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STAFFORD
MOTOR SPEEDWAY JULY 6, 2007
For
Immediate Release DiGIORGI
ROOFING & SIDING LATE MODEL 100 - FRIDAY, JULY
6, 2007 · Friday night, July 6th, will represent week 11 of 23 for Stafford Motor Speedway's NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions. This night will be the 10th of 21 consecutive weeks of Friday night NASCAR racing at Stafford Motor Speedway. · Main events will commence at approximately 7:30pm following qualifying events. Qualifying events will begin at 6:15PM. Spectator gates open at 5:15PM. All times and schedules are tentative and subject to change. · Total posted awards for the July 6th NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events are over $18,000. · Stafford Motor Speedway's handicapping system will be in effect. Drivers who qualify for the feature via their heat race will be assigned main event starting positions based upon money won from the previous three events. Any driver not qualifying through heat races, must qualify via a consolation race. · Zach Sylvester (SK Modified®), Tom Fearn (Late Model), Glen Reen (SK Light), Rick Lanagan (Limited Late Model), Dean Casagrande (DARE Stock), and Scott Cook (Late Model 16) were the most recent feature winners from the June 29th NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event at Stafford Motor Speedway. · Stafford Motor Speedway's next event will be Tuesday, July 10th, the 4th Annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday. The ISMA Supermodifieds return to Stafford for a 40-lap feature event along with the NEMA Midgets running a 30-lap event, and the Pro-4 Modifieds running a 25-lap feature event. · Stafford Motor Speedway's next NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event will be Friday, July 13th, Town Fair Tire Summer Heat Night. Stafford's SK Modifieds® will run 40 green flag laps, the Late Models will run 30 green flag laps, the SK Lights will run 15 green flag laps, the Limited Late Models will run 20 green flag laps, and the DARE Stocks will run 15 green flag laps. SK MODIFIED® DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, July 6th will represent race 9 of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway's NASCAR SK Modified® division. The race will mark the division's 449th race at SMS since its inception in 1982. · Zach Sylvester's feature win on June 29th was the second of his career at Stafford Motor Speedway, and his first win since April 2000. His 2 career SK Modified® wins place him in a 15-way tie for 36th place on the All-Time SK Modified® feature winners list. · Ted Christopher remains the only drivers to have recorded top-10 finishes in each of the first 8 events of the 2007 season. · In 8 SK Modified® feature evens run to date, there has been 6 different winners: Lloyd Agor (4/29), Frank Ruocco (5/4, 6/8), Keith Rocco (5/11), Bo Gunning (5/25), Woody Pitkat (6/1, 6/15), and Zach Sylvester (6/29). 16 different drivers have recorded a top-5 finish, and 20 different drivers have recorded a top-10 finish. · Scoring season best finishes on Friday night, June 29th were: Jim Smith (16th), Zach Sylvester (1st), and Kirk Zervas (13th). · 2007 Reliable Welding & Speed SK Modified® rookie class watch from June 29th: Richie Pallai, Jr. finished 12th, Fran Siana finished 15th, Jim Smith finished 16th, Shelly Perry finished 22nd, and Wade Mattesen finished 25th. · Stafford Motor Speedway's SK Modified® division is the track's premier weekly NASCAR division. Hence it is designated as the track's NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Feature Division. LATE MODEL DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, July 6th, will represent race 9 of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway's NASCAR Late Model division. The race will represent the 345th Late Model feature to be run at SMS. · Tom Fearn's feature win on June 29th was the 5th Late Model feature win of his career at SMS. Fearn's 5 career Late Model wins place him in a 4-way tie for 20th place on the All-Time Late Model feature winners list at Stafford Motor Speedway. · In 8 Late Model feature evens run to date, there has been 6 different winners: Corey Hutchings (4/29), Scott Foster, Jr. (5/4, 6/8), Tom Fearn (5/11, 6/29), Jim Peterson (5/25), Scott Cook (6/1), and Ryan Posocco (6/15). 13 different drivers have recorded a top-5 finish, and 22 different drivers have recorded a top-10 finish. · Scoring season best finishes on Friday night, June 29th were: Doug Blowers, Jr. (9th), Tom Fearn (1st), Tony Lafo (14th), Dillon Moltz (10th), Mark St. Hilaire (11th), and Patrick Townsend (8th). · 2007 Reliable Welding & Speed Late Model rookie class watch from June 29th: Corey Hutchings finished 2nd, Doug Blowers, Jr. finished 9th, Dillon Moltz finished 10th, Mark St. Hilaire finished 11th, and Josh White finished 27th. SK LIGHT MODIFIED DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, July 6th, will represent race 9 of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway's NASCAR SK Light Modified division. The race will represent the 26th SK Light Modified feature to be run at SMS. · Glen Reen's feature win on June 29th was the third SK Light feature win of his career at SMS. Reen's three feature wins places him in a two-way tie for third place on the all-time SK Light feature winners list. · In 8 SK Light feature evens run to date, there has been 5 different winners: Chris Matthews (4/28, 5/11, 5/25), Glen Reen (5/4, 6/29), Brit Andersen (6/1), Matt Gallo (6/8), and Glenn Griswold (6/15). 14 different drivers have recorded a top-5 finish, and 25 different drivers have recorded a top-10 finish. · Scoring season best finishes on Friday night, June 29th were: Jason Moore (16th), Glen Reen (1st), and Harry Wheeler (8th). · 2007 Reliable Welding & Speed SK Light rookie class watch from June 29th: Josh Sylvester finished 5th, George Nocera, Jr. finished 6th, Harry Wheeler finished 8th, Chris Bakaj finished 9th, Aaron Goff finished 11th, Raymond Grassetti finished 12th, Kyle Spencer finished 13th, Rich Hammann finished 14th, Heather DesRochers finished 15th, Jason Moore finished 16th, Mark Bakaj finished 17th, Ray Griffen, Jr. finished 18th, Paul Colla, Jr. finished 19th, Keith Franklin finished 20th, Joe Allegro, Jr. finished 21st, Glenn Griswold finished 22nd, Scott Nordman finished 23rd, Alan Provost finished 24th, Mike Sweeney, Jr. finished 25th, and David Webb finished 27th. LIMITED LATE MODEL DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, July 6th, will represent race 9 of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway's NASCAR Limited Late Model division. The race will represent the 47th Limited Late Model feature to be run at SMS. · Rick Lanagan's feature win on June 29th was the third Limited Late Model feature win of his career at SMS. Lanagan's three feature wins places him in a two-way tie for third place on the all-time Limited Late Model feature winners list. · Sean Foster is the only drivers to have recorded a top-10 finish in each of the first 8 events of the 2007 season. · In 8 Limited Late Model feature evens run to date, there has been 4 different winners: Rick Lanagan (4/28, 6/15, 6/29), Andrew Durand (5/4, 5/11, 6/8), Michael Nadeau (5/25), and Sean Foster (6/1). 12 different drivers have recorded a top-5 finish, and 19 different drivers have recorded a top-10 finish. · Scoring season best finishes on Friday night, June 29th were: Greg Butler, Jr. (9th), Corky Hinze (4th), and Rick Lanagan (1st). · 2007 Reliable Welding & Speed Limited Late Model rookie class watch from June 29th: David Capriati finished 12th, Peter Martin finished 14th, Lori-Jo Rzeszutek finished 17th, Shawn Thibeault finished 18th, and Jeff Hubbell finished 20th. DARE STOCK DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, July 6th, will represent race 9 of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway's NASCAR DARE Stock division. The race will represent the 236th DARE Stock feature to be run at SMS. · Dean Casagrande's feature win on June 29th was the 5th of his career at SMS. Casagrande's 5 feature wins place him in a 5-way tie for 13th place on the all-time DARE Stock feature winners list. · In 8 DARE Stock feature evens run to date, there has been 6 different winners: Jeff Jolly (4/28, 6/15), Norm Sears (5/4, 6/8), Bill Dunn (5/11), Steve Berardi (5/25), Carla Botticello (6/1), and Dean Casagrande (6/29). 18 different drivers have recorded a top-5 finish, and 22 different drivers have recorded a top-10 finish. · Scoring season best finishes on Friday night, June 29th were: Dean Casagrande (1st), Cliff Saunders (10th), and Jim Sullivan (17th). 2007 SK MODIFIED® CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS 2007 LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS 2007 SK LIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS 2007 LIMITED LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS 2007 DARE STOCK CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS NEXT
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