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STAFFORD
MOTOR SPEEDWAY AUGUST 3, 2007 For
Immediate Release WHELEN
ALL-AMERICAN SERIES - FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2007 · Friday night, August 3rd, will represent week 15of 23 for Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions. This night will be the 14th 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 August 3rd 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. · Woody Pitkat (SK Modified®), Woody Pitkat & Ryan Posocco (Late Model), Glen Reen (SK Light), Rick Lanagan (Limited Late Model), Kyle Nosal (DARE Stock), and Michael Bennett (Late Model 16) were the most recent feature winners from the July 27th Craftsman Night at the Races feature events at Stafford Motor Speedway. · Stafford Motor Speedway’s next event will be Friday, August 10th, the 17th Annual N.E. Dodge Dealers 150 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Event. The NASCAR Whelen M Modified Tour will run a 150-lap feature event, with Stafford’s SK Modifieds® running 40 green flag laps, the Late Models running 30 green flag laps, the SK Lights running 20 green flag laps, the Limited Late Models running 20 green flag laps, and the DARE Stocks running 15 green flag laps. SK MODIFIED® DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, August 3rd will represent race 13of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR SK Modified® division. The race will mark the division’s 453rd race at SMS since its inception in 1982. · Woody Pitkat’s feature win on July 20th was the 8th of his career at Stafford Motor Speedway, and his second conseuctive SK Modified® feature victory. Pitkat’s 8 career feature wins ties him with Charlie Savage for 8th place on the all-time SK Modified® feature winners list. · Ted Christopher remains the only driver to have recorded a top-10 finish in each of the first 12 events of the 2007 season. · In 12SK Modified® feature evens run to date, there has been 7 different winners: Lloyd Agor (4/29), Frank Ruocco (5/4, 6/8), Keith Rocco (5/11, 7/13), Bo Gunning (5/25), Woody Pitkat (6/1, 6/15, 7/20, 7/27), Zach Sylvester (6/29), and Ted Christopher (7/6). 17 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, July 27th were: Ron D’Alessandro (17th), Kenny Horton (6th), Pete Pavone, Jr. (13th), and Woody Pitkat (1st). · 2007 Reliable Welding & Speed SK Modified® rookie class watch from July 27th: Wade Mattesen finished 10th, Fran Siana finished 14th, Ron D’Alessandro finished 17th, Shelly Perry finished 19th, Richie Pallai, Jr. finished 23rd, and Jim Smith finished 24th. · 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, August 3rd, will represent race 13 of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR Late Model division. The race will represent the 349th Late Model feature to be run at SMS. · Woody Pitkat’s feature win on July 27th was the 18th Late Model feature win of his career at SMS, which ties him with Jay Stuart for sixth place on the all-time Late Model feature winners list. Ryan Posocco’s feature win on July 27th was the 25th of his career, which breaks a tie with Jim Peterson to make Posocco the division’s all-time winningest driver. · In 12 Late Model feature evens run to date, there has been 8 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), Ryan Posocco (6/15, 7/27), Mike O’Sullivan (6/7), and Woody Pitkat (7/20, 7/27). 15 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, July 27th were: Tom Butler (3rd), Tony Lafo (14th), Woody Pitkat (1st), Ryan Posocco (1st), Mark St. Hilaire (8th), Walt Wosko, Jr. (15th), and Dave Wray (7th). · 2007 Reliable Welding & Speed Late Model rookie class watch from July 27th: Corey Hutchings finished 4th and 3rd, Mark St. Hilaire finished 8th and 25th, Doug Blowers, Jr. finished 16th and 23rd, Dillon Moltz finished 18th and 19th, Dennis Godbout finished 19th and 18th, David St. Amant finished 20th and dnq, and Mark Kline dnq. SK LIGHT MODIFIED DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, August 3rd, will represent race 13of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR SK Light Modified division. The race will represent the 30th SK Light Modified feature to be run at SMS. · Glen Reen’s feature win on July 27th was the 5th SK Light feature win of his career at SMS. Reen’s five career feature wins places him in third place on the all-time SK Light feature winners list. · In 12 SK Light feature evens run to date, there has been 6 different winners: Chris Matthews (4/28, 5/11, 5/25), Glen Reen (5/4, 6/29, 7/13, 7/27), Brit Andersen (6/1, 7/6), Matt Gallo (6/8), Glenn Griswold (6/15), and Alan Provost. 17 different drivers have recorded a top-5 finish, and 27 different drivers have recorded a top-10 finish. · Scoring season best finishes on Friday night, July 27th were: Chris Bakaj (5th), Mark Bakaj (3rd), Glen Reen (1st), and David Webb (9th). · 2007 Reliable Welding & Speed SK Light rookie class watch from July 27th: Mark Bakaj finished 3rd, Raymond Grassetti finished 4th, Chris Bakaj finished 5th, Alan Provost finished 6th, Josh Sylvester finished 8th, David Webb finished 9th, George Nocera, Jr. finished 10th, Kyle Spencer finished 12th, Ray Griffen, Jr. finished 14th, Aaron Goff finished 15th, Rich Hammann finished 16th, Wayne Robillard finished 17th, Harry Wheeler finished 18th, Joe Allegro, Jr. finished 19th, Heather DesRochers finished 20th, Keith Franklin finished 22nd, and Scott Nordman finished 23rd. LIMITED LATE MODEL DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, August 3rd, will represent race 13 of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR Limited Late Model division. The race will represent the 51st Limited Late Model feature to be run at SMS. · Rick Lanagan’s feature win on July 27th was the 4th Limited Late Model feature win of his career at SMS. Lanagan’s 4 career feature wins places him in a tie with Sean Foster for fourth place on the all-time SMS Limited Late Model feature winners list. · In 11 Limited Late Model feature evens run to date, there has been 5 different winners: Rick Lanagan (4/28, 6/15, 6/29, 7/27), Andrew Durand (5/4, 5/11, 6/8, 7/13), Michael Nadeau (5/25), Sean Foster (6/1, 7/20), and Bill Davis (7/6). 15 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, July 27th were: Rick Lanagan (1st). · 2007 Reliable Welding & Speed Limited Late Model rookie class watch from July 27th: Peter Martin finished 10th, Lori-Jo Rzeszutek finished 11th, Jeff Hubbell finished 14th, David Capriati finished 15th, and Shawn Thibeault finished 16th. DARE STOCK DIVISION NOTEBOOK · Friday night, July 27th, will represent race 13 of 21 for Stafford Motor Speedway’s NASCAR DARE Stock division. The race will represent the 240th DARE Stock feature to be run at SMS. · Kyle Nosal’s feature win on July 27th was the first of his career at SMS. Nosal becomes the 81st different driver to have won a DARE Stock feature event at Stafford Motor Speedway. · In 12 DARE Stock feature evens run to date, there has been 8different winners: Jeff Jolly (4/28, 6/15), Norm Sears (5/4, 6/8), Bill Dunn (5/11, 7/6), Steve Berardi (5/25), Carla Botticello (6/1, 7/13), Dean Casagrande (6/29), Matt Chiarizio (7/20), and Kyle Nosal (7/27). 18 different drivers have recorded a top-5 finish, and 23 different drivers have recorded a top-10 finish. · Scoring season best finishes on Friday night, July 27th were: Mark Ebert (20th), Barry Fluckiger (2nd), and Kyle Nosal (1st). 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
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