Ted Christopher Wins Seventh Career SK Modified® Track Championship at Stafford Motor Speedway
Stafford Springs, CT — The 2009 SK Modified® season at Stafford Motor Speedway saw Ted Christopher add a seventh track championship to his resume. Christopher’s 7 track championships at Stafford are a record for any division with Bob Potter the closest to Christopher with 5 SK Modified® track championships. Christopher’s 2009 season was a combination of dominance and consistency as he finished in the top-2 in half of the events this year and posted a total of 13 top-10 finishes in 15 starts.
“The best part of this year was winning number seven,” said Christopher. “That’s a nice record to have.”
Over the off-season, Christopher partnered up with Jean-Guy and Brigitte Poulin, who were the SK Modified® championship winning car owners from the 2008 season. Poulin supplied Christopher with a Mike Pettit engine that powered him to his seventh championship.
“It was great to have Jean-Guy and Brigitte join our team this year,” said Christopher. “Jean helped us out a lot. That Mike Pettit motor had a lot of power and it saved me from spending money on a motor program. Not only did Jean give me a motor to use, but he gave me a truck and a trailer to tow the car where last year I was renting a trailer and using my business truck to tow the car. Jean and Brigitte are both great people and we had a lot of fun together this year. I had a lot of support from Pettit Racing Engines, J.G. Poulin Drywall, Eagle Fence and Guardrail, and Broadband Access this year and hopefully we can come back next year and do it again.”
Christopher says that of his seven Stafford championships, the last two have a significant meaning to him.
“The championship I won two years ago was very gratifying because it was with all my own equipment,” said Christopher. “There were a lot of people who thought my racing career was going to be over when Jim Galante’s equipment got seized. In the three seasons since then, I have two championships and a second place finish, so its nice to know that I can still win championships and contend for championships doing things on my own with my own equipment.”
While Christopher’s name is liberally found in the modified chapters of the Stafford Motor Speedway record book, there is a mark that Christopher has yet to achieve that he has his sights set on. With 91 career wins in the SK Modified® division, Christopher has his eyes on hitting the century mark.
“I’d like to hit 100 wins in the SK Modified® car,” said Christopher. “It was special to hit 100 wins when you add up the different divisions I’ve raced in at Stafford, but I’d like to get to 100 in the SK car. With how my equipment is running right now, I think we should be able to hit that mark in the next several years before I quit racing.”
For the season, Christopher posted 4 wins, 11 top-5, and 13 top-10 finishes in 15 starts to carry him to the championship by a final margin of 40 points over Woody Pitkat. Christopher will officially be crowned the 2009 SK Modified® track champion at the 40th Annual Stafford Motor Speedway Champions Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the La Renaissance Banquet Facility in East Windsor.
For more information about the Champions Awards Ceremony, or to order tickets, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
Sources: Scott Running/Stafford Motor Speedway PR