Published at February 10, 2009
in Stafford.
Stafford Springs, CT — The Davidson Company has returned to Stafford Speedway’s Contingency Program as a first place SK Modified® feature sponsor. Each Davidson Company bonus awarded during the 2009 season will be a special presentation in memory of Dave Rowe, who passed away in May of last year. Mr. Rowe founded The Davidson Company in 1974, and he was a long-time supporter of racing at Stafford. Mr. Rowe began sponsoring cars at Stafford in the early 1990s and the tradition that he started continues strong today as Davidson is not only a contingency sponsor, but they own the SK Modified® cars of Jeff Malave and Woody Pitkat, the Late Model of Michael Bennett, the SK Light Modified of Mike Lane, and they are the primary sponsor of the Late Model that Ryan Posocco took to a track championship last season.
“This is going to be a special year for us,” said Tim Rowe, owner of Davidson Racing and Sr. Vice President of Davidson Foods. “Our father loved to help out the racers at Stafford. He always said that you never know if you might be helping out a driver that you might soon be watching on Sundays driving in the Cup Series. He felt Stafford was a great family atmosphere and he felt right at home on Friday nights at Stafford. We are going to carry on the tradition that he began with our cars racing in his memory and our contingency bonus given in his memory.”
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New rewards and recognition are available to first-time NASCAR Whelen All-American Series featured division license holders this year. A new Rookie of the Year Award program will determine top rookie performers in each state and province. From those winners, a North American Rookie of the Year will be named.
To be eligible to compete for the award, drivers must be a first-time NASCAR Whelen All-American Series featured division license holder.
“The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship system has proved to be very successful and well received by competitors throughout the United States and Canada,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “Adding a rookie of the year element was a natural next step in recognizing drivers’ accomplishments.”
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Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl has announced that beginning in 2009 there will be no smoking in the family grandstand of the 50-year old stock car racing facility.
Promoter Tom Curley said, ” We have had an increasing number of requests from our fans over the past few years to implement this no smoking policy. With the recent news regarding second hand smoke, we have decided to make the family grandstand a non-smoking area for the comfort of the fans who want to enjoy the races in a smoke-free environment. We recognize the rights of our smoking customers and will allow smoking in the upper grandstand and throughout the remainder of the facility, but request that the concession areas be respected as smoke-free as well.”
Thunder Road recently announced a level-funded family value ticket for the 2009 race season. The no smoking policy was a natural follow up based on the large number of children who accompany their parents and grandparents to the races throughout the summer season.
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Multiple Winners Celebrate Victories at New Smyrna Speedway
New Smyrna Beach, FL — A strong crowd was on hand Monday evening for Night Four of the 43rd Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway (FL). Six divisions raced throughout the evening with six different drivers taking home victories.
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and defending Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman showed the way in the 25-lap Tour-type Modified feature. Newman and 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ted Christopher exchanged the lead several times in the closing laps, with Newman taking the victory. Christopher maintained second place at the finish line. Eric Goodale, John Jensen and Jon McKennedy rounded out the top five finishers in that feature event.
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