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ROB SUMMERS
LOOKING FORWARD TO NAPA SPRING SIZZLER AT
STAFFORD IN RETURN TO FULL-TIME STATUS ON NASCAR WMT |
When
the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour comes to Stafford
for the 45th Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler, one driver
who will be looking forward to the race is Rob
Summers. The 2016 season will mark a return to
full-time NWMT competition for Summers, who hasn’t
run a Tour race since the 2013 season. Summers has
recorded 4 of his 7 career pole positions and 3 of
his 14 career top-5 finishes have come at the
Connecticut half-mile facility.
“Stafford is a track that I seem to have a niche
at,” said Summers. “Everything seems to really go
good for me at Stafford and I’m hoping that we can
do something decent for the Sizzler. I haven’t been
to Stafford in a couple of years so it’ll be nice to
just be able to go back and get out on the track and
go racing.”
Summers will make his return to NWMT racing behind
the wheel of the Mike Murphy owned #64 Complete
Construction / Fast Track Electric / Hughes Motors
Chevrolet that was formerly piloted by Ron Yuhas,
Jr. and Anthony Nocella. The two parties go back 10
years together while racing at Waterford and they
struck up a deal around Christmas for Summers to
take the keys of the #64.
“I know Mike from when I ran at Waterford back in
2005 and I know Ron [Yuhas, Jr.] and his father and
a deal materialized around Christmastime,” said
Summers. “It’s been a long time, I don’t even
remember the last time I ran a Tour car. I’m looking
forward to doing it and being a little closer to
home. I don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t be
competitive. Mike has great equipment and a great
crew and hopefully things will go well for us. It
would be awesome to be able to win a race this year,
especially if it was at Stafford.”
Summers is no stranger to finding his way into
victory lane at Stafford during the NAPA Spring
Sizzler. Summers piloted his own #11 car to victory
in the SK Modified® feature during the 2008 Sizzler
and he won an ISMA Supermodified feature at Stafford
the year prior. With Yuhas, Jr. serving as the crew
chief, Summers feels like he has all the ingredients
in place to find his way to victory lane once again.
“I’m hoping we can win a race this season, we’re
certainly going to try to give it hell,” said
Summers. “It’s kind of a new team and you always
want to go out and win races. We’re going to set the
bar high for ourselves and hope for the best. Ron
Yuhas, Jr. will be the crew chief on the car and I
think that having him as the crew chief will be a
big help for me. When I tell him what the car is
doing he’ll know what I’m talking about and the best
changes to make since he’s driven the car in the
past. The whole team is real enthusiastic and
everyone is working really hard on the cars this
winter.”
Tickets for the “Greatest Race in the History of
Spring” are on sale now at the Speedway Box Office.
Tickets are priced at $38.50 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 $42.00 for all ages. As always,
Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with
overnight parking available. All tickets are good
for both Saturday and Sunday admission. All ticket
prices include 10% CT Admission Tax.
For more information on the 45th Annual NAPA Auto
Parts Spring Sizzler, 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:
February 4, 2016 |
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