On Tap Presented By Four Seasons By The Lake: NAPA Spring Sizzler 2019 Ready To Roll

Where: Stafford Motor Speedway

What: NAPA Spring Sizzler

When: Saturday – Sunday

Schedule

Saturday: Whelen Modified Tour Qualifying; 20-lap Limited Late Model, 30-lap Street Stock and 15-lap Vintage All-Stars. Grandstands Open: 10 a.m.; Qualifying: 2:30 p.m.; Features: Immediately following qualifying.

Sunday: Whelen Modified Tour NAPA Spring Sizzler 200, 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model and 20-lap SK Light Modified. Grandstands Open: 10 a.m.; NAPA Pit Party: 11 a.m. Features: 1 p.m.

More: The first event of the season at Stafford Motor Speedway. The Spring Sizzler was originally scheduled for April 27-28 but was postponed because of weather issues. … The fourth of 16 Whelen Modified Tour events in 2019 and first of three events for the series this year at Stafford Speedway. Doug Coby (Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Speedway, March 16), Ron Silk (South Boston (Va.) Speedway and Justin Bonsignore (April 7, Thompson Speedway) have wins this year. … Ryan Preece, who is now competing full-time on the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, won last year’s NAPA Spring Sizzler 200. … Coby, the five-time series champion, leads all active Whelen Modified Tour drivers with 11 career series victories at Stafford. Coby leads the series standings. Patrick Emerling sits seven points behind Coby in the standings in second place with Jimmy Blewett in third, eight points off the lead. Reigning Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore is seventh in standings, 25 points behind Coby. Bonsignore has 21 Whelen Modified Tour victories, but is winless in 34 starts at Stafford dating back to 2010. … Sammy Rameau leads the Whelen Modified Tour rookie standings. … Stafford Speedway SK Modified division regular Joey Cipriano and Stafford SK Light Modified division regular Mark Bakaj will both attempt to make their Whelen Modified Tour debuts on Sunday. … Ronnie Williams (SK Modified), Tom Fearn (Late Model), Jeremy Lavoie (Limited Late Model) and George Bessette Jr. (Street Stocks) will all begin defense of their 2018 track championships this weekend. Marcello Rufrano, the 2018 SK Light Modified division champion, has moved to the SK Modified division for 2019. … For more information check the Stafford Motor Speedway website.