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 Stafford
Motor Speedway is hosting a field of accomplished
current and former open wheel championship winning
drivers for this year's 4th annual Champions for
Charities event, which will take place on Friday,
June 27th. In the upcoming weeks before the event,
SMS will provide a profile on each of the
championship drivers. This week, the spotlight is on
Woody Pitkat, the 2006 NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series Division 4 Regional Champion, and 2013
Stafford SK Modified® Champion. Pitkat will be
racing for the NAPA Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund serves United States
Military personnel who are wounded or injured during
their service. The fund was established in 2000 and
has provided nearly $150 million to families of
military personnel lost in service to our nation,
and for severely wounded military personnel and
veterans. NAPA Auto Parts has announced the launch
of its "Get Back and Give Back" program in support
of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Throughout the
month of July, NAPA customers will receive up to a
$25 mail-in rebate for every battery, alternator,
and starter they purchase, which they can donate all
or a portion of to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
Additionally, NAPA will donate $1 to the Intrepid
Fallen Heroes Fund for each redeemed rebate. To
donate directly to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes fund,
visit
http://www.fallenheroesfund.org/Donate.aspx.
After raising $2,275 for The Victory Junction Gang
Camp in last year's Champions For Charities event,
which placed him 9th in the starting lineup, Pitkat
is looking forward to returning as a competitor for
this year's Champions for Charities race. Pitkat has
competed in each of the three previous editions of
Champions for Charities event, and after finishing
5th last year, he is ready to be victorious in both
fundraising and in the 15-lap feature event.
Pitkat's fundraising plans include the "Strike It Up
For Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund" Bowl-A-Thon he
annually holds at Spare Time in Vernon. This year's
bowling event will be held on Saturday, June 7 from
1pm-3pm. The cost to bowl is $25, which includes
bowling, shoes, and lunch with a portion of the
proceeds going to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
Sign up information is available at the Speedway
Office.
"The event gets bigger every year", said Pitkat.
"This will be the 3rd time we've done this, and
we're hoping it becomes more and more successful
every year."
Pitkat enjoys the transition from his familiar
open-wheeled racecar to the Sr. Outlaw kart provided
to him for the 15-lap Champions for Charities
feature event.
"It's always fun to get into the kart, especially
racing with no shocks and getting to bump around
with drivers I wouldn't normally race with from
other divisions."
You can watch Pitkat competing in the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour and Stafford's SK Modified® and Late
Model divisions during the 2014 season. The
Champions for Charities event will take place around
the Stafford Mini-Mile track for a 15-lap feature
during the Friday night race program.
For more information, contact the Stafford Motor
Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on
the web at
www.staffordspeedway.com. |
