Thompson, CT — Tony Stewart showed his short track skills at Richmond International Raceway when he won the Pontiac Excitement 400 on Sunday, May 5, 2002. Stewart took the number one spot with only seventeen laps remaining and went on to win his third career Winston Cup victory in seven starts at Richmond.
Meanwhile, Ted Christopher, driving a NASCAR Featherlite Modified, cruised to a win on the same day in the Spring Sizzler at the Stafford Motor Speedway. Christopher was never seriously challenged for the top spot as he claimed his first win of the season on the NFMS schedule.
All this begins to set the stage for two short track superstars to go head to head on July 17th at the Thompson Int’l Speedway. That is the date when these two incredibly talented drivers will face off in match race.
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Stafford Springs, CT — After coming so close so many times to a Modified Series victory at Stafford, only to be denied, Ted Christopher now has two consecutive Modified Series wins at the half-mile.
Christopher won the 2001 season ending CARQUEST Fall Final, and today dominated the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, leading 150 of the race’s 200-laps.
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Stafford Springs, CT — Two-time SK Modified champion Bo Gunning made his return to the SK Modified ranks at Stafford Motor Speedway a triumphant one, as he claimed his first SK Modified feature win since September of 1998, and the 39th of his career.
Gunning ran down early leader Eddie Spiers, and made the pass for the lead on lap-32 of 40. Spiers didn’t give up the lead easily, as he ran on Gunning’s bumper to the checkered flag, but was unable to make a pass.
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Published at May 5, 2002
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by John “Pipe Smoke”
Welcome to this, the first edition of Pipe Smoke to appear on the YankeeRacer.com website. In October 2000, I started this column as an independent site and now it is time to move to the big time. There are three things that I hope to do here, carry the message of recovery from alcoholism, highlight some of the best drivers and teams coming from Western Ma., and just have some fun. If you like racing, welcome. If you are in recovery, welcome. If you, like yours truly happen to be sober and involved in auto racing, welcome, you have found a home.
Who the heck is, “The Pipe”. My name is John and I am a recovering alcoholic and a member of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. In keeping with the A.A. tradition of anonymity, I have adopted “The Pipe”as my screen name, so that I can write about my experiences during mydrinking years and in recovery.
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