TC, Mike Stefanik in NEMA Lites Challenge
Seekonk, MA — NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour kingpins Ted Christopher and Mike Stefanik will be among a select group of champions competing in the Showdown of Champions, a special NEMA Lites race at Seekonk Speedway on Tuesday July 21.
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.
In the NEMA Lites Showdown of Champions, Christopher and Stefanik will be competing against a jaw dropping field of fellow champions: Midget Champions Jon Heydenreich and brothers Nokie and Drew Fornoro; Supermodified Champions Chris Perley, Russ Wood and Bentley Warren; and Seekonk Speedway Champions Vinnie Annarummo, Fred Astle, Jr. and Rick Martin.
The Showdown of Champions, regular NEMA Lites show and a full NEMA Midget card will all be part of Seekonk Speedway’s Open Wheel Wednesday, which will be capped off with a 100 lap Open Modified race. For more details, visit www.seekonkspeedway.com.,
Sources: Pete Zanardi/NEMA PR