RAIN POSTPONES STAFFORD SPEEDWAY’S CARQUEST FALL FINAL

   With the forecast calling for heavy rain for Saturday, and Tropical Storm Kyle, which is predicted to intensify into a hurricane and approach the New England coastline on Sunday, Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that it has postponed its CARQUEST Fall Final racing card that was scheduled for September 26 through September 28 to the weekend of October 10, 11, and 12.
   The schedule for the Fall Final Weekend will remain the same. The 36th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend will kick off on Friday, October 10th with a practice session running from 2:00pm to 6:30pm for Stafford’s weekly divisions. The General Admission grandstands will be open to the public at no charge for the practice session.
   Action will continue on Saturday, October 11th with Coors Light Pole Qualifying for both the Camping World Series and Whelen Modified Tour cars beginning at 2:00pm, followed by heat and consolation races for Stafford’s weekly divisions. Saturday’s events wrap up with feature events for Stafford’s SK Light Modified, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions, including the all-star Paradiso-Muska Shoot-Out for the DARE Stock division.
   The Fall Final Weekend will wrap up on Sunday, October 12th with the famous Stafford CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party kicking off the day’s activities from 10:00am to 11:00am, with 370 laps of feature racing to follow. The Camping World Series 150-lap feature kicks off the day’s events at noon live on HDNet at noon, followed by the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, the 150-lap Whelen Modified Tour feature, and the 30-lap Late Model feature will be the final feature event of the weekend and of the 2008 season at Stafford Motor Speedway.
   Tickets for the 36th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final 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, October 11, and Sunday, October 12 portions of the Fall Final, with the Friday, October 10 practice session open the public free of charge. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers plenty of free parking with overnight weekend parking available. The overnight parking area will open Thursday morning, October 9th.
   For more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.

2008 CARQUEST FALL FINAL WEEKEND

Friday, October 10, 2008 Tentative Schedule

12:00PM Paddock Gates Open
2:00PM D.A.R.E. Stocks, SK Light Modifieds, Late Models, Limited Late Models & SK Modifieds® Practice Begins - Grandstand Gates Open
6:30PM Practice Ends
GRANDSTAND GATES OPEN FREE TO PUBLIC FOR PRACTICE SESSION

Saturday, October 11, 2008 Tentative Schedule

7:00AM Paddock Gates Open
9:30AM Ticket Booths and Main Grandstand Gates Open
10:00AM Camping World Series East Practice Begins
11:30AM Whelen Modified Tour Practice Begins
1:00PM D.A.R.E. Stock, SK Light Modified, Late Model, Limited Late Model & SK Modified® Warm-Ups Begin
2:00PM Camping World Series East Time Trials - Stafford Drivers, Owners, & Spotters Meeting
3:00PM Whelen Modified Tour Tire Scrub
3:30PM Whelen Modified Tour Time Trials
4:30PM D.A.R.E. Stock Heats - 5 Laps
SK Light Modified Heats - 8 Laps
Limited Late Model Heats - 8 Laps
SK Modified® Heats - 8 Laps
Late Model Heats - 8 Laps
DARE STOCK FEATURE - 15 LAPS or 20 MINUTES
SK LIGHT MODIFIED FEATURE - 20 LAPS or 20 MINUTES
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE - 20 LAPS or 20 MINUTES
SK MODIFIED® CONSI - 10 LAPS
LATE MODEL ‘16’ FEATURE - 16 LAPS
PARADISO-MUSKA SHOOT-OUT FOR D.A.R.E. STOCKS - 8-LAPS

D.A.R.E. Stocks please remember that you must return
your AVM plate after your final race before leaving the track.

Sunday, October 12, 2008 Tentative Schedule

7:00AM Paddock Gates Open
8:00AM Setup Pit Party on Infield
9:30AM Ticket Booths and Main Grandstand Gates Open
10:00AM CARQUEST BELTS & HOSE PIT PARTY
11:00AM Pit Party Ends - set up infield pits for Camping World Series East feature.
12:00PM CAMPING WORLD SERIES EAST FEATURE - 150 LAPS
SK MODIFIED® FEATURE - 40 LAPS
WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR FEATURE - 150 LAPS
LATE MODEL FEATURE - 30 LAPS

ORDER OF EVENTS and EVENT TIMES ARE TENTATIVE AND MAY BE CHANGED FOR ANY REASON.

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