Ted Christopher captured the second event of the 2008 NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour season when he drove to victory Sunday in
the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Christopher moved to the front on lap 172 following the 10th
caution of the day and never relinquished the lead.
“We worked on the motor program this winter,” Christopher
said. “The motor is good. It’s got a lot of power. That thing
comes off the bottom and never stops pulling.”
The victory was the 28th of Christopher’s career and his
eighth at Stafford.
Runner-up Eric Beers was followed by Chuck Hossfeld, Mike
Stefanik and James Civali. With his second top-five finish,
Hossfeld has assumed a 21-point lead over Christopher in the
standings.
Rowan Pennink, Richard Savary, Jamie Tomaino, Todd Szegedy
and Glenn Tyler rounded out the top 10.
Ryan Preece, who became the youngest Coors Light Pole Award
winner on Saturday, led 64 laps in the event but exited the race
on lap 91 with engine failure.
Prior to the race NASCAR honored past Modified champions
Ernie Gahan (1966) and the late Red Byron (1948) as part of the
season-long celebration of 60 years of Modified champions. Gahan
was on hand to participate in the ceremony.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will return to Stafford for
its third event of the season on May 23 with the TSI
Harley-Davidson 150.
For more information, contact: Jason Cunningham, NASCAR Public
Relations, (704) 201-6658 or
jcunningham@nascar.com.
NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR-Tech-Net Spring Sizzler
Results
Sunday
At Stafford Motor Speedway
Stafford Springs, CT
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (5) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 200
laps, 56.057 mph, $8,320.
2. (4) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 200, $4,820.
3. (8) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Dodge, 200, $3,320.
4. (10) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 200, $3,320.
5. (12) James Civali, Meriden, Conn., Chevrolet, 200, $3,020.
6. (18) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet,
200, $2,620.
7. (19) Richard Savary, Canton, Mass., Chevrolet, 200,
$2,720.
8. (11) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 200, $2,920.
9. (23) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 200, $2,220.
10. (22) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 200,
$2,020.
11. (9) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 200,
$1,920.
12. (29) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 200, $2,245.
13. (34) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass., Chevrolet, 200, $1,450.
14. (6) Matt Hirschman, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 200,
$1,899.
15. (17) Anthony Sesely, Matawan, N.J., Dodge, 200, $1,050.
16. (28) Danny Sammons, Hamilton, N.J., Chevrolet, 199,
$1,760.
17. (33) Tom Abele, Jr., Norwich, Conn., Chevrolet, 196,
$1,025.
18. (14) Eric Berndt, Cromwell, Conn., Chevrolet, 193, $975.
19. (35) Sean Patterson, Wading River, N.Y., Pontiac, 193,
$950.
20. (2) Frank Ruocco, Cheshire, Conn., Chevrolet, 185,
accident, $925.
21. (21) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 185, $1,620.
22. (25) Billy Pauch, Jr., Frenchtown, N.J., Dodge, 184,
accident, $1,595.
23. (3) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 179,
accident, $1,670.
24. (16) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 174,
accident, $825.
25. (24) Carl Pasteryak, Lisbon, Conn., Chevrolet, 156, $800.
26. (26) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 153,
suspension, $1,200.
27. (30) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 109,
$1,620.
28. (13) Ronnie Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Pontiac, 103, $1,620.
29. (7) Ryan Preece, Kensington, Conn., Chevrolet, 91,
engine, $2,120.
30. (27) Bobby Grigas, III, Marshfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 60,
oil pressure, $1,520.
31. (20) Joe Hartmann, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 59,
accident, $1,520.
32. (31) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill, Conn., Ford, 54,
ignition, $1,520.
33. (1) Rob Summers, Vernon, Conn., Chevrolet, 50, drive
shaft, $800.
34. (15) Rick Fuller, Auburn, Mass., 26, timing chain,
$1,520.
35. (32) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 11,
accident, $1,200.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 47 minutes 2 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.719 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: R.Preece (99.684 mph, 18.057 seconds)
Caution Flags: 13 for 71 laps.
Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: R.Summers 1-5; J.Blewett 6; R.Summers 7-26;
R.Preece 27-90; E.Beers 91-92; T.Christopher 93-142; E.Beers
143-171; T.Christopher 172-200.
Standings: 1. C.Hossfeld, 335; 2. T.Christopher, 314; 3.
J.Civali, 305; 4. R. Pennink, 288; 5. T.Szegedy, 284; 6.
T.Abele,Jr., 267; 7. E.Flemke,Jr., 262; 8. G. Tyler, 255; 9.
E.Beers, 249; 10. A.Sesely, 248.
Source: Jason
Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR
Posted:
April 27, 2008
