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02/19/2011 |
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CARQUEST
CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT:
TODD SZEGEDY |
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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. Todd Szegedy, the 2003 NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour Champion, will be racing to
help support The Foundation For Life.
The Foundation For Life is an organization which
provides funding in Connecticut for underprivileged
children. Their motto is to make children’s dreams
come true by providing scholarships, bikes, school
clothes and supplies, various playgrounds in CT, and
provide volunteers to teach Junior Achievement in CT
elementary schools. They have also assisted in the
ABC Extreme Makeover Home Edition in Bridgeport, CT
by paying off the owner’s mortgage. Since 2006, the
Foundation for Life has distributed over $350,000 to
organizations in Connecticut who are working to
better the lives of those in need throughout the
community.
“The Foundation for Life is a great organization
which gives back to communities who are in need of
giving throughout the state of Connecticut,” said
Szegedy. “Mike and I are extremely proud to
represent the Foundation For Life and we hope to
raise a lot of money for them.”
Szegedy is the 2003 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
champion and he also holds the distinction of being
the only SK Modified® driver to win the SK Modified®
feature event after winning the Coors Light 21 Means
21 feature and transferring into the main feature.
Szegedy was also part of one of the more memorable
Stafford moments when he barrel rolled his SK
Modified® during the Spring Sizzler feature event in
2000. Szegedy has never driven a Wild Thing Kart and
has never raced around the Stafford Mini-Mile, but
he is looking forward to the race.
“I’ve never driven these type of go karts before,
but I do have WKA and IKS kart experience,” said
Szegedy. “I’m going to have to learn how to drive a
go kart all over again and the mini-mile will be a
different challenge, but it will be fun to race
against the drivers that I’ll be racing against.”
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 The
Foundation For Life on behalf of Todd Szegedy, 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.
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
19, 2011 |
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