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Rookie Mike Christopher, Jr. will be at the wheel of an Sk Modified at Stafford’s Spring Sizzler

Mike Christopher, Jr. learned his racing craft in the Legends and Sk Lights. He's planning on a major career move into the Sk Modifieds in time for the Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway.  (Credit: Mike Christopher photo.)

Mike Christopher, Jr. learned his racing craft in the Legends and Sk Lights. He’s planning on a major career move into the Sk Modifieds in time for the Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway in late April. (Credit: Mike Christopher photo.)

By Lou Modestino

When the green flag falls on the 44th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler on April 25-26 at Stafford Motor Speedway, the track’s premier SK Modified division will see second generation driver Mike Christopher, Jr. among its rookie crop of drivers. Christopher began the 2014 season behind the wheel of a Legend Car but he finished out the year driving the final 5 races in the track’s SK Light division. He is now making the move into the SK Modified® division where he will race against his Uncle Ted and the rest of the SK Modified field on a weekly basis with the same #82 that his father made famous to Stafford race fans. Continue reading