(Stafford Springs, CT)---Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that The Davidson Company has renewed their commitment to the SMS Contingency Program for the 2008 season. The Davidson Company will pay a $150 bonus to each SK Modified® feature event winner. The 2008 season will mark the fourth consecutive season that The Davidson Company has offered the $150 first place bonus for SK Modified® competitors.

"We feel that with all the costs associated with racing that our contingency sponsorship just helps offset a little of that cost to the racers," said Dave Rowe, Owner of The Davidson Company. "We believe that Stafford Motor Speedway puts on a great show each and every Friday night and that our contributions helps make it an even better experience. The Rowe Family along with the Davidson Racing family can think of nowhere else we'd rather be on a Friday night than Stafford Motor Speedway."

In addition to their SK Modified® contingency program sponsorship, The Davidson Company's involvement with team sponsorship at Stafford Motor Speedway has evolved into a family that includes five teams in three different divisions. The Davidson Company both owns and sponsors the SK Modified® cars of Jeff Malave and Woody Pitkat and the Late Model car driven by Michael Bennett along with the #20 car driven by Mike Lane in the SK Light Modified division. The Davidson Company is also the primary sponsor of the #48 Kretschman Motorsports owned Late Model, which has yet to name a driver for the 2008 season, and the Limited Late model of Joey Ferrigno.

The Davidson cars had a great 2007 season with Woody Pitkat leading the way. Pitkat scored a grand total of 11 feature wins with 8 wins in the SK Modified® car and 3 victories in the Kretschman Late Model, while Jeff Malave drove to 10 top-10 finishes and a 7th place finish in the SK Modified® points standings. Michael Bennett drove to his first career Late Model victory this past season and finished 15th in the points standings, while Mike Lane drove to 7 top-10 finishes and an 11th place finish in the SK Light points standings.

"It's great to have a company like Davidson as a track partner," said SMS CEO/GM Mark Arute. "We promote a family atmosphere here at the track every Friday night, and Mr. Rowe, the Rowe family, and everyone associated with The Davidson Company epitomize what family is all about. You couldn't ask for better people to be involved with than the Rowe family and we're proud to be able to once again list them as one of our track sponsors for the upcoming 2008 season."

The Davidson Company is the largest wholesale specialty food distributor in Southern New England. The Davidson Company is number one in customer service, and has been owned and operated by Dave Rowe and his family since 1974. Davidson offers over 4,000 specialty food products, including the complete line of Cosmos Antipasto Specialties of West Haven, CT. When you visit your local grocery store, chances are very high of purchasing food that came from Davidson's Wallingford, CT warehouse. For more information about The Davidson Company and their race teams at Stafford Motor Speedway, visit www.davidsonspecfoods.com.

For more information about how to become a Contingency Program sponsor at Stafford Motor Speedway, contact the track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.

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