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 Stafford
Motor Speedway is hosting a field of accomplished
current and former championship drivers for this
year’s 4th annual Champions for Charities event,
which will take place on Friday, June 27th. In the
upcoming weeks before the event, Stafford Speedway
is providing a profile on each of the championship
drivers. This week, the spotlight is on Ted
Christopher, 7-time Stafford SK Modified® Champion,
and the 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion.
Christopher will be racing for Racing Against
Cancer.
Christopher previously raced in the Champions for
Charities event in 2011 for the Connecticut Breast
Health Initiative and last year for Racing Against
Cancer and it was through a friend of his wife’s
that drew him to continue to raise money for cancer
research.
“My wife worked with someone that had breast cancer
and cancer is something that affects a lot of people
so hopefully we can at least help someone who has
cancer,” said Christopher. “I’ve known a lot of
people who have had cancer, so it’s a great cause to
raise money for.”
A big part of Christopher’s fundraising effort will
be at Stafford Motor Speedway the day after the
Champions for Charities race. The speedway will host
a Racing Against Cancer Track Walk on Saturday June
28th. Registration begins at 9:00am and the walk
will take place from 10:30am-12:30pm.
All funds raised from the track walk will be
credited towards Christopher’s fundraising total for
the Champions for Charities event. Race fans can
register for the track walk by going online to the
Stafford Champions For Charities page found on
staffordmotorspeedway.com and clicking on
the Racing Against Cancer logo. Or registration and
donations can be completed online at
www.racingagainstcancer.org/events/stafford-speedway-track-walk.
R.A.C. will also be present with a midway display at
the Friday June 20th race event for registration.
“The track walk is a great event and I can’t believe
how much money it raised last year,” said
Christopher. “It was a huge amount of money and
obviously everyone supports it and hopefully we can
raise as much or more than we raised last year.”
Christopher is looking forward to the opportunity to
compete again in this year’s event, after raising
the 3rd highest amount, totaling $4,113, for Racing
Against Cancer. Christopher finished 8th in his
first Champions for Charities start in 2011 and he
finished 4th last season after battling for the lead
for much of the 15-lap race.
“Last year was pretty good, but it all depends on
whose car you get in,” said Christopher. “Racing is
always fun when you’re competitive so hopefully we
can get a good kart. Depending on what kart I get
for the race we’ll see how good my chances will be
to win but the race is a lot of fun and we’re
raising money for a great cause.”
Racing Against Cancer is a non-profit organization
dedicated to the raising of funds for cancer
research, patient services, youth tobacco
educational programs, and awareness. Through the
efforts of many generous and talented racing teams
and organizations, the Racing Against Cancer program
has generated in excess of $680,000 for the fight
against cancer. Funds are predominantly raised
through Track Walks at local short tracks. Racing
Against Cancer strives to raise additional funds for
benefactors that provide cancer research and patient
services, provide an avenue for funding Racing
Against Cancer’s planned Youth Tobacco Awareness
Program, increase awareness of Racing Against Cancer
being a leading Racing Charity, and show the world
that racers, race teams, racing families, and
racetracks are all a caring part of the community.
To learn more about Racing Against Cancer, visit
www.racingagainstcancer.org.
The Champions for Charities event will take place
around the Stafford Mini-Mile track for a 15-lap
feature during the Friday night race program. For
more information about the Champions for Charities
event, please call the Stafford Motor Speedway track
office at 860-684-2783, or visit us on the web at
staffordmotorspeedway.com. |
