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07-17-2012, 09:02 PM
TED CHRISTOPHER HOPING TO ADD TO ALL-TIME BEST SK MODIFIED® WIN TOTAL IN
CARQUEST SK 150 TWIN 75’s AT STAFFORD
When big races come up on the schedule, top drivers
usually raise their game to take home the honor and the glory that goes with
winning a prestigious race. With Stafford Speedway hosting the 9th Annual
CARQUEST SK 150, SK Modified® drivers, including current points leader Ted
Christopher, will be looking to step their game up in order to take home a
piece of the over $25,000 in total posted awards in the biggest race of the
season.
“I’m looking forward to it, it should be a pretty interesting format,” said
Christopher. “It’s different to what we’ve run before and 75-laps is
definitely I think just the right amount. We usually run 40-laps, so we’re
talking almost twice the distance and then we have to do it again. I’m
looking forward to it and I’m glad they changed it around a bit. I think it
will be good with this format.”
Christopher is Stafford Speedway’s winningest driver with 117 overall
feature victories. Of those 117 wins, 97 have come in the SK Modified®
division, far and away the most of any driver in Stafford’s history.
Christopher heads into the CARQUEST SK 150 fresh off of his 97th career SK
modified win last Friday night and he is closing in on his personal goal of
100 wins in the SK Modified® division.
“I’d like to get a couple more wins this year, I’d like to be able to get to
100 wins with the SK this year,” said Christopher. “It would be nice to do
it this year. That would be right up there in the top-3 for me. That’s a
lot of race wins when you think about it, it’s hard to do that in one
division at one track. I’m hoping that I can get there. The SK Modified®
is the division that I started in, it’s the division that I love, and I’ve
made my bread and butter in that division. I never imagined I’d ever win
this many races. When I first started, I was bad. I built my own motors
for 15 years and we built our own cars, cut them up and put them back
together. It’s a lot different now where you can go out and buy the best
chassis and the best motor and you can be fast.”
The 2012 season has also seen Christopher and his familiar #13 Broadband
Access team get back to their championship contending ways. After winning
the last of his 7 Stafford track championships in 2009, Christopher won a
single race and finished 4th in the 2010 standings and he won twice and
finished 8th in last year’s SK Modified® points standings. While those are
hardly poor results, they weren’t the kind of results that people have come
to expect from Christopher. With 3 wins to his credit this season and the
SK Modified® points lead, Christopher credits his crew for his return to
championship contention.
“I think we paid a little more attention to the car this year,” said
Christopher. “Between Mike O’Sullivan, who’s always been with me, and my
friend Daren Bergenty, who came on board this year, we’re a lot more
consistent and the car has been fast. We’ve had a couple issues with the
tires this year, but all in all, the car has been really good and
consistent. I think everybody is a bit more equal this year with the spec
motor. We just have to pretty much do the same thing we’ve been doing.
Keith [Rocco] is behind but he can make that up, Ryan [Preece] is there,
Woody [Pitkat] is there, I would say it’s probably going to be between the
four of us for the championship, we’re all pretty close. It’s good for the
racing and the fans. As a driver, I’d love to be winning 10 races every
year, but that’s not so good for everybody else. But the game changes and
it could change again. I’ve been doing this for a long time, you just have
to ride the wave while you can. If we can have some good luck, I’d like to
win another championship, that would be nice.”
The 9th Annual CARQUEST SK 150 is scheduled for July 20th. Tickets are
priced at $27.50 for adult general admission, $5.00 for children ages 6-14
general admission, and Free for Children ages 5 & under. Reserved seating
is available for $30.00 for all ages. All ticket prices include 10% CT
Admission Tax. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with
overnight parking available.
For more information, or to order tickets to the 9th Annual CARQUEST SK 150,
contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us
on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
Scott Running
CARQUEST SK 150 TWIN 75’s AT STAFFORD
When big races come up on the schedule, top drivers
usually raise their game to take home the honor and the glory that goes with
winning a prestigious race. With Stafford Speedway hosting the 9th Annual
CARQUEST SK 150, SK Modified® drivers, including current points leader Ted
Christopher, will be looking to step their game up in order to take home a
piece of the over $25,000 in total posted awards in the biggest race of the
season.
“I’m looking forward to it, it should be a pretty interesting format,” said
Christopher. “It’s different to what we’ve run before and 75-laps is
definitely I think just the right amount. We usually run 40-laps, so we’re
talking almost twice the distance and then we have to do it again. I’m
looking forward to it and I’m glad they changed it around a bit. I think it
will be good with this format.”
Christopher is Stafford Speedway’s winningest driver with 117 overall
feature victories. Of those 117 wins, 97 have come in the SK Modified®
division, far and away the most of any driver in Stafford’s history.
Christopher heads into the CARQUEST SK 150 fresh off of his 97th career SK
modified win last Friday night and he is closing in on his personal goal of
100 wins in the SK Modified® division.
“I’d like to get a couple more wins this year, I’d like to be able to get to
100 wins with the SK this year,” said Christopher. “It would be nice to do
it this year. That would be right up there in the top-3 for me. That’s a
lot of race wins when you think about it, it’s hard to do that in one
division at one track. I’m hoping that I can get there. The SK Modified®
is the division that I started in, it’s the division that I love, and I’ve
made my bread and butter in that division. I never imagined I’d ever win
this many races. When I first started, I was bad. I built my own motors
for 15 years and we built our own cars, cut them up and put them back
together. It’s a lot different now where you can go out and buy the best
chassis and the best motor and you can be fast.”
The 2012 season has also seen Christopher and his familiar #13 Broadband
Access team get back to their championship contending ways. After winning
the last of his 7 Stafford track championships in 2009, Christopher won a
single race and finished 4th in the 2010 standings and he won twice and
finished 8th in last year’s SK Modified® points standings. While those are
hardly poor results, they weren’t the kind of results that people have come
to expect from Christopher. With 3 wins to his credit this season and the
SK Modified® points lead, Christopher credits his crew for his return to
championship contention.
“I think we paid a little more attention to the car this year,” said
Christopher. “Between Mike O’Sullivan, who’s always been with me, and my
friend Daren Bergenty, who came on board this year, we’re a lot more
consistent and the car has been fast. We’ve had a couple issues with the
tires this year, but all in all, the car has been really good and
consistent. I think everybody is a bit more equal this year with the spec
motor. We just have to pretty much do the same thing we’ve been doing.
Keith [Rocco] is behind but he can make that up, Ryan [Preece] is there,
Woody [Pitkat] is there, I would say it’s probably going to be between the
four of us for the championship, we’re all pretty close. It’s good for the
racing and the fans. As a driver, I’d love to be winning 10 races every
year, but that’s not so good for everybody else. But the game changes and
it could change again. I’ve been doing this for a long time, you just have
to ride the wave while you can. If we can have some good luck, I’d like to
win another championship, that would be nice.”
The 9th Annual CARQUEST SK 150 is scheduled for July 20th. Tickets are
priced at $27.50 for adult general admission, $5.00 for children ages 6-14
general admission, and Free for Children ages 5 & under. Reserved seating
is available for $30.00 for all ages. All ticket prices include 10% CT
Admission Tax. As always, Stafford Motor Speedway offers free parking with
overnight parking available.
For more information, or to order tickets to the 9th Annual CARQUEST SK 150,
contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at 860-684-2783 or visit us
on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.
Scott Running