Showdown of Champions to be Broadcast on WWNE-Boston

Boston, MA — NEMA announcer Peter Falconi and heralded sportscaster Jack Arute will provide LIVE Internet radio coverage of the “SHOWDOWN of CHAMPIONS” at “SEEKONK SPEEDWAY” on WNNE-BOSTON.

NEMA announcer Peter Falconi will be calling the racing action, flag to flag with Jack Arute providing post race victory lane celebrations. KC & Brian Hanaford will be producing the LIVE broadcasting and commentary of this event from their Boston studios.

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champions Ted Christopher and Mike Stefanik will be among a select group of champions competing a jaw dropping field of fellow champions: Midget Champions Jon Heydenreich; Supermodified Champions Chris Perley and Russ Wood; and Seekonk Speedway Champions Vinnie Annarummo, Fred Astle, Jr. and Rick Martin in a special NEMA Lites race at Seekonk Speedway on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

Christopher, who won the Whelen Modified Tour championship in 2008, has multiple track championships at Thompson International Speedway, Stafford Motor Speedway and the Waterford Speedbowl. His varied resume includes wins in a NEMA Midget and in a TQ Midget. Last month, he won the first dirt Modified race ever held on a road course.

Stefanik holds the all time NASCAR record for series championships, with seven in the Whelen Modified Series and two in what is now the K&N Pro Series East. He won his first track championship at Stafford Motor Speedway in 1979 and went on to earn two more, in addition to the pair he won at Riverside Park Speedway.

Catch all the LIVE action on WNNE-BOSTON at:  http://www.wnne-bos.com. POST TIME: 8:00PM EST.

Sources: WWWUB Networks New England/WNNE-BOSTON