{"id":4965,"date":"2011-04-28T14:12:23","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T19:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2011-04-28T12:14:01","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T17:14:01","slug":"ted-christopher-winning-momentum-side-seeks-fourth-consecutive-carquest-tech-net-spring-sizzler-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/ted-christopher-winning-momentum-side-seeks-fourth-consecutive-carquest-tech-net-spring-sizzler-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"TED CHRISTOPHER HAS WINNING MOMENTUM ON HIS SIDE AS HE SEEKS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER CROWN"},"content":{"rendered":"

TED CHRISTOPHER HAS WINNING MOMENTUM ON HIS SIDE AS HE SEEKS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER CROWN<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Stafford Springs, CT)—When the green flag comes out for the 40th Annual
\nCARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler this Sunday, May 1st at Stafford, there
\nwill be one driver in the starting lineup who has all the momentum in the
\nworld on his side. Ted Christopher, who will be attempting to win the
\nSizzler for the fourth consecutive year, has won 9 races in 6 different
\nstates thusfar during his already busy 2011 season.
\n
\nChristopher kicked off his 2011 campaign with TQ Midget victories in
\nAtlantic City and Providence and then took three more wins and the track
\nchampionship at New Smyrna Speedway in February. After New Smyrna,
\nChristopher took the checkered flag at Thompson Speedway in the Whelen
\nModified Tour season opener, and he has continued his winning ways on the
\nWhelen Southern Modified Tour, winning back-to-back events at South Boston
\nand Caraway. Add in the fact that Christopher has won the last three Spring
\nSizzlers, and he has 110 career feature victories at Stafford, and things
\nare looking up for the 2008 Whelen Modified Tour champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings have gone well for us so far,\u201d said Christopher. \u201cI\u2019m looking
\nforward to coming to Stafford, anytime we race at Stafford it\u2019s always
\nspecial. To win four Sizzlers in a row would be a cool deal, but there\u2019s a
\nlot of hungry drivers out there who want to win. Hopefully the best car
\nwill win and hopefully that car will be me, but that\u2019s why we run the race
\nand we\u2019ll see what happens. To win the race again would be a great
\naccomplishment, but to me it\u2019s just the next race on the schedule that we\u2019re
\ngoing to try to win and put on a good show for the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the Sizzler being 200 laps long where most Whelen Modified Tour events
\nare 150 laps, race strategy is sure to be an important factor in determining
\nwho will win the race. With three conseucutive wins and five wins overall
\nin the 200-lap Sizzler format, (Christopher also won the 1988 80-lap
\nSizzler), it might seem like Christopher and his #36 Al-Lee Installations
\nteam have the strategy down to a science. But Christopher says that isn\u2019t
\nthe case.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never have a set gameplan going into the race,\u201d said Christopher. \u201cWe
\nkeep changing things up to keep people on their toes. If we did the same
\nthing every time, people would start copying our strategy. With the
\nSizzler, we\u2019ve had all kinds of different strategies, pit early, pit late,
\ntake fuel, and we have gone the whole race without taking fuel. Plus if you
\nhave a gameplan going into the race, usually something happens during the
\nrace and your gameplan ends up not working out. Like at Thompson, we were
\ntwo laps down and we ended up making those two laps up in about 8 minutes
\nwith the Lucky Dog. My spotter at Caraway asked me what the plan was and I
\ntold him we\u2019ll see what happens when the green flag comes out.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing that hasn\u2019t slowed Christopher down this season is an injury to
\nhis hand that he sustained in a crash in the Whelen Southern Modified Tour
\nevent at Caraway Speedway. Christopher has won all three of his Modified
\nTour starts since the wreck and he doesn\u2019t think his hand will be an issue
\nthis weekend at Stafford.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe doctor told me that it won\u2019t be like it was for another 6 months,\u201d said
\nChristopher. \u201cThe hand gets a little stiff at night and I have trouble
\nsleeping, but as long as I don\u2019t do anything to bother it in the car, it is
\nok. It got a little numb during the race at South Boston, but at Thompson
\nand this weekend at Stafford, you aren\u2019t turning the wheel as much as you
\nare at South Boston. My last race at Caraway, I lost the power steering
\nwith about 15 laps to go, so that was a little tough, but there was a red
\nflag and a couple of cautions at the end of the race, so I was able to get a
\nbit of a rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the Sizzler this weekend, Christopher is also looking forward
\nto the CARQUEST Champions For Charities event at Stafford on June 28th as
\npart of the 8th Annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday program. Christopher will
\njoin 13 other open wheel champions behind the wheel of Wild Thing Kart
\nSenior Outlaw Karts in a race that has paired each driver with a charity
\nthat they will be racing for. Christopher will be racing for the
\nConnecticut Breast Health Initiative, and he will add his CARQUEST Champions
\nFor Charitites proceeds to his season long efforts to raise money for
\nConnecticut Breast Health Initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to adding to my weekly deal,\u201d said Christopher. \u201cLast
\nyear we donated $1 for every lap completed and $100 for each win, and I\u2019m
\ngoing to be doing the same deal this year. I haven\u2019t driven a go kart in a
\nlong, long time and I\u2019m looking forward to the race and raising some money
\nfor Connecticut Breast Health Initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 40th Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler gets underway Friday, April
\n29 with a practice session for Stafford\u2019s weekly divisions. The practice
\nsession will be open to the public at no charge. The run for the Coors
\nLight Pole position gets underway on Saturday, April 30 with time trials for
\nthe Whelen Modified Tour cars, along with heat and consolation races for
\nStafford\u2019s weekly divisions. Saturday will conclude with feature events for
\nthe SK Light, Limited Late Model, and DARE Stock divisions. The Sizzler
\nconcludes on Sunday, May 1 with the CARQUEST Belts and Hose Pit Party
\nfollowed by Stafford\u2019s SK Modifieds\u00ae and Late Models joining the Whelen
\nModified Tour in feature action.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the \u201cGreatest Race in the History of Spring\u201d are on sale now at
\nthe Speedway Box Office. Tickets are priced at $35.00 for adult general
\nadmission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and
\nunder are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved
\nseating is priced at $38.00 for all ages.<\/p>\n

CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday will take place on June 28, 2011 and will feature
\nthe ISMA Super Modifieds, NEMA Midgets, and Pro-4 Modifieds in addition to
\nthe CARQUEST Champions For Charities event. Tickets for CARQUEST Extreme
\nTuesday are on sale now at the Speedway Box Office and are priced at $30.00
\nfor adult general admission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and
\nchildren ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an
\nadult. Reserved seating is priced at $32.00 for all ages.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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