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08/05/2011 |
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NASCAR WHELEN
MODIFIED TOUR COMES TO STAFFORD SPEEDWAY
FOR 21ST ANNUAL TOWN FAIR TIRE 150 |
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 NASCAR’s
Whelen Modified Tour comes to Stafford Motor
Speedway this Friday, August 5th for 21st Annual
Town Fair Tire 150, which will be the third of four
visits the tour will make to Stafford in 2011. The
race is presented to race fans by Town Fair Tire and
its over 84 locations throughout the Northeast. The
21st Annual Town Fair Tire 150 will feature the
stars and cars of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour as
well as Stafford Speedway’s five NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series racing divisions. Last year’s
Town Fair Tire 150 saw two former Whelen Modified
Tour champions dueling for the victory with 2003
champ Todd Szegedy beating 7-time champ Mike
Stefanik to the checkered flag.
“We’re happy to be back at Stafford Speedway,” said
Jim Uliano, V.P. of Marketing for Town Fair Tire.
“Stafford does a great job with promoting our event
and we’re pleased to be partnered up with the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour. We’re looking forward to
enjoying another exciting modified race at a great
facility.”
Coming into the Town Fair Tire 150, Ronnie Silk
holds the points lead by 5 points over Rowan
Pennink. Silk won the last time the Whelen Modified
Tour visited Stafford in dominating fashion by
winning the pole and leading every lap. Pennink
finished second behind Silk in that race and with
only 5 points separating them in the standings, the
fight for the championship will be in full swing at
Stafford. Szegedy currently sits third in the
points, 91 behind Silk while Ted Christopher, who
has more wins at Stafford than any other driver, is
fourth, 97 points behind.
Szegedy has enjoyed great success in the Town Fair
Tire 150, with three of his four Stafford Whelen
Modified Tour victories coming in the Town Fair Tire
150. Szegedy was the 2003, 2004, and 2010 winner of
the Town Fair Tire 150 and he was in contention in
the 2008 Town Fair Tire 150 victory until contact
with Ryan Preece on the final lap saw Jimmy Blewett
get by both drivers to take the checkered flag. The
Town Fair Tire 150 has also seen a first time winner
with James Civali in 2006, and since 2000, the race
has been won 7 times by former Whelen Modified Tour
championship winning drivers. Szegedy was the last
driver to score repeat victories in the Town Fair
Tire 150, winning the race in 2003 and 2004, and he
will look to go back to back once again this Friday
night.
Town Fair Tire has over 84 stores spread across New
England with locations in Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and
Maine, meaning there's bound to be a Town Fair Tire
near you. Town Fair Tire has over 300,000 tires in
stock from famous makers like BF Goodrich,
Bridgestone, Dunlop, Firestone, Goodyear, Kelly,
Kumho, Mastercraft, Michelin, Nankang, Toyo,
Uniroyal, Yokohama, and more. Town Fair Tire offers
a lowest price guarantee on their tires as well as a
30-day test drive on new tires, lifetime flat tire
repair, lifetime road hazard coverage on selected
tires, free front wheel alignment with any tire
purchase, after sale price protection, free
nationwide warranty, free lifetime tire rotations,
free lifetime winter change-over, and much more.
With such a vast array of services for customers,
its no doubt that nobody does it better than Town
Fair Tire. Name brands at discount prices, you’ll be
sure to find them at Town Fair Tire. For more
information about Town Fair Tire and the services
they have to offer, please visit
http://www.townfairtire.com.
Tickets for the 21st Annual Town Fair Tire 150 are
on sale now at the
Speedway Box Office and are price 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, 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: August
5, 2011 |
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