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Stafford Motor Speedway hosts its fourth annual Champions for Charities night Friday at Stafford Motor Speedway.
The night features a 15-lap go-kart event pitting 10 former champions on the track.
The Waterford Speedbowl returns to action Saturday with a seven-division NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing card.
For more details on everything going on this weekend, check out the capsules below
What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event
Where: Stafford Motor Speedway
When: Friday
Schedule: 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 25-lap SK Light Modified, 25-lap Limited Late Model, 15-lap DARE Stock and 15-lap Champions for Charities. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m.; Qualifying: 6:15. Features: Immediately following qualifying.
More: The sixth event of the season at Stafford Motor Speedway. … The track’s fourth annual Champions for Charities go-kart event takes center stage and as 10 local drivers, who have been helping to raise money for various charities, compete on track. Participating this year are drivers David Arute, Ron Midford Jr., Rich Pallai Jr., Woody Pitkat, Ryan Preece, Randy Cabral, Ron Silk, Doug Coby, Rowan Pennink and Ted Christopher. … Last week, 16-year old SK Modified division rookie Chase Dowling became the youngest driver to win in the division’s history at Stafford. … Dowling’s victory snapped the perfect streak of Ryan Preece, who had won the season’s first three events. Preece holds a 24 point lead over second place Ted Christopher in the SK Modified division standings. Keith Rocco is third, 28 points behind, and Woody Pitkat fourth, 30 points behind. … Jim Peterson got his first victory of the season in the Late Model division last week. … Tom Fearn, Jay Stuart and Adam Gray are the other winners in the division this year. … Stuart holds a 26-point lead over second place Cory Casagrande. Gray is third, 30 points out of the lead. … For more information check the Stafford Motor Speedway website.
What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series event
Where: Waterford Speedbowl
When: Saturday
Schedule: 35-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 25-lap Street Stock, 25-lap Mini Stock, 25-lap SK Light Modified, 25-lap Legends and 25-lap New England Truck Series. Grandstands open: 3 p.m.; Qualifying: 5 p.m.; Features: Approximately 6:35 p.m.
More: The 12th event of the season at the shoreline oval. … Last week, Ed Puleo held off Keith Rocco to pick up his second victory of the season in the SK Modified division at Waterford. … In 11 SK Modified features this year at Waterford Rocco has five victories, five seconds and a third place finish. … Other winners this year include Tyler Chadwick, Joey Gada, Kyle James and Craig Lutz. … Rocco has built a massive lead over the field in the standings, holding a 102-point advantage over second place Lutz. Ed Puloe is third in the standings, 127 points off the lead. … Bruce Thomas Jr. got his second victory of the season last week in the Late Model division at Waterford. Other winners in the division this year include Rocco (six wins), Jason Palmer (two wins) and Vin Esposito. … Rocco holds a 44-point lead over second place Thomas in the division’s standings. … For more information check the Waterford Speedbowl website.
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