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Photo: Tom Morris Racing Photography
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The NAPA Spring Sizzler® takes the green flag on Sunday April 27th, less than two weeks away. The entry list for now stands at 37 cars strong for “The Greatest Race in the History of Spring”, and it is a top-notch field of cars that includes 8 former Stafford track champions and 3 former NAPA Spring Sizzler® race winners. Track champions that have submitted an entry for the 53rd Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler® include Tyler Barry, Cory DiMatteo, Matt Galko, Teddy Hodgdon, Stephen Kopcik, Woody Pitkat, Marcello Rufrano, and Ronnie Williams. The 3 former winners that will be looking to take home another Sizzler® trophy include Matt Hirschman, Pitkat, and Ron Silk. Below we take a quick look at each driver who has entered the NAPA Spring Sizzler® and their highlights from racing at Stafford and in the NAPA Spring Sizzler®.
Michael Christopher, Jr. – #00 Jimmy Paige Plumbing & Heating Troyer – 17 career SK Modified feature wins; 2 open Modified wins, won the Casella Waste 80 last season driving the #00 car; 2 Legend Cars feature wins; 2 top-10 finishes in 3 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Nick Halkowicz – #08 Halkowicz Plumbing & Drain Cleaning LFR – Finished 24th in 2024 NAPA Spring Sizzler®
Stephen Kopcik – #1 Newtown Pools LFR – 17 career feature wins at Stafford (14 SK Modified®, 3 SK Light); 2015 SK Light track champion; 2 top-10 finishes in 3 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Jeff Malave – #3 Soundwood Builders Troyer – 7 career SK Modified® feature wins, finished 24th in only NAPA Spring Sizzler® start in 2004
Matt Galko – #3 AAA Consulting, LLC. Troyer – 10 career feature wins (8 SK Light, 2 SK Modified®); 2-time SK Light track champion (’10, ’11); 1 top-10 in 4 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Jacob Perry – #4 Matlach Racing LFR – finished 12th in only NAPA Spring Sizzler® start last season
Chris Pasteryak – #5 Dawley’s Custom & Collision Troyer – 3 career feature wins (2 MRS, 1 Legend Cars); 1 top-5, 2 top-10 finishes in 8 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
John-Michael Shenette – #8 Eighty Two Services LFR – Attempting to make NAPA Spring Sizzler® debut
Tyler Barry – #8ny West Wind Tree Farm Spafco – 3 career SK Light feature wins; 2022 SK Light track champion; Attempting to make NAPA Spring Sizzler® debut
Woody Pitkat – #8 Gunsmoke Stables Chassis Pro / KCC – 84 career Stafford Feature Wins (30 SK Modified®, 40 Late Model, 3 DARE/Street Stock, 7 Open Modified, 2 MRS, 2 Mod Tour); 3-time track champion (’06, ’12 Late Model, ’13 SK Modified®); 1 win (2015), 4 top-5, 7 top-10 finishes in 15 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Nick Anglace – #10 Anglace Racing Enterprises Troyer – 2 career SK Light feature wins; finished 18th in 2023 NAPA Spring Sizzler®
Cory DiMatteo – #11 Hummel Brothers Hot Dogs Raceworks – 19 Career Stafford Feature Wins (7 Legend Cars, 8 SK Modified®, 4 SK Light); 2017 SK Light Track Champion; Finished 21st in 2024 NAPA Spring Sizzler®
Max Zachem – #13 USNE Power Troyer – 1 top-5, 2 top-10 finishes in 5 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Jake Lutz – #14 Advantage Trucks LFR – Attempting to make NAPA Spring Sizzler® debut
Jake Johnson – #15 Lin’s Propane Trucks Fury – Finished 30th in 2023 NAPA Spring Sizzler®
Ron Silk – #16 Blue Mountain Machine / Future Homes Fury – 2-time defending NAPA Spring Sizzler® winner, 2 wins, 6 top-5, 9 top-10 finishes in 17 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts; 11 career Stafford feature wins (4 SK Modified®, 3 Mod Tour, 1 Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series, 3 Open Modified)
Danny Knoll, Jr. – #17 Towbook LFR – Attempting to make NAPA Spring Sizzler® debut; qualified 29th for 2024 NAPA Spring Sizzler® but did not start race
Dana DiMatteo – #20 USNE Power Troyer – 8 career Legend Cars feature wins; 2014 Legend Cars track champion, Attempting to make NAPA Spring Sizzler® debut
Mikey Flynn – #24 Place Motors Troyer – 3 career feature wins (1 SK Modified®, 2 Legend Cars); Finished 31st in only NAPA Spring Sizzler® start in 2022
Brian Robie-#25 Robie Motorsports Troyer- Finished 19thin only NAPA Spring Sizzler Career Start in 2019
Buddy Charette – #28 Cape Towing & Salvage / C & C Pools TFR – Finished 18th, 25th, and 11th in 3 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Tyler Rypkema – #32 USNE Power / Northeast Drilling Fury – Finished 23rd and 24th in 2 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Dave Sapienza – #36 Long Island Cancer & Blood Troyer – 1 top-10 finish in 6 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Marcello Rufrano – #48 Wheelers Auto Service Troyer – 19 Career Stafford Feature Wins (5 SK Modified®, 11 SK Light, 2 Street Stock, 1 Open Modified); 2018 SK Light Track Champion; Finished 29th in 2022, 2023, & 2024 NAPA Spring Sizzlers®
Ronnie Williams – #50 Empower Financial Advisory Troyer – 29 career feature wins (22 SK Modified®, 4 SK Light, 3 Open Modified); 2-time SK Modified® track champion (’18, ’19); 1 top-5, 2 top-10 finishes in 5 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Joey Cipriano – #51ct Fueled Up Motorsports Fury – 8 career feature wins (7 SK Light, 1 SK Modified®); Finished 32nd in only NAPA Spring Sizzler® start in 2019
Teddy Hodgdon – #55ct Montanari Fuel / Business Time Motorsports Fury – 11 career feature wins (6 SK Light, 5 Legend Cars); 2019 SK Light track champion; Finishes of 16th, 16th, and 23rd in 3 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Trevor Catalano – #55x Glastonbury Cleaning Troyer – Attempting to make NAPA Spring Sizzler® debut
Eric Goodale – #58 GAF Roofing Fury – 3 career feature wins (2 Open Modified, 1 WMT); 5 top-5, 6 top-10 finishes in 15 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Matt Hirschman – #60 William J. Ross, Inc. Troyer – 2022 NAPA Spring Sizzler® winner; 3 career open modified feature wins; 1 win, 2 top-5, 6 top-10 finishes in 8 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Timmy Solomito – #66 USNE Power LFR – 2 top-5, 5 top-10 finishes in 7 career NAPA Spring Sizzler starts
David Arute – #75 Monaco Ford Chassis Pro – 20 career feature wins (7 SK Modified®, 2 SK Light, 11 Limited Late Model); finished 21st in 2023 NAPA Spring Sizzler® and 14th in 2024 NAPA Spring Sizzler®
Brett Meservey – #76 One Thirty Seven Gas Inc. Troyer – Attempting to make NAPA Spring Sizzler® debut; has finishes of 10th, 13th, and 17th twice in 4 career Stafford starts
William Lambros – #77 William Dean Platinum PSR – Attempting to make NAPA Spring Sizzler® debut
Jon McKennedy – #79 Christopher’s Towing Fury – 4 career feature wins (2 MRS, 2 MTS); 1 top-5, 5 top-10 finishes in 5 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Anthony Nocella – #92 Nocella Paving Raceworks – Best finish of 18th in 5 career NAPA Spring Sizzler® starts
Austin Beers – #179 Avenue Auto Troyer – Finished 26th in 2024 NAPA Spring Sizzler®
The 53rd Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler® is set for April 26-27 and will kick off the 2025 season of racing at Stafford Speedway. The NAPA Spring Sizzler® begins on Saturday, April 26, with feature events for the Late Model, Limited Late Model, and Street Stock divisions, along with SK Light qualifying duel races that will set the field for an extra-distance 30-lap feature event on Sunday, April 27.
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Sunday, April 27, will play host to the 53rd Annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler®. Filling out the Sunday racing card will be qualifying and feature racing for the SK Modified® division, the 30-lap SK Light Modified feature, plus the NAPA Pit Party.
For more information, visit staffordspeedway.com, follow Stafford Speedway on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or contact the track office at 860-684-2783.
