Call Before You Dig 811 Challenge to Crown Winners on CBYD 811 Night Aug. 8th at StaffordMotor Speedway
Stafford Springs, CT — When the green flag came out during the 43rd Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler back in April, it not only kicked off the race for the 2014 track championships at Stafford Motor Speedway, but it also kicked off the Call Before You Dig 811 Challenge. While drivers have been accumulating track championship points during the season, they have also been accumulating points for the CBYD 811 Challenge, which will award five drivers each with an $811 bonus from CBYD, for a total bonus of $4,055.
Whereas NASCAR Whelen All-American Series teams get 50 points for a victory and each subsequent position is worth 2 fewer points, the CBYD 811 Challenge awards each feature winner with 100 points and each subsequent position below first place is worth 5 points less. While NWAAS teams are trying to accumulate as many points as possible for their championship efforts, the CBYD 811 Challenge comes with a twist. The CBYD 811 Challenge will come to a close with the feature events to be held on Friday, August 8th at Stafford and in order to win the bonus money from CBYD, drivers have to come the closest they can to 811 points without going over. In order for drivers to remain eligible to win the bonus money from CBYD, drivers cannot have missed more than one race during the season or have any post-race technical infringements.
Last season’s Inaugural CBYD 811 Challenge saw Eric Berndt, Ted Christopher, and Todd Owen from the SK Modified® division, Justin Bren from the Limited Late Model division, and Cliff Saunders from the DARE Stock division as the five lucky drivers who came the closest to accumulating 811 points without going over to each take home an $811 bonus from CBYD. With 2 races left to go to decide the 2014 CBYD 811 Challenge winners, many drivers from all 5 NWAAS divisions are still mathematically eligible to finish close to but less than 811 points. Fans can see the CBYD 811 Challenge standings on www.staffordspeedway.com by clicking the CBYD 811 Challenge Standings link found under the Results tab on Stafford’s homepage.
Visit Call Before You Dig booth on the midway during the Aug. 8 show for more information about CBYD and the services they have to offer as well as a special giveaway from CBYD.
Call Before You Dig is a non-profit organization funded by public utility companies with facilities located in Connecticut. Call Before You Dig is a free service that provides homeowners and professional excavators an easy way to learn what underground utilities lie within their proposed work area. 8-1-1 was created to help people know what’s below and from unintentionally hitting underground utility lines while working on excavation projects. 8-1-1 is a free call to make, and calling Call Before You Dig before using mechanized excavating equipment is the law in Connecticut. After 2 full working days of your call, a representative from each member utility company that may be affected by an excavation project will come to the site and mark the utility location of their underground facilities with color coded paint or flags, or call if there are no conflicts. Call Before You Dig can be found online atwww.cbyd.com for more detailed information and guidance.
For more information on the CBYD 811 Challenge, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on the web atwww.staffordspeedway.com.
Sources: Scott Running/Stafford Motor Speedway PR