Tim Rowe Renews Stafford Contingency Sponsorship in Memory of Dave Rowe, Sr.
Stafford Springs, CT — For the past six seasons, The Davidson Company has been part of the Stafford Speedway Contingency Program, offering over $16,000 in bonus money to SK Modified® competitors. Thanks to Tim Rowe, owner of Davidson Racing, LLC., The Davidson Company will return to Stafford’s Contingency Program with a unique new format. Rowe will contribute a total of $150 to the top-3 finishing cars in Stafford’s SK Light Modified division each week during the 2011 NASCAR Whelen All American Series season. The new contingency will be called The Davidson Company in Memory of Dave Rowe, Sr. Award, and will give $75 to each SK Light feature winner, $50 to each second place finisher, and $25 to each third place finisher this year.
“This is a great way to continue the memory of my father and what he started at Stafford,” said Rowe. “Dad loved racing, he loved Stafford Speedway, and most of all he loved being able to help out the competitors, especially the up and coming drivers. That is why we decided to move the contingency from the SK Modified® division to the SK Light Modified division this season. The SK Light division has matured into a great division from it’s beginning with a lot of young up and coming drivers and my father never got to experience the level that the SK Lights are at right now. I think if he was here today, he would have really taken to the SK Lights with all the young drivers that are part of the division. He always wanted to be part of helping a young up and coming driver move up the racing ladder, and it is in that spirit that I am offering this contingency bonus in his memory to the SK Light drivers this season.”
Dave Rowe, Sr. founded The Davidson Company in 1974, and he was a long-time supporter of racing at Stafford. Mr. Rowe began sponsoring cars at Stafford in the early 1990s and that tradition continues strong today as Davidson Racing, LLC. owns the SK Modified® car of Jeff Malave, the Late Model car of Michael Bennett, and the SK Light Modified car of defending Stafford track champion Matt Galko. The Davidson Company is also the primary sponsor of the #48 Marcia Kretschman owned Late Model with Ryan Posocco as the driver.
The Davidson Company is the largest wholesale specialty food distributor in Southern New England. The Davidson Company is number one in customer service, and has been owned and operated by the Rowe Family since 1974. Davidson offers over 6,000 specialty food products, including the complete line of Cosmos Antipasto Specialties of West Haven, CT. When you visit your local grocery store, chances are good that the food you take home with you came from Davidson’s Wallingford, CT warehouse. For more information about The Davidson Company and their race teams at Stafford Motor Speedway, visit www.davidsonracing.net.
The first SK Light Davidson Company In Memory of Dave Rowe contingency award will be presented at the 40th Annual Tech-Net Spring Sizzler Weekend, scheduled for April 29-May 1. Tickets for the 40th Annual Tech-Net Spring Sizzler Weekend are now on sale at the Stafford Motor Speedway box office. Tickets are priced at $35.00 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, $38.00 for reserved seats, and free for children ages 5 & under. Tickets are good for admission to the Saturday April 29, and Sunday, May 1 portions of the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, with the Friday, April 29 practice session open to the public free of charge.
For more information, or to order Tech-Net Spring Sizzler tickets, please 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