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2-TIME VMRS
CHAMPION CHRIS PASTERYAK LOOKING FORWARD TO
RETURNING TO STAFFORD SPEEDWAY ON JULY 18 FOR LINCOLN TECH
80 |
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the Lincoln Tech 80 right around the corner at
Stafford Motor Speedway, Lisbon native Chris
Pasteryak is looking forward to returning to the
Connecticut half-mile facility. In 8 Valenti
Modified Racing Series career starts at Stafford,
Pasteryak has one win, 4 top-5, and 7 top-10
finishes, including two second place efforts to go
along with his victory. Pasteryak finished 9th in
last month’s Town Fair Tire 80 event and he is keen
to improve upon that finishing position at a track
he knows well and likes racing at.
“Our goal is to finish better than ninth and
hopefully we can draw a better number for our heat
race,” said Pasteryak. “The car was a tick off last
time out so a little track position probably would
have helped us out. But the car was better at the
end of the race than it was at the beginning so
we’re looking forward to coming back to Stafford.
Usually going back to a track the second time really
helps out and with the quick turnaround being only a
month apart, it definitely will probably help
everyone else out as well. Hopefully we can fine
tune on the car a little and get a better heat
draw.”
Pasteryak won the September race at Stafford back in
2011 and with his combined VMRS and Whelen Modified
Tour experience at Stafford, he certainly knows what
it will take to put his #5 Dawley’s Auto Body
machine into NAPA victory lane at the end of the
Lincoln Tech 80.
“We’ll need a good number draw for the heat and we
need to hit everything right on,” said Pasteryak.
“Stafford is tough. If the track is green I’ll have
a little bit of trouble because you never know what
you’re going to get. My notebook is for when the
track is rubbered in so a green track leaves me a
little bit in the dark compared to the guys who run
there weekly. We have a slightly harder right rear
tire this season so that allows you to be a little
more aggressive during the heat race as well as the
feature. It’s not as drastic with saving tires as it
was last year. We can’t wait to get back to
Stafford.”
The two-time Modified Racing Series champion is once
again in the thick of the VMRS points race. Heading
into the series’ last race at Monadnock, he was tied
with Justin Bonsignore for third place in the
standings. Pasteryak nearly won the race, but ended
up finishing second behind Richard Savary. Pasteryak
thinks Savary will be the man to beat in the Lincoln
Tech 80 as he has won back to back VMRS races and he
is the only driver with multiple feature wins this
season.
“We finished second last Saturday at Monadnock so I
think I might be up to second in the points, but
it’s tough to know with the bonus points they award
for the heats and leading laps,” said Pasteryak.
“We’re coming into the heart of the season, so it’s
just kind of hanging out there waiting for someone
to reach out and grab it because there’s four or
five of us that are really close together in the
standings. Richard [Savary] won again at Monadnock,
and he’s running good so I’d say he is the car to
beat right now. He’s got three wins this season now,
with two in a row, and he was fast last time at
Stafford after he had to qualify through the consi.
He seems to be fast from the time he unloads for
practice right up through the feature. We have two
second place finishes so far this season and we were
about 5 laps away from our first win at Monadnock.
It seems like everything is coming together at the
right time for us. We had a decent heat race draw
that allowed us to get into the redraw for the
feature and we ran in the top-3 all night long. Up
until that point, I think the best I had started in
a heat race was 6th or 7th and the best we had
started in a feature was between 13th and 15th.
Hopefully I can keep on picking good numbers and our
finishes can reflect that. We had to come from the
back a lot this season, but it all goes in cycles.
Last year I couldn’t pick a bad number and this year
I haven’t been able to pick a good number. But the
car is running good and I think we’re real close
with the package that we’re running.”
The July 18 Lincoln Tech VMRS 80 will be the second
of three VMRS events to be held at Stafford during
the 2014 season. The VMRS will return on August 29
for the 5th Annual VMRS 80. Tickets for the each
race are priced at $27.50 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 is priced at $30.00 for all ages. All ticket
prices include 10% CT Admission Tax. Stafford
Speedway offers free parking with free overnight
parking for self-contained RV’s available.
For more information about the 4th Lincoln Tech VMRS
80, please 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:
July 10, 2014 |
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