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| Stafford | |
|---|---|
 Start of the 2019 Fall Final 150 | |
| Location | Stafford Springs, Connecticut |
| Time zone | Eastern |
| Coordinates | 41°57′19″N 72°19′13″W / 41.9553°N 72.3204°W |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Operator | Mark Arute |
| Broke ground | 1868 |
| Opened | 1870 |
| Former names | Stafford Springs Agricultural Park (1870 - 1945) Stafford Springs Speedway (1946 - 1958) Stafford Springs Motor Speedway (1959 - 1978) Stafford Motor Speedway (1979 - 2022) Stafford Speedway (2023 - Present) |
| Major events | Spring Sizzler Fall Final Camping World SRX Tour |
| Oval | |
| Surface | Paved |
| Length | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns 1-2: 9° Turns 3-4: 7.5° |
Stafford Motor Speedway is a 1/2 mile paved oval located in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Stafford Speedway holds weekly racing every Friday night May through September. This track is known as the home of the SK Modifieds and drivers such as Ryan Preece and Ted Christopher. The track hosts weekly events throughout the season previously including 3 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events yearly. Stafford Motor Speedway is the track that had hosted the second most ever races in the modern era of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour with 135 races from 1985 to 2021.
The speedway also had hosted 5 NASCAR North Tour events from 1979 until 1985 and 30 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races, between 1987 and 2016.
Stafford Motor Speedway was the site of the first ever Superstar Racing Experience event on June 12, 2021. The main event was won by track regular Doug Coby.
In December 2020, the track announced that it would end its 60-year affiliation with NASCAR, "due to a conflict regarding ownership of streaming and broadcast rights of weekly racing events".[1] Stafford began live streaming on FloRacing in 2021.[2]
- ^ Running, Scott (21 December 2020). "Stafford Speedway Leaving NASCAR Weekly Racing Series in 2021; Track to Race Independently; Modified Tour Events Unaffected for 2020 season". Stafford Motor Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Opening Night". Stafford Motor Speedway. April 24, 2021. Event occurs at 13:54. FloRacing.