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1975
was a year of great controversy in the Modified division.
Costs were beginning to spiral out of control so Stafford
tried to take initiative and cut costs by creating a tire
rule that would restrict tire width to 12 ˝ inches. This
was an attempt to stop the cost of engines from spiraling
out of control. The theory was that if drivers could harness
the power in a 200 horsepower engine with the narrower tire
then there would be no need to have 500 horsepower engines.
12-˝ inch tires would be much to small for 500 horsepower
engines, therefore cutting costs for drivers.
1975: Stafford Speedway Season Five of Arute Ownership
Stafford Motor Speedway SK Modified® competitor Jeff Malave
is poised to challenge for the 2010 track championship after
a roller coaster ride 2009 season that saw the Manchester
native enjoy the highest of highs as well as the lowest
of lows. Malave had a strong beginning to the 2009 season,
picking up his first victory at the Connecticut half-mile
since the end of the 2004 season in the second race of the
year. Malave stayed in championship contention for much
of the year, but poor finishes in four of the final five
races dropped him from second in points all the way down
to his finishing position of seventh.
Stafford Motor Speedway has initiated a new website program,
the SMS Yellow Pages. The program was initiated to give
more exposure to all businesses involved with the Speedway.
The online Yellow Pages includes Stafford Motor Speedway
business partners along with car owners, sponsors and drivers
business listings.
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Bo Gunning, who has won more SK Modified® features at Stafford
Motor Speedway than anyone not named Ted Christopher, will
return to the track's premier division for the 2010 NASCAR
Whelen All-American Series season. After a year away from
the Connecticut half-mile, Gunning will return with a car
owned by his brother Tom and attempt to win a fourth track
championship in the SK Modified® division.
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Village Springs Water of Willington, CT has signed on to
be the Official Water of Stafford Motor Speedway for the
10th consecutive season. Village Springs joined the SMS
Family of Sponsors in 2001 and has been involved at the
track every year since. Village Springs has become a fixture
in Stafford's CARQUEST Victory Lane as the first thing that
drivers turn to in order to refresh themselves after the
wear and tear of their respective feature events. Village
Springs is the only water that is sold on Stafford Speedway
grounds each and every Friday night during the NASCAR racing
season.
Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that it will once
again partner with the best in tires and wheels to bring
racing fans the 20th Annual Town Fair Tire 150 on August
6th. The 20th Annual Town Fair Tire 150 will feature the
stars and cars of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour as well
as Stafford Speedway's five NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
racing divisions. Last year's Town Fair Tire 150 saw Stafford's
all-time winningest driver Ted Christopher lead the first
103 laps before Ryan Preece took over the lead and pulled
away from Christopher in the late laps to take his first
Stafford victory.
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