38th Annual Stafford Awards Banquet Set for Nov. 16, 2007
Stafford Springs, CT — With the 2007 Stafford Motor Speedway season concluded, the speedway will honor its 2007 track champions at its 38th annual Stafford Motor Speedway Champions Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 16, 2007 at the La Renaissance Banquet Facility in East Windsor.
In addition to recognizing the 2007 track champions, other prestigious awards, including Most Improved Driver, Most Popular Driver, and the Reliable Welding & Speed Rookie of the Year awards will also be presented. Stafford Motor Speedway will also recognize the top-20 finishers from the 2007 SK Modified®, Late Model, SK Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock points standings.
Headlining the night’s festivities, Ted Christopher will be recognized as the 2007 SK Modified® Champion, which is his sixth overall Stafford Motor Speedway SK Modified® track championship. Corey Hutchings will be honored as the 2007 Late Model Champion, which he achieved in his rookie campaign at Stafford. Chris Matthews, who missed out on racing for the inaugural SK Light championship last season because he was on his honeymoon, drove to the 2007 SK Light Championship in dominating fashion this season, clinching the championship with two races remaining. Sean Foster drove to four feature victories and eight top-4 finishes in the final 9 races this season and will be recognized as the 2007 Limited Late Model Champion, and Norm Sears put together an amazing stretch during the second half of the 2007 season with seven podium finishes in the final eight races to win his second consecutive DARE Stock Championship.
Stafford Motor Speedway Most Popular Driver candidates include Woody Pitkat, Ted Christohper, and Frank Ruocco from the SK Modified® division, Woody Pitkat, Scott Foster, Jr., and Scott Cook from the Late Model division, Chris Matthews, Glen Reen, and Heather DesRochers from the SK Light division, Andrew Durand, Sean Foster, and Joey Ferrigno from the Limited Late Model division, and Dan Flannery, Bill Dunn, and Matt Chiarizio from the DARE Stock division. The Most Popular Driver winners were voted upon by the fans, who submitted Most Popular Driver Ballots from the PitStopper Magazine to the Speedway Office throughout the 2007 season.
Reliable Welding and Speed Rookie of the Year honors will go to Wade Mattesen from the SK Modified® division, Corey Hutchings from the Late Model division, Josh Sylvester from the SK Light division, and David Capriati from the Limited Late Model division.
Hotel room reservations are available by calling the Holiday Inn Express in East Windsor at 860-627-6585, and the Hilton-Garden in Windsor at 860-688-6400. Shuttle service to and from LaRenaissance is available for both hotels. Reservations made after November 1, 2007 will be subject to space availability. Please call early if you plan on making room reservations and refer to the group name, Stafford Motor Speedway to obtain a group rate discount on hotel rooms.
For more information, or to order tickets to Stafford Motor Speedway’s 2007 Champions Awards Ceremony, please contact the speedway office at (860) 684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
Sources: Scott Running/Stafford Motor Speedway PR