Christopher Reigns at Stafford
Over his career, Ted Christopher has
proven he can win in many different cars on a variety of tracks.
But nowhere has he been more dominant than his home track,
Stafford Motor Speedway. The Plainville, Conn., driver collected
his 41st career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory Friday night
in winning the Town Fair Tire 150.
It is Christopher's 11th career tour win
at Stafford, where he is a seven-time track champion in the
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. He is the track's wins leader
over all divisions with 113 victories.
Christopher took the lead for the final
time from Mike Stefanik on Lap 135 Friday and led the rest of
the way. Stefanik settled for second, followed by Bobby Santos,
Eric Beers and Eric Goodale.
Rowan Pennink finished sixth, followed
by points leader Ron Silk. Silk leads Pennink by one point after
eight races.
Erick Rudolph, Doug Coby and Jimmy
Blewett completed the top 10. Earlier in the day, Coby won his
second Coors Light Pole Award of the season.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns
to the track Saturday, Aug. 13 for the Granite State Classic at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-Town Fair
Tire 150 Unofficial Results
Friday
At Stafford Motor Speedway
Stafford, Conn.
Lap length: 0.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 150 laps,
82.142 mph.
2. (8) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 150.
3. (5) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 150.
4. (4) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 150.
5. (12) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.
6. (17) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet, 150.
7. (10) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
8. (11) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.
9. (1) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, 150.
10. (6) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 150.
11. (7) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.
12. (16) Bryon Chew, Mattituck, N.Y., Chevrolet, 150.
13. (22) Matt Hirschman, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, 150.
14. (9) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 149.
15. (15) James Civali, Meriden, Conn., Pontiac, 149.
16. (13) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 149.
17. (18) Patrick Emerling, Orchard Park, N.Y., Ford, 149.
18. (19) Ron Yuhas, Jr., Groton, Conn., Chevrolet, 149.
19. (2) Tom Rogers, Jr., Patchogue, N.Y., Chevrolet, 149.
20. (28) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass., Chevrolet, 148.
21. (23) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet,
148.
22. (21) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 148.
23. (14) Eric Berndt, Cromwell, Conn., Chevrolet, 147.
24. (25) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Pontiac, 146.
25. (26) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 145.
26. (20) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 127.
27. (27) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 121,
handling.
28. (24) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Ford, 17, engine.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 0 hours 54 minutes 47 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.247 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: D.Coby (98.776 mph, 18.223 seconds)
Caution Flags: 2 for 14 laps.
Lead Changes: 4 among 4 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T. Rogers,Jr. 1-15; D. Coby 16-87; T. Christopher
88-120; M. Stefanik 121-134; T. Christopher 135-150.
Standings: 1. R. Silk, 1275; 2. R. Pennink, 1274; 3. T.
Christopher, 1217; 4. T. Szegedy, 1159; 5. B. Santos, 1132; 6.
E. Beers, 1129; 7. M. Hirschman, 1119; 8. D. Coby, 1113; 9. M.
Stefanik, 1023; 10. E. Rudolph, 1012.
Source:
Jason Cunningham/NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour PR
Posted: August 6, 2011
