July 25 Carquest SK 150 at Stafford Brings Total Posted Awards of Over $25,000 to Competitors
Stafford Springs, CT — The 5th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts SK 150, scheduled for Friday, July 25 at Stafford Motor Speedway, will feature total posted awards of over $25,000, making the event one of the most lucrative races in SK Modified® racing for the 2008 season.
The winner of the CARQUEST Auto Parts SK® 150 has the potential of walking away with 4,000 in total awards. The winner is guaranteed $3,500, with $500 in first place contingency bonuses available from sponsors CARQUEST Auto Parts, The Davidson Company, and Valvoline. The $24,950 in guaranteed purse is generously distributed throughout the field. The CARQUEST Auto Parts SK 150 will start 30 cars. Last place is guaranteed to pay $300, while 10th place will pay $1,000. The purse increases by $100 for each position from 9th place to 3rd place, while second place pays $2,200. The payout for 11th place is $900, and from positions 12 through 16, the purse decreases by $100 per position. The 17th position pays $375, and the remainder of the starting positions decreases by $25 per position to 20th place, with all drivers finishing 20th thru 30th receiving $300.
Additional contingency awards includes a $125 bonus to the second place finisher from Super Clean, while the third place finisher will receive a $50 certificate for gasoline from New England Racing Fuel – Sunoco Brand. The CARQUEST SK 150 was first run on July 14, 2000 with Ted Christopher leading 131 laps of the race to take the victory. Christopher repeated his 150-lap win one year later by leading 136 laps. The 2002 edition of the race saw Ronnie Silk overtake Lloyd Agor on lap-123 and lead the rest of the way for the victory, and the 2003 race saw Frank Ruocco took down the win. Ruocco took the lead from Todd Owen on lap-21 and led 129 laps in a race that was run over two different Friday nights due to rain.
The list of contenders for the CARQUEST SK® 150 crown is an impressive list of modified drivers. Drivers who have won extra distance events at Stafford that will be racing in this year’s CARQUEST SK 150 include Eric Berndt, Ted Christopher, Bo Gunning, Willie Hardie, and Frank Ruocco. Keith Rocco is driving the same #78 Poulin Racing car that Chuck Docherty drove to an average finish of 4.5 in the first four runnings of the SK 150. With the race distance of 150 laps, the CARQUEST SK 150 could very well produce another first-time winner at Stafford, as both Ronnie Silk and Frank Ruocco scored their first career SK Modified® wins in the 2002 and 2003 editions of the CARQUEST SK 150.
The 5th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts SK 150 is scheduled for July 25, 2008 at Stafford Motor Speedway. Tickets are priced at $20.00 for adult general admission, $5.00 for children ages 6-14 general admission, and $23.00 for reserved seating. Children ages 5 & under are admitted free of charge for general admission seating when accompanied by an adult. Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking, with overnight parking available.
For more information, or to order tickets to the 5th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts SK 150, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
Sources: Scott Running/Stafford Motor Speedway PR