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10th Annual Spring Sizzler Without question, Bob Polverari owns the most exciting victory in Sizzler history. The West Springfield, MA veteran, driving the black #711, beat Richie Evans to the checkered flag by inches after starting 13th. Polverari took command of the race on lap-71 when leader Maynard Troyer retired with a faulty clutch. Evans … 1981 Spring Sizzler Recap

9th Annual Spring Sizzler The 1980 Spring Sizzler was Geoff Bodine’s final Stafford victory. One of the most successful competitors ever to race at Stafford, the three time champion (1975, 1977, 1978) actually came back from North Carolina to completely dominate the event. It brought to completion Bodine’s Stafford history. Taking the lead from Jerry … 1980 Spring Sizzler Recap

8th Annual Spring Sizzler Recap Maynard Troyer literally powered his way to a third straight Sizzler triumph. Over the final 17-laps, Ron Bouchard, who had pitted on lap-30 for tires, tested Troyer relentlessly. Several times Bouchard pulled even with Troyer only to have Troyer out-power him down the straightaway. Taking the lead on lap-18 from … 1979 Spring Sizzler Recap

7th Annual Spring Sizzler Recap Maynard Troyer joined fellow New Yorker Richie Evans on the two-time win list.  The race’s third leader, he took the top spot by putting the white #6 under Geoff Bodine in turns three and four on lap-44, and then ran away from the field. Bodine, who took the lead on … 1978 Spring Sizzler Recap

6th Annual Spring Sizzler Recap Winner Maynard Troyer and Richie Evans put on an outstanding show battling for the lead throughout the event. Troyer took the lead on lap-18 from Fred DeSarro. Evans was on Troyer’s bumper by lap-40, and the duo engaged in a battle for the lead a half-lap ahead of the rest … 1977 Spring Sizzler Recap

5th Annual Spring Sizzler Recap Richie Evans continued to set Sizzler precedents. After battling with Geoff Bodine for much of the race, Evans drove to victory to become the first driver to win two Sizzlers and also was the first driver to lead the race from green to checkered. Twice a victim to rain, the … 1976 Spring Sizzler Recap

4th Annual Spring Sizzler Recap Richie Evans never tired telling of his woes mastering Stafford’s tricky geometry. Evans’ long list of Stafford victories started with the ’75 Sizzler, the first victory for an “outsider.” Ed Flemke was second, followed by Fred Schulz, Ron Bouchard, and Bugs Stevens. The “Rapid Roman” started on the outside pole … 1975 Spring Sizzler Recap

3rd Annual Spring Sizzler Recap The Bugs Stevens fan club, part of the “In Crowd” at Stafford in the early ’70s, got to hoop and holler. Stevens had no easy time putting the Koszela #15 in victory circle. He passed Ron Bouchard on lap-24 but then had to contend with three restarts. Bouchard held on … 1974 Spring Sizzler Recap

2nd Annual Spring Sizzler Recap The Pinto Revolution was now in full force. Where fortune deserted Ed Flemke in the inaugural event, it stayed with him this year, as the cagey veteran held off a hard charging Fred DeSarro over the final 30-laps. Rounding out the top-5 was Maynard Troyer, Virginian Paul Radford, and Guy … 1973 Spring Sizzler Recap

1972 Spring Sizzler Recap Fred DeSarro, in Len Boehler’s #3 coupe, assumed the lead of the race with 10-laps to go when fortune deserted Ed Flemke, Sr. in the guise of a broken water pump. DeSarro went onto claim the first ever running of the race. The 33-car starting field included 19 coupes and 14 … 1972 Spring Sizzler Recap