. \u201cWe were able to raise $1,800, so that is
\na great start for us. Last year we raised $3,000, so we\u2019re already more
\nthan halfway there to matching that total.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to his CARQUEST Champions For Charities duties, Pallai will be
\ntaking part in his third season on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour as well
\nas driving selected SK Modified\u00ae races at Stafford for car owner Ted
\nChristopher. Pallai is also looking at running some events at Riverhead
\nRaceway as well as traveling to other area tracks for open modified shows
\nthat will see him run between 25-30 events this year. Pallai is especially
\nlooking forward to his third season of Whelen Modified Tour competition, as
\nhis team has two cars and a new motor program with Bob Bruneau.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have two cars that are both ready to go,\u201d said Pallai. \u201cLast year our
\nbiggest issues were the brakes and the motor. We found a lot of errors
\nduring the season as we tried to sort out our brake issues, and we feel like
\nwe found the problem and took care of it. We changed over to Bob Bruneau
\nengines in the off-season, and we\u2019re taking our big track car to Thompson in
\na couple of weeks to test, so we\u2019re excited about the new season. With the
\nSK car for Teddy, we don\u2019t have any set schedule yet, but if things go well,
\nwe\u2019ll probably do about 8 races in that car this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pallai is also looking forward to getting back onto the Stafford Mini-Mile
\nbehind the wheel of a Wild Thing Kart Senior Outlaw machine. After
\nfinishing 7th in last year\u2019s CARQUEST Champions For Charities event, Pallai
\nis looking to be the driver who passes under the checkered flag first.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year we finished 6th or 7th and I was really upset with that,\u201d said
\nPallai. \u201cI know this race is for charity and it\u2019s supposed to be a good
\ntime, but I really want to win the race this year. Last year we got up to
\nthe lead around lap-5, but we ended up falling too far back in the pack and
\ncouldn\u2019t get caught back up. It seemed that the guys who were leading early
\nlast year ended up getting shuffled back late in the race, so I think this
\nyear I\u2019ll try to wait a little bit on getting to the front to better prepare
\nourselves for the finish. Last year, I almost took out Randy Cabral, so we\u2019
\nve been joking back and forth that he owes me one for this year, so maybe we
\n\u2019ll have to spin him out early and get that taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n

The starting lineups for the CARQUEST Champions For Charities qualifying
\nraces will be determined by how much money each driver raises for their
\nselected charity. The starting grid will be set with the drivers who have
\nraised the most money starting up front. Fans are encouraged to get
\ninvolved in the event by donating to their favorite driver or favorite
\ncharity. To make a donation to the The Danbury Animal Welfare Society on
\nbehalf of Richie Pallai, Jr., and for more information on the event, please
\nrefer to the CARQUEST Champions for Charities donation page located at
\nwww.staffordspeedway.com. Stay tuned to www.staffordspeedway.com for more
\ndriver spotlights and exciting information regarding the CARQUEST Champions
\nfor Charities event.<\/p>\n

CARQUEST Super Saturday will take place on Saturday, June 30, 2012 and will
\nfeature the ISMA Super Modifieds, NEMA Midgets, and Pro-4 Modifieds in
\naddition to the Senior Outlaw Wild Thing Karts. Tickets for CARQUEST Super
\nSaturday are on sale now at the Speedway Box Office and are priced at $33.00
\nfor adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and
\nchildren ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an
\nadult. Reserved seating is priced at $35.00 for all ages. All ticket
\nprices include 10% CT Admission Tax. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway
\noffers free parking with overnight parking available.<\/p>\n

For more information, or to order tickets to the 9th Annual CARQUEST Super
\nSaturday event, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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