TED CHRISTOPHER WINS SEVENTH CAREER SK MODIFIED®
TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAFFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
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.
Scott Running
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