After a nearly two month delay to opening the 2020 season, Stafford Motor Speedway will welcome competitors back to the historic half-mile on Saturday for an open practice session. The track is tentatively scheduled to host its first night of competition on June 26. Stafford Speedway released the following protocol sheet Monday for their open […]
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Practice Protocols: Stafford Speedway Shares Guidance For Saturday Open Practice
June 15, 2020 by 10 Comments
Going Green: Stafford Speedway Announces Tentative Reopening Date
June 13, 2020 by 28 Comments
Stafford Motor Speedway management announced Saturday through Facebook that the track has tentatively scheduled its first Friday night racing event of the season for June 26. It was also announced that the track would hold an open practice on Saturday June 20. The post on Facebook read: “We’ll kick off our 2020 season with an […]
Advance Auto Parts To Sponsor NASCAR Weekly Series In Multiyear Agreement
June 10, 2020 by 20 Comments
Advance Auto Parts To Support Local Racing Communities Through Partnership As NASCAR Weekly Series sanctioned events begin to return at select tracks across North America, NASCAR and Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, today announced a multiyear official partnership, designating Advance Auto Parts as the series entitlement sponsor. As part […]
Stafford Speedway Looking To Open For Racing With Spectators Within A Month
June 8, 2020 by 58 Comments
New state guidance released has opened the door for outdoor events to take place, which could allow Stafford Motor Speedway to open for racing with fans within a month. Under new state guidelines the state will allow outdoor events to take place on June 17. Stafford Motor Speedway has been unable to host racing events […]
MSM Elite Motorsports With John Beatty Jr. Headed To Whelen Mod Tour Opener At Jennerstown
June 8, 2020 by 2 Comments
Just hours after a very successful test session at the Stafford Motor Speedway on Thursday June 4th MSM Elite Motorsports team owner Mark S. Mina announced that his team with veteran driver John Beatty Jr. of Merrick at the wheel would enter the delayed 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour opener Sunday June 21st at Jennerstown […]
Q&A With NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Series Director Jimmy Wilson
June 4, 2020 by 21 Comments
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set to kick off its 2020 schedule with the running of the Wade Cole Memorial 133 presented by Dunleavy’s Truck & Trailer Repair on June 21. The event, which will be contested without fans in attendance, is an addition to the 2020 Whelen Modified Tour schedule, with the originally […]
Getting To Know You: Meet Two-Time Stafford Speedway Champion Duane Provost
June 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Duane Provost is a 15-year veteran of Stafford Motor Speedway with 20 career feature wins and 2 championships to his credit. Provost began racing in the DARE Stock division in 2005 and found the division to be tough, scoring 2 wins in 5 seasons before moving to the Limited Late Model division where he won […]
Poll: Would You Buy Pay-Per-View Broadcasts Of Racing From Stafford Speedway?
June 2, 2020 by 57 Comments
As short tracks around the country deal with extended shutdowns due to state regulations in place because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, some facilities are turning to pay-per-view streaming of racing events. Some tracks and independent touring divisions see the broadcasts as a short term answer to get back to racing and give fans a […]
Landscape Of Connecticut Short Track Racing In 2020 Unclear Due To COVID-19 Regulations
May 30, 2020 by 49 Comments
Stafford community message boards on Facebook perked to life Wednesday with questions from town residents about a familiar sound echoing through the area. Stafford Motor Speedway hosted a private test session for some Whelen Modified Tour teams on Wednesday and the sound of high horsepower motors reverberating outward across the local area had townspeople delighted […]
Reports Indicate NHMS NASCAR Cup Series Weekend Could Be Moving To August
May 30, 2020 by 3 Comments
Two independent reports published late Friday indicate that NASCAR is expected to rescheduled the Cup Series Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 to August. Autoweek and The Athletic each reported Friday that NASCAR will release an extension of its national series schedule next week. Both outlets reported that NASCAR provided teams with the new schedule update Friday. Since […]
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