STAFFORD, Conn. — Ted Christopher captured the second event of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season when he drove to victory Sunday in the Tech-Net Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Christopher moved to the front on lap 172 following the 10th caution of the day and never relinquished the lead.
“We worked on the motor program this winter,” Christopher said. “The motor is good. It’s got a lot of power. That thing comes off the bottom and never stops pulling.”
The victory was the 28th of Christopher’s career and his eighth at Stafford.
Runner-up Eric Beers was followed by Chuck Hossfeld, Mike Stefanik and James Civali. With his second top-five finish, Hossfeld has assumed a 21-point lead over Christopher in the standings.
Ryan Preece, who became the youngest Coors Light Pole Award winner on Saturday, led 64 laps in the event, but exited the race on lap 91 with engine failure.
The finish:
Ted Christopher, Eric Beers, Chuck Hossfeld, Mike Stefanik, James Civali, Rowan Pennink, Richard Savary, Jamie Tomaino, Todd Szegedy, Glenn Tyler, Kevin Goodale, Ken Heagy, Glen Reen, Matt Hirschman, Anthony Sesely, Danny Sammons, Tom Abele, Jr., Eric Berndt, Sean Patterson, Frank Ruocco, Wade Cole, Billy Pauch, Jr., Jimmy Blewett, Erick Rudolph, Carl Pasteryak, Renee Dupuis, Ed Flemke, Jr., Ronnie Silk, Ryan Preece, Bobby Grigas III, Joe Hartmann, Reggie Ruggiero, Rob Summers, Rick Fuller, Jake Marosz.