CARQUEST ISMA Supermodified Race Moving to Saturday for 2012 Season at Stafford
Stafford Springs, CT)— The Stafford Speedway 2012 schedule has been released and it has seen a major overhaul. Stafford Speedway will not only roar to life every Friday from May to September but also on Saturday June 30. Stafford Speedway will host the annual CARQUEST Extreme program on a Saturday Night. The historically mid-week program headlined by the ISMA Super Modifieds will now be held on Saturday June 30 and will be titled CARQUEST Super Saturday.
“This is a great way for us to put a new twist into the show,” said Rich Pallai, Vice President of Marketing at CARQUEST Auto Parts. “With the show on a Tuesday it was hard for people to get out of work and make it to the track, we’re hoping that moving this show to Saturday will make it easier for the fans and our CARQUEST customers to come out to the track and enjoy a great night of racing.”
CARQUEST Super Saturday will also play host to NEMA Midgets, Pro-4 Modifieds, and the Second Annual CARQUEST Champions For Charities go-kart race.
With support from CARQUEST the ISMA Super Modifieds returned to Stafford in 2004 after a nearly 25 year hiatus. Chris Perley has since dominated ISMA’s yearly outing at Stafford winning five of the eight CARQUEST Extreme events. Perley’s reign of the half-mile was almost denied in 2011 when Stafford’s own Ted Christopher dominated the majority of the race but Perley prevailed in a late lapped traffic duel. The excitement is guaranteed to continue in 2012 when Christopher hopes to dethrone the defending Stafford victor.
The CARQUEST Champions for Charities race will also return in 2012 and will be included in the CARQUEST Super Saturday program. Past open wheel champions selected a charity, were randomly paired with Senior Outlaw go-kart teams from the CERIC Kart Racing Series, and worked to collect donations in the months leading up to the event. The highest fundraiser was awarded the pole position.
“Everyone had a great time with the CARQUEST Champions for Charities event,” said Wade Gagner the President of the CERIC Kart Racing Series. “The race was a great opportunity for our teams to let professional drivers get behind the wheel of their karts, we look forward to being part of this race in the future.” The Charity race was won by 2010 SK Modified® and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series National Champion Keith Rocco. The race rose in excess of $44,000 for an assortment of charities. For a list of 2011 drivers and charities click here.
The NEMA Midgets and Pro-4 Modifieds will also be on hand for the exciting Saturday night. They will run 30 and 25 laps respectively. Stay tuned to staffordspeedway.com for more information regarding CARQUEST Super Saturday and CARQUEST Champions for Charities.
For more information, 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