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07/18/2014 |
NASCAR WHELEN
MODIFIED TOUR RETURNS TO STAFFORD
AUGUST 8 FOR CALL BEFORE YOU DIG 811 150 |
Stafford
Motor Speedway will host the NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour for the third of four visits during the 2014
season on August 8 for the Call Before You Dig 811
150. When the NWMT teams take to the track, two of
the favorites have to be Bobby Santos, III and Doug
Coby.
Santos and Coby have combined to win 11 of the last
18 NWMT races at Stafford dating back to the 2010
NAPA Spring Sizzler. Santos has won the Sizzler 3
times, the NAPA Fall Final twice, and the May race
once, leaving him winless in the August event. Coby
has won the Sizzler once, the May race twice, and
the August race twice. Coby is also the defending
champion of the Call Before You Dig 811 150, taking
the checkered flag ahead of Donny Lia last year.
In addition to his 6 race victories at Stafford
since 2010, Santos has also been the man to beat in
qualifying. Santos has 6 pole positions at Stafford
since 2010 and he was a former track record holder
at Stafford, becoming the first driver to break the
100mph barrier at Stafford for an average lap speed.
Santos’ track record time has since been bested by
Ryan Preece in 2012 but Santos has established
himself as a Stafford master in the previous 4 and a
half seasons worth of NWMT races at the Connecticut
half-mile facility.
Other NWMT race winners at Stafford since the 2010
NAPA Spring Sizzler have been Ted Christopher with 3
wins, and Ryan Preece, Donny Lia, Ronnie Silk, and
Todd Szegedy with one win each.
The on-track excitement for the Call Before You Dig
811 150 won’t be limited to just the Whelen Modified
Tour cars. The August 8 event will also be the final
chance for drivers in Stafford’s five NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series divisions to accumulate points
towards the Call Before You Dig 811 Challenge, which
is in excess of $4000.
The CBYD 811 Challenge awards 100 points to each
weekly feature winner and each subsequent position
gets 5 points less. The 5 drivers who come the
closest to 811 points without going over will each
receive a $811 bonus from CBYD. Last year’s CBYD 811
Challenge winners were Eric Berndt, Ted Christopher,
and Todd Owen from the SK Modified® division, Justin
Bren from the Limited Late Model division, and Cliff
Saunders from the DARE Stock division.
Tickets for the Call Before You Dig 811 150 are
available and on sale now at the Speedway Box
Office, or online at www.staffordspeedway.com.
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 Call Before You Dig 811
150, 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:
July 18, 2014 |
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