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04/18/2014 |
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4th ANNUAL
CHAMPIONS FOR CHARITIES RACE
RETURNS TO STAFFORD |
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Stafford
Motor Speedway's Champions for Charities race will
return for a 4th consecutive season on Friday, June
27th. The event has collectively raised over
$150,000 throughout the past 3 seasons for numerous
charities. This year's 15-lap feature will have a
total of 11 open-wheeled championship drivers
competing to raise money for the charity of their
choice in Wild Thing Senior Outlaw Karts.
Each driver will be competing on and off the track
in attempts to raise the most money for their
charity. The driver who raises the highest amount
will start on the pole, and the rest of the lineup
will fall in descending order according to the total
drivers have raised for their charity. Over the past
3 years, drivers have utilized different fund
raising opportunities that have included an annual
golf tournament, bowling events, track walk, auction
items, and other challenges to increase their bottom
line and give them a better starting position for
the 15-lap feature event.
Last year's pole sitter, David Arute, raised an
impressive total of $7,205 for the Lustgarten
Foundation while last year's feature winner, Richie
Pallai, Jr., started 6th after raising a total of
$4,246 for the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal
Sanctuary. These drivers will be returning for the
popular race event and to bring awareness to their
respective charities.
The Champions for Charities event will take place on
Stafford's Mini-Mile track during the Friday night
program on June 27th. Each driver will be equipped
with a Senior Outlaw Kart provided by Wild Thing
Karts. The champion driver lineup is currently made
up of 11 accomplished drivers and the charities they
represent:
Ryan Preece -
2011 Stafford SK Modified® Champion and 2013
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion -
Racing for Make-A-Wish Foundation
Richie Pallai, Jr.
- 2009 Tech-Net Spring Sizzler SK Modified®
Champion and 2013 Champions for Charity winner -
Racing for Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary
David Arute -
2011 Wild Thing Karts Sr. Outlaw Champion - Racing
for #BenWasHere Foundation
Ted Christopher
- 7-time Stafford SK Modified® Champion and
2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion -
Racing for Racing Against Cancer
Doug Coby -
2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion -
Racing for (TBD)
Woody Pitkat -
2006 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Champion and 2013 Stafford SK Modified® Champion -
Racing in conjunction with NAPA Auto Parts for the
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
Bob Potter -
5-time Stafford SK Modified® Champion - Racing for
Compassion For Cats of New London County
Rowan Pennink -
2013 Modified Racing Series Champion - Racing
for Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Ron Midford -
2-time Wild Thing Kart Senior Champ Champion -
Racing for the Troy Russell Benefit Fund
Randy Cabral -
3-time NEMA Midget Champion - Racing for The
Shane Hammond Foundation
Ron Silk -
2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion -
Racing for The Lustgarten Foundation
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:
April 18, 2014 |
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