Published at December 23, 2009
in Stafford.
Stafford Springs, CT — A fixture in the Stafford Speedway pit in the last couple of years, Casagrande Motorsports will become a two-car team in 2010. Kyle Casagrande will continue to drive his number 7 Casagrande Builders Buick Regal, but he will now have to compete with teammate and brother Cory Casagrande.
“I’m definitely looking forward to racing with my little brother in the 2010 season. He has a lot of potential and we are hoping to be one of the top teams in the Dare Stock division in the 2010 season,” says Kyle Casagrande.
2009 saw an up and down year for Casagrande Motorsports. Each week Kyle had the car to beat, but bad luck stalked the 18 year old throughout the year. A win on July 3rd was the pinnacle of his season. Now with two full seasons under his belt, Kyle looks to make a run at the 2010 championship and help brother and teammate Cory Casagrande make the jump to the half-mile.
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Published at December 23, 2009
in Stafford.
Stafford Springs, CT — During the past three seasons at Stafford Motor Speedway, the SK Light Modified division has provided some of the track’s largest rookie classes and some of the closest fights for Reliable Welding and Speed Rookie of the Year honors. The 2010 season will be no exception, as there are 8 rookies signed up to compete, with youth the prevailing factor of the group. Of the 8 rookies signed up for the 2010 season, there are 6 drivers who are either 15 or 16 years of age, and they come to Stafford with good equipment and a youthful, competitive attitude.
Brandon Godbout comes to Stafford from the go kart ranks, and this 15 year old driver from Meriden will be piloting the car that Keith Rocco used to win the Modified track championship at Thompson Speedway. Godbout’s car owner is Lorin Trombley, who has a wealth of racing experience at Stafford in both the Modified and Late Model ranks.
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Published at December 23, 2009
in Stafford.
Stafford Springs, CT — -Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that Family Ford of Enfield will once again provide an all-new 2011 Super Duty F-350 to serve as the official safety vehicle to the track. Ford is the Official Truck of Stafford Speedway and the F-350 Super Duty provided by Family Ford of Enfield will carry the SMS Safety Team and their safety equipment around the Connecticut half-mile for the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing season.
“We were very happy with the level of exposure we received last year partnering with Stafford Speedway so we’re going to continue our relationship,” said Mike Moriarty, President of Family Ford. “Our involvement with Stafford Speedway brought a nice surge of customers into our showroom this summer. The Speedway did a great job of promoting the fact that we were partners with them this summer. We had a lot of our customers come in and say they heard about us on a Friday night at Stafford and we sold vehicles to customers in towns that we normally don’t get a lot of press in, which is a direct result of us being partnered with Stafford Speedway.”
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The American Canadian Tour (ACT) Tiger Sportsman division will compete in a mini-series in 2010. The popular Limited Late Model division will have a new tire by Goodyear, an expansion division at the beautiful White Mountain Motorsports Park (WMMP), and a four event Tour at four different race venues.
The opening event will be held on Saturday, June 5 at the White Mountain Motorsports Park ¼ mile oval in Woodstock, New Hampshire. White Mountain was one of the original tracks that helped start the ACT Late Model division touring back in 1998. That series has been going back to WMMP ever since. “We have adopted the ACT Sportsman rules for 2010 at WMMP, and with the large number of these cars at Thunder Road, we are hoping to show our race teams and fans how much fun this division can be for weekly racing,” said Donnie Avery, owner of the family run granite state facility.
The home of the Tiger Sportsman since 1964, Thunder Road in Barre, VT will host the second event on Thursday, July 1. The Tiger Sportsman division generally has between 40-45 teams that compete on a weekly basis at Thunder Road. One of the highlights for the division each season has been the 100 lap events. Brendan Moodie, a veteran of the division, said, “I think it’s great that we have this Tiger ‘mini-series’ for our division. Going to different tracks is not only fun but it presents a great learning experience. We really have to do some homework to find set-ups, and now with three other tracks participating, it will be a level playing field for all the teams.”
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