CARQUEST Belts & Hose to Kick Off Fall Final Pit Party with Reusable Bag Giveaway
Stafford Springs, CT — As a special bonus for this year’s CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party during the 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend on Sunday, October 3rd, the first 700 fans through the Pit Party gates will receive a reusable bag compliments of CARQUEST Auto Parts. The CARQUEST Belts and Hose Pit Party allows race fans to meet and greet the drivers of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour along with the drivers from Stafford’s five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing divisions.
Stafford Motor Speedway and CARQUEST Auto Parts will prolong the celebration of 25 years of partnership through the famed CARQUEST Belts and Hose Pit Party. The 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend will mark the 38th Whelen Modified Tour event to be held at Stafford with title sponsorship from CARQUEST Auto Parts. CARQUEST Auto Parts began sponsoring the CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend in 1995, and from 1996 through 2000, the Whelen Modified Tour event was a 300-lap extravaganza with 5 different winners in 5 races. In 2001, the Spring Sizzler became the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler to better promote CARQUEST’s Tech-Net Professional Auto Service and Tech-Net also became the title sponsor of Stafford’s two pit parties that season. The Tech-Net designation gave way to CARQUEST’s Belts and Hose line and Stafford’s pit parties continue to flourish with the support of CARQUEST Auto Parts.
Another special giveaway will be at Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Richie Pallai, Jr.’s car. Fans that stop by the #39 Bosch Spark Plugs car will receive a complimentary CARQUEST tee-shirt. Pallai is currently 5 points behind Justin Bonsignore in the race for the 2010 Rookie of the Year honors and he heads into New Hampshire this weekend in 15th place in the 2010 Whelen Modified Tour points standings.
CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend Whelen Modified Tour Entry List
CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend Event Schedule & Ticket Information
This year’s CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party will also have a special presentation. During the 2010 NASCAR season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Ted Christopher has been racing to help beat breast cancer. For each victory that Christopher records this season at Stafford, he will donate $100 and he will donate $1 for every lap he completes at Stafford this season to Breast Cancer Research in Connecticut. For every dollar that Christopher contributes to the Race To The Finish To Beat Breast Cancer, Stafford Motor Speedway will match Christopher’s total. Christopher and Stafford’s donation total currently stands at $3,460. With three more races on the 2010 schedule, Christopher can add another $1,060 to that total if he can win all three races. Christopher will make a check presentation to representatives of The Race to the Finish to Beat Breast Cancer during the CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party.
The CARQUEST Belts and Hose Pit Party has been a Stafford Motor Speedway tradition for over 20 years, offering fans a unique perspective to not only meet and greet with their favorite drivers, but to get up close and personal with their favorite racecars as well. Stafford Motor Speedway hosts two CARQUEST Belts and hose Pit Parties each season, once at the season opening CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler Weekend and once during the season ending CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend.
CARQUEST Belts & Hoses are top quality products produced by Gates, the world’s leading manufacturer and aftermarket supplier, covering both domestic and import vehicles. Many of these products are the same as those specified by OEM’s around the world. The Gates Corporation has been recognized as one of the leading manufacturers of automotive power transmission products. CARQUEST Belts & Hose customers can rely on the most complete coverage for the majority of today’s passenger cars, light trucks and SUVs. CARQUEST Micro-V® Serpentine Belts offer the latest technology in V-ribbed belt design and construction. These products are available at your local CARQUEST Auto Parts store.
The 2010 CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend gets underway Friday, October 1st with a practice session for Stafford’s weekly divisions. The general admission grandstands will be will be open to the public at no charge for the practice session. Action continues on Saturday, October 2nd with Coors Light Pole Qualifying for the Whelen Modified Tour cars, along with heat and consolation races for Stafford’s weekly divisions. Saturday will conclude with feature events for the SK Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions, including the All-Star Paradiso-Muska DARE Stock Shoot Out event. The Fall Final continues on Sunday, October 3rd with the CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party followed by Stafford’s SK Modifieds® and Late Models joining the Whelen Modified Tour in feature action.
Tickets for the 38th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend are on sale now at the Speedway Box Office. Tickets are priced at $35.00 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $38.00 for all ages. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight parking available.
For more information on the 38th annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend, or to order tickets, 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