WOODY PITKAT PULLING TRIPLE DUTY AT
STAFFORD SPEEDWAY’S
36TH ANNUAL CARQUEST FALL FINAL WEEKEND
Stafford’s own Woody Pitkat will make his first appearance in a
Camping World East Series car at Stafford when the division comes to
the track’s 36th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend, which is
scheduled for October 11th and 12th. Pitkat will be piloting a Mike
Olsen owned Chevrolet with sponsorship from The Davidson Company and
ECI / Cliff Nelson Motorsports. In addition to his Camping World
East Series ride, Pitkat will also be driving in the SK Modified®
and Late Model feature events, as well as performing his duties as a
jackman for Doug Coby, who will be driving the #28 Ramar-Hall Whelen
Modified Tour entry for car owner Don King.
Pitkat ran the car at last year’s season ending Toyota All-Star
Showdown at Irwindale Speedway in California. Pitkat qualified the
car 38th and finished 26th, and he recently tested the car at
Stafford.
“I ran Mike’s car last year at Irwindale, and he mentioned
something about possibly putting something together for Stafford
this year in the car,” said Pitkat. “Mike had the car at Stafford a
couple weeks ago and he called me up and asked me if I could come
down and put some laps on the car. The test went pretty well, and
Mike said if he made it through New Hampshire that he would be
interested in putting me in the car. I had to come up with some
sponsorship money and The Davidson Company and Cliff Nelson helped
me out with money to run the car. They’re both great sponsors
to have helping me out and I’m looking forward to running the car.”
Pitkat has a wealth of experience at Stafford, which was a factor
into him getting the ride for Fall Final. Since the beginning of the
2006 season, Pitkat has won a total of 14 SK Modified® and 9 Late
Model feature events as well as the 2006 Late Model track
championship. It is Pitkat’s experience at the track that has the
team looking for big things come CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend.
“Mike thinks we can possibly win the race,” said Pitkat. “I told
him he might be exaggerating a little, and that he’d probably be a
better fit for the car since he’s run so well here before and has
thousands of laps in the car. Mike told me that I have thousands of
laps around Stafford, so he feels pretty good with me in the car.
The car is pretty similar to the Late Model, it is a little heavier
and has more horsepower, but it is a little harder to slow down. If
I can manage that, I think we can have a pretty good run, I’m
excited about it.”
Pitkat’s busy weekend gets started with practice for his SK
Modified® and Late Model cars on Friday, October 10th. Practice runs
from 2pm to 6:30pm and the grandstand gates will be open free of
charge to the public for the practice session.
Saturday has practice sessions for the Camping World East Series
and Whelen Modified Tour beginning at 10:00am. Time Trials get
started at 2:00pm with heat and consolation events for Stafford’s
five weekly divisions to follow. Closing out the Saturday on-track
activities will be feature events for Stafford’s SK Light Modified,
Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions, including the
Paradiso-Muska DARE Stock Shoot-Out. Grandstand gates for Saturday
open at 10:00am.
The 36th Annual CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend concludes on Sunday
with feature events for the Camping World East Series, the Whelen
Modified Tour, and Stafford’s SK Modified® and Late Model divisions.
Spectator gates open at 9:30am with the famous CARQUEST Belts and
Hose Pit Party taking place from 10:00am to 11:00am. The Camping
World East Series takes to the track for their feature at 12 noon,
followed by the SK Modified® feature, the Whelen Modified Tour
feature, and the Late Model feature will be the last on-track action
of the weekend.
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. As always,
Stafford Motor Speedway offers plenty of free parking with overnight
weekend parking available.
For more information, 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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