KEITH ROCCO
2008 SK  MODIFIED®
CHAMPION 		RYAN POSOCCO
2008 LATE  MODEL
CHAMPION
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FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH COORS LIGHT SK MODIFIED® 100 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY TO SHOWCASE 6 RACES AND 210 LAPS OF FEATURE RACING

For Immediate Release
Contact: Scott Running
June 11, 2008

(Stafford Springs, CT)---Friday night, June 13th will see a flurry of NASCAR Racing action at Stafford Motor Speedway. The Connecticut half-mile will host the 35th Annual Coors Light SK Modified® 100 and two 30-lap Late Model features, as well as feature events for the SK Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions this Friday night, making it a Super Value Night for NASCAR fans with a total of 6 feature events and 210 laps of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series feature racing action.

The 35th Annual Coors Light SK Modified® 100 will headline the night's festivities as 28 SK Modified® drivers will attempt to win the first of two extra distance SK Modified® events at Stafford this season. Ted Christopher enters this Friday night's 100-lap event one victory away from his 100th career win at Stafford. Christopher currently has a grand total of 84 SK Modified® wins, 8 Whelen Modified Tour wins, 6 ProStock wins, and 1 Camping World Series at Stafford. Christopher will also look to add to his stellar extra distance record at Stafford. Christopher has won three 100-lap SK Modified® events, two 150-lap SK Modified® events, and he has one ProStock 100-lap victory to his credit. But Christopher will face stiff competition for this year's Coors Light SK Modified® 100 crown.

Defending Coors Light SK Modified® 100 winner Woody Pitkat is currently the SK Modified® points leader and he was the winner of the Spring Sizzler feature event. Bo Gunning has also won a feature this season, holding off Christopher two weeks ago to record his 47th career SK Modified® victory at Stafford. Another driver to watch for this Friday night will be Keith Rocco. He has yet to reach CARQUEST Victory Lane this season, but he sits second in points and is hungry for a victory. Eric Berndt has a stellar career record in extra distance races and he will be sure to be a factor in this Friday night's race along with Frank Ruocco and Willie Hardie, who have both previously won extra distance events at Stafford.

The Late Models will partake in twin 30-lap feature events this Friday night, and Kretschman Racing's Ryan Posocco and Woody Pitkat have been the drivers to watch thus far. In the two Late Model races run to date, they sit 1-2 in the points standings and they each have a victory this season. Tom Butler, Scott Foster, Jr., Mark St. Hilaire, Duane Noll, Dillon Moltz, Corey Hutchings, and the rest of the Late Model field will try to bring to an end the dominance of the two Kretschman Racing entries, while Posocco and Pitkat look to keep flying high.

The SK Light division has been all about defending track champion Chris Matthews this season. Matthews has taken an impressive three out of four checkered flags this season, but he enters this Friday night third in the season points standings behind Mark Bakaj and Raymond Grassetti. Bakaj scored his first career victory two weeks ago on May 23rd and Grassetti is poised to take down his first career victory in his second season of SK Light competition, while Matthews will be looking to make it four for five this Friday night.

In Stafford's Limited Late Model division, there has been three different winners in as many races, and the top-3 drivers in the points standings, Bill Davis, Andrew Durand, and defending track champion Sean Foster, are separated by a scant 4-point margin heading into this Friday night's action.

In the DARE Stock division, two-time defending track champion Norm Sears came out of the box blazing, winning the first two races of the season, but an 18th place finish on May 30th dropped him from the points lead back to third place in the season standings. Jeff Jolly currently leads the standings on the strength of two second place and a third place finish this season with Don Wood holding down the second spot in the season standings.

Tickets for this Friday night's Coors Light SK Modified® 100 / Super Value Night are priced at $18.00 for adult general admission, $5.00 for children ages 6-14 general admission, and children ages 5 & under are admitted free of charge for general admission seating when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating is priced at $20.00 for all ages. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers plenty of free parking, with free overnight parking available.

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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