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03/26/2011 |
CARQUEST
CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES DRIVER SPOTLIGHT:
CHRIS PERLEY |
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The
CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday Champions for Charities
Event at Stafford Motor Speedway scheduled for June
28th is building in momentum and excitement as the
drivers gear up to raise funds for their respective
charities. The impressive field of open wheeled
division champion drivers represents 42
championships among 12 drivers.
This week’s spotlight is on Chris Perley, the 6-time
ISMA Supermodified Champion, and he will be racing
to raise funds for the North Shore Arthritis Walk in
Honor of Katie Blouin.
“We’re family acquaintances of Katie, and having a
daughter myself, when something like this affects
someone in your community, it definitely hits home,”
said Perley. “Katie has rheumatoid arthritis and
that is something that she is going to have to deal
with for the rest of her life, so we want to help
raise some money that will go towards finding a
cure. Katie was the ambassador for last year’s
Arthritis Walk, and she is a great girl and she
comes from a great family. This is the first time
I’ve been part of something like this and I’ll be
part of the Arthritis Walk on May 22nd.”
When it comes to ISMA Supermodified competition,
there are not many drivers that can match Perley’s
accomplishments. Perley won 6 ISMA Supermodified
championships from 2003-2009 and he has over 50
career victories. Perley has enjoyed a fair share of
success at Stafford behind the wheel of his ISMA
Supermodified machine, winning four of the first
seven CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday Events. Perley will
face a new challenge when he gets behind the wheel
of the Senior Outlaw Kart for the 20-lap CARQUEST
Champions For Charities around the Stafford
Mini-Mile.
“It’s been a while since I’ve driven a go kart,”
said Perley. “Any time you can jump into something
new to drive it’s a lot of fun. This race is going
to be a neat deal and it’s nice to have the fans be
part of the show with their donations determining
the lineups. I’m sure that we’ll all respect each
other out there on the track and hopefully we can
put on a good show for the fans and raise some money
for some great charities.”
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
Arthritis Walk in Honor of Katie Blouin on behalf of
Chris Perley, 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.
In addition to his CARQUEST Champions For Charities
duties, Perley will be behind the wheel of his
familiar #11 for the 50-lap ISMA Supermodifed event
and will be looking to record his fifth Stafford
victory.
“I love Stafford, it has two really nice grooves and
I have some good history there,” said Perley. “We’re
going to race a limited schedule again, but if we
can do as well as we did last year, then we’ll be
pretty happy. I was tied with Russ [Wood] at 6
championships and after he won the championship last
year he told me that I would have to race at least
one more full year to try to get tied with him
again.”
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, or to order tickets to the 8th
Annual CARQUEST Extreme
Tuesday event, 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
26, 2011 |
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