Stafford Speedway Competitors Take Home Over $35,000 in 2007 Post-Season Awards & Contingencies

By admin December 15, 2007 Stafford

Stafford Springs, CT — With the 2007 Stafford Motor Speedway NASCAR Racing season in the history books, it is time once again for competitors to be rewarded for their season-long efforts through the Stafford Motor Speedway point fund and NASCAR Contingency awards. For their efforts during the 2007 season, SMS competitors banked over $35,000 in post-season awards and contingency bonuses.

At the end of each racing season, Stafford Motor Speedway pays out 5% of its total purses for the year as a point fund for the top-15 points finishers in each of its five weekly divisions. The 2007 Stafford Motor Speedway point fund totaled in excess of $19,000 with track champions Ted Christopher, Corey Hutchings, Chris Matthews, Sean Foster, and Norm Sears taking home the lion’s share of their respective point funds.

In addition to the Stafford Motor Speedway point fund awards, NASCAR Contingency partners paid out an extra $16,500 to the top-10 competitors from the SK Modified®, Late Model, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock competitors.

During the 2007 season, the Stafford Motor Speedway Contingency Program paid a total of $27,500 to competitors. In the SK Modified® division, CARQUEST Auto Parts, The Davidson Company, Valvoline, Super Clean, and New England Racing Fuel contributed a grand total of $12,500. In the Late Model division, CARQUEST Auto Parts, The G.H. Berlin Oil Company, and New England Racing Fuel provided a grand total of $5,500. In the SK Light division, Bosch Spark Plugs and New England Racing Fuel contributed a grand total of $5,250. In the Limited Late Model division, CARQUEST Auto Parts and New England Racing Fuel contributed a grand total of $3,500 for competitors, and New England Racing Fuel contributed $1,500 to DARE Stock competitors.

Additional contingency awards were paid out by Reliable Welding and Speed, who contributed $2,200 to the Stafford Motor Speedway Rookie of the Year program, Town Fair Tire, who contributed $200 to the half-way leaders of Town Fair Tire Summer Heat, and DiGiorgi Roofing and Siding, who contributed a $100 bonus to the half-way leader of the Late Model 100 to push the total 2007 contingency award bonuses paid to over $30,000 for the 2007 season.

In addition to the over $50,000 in post season awards, SMS competitors were paid over $387,000 in regular season purse money during the 2007 season, pushing the final tally to well over $437,000 that was paid out to Stafford Motor Speedway competitors during the 2007 season.

Stafford Motor Speedway SK Modified® drivers also scored well in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Regional Awards. By finishing second in the national points standings and winning the Connecticut State Championship, Woody Pitkat earned an additional $16,000 while his crew chief, Jimmy Fuller, scored an additional $2,000. Keith Rocco earned an extra $3,000 for finishing second in the Connecticut state standings and Ted Christopher earned an additional $1,500 for his third place finish in the Connecticut state standings. Seven of the top-10 finishers in the Connecticut state standings were SK Modified® drivers from Stafford Motor Speedway.

For more information about the Stafford Motor Speedway, contact the track office at 860-684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.

Sources: Scott Running/Stafford Motor Speedway PR