Bobby Santos III NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Advance: Stafford Motor Speedway

Race: CARQUEST Fall Final
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour: 13 of 14
Track: Stafford Motor Speedway
Date: October 3, 2010

Bobby Santos III and No. 4 Mystic Missile Racing team hope to extend their NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) point lead at Stafford Motor Speedway (SMS) en route to Santos' first NWMT championship. The Heinke-Baldwin Racing (HBR) development driver will compete in the CARQUEST Fall Final for his fourth start at SMS this season.

STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY - Santos, running his first full season in the NWMT, has made eight starts at the Conn., track. He collected one win, one pole, two top-five and three top-10 finishes. He led 88 laps and finished in the top-15 in every race he completed.

THIS SEASON AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY - In 2010, Santos earned a pole in the first race and finished second. He followed that up with another pole in the second race at SMS and secured his second win of the season. The Mass., native returned to the half-mile racetrack for a third time. This time, however, he did not have the same results. Santos started 14th and worked his way into the top-10 by halfway. Unfortunately, the No. 4 Dodge's motor blew 100 laps into the 150-lap race. Santos finished 23rd, 50 laps down.

BIRTHDAY BOY- Santos will celebrate his 25th birthday when he heads to the track Sunday for the CARQUEST Fall Final, and he would not have it any other way. "It seems that all of the end-of-the-year races end up on my birthday. I better win and get myself a birthday present!"

LAST RACE RECAP: NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY - Santos started fourth for the F.W. Webb 100. He showed success early as he quickly worked his No. 4 Mystic Missile Dodge to the front of the field. He competed in the top-10 all day and spent most of his time in the top-five. An incident while battling Ryan Preece for fifth-place sent Santos into the turn three wall and caused major damage. He finished 19th.

HOLDING ON TO THE LEAD - Trouble for both Santos and Ted Christopher at New Hampshire Motor Speedway shook up the point standings. Santos held onto the lead as Mike Stefanik took over the second-place spot from Christopher. Santos sits just seven points ahead of Stefanik and 70 points ahead of Christopher with two races to go.

Bobby Santos III Quotes:

ON RACING AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY - "I am very confident for Stafford. I enjoy racing there. I am excited about the cooler conditions. It is similar to the conditions we had in the spring. I think that will play into our favor. The car will be similar to what it was in the spring, so there isn't a reason we can't run the way we did in the spring. We still have a shot at the championship with two races to go. I am excited about that as well."

RACE INFORMATION:
Race length: 150 Laps, 75 Miles
Track layout: .5-mile
Shape: Oval

SCHEDULE: (All times in EST)

Saturday, October 2:
Practice 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Qualifying 2:15 p.m.

Sunday, October 3: CARQUEST Fall Final 3:15 p.m.

The CARQUEST Fall Final will be broadcast on VERSUS Wednesday, October 6 at 7 p.m. EST. Live lap-by-lap updates will also be available at hometracks.nascar.com.