The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will indeed run one event at Stafford Motor Speedway in 2020.
Stafford Speedway officials announced Tuesday that the series will run the NAPA Fall Final event on Saturday Sept. 26.
The track also released additional schedule dates through mid-October on Tuesday.
Below is the release from Stafford:
With 7 events in the books the 2020 season is finally coming together. Stafford Speedway has officially announced its remaining 2020 schedule, which includes 5 events in September and 2 events in October. The NASCAR Whelen Modified® Tour is slated to return to the half-mile for their only Stafford stop of the season on Saturday, September 26th.
“We’ve put together a strong schedule to finish out this crazy year,” explained Stafford Speedway President Mark Arute. “We appreciate drivers, teams, and fans, working with us as we navigate 2020. We’re happy to be able to get a lot of our special events on the calendar like the TC 13 shootout, all of the Modified Open shows, and even have the NASCAR Whelen Modified® Tour back in town.”
The fall schedule is dotted with special events including the Late Model 50 on Friday, September 4th, the TC 13 SK Modified® Shootout, Friday, September 11th and the rescheduled Twisted Tea Open 80 on Friday, September 18th. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will run their typical fall race distance of 150 laps on Saturday, September 26th with a Sunday rain date. The season will extend two weeks past the typical end of September closing and will cap off with Championship Night scheduled for Friday, October 9th.
Stafford Speedway Fall Schedule
Friday, September 4th
Late Model 50
SK Modified® 40, Late Model 50, SK Light 20, Limited Late Model 20, Street Stock 20
Friday, September 11th
TC 13 SK Modified® Shootout
SK Modified® 40 & TC 13, Late Model 30, SK Light 20, Limited Late Model 20, Street Stock 20
Friday, September 18th
Twisted Tea Open Modified® 80
Open Modified 80, SK Modified® 40, Late Model 30, SK Light 20, Limited Late Model 20, Street Stock 20
Friday, September 25th
NASCAR Weekly Racing
SK Modified® 40, Late Model 30, SK Light 20, Limited Late Model 20, Street Stock 20
Saturday, September 26th – Rain Date Sunday, Sept. 27
NAPA Auto Parts Whelen Modified® Tour 150
NASCAR Whelen Modified® Tour 150, SK Light 20 (non-points), Limited Late Model 20 (non-points), Vintage All Stars 15 laps
Friday, October 2nd
NASCAR Weekly Racing
SK Modified® 40, Late Model 30, SK Light 20, Limited Late Model 20, Street Stock 20
Friday, October 9th
Championship Night
SK Modified® 40, Late Model 30, SK Light 20, Limited Late Model 20, Street Stock 20
Friday, October 16th
Available Rain Date
Night racing under the cool October sky. Doesn’t get better than that. World Series weekend just become epic with both tracks going.
More positive news for the local racing community. Gotta love it
Shawn, this schedule shows the Stafford NWMT date as Sept 26, with Sept 27 as a rain date, and the NASCAR site is saying the date is Sunday, Sept 27.
You know which is correct?
Great to see the NWMT coming to Stafford. The updated schedule looks great, let’s hope mother nature is kind, and Covid stays controlled enough for it to happen. Thanks to the Arute family for the work they’re doing to try and make all of this happen in these crazy days.
Darealgoodfella,
Saturday Sept. 26 is the date. I’m guessing NASCAR has not update their schedule to reflect the change from the originally scheduled date.
Federal Court Upholds Ban on Spectators at Auto Racing Tracks
PUBLISHED 3:20 PM ET Aug. 11, 2020
A federal court on Tuesday upheld New York’s ban on spectators at auto racetracks after five of the tracks had challenged the move.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has placed a ban on large gatherings in the state in order to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, though exceptions have been made for religious gatherings.
But sporting events have resumed after fans in attedance: Baseball and horse racing both have held events without spectators.
Live race tracks based around upstate New York, however, sued the state earlier this year over the ban: The Lebanon Valley Speedway, Genessee Speedway, Airborne Speedway, Albany Saratoga Speedway, and Fonda Speedway.
They argued the ban placed a limit on their First Amendment right to peacefully assemble, a claim the court dismissed while also upholding the power of the governor during the pandemic.
The New York State Legislature provided Cuomo with significant powers during a pandemic, and Cuomo’s use of that authority cannot be said to have exceed ‘the confines of the people’s constitutional rights,'” wrote U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Kahn.
He added, “A state’s regulatory authority during a public health crisis is wide.”
Now with the speedbowl open, it’s nice that Stafford went back to their regular schedule for Friday nights besides the tour race. Friday’s at Stafford and Saturdays at Waterford is somewhat a turn back to normalcy. Seen some comments on social media that said screw Waterford and run Stafford every Saturday. Glad Stafford management has common sense.