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3/13/2009
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ROB SUMMERS
LOOKING TO REPEAT
SPRING SIZZLER SUCCESS OF 2008 |
As the off-season winds down and the cold
temperatures begin to warm up, the 2009 season at Stafford Motor Speedway is
ready to kick off with the 38th Annual Tech-Net Spring Sizzler. With the
Sizzler on the horizon, Rob Summers is looking to repeat his Sizzler success
of one year ago, where he won the 40-lap SK Modified® feature and started
the 200-lap Whelen Modified Tour from the pole and led the first five laps
before a broken drive shaft ended his day after completing only 50-laps.
“I’m looking forward to getting back to Stafford,” said Summers. “I’ve
raced at Stafford since the legends cars around the mini-mile and I really
enjoy racing at Stafford. I got my first tour pole at Stafford, and we
always have a good car and we always seem to run well at Stafford, we’ve
just had some crazy things happen to us. We had a good run going last year,
but the driveshaft broke and ended our day in the tour race. But if we can
get the monkey off our back and have the racing gods on our side, I think we
can be real good at the Sizzler again this year.”
In addition to his SK Modified® and Whelen Modified Tour efforts, Summers
will also return to Stafford for the track’s 6th Annual CARQUEST Extreme
Tuesday event, scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, behind the wheel of Howie Lane’s #97 ISMA Supermodified. Summers took that car to victory lane in 2007 at
Stafford, a race that he says stands out as one of his career highlights.
“That Supermodified race at Stafford definitely is one of my career
highlights,” says Summers. “Being able to win at Stafford and to beat Chris
Perley was really special. Now if I can just get a Modified Tour win at
Stafford to go along with my SK and Super wins, I’d be really happy.”
Summers will have two chances to add to his victory total at Stafford as he
will participate in both the SK Modified® and Whelen Modified Tour portions
of the 38th Annual Tech-Net Spring Sizzler weekend. The 2009 Tech-Net
Spring Sizzler kicks off on
 Friday, April 24 with pit gates opening at
9:00am with a practice session running from noon to 7:00pm for Stafford’s
weekly divisions. The General Admission grandstands will be open to the
public at no charge for the practice session. The G.A. Grandstands will
open at noon.
Summers will practice and qualify his two cars on Saturday, April 25 with
Coors Light Pole Qualifying for the Whelen Modified Tour cars at 1:30pm, and
heat and consolation races for Stafford’s weekly divisions to follow time
trials. Saturday wraps up with feature events for Stafford’s SK Light
Modified, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions.
Before Summers takes to the track for his two feature events, his cars will
be on display during the famous Stafford CARQUEST Belts & Hose Pit Party
from 11:00am to noon, with Stafford’s SK Modifieds® taking to the speedway
at 1:00pm for 40-laps. The Whelen Modified Tour 200-lap Tech-Net Spring
Sizzler is scheduled to take the green flag at approximately 2:30pm, with a
30-lap Late Model feature event concluding the weekend’s festivities.
Tickets for “The Greatest Race in the History of Spring” are available and
on sale now at the Stafford Motor Speedway Box Office. Tickets are priced
at $35.00 for adult General Admission, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and
children ages 5 & under are free. Reserved seating is $38.00 for all ages.
All tickets cover both Saturday and Sunday admission to the Sizzler. As
always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with overnight parking
available.
For more information, 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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Source: Scott Running
/ Stafford Motor Speedway
Posted: March
13, 2009 |
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