DARE Stock Competitor Kris Fluckiger to Donate Prize Winnings to Autism Speaks in Support of CARQUEST Champions for Charities
Stafford Springs, CT — Stafford Speedway’s CARQUEST Champions For Charities race pairs championship open wheel winning drivers with a charity of their choice. Pro-4 Modified Limited champion Stan Mertz is paired with the Connecticut chapter of Autism Speaks and his donation total will be getting a boost from Stafford DARE Stock driver Kris Fluckiger. Fluckiger will donate all his prize winnings from the season opening CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler through the June 29th Friday night race towards Mertz’s total for Autism Speaks.
“I’m going to donate all of my winnings from the Sizzler to June 29 to Stan and Autism Speaks,” said Fluckiger. “I really wanted to do something like this last year, but Donny Lia had a scheduling conflict and Stan was a last minute fill-in, so we didn’t get to do anything. My little brother is autistic, so this is a personal thing for me. I just hope that we have a better start to the season than we did last year and we can hopefully get a win or two in there and give Stan a nice boost to his starting position for the race. It’s all going to a great cause and if anyone wants to match my total to Autism Speaks, they’re more than welcome to join in.”
In his rookie season of DARE Stock competition last season, Fluckiger finished in the top-10 in 18 of the 19 races held during the year. With 4 of those top-10 finishes being top-5 finishes, Fluckiger has a good foundation to build on as he looks to finish up front every week to raise the most money for his Autism Speaks donation.
“We finished in the top-5 in 4 of the last 6 races of the year and it wasn’t until the Fall Final that we really hit on something with the setup,” said Fluckiger. “If we can get the car handling this year like we had it at the Fall Final, the car will be a rocket ship and we’ll be able to give Autism Speaks a nice donation. The key is going to be keeping the nose on the car clean and hopefully we can avoid having a brutal sophomore outing this season.”
While Fluckiger finished 5th in the points standings last season, he is still in search of his first feature victory and he thinks that he can be a championship contender this season.
“We have the same equipment as last season, Barry Fluckiger from Fluckiger Race Chassis is helping us out with the setup, we refreshed our R.A.D. Automachine engine, and I have great support from Star Hardware, Star Rentals, Jay’s Auto, and Rob Roy Electric, so we think we can win this year,” said Fluckiger. “I’d like to think we’re going to go for the championship this year, but that won’t be easy, there’s a really tough field this year in the DARE division. There’s about 8 or 9 cars that are going to be good and running up front every week.”
To join Fluckiger in making a donation to The Conn. Chapter of Autism Speaks on behalf of Stan Mertz, and for more information on the event, please refer to the CARQUEST Champions for Charities donation page located at www.staffordspeedway.com.
CARQUEST Champions For Charities is part of CARQUEST Super Saturday, which will take place on Saturday, June 30, 2012 and feature the ISMA Super Modifieds, NEMA Midgets, and Pro-4 Modifieds in addition to the Senior Outlaw Wild Thing Karts. Tickets for CARQUEST Super Saturday are on sale now at the Speedway Box Office and are priced at $33.00 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 $35.00 for all ages. All ticket prices include 10% CT Admission Tax. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight parking available.
For more information, or to order tickets to the 9th Annual CARQUEST Super Saturday event, 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