2026 Stafford Speedway Driver Preview: Gary Patnode
Gary Patnode, #22 Dunning Industries Limited Late Model
Experience: 9 seasons in Stafford’s Limited Late Model division
2025 stats: 9th in final Limited Late Model standings; 2 wins, 3 top-5’s, 7 top-10’s, avg. finish 11.3
2026 outlook: Patnode’s 2025 campaign at Stafford was a truly up and down season from start to finish. When things went right, they were very good and when things turned sour, they were very bad. Patnode was able to reach NAPA Victory Lane twice, but there was little else for him to be happy with. Patnode found himself finishing outside the top-10 on 9 occasions with 8 of those 9 finishes 14th or worse through mechanical failures or crashes on track. If Patnode can erase some of his bad luck in 2026, there’s no doubt he’s quick enough to contend for wins and to get back inside the top-5 in the points, a position he hasn’t enjoyed since he finished 3rd in the 2019 Limited Late Model standings.
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