(Press Release from Stafford Motor Speedway) Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that NAPA Canton store owner Gary Barnes will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Fall Final Weekend. Barnes will send the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to the green flag for their 150-lap race with the most famous words […]
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Gary Barnes Of NAPA Canton To Serve As NAPA Fall Final Grand Marshal At Stafford
September 21, 2017 by 2 Comments
On Tap Presented By The Hidden Still: Racing Across New England
September 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
On Tap: Presented by The Hidden Still — Where: Stafford Motor Speedway What: Whelen All-American Series Racing card When: Friday Schedule: 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series SK Modified, 30-lap Late Model, 20-lap SK Light Modified, 20-lap Limited Late Model and 15-lap DARE Stock. Grandstands open: 5:15 p.m; Qualifying: 6:15 p.m; Features: Immediately following qualifying. More: The 16th event […]
Funeral Arrangements For Legendary Racer Ted Christopher
September 20, 2017 by 18 Comments
— — The funeral for legendary short track racer Ted Christopher will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Saint Matthew Church at 120 Church Ave. in Forestville, CT. A wake for Christopher will be held Monday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bailey Funeral Home at 48 Broad St. in Plainville, Ct. […]
Ted Christopher Personal Remembrance: Joe Skotnicki
September 20, 2017 by 1 Comment
— Joe Skotnicki is a longtime Whelen Modified Tour crew member, former NASCAR official and owner of the Race Of Champions Modified Series. He shared these thoughts below with us at RaceDayCT … — By Joe Skotnicki The emotion of the last week, beginning Saturday, September 16, 2017 will not go away quickly. I took a look […]
Picture This: Ted Christopher Remembrance Slide Show From Photographer Fran Lawlor
September 20, 2017 by 6 Comments
— — Longtime local photographer Fran Lawlor has been chasing Ted Christopher around the tracks of the Northeast from behind lenses of cameras since he was a child. Lawlor has put together this slideshow in remembrance of his many moments capturing Christopher at the track and beyond. Check it out below. — —
Finalized Arrangements For Ted Christopher Pending For Monday Wake, Tuesday Funeral
September 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
— — Funeral arrangements for Ted Christopher are expected to be finalized and announced by his family on Wednesday. A family member confirmed to RaceDayCT Tuesday that Christopher’s wake will take place Monday Sept. 25. His funeral will take place on Tuesday Sept. 26. Times and sites and any further arrangements are expected to be […]
Stafford Motor Speedway Tribute Video In Memory Of Ted Christopher
September 19, 2017 by 3 Comments
— Stafford Motor Speedway staff produced this tribute video in memory of Ted Christopher which was released Tuesday. — —
Setting The Scene: Whelen Modified Tour F.W. Webb 100 At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
September 19, 2017 by 3 Comments
(Press Release from NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications) There are 13 races complete and three left to go in the 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship points chase. Heading for the ‘Magic Mile’ of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the top three drivers in the standings are seperated by just nine points. And there promises to be […]
Woody Pitkat To Replace Ted Christopher In Danny Watts Racing Ride At NHMS
September 18, 2017 by 2 Comments
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, […]
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 […]
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