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POINTS LEADER
CHRIS PASTERYAK READY FOR
VMRS 80 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY |
After
a dismal start to the 2015 Valenti Modified Racing
Series season, Chris Pasteryak has turned on the
afterburners with 4 wins and he finds himself
leading the championship standings as the VMRS comes
to Stafford this Friday night, September 4th for the
VMRS 80. Pasteryak is a former VMRS winner at
Stafford in September of 2011 and another win at
Stafford would continue the positive surge he and
his #5 team sponsored by Seals-It, Sunoco Race
Fuels, Dawley’s Collision and Custom, and Bilstein
Shocks have been on.
“Another win at Stafford would be great,” said
Pasteryak. “Before this year, our Stafford win was
my last win in a modified. It took me 4 years to get
back to victory lane so I’m trying to savor every
one because you never know when it’ll be your last
win. It feels pretty good to be leading the points.
We only got the point lead because Woody skipped the
Oxford race, but we finished last in the first
Stafford race that Woody won, so that’s kind of an
even swap. He’s not going to go away, he’s good at
the three remaining tracks on the schedule and he’s
going to be tough. Todd Patnode is also good at the
last three tracks and if we’re not careful, he might
walk away with the whole thing.”
With 4 wins in the last 7 VMRS races, Pasteryak and
his #5 team are riding high with confidence. Despite
the wave of momentum they have on their side,
Pasteryak will face a tough challenge if he is going
to win at Stafford. Woody Pitkat has won the first 2
VMRS races of the year at Stafford and thanks to his
win at Oxford, Pasteryak can start the Stafford race
no higher than 12th place. But that hasn’t dampened
his enthusiasm for trying to get his 5th win of the
year.
“It’s going to be tough to win because the highest
we can start is 12th after winning the last race at
Oxford,” said Pasteryak. “If we can get in the right
row right off the bat we can pick up some spots but
if not, you have to use your head and pick cars off
when you can. You also have to not use the car up so
you have something left for the end of the race. My
confidence has actually never been higher than it is
right now because I’ve never had a year like this in
the modifieds. We just have to roll with it and keep
on getting good finishes. Last time at Stafford we
finished third and if we can be in the top-5 towards
the end of the race, if there’s a yellow or two,
anything can happen.”
In addition to not being able to start higher than
12th for the feature, Pasteryak will also face a
tall task in the qualifying heat races. He will be
starting towards the back with his high handicapping
value and try to run hard enough to get a qualified
spot while at the same time not abusing his car so
he has a good car to go racing with later in the
evening.
“It’s a 3-week handicapping system for the heats, so
we’re going to be starting towards the back,” said
Pasteryak. “With 30 or so cars in the field, it’s
going to be pretty tough to go from around 10th up
to 4th in only 10 laps.”
The Valenti Modified Racing Series will take to the
track, this Friday, September 4th with qualifying
beginning at 6:15pm. Also in action will be the US
Legend Cars, DARE Stock, Limited Late Model, SK
Light, Late Model and SK Modified® NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series divisions. Tickets for this
event are on sale now and are priced at $27.50 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 seat tickets are $30.00 for all
ages. All ticket prices include 10% CT Admission
Tax. Stafford Motor Speedway offers plenty of free
parking along with overnight parking for self
contained Recreational Vehicles.
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:
September 2, 2015 |
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