Services for longtime chassis specialist Joe Stimola, who passed away Feb. 13, will be held Friday and Saturday near his hometown of Glen Cove, N.Y.

Stimola, 61, was a familiar face at races across the country for 40 years. He is survived by his wife Nancy and son James.

A visitation is scheduled for Friday from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and again from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Whitting Funeral Home at 300 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Head, N.Y. 11545.

The funeral is scheduled for Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Reform Church, Locust Valley, N.Y.

Motorsports reporter Ron Levanduski wrote a nice piece on Stimola, which can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/yegcgec.

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