I met the Stover family in Las Vegas at the Super Nats. Christian was running cadet. Amazing family and kid, this is very large loss to the racing community. Christian was such a great talent behind the wheel and hanging out in the pits.
So sorry for your loss!
One day I had to go and take pictures of the El Cap volleyball team for yearbook. I saw Christian as I was walking in and talked to him for a few minutes. Then he says, "I have to go to the bathroom." I then noticed that he walked into the girls bathroom! haha. He came out and I told him, "Don't worry, I totally saw that!" He was so embarrassed but it was so funny.
I also remember sitting at home one day texting Christian. He was waiting for his haircut appointment and we made plans to hang out afterwards. Everyone knows that Christian LOVES Taylor Swift :] He wanted to hear her new CD so I brought it to him the next day so he could take it home and burn it for himself. Well he loved it so much, that he never gave it back lol. We were texting later that day about the CD and he was telling me how "Hey Stephen" was his favorite song and how "White Horse" was his least favorite. Every time I listen to Taylor Swift I think or Christian.
I miss him so much and can't wait to see that beautiful smile of his again :]
i really dident know christian that much but he always put a smile on your face i played one year of football with him that was a blast he was a great kid and i will never forget always at lunch he would copy or do homework everyday he was a good kid
As a former member and web-writer of the Calfornia Lightning Sprints, I wanted to let the world know that Christian will never be forgotten.
The first time I saw Christian and Denny at our opening day practice at the Perris Auto Speedway, I surely couldn't believe that this scrawny little kid was going to run a Lightning Sprint with our club.
Well, much to my amazement, he not only ran with us , but opened a can of whupp-ass on most of our club.
Driving like a veteran from his opening race, he set some new standards within the club and became the benchmark for everyone.
Winning many races, always finishing up front, and fighting it out for the "Rookie-of-the-Year Award" were just a few of his amazing accomplishments within his short span within the CLS.
Christian's smile always preceeded him to every drivers meeting, and his skill in the seat showed his maturity beyond his years.
A real 1st. class young man...coming from a 1st. class family.
Christian was about to set the racing world on FIRE.
You are missed by the California Lightning Sprint Family Christian....
Best wishes to the Stover Family on this day.
We're thinking of you all!
Charlie Johnson
Lug-Nut-Twister
Teller-of-Tall-Tales
Former CLS member #99
Durango, Colorado
Today is one year. We all miss you Christian and we always will. We all love you bud. chris niemi
I also was blessed to work on Christian's racecars.
Christian has been offered to work on Gary’s lot out in El Cajon. He had talked his mom and dad into letting him go to boomers, and that I would take him. So we went to bookers and you have to leave your drivers license to get your putters for mini golf. we leave and Christian ended up staying the night so I could get him to work by 7(not a minute late or no money) so he said "to step on it or im going to be late" and sure enough out of the fog was a black and white standing in the road with his hand out.. So I stopped and the officer came up to the window and you know!! asked for my license and I grabbed my wallet and there wasn’t an id, Christian has spoke up (KNOWING THE COP, WHICH WAS HIS NEIGHBOR) and talked him the story and talked his way out of the ticket for me. We drove off and he said to me "STICK WITH ME SON... I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE TOP" we must have laughed for about 10mins to where we could barley breath. After all of that we still managed to get there on time...
Christian was smooth and could talk his way out of anything and always left you with a smile on your face. C’mon he talked me into wearing a trash bag and sliding down a sandpaper slide for a good laugh. It was worth it to get Alexis to snort!!
Christian was more than a friend and I was very lucky to get to work with such a great family. Denny,Kim,Alexis,Sophie Lu,Dennis,Judy,Jaco,Ann, Jason,Brooke,Chase I want you guys to know I miss you and love you guys very much, and appreciate the opportunity to work for your family
I cant believe that one year from tomorrow is the last time I was blessed to see and hug Christian... On this particular Saturday I was babysitting Sophie and Kaeden when Christian came into the kitchen "good morning Aunt Hollie" and then he swept up Kaeden and Sophie making them both laugh, we cooked pancakes he ate about 6... and then laid on the couch to take a nap before heading off to the races... Not a day goes by that I dont see something that reminds me of this Christian. Although I am so thankful he had a personal relationship with Christ - I am still so sad that we cannot have him here on earth with us... Chase has a note written on a dry erase board " C dogger I will never forget you - you are my favorite cousin"! Its amazing how Christian touched each person that he met in such a deep and personal way. We sure miss you buddy! I know you are talking to Jesus and smiling your beautiful smile every moment of every day which brings a smile and great joy in spite of such sadness!
so many memories but one of my favorites was, one night i was babysitting my little brothers and around 1 o'clock in the morning christian and brian decided they wanted to surprise me and come see me, of course i was sleeping so i wake up to christian messin with me tickeling my face haha i was shocked to see them but i was very happy... after a while we all got tired and went into my room and christian jumped on my bed and i joined him. brian got stuck on the couch ha then we were just layin down, i was freezing and my hands were in my pockets and i feel christian fiddling around on my bed, and i asked him what are you doin?! he said where are your hands and i laughed and said there in my pockets, im so cold! and i got butterflies cause i knew he wanted to hold my hand, but then after a while i just leaned on his chest and we fell asleep and it was so funny cause i remember him snoring up a storm! then i heard the front door close... me, christian and bri jumped up turned on the lights and acted completely normal and my dad suspicious of course comes in and asked what in the world are you guys doing in cherish's room, i answered just hangin. he said ok but luckily earlier on that night christian and brian were with my dad and all his friends playin poker so good thing my dad liked him!(:
then the next day i told serena and roseann hey guys guess what!? they said what?!
i said,"i slept with christian!!!" and they freaked out and i laughed and said no literally i was sleeping for real with christian haha we will never forget how much we laughed about it!(:
I LOVE YOU CDS
My favorite memory was the day I was working in the race shop and Christian came home from school. Like every day when I was there working and he should have probably been doing his homework he was out in the shop with me. Just like everyday he was telling me a story of
what happened that day or something else he had remembered from school.
After this story went on for about five minutes about what him and his buddies were doing at school I stopped and said " that didn't happen"
and his response was yeah your right it didn't. I think I laughed for five minutes about that and laugh every time I think about it now.
Anybody who knew Christian knew he told a lot of stories but I just had to call him out on this one and it just cracked me up.
