Christopher Captures Fifth Spring Sizzler
Third consecutive win by ‘TC’ in annual Stafford event
Stafford, CT Ted Christopher won the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler presented by CARQUEST for the third year in a row, and the fifth time overall, on Saturday at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Christopher, from Plainville, Conn., took the lead from Jimmy Blewett on lap 146 and then held on through a green-white-checker finish to earn his 10th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory at Stafford.
The event concluded with a multi-car accident on the frontstretch after the leaders had taken the white flag, which made the race official, and secured Christopher his fifth Whelen Modified Tour win in the Spring Sizzler. His five wins in the event are now a record as he entered the day tied with Mike Stefanik at four.
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Christopher was followed across the line by Coors Light Pole Award winner Bobby Santos and Stefanik. Santos led the first 54 laps of the race before he was spun by lap traffic.
Rowan Pennink, Todd Szegedy, James Civali, Chuck Hossfeld, Eric Berndt, Erick Rudolph and Justin Bonsignore rounded out the top 10 finishers in the race, which featured 10 lead changes among nine drivers.
The third race of the 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season will also take place at Stafford. The TSI Harley-Davidson 125 is scheduled for Friday, May 28.
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR
RESULTS | LAP-BY-LAP RECAP | RACE HUB PAGE | RUNNER-UP BOBBY SANTOS AUDIO | THIRD PLACE MIKE STEFANIK AUDIO