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"SHOWTIME"
JIMMY BLEWETT LOOKING FORWARD TO
AUGUST 5 STAFFORD 150 AT STAFFORD SPEEDWAY |
When
it comes to winning at Stafford both Jimmy Blewett
and the #4 L.S. Starrett Company team owned by Bob
Garbarino know how to get it done. Blewett has 2
career wins at Stafford while Garbarino has won
races at Stafford with Tim Connolly, Chuck Hossfeld,
Donny Lia, and Bobby Santos, III. Blewett will be
looking to add his name to that list of winners for
Garbarino and thinks the Stafford 150 could be the
perfect opportunity with a new Troyer chassis car.
“I feel like Stafford is one of my strong points and
it’s definitely one of my favorite tracks to go to
if not my favorite,” said Blewett. “I feel really
good going into this race, we had a strong run at
Monadnock with a new Troyer that we debuted at
Loudon. It didn’t really go the way we wanted it to
at Loudon but the guys worked hard on it and we had
a better car at Monadnock, so I’m really looking
forward to coming to Stafford. I feel like we’re in
contention to get a win, I don’t think we’re as
close as we need to be just yet but I think that we
can do it. If everything goes our way and we can
unload fast and qualify up front rather than have to
start in the back and put ourselves in a spot where
we have to make up all that track position. You want
to have good track position so you don’t have to
fight those guys and use your car up.”
Blewett and the #4 team have showed speed at
Stafford in the first 2 NWMT races this season. They
qualified second for the NAPA Spring Sizzler in
April before getting caught up in a wreck and
finished second behind Doug Coby in the TSI
Harley-Davidson 125 back in June. While Coby has set
an impressive benchmark for the other NWMT teams
with wins in both Stafford races this season,
Blewett feels like he can take down a victory in the
Stafford 150, which would be a huge win for both him
and the #4 team.
“Doug has pretty much been the guy to beat at most
of the races this season,” said Blewett. “His team
is definitely showing why they’re a championship
team and winning races. They unload fast and they
make very few mistakes while capitalizing on others’
mistakes. He’s definitely the guy we’re all going to
be shooting for. A win would be tremendous and it
would definitely mean a lot. With Bob’s history in
the sport and our sponsors, Starrett, Mayhew Tools,
and everyone who helps out on the 4 car, it would
mean a tremendous amount if we could win. We have a
really good team of guys that we put together for
this season and we all have a strong passion for the
sport and to win races. A win would mean the world
for us.”
A win would also help Blewett get back into the
thick of the race for the NWMT championship. Blewett
enters the Stafford 150 sitting sixth in the
standings, 56 points behind Coby. Blewett also
believes that pit strategy will be wide open with
the 150 lap race distance.
“Our focus right now is to win races,” said Blewett.
“If you can win races, you’ll be in contention for
the championship. At the same time, we’re trying to
finish races that we’re not capable of winning and
being smart along the way. This way we can bring
home a solid notebook and have something to work
with for the next race. I think in this race we’ll
need a little more patience than the first 2
Stafford races when everyone seemed to go wide open
right from the start. There’s going to be some
strategy playing out so that you can be there for
the end of the race without using the car up in the
beginning. Our goal will be to unload fast and be
patient to be there for the end of the race.”
The August 5th Stafford 150 will be the third of
four Whelen Modified Tour events to be held at
Stafford during the 2016 season with the NWMT
returning on October 1-2 for the NAPA Fall Final.
Tickets for the Stafford 150 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 is $35.00 for all ages. All
ticket prices include 10% CT Admission Tax.
For more information, 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 28, 2016 |
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