Ted Christopher

Theodore "Ted" 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.

Ted Christopher
Christopher in 2001
Born	June 5, 1958 Plainville, Connecticut
Died	September 16, 2017 (aged 59) North Branford, Connecticut
Achievements	2008 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 position	75th
Best finish	64th (1999)
First race	1999 Frontier @ the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race	2006 Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
21 races run over 6 years
2001 position	102nd
Best finish	61st (1997)
First race	1996 Meridian Advantage 200 (Nazareth)
Last race	2001 Nazareth 200 (Nazareth)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
1999 position	88th
Best finish	88th (1999)
First race	1997 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen)
Last race	1999 Bully Hill Vineyards 150 (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics current as of September 3, 2014.

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

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"

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

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 of 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

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 his high school 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

• 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

NASCAR

(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

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			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 41	NHA DNQ	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

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

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

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

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

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	RIV^1 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

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

(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

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

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External links

• Ted Christopher driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Ted Christopher owner statistics at Racing-Reference