(Stafford Springs, CT)--- Stafford Speedway has announced that Valvoline, in conjunction with CARQUEST Auto Parts, will return to the track's Contingency Program as first place SK Modified® feature partners for the fourth consecutive season. Valvoline's first place SK Modified® contingency bonus will be worth an extra $150.00 to each SK Modified® feature winner during the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season.

In their first three seasons of contingency sponsorship, Valvoline has contributed nearly $8,000 in bonus money to SK Modified® feature winners and their 2010 participation in the Stafford Contingency Program will push their contribution to well over $10,000 in four seasons.

"We're happy to have Valvoline back on board with us for another season of SK Modified® competition," said SMS COO/GM Mark Arute. "Valvoline has built a great tradition and heritage in open wheel racing by helping some of the best drivers in the world achieve victory at Indianapolis. We are proud to have Valvoline and their open wheel heritage and tradition associated with our premier open wheel division as we continue to add to our racing heritage and tradition here at Stafford."

Valvoline has a long and storied history in motorsports, with over 100 years of powering drivers to victory lane in various forms of racing. Valvoline has powered Indy 500 champions like Al Unser, A.J. Foyt, Johnny Rutherford, Gordon Johncock, Bobby Rahal, Al Unser, Jr., and Jacques Villeneuve, NASCAR Champions like Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, and Jeff Gordon, NHRA Top Fuel Champions Joe Amato and Tony Schumacher, as well as 9-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel.

Valvoline is currently affiliated with the NASCAR Teams of Roush-Fenway Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports with drivers Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth, and they also have a presence in the NHRA with Don Schumacher Racing.

Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., serves more than 100 countries worldwide and is a leading marketer, distributor and producer of quality branded automotive and industrial products and services. Products include automotive lubricants, transmission fluids, gear oils, hydraulic lubricants, automotive chemicals, specialty products, greases and cooling system products. Valvoline also offers Eagle One car care products for automotive cleaning and maintenance and operates Valvoline Instant Oil Change, the second largest quick-lube chain in the U.S. Valvoline products can be found at your local CARQUEST Auto Parts store. For more information about Valvoline and the products and services that they have to offer, please visit www.valvoline.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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