{"id":9376,"date":"2012-03-31T06:27:05","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T10:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9376"},"modified":"2012-03-30T23:28:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T03:28:19","slug":"stafford-motor-speedway-driver-spotlight-on-randy-cabral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/stafford-motor-speedway-driver-spotlight-on-randy-cabral\/","title":{"rendered":"Stafford Motor Speedway – DRIVER SPOTLIGHT on RANDY CABRAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford\"<\/a><\/p>\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 3-time NEMA
\nMidget Champion (2008, 2008, 2011) Randy Cabral, who will be racing to help
\nsupport The Spalding Foundation.
\n
\nThe Spalding Foundation provides monetary support for drivers, crewmen, and
\nracing officials who have sustained injuries in a race related accident at a
\nNASCAR, dirt or local licensed track in New York State and around the United
\nStates.<\/p>\n

In 1988, Rod Spalding was seriously injured while racing at Rougemont
\nSpeedway in North Carolina. Spalding was a well-known and popular driver at
\nthe Shangri-La Speedway, Owego (Tioga Motorsports Park), as well as a member
\nof the NASCAR Modified division. Immediately following Spalding\u2019s accident
\nin 1988, Betty Sherwood from Owego, NY organized an event that was held at
\nQuinlan Park, Waverly where fans helped her raise more than $25,000. The
\nfollowing year Sherwood formed the Spalding Foundation and serves as
\npresident. Diane Crooker of Horseheads, NY and Pam Olenski of Maine, NY
\ncompletes the three-member board. Since its formation in 1989, the Spalding
\nFoundation has donated over $100,000 to more than 130 individuals and
\nfamilies.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing partnered with The Spalding Foundation is a good fit that really hits
\nhome for me,\u201d said Cabral. \u201cA few years ago at Thompson we lost Shane
\nHammond and he was one of my best friends, so it\u2019s nice to be able to work
\nwith the Spalding Foundation to reach out and help those who have gone
\nthrough similar circumstances. I was able to meet with them last year at
\nStafford and they\u2019re great people to be associated with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cabral joined the CARQUEST Champions For Charities field last year as a fill
\nin as a substitute for Stuart Friesen. In only a short amount of time,
\nCabral was able to raise nearly $1,000 for The Spalding Foundation, which
\nplaced Cabral 11th in the starting lineup for the 15-lap feature. Cabral
\nfinished 10th in the race, but he says that he had a blast and is looking
\nforward to getting back out on the Stafford Mini-Mile this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year I got to race against some guys that I\u2019ve never raced against
\nbefore, which was a lot of fun,\u201d said Cabral. \u201cWe\u2019re working on some fund
\nraising ideas right now, we\u2019re thinking we might do a motorcycle ride, and I
\n\u2019ve got some stuff going on at Plymouth South High School where I teach. I
\nwas pretty happy with how much we were able to raise last year and if I
\ncould get just $1 from everyone I know this year, that would be a pretty
\ngood total and get us a nice starting position for the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it comes to CARQUEST Super Saturday, Cabral will be one of the busiest
\ndrivers at Stafford. In addition to racing in the 15-lap CARQUEST Champions
\nFor Charities feature, Cabral will race in the NEMA Midget feature and he
\nhas hopes of racing in the Pro-4 Modified feature as well. While Cabral
\ndoes not have an ISMA Supermodified ride lined up, he says that he would
\njump at the chance to drive one of the open wheel behemoths.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be racing the NEMA, Senior Outlaw Kart, and hopefully the Pro-4
\nModified features,\u201d said Cabral. \u201cI\u2019ll have to check with my car owner and
\nsee if it\u2019s ok. The Pro-4 guys are a great bunch of guys to race with. I
\nran Jim Darlington\u2019s car at Thompson last year and Jim got to the track a
\nbit late, so I had other Pro-4 drivers helping me get the car ready to race.
\nNorm Wrenn, who was in my heat race, was helping me change the tires and
\ngetting the stagger set. I\u2019d love to try out a super someday. I\u2019ve been
\nlooking around, but I haven\u2019t really put myself out there yet. I\u2019ve had a
\nfew calls here and there, but nothing has materialized yet. I don\u2019t think I
\n\u2019ve ever turned down a ride yet, so if something were to come along, I would
\ndefinitely jump at the opportunity to drive a super.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Cabral will be busy ride hopping during CARQUEST Super Saturday, his
\nbread and butter remains his NEMA Midget ride with Tim Bertrand. Cabral won
\nhis third NEMA championship in the past four years, and after a great
\noff-season, he and his team look to be on track to be a contender for their
\nfourth NEMA Midget championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this year we\u2019re starting out better than we ever have,\u201d said
\nCabral. \u201cEverything we had on the car was 5 years old, so we went through
\nthe car and swapped everything out for new parts and pieces. Hopefully we\u2019
\nll be as good this year as we\u2019ve been the past couple of years. I have a
\ngreat team behind me, we just have to make sure that the driver keeps his
\nhead and doesn\u2019t make any mistakes on the track and I think we should be
\npretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The starting lineup for the CARQUEST Champions For Charities feature event
\nwill be determined by how much money each driver raises for their selected
\ncharity. The starting grid will be set with the drivers who have raised the
\nmost money starting up front. Fans are encouraged to get involved in the
\nevent by donating to their favorite driver or favorite charity. To make a
\ndonation to The Spalding Foundation on behalf of Randy Cabral, and for more
\ninformation on the event, please refer to the CARQUEST Champions for
\nCharities donation page located at www.staffordspeedway.com. Stay tuned to
\nwww.staffordspeedway.com for more driver spotlights and exciting information
\nregarding the CARQUEST Champions for 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

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