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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Announces 2023 Schedule

Schedule to honor NASCAR’s 75th anniversary

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2022) – As NASCAR prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2023, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour blends the old with the new as 19 race dates were announced in the 2023 schedule.

The Tour will kick off the season at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida for the second straight year, joining the track’s “World Series of Asphalt Stock Cars Racing” during NASCAR’s Speedweeks, racing under the lights on Saturday, February 11. The 65th running of the DAYTONA 500 at nearby Daytona International Speedway will take place the following weekend.

In 2022, Martinsville Speedway is hosting the Tour’s season finale for the first time in 30 years. And the Virginia short track will return as the season finale next year to crown the series champion on Thursday, October 26. The Tour title race will kick off a weekend of excitement as NASCAR also will set the field for the Championship 4 in the Cup Series and Xfinity Series.

In a tribute to NASCAR’s past, the Whelen Modified Tour will take on North Wilkesboro Speedway for the first time in series history on Saturday, September 30. North Wilkesboro will be hosting the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race and the NASCAR Xfinity Series next May, marking the first time a NASCAR national series has raced at the track since 1996.

“NASCAR has been running a Modified series since its founding and it was important to honor that history in the Whelen Modified Tour schedule as NASCAR celebrates its 75th anniversary,” said Jimmy Wilson, Senior Director, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. “We’re excited to see our drivers put on a great show for fans at so many venues and cities that have played a large role in the success of NASCAR over the years.”

Richmond Raceway (Friday, March 31) and New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Saturday, July 15) will once again welcome the Tour in conjunction with NASCAR national series events. New Hampshire’s 74 Tour races is the second-most among tracks on the 2023 schedule.

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (Connecticut), one of the original tracks from the Tour’s modern era schedule (1985-Present), will host a pair of events on Wednesday, August 16, and Sunday, October 8. Thompson has hosted 150 Whelen Modified Tour races, most all time.

Riverhead Raceway, third on the current tracks list with 70 Whelen Modified Tour races since first hosting the series in 1985, continues to be a cornerstone of the schedule. The Long Island, New York, track will hold three Saturday race dates again in 2023 – May 20, June 24, September 16.

Seekonk Speedway (Massachusetts), which first hosted a Whelen Modified Tour event in 1987, returns to the schedule after a three-year absence with a race on Saturday, June 10. Langley Speedway (Hampton, Virginia) remains as a summer date, hosting the Tour on Saturday, August 26.

Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, New Hampshire, will hold two races for the first time in the track’s history with the Tour, on Saturday, May 6, and Saturday, September 9. Lancaster Motorplex (New York) – formerly known as New York International Raceway Park – will host their second-ever Tour event with a Saturday, August 5, race. The Tour’s only other event there was in 2021.

Additionally, the Tour will return to Oswego Speedway (New York), which has hosted 15 Tour races, on Saturday, September 2, and to Wall Stadium on Saturday, July 8.

“These historic tracks and fans in the Northeast are the heart of the Whelen Modified Tour,” Wilson added. “They pack the stands and create an electric atmosphere for their hometown drivers.”

Two additional dates have been set (Saturday, May 27, and Saturday, July 29), with the venues to be announced in the near future.

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour concludes the 2022 season tonight at Martinsville Speedway, with four drivers sitting within 13 points of each other for the championship. Jonathan McKennedy leads the points with 564, while Ron Silk is six behind him. Reigning champion Justin Bonsignore is third, 11 points behind McKennedy, and Eric Goodale trails the leader by 13 points in fourth place.

Below is the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule. Schedule is subject to change. Race times and broadcast networks will be announced at a later date.

2023 NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR SCHEDULE

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour), one local grassroots series and three international series. The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, Americrown Service and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

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The season opens at New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, for the second straight year. The Tour will join the track’s “World Series of Asphalt Stock Cars Racing” during NASCAR’s Speedweeks, racing under the lights on Saturday, February 11. 

In 2022, Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, is hosting the Tour’s season finale for the first time in 30 years. And the Virginia short track will return as the season finale next year to crown the series champion on Thursday, October 26. 

The Whelen Modified Tour will then take on North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, for the first time in series history on Saturday, September 30. 

“NASCAR has been running a Modified series since its founding and it was important to honor that history in the Whelen Modified Tour schedule as NASCAR celebrates its 75th anniversary,” said Jimmy Wilson, Senior Director, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. “We’re excited to see our drivers put on a great show for fans at so many venues and cities that have played a large role in the success of NASCAR over the years.” 

For the complete 2023 schedule, see below. For more information, visit  nascar.com/whelen-modified-tour/ .

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Announces 2023 Schedule

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2022)  – As NASCAR prepares to celebrate its 75 th  anniversary in 2023, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour blends the old with the new as 19 race dates were announced in the 2023 schedule.

The Tour will kick off the season at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida for the second straight year, joining the track’s “World Series of Asphalt Stock Cars Racing” during NASCAR’s Speedweeks, racing under the lights on Saturday, February 11. The 65 th  running of the DAYTONA 500 at nearby Daytona International Speedway will take place the following weekend.

In 2022, Martinsville Speedway is hosting the Tour’s season finale for the first time in 30 years. And the Virginia short track will return as the season finale next year to crown the series champion on Thursday, October 26. The Tour title race will kick off a weekend of excitement as NASCAR also will set the field for the Championship 4 in the Cup Series and Xfinity Series.

In a tribute to NASCAR’s past, the Whelen Modified Tour will take on North Wilkesboro Speedway for the first time in series history on Saturday, September 30. North Wilkesboro will be hosting the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race and the NASCAR Xfinity Series next May, marking the first time a NASCAR national series has raced at the track since 1996.

“NASCAR has been running a Modified series since its founding and it was important to honor that history in the Whelen Modified Tour schedule as NASCAR celebrates its 75 th  anniversary,” said Jimmy Wilson, Senior Director, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. “We’re excited to see our drivers put on a great show for fans at so many venues and cities that have played a large role in the success of NASCAR over the years.”

Richmond Raceway (Friday, March 31) and New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Saturday, July 15) will once again welcome the Tour in conjunction with NASCAR national series events. New Hampshire’s 74 Tour races is the second-most among tracks on the 2023 schedule.

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (Connecticut), one of the original tracks from the Tour’s modern era schedule (1985-Present), will host a pair of events on Wednesday, August 16, and Sunday, October 8. Thompson has hosted 150 Whelen Modified Tour races, most all time.

Riverhead Raceway, third on the current tracks list with 70 Whelen Modified Tour races since first hosting the series in 1985, continues to be a cornerstone of the schedule. The Long Island, New York, track will hold three Saturday race dates again in 2023 – May 20, June 24, September 16.

Seekonk Speedway (Massachusetts), which first hosted a Whelen Modified Tour event in 1987, returns to the schedule after a three-year absence with a race on Saturday, June 10. Langley Speedway (Hampton, Virginia) remains as a summer date, hosting the Tour on Saturday, August 26.

Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, New Hampshire, will hold two races for the first time in the track’s history with the Tour, on Saturday, May 6, and Saturday, September 9. Lancaster Motorplex (New York) – formerly known as New York International Raceway Park – will host their second-ever Tour event with a Saturday, August 5, race. The Tour’s only other event there was in 2021.

Additionally, the Tour will return to Oswego Speedway (New York), which has hosted 15 Tour races, on Saturday, September 2, and to Wall Stadium on Saturday, July 8.

“These historic tracks and fans in the Northeast are the heart of the Whelen Modified Tour,” Wilson added. “They pack the stands and create an electric atmosphere for their hometown drivers.”

Two additional dates have been set (Saturday, May 27, and Saturday, July 29), with the venues to be announced in the near future.

Below is the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule. Schedule is subject to change. Race times and broadcast networks will be announced at a later date.  

2023 NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR SCHEDULE

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The top story heading into Saturday’s season-opener at New Smyrna Speedway is the one that was most recently announced. Six-time champion Doug Coby has partnered with Tommy Baldwin Racing for the entire 19-race schedule.

Coby first partnered with Baldwin in relief of Jimmy Blewett, who was dealing with a family health emergency, at the May race at Riverhead Raceway. Coby drove to the win that night, the first of three victories for Coby in the legendary 7NY.

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But those weren’t the only races that saw the black 7NY in victory lane last season. Tommy Baldwin Racing also scored wins at Pennsylvania’s Jennerstown Speedway with Mike Christopher Jr., and at New Jersey’s Wall Stadium with Blewett behind the wheel.

Those five victories propelled Tommy Baldwin Racing to the owner’s championship last season. Now with Coby behind the wheel for the full season, it seems like they are primed to contend for the championship this season. As it is, Coby’s three wins in 2022 were the second most of any driver, just one behind Justin Bonsignore for the most wins on the year, and Coby didn’t even run the full season.

Coby’s six championships put him second all-time, one behind the late Mike Stefanik, since the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was officially formed in 1985. A championship this year would put Coby tied with Stefanik, who was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2021.

Will Justin Bonsignore Rebound To A Fourth Title?

One of the surprises of 2022 was the inconsistency of three-time champion Justin Bonsignore and his Ken Massa Motorsports team. It was a feast-or-famine type of year for Bonsignore, one that was more reminiscent of his earlier years on the Tour before he became the champion that he is today.

Their season started off with a premature exit at the season-opener at New Smyrna. Bonsignore exited that race with overheating issues after just 32 laps, putting him in a massive hole for the rest of the season.

Bonsignore made up a large chunk of his deficit at the next race by winning at Virginia’s Richmond Raceway. He left the second race of the year just 20 points out of the lead.

Unfortunately, race three at Riverhead Raceway was filled with more trouble, putting Bonsignore back into a deeper hole. Mechanical issues forced Bonsignore to drop 57 laps to the leader. He finished 25th that night, completing just 143 laps, and left his home track with a 36-point deficit in front of him.

Bonsignore went back to victory lane three races later at New Hampshire’s Monadnock Speedway, but erasing the points deficit was proving to be a difficult task. Even with the win, Bonsigore found himself still 35 points out of the lead.

A second-place run the following week at Riverhead helped him gain another three points, but he gave back two of those points the following race at Wall Stadium with a sixth-place run.

His first big gain of the year came in July’s trip to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Even though he didn’t even score a top 10, he was still able to gain 10 markers thanks to point leader Ron Silk getting swept up in a crash and finishing 21st.

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Bonsignore stayed around 25 points back of the leader for the next few races before he rattled off back-to-back wins at Oswego Speedway and Riverhead. He gained eight points with the win at Oswego to be 17 back, and then gained a whopping 14 points with the win at Riverhead. Suddenly Bonsignore was in second in points, just three points behind Jon McKennedy with two races remaining.

Even as it started to seem inevitable that Bonsignore would win a fourth championship, the bad luck crept right back in. Bonsignore went to Thompson Speedway, one of his best tracks, and finished two laps down in 14th, dropping nine points in the process.

The season ended the same way it started, with a premature exit. Bonsignore retired from the finale at Martinsville Speedway with rear end issues after completing 153 laps. He finished 29th, 29 points behind eventual champion Jon McKennedy.

The odds are in Bonsignore’s favor to not have a second year in a row like last year’s. He is too good of a driver, and his team is too strong to have repeat misfortunes in 2023. It would be a total shock if Bonsignore isn’t in contention for a fourth championship at the end of the year.

Ending A Drought

Ron Silk began 2022 with a brand new team and nearly won a championship with them. In fact, he came just six points short of his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship. The one thing that most likely prevented him from the title was that he couldn’t find victory lane.

The 2011 champion partnered with car owners Tyler Haydt and Joe Yannone, and multi-time championship-winning crew chief, Phil Moran. The 17-time winner on the Tour scored eight top-five finishes and 12 top-10 finishes in 16 races, along with two poles.

When you look back on his season, it’s surprising Silk didn’t win a single race, considering he had three great chances to do so.

Silk led 55 laps in the season-opener at New Smyrna before fading to finish seventh. He led 110 of the 200 laps at Monadnock Speedway before finishing third, and then led 67 laps at Wall Stadium before finishing fifth.

If Silk and his team can repeat their strong performances as consistently as they did last year and add in even just one win, Silk could be looking at a second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship 12 years after his first.

A Sprinkle of Cup Series Flavor

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has had its share of invaders from the NASCAR Cup Series throughout the years. It’s also seen its share of drivers graduate from the Modifieds and head to the Cup Series like Geoff Bodine, Steve Park, and most recently Ryan Preece.

But lately the Tour has been seeing some names best known for their time in the Cup Series moonlighting with the Modifieds on occasion.

2008 Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman has made 32 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour starts and has won four times. 

Most recently, Corey LaJoie ran at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. LaJoie went to victory lane in a thrilling finish at Martinsville after dominating much of the race last fall. One would assume that LaJoie would be back whenever possible this season after seeing that level of success last year.

That same race also saw the 2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion, Bobby Labonte make his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at the age of 58 years young. 

So who can we expect to see this year? Newman and Labonte have already announced their plans to run as many races as possible this season as teammates at Sadler Stanley Racing. And the fun part is both drivers are still very competitive.

Labonte won a couple SMART Modified Tour races in 2021 and contended for the championship that year. He nearly won a couple more races with that tour last year. 

Newman also has a recent Modified victory as he claimed the win in the first race held at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in years last summer.

And then there’s the 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion. Ryan Preece is a 25-time winner on the Tour. He ran a handful of races in 2022 driving for three different teams. Preece reunited with the Boehler family to run the legendary “Ole Blue” car for three races, which is the first team he ever won with in NWMT competition. He ran a car built and owned by himself at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and he filled in for the Tinio Racing team one time as well.

But now Preece is back full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series after a year away, with the best opportunity he’s had yet. After signing a deal with Stewart-Haas Racing in a reserve driver role last year, Preece was promoted to the No. 41 car for the full season this year. 

Will Preece have any time to make Modified starts this year? Will he even want to, knowing he’s in a make-or-break put-up-or-shut-up position in the Cup Series? We’ll have to keep an eye on the entry list every race to see if Preece will make an appearance.

Primed For a Breakout

The top four in points after last season weren’t entirely unexpected, although Jon McKennedy’s championship was definitely a surprise. But right behind him were Ron Silk, Justin Bonsignore, and Eric Goodale, all household names among Modified fans.

But there were three other names in the top 10 in points that are far from household names, though they’re in a perfect position to get there this year. Those names are: Austin Beers, Tommy Catalano, and Craig Lutz.

We’ll start with Austin Beers, a second-generation driver who comes from a town that has a history of producing top Modified talent, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Beers won the Rookie of the Year title and finished fifth in points. 

Beers finished third at Langley Speedway last August for his only top-five of the season, but he scored seven top-10 finishes and completed all but five of the 2,750 laps run throughout the season.

Two spots behind Beers in the points standings was Ontario, New York’s Tommy Catalano who came oh so close to scoring his first win at Richmond Raceway last April.

Catalano scored two top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes, and also led 75 laps throughout the season. 69 of those laps were led en route to a second-place finish at Richmond. Catalano lost the lead with less than 10 laps to go to eventual winner Justin Bonsignore.

One spot behind Catalano was Long Island’s Craig Lutz. It’s a bit unfair to put Lutz in this category because he does have four career victories and he’s finished in the top five in points on three occasions. Lutz scored one win in 2022, a dominating performance in the summer trip to Connecticut's Thompson Speedway that saw him lead 119 of the 150 laps that night.

But Lutz has yet to have that type of season that makes you feel like he’s firmly established himself as an elite NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver.

In some ways, Lutz’s first handful of full-time seasons are reminiscient of Justin Bonsignore’s first full seasons. At this point, Lutz has run four full seasons, and in 2016 and 2017 he missed one race each year. To date he has four wins, 21 top-five finishes, and 44 top-10 finishes. 

After running four full seasons, Bonsignore had just three wins. In 2014, Bonsignore rattled off three wins and finished third in points. Two years later he scored four wins and finished second in points, but it wasn’t until his ninth season where he really busted loose. In 2018, Bonsignore scored eight wins to win his first championship. Since then he’s been a title threat every single year and has a total of three championships.

Will Lutz’s career follow a similar path? It’s still hard to say, but the Miller Place, New York native has proven that he knows how to lead laps and win races when the opportunities present themselves. It’s just that so far there hasn’t been enough opportunities to show it consistently.

FloRacing Continues to Be the Home for Modifieds

FloRacing has established itself as the streaming home for fans of Tour-type Modified racing, and that will continue in 2023. 

FloRacing will once again be the broadcast home for every single NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race in 2023. Fans will be able to watch how all of these storylines play out across the 19-race schedule beginning at New Smyrna Speedway in February and ending at Martinsville Speedway in October.

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By the numbers: 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season

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The 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season featured incredible moments, culminating in Ron Silk’s second series championship 12 years after his first. The triumph also marked Haydt Yannone Racing’s first title in just their second full-time season.

With 2023 now in the rearview, it’s time to take a look back at some of the telling statistics from the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

0.045 –  Margin of victory, in seconds, for Justin Bonsignore over Doug Coby to win in the Mohegan Sun 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway  in dramatic fashion .

1 –  First time winners in 2023: Austin Beers scored his first victory in the second race of the season at Richmond Raceway. He proceeded to win again at Lancaster Motorplex in August.

1 –  Number of drivers (Jamie Tomaino) who competed in the inaugural NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season (1985) to start at least one event in 2023. He has competed in at least one event every season with the exception of 2020, when he withdrew from the lone race he entered.

2 –  Best finish by Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winner Jake Johnson, which came at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.

2 –  Number of drivers (Ron Silk and Tyler Rypkema) running at the finish of every NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event in 2023.

2 –  Consecutive seasons the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour finale at Martinsville Speedway has been won by a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver — Corey LaJoie last year and Ryan Preece in 2023.

3 –  Number of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races that rank in the top 10 of most viewed events on FloRacing in 2023.

3 –  Victories Justin Bonsignore is from moving into third on the all-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win list following his five-win season in 2023.

3.2 –  Average starting position of Austin Beers during the 2023 season.

3.3 –  Average finish by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ron Silk in 2023.

4.94 –  Average number of lead changes during NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events in 2023.

5 –  Number of laps led by Kyle Bonsignore during his victory at Langley Speedway, the fewest of any winner in 2023.

5 –  Drivers (Ron Silk, Justin Bonsignore, Matt Hirschman, Austin Beers, Doug Coby) to lead at least 400 laps during the 2023 season.

6 –  Best finish by NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Labonte (Richmond) in three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour starts in 2023.

7 –  Different drivers (Ron Silk, Justin Bonsignore, Matt Hirschman, Austin Beers, Kyle Bonsignore, Doug Coby, Ryan Preece) to win NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events in 2023.

9 –  Finish by Woody Pitkat in the World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, which doubled as the first top-10 finish for team owner Stan Mertz in his final race as a team owner.

13 –  Combined number of Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Awards won by Justin Bonsignore (7) and Austin Beers (6).

15 –  Top-five finishes by Ron Silk and Justin Bonsignore during the 2023 season.

16 –  Drivers to make their NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour debuts in 2023.

17 –  Top-10 finishes by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ron Silk in 2023, more than anyone else.

18 –  Drivers to lead at least one lap during the 2023 season.

21 –  Years between NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour starts for Tim Connolly, who returned to the series this year for the first time since 2002.

22 –  Career victories for Ron Silk following his five-win season in 2023, which ranks him 10th on the all-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win list.

25 –  Drivers to earn top-five finishes during the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

25.05 –  Average field size during the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

38 –  Drivers to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at North Wilkesboro Speedway, the biggest field of the 2023 season.

44 –  With the addition of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the number of tracks to have hosted the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

77 –  With Austin Beers’ win at Richmond, the number of drivers to win a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race

82 –  Drivers to enter at least one NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race in 2023.

129.9 –  Speed, in mph, of the fastest qualifying lap of the season, set by Justin Bonsignore for the race at New Hampshire.

150 –  Laps led by Matt Hirschman and Justin Bonsignore in their victories at Seekonk Speedway and Monadnock Speedway, respectively. They were the only two drivers to lead every lap of a race during the 2023 season.

152 –  NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races held at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, more than any other track. Justin Bonsignore and Ron Silk won the pair of Thompson races on the 2023 schedule.

312 –  NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events held in the state of Connecticut.

403 –  Laps led by Matt Hirschman during his three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victories in 2023.

521 –  Laps run under the caution flag in 2023, 28.94 per race, down 3.3 percent from 2022.

644 –  Laps led by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ron Silk in 2023, more than anyone else.

724 –  With the completion of the 2023 season, the number of events held in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

1,791 –  Days between Kyle Bonsignore’s first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory in 2018 and his second at Langley Speedway this year.

3,048 –  Laps completed by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Ron Silk in 2023, more than anyone else.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2023 special award winners

The 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season featured 18 races, 82 drivers and more than 3,000 laps completed from February through October.

While Ron Silk claimed the biggest prize of the season, the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship, several season-end special awards were claimed by a variety of drivers.

Below are the special award winners for the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Award: Justin Bonsignore

For the third consecutive season, Holtsville, New York native Justin Bonsignore earned more No. 1 starting positions than any other driver.

The driver of the No. 51 Modified for Ken Massa Motorsports secured seven Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Awards in 2023, three more than he earned during the 2022 season when he claimed the same season-long award.

He was able to turn four of those pole positions into trips to Victory Lane, beginning at New York’s Riverhead Raceway in May, followed by wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, New Hampshire’s Monadnock Speedway and, to complete the circle, again at Riverhead in September.

His other three poles came at Monadnock in May, New York’s Lancaster Motorplex in August and Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in October.

Bonsignore will receive a $3,000 bonus for winning the Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Award.

Mayhew Tools, founded in 1856, is the oldest punch and chisel manufacturer in the United States, growing their extensive professional grade, American-made product line to include pry bars, pneumatics, cable ties and more. In 2020, the company extended its product line to a complete line of dual drive and socket bits and sets.

Serving the industrial, automotive, hardware and construction industries, Mayhew‘s premium hand tools are sold globally through an extensive distributor network. Mayhew Tools started sponsoring the Whelen Modified Tour pole award in 2019 and has continued the partnership ever since. Mayhew also sponsors six-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby.

In addition to Bonsignore, others to secure poles during the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season included Austin Beers (six), Coby (two), Tyler Rypkema (one) and Matt Hirschman (one).

Whelen 75th Lap Leader Award: Justin Bonsignore

To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, Whelen Engineering officials decided to offer a special year-end bonus award for the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

The honor, the Whelen 75th Lap Leader Award, was awarded to the driver who was the race leader at Lap 75 of the most races throughout the season.

The winner was Justin Bonsignore, who found himself as the race leader at Lap 75 on four different occasions.

Bonsignore actually tied Matt Hirschman, who also was the Lap 75 leader four times in 2023. However, Bonsignore was declared the winner of the Whelen 75th Lap Leader Award based on his higher finishing position in the final 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings.

For winning the Whelen 75th Lap Leader Award, Bonsignore will receive a $7,500 bonus from Whelen Engineering.

Phil Kurze Mid-Race Leader Award presented by Josten‘s: Ron Silk

Ron Silk took home plenty of honors during his 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship season, including several special awards.

The first of those is the Phil Kurze Mid-Race Leader presented by Josten‘s, named in honor of former Whelen Engineering vice president of motorsports Phil Kurze and awarded to the driver who is the leader at the halfway mark in the most races throughout the year.

The late Kurze, who was honored in 2021 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina with a plaque in the Whelen Hall of Champions, was a strong advocate for short-track racing. He helped elevate the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour prior to his passing in 2018.

Silk was the leader at the halfway mark four times throughout the course of the season, enough to give him his first of several special awards. He will receive $1,000 for winning the Phil Kurze-Mid Race Leader Award presented by Josten’s.

Josten‘s, the official provider of the NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy, the Daytona 500 championship ring, the Indy 500 championship ring and more, coins itself as the Most Trusted Partner in Celebrating Moments That Matter and is a proud supporter of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

Hoosier Tire Lap Leader Award: Austin Beers (KLM Motorsports)

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour tire supplier, Hoosier Tire, is the sponsor of a trio of special awards each year. They include the Hoosier Tire Lap Leader Award, which goes to the car owner of the driver who leads the most laps in a race the most times during the season.

This year the award goes to Austin Beers, who led the most laps five times during the 2023 season.

In all, Beers led a whopping 633 laps during the 2023 season. Surprisingly, that wasn’t the most laps led throughout the year. That honor went to Ron Silk, who led a season-high 644 laps on his way to the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship.

Justin Bonsignore, who ranked second in the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings, was third on the laps led list at 626. They were the only three drivers who led more than 600 laps during the season.

Beers will take home $6,000 for winning the Hoosier Tire Lap Leader Award.

Whelen Engineering Winner of the Race Award: Ron Silk

The second of Ron Silk’s special awards is the honor bestowed upon the driver who wins the most races during a given season, the Whelen Engineering Winner of the Race Award.

This season, Ron Silk won five times, the same as his championship rival Justin Bonsignore. But Silk walked away with the award thanks to his higher finishing position in the series standings.

Silk’s first victory of the season came in the opener at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway in February. He followed that up with wins at Riverhead Raceway, New Jersey’s Wall Stadium Speedway, New York’s Oswego Speedway and Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.

Silk and Bonsignore were two of seven drivers to earn trips to Victory Lane during the 2023 season. Other race winners in 2023 included Matt Hirschman, Austin Beers, Kyle Bonsignore, Doug Coby and Ryan Preece.

For winning the Whelen Engineering Winner of the Race Award, Silk will receive an extra $2,000.

Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award: Ron Silk

It would be accurate to say Ron Silk wasn’t the best qualifier during the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season. In fact, unlike his title rival Justin Bonsignore, Silk didn’t score a single Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Award throughout the year.

However, that set Silk up to claim his second straight Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award.

The Hard Charger award is given to the driver who advances the most positions during a race.

The postseason award is given to the driver who earns the award in the most races compared to his competitors throughout the season.

Silk will take home an extra $6,000 for winning the Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award.

Hoosier Tire Most Improved Award: Brian Robie

A new face on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2023, Brian Robie managed to secure a special honor based on his limited performance throughout the season.

Despite making just five starts, Robie was able to earn the Hoosier Tire Most Improved Award for team owner Kayleigh Eastman.

The Hoosier Tire Most Improved Award goes to the eligible new team/organization whose driver improves the most positions during the course of each race.

In the team’s first year, Robie secured a best finish of eighth, which came in his final race of the season at Monadnock Speedway. Robie will receive a $6,000 bonus for winning the Hoosier Tire Most Improved Award.

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NASCAR officials have announced the 16-race schedule for the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

For the third consecutive year, the Tour will open at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida during NASCAR’s Speedweeks, racing under the lights on Saturday, February 10. The season will conclude at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, which will host the Whelen Modified Tour’s season finale on Saturday, October 26.

“We have seen over the past two seasons how exciting it has been for our fans and competitors to open at New Smyrna and finish at Martinsville,” said Jimmy Wilson, Senior Director, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. “The mix of tracks on the schedule pays tribute to the Tour’s roots and sets up a competitive season from start to finish, demonstrated by how once again this year our fans are going to see the Whelen Modified Tour title decided at the finale.”

Other tour stops include Richmond Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which return to the schedule as companion events alongside the NASCAR national series race weekends. North Wilkesboro Speedway will return in 2024, with a race date on Saturday, October 5. Other popular tour stops include a trio of races at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Connecticut, and a pair of races at Riverhead Raceway in New York.

To learn more about the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, see the full announcement here .  

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Stafford Notes: Travis Hydar Reaches Top Of Street Stock Wins List With Spring Sizzler Victory

STAFFORD – Travis Hydar closed out the 2023 racing season at Stafford Speedway with a victory in the final Street Stock event of the season. 

Hydar’s hope coming into the season was to carry that momentum from 2023 into 2024. 

Hydar did just that in dominating fashion, in the process climbing to the top of the track’s all-time Street Stock win list. 

Hydar, of Woodbury, started on the pole and led every lap, cruising easily to victory in the 20-lap Street Stock feature at the NAPA Spring Sizzler Saturday at Stafford Speedway. 

“It’s been a long time since I started on the pole,” Hydar said. “The only thing I could think of was not look in the mirror. The car was really good. It just kept getting better toward the end. I just kept riding it out.” 

It was the 20th career victory in the division for Hydar, which tied him with Kyle Casagrande at the top of the Street Stock all-time win list at Stafford. 

“It feels really good,” said Hydar, the 2022 Street Stock champion at Stafford. “I really really really wanted to pick up where we left off. We won [the final race of the season] last year and I really wanted to win the Sizzler just to keep that ball moving. I’m super stoked to be tied for the all-time wins. Just have to get one more.” 

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Mayhew Tools to sponsor NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Pole Award for 2024 season

T his award honors the driver and crew who achieves the fastest time in qualifying. Through this sponsorship, Mayhew Tools will reward each pole-winning driver with a $1,000 check and present the team’s crew chief with a newly released 14-piece Micro Hand Tool Set. This set consists of Mayhew’s most popular micro hand tools, including pry bars, hooks, picks and screwdrivers. Each tool has an ergonomic Nylon 6 handle and alloy steel blade that is heat treated and tempered for hardness and ductility. All tools in this set are made in the USA and come with a lifetime warranty.

The 2024 Modified Tour season began Feb. 10 at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway, where Ron Silk started the year with a victory. The season will span 16 races throughout the Northeast, ending at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 26.

“Being able to have a consistent presence in the NASCAR community through sponsoring the Whelen Modified Tour Pole Award is an opportunity that we at Mayhew Tools are very proud of,” said John Lawless, President of Mayhew Tools. “We value the chance to support the drivers, crew chiefs and teams that devote their skills to competing in the Whelen Modified Tour, and we look forward to a successful 2024 race season.”

The 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule consists of the following races:

• Saturday, Feb. 10: New Smyrna Speedway (FL)
• Friday, March 29: Richmond Raceway (VA)
• Sunday, April 7: Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (CT)
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• Wednesday, Aug. 14: Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (CT)
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• Saturday, Sept. 21: Monadnock Speedway (NH)
• Saturday, Oct. 5: North Wilkesboro Speedway (NC)
• Sunday, Oct. 13: Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park (CT)
• Saturday, Oct. 26: Martinsville Speedway (VA)

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Stephen nasse scores first super win of 2024.

• April 27, 2024

It looked like a reactive defensive maneuver but Stephen Nasse kind of backed into the winning move ahead of Casey Roderick on Friday night at Five Flags Speedway.

Inside of the final five laps, Roderick moved his line up in Turn 1 and made up a lot of ground. On the final lap, Nasse backed up towards Roderick, and was able to drive away to his first Super Late Model victory of the season.

Again, it looked like a defensive decision, but it was more a necessity than anything else.

“I was just free getting in,” Nasse said. “That was my hardest corner right there, entry, because there’s such a fine line of turning too good off the wall and then you’re too low and on the apron.

“So I had to do that and I was expecting the bump right in that area, on entry, just because I knew it was holding him up a little bit.

“But I had to do it to keep my car pointed straight and to make sure I could wrap the bottom the way I needed to. That’s the most important thing at this place.”

For his part, Roderick was driving his line of out necessity too.

“I needed laps to get better,” he said.

The final run was 11 laps.

“I needed more than the first five laps on a run to do anything,” he said. “So he gapped me a little bit right there. I started to reel him back in, got into Turn 1, and he whoaed up a little more than I expected.

“I actually got into the brakes really hard to keep from getting into him. I got loose hard on the brakes and it all cost me my opportunity to set him up off Turn 2.

“I was there and it just didn’t work out for me to make the move I wanted to.”

Dawson Sutton led laps and posted the fastest time in qualifying and finished third from the second starting spot due to a redraw.

He was actually fortunate to score a podium with a tire that was leaking air by the end of the race.

“This Rackley WAR team brought me a great car this weekend,” said Sutton. “Came up a little short in the race, but I got my first pole. Overall, it was a good learning weekend. I can’t thank the team enough. P3 is pretty good with a flat tire.

“I’m learning every race that we go to. It’s really just a learning experience.”

Nasse first took the lead from Sutton with 40 laps to go and led the rest of the way.

Before that, Bubba Pollard and Sean Hingorani were eliminated during a crash on Lap 36 while racing inside the top-5.

Cole Butcher, who won the ASA National tour Sunshine State 200 in March was leading early until a flat tire sent him into the Turn 4 wall.

“The right-front tire just gave out,” said Butcher. “I think that was the best car I’ve ever had here at Pensacola, it’s a shame. We’ll move on to Mobile tomorrow. I can’t thank my guys enough.”

Butcher has a backup car for the second half of the ASA SSS Gulf Coast Doubleheader but Pollard does not.

Big picture, the win was significant for Nasse as it came in his personal car and with his dad Jeff overseeing the program after his last several wins came with Anthony Campi Racing.

“I’m just so proud of my dad and my guys,” Nasse said.” Tom, Mark, everybody that puts a hand on this thing, Greg. They just work so hard, and it’s really starting to show off. To come out here and be able to hold off Roderick like that, I tell you, he made me work for it.

“We’ve been really strong in the Pro car. My dad and everybody there has just been working so hard, man. I won’t lie, I didn’t really have much faith in it. I’ve been a big doubter. Hard work does pay off, and we’re here to show it right now.”

Southern Super Series 100

Five Flags Speedway

April 26 2024

• Stephen Nasse
• Casey Roderick
• Dawson Sutton
• Michael Hinde
• Jake Garcia
• Jeremy Doss
• Connor Okrzesik
• Dustin Smith
• Jacob Gomes
• Dylan Fetcho
• Billy VanMeter
• Daniel Webster
• Conner Sutton
• Blaise Rutherford
• Jett Noland
• Gavan Boschele
• Michael Goddard
• Sean Hingorani
• Bubba Pollard
• Cole Butcher
• Timothy Watson

Matt Weaver is the owner and founder of Short Track Scene. Weaver grew up in the sport, having raced himself before becoming a reporter in college at the University of South Alabama. He also has extensive experience covering NASCAR, IndyCar and Dirt Sprint Cars.

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