(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.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway is pleased to announce that the Manafort Family will serve as the Grand Marshals of the 53rd Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler®, set for April 26-27. The Manafort Family will start the NAPA Spring Sizzler 100-lap event with the most famous words in motorsports, ‘Drivers start your engines.’
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Following an impressive 2024 season that saw him win 6 races and come up just 1 point short of the Street Stock championship at Waterford Speedbowl, Old Saybrook native Norm Root, III will make the move into Stafford Speedway’s Limited Late Model division for the 2025 season. Root will be driving his family owned #80 Saybrook Rentals Chevrolet with his father, Norm, Jr. serving as his crew chief.
Race Events
53rd NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler – 100 laps, Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27, 2025
SK Modified – 40 laps
SK Light Modified – 30 laps
NAPA Auto Parts Pit Party
Additional Event Info
Official Event Schedule
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2025 racing season at Stafford Motor Speedway, Riley Generators of East Windsor, CT will provide a $100 bonus to each Limited Late Model feature winner. With 21 races on the 2025 docket, Limited Late Model drivers will be racing for a piece of a $2,100 bonus pie. The 2025 season will mark the fourth consecutive season that Riley Generators has offered a first place contingency bonus in the Limited Late Model division.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For the 2025 season at Stafford Speedway, hometown company McKinney Construction will return to the track’s contingency program. McKinney will provide a weekly $100 bonus to each 2nd place finisher from Stafford’s SK Light Modified feature events. During the 2024 season 12 different drivers earned a contingency bonus from McKinney Construction.
“We’re happy to once again be a contingency sponsor for the SK Light division,” said Larry McKinney, owner and operator of McKinney Construction. “We’re looking forward to another exciting season on track at Stafford with some new competitors.”
(Stafford Springs, CT)—When Stafford Speedway’s Late Model cars hit the track in 2025, one driver will be reaching a significant milestone. Tom Fearn, driver of the #92 King Gray Coach Lines Chevrolet, will mark his 40th season of racing when he rolls out for the 53rd Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler® on Saturday, April 26th. Fearn began his career at Riverside Park Speedway during the 1985 season and kicked off his Stafford career in the 1988 Fall Final.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After a career best season in 2024 that saw him come agonizingly close to winning the Street Stock championship, Tyler Trott and the #80 JET Motorsports team are looking to expand their operation in 2025. Currently, Trott plans to moonlight in both the Street Stock and Late Model divisions after acquiring a Late Model car during the off-season while the team is looking to rent out their Street Stock cars. However these plans are subject to change.
Hartford, CT (March 18, 2025) Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live™ is taking Stafford Motor Speedway by storm with its FIRST EVER OUTDOOR Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live event! This exciting new experience will feature the same level of fun and excitement that fans have come to expect, but with an outdoor twist. Get ready for the action as we bring the ultimate monster truck show to fans at Stafford Speedway Saturday June 14 @ 12:30pm and 7:30pm, and Sunday June 15, 2025 at 2:30 pm! (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Much like teams and drivers are getting geared up for the 2025 season at Stafford Speedway, Casella Waste is gearing up for a huge season at Stafford. Casella Waste will continue its role as a title sponsor by sponsoring the Inaugural Casella Waste SK Modified® 80, set for Friday, June 6th. Casella Waste had been the title sponsor of the Casella Waste Open 80 the past two seasons and are now transferring that title sponsorship to the newly created SK Modified® 80.
