Christopher Captures 10th
Win at New Hampshire
Ted Christopher reached Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway for the fifth time in his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
career, and 10th time overall, Saturday evening in the New
Hampshire 100.
Christopher, who finished second to Chuck Hossfeld by just
.001 seconds in the New England 100 at New Hampshire in June,
garnered his third win of the 2008 season and extended his
points lead in the process.
“Last time – to lose by inches – it was definitely hard to
take, but this thing today was really good,” Christopher said.
“My car was rolling through the center so much better, and came
off real good, it was a really good car.”
With the win, Christopher (No. 36 Al-Lee Installations
Chevrolet) also extended his own track record for victories to
double digits. It was the 30th win of his NASCAR Whelen Modified
Tour career, fifth most all-time.
Jimmy Blewett (No. 19 United Crane/Ling Trucking Chevrolet)
led seven times in the race but had to settle for a runner-up
finish. Ryan Preece (No. 3 FJ Hubeny/Reynold’s Auto Wrecking
Chevrolet) tied his career best finish by placing third.
Rob Summer is officially credited with a fourth place finish
although it was Donny Lia that piloted the No. 1 Frasco
Fuel/Hook & Ladder Chevrolet to the finish line. Summers drove
the first 62 laps prior to a red flag.
Danny Sammons came home fifth for his best finish of the
season. He was followed in the top 10 by Matt Hirschman, Erick
Rudolph, Woody Pitkat, Jamie Tomaino and Eric Beers.
Hirschman placed fourth in the NASCAR Camping World Series
East’s Heluva Good! Fall 125 earlier in the day.
With the win, Christopher now has a 99-point lead on
Hirschman in the season standings with four races to go on the
schedule.
The New Hampshire 100, which originally went green at 1 p.m.,
was red flagged with 62 laps complete due to extensive damage to
the guard rail on the backstretch caused by an accident. The
race resumed at just before 6 p.m., following the NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series race.
All told, the race had 15 lead changes between five drivers.
The Made In American Whelen 300 will be the 13th of 16 races
on the 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule. A combination
race with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, the green
flag is set to drop in Martinsville on Saturday, Sept. 20 and
3:30 p.m. For ticket information please visit Martinsville’s
official Web site (martinsvillespeedway.com).
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-New Hampshire 100 Results
Saturday
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.05 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (12) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 100 laps,
70.549 mph, $15,600.
2. (3) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $12,200.
3. (34) Ryan Preece, Kensington, Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $9,350.
4. (25) Rob Summers, Vernon, Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $6,200.
5. (15) Danny Sammons, Hamilton, N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $4,600.
6. (20) Matt Hirschman, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 100,
$4,050.
7. (17) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 100,
$3,750.
8. (23) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 100, $3,100.
9. (37) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $3,400.
10. (4) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 100, $3,350.
11. (30) Tommy Farrell, Neptune, N.J., Chevrolet, 100, $2,650.
12. (35) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 100, $2,950.
13. (8) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 99, $2,950.
14. (26) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 98, $2,825.
15. (24) Billy Pauch, Jr., Frenchtown, N.J., Dodge, 96, $2,700.
16. (14) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 93,
$2,675.
17. (33) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 91,
accident, $2,250.
18. (5) Bobby Grigas, III, Marshfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 88,
accident, $2,625.
19. (22) Ronnie Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Pontiac, 87, $2,700.
20. (1) Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind., Chevrolet, 86, accident,
$2,643.
21. (16) Richard Savary, Canton, Mass., Chevrolet, 82, $2,625.
22. (29) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 75,
$2,500.
23. (28) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 73,
ignition, $1,850.
24. (38) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 69,
accident, $1,825.
25. (21) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill, Conn., Ford, 65,
transmission, $1,800.
26. (7) Anthony Sesely, Matawan, N.J., Chevrolet, 57, accident,
$1,800.
27. (13) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 56, $2,300.
28. (27) Tom Abele, Jr., Norwich, Conn., Chevrolet, 54, engine,
$2,200.
29. (2) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Dodge, 52, accident,
$2,300.
30. (9) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 51, accident,
$2,200.
31. (31) Joe Hartmann, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 32, engine,
$2,200.
32. (10) Donny Lia, Jericho, N.Y., Chevrolet, 31, overheating,
$1,800.
33. (32) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 23, overheating,
$2,200.
34. (11) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 4, suspension,
$2,300.
35. (36) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass., Ford, 0, accident, $2,200.
36. (6) Rick Fuller, Auburn, Mass., 0, accident, $2,200.
37. (18) Charles Pasteryak, Lisbon, Conn., Chevrolet, 0,
accident, $1,800.
38. (19) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Chevrolet, 0, accident,
$1,800.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 29 minutes 18 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.095 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: R.Newman (127.453 mph, 29.658 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 36 laps.
Lead Changes: 15 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: R.Newman 1-7; C.Hossfeld 8-19; J.Blewett 20-21;
R.Newman 22-42; J.Blewett 43-49; C.Hossfeld 50-52; J.Blewett
53-64; R.Preece 65; J.Blewett 66-75; T.Christopher 76; J.Blewett
77-79; T.Christopher 80; J.Blewett 81-82; T.Christopher 83-95;
J.Blewett 96; T.Christopher 97-100.
Source: Jason
Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR
Posted:
September 13, 2008
