Ted Christopher

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Ted Christopher
Christopher in 2001
Born(1958-06-05)June 5, 1958
Plainville, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedSeptember 16, 2017(2017-09-16) (aged 59)
North Branford, Connecticut, U.S.
Achievements2008 Whelen Modified Tour Champion
48 victories in NASCAR modified competition (42 in Whelen Modified; 6 in Southern Modified)
NASCAR Cup Series career
6 races run over 4 years
2009 position75th
Best finish64th (1999)
First race1999 Frontier @ the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race2006 Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
21 races run over 6 years
2001 position102nd
Best finish61st (1997)
First race1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth)
Last race2001 Nazareth 200 (Nazareth)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
1999 position88th
Best finish88th (1999)
First race1997 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen)
Last race1999 Bully Hill Vineyards 150 (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of September 3, 2014.

Theodore Christopher (June 5, 1958 – September 16, 2017) was an American professional racing driver and business owner who raced and won in many different types of race cars, including Modifieds, SK Modifieds, ISMA, Camping World East Series, Late Models, Pro Stocks, and Midgets. He also raced in NASCAR's now named Monster Energy Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series. He is best known for competing in NASCAR's Whelen Modified Tour, where he has over 40 victories and a championship in 2008. He was also well known for his success on the 1.058 mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway where Christopher has won five Camping World East Series events and 5 Whelen Modified Tour events.

Christopher was an aggressive driver, known for his infamous "Three Tap Rule" when passing cars in front of him, though his driving style changed in his later career and brought more success to his racing career.[1]

Racing career[edit]

2001 NASCAR Weekly Series national champion, winning 15 of the 18 races that he entered, clinching it at Thompson International Speedway in Connecticut.[2]

2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion.[3] Christopher, who is known as one of the most accomplished drivers in the Northeast, won both the championship and the final race of the season at Thompson International Speedway. Christopher came into the race leading the championship standings over Matt Hirschman by 31 points. Late in the race, Hirschman suffered an electrical problem, which put him a handful of laps off the pace. Christopher drove on to win the event, with Hirschman finishing 21 laps down in 25th position. It was his 31st career win in his 12th full-time year of competition.

Ironically, three years prior in 2005, Christopher went to the season finale at Thompson holding a 36-point lead over Hirschman's father, five-time tour champion Tony Hirschman, only to lose the championship due to a crash on lap 11.[3]

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour: . . . 48 Victories (third all-time). Three times voted Most Popular Driver (2008,09,10)

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East: . . . 10 victories.

Stafford (CT) Speedway . . . 131 Feature Race victories (all-time track record). 9 time SK Modified Champion. Only active driver to ever have a Stafford grandstand named for him.

Thompson (CT) Int'l Speedway . . . 99 Feature Race victories (all-time track record). 4 time SK Modified Champion.

Waterford (CT) Speedbowl . . . 47 Feature Race victories (17th all-time). 1992 SK Modified Champion [4]

In addition to his racing in the Modifieds and Busch North/K&N East, he also attempted numerous Winston/Nextel Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series races in the 2000s. He attempted and qualified for his first Cup race at Watkins Glen in 1999. His last Cup race came in the 2006 Sylvania 300 and last attempt in the 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 for Kirk Shelmerdine.

In the NASCAR Busch Series, Christopher competed part-time in 1998 with Marsh Racing, competing in three races for the team. Driving the No. 13 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet, Christopher posted the best finish of 10th at Nazareth. In 1999, the team attempted 12 races, again with Christopher driving the car. The team would make five races and posted the best finish of 8th at Nazareth.

He also competed for the then new team of Michael Waltrip Racing, competing in three races with the team at Loudon, Watkins Glen, and the inaugural race at Memphis. The last race he competed in was at Nazareth in 2001 with Richard Childress Racing in the All-Star car 21 Rockwell Automation Chevy. He finished 19th two laps down from the winner Greg Biffle.

The "Three Tap Rule"[edit]

The three NASCAR-sanctioned tracks in Connecticut use a handicap lineup system that starts the fastest cars deep in the field. A 30 green flag lap feature gives drivers little time to be courteous if they want to win. Throughout his career, Christopher employed an aggressive driving style he referred to as the "Three Tap Rule." A combination of intimidation techniques most famously used by Dale Earnhardt in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as the "chrome horn" and "bump-and-run" techniques commonly employed in short track racing, Christopher uses a trio of taps to coerce a slower competitor into moving over or ultimately moving them himself. The initial tap informs his competitor that he is there, while the second bump is a warning to commit to a lane to let him by. If needed, the third and final tap is the classic bump and run, with Christopher moving the car in front out of his racing groove to move on by.[5]

Death[edit]

Christopher was killed in a plane crash in North Branford near the Guilford, Connecticut, town line on September 16, 2017, while en route from Robertson Field in Plainville, Connecticut, to Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York, to compete in a Whelen Modified Tour race that evening at the Riverhead Raceway, in Calverton, New York, on Long Island. Christopher and Charles "Pat" Dundas, the pilot and family friend from Hauppauge, New York, who also died, were the only occupants of the Mooney M20C that went down in a wooded area.[6] An NTSB report released in 2019 attributed the crash to fuel starvation due to pieces of towel cloth obstructing a fuel line. The aircraft impacted pine trees 1,500 feet away from an open field where investigators believed the aircraft may have been attempting an emergency landing. [7]

Personal life[edit]

He was born to William Christopher and Lucy Graziano. He had a wife, Quinn Wazorko Christopher, and had no children with her. Christopher also had a twin brother, Mike, who also raced Modifieds, and Mike's son Mike Jr., has also begun racing Modifieds. Christopher was a 1976 graduate of Plainville High School and was a captain of the school's wrestling team. In 2013, he was inducted into the Plainville Sports Hall of Fame. He also owned and operated M&T Enterprises, which rebuilds transmissions for heavy trucks.[8]

Honors[edit]

  • As part of the 25th anniversary of the NASCAR Weekly Series in 2006, Christopher was named one of the series' All Time Top 25 drivers.[9]
  • In 2008 Stafford Motor Speedway named a section of their grandstand for him in honor of his 100th victory at Stafford. Christopher, who had 109 victories at the prestigious and storied Connecticut oval, is Stafford's all-time winningest driver.
  • Christopher was the first driver to win SK modified track championships at all three Connecticut NASCAR Whelen All-American Series asphalt, oval short-tracks (Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson International Speedway, and the Waterford Speedbowl) during his career. The feat was later accomplished by Keith Rocco in 2010, the year he won his first SK Modified Championship at Waterford after multiple titles at the other two.
  • His twin brother Mike Christopher won before he did at Stafford. Also, the two started out racing go karts around Connecticut and the U.S. They were famous at The Pomfret Speedway in Pomfret, CT. The two also road raced with enduro karts at Daytona International Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Watkins Glen and many others.

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series[edit]

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
1999 Ted Christopher Racing 13 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN
31 		MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 64th 70 [10]
2004 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 72 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
36 		POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH 79th 89 [11]
Hover Motorsports 80 Ford NHA
43 		DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM
2005 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 27 Ford DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
42 		POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH 76th 74 [12]
Mach 1 Motorsports 34 Chevy NHA
42 		DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
2006 Front Row Motorsports 61 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
DNQ 		POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL 73rd 40 [13]
Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 27 Chevy RCH
DNQ 		NHA
41 		DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR
DNQ 		ATL TEX PHO HOM
2009 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 27 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA
DNQ 		DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 75th – [14]

Busch Series[edit]

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NBSC Pts Ref
1996 James Lestorti 13 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH
41 		CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR 94th 67 [15]
31 HOM
32
1997 13 DAY CAR RCH
18 		ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA
18 		NZH
13 		CLT DOV SBO GLN
35 		MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH
37 		DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM
34 		61st 392 [16]
1998 Marsh Racing DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA
43 		NZH
10 		CLT DOV RCH
DNQ 		PPR GLN
13 		MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP RCH
DNQ 		DOV CLT GTY CAR
DNQ 		ATL HOM
DNQ 		104th 86 [17]
Lockamy Racing 28 Chevy MCH
38 		BRI DAR
1999 Marsh Racing 13 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI
DNQ 		TAL CAL NHA
12 		RCH
DNQ 		NZH
8 		CLT DOV
30 		SBO GLN
DNQ 		MLW
40 		MYB PPR GTY
29 		IRP MCH
DNQ 		BRI DAR RCH
DNQ 		DOV
DNQ 		CLT CAR MEM PHO 66th 461 [18]
Lockamy Racing 28 Chevy HOM
DNQ
2000 Michael Waltrip Racing 7 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA
29 		CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN
30 		MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR 81st 228 [19]
99 MEM
28 		PHO HOM
2001 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH
19 		CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 102nd 106 [20]

Craftsman Truck Series[edit]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NCTC Pts Ref
1997 Roehrig Motorsports 18 Dodge WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN
7 		RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 94th 146 [21]
1999 CJ Racing 17 Ford HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN
18 		MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL 88th 109 [22]

Camping World East Series[edit]

NASCAR Camping World East Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NCWESC Pts Ref
1990 Marsh Racing 13 Buick DAY RCH CAR MAR OXF NZH OXF DOV JEN EPP MND OXF NHA HOL OXF IRP OXF TMP
11 		RPS NHA
19 		TMP
14 		DOV EPP NHA 36th 357 [23]
1991 Chevy DAY RCH CAR NHA OXF NZH MND OXF TMP HOL JEN EPP STA
9 		OXF NHA FLE OXF TMP
28 		NHA RPS TMP
33 		DOV EPP NHA 51st 217 [24]
1992 Olds DAY CAR RCH NHA NZH MND OXF DOV LEE JEN OXF NHA OXF HOL EPP NHA RPS OXF NHA
24 		EPP 69th 91 [25]
1993 LEE NHA
17 		MND NZH HOL GLN
5 		JEN STA
4 		GLN 37th 479 [26]
1 NHA
37 		WIS NHA NHA RPS TMP WMM LEE EPP LRP
1994 13 NHA NHA MND NZH SPE HOL GLN
36 		JEN EPP GLN NHA
22 		WIS STA
20 		TMP MND WMM RPS LEE NHA
36 		LRP 47th 310 [27]
1995 James Lestorti DAY NHA
38 		LEE
DNQ 		JEN NHA NZH HOL BEE TMP GLN NHA
38 		TIO MND GLN
29 		EPP RPS
22 		LEE
2 		STA
9 		28th 1041 [28]
Chevy BEE
13 		NHA
35 		TMP
26 		LRP
32
1996 DAY LEE
7 		JEN NZH
41 		HOL NHA
36 		TIO BEE TMP NZH
20 		NHA
38 		STA
22 		GLN
16 		EPP RPS LEE
28 		NHA
37 		NHA
1* 		BEE TMP
34 		LRP
8 		28th 1171 [29]
1997 DAY LEE JEN NHA
32 		NZH
13 		HOL NHA
22 		STA
15 		BEE TMP NZH TIO NHA
20 		STA
3 		THU GLN
1* 		EPP RPS BEE
13 		TMP NHA
1* 		LRP
1 		26th 1338 [30]
1998 Marsh Racing LEE RPS NHA
13 		NZH
10 		HOL GLN
13 		STA
25* 		NHA
16 		DOV STA
27 		NHA
40 		GLN
19 		EPP JEN NHA
1* 		THU TMP BEE LRP 31st 1027 [31]
1999 James Lestorti LEE RPS NHA
40 		TMP NZH HOL BEE JEN GLN
DNQ 		STA NHA
2 		NZH STA NHA GLN
2 		EPP THU BEE NHA
2 		LRP
8 		37th 695 [32]
2000 LEE NHA
42 		SEE HOL BEE JEN GLN STA
1* 		NHA
11 		NZH STA
26 		WFD GLN
34 		EPP NHA
43 		LRP
5 		34th 737 [33]
Delcrest Sign Co. 68 Chevy TMP
36 		THU BEE
2001 James Lestorti 13 Chevy LEE NHA
1* 		SEE HOL BEE EPP STA
22 		WFD BEE STA
29 		SEE GLN
34 		NZH
28 		THU BEE DOV STA
10 		LRP 32nd 865 [34]
Pontiac TMP
9 		NHA
21
2002 Chevy LEE NHA NZH
1 		SEE BEE STA HOL WFD TMP NHA STA GLN
30 		ADI THU BEE 38th 408 [35]
Pontiac NHA
26 		DOV
Jennifer Wilkinson 28 Chevy STA
DNQ 		LRP
2003 Marsh Racing 13 Chevy LEE STA ERI BEE STA HOL TMP NHA
33 		WFD SEE GLN
1 		ADI BEE THU NHA
17 		STA
24 		LRP 34th 447 [36]
2005 NDS Motorsports 35 Chevy STA
4 		HOL ERI STA
3 		DUB OXF TMP
9 		22nd 865 [37]
Ford NHA
32 		WFD ADI NHA
1 		DOV
6 		LRP
2006 GRE STA
23 		HOL TMP ERI NHA ADI WFD NHA DOV LRP 58th 94 [38]
2008 Marsh Racing 31 Chevy GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP NSH ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV STA
20 		67th 108 [39]

Autozone West Series[edit]

NASCAR Autozone West Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NAWSC Pts Ref
2005 NDS Motorsports 35 Ford PHO MMR PHO
23 		S99 IRW EVG S99 PPR CAL DCS CTS MMR 60th 94 [40]
2006 PHO PHO
21 		S99 IRW SON DCS IRW EVG S99 CAL CTS AMP 67th 105 [41]

Whelen Modified Tour[edit]

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NWMTC Pts Ref
1987 Info not available ROU MAR TMP STA CNB STA MND WFD JEN SPE RIV TMP RPS EPP RIV STA TMP
23 		RIV SEE NA 0 [42]
7 STA
20 		POC TIO TMP OXF TMP ROU MAR STA
1988 71 ROU MAR TMP MAR JEN IRP MND OSW OSW RIV JEN RPS TMP RIV OSW TMP
31 		OXF OSW TMP
37 		POC TIO TMP
10 		ROU MAR NA 0 [43]
1989 Enfield Motorsports 37 Chevy MAR TMP MAR JEN STA
19 		IRP OSW WFD
16 		MND RIV OSW JEN STA RPS RIV OSW TMP TMP RPS OSW TMP POC STA
15 		TIO MAR 38th 434 [44]
Pontiac TMP
10
1990 MAR RCH TMP STA
24 		MAR TMP STA MND HOL STA RIV JEN EPP RPS RIV TMP RPS NHA TMP POC STA TMP MAR NA 0 [45]
1993 30 Chevy RCH STA TMP NHA NZH STA RIV TMP RPS HOL LEE RIV STA TMP TMP
11 		STA
14 		TMP
23 		NA 0 [46]
1994 NHA
40 		STA
25 		TMP
21 		NZH STA
27 		LEE
24 		TMP
5 		RIV TIO
9 		NHA
9 		RPS
21 		HOL
8 		TMP
12 		RIV
9 		NHA
4 		STA
8 		SPE
15 		TMP
13 		NHA
11 		STA
13 		TMP
8 		15th 2383 [47]
1995 TMP
31 		NHA
36 		STA
7 		NZH
28 		27th 1399 [48]
Mystique Motorsports 82 Chevy STA
6 		LEE TMP
15 		RIV BEE NHA
17 		JEN RPS HOL RIV NHA
15 		STA
25
13 TMP
35 		NHA
17 		STA
28 		TMP
29 		TMP
9
1996 TMP STA
15 		NZH
39 		STA
29 		TMP
32 		RIV NHA
27 		GLN
22 		STA
28 		NHA
10 		NHA
27 		STA
16 		FLE
29 		TMP
19 		27th 1270 [49]
Bear Motorsports 14 Chevy NHA
34 		JEN RIV
27 		LEE RPS HOL
1997 Mystique Motorsports 13 Chevy TMP
26 		NZH
17 		NHA
5 		GLN
3 		NHA
17 		TMP
11 		RIV NHA
35 		GLN
32 		NHA
15 		21st 2092 [50]
Chevy MAR
32 		STA
8 		STA
7 		RIV
3 		RPS
20 		HOL STA
28
Bear Motorsports 1 Chevy FLE
14 		JEN FLE
34 		TMP
14 STA
33
Joe Brady 00 Chevy RCH
8
1998 Bear Motorsports 14 Chevy RPS
18 		TMP
14 		MAR STA
30 		NZH
40 		STA
29 		30th 1032 [51]
Mystique Motorsports 13 Chevy GLN
32 		JEN RIV NHA NHA
38 		LEE HOL TMP NHA
5 		RIV STA NHA TMP STA
33
00 TMP
9 		FLE
13
1999 Chevy TMP
27 		RPS
10 		STA
16 		STA
6 		TMP
12 		STA
26 		15th 2285 [52]
Mystique Motorsports 00 Chevy RCH
1 		RIV
28 		JEN NHA
4 		NZH
7 		HOL NHA
2 		RIV RPS
11 		TMP
29 		MAR
20
13 GLN
1* 		NHA
3 		STA
30 		TMP
11
2000 Wynn's Mystic Motorsports 13 Chevy STA
26 		RCH
9 		STA
6 		RIV
5 		SEE
25 		NHA
30 		NZH
3 		TMP
3* 		5th 2326 [53]
00 RIV
10 		GLN
1**
25 Dodge TMP
1* 		STA
17* 		WFD
16 		NHA
6 		STA
3* 		MAR
19 		TMP
3
2001 SBO
3 		TMP
8 		STA
3* 		WFD
3 		NZH
39 		STA
23* 		RIV
7 		SEE
3 		RCH
7 		NHA
21* 		HOL
2* 		RIV
22 		CHE TMP
31 		STA
26 		TMP
3* 		STA
1* 		MAR
5 		TMP
1* 		6th 2606 [54]
Wynn's Mystic Motorsports 00 Chevy WFD
2*
2002 Mystique Motorsports 13 TMP
7 		STA
1* 		WFD
29 		NZH
36 		RIV
1 		SEE
8 		RCH
13 		STA
1** 		BEE
28 		NHA
30 		RIV
4 		TMP
5 		STA
1 		WFD
1* 		TMP
21 		NHA
4 		STA
5 		MAR
9 		TMP
3 		2nd 2628 [55]
2003 TMP
32 		STA
1 		WFD
2 		NZH
1* 		STA
4 		LER
21 		WAL
3 		BEE
6 		NHA
8 		ADI
5 		RIV
2 		TMP
7 		STA
18 		WFD
17 		TMP
25 		NHA
2 		STA
9 		TMP
15 		4th 2520 [56]
2004 TMP
1 		STA
6 		WFD
15 		NZH
3 		STA
9* 		RIV
4 		LER
18 		WAL
23 		BEE
22 		NHA
1* 		SEE
8 		RIV
23 		STA
28 		TMP
4 		WFD
30 		TMP
3 		NHA
1* 		STA
10 		TMP
23 		4th 2512 [57]
2005 TMP
1* 		STA
5 		RIV
1* 		WFD
2 		STA
1 		JEN
23 		NHA
1* 		BEE
5 		SEE
17 		RIV
10 		STA
2 		TMP
20 		WFD
6 		MAR
1* 		TMP
1 		NHA
1* 		STA
5 		TMP
30 		2nd 2731 [58]
2006 TMP
4 		STA
6 		3rd 2247 [59]
Rudy Andrews, Jr. 86 Chevy JEN
1
Eddie Whelan 36 Chevy TMP
29 		STA
6 		NHA
7* 		HOL
2 		RIV
1 		STA
22 		TMP
1 		MAR
2 		TMP
28 		NHA
6 		WFD
3 		TMP
19* 		STA
25
2007 TMP
27 		STA
19* 		WAL
4 		STA
28* 		TMP
2 		NHA
2 		TSA
5 		RIV
15 		STA
1* 		TMP
8 		MAN
8 		MAR
2 		NHA
25 		TMP
21 		STA
3 		TMP
4 		5th 2187 [60]
2008 TMP
10 		STA
1* 		STA
3 		TMP
2* 		NHA
2* 		SPE
19 		RIV
4 		STA
28 		TMP
4 		MAN
1** 		TMP
14* 		NHA
1 		MAR
4 		CHE
7 		STA
6 		TMP
1 		1st 2441 [61]
2009 TMP
1* 		STA
1* 		STA
2 		NHA
5 		SPE
10 		RIV
20 		STA
2* 		BRI
2* 		TMP
2* 		NHA
7 		MAR
20 		STA
31 		TMP
1* 		3rd 1931 [62]
2010 TMP
4 		STA
1 		STA
12 		MAR
18 		NHA
2* 		LIM
5 		MND
1 		RIV
12 		STA
5 		TMP
1* 		NHA
30 		STA
8 		TMP
1 		3rd 2102 [63]
13 BRI
18*
2011 36 TMP
1* 		STA
7 		STA
4 		MND
6 		TMP
1 		NHA
10 		RIV
17 		STA
1 		NHA
28 		BRI DEL TMP
4 		LRP
5 		NHA
4 		STA
1 		TMP
22 		9th 2053 [64]
2012 TMP
2 		STA
22 		MND
12 		STA
7 		WFD
9 		NHA
29 		9th 452 [65]
Joe Brady 00 Chevy STA
5
Jan Boehler 3 Chevy TMP
4 		BRI
17 		TMP
5 		RIV
5 		NHA
17 		STA
20
James Ksepka 82 Ford TMP
13
2013 Jan Boehler 3 Chevy TMP
5 		STA
3 		STA
14 		WFD
23 		RIV
18 		NHA
2* 		MND
11 		STA
3 		TMP
22 		BRI
11 		RIV
8 		NHA
24 		STA
7 		TMP
23 		10th 445 [66]
2014 Robert Katon Jr. 13 Chevy TMP
8 		STA
6 		STA
8 		WFD
3 		RIV
2 		NHA
3 		MND
8 		STA
7 		TMP
7 		BRI
16 		NHA
4 		STA
2 		TMP
20 		5th 480 [67]
2015 TMP
4 		STA
24 		WFD
3 		STA
6 		TMP
10 		RIV
11 		NHA
31 		MND STA
4 		13th 414 [68]
Christopher Our 22 Chevy TMP
9 		BRI
11 		RIV NHA
21 		STA
19 		TMP
8
2016 Brian Brady 00 Chevy TMP STA
14 		WFD
14 		STA TMP RIV NHA MND STA TMP BRI RIV OSW SEE NHA STA TMP 34th 61 [69]
2017 MYR TMP STA
5 		LGY 19th 303 [70]
Danny Watts Jr. 82 Chevy TMP
7 		RIV
11 		NHA
7 		STA
26 		TMP
3 		BRI
22 		SEE
15 		OSW
17 		RIV1
24 		NHA STA TMP
1 Christopher was killed in a plane crash near the North Branford and Guilford, Connecticut, town line, while en route to Riverhead Raceway.[6] He was officially credited with a "did not start" status and a 24th-place finish.[71]

Whelen Southern Modified Tour[edit]

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NSWMTC Pts Ref
2005 Roger Hill 79 Pontiac CRW
1* 		CRW CRW
10 		CRW BGS MAR ACE
2 		ACE
15 		CRW CRW SNM ACE 17th 602 [72]
2006 Joe Brady 80 Chevy CRW
1* 		GRE CRW
4* 		DUB
6 		CRW BGS MAR CRW ACE CRW HCY DUB SNM 25th 490 [73]
2007 00 CRW
18 		FAI GRE CRW CRW BGS MAR ACE CRW SNM CRW CRW 42nd 109 [74]
2008 CRW
2 		ACE CRW BGS CRW LAN CRW SNM MAR CRW CRW 32nd 170 [75]
2009 CON
1** 		SBO CRW
1 		LAN
7 		CRW BGS BRI CRW MBS CRW CRW MAR ACE CRW 19th 506 [76]
2011 Joe Brady 00 Chevy CRW
19 		HCY SBO
1 		CRW
1* 		CRW BGS BRI CRW LGY THO TRI CRW CLT CRW 24th 481 [77]
2012 Roger Hill 79 Pontiac CRW CRW SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI LGY THO CRW CLT
7 		39th 37 [78]
2013 Scott Anderson 00 Chevy CRW
4 		SNM
6 		SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI LGY CRW CRW SNM CLT 23rd 78 [79]
2016 Brian Brady 00 Chevy CRW CON
2 		SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI ECA SBO CRW CLT 22nd 43 [80]

Rolex Sports Car Series[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Rolex Sports Car Series results
Year Team Make Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref
2006 Brumos Racing Fabcar Porsche DP DAY
(54/18) 		MEX HOM LBH VIR LAG PHX LRP WAT
(40/23) 		MDO DAY BAR WAT SON MIL 126th 13 [81]
2008 Southard Motorsports Riley Lexus DP DAY
(42/17) 		HOM MEX VIR LAG LRP WAT MDO DAY BAR CAN WAT SON MIL UTA 83rd 14 [82]

24 Hours of Daytona[edit]

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos.
2006 DP 59 United States Brumos Racing Porsche DP Portugal João Barbosa
United States J. C. France
United States Hurley Haywood 		559 54 18
2008 DP 3 United States Southard Motorsports Lexus Riley DP United States Shane Lewis
United States Bill Lester
United States Alex Barron 		527 42 17

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External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion
2008 		Succeeded by
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