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 Stafford Speedway was back on track with the Xtra Mart Late Model Xtra D program on Friday night, May 11th. J.J. Hill was the winner of the extra distance 40-lap Late Model feature, Eric Berndt got around Ted Christopher on a green white checkered restart to pick up his first win of the 2012 in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Dylan Kopec was the winner of the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature for the second consecutive week, Josh Wood also won for the second consecutive week in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, and Albert Saunders drove to victory in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature with a late race pass on Austin Bessette.
Stafford Motor Speedway has again lined up an impressive field of current and former open wheel champions for its CARQUEST Champions For Charities Event as part of CARQUEST Super Saturday on June 30th. During the coming weeks, SMS will offer a profile on each of its championship winning drivers and the charity they will be racing for. This week's CARQUEST Champions For Charities spotlight falls on Bob Potter, the 5-time Stafford SK Modified® Champion, and he will be racing to raise funds for Compassion for Cats of New London County.
After an abbreviated 2011 debut season in Stafford's DARE Stock division, Johnny Walker is looking to take a step forward this year and put his #01 into CARQUEST Victory lane. Walker managed two ninth place finishes and a fifth place finish in his first five races last year, but a crash on June 10th sidelined him until the CARQUEST Fall Final weekend, where he finished 21st. But after an offseason of new parts and pieces for the car, Walker is ready to take the next step and be a contender for race wins.
Race fans can now enjoy the experience of a lifetime at Stafford Motor Speedway. Stafford now has a 2-seat modified which will allow race fans the opportunity to ride around the famed Stafford Motor Speedway half-mile track with 5-time SK Modified® champion Bob Potter. Stafford Speedway has several ride along options available to race fans.
After raising over $44,000 for charity last season, Stafford Speedway’s CARQUEST Champions For Charities is well on its way to surpassing that total this year with over $12,000 in donations collected thusfar. CARQUEST Champions For Charities pairs current and former open wheel champions with a charity of their choice to raise money for. The driver who raises the most money for their charity will start the 15-lap Senior Outlaw Kart feature event from pole position. Last year’s polesitter was Frank Ruocco, who raised $18,885 for his charity, The Lustgarten Foundation.
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Click the play button on the image below for a recap of the May 11 Xtra Mart Late Model Xtra D feature events. Call the Speedway Office at 860-684-2783 or CLICK
HERE to order a DVD copy of any feature event
from the 2012 season.
Stafford Motor Speedway has again lined up an impressive field of current and former open wheel champions for its CARQUEST Champions For Charities Event as part of CARQUEST Super Saturday on June 30th. During the coming weeks, SMS will offer a profile on each of its championship winning drivers and the charity they will be racing for. This week's CARQUEST Champions For Charities spotlight falls on 2006 Stafford Motor Speedway SK Modified® Champion Frank Ruocco, who will be racing to help support The Lustgarten Foundation to cure pancreatic cancer.
For Doug Coby and the #52 Reynolds Auto Wrecking / Furnace and Duct team, the 41st Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler was a dream race. Coby took over the race lead from Ryan Preece on lap-112 of 200 and he led the rest of the way, beating Preece to the checkered flag by 1.881 seconds. But as calm and smooth as Coby's ride looked from the outside, Coby and his team were worried for much of the second half of the race that the car might not make it to the finish. Coby's car picked up a Subway wrapper in his grill area and it shot his water temperature to the virtual point of breaking, but the engine held together and Coby was able to take home his second career Sizzler trophy. Coby's Sizzler trophy will be joined by another trophy, the Subway wrapper that hitched a ride with Coby for most of the second half of the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler.
Stafford Motor Speedway has again lined up an impressive field of current and former open wheel champions for its CARQUEST Champions For Charities Event as part of CARQUEST Super Saturday on June 30th. During the coming weeks, SMS will offer a profile on each of its championship winning drivers and the charity they will be racing for. This week's CARQUEST Champions For Charities spotlight falls on 2003 NASCAR Whelen Modified Series Champion Todd Szegedy, who will be racing to help support The Foundation For Life.
Stafford Motor Speedway has again lined up an impressive field of current and former open wheel champions for its CARQUEST Champions For Charities Event as part of CARQUEST Super Saturday on June 30th. During the coming weeks, SMS will offer a profile on each of its championship winning drivers and the charity they will be racing for and this week's CARQUEST Champions For Charities spotlight falls on 2-time Wild Thing Kart Senior Champ Champion (2010, 2011) Ron Midford, Jr., who will be racing to help support The Greg Caron Family Fund.
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