CHRISTOPHER CAPTURES 10th WIN AT NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Third Win Of Season For
Points Leader
Ted Christopher reached Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
for the fifth time in his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career, and
10th time overall, Saturday evening in the New Hampshire 100.
Christopher, who finished second to Chuck Hossfeld by just .001
seconds in the New England 100 at New Hampshire in June, garnered
his third win of the 2008 season and extended his points lead in the
process.
“Last time – to lose by inches – it was definitely hard to take,
but this thing today was really good,” Christopher said. “My car was
rolling through the center so much better, and came off real good,
it was a really good car.”
With the win, Christopher (No. 36 Al-Lee Installations Chevrolet)
also extended his own track record for victories to double digits.
It was the 30th win of his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career, fifth
most all-time.
Jimmy Blewett (No. 19 United Crane/Ling Trucking Chevrolet) led
seven times in the race but had to settle for a runner-up finish.
Ryan Preece (No. 3 FJ Hubeny/Reynold’s Auto Wrecking Chevrolet) tied
his career best finish by placing third.
Robbie Summers is officially credited with a fourth place finish
although it was Donny Lia that piloted the No. 1 Frasco Fuel/Hook &
Ladder Chevrolet to the finish line. Summers drove the first 62 laps
prior to a red flag.
Danny Sammons came home fifth for his best finish of the season. He
was followed in the top 10 by Matt Hirschman, Erick Rudolph, Woody
Pitkat, Jamie Tomaino and Eric Beers.
Hirschman placed fourth in the NASCAR Camping World Series East’s
Heluva Good! Fall 125 earlier in the day.
With the win, Christopher now has a 99-point lead on Hirschman in
the season standings with four races to go on the schedule.
The New Hampshire 100, which originally went green at 1 p.m., was
red flagged with 62 laps complete due to extensive damage to the
guard rail on the backstretch caused by an accident. The race
resumed at just before 6 p.m., following the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series race.
All told, the race had 15 lead changes between five drivers.
The Made In American Whelen 300 will be the 13th of 16 races on the
2008 NASCAR Whelen
Modified
Tour schedule. A combination race with the NASCAR Whelen Southern
Modified Tour, the green flag is set to drop in Martinsville on
Saturday, Sept. 20 and 3:30 p.m. For ticket information please visit
Martinsville ’s official Web site (martinsvillespeedway.com).
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour-New Hampshire 100 Results
Saturday At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.05 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (12) Ted Christopher, Plainville , Conn. , Chevrolet, 100 laps, 70.549
mph, $15,600.
2. (3) Jimmy Blewett, Howell , N.J. , Chevrolet, 100,
$12,200.
3. (34) Ryan Preece, Kensington , Conn. , Chevrolet, 100, $9,350.
4. (25) Rob Summers, Vernon , Conn. , Chevrolet, 100, $6,200.
5. (15) Danny Sammons, Hamilton , N.J. , Chevrolet, 100, $4,600.
6. (20) Matt Hirschman, Northampton , Pa. , Chevrolet, 100, $4,050.
7. (17) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 100, $3,750.
8. (23) Woody Pitkat, Stafford , Conn. , Chevrolet, 100, $3,100.
9. (37) Jamie Tomaino, Howell , N.J. , Chevrolet, 100, $3,400.
10. (4) Eric Beers, Northampton , Pa. , Chevrolet, 100,
$3,350.
11. (30) Tommy Farrell, Neptune , N.J. , Chevrolet, 100, $2,650.
12. (35) Ken Heagy, Calverton , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 100, $2,950.
13. (8) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield , Conn. , Ford, 99,
$2,950.
14. (26) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 98, $2,825.
15. (24) Billy Pauch, Jr., Frenchtown , N.J. , Dodge, 96, $2,700.
16. (14) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington , Conn. , Chevrolet, 93,
$2,675.
17. (33) Jake Marosz, Middletown , Conn. , Chevrolet, 91, accident,
$2,250.
18. (5) Bobby Grigas, III, Marshfield , Mass. ,
Chevrolet, 88, accident, $2,625.
19. (22) Ronnie Silk, Norwalk , Conn. , Pontiac , 87, $2,700.
20. (1) Ryan Newman, South Bend , Ind. , Chevrolet, 86,
accident, $2,643.
21. (16) Richard Savary, Canton , Mass. , Chevrolet, 82, $2,625.
22. (29) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley , Pa. , Chevrolet, 75,
$2,500.
23. (28) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury , Conn. , Chevrolet, 73,
ignition, $1,850.
24. (38) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 69, accident,
$1,825.
25. (21) Reggie Ruggiero, Rocky Hill , Conn. , Ford, 65,
transmission, $1,800.
26. (7) Anthony Sesely, Matawan , N.J. , Chevrolet, 57,
accident, $1,800.
27. (13) Mike Stefanik, Coventry , R.I. , Pontiac , 56, $2,300.
28. (27) Tom Abele, Jr., Norwich , Conn. , Chevrolet, 54, engine,
$2,200.
29. (2) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville , N.Y. , Dodge, 52,
accident, $2,300.
30. (9) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 51,
accident, $2,200.
31. (31) Joe Hartmann, Calverton , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 32, engine,
$2,200.
32. (10) Donny Lia, Jericho , N.Y. , Chevrolet, 31, overheating,
$1,800.
33. (32) Wade Cole, Riverton , Conn. , Chevrolet, 23, overheating,
$2,200.
34. (11) Doug Coby, Milford , Conn. , Chevrolet, 4, suspension,
$2,300.
35. (36) Glen Reen, Wilbraham , Mass. , Ford, 0, accident, $2,200.
36. (6) Rick Fuller, Auburn , Mass. , 0, accident,
$2,200.
37. (18) Charles Pasteryak, Lisbon , Conn. , Chevrolet, 0, accident,
$1,800.
38. (19) Bobby Santos, Franklin , Mass. , Chevrolet, 0, accident,
$1,800.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour 29 minutes 18 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.095 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: R.Newman (127.453 mph, 29.658 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 36 laps.
Lead Changes: 15 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: R.Newman 1-7; C.Hossfeld 8-19; J.Blewett 20-21;
R.Newman 22-42; J.Blewett 43-49; C.Hossfeld 50-52; J.Blewett 53-64;
R.Preece 65; J.Blewett 66-75; T.Christopher 76; J.Blewett 77-79;
T.Christopher 80; J.Blewett 81-82; T.Christopher 83-95; J.Blewett
96; T.Christopher 97-100.
THE END