Practice, Qualifying Rescheduled For Sunday
Stafford Springs, CT — NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour practice and qualifying has been postponed until Sunday at the CARQUEST Fall Final as rain washed out most activities at Stafford Motor Speedway on Saturday.
After an extensive effort by speedway staff, the Whelen Modified Tour was able to get on the track for 26 minutes of practice Saturday, but persistent precipitation forced and end to the day by mid-afternoon.
Of the 32 entries for Sunday’s 150-lap race, 28 were able to record laps during the rain-shortened practice, and James Civali was the fastest car at 18.627 seconds (96.634 mph). Eric Berndt, the pole winner in the last Whelen Modified Tour event at Stafford – was second fastest at 18.721 (96.149).
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Waterford, CT — Waterford Speedbowl was forced to cancel Saturday’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series race program scheduled for this evening due to rain. The event date will not be made up.
That leaves the final points event remaining as The Finale, the Speedbowl’s closing NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points race for the SK Modifieds, Late Models, Street Stocks, and Mini Stocks. The event is scheduled October 9-11. With tonight’s rainout, Groton’s Bruce Thomas Jr. clinches his third consecutive title in the Bob Valenti Auto Mall Late Model division.
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BULLETIN (10/03/09 9:45AM): Due to the flooding on the track and the continuing rain, tonight’s racing is canceled.
