Waterford, CT (August 5, 2009) – The Speedbowl dodged mother nature on Wednesday evening to record another Wild ‘n Wacky race program in the books. Jason Palmer notched his 13th victory of the year in a great Legends Car event, Rob Corey captured the Super X-Car event, Curt D’addario championed a fast paced X-Car race, and David Flammia was the winner of the X-Modifieds. Lisa Voglesong and Tyler Chalue returned to the winners circle, and Steve Wlodarczyk was the king of the 100 foot spectator drags.
Woodbridge driver Alessandro Vitelli led the Legends Car field to green in a 20-lap event that played host to a spirited battle for the win. When the race commenced, teenagers Giovanni Giarratana of Newington and Tony Flannery of East Hampton got together in turn three to bring out caution before a lap was complete.
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Daytona Beach, FL — NASCAR announced today that Thomas Trcka, crew chief of the No. 10 team that competes in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, has been penalized as a result of rules violations committed Saturday, Aug. 1 at Riverhead Raceway in Riverhead, N.Y.
The No. 10 team was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4l (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used do not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20D-2.3 (added car weight not permitted inside Driver’s compartment: Unattached weight inside Driver’s compartment) of the 2009 NASCAR Touring rule book. The violations were discovered during pre-qualifying inspection on Aug. 1.
Trcka has been fined $500, suspended from NASCAR until the fine is paid, and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31, 2009.
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Published at August 5, 2009
in Stafford.
Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Motor Speedway has added Mini Stocks to its 2009 season ending CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend event. The 37th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend, scheduled for October 2nd through October 4th, will host a total of seven racing divisions. The Mini Stocks join the Whelen Modified Tour and Stafford’s five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing divisions for the final NASCAR Racing event of the 2009 season at Stafford Motor Speedway.
The Mini Stock feature will be 15 laps long with each car’s home track rules in effect for the race. Cars will have to qualify for the feature through heat and consolation events. To be eligible for competition at Stafford, drivers must hold a valid 2009 NASCAR License and teams must register their car with the Speedway. There is no charge for Mini Stock teams to register their cars with Stafford. All Mini Stock teams that pre-register with Stafford prior to Monday, September 28 for the CARQUEST Fall Final Mini Stock feature event will be given preferred handicap positions for the heat races. After Monday, September 28, any car that registers for the CARQUEST Fall Final event will be charged a $20.00 late inspection fee. Teams can find Mini Stock Registration Forms for the CARQUEST Fall Final Mini Stock feature by visiting the DOWNLOADS section of Stafford Motor Speedway’s website at www.staffordspeedway.com , or by calling the Speedway Office at 860-684-2783 and request a form to be mailed to them.
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Stafford Springs, CT —As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour comes to Stafford Motor Speedway for its third of four visits during the 2009 season, there is a tight championship fight. Following the Tour’s stop in Riverhead last week, Todd Szegedy took over the points lead from Ted Christopher, marking the first time all year long that Christopher has not occupied the top spot in the championship standings. Ryan Preece’s victory at Riverhead last week moved him into third place in the standings, only 59 points behind Szegedy, while Christopher is a mere 22 points behind Szegedy. All three drivers have enjoyed success at Stafford in previous events and have to be considered among the favorites to drive to CARQUEST Victory Lane this Friday night in the 19th Annual Town Fair Tire 150.
Christopher has had the most success of the three at Stafford with 9 career wins and 4 career pole positions. Christopher won the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler this year in April, and he finished second behind Jimmy Blewett in the TSI Harley-Davidson 100 in May to give him an average finish of 1.5 at Stafford thusfar during the 2009 season.
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