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02/04/2011 |
CARQUEST
CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT:
DONNY LIA |
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As
the excitement builds for the June 28th CARQUEST
Extreme Tuesday Champions for Charities event,
Stafford Speedway has been busy coordinating
charities and the drivers that will represent them.
The field for the CARQUEST Champions for Charities
race is impressive, as it represents 42
championships among 12 drivers and 5 different open
wheel divisions.
Donny Lia is a 2-time Whelen Modified Tour Champion,
winning titles in 2007 and 2009 for car owner Bob
Garbarino. Lia is a former Tech-Net Spring Sizzler
champion, winning the prestigious race in 2007. Lia
is the last driver other than Ted Christopher to
have won a Spring Sizzler at Stafford as Christopher
has won the Sizzler three times in a row. Lia has 2
additional Whelen Modified Tour wins at Stafford,
winning the 2007 TSI Harley-Davdison 125 and the
2009 CARQUEST Fall Final 150.
After winning his first Whelen Modified Tour title
in 2007, he moved up to the NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series in 2008 where he won at Mansfield. Lia
started the race in 28th and he outdueled David
Starr and Todd Bodine in a thrilling three-truck
fight for the victory in the closing laps of the
race.
Lia will be racing to support the Connecticut
Chapter of Autism Speaks.
Autism Speaks is dedicated to increasing awareness
of autism spectrum disorders, to funding research
into the causes, prevention and treatments for
autism, and to advocating for the needs of
individuals with autism and their families. It was
founded in February 2005 by Suzanne and Bob Wright,
the grandparents of a child with autism. To learn
more about Autism Speaks, please visit
www.autismspeaks.org.
“Stafford is one of my favorite tracks to race at
and I’m looking forward to helping raise money for
Autism Speaks,” said Lia.
The starting lineups for the CARQUEST Champions For
Charities qualifying races will be determined by how
much money each driver raises for their selected
charity. The starting grid will be set with the
drivers who have raised the most money starting up
front. Fans are encouraged to get involved in the
event by donating to their favorite driver or
favorite charity. To make a donation to the
Connecticut Breast Health Initiative and for more
information on the event please refer to the
CARQUEST Champions for Charities donation page
located at
www.staffordspeedway.com. Stay tuned to
www.staffordspeedway.com for more driver
spotlights and exciting information regarding the
CARQUEST Champions for Charities event.
Lia and the CARQUEST Champions For Charities field
will sit behind the wheel of Wild Thing Senior
Outlaw Go Karts and will race around the Stafford
Mini-Mile rather than the half-mile that the field
of champion drivers is used to navigating when they
come to race at Stafford.
CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday will take place on June 28,
2011 and will also feature the ISMA Super Modifieds,
NEMA Midgets, and Pro-4 Modifieds.
Tickets for CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday are on sale now
at the Speedway Box Office and are priced at $30.00
for adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for
children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and under
are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an
adult. Reserved seating is priced at $32.00 for all
ages. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free
parking with overnight 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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Source: Scott Running / Stafford Motor Speedway
Posted: February
4, 2011 |
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