{"id":9511,"date":"2012-04-21T08:42:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T12:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9511"},"modified":"2012-04-21T08:42:07","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T12:42:07","slug":"ryan-preece-looking-for-repeat-of-sizzler-success-from-one-year-ago-in-whelen-modified-tour-and-sk-modified-divisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/ryan-preece-looking-for-repeat-of-sizzler-success-from-one-year-ago-in-whelen-modified-tour-and-sk-modified-divisions\/","title":{"rendered":"RYAN PREECE LOOKING FOR REPEAT OF SIZZLER SUCCESS FROM ONE YEAR AGO IN WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR AND SK MODIFIED\u00ae DIVISIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stafford\"<\/a>(Stafford Springs, CT)—One year ago, a victory in the SK Modified\u00ae feature
\nevent during CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler Weekend sent Ryan Preece on a
\npath that would lead him to his first career championship. Preece hopes to
\nrepeat his winning ways of one year ago in this year\u2019s CARQUEST Tech-Net
\nSpring Sizzler Weekend, not only in the SK Modified\u00ae division, but in the
\nWhelen Modified Tour behind the wheel of the #16 Diversified Metals Ford.
\nPreece took over the controls of the #16 car for the final race of the 2011
\nseason, scoring the pole position and leading 36 laps before a late race
\nspin left him 26th in the finishing order. Preece kicked off his 2012
\nseason in grand style by winning the pole again and leading 86 laps before a
\ncrash relegated him to a 16th place finish. In 2 starts thusfar with the
\n#16 team, Preece has 2 pole positions and he has led 122 of 327 laps, but
\nthose results haven\u2019t translated into good finishes as Preece has an average
\nfinish of 21.0 in those two events. Despite his misfortunes, Preece is
\nexcited about his prospects for this year\u2019s CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring
\nSizzler, where he hopes to better his career best finish of third in the
\nSizzler.
\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve had a few seconds and thirds at Stafford, so hopefully a win will be
\ncoming our way very soon,\u201d said Preece. \u201cEver since I started racing on the
\nWhelen Modified Tour, I always wanted to drive the #16 car, so getting into
\nthis car has been a dream come true for me. The team is very established,
\nthe crew is great, and we\u2019ve jelled together really well and we have a lot
\nof fun together. We have great support from Diversified Metals, Flamingo
\nMotorsports, Sanderson\/MacLeod, American Lamp Recycling, and R+B
\nEnterprises, and we everything we need to win the Sizzler, we just have to
\nbe in the right position at the end of the race. If we are leading towards
\nthe end of the race, we\u2019ll be in a good spot, and if we\u2019re second, we know
\nwe have to make a pass on the high side and get the job done.\u201d
\nWhile Preece does have one career victory at Stafford, a win in the CARQUEST
\nTech-Net Spring Sizzler would be extra special to Preece as he would join
\nhis grandfather Bob Judkins as Spring Sizzler champions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning the Sizzler would really mean a lot to me,\u201d said Preece. \u201cMy
\ngrandfather has won the race and I remember winning the August race at
\nStafford and how that felt, I can only imagine what a great feeling it would
\nbe forme if we could win the Sizzler this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to trying to win the Sizzler, Preece will begin defense of his
\nStafford SK Modified \u00ae track championship by trying to repeat his Sizzler
\nvictory of one year ago in the 40-lap SK Modified\u00ae division with his #40
\nJ.G. Poulin Drywall sponsored machine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in really good shape with the SK,\u201d said Preece. \u201cThe car is just as
\ngood as it was last year, and we have everything that we need to win races
\nwith CD Chassis and Pettit engines and our great sponsors Hitchcock Pool
\nWater, J.G. Poulin Drywall, Sullivan and Sons, and American Lamp Recycling.
\nWe were able to win the SK race at the Sizzler last year and we hope we can
\nwin it again. We almost did the double at the World Series and it would be
\npretty cool if we could win both races at Stafford. The cars are so close
\nnow that it\u2019s hard to win on both the Tour and in the SK\u2019s, but we\u2019re going
\nto have a lot of fun trying to win both races. I\u2019m very fortunate to be
\nassociated with the teams I\u2019m with right now and I\u2019m looking forward to
\nStafford with both the 16 and 40 cars.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2012 CARQUEST TECH-NET Spring Sizzler gets underway Friday, April 27
\nwith 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 28 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, April 29 with the CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party followed by
\nStafford\u2019s SK Modifieds\u00ae and Late Models joining the Whelen Modified Tour in
\nfeature action.<\/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 $38.50 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 will be priced at $42.00 for all ages. All ticket prices include
\n10% CT Admission Tax. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free
\nparking with overnight parking available.<\/p>\n

Visit NERacingForum.Com<\/a> for latest New England Racing community News and updates.<\/p>\n

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