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03/14/2013 |
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$25,000
CARQUEST TRIPLE CROWN BONUS
UNVEILED AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY |
CARQUEST
Auto Parts has been a mainstay at Stafford Motor
Speedway for over 25 years sponsoring a wide array
of events at the half-mile. For the first time
CARQUEST will sponsor three Whelen Modified Tour
events in 2013; "The Greatest Race In The History Of
Spring", The CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, the
mid-summer CARQUEST 150, as well as the final race
of the season, The CARQUEST Fall Final Weekend. The
three events will create something that has never
been seen on the Whelen Modified Tour, an
opportunity to win the CARQUEST Triple Crown and
$25,000 in bonus money.
The CARQUEST Triple Crown creates a unique
opportunity for a Whelen Modified Tour driver to
take home some extra cash. Any driver who is able to
win all three CARQUEST Whelen Modified Tour events
will walk away with a $25,000 bonus.
"After signing on to a third Whelen Modified Tour
race we wanted to create something special for the
drivers and the fans," explained Rich Pallai, VP of
Marketing at CARQUEST Auto Parts. "The CARQUEST
Triple Crown is a great addition to the CARQUEST
event lineup for the 2013 season. The $25,000 bonus
is a great opportunity for drivers and will add a
little extra excitement for the fans."
To win the $25,000 bonus a Whelen Modified Tour
Competitor must win all three of the CARQUEST Auto
Parts sponsored events. The 42nd Annual Tech-Net
Spring Sizzler, dubbed "The Greatest Race In The
History Of Spring", kicks off the 2013 racing season
on April 28th at Stafford and is also the first race
of the CARQUEST Triple Crown chase for $25,000. The
next segment of the CARQUEST Triple Crown is the
August 2nd CARQUEST 150, and the final event that
makes up the chase is the CARQUEST Fall Final on
September 29th. Big money will be up for grabs to
the driver that wins all three CARQUEST events.
"CARQUEST has been backing Whelen Modified Tour
events at Stafford since 1989 a total of 42 races,"
said Mark Arute, President of Stafford Motor
Speedway, "Rich came to me with the concept of the
CARQUEST Triple Crown and I knew it was a perfect
fit. It's another first for CARQUEST Auto Parts and
Stafford Motor Speedway, an opportunity for Whelen
Modified Tour teams to achieve something they have
never seen, a triple crown."
The Whelen Modified Tour is a very competitive
series but it is definitely possible for a driver to
win the CARQUEST Triple Crown bonus money. In 2012,
Doug Coby was able to reach victory lane 3 out of
the 4 times the Whelen Modified Tour visited
Stafford. But if he were to win the same races in
2013 as he did in 2012 he would not win the CARQUEST
Triple Crown because he did not win the Fall Final.
Coby will obviously be a contender for the Triple
Crown.
"This is awesome that CARQUEST and Stafford are
doing this," said Coby. "Nobody does stuff like that
any more. I wish more tracks would do something like
this. It's going to be pretty cool if you win the
Sizzler and you're running second in the August
CARQUEST 150, it's going to be an interesting
decision to try something to win the race. I won
three of the Stafford races last year and Teddy
[Christopher] and [Mike] Stefanik have done it
before, so it is possible that someone can win those
three races, although the odds are certainly stacked
against you. I think it's unlikely that someone will
end up winning the three CARQUEST races, last year
we won the wrong three races, but it's going to be
an awesome bonus to go chase after. I think all the
guys on the Tour are going to be real excited and
this CARQUEST bonus shows that CARQUEST and Stafford
really want to make their shows exciting for the
drivers and the fans."
The Whelen Modified Tour will also make a stop at
the half-mile on May 24th for the TSI Harley
Davidson 125; this event is not part of the CARQUEST
Triple Crown. A good finish in the TSI Harley
Davidson 125 will be the main focus that night which
could propel the winning team to the next segment of
the CARQUEST Triple Crown on August 2nd.
Tickets are available for all the Whelen Modified
Tour Events including the CARQUEST Triple Crown
series and may be purchased by contacting the
Stafford Motor Speedway Office at 860-684-2783 or by
visiting the Online Ticket Ordering section of
www.staffordspeedway.com.
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: March
14, 2013 |
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