For any driver, there’s a pride that comes with seeing their name on the roof of the car they’re racing. But this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Woody Pitkat is hoping it will be someone else’s name on the Modified he’ll race in Saturday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100. Pitkat, of Stafford, […]
Remembering Ted Christopher
Woody Pitkat To Replace Ted Christopher In Danny Watts Racing Ride At NHMS
September 18, 2017 by 2 Comments
Turning Back To 2013: Ted Christopher’s Bizarre Pace Car Incident At Riverhead Raceway
September 18, 2017 by 2 Comments
On June 29, 2013, Ted Christopher was involved in a truly bizarre incident during a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at Riverhead (N.Y.). Below is the story that was published at RaceDayCT.com, with the description from the man himself. — In the realm of NASCAR racing, most who have spent any extended length of time […]
Diary Of Racer Kid: A Tribute To A Legend
September 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
— Ryan Fearn is an 18-year old driver in the Limited Late Model division at Stafford Motor Speedway. He is part of the racing Fearn family at Stafford, which also includes his uncle, Late Model driver Tom Fearn, and his sister, Limited Late Model driver Alexandra Fearn. His father Stu Fearn owns the Fearn Motorsports […]
Intertwined Destiny: Keith Rocco Fondly Remembers Ted Christopher
September 17, 2017 by 8 Comments
It was a relationship that morphed from mentor and teacher, to feisty – even sometimes bitter – rivals on the track. But it was a connection between Ted Christopher and Keith Rocco that always revolved around mutual respect and friendship. They were two of the best and most recognized Modified drivers in the Northeast over […]
Ted Christopher Remembered Locally And Nationally Sunday For Short Track Racing Exploits
September 17, 2017 by 1 Comment
On Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway NASCAR’s premier level division kicked off their playoffs with the start of the Monster Energy Cup Series Chase for the Championship. But before NASCAR biggest stars hit the track they stopped to remember a man who built a nationally renowned reputation playing the small stages of NASCAR’s short track racing […]
Turning Back To 2001: Shifting Gears – Christopher Brothers Changing Priorities
September 17, 2017 by 1 Comment
In September 2001 Ted Christopher was preparing to be celebrated as the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion while his twin brother Michael was settling into life not fully encompassed with racing. — Shifting Gears – Christopher Brothers Changing Priorities Sept. 30, 2001 By Shawn Courchesne – Courant Staff Writer Republished from the Hartford Courant […]
On Ted’s Tail: A 4-day, 5-race, 3-track Run With Ted Christopher
September 17, 2017 by 6 Comments
In June of 2005, as a reporter for the Hartford Courant, I pitched to my editors the idea of following Ted Christopher around for a few days and making a feature story about the adventure. It seemed the perfect weekend to pull it off was arranged by a special NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour makeup event […]
Stafford Motor Speedway Statement On The Passing Of Ted Christopher
September 17, 2017 by 2 Comments
Stafford Motor Speedway Statement from genera manager Mark Arute: “All of us at Stafford Speedway are devastated over the tragic plane crash that claimed the life of our longtime friend Ted Christopher and the aircraft’s pilot, Charles Dundas.” “For over three decades Ted Christopher has been an inspiration for both young and old at Stafford […]
The Voices Of Racing On Ted Christopher’s Legacy From Sid’s Vault Productions
September 17, 2017 by 1 Comment
— Tom DiMaggio of Sid’s Vault Productions produced an amazing tribute to the late Ted Christopher through the voices of those around so well known around the sport that knew him. —
In Memory: Short Track Racing Has Lost An Irreplaceable Giant In Ted Christopher
September 17, 2017 by 40 Comments
When I started helping out covering auto racing at the Hartford Courant in the mid-1990’s Dave Heuschkel – then the lead reporter covering motorsports – gave me a tip. He told me if I wanted to get the best stories around the local racing scene that I needed to connect with Ted Christopher. It was […]
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