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05/15/2014 |
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WOODY PITKAT
PICKS UP TSI HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPONSORSHIP
FOR TSI HARLEY-DAVIDSON 125 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY |
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When
the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour takes the green flag
at Stafford Motor Speedway for the TSI
Harley-Davidson 125 on May 23rd, hometown driver
Woody Pitkat will have some extra incentive to go
out and win the race. TSI Harley-Davidson, the title
sponsor of the race and a longtime supporter of
Pitkat's weekly racing efforts, will be a sponsor on
Pitkat's #88 car as he chases after his first career
NWMT victory.
"TSI Harley-Davidson is going to be on the car
helping us out," said Pitkat. "TSI first started
helping me out back in 2005 so it's been almost 10
years of sponsorship. Harry Levesque is a great
supporter of racing at Stafford. It's an honor to
have TSI on the car again and I think this might be
my best shot at having a chance to win, so hopefully
I can win their race with the TSI Harley-Davidson
name on the car."
Prior to the start of the 2014 season, Pitkat joined
the #88 Buzz Chew Chevrolet-Cadillac team and the
results have been an instant hit through the first
two races of the 2014 season. Pitkat won his first
career pole position in the season opener at
Thompson and finished second and then he qualified
outside pole for the NAPA Spring Sizzler at Stafford
and he finished fourth. A win in the TSI
Harley-Davidson 125 would be extra special for
Pitkat for not only being his first career NWMT
victory, but to win a race that is sponsored by one
of his personal weekly sponsors of nearly 10 years.
"A win in this race would be pretty big for me,"
said Pitkat. "I think next to wining the Spring
Sizzler, which is The Greatest Race In The History
Of Spring, this would be just as big for me. TSI
Harley-Davidson has been with me since the time I
was driving for Dave and Tim Rowe. It would
definitely be bittersweet to get my first win in the
TSI Harley-Davidson 125. It would also be great for
me to win at my home track in front of the fans who
have seen me grow up and have supported me at the
track. With all the memories I have from back in the
day between Dave and Tim Rowe and TSI
Harley-Davidson, it would be a pretty cool feeling
to win this race and it would be a party weekend for
sure. I'm happy with how I've been running. I wanted
to prove to everyone and to myself that I could
qualify up front, run up front, and contend for wins
and that's what we've done. There's no reason why we
can't think we're going to this next race and we're
going to win it. It's not going to be easy with guys
like Bobby Santos, Doug Coby, Ryan Preece, or any of
those guys who run well at Stafford. With as much
confidence as I have right now, combined with how
well the cars are prepared and the people I have
backing me, I think we have a good chance."
In his NASCAR Whelen All-American Series career at
Stafford, Pitkat has won an SK Modified®
championship and 2 Late Model championships, so he
knows what it takes to be a champion at the end of a
racing season. Pitkat, Justin Bonsignore, and Doug
Coby are the only drivers to score a top-5 finish in
each of the first 2 NWMT races during the 2014
season and he is currently tied with Coby for second
in the points standings, only 2 points behind
Bonsignore. As good as Pitkat has been in the first
two races, he says it's still too early on to start
thinking about points and the run for the
championship.
"There's still a long way to go to even start
thinking or worrying about the championship," said
Pitkat. "I think if we can keep on doing what we've
been doing, try to make the car better, and click
off these solid finishes, the points will add up at
the end of the year. My biggest goal right now is to
win my first race. Hopefully like everyone says once
you get the first one the rest will come a little
easier. It would be nice to get that first win and
then maybe a couple more wins and then start
worrying about points at the end of August or
beginning of September."
Tickets for the TSI Harley-Davidson 125 are
available and on sale now at the Speedway Box
Office. Tickets are priced at $33.00 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 $35.00 for all ages.
All ticket prices include 10% CT Admission Tax.
Stafford Motor Speedway offers plenty of free
parking along with overnight parking in self
contained Recreational Vehicles.
For more information on the TSI Harley-Davidson 125,
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: May
15, 2014 |
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