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05/23/2012 |
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BOBBY SANTOS
III HOPING FOR SUCCESSFUL RETURN
TO STAFFORD IN TSI HARLEY-DAVIDSON 125 |
After
winning the Whelen Modified Tour championship in
2010 and finishing 8th in the 2011 points standings,
Bobby Santos III was left without a full-time ride
for the 2012 season. But Santos has hooked up with
Sully Tinio for a partial 2012 schedule, and he is
looking forward to returning to Stafford Motor
Speedway for the TSI Harley-Davidson 125. Santos has
won three of the last 7 Whelen Modified Tour events
at Stafford, and he also has 2 NEMA Midget feature
wins to go along with his sweep of the PRA Big Car
and Wingless Midget feature events that netted him a
$50,000 bonus in 2006 at Stafford.
“I’m very excited about coming back to Stafford,”
said Santos. “We’ve had a lot of success the last
couple of years at Stafford and I hope we can
continue that success with Sully Tinio and the #44
team. It’s a little disappointing to not be running
the full schedule this year, but I have a great deal
with Sully to run a part-time schedule this year. We
tried to make it to the Sizzler, but we couldn’t get
the car ready in time after Thompson. Sully’s team
is local to Thompson and the original plan was to
just run those races, but everyone was real happy
with how we ran, so we got the car ready to come
race at Stafford.”
After qualifying third and leading two laps in the
season opening event at Thompson, Santos was
relegated to a 17th place finish after being caught
up in an accident. But with three career victories
at Stafford, including a win in the 2010 TSI
Harley-Davidson 125, Santos is confident that he and
his team have the right strategy and equipment to
once again reach victory lane.
“I absolutely think we can win,” said Santos. “Our
car at Thompson was one of the better cars I’ve had
there, I know Stafford, and my crew chief Steve
Lemay is a very smart guy. I think we’ll practice
and get the car good like we always do for the race
and then figure out if we want to pit or not. In a
race like the Sizzler, it’s a matter of when you’re
going to pit instead of if you’re going to pit. If
you are going to make a pit stop, it has to be early
in the race. With how tough the competition is right
now on the Tour, it’s very difficult to get back to
the front of the field. Although we’re only running
a limited schedule this year, I think we can win the
races that we go to. Hopefully if we can run well,
we can run some more races this season.”
Tickets for the 22nd Annual TSI Harley-Davidson 125
are available and on sale now at the Speedway Box
Office. Tickets are priced at $33.00 for adult
general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages
6-14, and children ages 5 and under are admitted
free of charge when accompanied by an adult.
Reserved seating will be priced at $35.00 for all
ages. All ticket prices include 10% CT Admission
Tax. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free
parking with overnight parking available.
For more information on the 22nd Annual TSI
Harley-Davidson 125, or to order
tickets, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track
office at 860-684-2783 or
visit us on the web at
www.staffordspeedway.com. |
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Source: Scott Running / Stafford Motor Speedway
Posted: May
23, 2012 |
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