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10-13-2011, 08:03 PM
STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY TO HONOR ITS TRACK CHAMPIONS
AT 42nd ANNUAL CHAMPIONS AWARDS CEREMONY ON NOVEMBER 18TH
With the 2011 Stafford Motor Speedway season
concluded, the speedway will honor its track champions at the 42nd Annual
Stafford Motor Speedway Champions Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 18th
at the La Renaissance Banquet Facility in East Windsor. A crowd of over 500
guests is expected to be on hand as the Connecticut half-mile hands out its
post-season awards.
In addition to recognizing the 2011 track champions, other prestigious
awards, including Most Improved Driver, Most Popular Driver, the Reliable
Welding & Speed Rookie of the Year Awards, and the Craftsman Mechanic of the
Year Award will also be presented. Stafford Motor Speedway will also
recognize the top-20 finishers from the 2011 SK Modified®, Late Model, SK
Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock points
tandings.
Headlining the night’s festivities, Ryan Preece will be recognized as the
2011 SK Modified® Champion, which is his first career championship; Ryan
Posocco will be honored as the 2011 Late Model track champion for a record
sixth time in Stafford’s Late Model division; Matt Galko will be honored as
the SK Light Modified championship for the second consecutive season; Kevin
Gambacorta will be honored as the 2011 Limited Late Model track champion,
his second Limited Late Model championship and third overall track
championship; and Don Wood will be honored for the second time as the DARE
Stock track champion.
Stafford Motor Speedway Most Popular Driver candidates include Heather
DesRochers, Sean Foster, and Woody Pitkat from the SK Modified® division,
J.J. Hill, Woody Pitkat, and Ryan Posocco from the Late Model division, Joey
Cipriano, III, Matt Galko, and Shayne Prucker from the SK Light division,
Carla Botticello, Cory Casagrande, and Dan Flannery from the Limited Late
Model division, and David Arute, Katlyn Brice, and Kyle Casagrande from the
DARE Stock division. The Most Popular Driver winners were voted upon by the
fans, who submitted Most Popular Driver Ballots from the PitStopper Magazine
to the Speedway Office throughout the 2011 season.
Reliable Welding and Speed Rookie of the Year honors will go to Heather
DesRochers from the SK Modified® division, Peter Thickett from the Late
Model division, Cody Gneiting from the SK Light division, and D.J. Burnham
from the Limited Late Model division.
The Most Improved Driver Award will be presented to one driver each from the
SK Modified®, Late Model, SK Light Modified, and Limited Late Model
divisions who exhibits the greatest degree of improvement in on-track
performance over the past season. Most Improved Driver winners are selected
and voted upon by a committee of Stafford Motor Speedway management and
track officials.
The Craftsman Mechanic of the Year award will be presented to the Stafford
mechanic who received the most votes from NASCAR licensed members, who were
able to vote online or by submitting a ballot to NASCAR.
Tickets to the 42nd Annual Stafford Motor Speedway Champions Awards Ceremony
are $45 per person and can be ordered by calling the Stafford Motor Speedway
track office at (860) 684-2783, or by downloading an order form from
www.staffordspeedway.com and mailing the
form to the track office.
Hotel room reservations are available by calling the Clarion Inn in East
Windsor, phone 860-623-9411. Shuttle service to and from LaRenaissance is
available. Reservations made after November 11, 2011 for the Clarion Inn
will be subject to space availability. Please call early if you plan on
making room reservations and refer to the group name, Stafford Motor
Speedway.
Scott Running
AT 42nd ANNUAL CHAMPIONS AWARDS CEREMONY ON NOVEMBER 18TH
With the 2011 Stafford Motor Speedway season
concluded, the speedway will honor its track champions at the 42nd Annual
Stafford Motor Speedway Champions Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 18th
at the La Renaissance Banquet Facility in East Windsor. A crowd of over 500
guests is expected to be on hand as the Connecticut half-mile hands out its
post-season awards.
In addition to recognizing the 2011 track champions, other prestigious
awards, including Most Improved Driver, Most Popular Driver, the Reliable
Welding & Speed Rookie of the Year Awards, and the Craftsman Mechanic of the
Year Award will also be presented. Stafford Motor Speedway will also
recognize the top-20 finishers from the 2011 SK Modified®, Late Model, SK
Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock points
tandings.
Headlining the night’s festivities, Ryan Preece will be recognized as the
2011 SK Modified® Champion, which is his first career championship; Ryan
Posocco will be honored as the 2011 Late Model track champion for a record
sixth time in Stafford’s Late Model division; Matt Galko will be honored as
the SK Light Modified championship for the second consecutive season; Kevin
Gambacorta will be honored as the 2011 Limited Late Model track champion,
his second Limited Late Model championship and third overall track
championship; and Don Wood will be honored for the second time as the DARE
Stock track champion.
Stafford Motor Speedway Most Popular Driver candidates include Heather
DesRochers, Sean Foster, and Woody Pitkat from the SK Modified® division,
J.J. Hill, Woody Pitkat, and Ryan Posocco from the Late Model division, Joey
Cipriano, III, Matt Galko, and Shayne Prucker from the SK Light division,
Carla Botticello, Cory Casagrande, and Dan Flannery from the Limited Late
Model division, and David Arute, Katlyn Brice, and Kyle Casagrande from the
DARE Stock division. The Most Popular Driver winners were voted upon by the
fans, who submitted Most Popular Driver Ballots from the PitStopper Magazine
to the Speedway Office throughout the 2011 season.
Reliable Welding and Speed Rookie of the Year honors will go to Heather
DesRochers from the SK Modified® division, Peter Thickett from the Late
Model division, Cody Gneiting from the SK Light division, and D.J. Burnham
from the Limited Late Model division.
The Most Improved Driver Award will be presented to one driver each from the
SK Modified®, Late Model, SK Light Modified, and Limited Late Model
divisions who exhibits the greatest degree of improvement in on-track
performance over the past season. Most Improved Driver winners are selected
and voted upon by a committee of Stafford Motor Speedway management and
track officials.
The Craftsman Mechanic of the Year award will be presented to the Stafford
mechanic who received the most votes from NASCAR licensed members, who were
able to vote online or by submitting a ballot to NASCAR.
Tickets to the 42nd Annual Stafford Motor Speedway Champions Awards Ceremony
are $45 per person and can be ordered by calling the Stafford Motor Speedway
track office at (860) 684-2783, or by downloading an order form from
www.staffordspeedway.com and mailing the
form to the track office.
Hotel room reservations are available by calling the Clarion Inn in East
Windsor, phone 860-623-9411. Shuttle service to and from LaRenaissance is
available. Reservations made after November 11, 2011 for the Clarion Inn
will be subject to space availability. Please call early if you plan on
making room reservations and refer to the group name, Stafford Motor
Speedway.
Scott Running