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“STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY RELEASES ITS2009 NASCAR
WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE (Stafford Springs,
CT)---Stafford Motor Speedway has released its 2009NASCAR Whelen All-
American Series event schedule which will showcase thetrack’s SK
Modified® and Late Model divisions in two extra distance eventsas well as
four Whelen Modified Tour events. SMS will host a total of 24racing
events, with the 2009 NASCAR season kicking off with the 38th
AnnualTech-Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST April 24-26, and
concludingwith the 37th annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend on
October 2-4.Stafford’s Friday night NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
programs will onceagain consist of five divisions, the SK Modifieds®, Late
Models, SK Lights,Limited Late Models, and DARE Stocks. Headlining the
weekly divisions arethe four extra distance events. The 6th Annual
CARQUEST SK 150 will be runon Friday night, July 25th, and the 36th
Annual Coors Light SK Modified® 100will be run on Friday, June 5th.
Stafford’s Late Model division will alsohave two 100-lap extra distance
events on the 2009 calendar with the 15thAnnual Late Model 100 run on
Friday, May 8th, and the 2nd Annual Late Model100 run on Friday, August
21st.Stafford Motor Speedway will once again play host to four Whelen
ModifiedTour events, the 38th annual Tech-Net Spring Sizzler on April 26,
the 19thConnecticut Classic on May 22nd, the 19th Annual Stafford 150
on August 7th,and the CARQUEST Fall Final 150 on October 4th. The
ISMA Supermodifeds willreturn to Stafford for a 50-lap feature event on
Tuesday, July 7th as partof the 6th annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday
program along with the NEMAMidgets and the Pro-4 Modifieds.Stafford
Motor Speedway will host a total of four fireworks dates withCARQUEST
Dealer Night on Friday, May 29th, the 9th annual Summer Blast-Offon
Friday, June 19th, an Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 3rd,
and an end of summer event on Friday, August 28th. For the June 19th
SummerBlast-Off program, all children ages 14 & Under will be admitted
free ofcharge to the general admission grandstands when accompanied by
an adult.The USHRA Monster Trucks return to Stafford Motor Speedway in
2009 with twoshows on Saturday, July 25th, and one show on Sunday, July
26th. SMS willhost four different Connecticut Motorcycle Swap Meets on
Sunday, March 29th,Sunday, June 28th, and Sunday, August 16; the date
of the Fall MotorcycleSwap Meet is still to be determined and will be
announced at a later date.Stafford will host two Ty-Rods Automotive Swap
Meets on Sunday, April 5thand Sunday, October 18th. Also returning to
Stafford Speedway will be the2nd Annual 24 Hours of LeMons, a two-day
endurance event that will runSaturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th.
Stafford Motor Speedway has 2009 season ticket packages available now,
whichare good for all NASCAR Race events, as well as the CARQUEST
Extreme Tuesdayprogram, but do not include admission for Monster Truck
shows, Swap Meets,or Wild Thing Kart events.Stafford Motor Speedway’s
complete 2009 NASCAR schedule is available byvisiting the SCHEDULE
section of SMS Online located atwww.staffordmotorspeedway.com. For
more information about the 2009 StaffordMotor Speedway schedule of
events, including season ticket applications,call the speedway office at
(860) 684-2783, or visit the BOX OFFICE sectionof SMS Online.###2009
STAFFORD SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTSSUN. MARCH 29
Connecticut Spring Motorcycle Swap Meet (For more informationcall 1-860-
649-3697)SUN. APRIL 5 23rd Annual Spring Ty-Rods Automotive Swap
Meet (Call860-978-2861 or 860-604-7528 for info)SAT. APRIL 18 TECH-
NET SPRING SIZZLER OPEN PRACTICE - RAIN DATE SUNDAY,APRIL
19FRI. APRIL 24 TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER PRACTICE (Grandstands
Open to thePublic FREE of charge)SAT. APRIL 25 TECH-NET SPRING
SIZZLER QUALIFYING + SK Light (20), LimitedLate Model (20) & Dare
Stock (15)SUN. APRIL 26 38th Annual TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER
presented by CARQUEST;200-lap Whelen Modified Series Event, SK
Modified® (40), Late Model (30)FRI. *MAY 1 SK Modified® (40), Late
Model (30), SK Light (20), Limited LateModel (20) & DARE Stock (15)FRI.
*MAY 8 15th Annual Late Model 100;Late Model (100), SK Modified® (40),
SK Light (20), Ltd. Late Model (20) &Dare (15)FRI. *MAY 15 SK Modified®
(40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20), LimitedLate Model (20) & Dare Stock
(15)FRI. *MAY 22 19th Annual CONNECTICUT CLASSIC, NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour,SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20), Limited
Late Model (20) &Dare Stock (15)FRI. *MAY 29 CARQUEST DEALER
NIGHT;SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20), Limited Late
Model (20) &Dare Stock (15) + FIREWORKSFRI. JUNE 5 36th Annual
Coors Light SK Modified® 100;SK Modified® (100), Late Model (30), SK
Light (20), Limited Late Model (20)& Dare Stock (15)FRI. JUNE 12 SK
Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20), Limited LateModel (20) &
DARE Stock (15)FRI. JUNE 19 9th ANNUAL SUMMER BLAST-OFFSK
Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20), Limited Late Model(20) &
DARE Stock (15) + FIREWORKSFRI. JUNE 26 SK Modified® (40), Late
Model (30), SK Light (20), LimitedLate Model (20) & DARE Stock (15)SUN.
JUNE 28 Connecticut Summer Motorcycle Swap Meet (For more
informationcall 1-860-649-3697)FRI. JULY 3 SK Modified® (40), Late
Model (30), SK Light (20), LimitedLate Model (20) & DARE Stock (15) +
FIREWORKSTUES. JULY 7 6th ANNUAL CARQUEST EXTREME
TUESDAY; ISMA Supermodifieds (50),NEMA Midgets (30), Pro-4 Mods (25)
FRI. JULY 10 SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20),
LimitedLate Model (20) & DARE Stock (15)SAT. JULY 11 2nd ANNUAL 24
HOURS OF LeMONSSUN. JULY 12 2nd ANNUAL 24 HOURS OF
LeMONSFRI. JULY 17 SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20),
LimitedLate Model (20) & DARE Stock (15)FRI. JULY 24 6th ANNUAL
CARQUEST AUTO PARTS SK 150;SK Modified® (150), Late Model (30),
SK Light (20), Limited Late Model (20)& Dare Stock (15)SAT. JULY 25
USHRA MONSTER TRUCK JAM 2009SUN. JULY 26 USHRA MONSTER
TRUCK JAM 2009FRI. JULY 31 SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK
Light (20), LimitedLate Model (20) & DARE Stock (15)FRI. AUGUST 7 19th
ANNUAL STAFFORD 150; Whelen Modified Tour 150-Lap Event;SK
Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20), Limited Late Model(20) &
DARE Stock (15)FRI. AUGUST 14 SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK
Light (20), LimitedLate Model (20) & DARE Stock (15)SUN. AUGUST 16
Connecticut Late Summer Motorcycle Swap Meet (For moreinformation call
1-860-649-3697)FRI. AUGUST 21 2nd Annual Late Model 100; Late Model
(100), SK Modified®(40), SK Light (20), Ltd. Late Model (20) & Dare (15)
FRI. AUGUST 28 SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20),
LimitedLate Model (20) & DARE Stock (15) + FIREWORKSFRI.
SEPTEMBER 4 SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light (20),
LimitedLate Model (20) & DARE Stock (15)FRI. SEPTEMBER 11 FINAL
FRIDAY NIGHT SHOOT-OUT;SK Modified® (40), Late Model (30), SK Light
(20), Limited Late Model (20) &DARE Stock (15)FRI. OCTOBER 2
CARQUEST FALL FINAL PRACTICE (Grandstands Open to the
PublicFREE of charge)SAT. OCTOBER 3 CARQUEST FALL FINAL
QUALIFYING, SK Light (20), Limited LateModel (20),Dare Stock (15), &
Paradiso-Muska DARE Stock Shoot-Out (8)SUN. OCTOBER 4 37th Annual
CARQUEST FALL FINAL WEEKEND; WMT Event (150), SKModified® (40),
Late Model (30)SUN. OCTOBER 18 36th Annual Fall Ty-Rods Automotive
Swap Meet (Call860-978-2861 or 860-604-7528 for info) *May Is Youth
Organization Month! For The Entire month of May All Children(Ages 6-14)
Wearing A Youth Organization,Team Shirt Or Uniform (Scouts, Little
League, Etc) Is Given Free AdmissionWhen Accompanied By An Adult!
ALL DATES, DISTANCES AND FORMATS ARE TENTATIVE & SUBJECT
TO CHANGEALL SK MODIFIED®, SK LIGHT, LATE MODEL, LIMITED
LATE MODEL, AND DARE STOCKFEATURESWILL BE GREEN FLAG
LAPS ONLY, CAUTION LAPS WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS
FEATURETOTAL)
CAR NUMBER REQUESTS FOR ’09 BEING ACCEPTED AT THOMPSON
THOMPSON, CT. Thompson International Speedway is accepting applications for car
number renewals. For ease and convenience, the 2009 registration forms may be
accessed from the front page of the Thompson web site.
As in previous years, any driver who secured track points with a registered car
number will have until January 15, 2009 to renew that number. If the number is not
renewed, it will then be assigned to the first person requesting the number. That
determination is made by the date that each request is received at the Thompson
Speedway office. If a number is being requested that was not used in the 2008 season,
it will be awarded on a first come-first served basis.
The 2009 registration form should be downloaded from the Thompson web site.
They are also available by calling the Thompson International Speedway track office.
The car number/ driver information form should be completely filled out and mailed or
faxed to the track office. This form is also used to generate information for payroll.
Therefore, track officials ask that you take your time in completing the form to be sure
all information needed is there and is neat and legible. Forms that can’t be read will be
returned to the sender.
There is no charge to competitors to reserve a number. However, if a number is
secured and then not used by June 30, 2009, that number will become available to
another competitor.
Teams are reminded that Thompson will accept requests for one and two digit
numbers only. Letters or symbols of any kind will not be accepted as part of the car’s
official number.
Race teams are urged to get their numbers secured for next season as soon as
possible. Each year a few teams put off the renewal process only to find that their
number has been assigned to someone else. This is especially troublesome for teams
that have already had their racecars lettered before the number is registered and
approved by the track. By renewing your car’s number now, you will avoid such
problems.
Any questions dealing with this process will be answered by calling the
Thompson Speedway track office at (860)-923-2280. The procedure is also explained
on the track’s web site www.thompsonspeedway.com.
For Immediate Release Contact: Scott Running11/17/08 (860) 684-2783 KEITH
ROCCO, RYAN POSOCCO, JOE ALLEGRO, JR., BILL DAVIS, AND NORM
SEARSHONORED AS 2008 STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY TRACK
CHAMPIONS (Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Motor Speedway welcomed a
guest list ofover 500 people consisting of teams, drivers, and employees this
past Fridaynight, November 14, 2008 at the La Renaissance Banquet Facility in
EastWindsor to officially honor Keith Rocco, Ryan Posocco, Joe Allegro, Jr.,Bill
Davis, and Norm Sears as the 2008 Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR
WhelenAll-American Series track champions.With Stafford Motor Speedway
broadcasters Matt Buckler and Tony Suttonserving as the Masters of Ceremony,
the 39th annual Stafford Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Champions Awards
Ceremony not only honored the five track champions,it also honored the top-20
points finishers from the SK Modified®, LateModel, SK Light, Limited Late Model,
and DARE Stock divisions. Other awardsthat were presented during the evening’
s festivities were Most PopularDriver Awards, Most Improved Driver Awards, and
the Reliable Welding & SpeedRookie of the Year awards.The race for the SK
Modified® track championship came down to a two-man racebetween Keith
Rocco and Ted Christopher. Rocco and Christopher see-sawedthe points lead
back and forth over the course of the season, but it wasRocco’s amazing level of
consistency down the stretch that allowed him tooutlast Christopher. Rocco
closed out the 2008 season with a dominantfive-race stretch that saw him score
a win and four second place finishes tolock up the championship. Rocco posted
2 wins, 14 top-5, and 14 top-10finishes in 17 starts.The race for the Late Model
track championship came down to a two-man racebetween Stafford veteran Ryan
Posocco and second year man Dillon Moltz.Moltz quickly established himself as
the championship favorite with an earlyseason three race winning streak, but
Moltz could not match the superiorconsistency exhibited by Posocco. Posocco
ended Moltz’ streak at three winsand went on a three-race win streak of his own
that put him into the pointslead, a position that he would hold for the remainder of
the season. Forthe season, Posocco posted 7 wins, 16 top-5 and 17 top-10
finishes, whichincluded 14 podium finishes in 17 starts. Posocco’s championship
is thefourth of his career at Stafford, placing him behind only Ted Christopherwith
6, and Bob Potter with 5, for career championships earned at StaffordMotor
Speedway.The race for the SK Light Modified championship was the closest
pointsbattle of Stafford’s five divisions. Heading into the CARQUEST Fall
FinalWeekend, four drivers were in the running for the championship. While
threeof the drivers experienced problems during the race, Joe Allegro, Jr.
stayedout of trouble and rode to a third place finish and the 2008 championship.
Allegro didn’t reach victory lane during the 2008 season, but he posted 11top-5
and 15 top-10 finishes to outlast Chris Matthews, Mark Bakaj, andRaymond
Grassetti for the title.The chase for the Limited Late Model championship was a
two-man battlebetween Bill Davis and defending champion Sean Foster. Davis
won the SpringSizzler and he remained consistent throughout the season,
leading the pointsstandings for all but one week during the 2008 season. Davis
posted threevictories along with 15 top-5 and 16 top-10 finishes to hold off
Foster atseason’s end for the title.Norm Sears drove to his third consecutive
DARE Stock track championship,putting him into the Stafford record books
alongside Phil Rondeau and RyanPosocco as the only drivers to win three
consecutive Stafford trackchampionships. Sears posted 2 wins, 10 top-5, and 14
top-10 finishes to nipScott Roy by an 8-point margin at season’s end.Receiving
awards for Most Improved Driver were Kirk Zervas in the SKModified® division,
Michael Bennett in the Late Model division, TonySantangelo in the SK Light
division, and Michael Chaves in the Limited LateModel division. The Most
Improved Driver award is given to a driver whoexhibits the greatest degree of
improvement in on-track performance over thepast season. Nominees are
selected and voted upon by a committee of selectStafford Motor Speedway
management and track officials.The Reliable Welding & Speed Rookie of the
Year awards were presented byBrad and Linda Hietala of Reliable Welding and
Speed to Steven Reed from theSK Modified® division, Brian Chapin from the
Late Model division, AdamSkowyra from the SK Light division, and Carla
Botticello from the LimitedLate Model division. The awards will be worth a
$700.00 bonus to Reed, and$500.00 bonus to Chapin, Skowyra, and Botticello
from Reliable Welding andSpeed. Each Rookie of the Year bonus will be paid out
in $100.00 weeklyincrements to each driver as they attend events during the
2009 season.The winners of the Most Popular Driver Awards were Ted
Christopher in the SKModified® division, Ryan Posocco in the Late Model
divisions, Chris Matthewsfrom the SK Light division, Carla Botticello from the
Limited Late Modeldivision, and Kyle Casagrande from the DARE Stock division.
The MostPopular Driver Awards are voted on by the fans who attend Stafford
MotorSpeedway race events and fill out the ballots found weekly in the track’
sPitStopper Magazine.For more information about the 2008 Stafford Motor
Speedway Champions AwardsCeremony, or to order a video of the night’s
festivities, contact theStafford Motor Speedway’s track office at (860) 684-2783
or visit us on theweb at www.staffordspeedway.com
Breaking News
- November 8, 2008 11:15 - A first for the North-South Shootout; a Southern Modified
driver has taken the top prize for the event. The top five finishers for the Northern and
Southern Modified Tour feature are - 1st #1 Burt Myers, 2nd #60 Matt Hirschman, 3rd
#78 Ronnie Silk, 4th #36 Ted Christopher, and 5th #98 Bobby Santos. Another great
show put on by Concord Motorsports Park. That' s what keeps us coming back for
more year after year.
- November 8, 2008 6:57 - The Supermodified feature has just finished, and the results
are in. 1st #94 Dave McKnight, 2nd #84 Mike Litchy, 3rd #7 Charlie Schultz, 4th #78
Mark Sammut, and 5th #14 Scott Martel.
- November 8, 2008 5:45 - The first feature results are in for the evening at the North-
South Shootout. The top five finishers in the SK Modified feature are - 1st #00 Ted
Christopher, 2nd #12 Jimmy Blewett, 3rd #55 Glen Reen, 4th #8 Bett, and 5th #10
Doug Coby.
- November 7, 2008 9:54 - A bunch of Heat race results just in for SK Mods, Tour Mods,
and Supers. Northern and Southern Modified Tour Heats1-4 : Heat 1 - 1st #23 Brian
Loftin, 2nd #2 Todd Szegedy,& 3rd #07 Frank Fleming. Heat 2 - 1st #28 George
Brunnhoelzl, 2nd #40 Ryan Preece, & 3rd #93 Vennick (sic). Heat 3 - 1st #19 Jimmy
Blewett, 2nd #9 Eric Beers, & 3rd #17 Glenn Reen. Heat 4 - 1st #36 Ted Christopher,
2nd #98 Chuck Hossfeld, & 3rd #06 Les Hinkley. SK Modified Heats 1-3 : Heat 1 - 1st
#31Tommy Cravenho, 2nd #12 Jimmy Blewett, & 3rd #71 Tony Farrell. Heat 2 - 1st #00
Ted Christopher, 2nd #5 Eric Beers, & 3rd #81 Ryan Preece. Heat 3 - 1st #4 Ron
Yuhas Jr., 2nd #51 Rob Janovic Jr., & 3rd #8 Jeffrey Earnhardt. Supermodified Heats
1& 2 : Heat 1 - 1st #84 Mike Lichty, 2nd #9 Bobby Santos, & 3rd #94 Dave McKnight.
Heat 2 - 1st #61 Dave Shullick Jr., 2nd # 7 Charlie Schultz, & 3rd #3 Randy Burch.
- November 7, 2008 7:05pm - The top five qualifiers of the Northern and Southern
Modified Tour cars are 1st #1 Burt Myers, 2nd #45 Erick Rudolph, 3rd #5 Charlie
Pasteryak, 4th #60 Matt Hirschman, and 5th #2 Todd Szegedy. Stay tuned for more
time trials and heat race results.
- November 7,2008 5:55pm - Just in with the first time trial results from the North-South
Shootout in Concord, NC. The top five qualifiers in the SK Modified division are 1st #58
Ronnie Silk, 2nd #19 Kenny Horton, 3rd #8 Tommy Farrell III, 4th #55 Steven Reed,
and 5th #10 Doug Coby. Concord Motorsports Park puts on a great show every year,
where the creme de la creme of open-wheel royalty from all over are sure to be seen.
- October 19, 2008 5:25 - I'm freezing my butt off here at Thompson Speedway, but I'll
have some great shots for you alll when I get home. Local boy Ted Christopher has
won the Whelen Modified Tour feature, thus clinching the championship in today's
season ending finale for the ground-pounders.
- October 18, 2008 4:03 - A beautiful day a Thompson for the kickoff of the World Series
of Speedway Racing. The time trial results are in for the Whelen Modified Tour. Eric
Beers has taken the pole for the final and deciding race of the season, and the rest of
the top five are as follows. 2nd #3 Ryan Preece, 3rd #59 Matt Hirschman, 4th #19
Jimmy Blewett, and 5th #4 Chuck Hossfeld.
- October 13, 2008 - Finally back in the saddle!! Growing pains and computer glitches
have sidelined our website for quite a while, but we're here now and ready to get back
to race coverage. The action was hot and heavy at the Stafford Fall Final this
weekend, with no shortage of controversy and drama. Congratulations to Iron Mike
Stefanik on his victory in the Whelen Modified feature; also our highest regards go to
Keith Rocco on clinching the Stafford SK Modified division championship. For complete
results go to the Stafford website, staffordmotorspeedway.com , and don't forget to visit
our galleries for the greatest pics of the weekend, where the races last forever. See
you this weekend at Thompson Speedway for the Xtramart World Series of Speedway
Racing (go to thompsonspeedway.com for the unbelievable lineup).
- September 25, 2008 9:32 - Thompson Speedway's Pro Stock champion for the 2008
season is #48 Fred Astle. Mad Dog George Bessette won the final feature.
- September 25, 2008 8:20 - Breaking news from Thompson Speedway' championship
points finale. While Jimmy Blewett won the final Sunoco Modified feature in the #12,
#79 Kerry Malone took the points championship. Congrats to Kerry and his crew for a
fine season.
- September 21, 2008 - Jac Haudenschild has won the World of Outlaw feature at
Lebanon Valley Speedway. The rain delayed event was nonstop action from start to
finish. Another great night in the Valley.
- September 13, 2008 - Congratulations to Ted Christopher and Jimmy Blewett for
finishing first and second in the oddly interrupted Whelen Modified Tour feature at
Loudon this weekend. I've always maintained this race to be the most exciting event of
the weekend, but the pit-clearing brawl after the Craftsman Truck feature was a site to
behold. The difference being, the groundpounders don't need to commit assault to get
our blood pumping. Well, boys will be boys.
- August 23, 2008 - Congrats to Ted Christopher for his victory in the Whelen Modified
Tour race at Mansfield Motorsports Park. Way to bring it home Teddy!!!
- August 16, 2008 11:21 - Let's wrap up a thrilling night of open wheel racing with the
feature results for the ISMA Supers. It was a rough ride, but we made it through. The
top five finishers are - 1st #10 "Liquid" Lou Ciccone, 2nd #84 Mike Lichty, 3rd #11 Chris
Perley, 4th #41 Mike Ordway Jr., and 5th #32 Bobby Santos Jr.
- August 16, 2008 10:03 - The True Value Modified Series feature has just ended, and
the top five finishers are - 1st driving for CCP Racing Inc. #15 Chris Pasteryak, 2nd
owner/driver #43 Kirk Alexander, 3rd #78 Jeff Malave, 4th driving for Modified Racing
Inc. #28 Dwight Jarvis, and 5th #20 Ted Christopher.
- August 16, 2008 8:51 - The feature results are coming in for Waterford Speedbowl's
Wings & Wheels Modified-themed event. The top three finishers in the NEMA Midget
feature are - 1st Randy Cabral in the Atlantic Coast Trailer Sales/Exely Jewelry #47,
2nd Joey Payne in the Marilyn's Passion/Arbitrell Convenience Stores #45, and 3rd
Mike Keeler in the Arbitrell Convenience Stores #63. The top three finishers in the SK
Modified feature are - 1st #4 Ron Yuhas Jr., 2nd #71 Jeff Pearl, and 3rd #3 Dennis
Gada.
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