North East Mini Stock Tour Returns to Stafford as Part of 43rd Annual Spring Sizzler Weekend
Stafford Springs, CT — As the 2014 season at Stafford Motor Speedway draws closer and closer to taking the green flag, the track’s premier event, the 43rd Annual Spring Sizzler, continues to grow. After making a successful debut last season, the Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour presented by Twisted Tea will return to Stafford as part of Spring Sizzler Weekend. The Stafford race will be the first race of the NEMST’s Connecticut Triple Crown, which will award $1,000 to the top-5 finishers, including $350 for the champion of the three-race series.
“The Spring Sizzler will be our first race of our Connecticut Triple Crown,” said NEMST Founder/Promoter Bob Guptill. “We have $1,000 that will be split among the top-5 finishers and the winner will receive $350. Stafford will be our first race and then we’ll race at Waterford on May 31st and at Thompson for the World Series. All the competitors have been asking about coming back to Stafford after our race last season and with the Triple Crown we’re looking at having a big car count for the Stafford race. We’re looking forward to another great race at Stafford.”
Last year’s feature event saw eventual NEMST Champion Emerson Cayer take the lead on lap-3 and he held off a hard charging Toby Wells to take the checkered flag by a car length. Cayer is looking forward to the opportunity to defend his Sizzler victory.
“I’m definitely excited about returning to Stafford,” said Cayer. “We had never been to Stafford before and last year was a great weekend for us. We initially had some handling issues with the car since it was our first time there and we made a few changes and the car was pretty good. A lot of the guys got a lot faster as the season went on last year so I think there’s going to be some really good competition at Stafford this year. The car counts have grown every year and hopefully we’ll have even more cars at Stafford than we had last season. It’s always good to start the season with some good finishes and we’re hoping that we can be among the contenders for the checkered flag once again at Stafford.”
The action for the NEMST won’t be limited to just their feature event either. The NEMST heat races will be hotly contested as much like the Valenti Modified Racing Series, there are NEMST Championship points up for grabs during qualifying.
The NEMST will run a 25-lap feature event as part of the Spring Sizzler Saturday festivities, joining Stafford’s SK Lights, Limited Late Models, and DARE Stocks. Stafford’s SK Modifieds®, Late Models, and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will hit the track on Sunday for their feature races.
Spring Sizzler tickets are priced at $38.50 for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and all kids age 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $42.00 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 about the NEMST, please visit www.northeastministocktour.com. For more information on the 43rd Annual Spring Sizzler, 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.
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